Brick Community Stadium

The Brick Community Stadium
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Full nameThe Brick Community Stadium
Former names
  • JJB Stadium (1999–2009)
  • DW Stadium
  • (2009–2024)
LocationLoire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan WN5 0UH
Coordinates53°32′52″N 2°39′14″W / 53.54778°N 2.65389°W / 53.54778; -2.65389
OwnerWigan Football Company
OperatorWigan Football Company
Capacity25,138[1]
Record attendanceFootball: 25,133 vs. Manchester United in 2008
Rugby League: 25,011 Great Britain vs. Australia in 2001
Field size105 by 68 metres (115 yd × 74 yd)[3]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1999[2]
Opened6 August 1999
Construction cost£30m
BuilderAlfred McAlpine[2]
Tenants
Wigan Athletic (1999–present)
Wigan Warriors (1999–present)
Orrell (1999–2000)[4]

The Brick Community Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Robin Park in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is used by Wigan Warriors rugby league club and Wigan Athletic football club. The stadium is owned by The Wigan Football Company.

Built and opened in 1999,[2] it was initially the JJB Stadium after its main sponsor.[5] In UEFA matches, it was called Wigan Athletic Stadium due to UEFA regulations on sponsorship.[6] From 2009–2024, it was renamed the DW Stadium, and from 13 May 2024, it was again renamed, this time as The Brick Community Stadium, reflecting a partnership with a local charity.[7]

The stadium was built by Alfred McAlpine.[8] Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors moved into it from their long-term homes of Springfield Park and Central Park respectively. International rugby league matches have also taken place at the venue.

Its current capacity is 25,133—seated in four single-tier stands—and its record attendance was on 11 May 2008 when 25,133 people watched Wigan Athletic play Manchester United in the final match of the 2007–08 Premier League season.[9]

  1. ^ The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan Rugby League Club Ltd, 9 July 2020, retrieved 2 May 2023
  2. ^ a b c "DW Stadium Facts & figures". DW Stadium official website. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b Premier League Archived 14 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Godwin, Hugh (28 August 2001). "Whelan banks on the Wigan touch to transform Orrell". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Wigan's JJB Stadium to be renamed". BBC News. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  6. ^ UEFA Europa League 2013/14 - History - Wigan-Rubin – UEFA.com
  7. ^ "The DW Stadium renamed as The Brick Community Stadium". wiganathletic.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ "DW Stadium: Wigan Warriors". wiganwarriors.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Wigan Athletic Records and Honours". wiganathletic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

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