Wigan Warriors
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The Wigan Warriors are an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system, and has played its home games at the DW Stadium since 1999. Wigan Warriors are the most successful club in the history of World Rugby League with 126 trophies in total.
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Full name | Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club | ||
Nickname(s) | The Cherry and Whites The Pies The Riversiders | ||
Colours | Cherry and White | ||
Founded | Thursday 21 November 1872; 151 years ago (Thursday 21 November 1872) (as Wigan Football Club) Monday 22 September 1879; 144 years ago (Monday 22 September 1879) (Re-formed) as Wigan Wasps Football Club | ||
Website | wiganwarriors.com | ||
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Chairman | Chris Brookes | ||
Coach | Matt Peet | ||
Captain | Liam Farrell | ||
Competition | Super League | ||
2023 | 1st (Champions) | ||
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Championships | 23 (1909, 1922, 1926, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1960, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023) | ||
Challenge Cups | 20 (1924, 1929, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2022) | ||
World Club Challenges | 5 (1987, 1991, 1994, 2017, 2024) | ||
Other honours | 78 | ||
Most capped | 774 – Jim Sullivan | ||
Highest points scorer | 4,883 – Jim Sullivan |
Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Northern Union, and has won 23 league titles, 20 Challenge Cups and five World Club Challenges. Wigan's most successful period was during the 1980s and 1990s, with the club winning seven consecutive league titles, and eight Challenge Cup finals in a row.