Springfield Park

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Springfield Park was a historic football stadium in Wigan, England, best known as the long-time home of Wigan Athletic F.C. before their move to the DW Stadium.

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Label Occurrences
Springfield Park canonical 3

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football stadium ⓘ
capacity approximately 30,000 (maximum, historical) ⓘ
country England ⓘ
demolished 1999 ⓘ
hasFormerTenant Wigan Athletic F.C. ⓘ
Wigan Borough F.C. ⓘ
Wigan County F.C. ⓘ
Wigan Town A.F.C. ⓘ
linked to: Wigan County F.C.
hasStandType seated stand ⓘ
terracing ⓘ
homeVenueOf Wigan Athletic F.C. ⓘ
Wigan Borough F.C. ⓘ
Wigan County F.C. ⓘ
Wigan Town A.F.C. ⓘ
linked to: Wigan County F.C.
inception 1901 ⓘ
locatedIn Wigan ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Greater Manchester ⓘ
locatedInHistoricCounty Lancashire ⓘ
namedAfter Springfield area of Wigan ⓘ
notableEvent Wigan Athletic F.C. election to the Football League in 1978 (subsequent League matches played there) ⓘ
notableUse home matches of Wigan Athletic F.C. in the Football League ⓘ
non-league football matches ⓘ
opened 1901 ⓘ
ownershipHistory various private owners ⓘ
postDemolitionUse housing development ⓘ
replacedBy DW Stadium ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
surface grass ⓘ
tenantEnd Wigan Athletic F.C. 1999 ⓘ
tenantStart Wigan Athletic F.C. 1932 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wigan Athletic F.C. → previousGround → Springfield Park ⓘ
DW Stadium → replaced → Springfield Park ⓘ
JJB Stadium → replaced → Springfield Park ⓘ