Sky Sports announce new record set by Newcastle United fans | OneFootball

An interesting one from Sky Sports.

The broadcaster revealing that Newcastle United fans will set a new Premier League record this season.

‘The combined 9,425 miles Newcastle must travel to their Premier League away games this season. A new league record. Their next trip takes them to the capital this weekend, and a tough encounter away to Chelsea.’

For Newcastle United fans, it wasn’t great news at the end of last season, losing their two shortest away trips of last season, with two especially difficult places added to get to, if travelling from Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Burnley and Sheffield United going down, whilst Southampton and Ipswich came up.

Whilst Luton were also relegated and Leicester the other club to come up.

Obviously, it is pretty ironic for Sky Sports to be the ones pointing out these record new distances that Newcastle United fans have to travel in the Premier League, when it is they (Sky Sports) who are the ones most responsible for making it even more difficult for NUFC fans to travel all those miles. With changes such as Sunday’s 2pm visit to Chelsea.

The 2024/25 Premier League clubs, number of miles round trip from Newcastle United / St James’ Park to each of the 19 stadiums:

288 miles – Man City

301 miles – Man U

340 miles – Nottingham Forest

352 miles – Everton

356 miles – Liverpool

360 miles – Leicester

420 miles – Aston Villa

440 miles – Wolves

546 miles – Arsenal

562 miles – Chelsea

562 miles – Fulham

566 miles – Tottenham

566 miles – West Ham

570 miles – Ipswich

582 miles – Crystal Palace

582 miles – Brentford

645 miles – Southampton

689 miles – Brighton

698 miles – Bournemouth

So a few bits of analysis from above.

Number of miles to go there and back from SJP to the 19 Newcastle United away games in 2024/25 Premier League – 9,425 miles

Average round trip – 496 miles

Number of round trips under 280 miles – None

Number of round trips less than 300 miles – One

Number of round trips less than 400 miles – Six