games being played behind closed doors. The RFL board met on 20 July and having consulted with the League 1 clubs decided to abandon the 2020 season as the majority of clubs did not support playing behind closed doors. At the date of suspension only two rounds of matches had been played and the season was declared null and void. Controversy and Championship return (2021–) In a controversy-filled 2021 RFL League 1 season, Barrow finished top of the table and were promoted back to the Championship. Controversy first hit on 29 July, when the club were accused of faking Covid-19 test results and close contacts to avoid a game with fellow promotion chasers Workington Town, after Barrow's squad was already severely depleted with injuries. Further controversy hit on the final game of the season, when Barrow offered local amateur rugby players to West Wales Raiders in order for the game to be fulfilled. Barrow ultimately won the game 76-0, which led to many questioning the legitimacy of the game, and ultimately, Barrow's League 1 title. In the 2022 RFL Championship season, Barrow surprised many by finishing 4th on the table and qualifying for the playoffs. The club were eliminated in the first week of the playoffs by Batley. Grounds Previous Grounds (1875–1931) Barrow played their first match in 1875 at Cavendish Park on Barrow Island, the then home of Barrow Cricket Club. The park had two suitable playing areas and until 1883 the new club used the Parade Ground, but then moved to the Athletic Ground as it had a better playing surface for rugby. A first grandstand was built in 1887 for the princely sum of less than £50 to the landlords, The Furness Railway Company. Another grandstand on the opposite side was finished in 1893. On 28 March 1908 a crowd of 12,000 crammed into the ground for a Challenge Cup tie against Hunslet. In 1914 the club decided to move away to Little Park in nearby Roose. In 1920, the club bought Little Park from Lord Richard Cavendish for £3,000 and in the following years put up two grandstands in 1921 and 1924. A record crowd of 12,214 was recorded against Oldham RLFC in a Challenge Cup game on 17 March 1923. Cavendish Park and the Parade Ground is now home to a fire station while the Athletic Ground is still used as community playing fields. Little