About Earl Park, Arncliffe
Earl Park is the name of a former sports field in the Sydney suburb of Arncliffe. From 1925 to 1939 it was the site of New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership club, St. George's home ground and headquarters. The ground was provided by a club benefactor named Lancelot Lewis Earl (1862-1938). Lancelot Earl owned and lived on the Earl Park estate until his death in 1938. The estate was sold in 1940 and a factory was built on the site. St. GeorgeThe St George Dragons played their home games at Earl Park from 1925 until 1939 in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership. The club set the League records for highest scoring match, largest winning margin, and most points scored by a team in a match at the ground when they won 91-6 against neighbouring club Canterbury-Bankstown on 11 May 1935. During that game Les Griffin set two other records for the club: most points in a match (36) and most goals in a match (15). For the 1940 NSWRFL season, St. George left Earl Park, moving back to Hurstville Oval.
Earl Park, Arncliffe Description
Earl Park is the name of a former sports field in the Sydney suburb of Arncliffe. From 1925 to 1939 it was the site of New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership club, St. George's home ground and headquarters. The ground was provided by a club benefactor named Lancelot Lewis Earl (1862-1938). Lancelot Earl owned and lived on the Earl Park estate until his death in 1938. The estate was sold in 1940 and a factory was built on the site. St. GeorgeThe St George Dragons played their home games at Earl Park from 1925 until 1939 in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership. The club set the League records for highest scoring match, largest winning margin, and most points scored by a team in a match at the ground when they won 91-6 against neighbouring club Canterbury-Bankstown on 11 May 1935. During that game Les Griffin set two other records for the club: most points in a match (36) and most goals in a match (15). For the 1940 NSWRFL season, St. George left Earl Park, moving back to Hurstville Oval.