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BARROW

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FOUNDED 1875

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LOCATION Cumbria
ENTERED LEAGUE 1897 (First Division in 1899)    1943
LEFT LEAGUE 1940 returned in 1943

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GROUNDS Cavendish Park 1897, Little Park, Roose 1914,Craven Park 1931

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CAPACITY Craven Park 7600
NICKNAMES Raiders, Shipbuilders, Braves

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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION 3rd in 1957

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 10th in Division 3 in 1993
MOST LEAGUE PTS 64 in 1984
FEWEST LEAGUE PTS 6 in 1919

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MOST POINTS SCORED 1126 in 1984

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MOST POINTS CONCEDED 1133 in 1990
BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE 794 in 1984

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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE -932 in 1990

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CHALLENGE CUP Winners 1995 v Workington 21-12
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES 500 Jimmy Lewthwaite 1943-57
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER 1818 Willie Horne 1943-59

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HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD 21,651 v Salford 15/4/1938

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Champions of Co-operative Championship
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Barrows badges through the ages