Warrington Wolves to rename stadium after Luke Littler as extraordinary homage to darts star revealed

Aaron Bower
Luke Littler

Warrington Wolves are paying homage to Luke Littler in a spectacular way!

Warrington Wolves have revealed a unique homage to one of their biggest fans: after renaming the Halliwell Jones Stadium in the name of PDC world darts champion Luke Littler.

The Wire’s home will become The Luke Littler Stadium for one night only later this month after the 18-year-old was crowned champion of the world at Alexandra Palace last month.

Littler has catapulted into the mainstream as one of sport’s biggest stars, and is almost single-handedly driving a major popularity rise in the sport of darts. But he is a rugby league fan at heart, and has been a season ticket holder at the Wolves for years.

And the Super League club are putting Littler centre stage for their home game against Catalans on February 21, with the new champion expected to parade the trophy as the club celebrate one of the town’s most successful sons.

Littler said: “It’s a dream come true that the club I’ve been a fan of since I was young has decided to name the stadium after me for a night! It’s an absolute honour and I can’t thank the club enough.”

Warrington CEO Karl Fitzpatrick added: “Luke’s achievements on the world stage have been nothing short of incredible, and we are immensely proud to celebrate his success with this special homecoming.

“He’s a true Warrington fan, and therefore renaming our stadium in his honour for our home opener is a fitting tribute. We invite the whole town to join us on February 21st and make it a night to remember.

“A big thank you to Halliwell Jones and Warrington Borough Council for their support in making this happen.”

Littler has only been professional for barely a year, but has already reached two world finals and is already the world-ranked number two. He defeated Michael van Gerwen at Alexandra Palace last month to win his first world crown.

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