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.Fiji win battle of the minnows
As of 2022, the capacity of Craven Park stands at 6,000.
Matches of either Barrow or Cumbria against touring international rugby league sides included:Craven Park results at Rugby League Project
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
Greyhound racing Independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) greyhound racing took place around Craven Park from 1932–1933.
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