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| Full name | The Brick Community Stadium |
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| Location | Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan WN5 0UH |
| Coordinates | 53°32′52″N 2°39′14″W / 53.54778°N 2.65389°W |
| Owner | Mike Danson |
| Operator | Mike Danson |
| Capacity | 25,138[1] |
| Record attendance | Football: 25,133 vs. Manchester United in 2008 Rugby League: 25,011 Great Britain vs. Australia in 2001 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (115 yd × 74 yd)[3] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1999[2] |
| Opened | 6 August 1999 |
| Construction cost | £30m |
| Builder | Alfred 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 local businessman, Mike Danson, who owns both Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors.
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 to 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]
- ^ The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan Rugby League Club Ltd, 9 July 2020, archived from the original on 3 May 2023, retrieved 2 May 2023
- ^ a b c "DW Stadium Facts & figures". DW Stadium official website. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ a b Premier League Archived 14 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wigan's JJB Stadium to be renamed". BBC News. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2013/14 - History - Wigan-Rubin – UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "The DW Stadium renamed as The Brick Community Stadium". wiganathletic.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "DW Stadium: Wigan Warriors". wiganwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic Records and Honours". wiganathletic.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2019.