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°WCoordinates: 54°06′54″N 3°14′7″W / 54.11500°N 3.23528°W |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1931 |
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| Barrow Raiders | |
Craven Park is a rugby league stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Barrow Raiders rugby league team.
Rugby league[]
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 an unbelievable figure 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 2021, the capacity of Craven Park stands at only 3,000.[1]
Matches between either Barrow or Cumbria against touring international rugby league sides included:[2]
| Game | Date | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 September 1933 |  Australia def.  Barrow 24–5 |
12,221 |
| 2 | 4 December 1937 | Barrow def. Australia 12–8 |
8,153 |
| 3 | 23 October 1948 | Australia def. Barrow 11–5 |
13,143 |
| 4 | 11 September 1952 | Australia def. Barrow 26–2 |
16,045 |
| 5 | 18 October 1956 | Australia def. Barrow 25–11 |
9,988 |
| 6 | 24 October 1959 | Barrow def. Australia 12–9 |
8,488 |
| 7 | 2 September 1963 | Australia def. Barrow 18–5 |
10,130 |
| 8 | 16 November 1967 | Barrow drew with Australia 10–10 |
8,418 |
| 9 | 1 October 1978 | Australia def.  Cumbria 47–4 |
5,964 |
| 10 | 15 October 1982 | Australia def. Barrow 29��2 |
6,282 |
| 11 | 21 October 1986 | Australia def. Cumbria 48–12 |
4,233 |
| 12 | 4 November 2007 | Cumbria def.  United States 70–0 |
1,028 |
Greyhound racing[]
Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place around Craven Park from 1932–1933.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Craven Park Ground | Barrow Raiders".
- ^ 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.
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