Wigan Warriors

Wigan Warriors is a professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, they are a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union following the schism from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. Wigan had a period of sustained success from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, winning the Challenge Cup eight seasons in succession and the League Championship seven seasons in succession. The club plays its home matches at the DW Stadium, having played at Central Park between 1902 and 1999.