Full name Wilderspool Stadium Scoreboard Manual Opened 1881 Demolished 2014 | Surface Grass Built 1881 Capacity 9,200 (900 seating) Renovated 1888 | |
Location Fletcher Street, Warrington Owner Warrington Borough Council Address Priory St, Warrington WA4 6QS, UK Similar Halliwell Jones Stadium, Central Park, Knowsley Road, Station Road - Swinton, Select Security Stadium | ||
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.
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History
It was the home ground of Warrington RLFC until 2003.
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.
Rugby League Test matches
List of Test and World Cup matches played at Wilderspool Stadium.
* Match played as part of the 1975 Rugby League World Cup.
** Match played as part of the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
References
Wilderspool Stadium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA