Holker Street

Holker Street
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LocationBarrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Coordinates54°7′24″N 3°14′6″W / 54.12333°N 3.23500°W / 54.12333; -3.23500
OwnerBarrow A.F.C.
Capacity6,500 (2,249 seated)
Record attendance16,874 v Swansea Town
(FA Cup third round, 9 January 1954)
SurfaceGrass
Openedc.1909; 115 years ago (1909)
Tenants
Barrow A.F.C.
Barrow Bombers speedway (former)

Holker Street is a sports stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. As well as being a football ground, it has also been used for motorcycle speedway.[1] It once had some leisure centre facilities, including four squash courts, which have now been demolished.[2] Its owners, and tenants for the majority of its history, are Barrow A.F.C., who have played at the ground since 1909. Despite its current capacity being just over 6,000, some 16,874 crammed the stadium in 1954 when Barrow played Swansea Town in the FA Cup third round.[3]

  1. ^ The Tracks Archived 25 October 2001 at the Wayback Machine Barrow Speedway Website. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2009
  2. ^ AFC Weekly Report barrowafc.com. Retrieved 30-09-09
  3. ^ Holker Street Stats Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine