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Craven Park is a rugby league stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Barrow Raiders rugby league team.

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Craven Park
Location	Duke Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UW
Coordinates	54°06′54″N 3°14′7″W
Capacity	3,000
Surface	Grass
Opened	1931
Tenants
Barrow Raiders

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 an unbelievable figure 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 only 6,000.[1]

Matches between either Barrow or Cumbria against touring international rugby league sides included:[2]

Game	Date	Result	Attendance
1	16 September 1933	Australia def. Barrow 24–5	12,221
2	4 December 1937	Barrow def. Australia 12–8	8,153
3	23 October 1948	Australia def. Barrow 11–5	13,143
4	11 September 1952	Australia def. Barrow 26–2	16,045
5	18 October 1956	Australia def. Barrow 25–11	9,988
6	24 October 1959	Barrow def. Australia 12–9	8,488
7	2 September 1963	Australia def. Barrow 18–5	10,130
8	16 November 1967	Barrow drew with Australia 10–10	8,418
9	1 October 1978	Australia def. Cumbria 47–4	5,964
10	15 October 1982	Australia def. Barrow 29–2	6,282
11	21 October 1986	Australia def. Cumbria 48–12	4,233
12	4 November 2007	Cumbria def. United States 70–0	1,028

Greyhound racing

Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place around Craven Park from 1932–1933.[3][4]

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