Barrow A.F.C.
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Career & Clubs
Early history
Barrow were founded on 16 July 1901 at the old Drill Hall (later the Palais) in the Strand, and played initially at the Strawberry Ground before moving to Ainslie Street and Little Park in Roose. The club was elected to Division Two of the Lancashire Combination in 1903, and in 1908 it was promoted to the first division. Barrow moved to Holker Street the following year, where they still play. The club remained in the Lancashire Combination until (and after) the First World War, winning the league championship in 1920–21. The victory preceded the formation of the Football League Third Division North in the 1921–22 season, and Barrow became one of the league's founding members.
Football League years
In their early years as a league club, Barrow were notable for their lack of success. Their highest finish before the Second World War was fifth in the 1931–32 season. In the 1933–34 season, Barrow finished eighth. The club remained in the lowest tier of the Football League when football resumed after the war, and were founding members of Football League Division Four in 1958–59. The 1950s saw greater success in FA Cup competition, however; the club's record crowd of 16,874 watched Barrow draw 2–2 with Swansea Town in the 1953–54 FA Cup. A few years later, it was followed by a third-round tie in the 1958–59 competition against Football League champions Wolverhampton Wanderers at Holker Street. The Wolves, captained by Billy Wright, won 4–2. The late…
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Legacy
Source: League
Fourth Division (level 4) Promoted: 1966–67 National League (level 5) Champions: 2019–20 Conference North (level 6) Champions: 2014–15 Play-off winners: 2008 Northern Premier League Champions: 1983–84, 1988–89, 1997–98 Runners-up: 2002–03 Lancashire Combination Division One Champions: 1920–21 Runners-up: 1913–14, Lancashire Combination Division Two Runners-up: 1904–05, 1910–11 Cup
FA Trophy Winners: 1989–90, 2009–10 Lancashire Senior Cup Winners: 1954–55, 2023–24 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup Runners-up: 1987–88 Northern Premier League President's Cup Winners: 2001–02, 2003–04 Peter Swales Shield Winners: 1984–85 Lancashire Junior Cup Winners: 1980–81
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Identifiers & aliases
Barrow Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club will compete in the National League in the 2026–27 season, following relegation from EFL League Two.
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