Wilderspool Stadium

Wilderspool
Construction
Full name	Wilderspool Stadium
Location	Fletcher Street, Warrington
Coordinates	53°22′57″N 2°35′17″W / 53.38250°N 2.58806°W / 53.38250; -2.58806Coordinates: 53°22′57″N 2°35′17″W / 53.38250°N 2.58806°W / 53.38250; -2.58806
Owner	Warrington Borough Council
Capacity	9,200 (900 seating)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Manual
Built	1881
Opened	1881
Renovated	1888
Expanded	1983, 2000
Closed	2014
Demolished	2014
Tenants
Warrington RLFC (1881–82, 1884–2003) Warrington Wizards RLFC (2003–12)

Wilderspool Stadium was a rugby league stadium located in Warrington, England. The ground was Warrington RLFC's old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

History

It was the home ground of Warrington RLFC until 2003.^[1]

During the 1994 Kangaroo tour, Australia defeated Warrington 24-0 at Wilderspool before a crowd of 11,244 in the Kangaroos last ever game at the ground. Though this fell well short of the record Kangaroo Tour attendance at the stadium when 26,879 saw Warrington defeat the 1948-49 Kangaroos 16-7.^[2]

Rugby League Test matches

List of Test and World Cup matches played at Wilderspool Stadium.^[3]

Game#	Date	Result	Attendance
1	1 December 1973	Australia def. Great Britain 15-5	10,019
2	20 September 1975*	England def. Wales 22-16	5,034
3	24 March 1979	England def. France 12-6	5,004
4	8 October 1995**	New Zealand def. Tonga 25-24	8,083
5	16 November 2003	England def. France 68-6	2,536

* Match played as part of the 1975 Rugby League World Cup.
** Match played as part of the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

References

↑ Andy Wilson (16 September 2003). "Wilderspool braced for final hooter". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
↑ 1948 Kangaroo tour @ Rugby League Project Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Wilderspool results @ Rugby League Project

Warrington Wolves

Est. 1876 in Warrington, England

The Club	Players Coaches

Home grounds	Sankey Street Wilderspool Halliwell Jones Stadium

Hall of Fame	Brian Bevan Alex Murphy

League	Super League

Championships (3)	1947–48 1953–54 1954–55

Challenge Cup (8)	1904–05 1906–07 1949–50 1953–54 1973–74 2009 2010 2012

Other honours	1–time Premiership Champions 4–time Regal Trophy Champions 9–time Lancashire Cup Champions 8–time Lancashire League Champions

Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Culture	NRFU Founder Super League Founding Member

Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1895)

Super League Venues

Current	AJ Bell Stadium Craven Park DW Stadium Halliwell Jones Stadium Headingley Carnegie John Smith's Stadium KC Stadium Langtree Park Mend-a-Hose Jungle Rapid Solicitors Stadium Stade Gilbert Brutus Stobart Stadium

Former	Boundary Park Brewery Field Central Park Derwent Park Don Valley Stadium Knowsley Road Odsal Racecourse Ground Stade Sébastien Charléty The Boulevard The Colliseum The Hive The Shay The Willows Thrum Hall Thunderdome Twickenham Stoop Valley Parade Watersheddings Wilderspool

Magic Weekend	Millennium Stadium Murrayfield Stadium City of Manchester Stadium St James' Park

Grand Final	Old Trafford

1975 Rugby League World Cup venues

England	Central Park Headingley Odsal The Willows Wilderspool

France	Stade de Parc Lescure Stade Gilbert Brutus Stadium Municipal Stade Vélodrome

Australia	Lang Park Sydney Cricket Ground

New Zealand	Addington Showground Carlaw Park

Wales	St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground

1995 Rugby League World Cup venues

England	Central Park Cougar Park Gateshead International Stadium Headingley Knowsley Road McAlpine Stadium Old Trafford The Boulevard Wembley Wilderspool

Wales	Ninian Park Vetch Field

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