The sports ground is located on the edge of Wakefield city centre on Eastmoor Road.

In 1947, the cricket club celebrated its centenary by holding a week long festival of sport which attracted 30,000 people including 7,000 for an athletic meeting.

"So great was the in rush of spectators shortly after the start of the meeting that the gates had twice to be temporary closed pending a more equitable distribution of people inside the enclosure.

"[citation needed] In 1950, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) were allowed access to the ground for one afternoon per week.

Sandal Hockey club moved to the ground in 1961 and, in 1965, a new tennis pavilion and changing rooms were built for £7,000.

Wakefield RFC's successful John Player cup run in 1976 saw the addition of temporary stands and record rugby crowds of 3,500.

A refurbishment of the club house took place in 1979 and, two years later, a glass-backed squash court and central heating were added at a cost of £36,000.

A few years later, a second portakabin structure, the Fleur de Lys pavilion, was built above the car park behind the rugby posts at the Smirthwaite end of the ground.

In 2002, the hockey club replaced the sand-based surface with a state-of-the-art water-based pitch and added a multi-use games area suitable for five-a-side football.

The rugby pitch was subsequently used by local football teams before Wakefield FC moved to the ground for the start of the 2006/7 season, making improvements to the perimeter fencing, external fencing and installing a turnstile block.

Carr Gate won the Wakefield Sunday League Division 4 cup in their first season.