Stadiums
Wigan Football Club played its first match at Folly Field, Upper Dicconson Street on 30 November 1872 and remained at the ground for four years. Wigan Football Club became Wigan & District Football Club which played its matches at Prescott Street until the club disbanded. Reformed as Wigan Wasps Football Club, it returned to Folly Field from 1879 to 1886 when it moved its matches back to Prescott Street.
Wigan played its home games at Wigan Cricket Club on Prescott Street until 1901 when the club moved to Springfield Park which it shared with the town's association soccer club, Wigan United A.F.C. The first rugby match at Springfield Park was played on 14 September 1901 between Wigan and Morecambe in front of 4,000 spectators. The record rugby attendance for the ground was 10,000 achieved on 19 March 1902 when Wigan beat Widnes. Forty days later Wigan played its last game at Springfield Park when the team defeated the Rest of Lancashire Senior Competition.
In 1902 Wigan moved to a purpose built ground, Central Park. Wigan played its first game at Central Park against Batley on 6 September 1902 which Wigan won 14–8. Central Park was the club's home until 1999 when it moved to the new JJB Stadium. The last match at Central Park was against St Helens on 5 September 1999, a game which Wigan won 28–20 in front of 18,179 supporters.
Wigan now play home games at the 25,000 all-seater DW Stadium (formerly JJB Stadium) at Robin Park. Its first game at the JJB Stadium was a Super League play-off match against Castleford Tigers which Wigan lost 14–10. The DW Stadium is shared by Wigan Warriors Rugby League club and Wigan Athletic Football Club: the football club are soon to become owners but as a guarantee to Wigan Rugby League, the rugby club was given a 50 year lease on the stadium so that the club could still use the stadium, as part of a stadium share, when Whelan sold the club in 2007.
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