Craven Street Football Ground was a

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and a short lived

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and Association Football stadium located on Craven Street in Hull.

Rugby League

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

played their first games at the ground from 1895 until 1922 when they moved to a bigger stadium at

Old Craven Park Old Craven Park was a rugby league and greyhound racing stadium in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Rugby league Hull Kingston Rovers moved from Craven Street in East Hull to a new ground called Craven Park in 1922. The club had pur ...

with better facilities.

Association Football

The Hull Albany Association Football Club first used the ground in late 1894 shortly after it was constructed. Junior and school teams used the ground before

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Greyhound racing

The East Hull Sports Stadium Company opened for racing on Saturday 13 October 1934 and also hosted whippets. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the

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) but only lasted until c.1937. Reduced admission prices were offered for people producing an unemployment card.

Closure

After

the ground had been demolished and converted into a timber yard. It is likely to have closed c.1939.

References

{{English greyhound tracks Defunct rugby league venues in England Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom Sports venues in Kingston upon Hull Hull Kingston Rovers