DW Stadium
DW Stadium | |
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The DW Stadium in Wigan (2010) | |
Earlier names | |
JJB Stadium (1999-2009) |
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Data | |
place | Wigan , Greater Manchester , United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53 ° 32 ′ 51 ″ N , 2 ° 39 ′ 15 ″ W |
opening | August 4, 1999 |
First game | 4th August 1999 Wigan Athletic - Manchester United |
surface | Natural grass |
architect | Alfred McAlpine |
capacity | 25,138 seats |
playing area | 110 × 60 m |
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The DW Stadium is a football stadium , located in the Robin Park Complex in Newtown, Wigan , Greater Manchester is. It is the home ground of the Wigan Athletic football club ( second English division ) and the rugby team Wigan Warriors ( rugby Super League ). Until 2009, the stadium was named after the sporting goods manufacturer JJB Sports and since August 1, 2009 after DW Sports Fitness by David Whelan , who owns both clubs.
history
The modern sports arena was completed in August 1999 and officially opened by Sir Alex Ferguson during a friendly on August 4th between Wigan Athletic and then reigning UEFA Champions League winners Manchester United .
The first competitive game was played on August 7, 1999, when the Latics won a Second Division game in 1999/2000 against Scunthorpe United 3-0, after 102 years the era of Springfield Park ended , in which the team (until 1932 Wigan Borough ) had played their home games to date.
The first away win in the new stadium was achieved by Wigan Athletic, of all people, who formally held away status in an FA Cup game against Cambridge City because the Cambridge stadium was not suitable for the game.
The Wigan Warriors lost their first game at the new stadium on September 19, 1999 against the Castleford Tigers . 2001 was not a competitive game of the Wigan Warriors lost in the stadium.
Records
- Record crowd football: 25,133 Wigan Athletic versus Manchester United , May 11, 2008, ( Premier League )
- Rugby record crowd: 25,004 Great Britain v Australia, November 13, 2004; Wigan Warriors versus St Helens RLFC , March 25, 2005
Grandstands
Since renovations in December 2005, the stadium offers 25,138 seats on its four grandstands. A total of 276 seats are available in the stadium for disabled visitors (wheelchair users, blind or visually impaired spectators). The fans of the guests sit on the North Stand for the rugby and football league games.
- Springfield Stand: 6,072 seats, 24 wheelchair spaces, west, main stand
- Boston booth: 8,206 seats, 24 wheelchair spaces, east, opposite stand
- North Stand: 5,392 seats, 21 wheelchair spaces, North, Hintertortriubüne
- South Stand: 5,378 seats, 21 wheelchair spaces, South, Hintertortriubüne
Average viewership
Wigan Warriors (Rugby League):
- 2000: 10,536 ( Rugby Super League )
- 2001: 11,334 (Rugby Super League)
- 2002: 10,436 (Rugby Super League)
- 2003: 10,387 (Rugby Super League)
- 2004: 12,434 (Rugby Super League)
- 2005: 13,894 (Rugby Super League)
- 2006: 14,464 (Rugby Super League)
- 2000/01: 6,774 ( Football League Second Division )
- 2001/02: 5,771 (Football League Second Division)
- 2002/03: 7,283 (Football League Second Division)
- 2003/04: 9,530 (Football League First Division)
- 2004/05: 11,155 ( Football League Championship )
- 2005/06: 20,904 ( Premier League )
- 2006/07: 18,159 (Premier League)
Web links
- dwstadium.co.uk: Official site of the stadium (English)
- footballgroundguide.com: Wigan Athletic - DW Stadium (English)
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
- stadiumguide.com: DW Stadium (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wigan's JJB Stadium to be renamed. In: BBC Sport . March 25, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010 .
- ↑ a b wiganlatics.co.uk: History and data on the stadium ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)