Barrow A.F.C. - Stadium

Stadium

Holker Street has been Barrow's ground since 1910. Prior to this it had hosted Hindpool Athletic football club, and before that was the site of a rubbish dump The first game at the stadium was a 5–2 win for Barrow against Eccles Borough. The ground was gradually developed so that by the resumption of football after World War Two, it had four fully covered terraced stands The record attendance came in 1954 when 16,784 fans watched an FA Cup match against Swansea City. Floodlights were erected in 1963, and the ground hosted speedway meetings during the 1970s which involved the demolition of the 'Steelworks End', which had been damaged by fire, the re-positioning of the pitch and the removal of the front rows of terracing. Following the removal of the speedway track, the pitch was moved back to its original orientation and a new leisure centre with squash courts was constructed.

Under Stephen Vaughan's ownership, an new all-seater all-seater Main Stand with a capacity of around 1000 was built at the Wilkie Road side, but since then only significant change to the ground has been the removal of an unsafe roof over the Holker Street end terraces. Described as having "a traditional, old fashioned feel", the ground has three sides of terracing. The Main Stand is raised above the central portion of the pitch, with flat standing on either side. The Popular Side now has the only covered terracing, opposite the Main Stand.