Wilderspool Stadium
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| Full name | Wilderspool Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Fletcher Street, Warrington |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Owner | Warrington Borough Council |
| Capacity | 9,200 (900 seating) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Manual |
| Construction | |
| 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
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- ↑ 1948 Kangaroo tour @ Rugby League Project[dead link]
- ↑ Wilderspool results @ Rugby League Project
