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词条 Central Park (Wigan)
释义

  1. History

  2. Rugby League Test Matches

  3. Rugby League Tour Matches

  4. World Club Challenge/Championship

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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Central Park was a rugby league stadium in Wigan, England, which was the home of Wigan RLFC before the club moved to the JJB Stadium in 1999. Its final capacity was 18,000. The site is now a Tesco supermarket car park.

History

On 6 September 1902, Wigan played at Central Park for the first time in the opening match of the newly formed First Division. An estimated crowd of 9,000 spectators saw Wigan beat Batley 14–8.

The first rugby league international was played between England and Other Nationalities at Central Park on 5 April 1904, Other Nationalities won 9-3 in the experimental {{rlp|LF}}-less 12-a-side game, with Wigan players David "Dai" Harris, and Eli Davies in the Other Nationalities team.

The visit of St. Helens on 27 March 1959 produced Central Park's record attendance of 47,747, and set a record for a rugby league regular season league game in Britain. Wigan won the game 19–14, holding off a Saints' comeback after having led 14–0.

Floodlights were installed on 120 ft high pylons in summer 1967 so that the club could play in the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy.

On 7 October 1987, Central Park was the first English venue used for the World Club Challenge (WCC) between the English champions and the Winfield Cup premiers from Australia. The 1987 World Club Challenge between Wigan and Manly-Warringah saw the home side run out 8-2 winners in a try-less game in front of 36,895, though many who were there believe the attendance was closer to 50,000 on the night, far exceeding the 36,000 capacity of the ground at the time. The game was marred by several all-in brawls, while Manly captain Paul Vautin was almost pushed over the fence and into the crowd by a group of Wigan players who had tackled him into touch, the incident sparking another all-in. Manly fullback Dale Shearer and second-rower Ron Gibbs were the main villains of the parochial Wigan crowd. Gibbs became the first player to be sent off in a WCC after hitting Wigan centre Joe Lydon with an elbow to the head after Lydon attempted a field goal, while later in the game Shearer appeared to step on the head of Lydon while getting up from a tackle.

Despite the ugly on-field play, the success of the match and its high attendance saw the World Club Challenge made into an annual event between the English and Australian champions starting in 1989.

A week after the 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final (WCF) at Wembley Stadium which saw Australia defeat Great Britain 10-6, Central Park hosted the 1992 World Club Challenge between Wigan and the Brisbane Broncos. With twelve players who played in the WCF playing the challenge (5 from Wigan, 7 from Brisbane), the Broncos became the first Australian side to win the challenge in England with a 22-8 victory in front of 17,764 fans. Wigan would get their revenge just two years later when they defeated the Broncos 20-14 in the 1994 World Club Challenge played in front of a WCC record attendance of 54,220 at the ANZ Stadium in Brisbane. Showing the loyalty of the clubs fans, several thousand travelled to Brisbane to support the team, the win seeing Wigan become the first English team to win the Challenge on Australian soil.

In January 1997 the club's shareholders approved a deal in which the stadium would be sold to Wigan Athletic's owner Dave Whelan and be redeveloped to provide a new home for both the football and rugby teams. Two months later however, the Warriors' chairman Jack Robinson accepted a rival bid from Tesco, pointing out that the supermarket's offer was three times bigger than Whelan's.[1]

The final game at Central Park was on Sunday 5 September 1999. Wigan beat St Helens by 28 points to 20, 96 years and 364 days after the first game against Batley was played. The Central Park site later became a car park for a Tesco supermarket.

Rugby League Test Matches

List of rugby league test matches played at Central Park.[2]

Test# Date Result Attendance Notes
1 5 April 1904 ENG}} 9–3 6,000
2 1 January 1906 ENG}} drew with Other Nationalities 3–3 8,000
3 7 February 1923 WAL}} def. {{rl|ENG}} 13–2 12,000
4 30 September 1925 ENG}} def. {{rl|WAL}} 18–14 12,000
5 2 October 1926 GBR}} England def. {{rl|NZL}} 28–20 14,500 1926–27 England vs New Zealand series
6 11 January 1928 ENG}} def. {{rl|WAL}} 20–12 12,000
7 27 February 1943 ENG}} def. {{rl|WAL}} 15–9 17,000
8 26 February 1944 ENG}} drew with {{rl|WAL}} 9–9 16,028
9 10 March 1945 ENG}} def. {{rl|WAL}} 23–8 23,500
10 20 September 1947 WAL}} def. {{rl|ENG}} 10–8 27,000 1947–48 European Rugby League Championship
11 22 September 1948 ENG}} def. {{rl|WAL}} 11–5 12,638 1948–49 European Rugby League Championship
12 1 March 1950 ENG}} def. {{rl|WAL}} 11–6 27,500 1949–50 European Rugby League Championship
13 11 April 1951 ENG}} 25–10 17,000 1950–51 European Rugby League Championship
14 23 April 1952 ENG}} def. Other Nationalities 31–18 20,000 1951–52 European Rugby League Championship
15 17 September 1952 ENG}} def. {{rl|WAL}} 19–8 13,503 1952–53 European Rugby League Championship
16 28 November 1953 ENG}} def. Other Nationalities 30–22 19,000 1953–54 European Rugby League Championship
17 12 September 1955 ENG}} def. Other Nationalities 33–16 18,234 1955–56 European Rugby League Championship
18 17 November 1956 GBR}} def. {{rl|AUS}} 21–10 22,473 1956 Ashes series
19 23 November 1957 ENG}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 44–15 19,152
20 12 December 1959 GBR}} def. {{rl|AUS}} 18–12 26,089 1959 Ashes series
21 24 September 1960 AUS}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 13–12 20,278 1960 Rugby League World Cup
22 8 October 1960 NZL}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 9–0 2,876
23 17 February 1962 FRA}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 20–15 17,277
24 3 April 1963 GBR}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 42–4 19,487
25 6 November 1965 GBR}} drew with {{rl|NZL}} 9–9 7,919 1965 Great Britain vs New Zealand series
26 5 March 1966 FRA}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 8–4 14,004
27 4 March 1967 FRA}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 23–13 7,448
28 25 October 1969 ENG}} drew with {{rl|FRA}} 11–11 4,568 1969–70 European Rugby League Championship
29 21 October 1970 AUS}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 47–11 9,805 1970 Rugby League World Cup group stage
30 17 February 1974 GBR}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 29–0 9,108
31 1 November 1975 ENG}} def. {{rl|AUS}} 16–13 9,393 1975 Rugby League World Cup
32 21 October 1978 AUS}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 15–9 17,644 1978 Ashes series
33 18 October 1980 GBR}} drew with {{rl|NZL}} 14–14 7,031 1980 Great Britain vs New Zealand series
34 20 November 1982 AUS}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 27–6 23,126 1982 Ashes series
35 2 November 1985 GBR}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 25–8 15,506 1985 Great Britain vs New Zealand series
36 1 March 1986 GBR}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 24–10 8,112
37 22 November 1986 AUS}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 24–15 20,169 1986 Ashes series
1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup
38 24 October 1987 GBR}} def. {{rl|PNG}} 42–0 9,121 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup
39 21 January 1989 GBR}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 26–10 8,266
40 11 November 1989 GBR}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 10–6 20,346 1989 Great Britain vs New Zealand series
1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
41 9 November 1991 GBR}} def. {{rl|PNG}} 56–4 4,193 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
42 30 October 1993 GBR}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 29–12 16,502 1993 Great Britain vs New Zealand series
43 11 October 1995 ENG}} def. {{rl|FIJ}} 46–0 26,263 1995 Rugby League World Cup Group A

Rugby League Tour Matches

Other than Wigan club games and test matches, Central Park was also a regular host to various international touring teams from 1907–1994.

game Date Result Attendance Notes
1 9 November 1907 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Kiwis|16}} New Zealand 12–8 30,000 1907–08 All Golds tour
2 11 January 1908 England|16}} England XIII def. {{leagueicon|Kiwis|16}} New Zealand 18–16 12,000
3 25 November 1908 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{flagicon|Lancashire}} Lancashire 20–6 4,000 1908–09 Kangaroo Tour
4 9 January 1909 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia 10–7 4,000
5 20 January 1909 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia 16–8 9,100
6 28 October 1911 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australasia 7–2 25,000 1911–12 Kangaroo Tour
7 31 January 1912 Australia|16}} Australasia def. {{leagueicon|England|16}} Northern Union XIII 20–12 2,000
8 15 October 1921 Australia|16}} Australasia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 14–6 24,308 1921–22 Kangaroo Tour
9 3 December 1929 England|16}} Northern Union XIII def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australasia 18–5 9,987 1929–30 Kangaroo Tour
10 28 December 1929 Australia|16}} Australasia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 10–9 8,000
11 23 September 1933 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 10–4 15,712 1933–34 Kangaroo Tour
12 6 March 1934 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|France|16}} France 30–27 8,000 1934 French rugby league tour
13 3 November 1937 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 25–23 9,800 1937–38 Kangaroo Tour
14 20 October 1948 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia 16–11 28,554 1948–49 Kangaroo Tour
15 8 December 1948 Lancashire}} Lancashire def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia 13–8 11,788
16 26 August 1950 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Italy|16}} Italy 49–28
17 24 September 1952 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 23–13 16,223 1952–53 Kangaroo Tour
18 8 December 1956 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 32–4 15,854 1956–57 Kangaroo Tour
19 14 November 1959 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia 16–9 24,466 1959–60 Kangaroo Tour
20 25 September 1963 Lancashire}} Lancashire def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia 13–11 15,068 1963–64 Kangaroo Tour
21 18 November 1963 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 32–4 11,746
22 13 October 1967 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia 12–6 22,770 1967–68 Kangaroo Tour
23 17 November 1972 Wigan|16}} Wigan drew with {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia 18–18 6,000 1972 Australian Rugby League World Cup tour
24 18 November 1978 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 28–2 10,645 1978 Kangaroo Tour
25 13 October 1982 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 13–9 12,158 1982 Kangaroo Tour
26 23 October 1983 Queensland|16}} Queensland def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 40–2 9,749 1983 Queensland Maroons tour
27 6 October 1985 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Kiwis|16}} New Zealand 14–8 1985 New Zealand Kiwis tour
28 12 October 1986 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 26–18 30,622 1986 Kangaroo Tour
29 14 October 1990 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 34–6 24,814 1990 Kangaroo Tour
30 10 October 1993 Kiwis|16}} New Zealand def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 25–18 1993 New Zealand Kiwis tour
31 8 October 1994 Australia|16}} Australia def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 30–20 20,057 1994 Kangaroo Tour

World Club Challenge/Championship

Central Park hosted 5 World Club Challenge games between 1987–1997.

Game Date Result Attendance Year
1 7 October 1987 Wigan|16}} Wigan def. {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8–2 36,895 1987 World Club Challenge
2 30 October 1992 Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan 22–8 17,764 1992 World Club Challenge
3 20 July 1997 Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors 30–4 12,816 1997 World Club Championship
4 28 July 1997 Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors def. {{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} Canterbury Bulldogs 31–24 10,280
5 3 August 1997 Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders def. {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors 50–10 12,504

See also

  • English rugby league stadia by capacity

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-wigan-exiled-by-pounds-12m-central-park-sale-1271381.html|title=Rugby League: Wigan exiled by pounds 12m Central Park sale|author=Dave Hadfield|date=6 March 1997|publisher=The Independent}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/central-park/results.html|title=Central Park - Rugby League Project|author=Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson|publisher=}}

External links

  • Wigan Warriors Official
  • Central Park History Page @ Cherry & White.co.uk
  • Wigan-Warriors
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| title = Home of Wigan RLFC 
| years = 1902 – 1999
| before = Springfield Park
| after = DW Stadium
}}{{succession box
| title = Host of the World Club Challenge 
| years = 1987
| before = {{flagicon|AUS}}Sydney Cricket Ground
| after = {{flagicon|ENG}}Old Trafford
}}{{succession box
| title = Host of the World Club Challenge 
| years = 1992
| before = {{flagicon|ENG}}Anfield
| after = {{flagicon|AUS}}ANZ Stadium
}}{{s-end}}{{Wigan Warriors}}{{1960 RLWC Venues}}{{1970 RLWC Venues}}{{1975 RLWC Venues}}{{1985-88 RLWC Venues}}{{1989-1992 RLWC Venues}}{{1995 RLWC Venues}}

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