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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.
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 |
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16 September 1933 |
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12,221 |
4 December 1937 |
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8,153 |
23 October 1948 |
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13,143 |
11 September 1952 |
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16,045 |
18 October 1956 |
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9,988 |
24 October 1959 |
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8,488 |
2 September 1963 |
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10,130 |
16 November 1967 |
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8,418 |
1 October 1978 |
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5,964 |
15 October 1982 |
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6,282 |
21 October 1986 |
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4,233 |
4 November 2007 |
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1,028 |
Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place around Craven Park from 1932–1933. [3] [4]