Sir John Hall (b. Ashington, Northumberland, 1933) is a property developer in the North East of England. He is also life president and former chairman of Newcastle United F.C.. Map sources for Ashington at grid reference NZ2787 Ashington is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of around 28,000 people. ... For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation) Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search England is the worst place known to mankind ... Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) is an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the Magpies. Newcastle United supporters are known as the Toon Army. ...

In the 1980s his company, Cameron Hall Developments masterminded the construction of the Metrocentre shopping mall in Dunston, Gateshead. When it opened in 1986, it was Europe's largest shopping centre, a status that it subsequently lost to Bluewater in Kent, but has recently regained. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Located close to the riverside at Dunston, Gateshead, UK on a former industrial site, MetroCentre opened in 1986 and is the largest shopping and leisure centre in Europe. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bluewater Shopping Centre is a large out of town shopping mall located in Greenhithe in the borough of Dartford, just outside London in north west Kent. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...

Hall began constructing a Newcastle Sporting Club in an attempt to emulate the success of FC Barcelona. He began by taking over the football club in a bitter battle for control and appointing Kevin Keegan as manager in February 1992. Keegan turned the club's fortunes around, taking the team from the brink of relegation into the third division, to competing with Manchester United F.C. for the Premiership in 1996. Jump to: navigation, search FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, MBE (born 14 February 1951) is a former English football (soccer) coach and player. ... Until the 2004/05 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Jump to: navigation, search FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship/legal reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competiton for English Football clubs located at the top of the English... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The Leazes End of St James' Park is named the Sir John Hall Stand. Jump to: navigation, search Part of the St James Park. ...

He also bought the Newcastle Falcons and the Newcastle Eagles. He purchased the Durham Wasps in 1995, who began to play at Sunderland's Crowtree Leisure Centre. They were renamed the Newcastle Cobras when they moved to Newcastle Arena the following season. [1] (They are now called the Newcastle Vipers). The Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team currently playing in the Zurich Premiership. ... The Springfield Honda Newcastle Eagles are a team in the British Basketball League. ... Durham Wasps were one of the UKs most well known names in ice hockey. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map sources for Sunderland at grid reference NZ3957 Sunderland is an industrial city and port in the English metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. ... The Metro Radio Arena Newcastle is a 11,000 seat sports and entertainment venue based in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. ... Jump to: navigation, search League: British Elite Ice Hockey League Founded: 2002 Home Ice: Telewest Arena Capacity: 7000 Ice Size: 198ft x 98ft City: Newcastle, United Kingdom Colours: Black and Gold Head Coach: Rob Wilson Ownership: Paddy OConner, Paul Ferone, Rob Wilson The Newcastle Vipers are a British ice...