Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness

Not to be confused with Craven Park, Hull.

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

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

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]

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

Greyhound racing

Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place around Craven Park from 1932–1933.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Hampson, Andy (2000). "Fiji 38 Russia 12". sportinglife.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. ^ Fiji win battle of the minnows
  3. ^ "Craven Park Ground | Barrow Raiders". 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ Craven Park results at Rugby League Project
  5. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 410. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  6. ^ "Barrow Greyhound Racing, Thursday 4 August". Lancashire Evening Post. 1932.


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