It was the home ground of Leith Athletic during their first seven seasons in the Scottish Football League (SFL).

[1] The ground's record attendance was set later in the season when 7,000 saw Leith draw 3–3 with Dumbarton in a Scottish Cup second round replay on 13 February 1892.

Leith left in 1899, with the final league match played on 15 April 1899, a 3–3 draw with Kilmarnock.

The club briefly groundshared with St Bernard's at New Logie Green at the start of the 1899–1900 season, and played the remainder of their matches at Hawkhill.

After the club left Beechwood Park the North British Railway built the line into Leith Central across the site.