Carrington Park
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Carrington Park, Bathurst, Australia — opened 1984 (Bathurst City Council converted the site, previously a caravan park also used for women's hockey, into a full rugby league field; a grandstand was added in 1985), 32 rugby league games hosted, home of Bathurst Panthers (local Group 10 rugby league club, also the branded local venue for Penrith Panthers' NRL 'home away from home' fixtures), primary tenant since 1984; predecessor local clubs on/near the site before 1984 were Railway Football Club and Charlestons.
Sourcing caveat: Capacity figures conflict between sources (see above), not resolved.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1984 (Bathurst City Council converted the site, previously a caravan park also used for women's hockey, into a full rugby league field; a grandstand was added in 1985) |
| Home club | Bathurst Panthers (local Group 10 rugby league club, also the branded local venue for Penrith Panthers' NRL 'home away from home' fixtures), primary tenant since 1984; predecessor local clubs on/near the site before 1984 were Railway Football Club and Charlestons |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 32 |
| Top recorded crowd | 12,000 |
| Capacity | Conflicting figures found: 11,500 (with 1,100 in an undercover grandstand) per one source vs. 13,000 per another — not resolved, both recorded rather than one picked |
| Challenge Cup Finals hosted | 1 |
| Floodlights installed | Present, described as 'broadcast-quality lighting for night matches' |
| Surface | Grass |
| First rugby league match | City v Country Origin match, 8 Jun 2001, Country defeated City 42-10 in front of 8,872 |
| Years used | 1984–2026 |
| Location | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Name history
- Carrington Park — since 1984, no name change found
Rugby league history
Bathurst's premier sporting venue, owned/operated by Bathurst Regional Council, primarily used for rugby league (home of the Bathurst Panthers and regular host of an NRL 'country round' fixture featuring Penrith since 2014, except 2020), also hosting occasional football and concerts. Record NRL crowd: 12,000, Penrith v Wests Tigers, 20 Apr 2024. Overall venue attendance record: 19,149 for an Elton John concert, 22 Jan 2020.
Also hosted an A-League Men's match (25 Jan 2012) and A-League Women's match (Feb 2024, attendance 3,873), plus concerts.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- Seven Group 10 grand finals hosted: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2019
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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