Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Fiji win battle of the minnows</ref>

As of 2022, the capacity of Craven Park stands at 6,000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Matches of either Barrow or Cumbria against touring international rugby league sides included:<ref>Craven Park results at Rugby League Project</ref>

Craven Park

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

Greyhound racing

Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place around Craven Park from 1932–1933.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

References

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