Wigan Warriors are looking to smash a 19 year attendance record when they take on rivals St Helens at the JJB Stadium on Friday 14th September.

The largest average attendance recorded for the Wigan Club since their return to the First Division is 14,934, which was achieved during the 1988-89 season at Central Park when the Club lifted the Challenge Cup, Lancashire Cup and Regal Trophy and finished Runners Up in the Championship.

That record has gone unbeaten until this season when the Club will look to beat that figure and record their first ever 16,000+ average of the modern era.

The club is currently averaging an impressive 15,540 with one of the biggest games of the season still to come. In the last home game of engage Super League XII Wigan face arch-rivals St Helens at home in a match that could see the Warriors clinch a playoff spot and Saints secure the League Leaders title.

An attendance of 17,000 in this game will see the Cherry and Whites record an aggregate of 203,000 for the year, an increase from 2006 despite one less home game, while a crowd of 21,550 will see Wigan achieve the 16,000 average.

Marketing Director Simon Collinson explained:

“We know that back in the late 1940’s the club averaged over 27,000 and that in 1959 a record crowd of 49,747 was recorded for the Wigan – St Helens match, but accurate average attendance records only date back to the 1984-85 season.”

Prop forward Iafeta Paleaaesina added:

“Our fans support over recent years has been astonishing. They are the backbone of the Club and we are truly grateful for the way they get behind us. It would be great if they can re-write the record books and turn out in their thousands yet again for our game against St Helens.”