JJB Stadium

Ground Name: JJB Stadium
Capacity: 25,023
Address:
Robin Park, Newtown, Wigan WN5 0UZ
Pitch Size: 110 x 60 metres
Year Opened: 1999
Record Attendance:
25,133 v Manchester United
Premier League, May 11th 2008.

The JJB Stadium is the home ground of both Wigan Athletic F.C. and the Wigan Warriors rugby league team.

It is named after the sporting goods retailer JJB Sports (whose former chairman, Dave Whelan owns Wigan Athletic).

The stadium is a modern, all-seater arena with a seating capacity of 25,135.

The stands are rectangular and both ends have the supporting steel girders suspended from beneath the roof.

The four stands are of roughly the same height. All four corners of the stadium are open.

Away supporters are accomodated in the 5,418 capacity North Stand behind the goal. Return from JJB Stadium to Wigan Athletic