DW Stadium Capacity, Tickets, Seating Plan, Records, Location, Parking
DW Stadium is a stadium in Robin Park, in Wigan, within the metropolitan district of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The ground is owned and managed by Wigan Football Company Limited, which is owned 85% by Wigan Athletic and 15% by Wigan Local Authority.
It is used by Wigan Athletic football club and Wigan Warriors rugby league club, the rugby league club who have a 50-year lease to play at the stadium. Built and opened in 1999, it is named after its main sponsor, DW Sports Fitness. In UEFA matches, it is called Wigan Athletic Stadium due to UEFA’s regulations on sponsorship.
| Built In: | 1999 |
| Capacity: | 25,133 |
| Home Teams: | Wigan Athletic |
| Ground Size: | 105 by 68 meters |
DW Stadium History
The stadium was designed by Alfred McAlpine and completed in August 1999.
Wigan Athletic had spent the previous 67 years playing at Springfield Park, their first match at the stadium being a friendly against Morecambe, just before the stadium’s official opening.
The opening of the stadium was marked by a friendly between Wigan Athletic and neighboring Manchester United, then reigning European champions, Premier League champions, and FA Cup winners, and United manager Sir Alex Ferguson officially inaugurated the stadium.
The first official football match there took place on 7 August 1999, when Wigan Athletic faced Scunthorpe United in a Second Division match. Simon Haworth scored twice, including the first competitive goal at the new stadium, as Athletic won 3-0.
Wigan Warriors moved into the stadium a month after it opened, once they played their last home game of the 1999 regular season at Central Park, which had been the club’s home since 1902. After their old ground was sold, the possibility of sharing the ground with Bolton Wanderers F.C. at the Reebok Stadium (now Bolton University Stadium), but the new Wigan stadium was chosen instead. His first game there was a playoff game against Castleford Tigers, which they lost, on 19 September. The Warriors did not lose a competitive game at the stadium in 2001 and 2020.
The first visiting team to win a competitive football match at the stadium was Wigan Athletic. A first-round FA Cup tie was played there against non-league Cambridge City due to City’s ground being deemed unsuitable to host the tie. Wigan played in their changed strip and used the away dressing room as it was technically a ‘home’ game for Cambridge City. A brace from Stuart Barlow secured victory for Wigan.
Stadium Capacity
DW Stadium has a seating capacity of 25,133.
DW Stadium Seating Plan
Notable Events & Records
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Upcoming Events
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Parking
There are around 2,000 parking spaces at the DW Stadium, so chances are you’ll find a spot if you arrive early enough. Parking 3 is for season ticket holders, while Parking 1, 4 and 5 are open to everyone and require payment upon entry.
