The ground had been levelled and two small wooden stands erected.

The pavilion and dressing room from the Parkside Ground had been transported here.

The Midland Railway agreed to stop all trains at the nearby Lenton Station on match days.

[2] Forest played their first match here on 26 September 1885, beating Stoke on Trent 4-0 watched by a crowd of 2000.

[1] Forest played a floodlight match at the Gregory Ground on 25 March 1889 against Notts Rangers.