Carrington Park

Not to be confused with Carlington Park.

Carrington Park
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LocationHowick Street, Bathurst, NSW
Coordinates33°25′10″S 149°35′07″E / 33.419568°S 149.585166°E / -33.419568; 149.585166
OwnerBathurst Regional Council
Capacity11,500
(Undercover Grandstand 1,100)
Record attendance19,149: Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour (22 January 2020)
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Penrith Panthers (NRL)
Bathurst Panthers
Website
Council Website

Carrington Park is a rugby league and soccer stadium in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

Soccer

Carrington Park hosted an A-League Regional Round clash between Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets on 25 January 2012.[1][2]

Rugby league

On 8 June 2001, Carrington Park hosted its first City versus Country match. Country defeated City 42–10 in front of a crowd of 8,872.

On 26 July 2014, Carrington Park hosted an NRL game between the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, the Sharks winning 18–16. Another NRL match was played at the ground on Saturday 14 March 2015 between Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans. The Panthers won 40–0.[3]

The record NRL crowd was set on Saturday 20 April 2024 when the match between the Penrith Panthers and the Wests Tigers attracted 12,000 spectators.[4]

National Rugby League matches

# Date Result Attendance Notes
1 26 July 2014 Cronulla def. Penrith 18–16 8,824 2014 NRL season results
2 14 March 2015 Penrith def. Gold Coast 40–0 6,240 2015 NRL season results
3 30 April 2016 Penrith def. Canberra 19–18 6,721 2016 NRL season results
4 10 June 2017 Penrith def. Canberra 24–20 8,730 2017 NRL season results
5 4 May 2018 North Queensland def. Penrith 26–20 10,289 2018 NRL season results
6 30 March 2019 Melbourne def. Penrith 32–2 10,973 2019 NRL season results
7 1 May 2021 Penrith def. Manly-Warringah 28–16 5,798 2021 NRL season results
8 26 March 2022 Penrith def. Newcastle 38–20 11,253 2022 NRL season results
9 29 April 2023 Wests def. Penrith 12–8 11,055 2023 NRL season results
10 20 April 2024 Penrith def. Wests 22–6 12,000 2024 NRL season results

Concerts

As a part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, English musician Elton John performed at Carrington Park on 22 January 2020 before a record crowd of 19,149.

References

  1. ^ "Hyundai A-League heads for Bathurst". Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  2. ^ "Latest Football Australia News". www.footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ "2015 NRL Draw" (PDF). NRL.
  4. ^ "NRL: Panthers v Tigers". Austadiums.