NEHL - Mainsforth CC, formed by workers at the nearby Mainsforth Colliery, played their home matches in this field from around 1905 and continue to play here in the present day. The first mention in contemporary newspapers is in March 1906, advising the reserves team could not raise a team, with their withdrawal likely. As this is March, it is likely the team date from at least 1905 as a 1sts team is already well under way.

The ground illustrated on the Ordnance Survey maps from the 1910s with austere facilities. There was a pavilion in the north east corner of the ground facing the colliery. In later years 2 pavilions were constructed on the eastern end, with a bowling green and tennis ground also bedded in, presumably as a sporting ground for the miners of the colliery. The current bowling ground is in an alternative location at the south end, with the car park and facilities occupying the previous tennis ground and bowling green.