Warrington Wolves is a professional rugby league which competes in the Super League. The club plays home matches at Halliwell Jones Stadium, and its traditional home colours are blue, yellow, and white. As well as being known by its "Wolves" moniker, the club is also often referred to as "the Wire", due to Warrington's historic connections to the wire-drawing (or "wire-pulling") industry.
📜 Warrington Wolves History
Warrington Zingari Football Club, as it was then known, was formed in 1876; the word "Zingari" comes from an Italian term for travellers, which in an historical English context denoted that the club had no permanent home ground. The club's nomadic nature didn't stop it making a mark on rugby in northern England, however: by the end of the 20th century Warrington's games were attended by thousands of fans, and in 1895 the club became a founder member of the Northern Rugby Football Union, following rugby's "schism" of the same year.
Warrington appeared in its first Challenge Cup final in 1901, and lost another final in 1904, before finally winning the trophy for the first time during the 1904-1905 season. The club would win the Challenge Cup again during the 1906-1907 campaign. Warrington reached further Challenge Cup finals prior to World War Two, and also finished as runners-up in the First Division on 3 occasions between 1926 and 1937.
The period immediately following World War Two was one of the club's most successful to date: in 1948 the team won its maiden First Division title, which was followed by Challenge Cup triumphs in 1950, before the club won a historic First Division and Challenge Cup double in the 1953-1954 season. In the 1954-1955 season the Wire defended its First Division title, but could not retain the Challenge Cup. In fact, Warrington had to wait until the 1973-1974 season to win another Challenge Cup, defeating Featherstone Rovers in the final at Wembley Stadium.
The Super League era then brought several changes for Wire fans: in 1997 the club rebranded to include "Wolves" in its official team name, and in 2004 the side moved to the Halliwell Jones Stadium from Wilderspool Stadium, a ground it had called home since the 19th century. The Super League era also brought changes on the pitch, too: Warrington won the 2009, 2010, and 2012 editions of the Challenge Cup, and finished as Super League runners-up in 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2018. In 2019, the club secured another Challenge Cup, having finished as losing finalists the year before.
