JJB Stadium

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JJB Stadium
Full name JJB Stadium
Nickname The JJB
Built 1999
Opened 1999
Capacity 25,138
Home of Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Warriors
Pitch size 110 x 60 yards

The JJB Stadium is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is the home ground of both Wigan Athletic F.C. and Wigan Warriors rugby league club. The stadium is named after its principal sponsor, the sporting goods retailer JJB Sports (whose chairman, David Whelan, owns both clubs). It is often commonly called the JJB.

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The stadium is an all seater arena with a seating capacity of 25,138, and it was built by Alfred McAlpine and completed in August 1999. The stadium's inauguration was marked with a friendly between Wigan Athletic and neighbours Manchester United, who were then reigning European Champions, with Sir Alex Ferguson officially opening the stadium. The first competitive football match there took place on August 7 1999, with Wigan Athletic facing Scunthorpe United in a Division 2 match. Simon Haworth scored twice, including the first competitive goal at the new stadium, as Athletic triumphed 3-0. Wigan Athletic had spent the previous 102 years playing at Springfield Park. Wigan Warriors played their first game at the stadium on September 19, 1999 against Castleford Tigers.

On March 7, 2005 Greater Manchester police announced that they would stop policing Wigan Athletic matches at the stadium from April 2. This move would almost certainly have resulted in the stadium's safety certificate being revoked, effectively forcing the team to play behind closed doors. The move was part of an ongoing dispute between the police force and David Whelan surrounding £300,000 in unpaid policing costs. The police's decision would not have affected Wigan Warriors, whose games are stewarded instead of policed. The situation was temporarily resolved on March 8 with both sides reaching an agreement that would allow Athletic to play at the ground until the end of the season. Four months later, Wigan, facing the prospect of playing their home games in the FA Premier League in an empty stadium, grudgingly paid the money they owed to the police. However, the club are now appealing against the payments in court.

Robin Park
Loire Drive
Newtown
Wigan
WN5 0UZ

Main Telephone:
Main Fax:
Ticket Office:

  • East Stand: 8,230
  • West Stand: 6,096
  • South Stand: 5,399
  • North Stand: 5,413

Record Attendance (Football): 25,023 v Liverpool F.C., February 11, 2006 (FA Premier League)

Record Attendance (Football): 25,017 v Manchester City F.C., December 26, 2005 (FA Premier League)

Record Attendance (Football): 25,004 v Arsenal F.C., November 19, 2005 (FA Premier League)

Record Attendance (Rugby): 25,004, Great Britain vs. Australia, November 13, 2004

Record Attendance (Rugby): 25,004, vs. St Helens RFC , March 25, 2005

Wigan Warriors (Rugby League):

Wigan Athletic (Football):

  • Both Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors lost their first official games at the JJB Stadium. Wigan Athletic lost 2-0 to Manchester United in a friendly match while Wigan Warriors lost in a Super League Playoff match against Castleford Tigers.
  • Wigan Athletics's first match at the JJB Stadium was actually a friendly against Morecambe F.C. but this was before the stadium was officially opened.
  • JJB Stadium is a no smoking stadium.
  • In 2001 Wigan Warriors never lost a competitive match at the JJB Stadium.
  • The first away team to win a competitive football match at the JJB stadium was Wigan Athletic. A First Round FA Cup tie against Cambridge City was played there due to City's ground being deemed unsuitable to host the tie. Wigan played in their change strip and used the away dressing room since it was technically a 'home' game for Cambridge City. A Stuart Barlow brace secured the win for Athletic.

Premier League venues, 2006-2007
v • d • e
Anfield | Boleyn Ground | Bramall Lane | City of Manchester Stadium | Craven Cottage
Emirates Stadium | Ewood Park | Fratton Park | Goodison Park | JJB Stadium
Madejski Stadium | Old Trafford | Reebok Stadium | Riverside Stadium | St James' Park
Stamford Bridge | The Valley | Vicarage Road | Villa Park | White Hart Lane
Super League (Europe) Venues 2007
Belle Vue | Craven Park | Galpharm Stadium | Grattan Stadium | Headingley Stadium
Halliwell Jones Stadium | JJB Stadium | KC Stadium | Knowsley Road | Stade Aime Giral
The Willows | The Stoop

Coordinates: 53°32′51.45″N, 2°39′14.53″W

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