Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness
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Location | Duke Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UW |
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Coordinates | 54°06′54″N 3°14′7″W / 54.11500°N 3.23528°W |
Capacity | 4000 approx |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1931 |
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Barrow Raiders |
Craven Park (also referred to as the Northern Competitions Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Barrow Raiders rugby league team.
Rugby league
[edit]Craven Park was built in 1931, largely as a result of the efforts of supporters of Barrow RLFC, 500 of whom volunteered to construct the ground. The total cost of the building project came to £7,500; which was a substantial sum in those days.
The stadium was named after Commander G. W. Craven, a local war hero, who had started the appeal fund with a donation of £500.
It should not be confused with Craven Park, or Old Craven Park in Hull, other rugby league venues.
Craven Park was a venue for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[1][2]
As of 2022, the capacity of Craven Park stands at 6,000.[3]
Matches of either Barrow or Cumbria against touring international rugby league sides included:[4]
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Date | Result | Attendance |
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16 September 1933 | ![]() ![]() | 12,221 |
4 December 1937 | ![]() ![]() | 8,153 |
23 October 1948 | ![]() ![]() | 13,143 |
11 September 1952 | ![]() ![]() | 16,045 |
18 October 1956 | ![]() ![]() | 9,988 |
24 October 1959 | ![]() ![]() | 8,488 |
2 September 1963 | ![]() ![]() | 10,130 |
16 November 1967 | ![]() ![]() | 8,418 |
1 October 1978 | ![]() ![]() | 5,964 |
15 October 1982 | ![]() ![]() | 6,282 |
21 October 1986 | ![]() ![]() | 4,233 |
4 November 2007 | ![]() ![]() | 1,028 |
Greyhound racing
[edit]Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place around Craven Park from 1932–1933.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hampson, Andy (2000). "Fiji 38 Russia 12". sportinglife.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ Fiji win battle of the minnows
- ^ "Craven Park Ground | Barrow Raiders". 27 January 2020.
- ^ Craven Park results at Rugby League Project
- ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 410. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
- ^ "Barrow Greyhound Racing, Thursday 4 August". Lancashire Evening Post. 1932.