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| Location | Duke Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UW |
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| Coordinates | 54°06′54″N3°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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1933 |  Australia 24–5  Barrow | 12,221 |
| 4 December 1937 | Barrow 12–8 Australia | 8,153 |
| 23 October 1948 | Australia 11–5 Barrow | 13,143 |
| 11 September 1952 | Australia 26–2 Barrow | 16,045 |
| 18 October 1956 | Australia 25–11 Barrow | 9,988 |
| 24 October 1959 | Barrow 12–9 Australia | 8,488 |
| 2 September 1963 | Australia 18–5 Barrow | 10,130 |
| 16 November 1967 | Barrow 10–10 Australia | 8,418 |
| 1 October 1978 | Australia 47–4  Cumbria | 5,964 |
| 15 October 1982 | Australia 29–2 Barrow | 6,282 |
| 21 October 1986 | Australia 48–12 Cumbria | 4,233 |
| 4 November 2007 | Cumbria 70–0  United States | 1,028 |
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