100 years of Craven Park - a brief history of Hull KR's stadium

2022 marks an entire century since Hull KR first moved into the original Craven Park ground.

100 years ago, Hull Kingston Rovers moved from Craven Street in East Hull to their new ground, located on a site behind the tram and bus depot on Holderness Road.

The new site cost a total of £18,281, with Hull KR playing their first game there on September 2, 1922. We take a look back at the past 100 years of Craven Park to see how much has changed.

Following a solid six years of rugby at Craven Park, in 1928, a company called Entertainments Hull Ltd brought greyhound racing to the stadium to rival the operation at Hull FC's Boulevard Stadium. In 1929, the ground staged an Ashes (rugby league) series test, with Australia defeating Great Britain 31–8 in front of 20,000 fans.

As part of the 1936/37 Rugby League Championship, Wales beat England 17 - 14 at Craven Park on February 1, 1936.

With the greyhound racing boom well underway in 1938, a new company called Hull Stadium Ltd bought Craven Park from Hull Kingston Rovers. The rugby team secured a 21-year lease in the £10,750 sale.

During the 1950s and 1960s, the stadium opened a restaurant and four buffet bars for the public. Greyhound racing was held on Thursday and Saturday nights.

Then, in 1975, the stadium was bought back by Hull Kingston Rovers.

After 14 more years at the original Craven Park, Hull KR faced substantial debt and the ground was sold to developers in 1989. Hull KR's final match was played there on April 9.

The old Craven Park has since been demolished and the site on Holderness Road is now home to a Morrisons. For the past 33 years, Hull KR have been based in the new Craven Park on Preston Road in East Hull.

The first match at the new ground was played against