Victoria Park (Warrington)
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Victoria Park (Warrington), Warrington, England — opened The park itself dates to 1897 (Old Warps Estate acquired by the council, named for Victoria's Diamond Jubilee); the current rugby league stadium/stand facility is a modern redevelopment completed around 2015-16, 45 rugby league games hosted, home of Latchford Albion (senior amateur/community rugby league club) and Latchford Giants (junior club, up to under-15s), since the c.2015-16 redevelopment.
Sourcing caveat: Playing surface not explicitly confirmed. A dedicated Rugby League Project venue page could not be fully loaded during research (returned a navigation shell only), so match-by-match confirmation from that database is unavailable.
Ground facts
| Opened | The park itself dates to 1897 (Old Warps Estate acquired by the council, named for Victoria's Diamond Jubilee); the current rugby league stadium/stand facility is a modern redevelopment completed around 2015-16 (Two different 'opening dates' apply here: the park as a whole (1897) and the modern rugby league facility specifically (c.2015-16, a ~£4.4 million redevelopment) — not to be conflated. Not to be confused with Warrington Wolves' Halliwell Jones Stadium (Wilderspool), a separate, much larger venue also in Warrington.) |
| Home club | Latchford Albion (senior amateur/community rugby league club) and Latchford Giants (junior club, up to under-15s), since the c.2015-16 redevelopment |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 45 |
| Top recorded crowd | 751 |
| Capacity | Main stand seats up to 500; an overall community facility, not a large-capacity stadium |
| Floodlights installed | Present (a floodlit training area and floodlit pitch, installed as part of the c.2015 redevelopment; exact installation date not separately confirmed) |
| Years used | 2021–2026 |
| Location | Warrington, Cheshire |
Name history
- Victoria Park — since 1897, no name change found
Rugby league history
A community rugby league venue in the Latchford area of Warrington, built on a flood plain (the stand is on stilts for this reason). Also a general municipal park (bowling green from 1905, tennis courts from 1920, football and rugby pitches). Hosted the Stuart Middleton Foundation Warrington Cup Final, Aug 2017. No Test matches, Challenge Cup finals, or top-flight fixtures confirmed — this is a community/amateur-tier ground.
Also a general municipal park with a bowling green (from 1905), tennis courts (from 1920), and football pitches.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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