Wilderspool Stadium
| Full name | Wilderspool Stadium |
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| Location | Fletcher Street, Warrington |
| Coordinates | 53°22′57″N 2°35′17″W / 53.38250°N 2.58806°WCoordinates: 53°22′57″N 2°35′17″W / 53.38250°N 2.58806°W |
| Owner | Warrington Borough Council |
| Capacity | 9,200 (900 seating) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Manual |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1881 |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Renovated | 1888 |
| Expanded | 1983, 2000 |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Demolished | 2014 |
| Tenants | |
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Warrington RLFC (1881–82, 1884–2003) Warrington Wizards RLFC (2003–12) |
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Warrington RLFC (1881–82, 1884–2003)
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.
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.
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.
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