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Holker Street has been a League ground
for 57 seasons;
from August 21st, 2020 to
the current day
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from July 1st, 1921 to
June 30th, 1972
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Holker Street was the 131st
ground
to be used for a League game.
Year opened 1909
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| GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds" |
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| Located to the north of the town centre, Barrow FC took over the Holker Street site, a former rubbish tip, in 1909. Considerable excavations were required to construct banking and make it safe for football prior to the installation of the fixtures and fittings from their previous ground at Little Park. A seated stand, subsequently extended, was built on the north side of the pitch in 1912 and concrete terracing and a covered enclosure, on the south side, installed after WWI.
Just prior to their entry into the Football League, the covering on the south side was removed and re-erected at the west end and replaced with a larger covered enclosure. These alterations resulted in a capacity of 20,000 and the record attendance of 16,874 was established at the FA Cup 3rd Round match against Swansea Town (2-2) on January 9th, 1954.
Some additional alterations were made, the installation of cover at the east end and renewal of the cover at the west, before Barrow failed to gain re-election in 1972. Holker Street is still in use as the home ground for Barrow FC.
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GROUND DETAILS adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide" |
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| Ground address: Holker Street Stadium, Wilkie Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5UW |
| Main phone number: 01229 823061 |
| Ticket prices: Adults Ł14, Concessions Ł11, Under 16s Ł6, Under 7's Ł3
Programme
Ł2.50
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| If driving to ground: Take the M6 to Junction 36, onto A590 for Skipton/Kirkby Lonsdale/A65/Barrow. At the roundabout take the third exit on to the A590 all the way to the outskirts of Barrow, entering via industrial route towards the Town Centre down Walney Road. After passing the fire station on the right take the next left into Wilkie Road. The ground is on the right hand side. Post code for Sat-Nav is LA14 5UW. |
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| If using Public Transport: From the North train from Carlisle or from Lancaster in the South to Barrow-in-Furness Station (Northern Rail) and on leaving the station, walk up Station Road till you get to Holker Street. Turn right and ground is approximately ˝ Mile on the left the ground is 100yards past Asda and have a pint in the Crossbar which is run by the club. |
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