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Barrow Raiders are a British Rugby League team from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria . They will play the 2006 season in National League Two , having been relegated from National League One at the end of the 2005 season. They were National League Two champions in 2004. HOME GROUND Barrow’s home ground is known as Craven Park. It was built in 1931 , largely as a result of the efforts of supporters, 500 of whom volunteered to construct the ground. It is named after Commander G. W. Craven, a local war hero, who was instrumental in the construction. In 1929, it had been realised that Rugby Football in Barrow was approaching a precarious period, as the attendaces at ''Little Park'', Roose , the orginial stadium, were gradually decreasing. This was in part due to industrial depression but also the fact that ''Little Park'' was three miles away from the centre of town, enough to cause financial difficulties for the club. Facing the position boldly, the directors decided to make an appeal to the town, and first approached Ald. J. Whinnerah, who was then Mayor . They found in him an ardent helper, whose vigorous plans were evident immediately, for in a short time the club owned a central site, where the Jute Works stood. Commander G. W. Craven initiated an appeal fund with a donation of £500, money came in rapidly, and it was not long before the club was able to start work on the Jute Works site, which had been bought for £2,500. HISTORY Barrow RLFC have five appearances at the Challenge Cup Final. In 1938 they were narrowly defeated 7 points to 4 by Salford . The 1950's were the club's heyday. The team was Captained by Willie Horne and Barrow appeared no less than three times at Wembley . In 1951 , Barrow were runners-up to Wigan and beaten 10 points to nil. Their glory appearance when they defeated Workington Town was in 1955 . In 1957 , Barrow played again in the final against Leeds and were narrowly beaten 9 points to 7. Their last appearance at Wembley Stadium was in 1967 , where they were strongly tipped to win the Challenge Cup Final again, but were beaten by Featherstone Rovers 17 points to 12. Until 1995 the team was simply titled ''Barrow RLFC'', but they adopted the nickname ''Barrow Braves'' to coincide with rugby league’s switch to a summer season. In 1997 they merged with Cumbria n rivals Carlisle Border Raiders to form ''Barrow Border Raiders''. The new team played all its matches in Barrow; the merger was essentially a financial arrangement only. In 2002 the Border part of the name (never that relevant to Barrow, which is in south Cumbria) was dropped. Barrow's colours are blue and white. HONOURS
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