[3] The ground was home to Port Vale for 27 years and hosted twelve Football League seasons.

It was located opposite the church on Waterloo Road, directly on the Hanley and Burslem tram line.

General Manager Brigadier-General Frank Logan decided not to have track bookmakers, which would backfire when the government restricted their use later in the year.

[6] Attendances in the area during the 1950s decreased, resulting in the closure of the stadium by the Albion Greyhound Company.

However, Aclecourt Ltd re-opened the stadium to independent racing (unaffiliated to a governing body) on 24 July 1982.

[8] The lease would change hands several times before the council sold the site for housing in 1991, with the last meeting held on 17 September 1991.