Wigan Warriors

Wigan Warriors
Club information
Full name	Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Cherry and Whites; The Pies ; The Riversiders
Colours	Cherry and White
Founded	Thursday 21 November 1872; (as Wigan Football Club); Monday 22 September 1879 ; (Re-formed) as Wigan Wasps Football Club;
Website	wiganwarriors.com
Current details
Ground(s)	DW Stadium (25,133);
Chairman	Chris Brookes
Coach	Matt Peet
Captain	Liam Farrell
Competition	Super League
2023	1st (Champions)
	Current season
Uniforms
Home colours	Away colours
Records
Championships	23 (1909, 1922, 1926, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1960, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023)
Challenge Cups	21 (1924, 1929, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2022, 2024)
World Club Challenges	5 (1987, 1991, 1994, 2017, 2024)
Other honours	111
Most capped	774 – Jim Sullivan
Highest points scorer	4,883 – Jim Sullivan

Wigan Warriors are an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system, and has played its home games at the Brick Community Stadium since 1999. Before this time, the club's home was Central Park and had been since 1902.

Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Northern Union and is the most successful club in the history of world Rugby League with 160 trophies in total. (8 of these were won prior to the formation of the Northern Union).^[1]

The club has won 23 league titles (17 first division and 6 Super League), 21 Challenge Cups and 5 World Club Challenges. Wigan's most successful period was during the 1980s and 1990s, with the club winning seven consecutive league titles, eight Challenge Cup finals in a row (1988-1995)^[2] and winning the World Club Challenge on three occasions including the club's win against Brisbane Broncos at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre with victory in 1994.^[3]

^ "ancientandloyal.com". www.ancientandloyal.com.
^ "Wigan 1988-1995 and the greatest challenge cup winning run". www.loverugbyleague.com.
^ "World Club Challenge 1994 memories and Wigan's 'best ever' win vs Brisbane". www.loverugbyleague.com.

[1] "ancientandloyal.com". www.ancientandloyal.com.

[2] "Wigan 1988-1995 and the greatest challenge cup winning run". www.loverugbyleague.com.

[3] "World Club Challenge 1994 memories and Wigan's 'best ever' win vs Brisbane". www.loverugbyleague.com.

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