Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness

Summary

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.

Craven Park
Map
LocationDuke Street
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 5UW
Coordinates54°06′54″N 3°14′7″W / 54.11500°N 3.23528°W / 54.11500; -3.23528
Capacity4000 approx
SurfaceGrass
Opened1931
Tenants
Barrow Raiders

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.

As of 2022, the capacity of Craven Park stands at 6,000.[1]

Matches of either Barrow or Cumbria against touring international rugby league sides included:[2]

Date Result Attendance
16 September 1933   Australia 24–5   Barrow 12,221
4 December 1937   Barrow 12–8   Australia 8,153
23 October 1948   Australia 11–5   Barrow 13,143
11 September 1952   Australia 26–2   Barrow 16,045
18 October 1956   Australia 25–11   Barrow 9,988
24 October 1959   Barrow 12–9   Australia 8,488
2 September 1963   Australia 18–5   Barrow 10,130
16 November 1967   Barrow 10–10   Australia 8,418
1 October 1978   Australia 47–4   Cumbria 5,964
15 October 1982   Australia 29–2   Barrow 6,282
21 October 1986   Australia 48–12   Cumbria 4,233
4 November 2007   Cumbria 70–0   United States 1,028

Greyhound racing edit

Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place around Craven Park from 1932–1933.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Craven Park Ground | Barrow Raiders".
  2. ^ Craven Park results at Rugby League Project
  3. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 410. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. ^ "Barrow Greyhound Racing, Thursday 4 August". Lancashire Evening Post. 1932.