The club latterly played their home games at De Montfort Park, having moved to the purpose-built football stadium in March 2005.

The early 1990s saw a turn around in fortunes for Hinckley Athletic and manager John Hanna saw the club become founder members of the Midland Alliance.

Merger moves were made immediately at the end of the 1996–97 season when Athletic narrowly missed out on promotion to the Southern League for the third consecutive campaign following finishes of 2nd, 3rd and 2nd again.

A meeting of the respective chairmen, Mick Voce (Athletic) and Kevin Downes (Town), established there was some common ground with each club having something positive to offer, and the merger was completed.

However, after a good start tragedy struck the club when defender Matt Gadsby collapsed and died on the pitch at Harrogate on 9 September 2006.

Middlefield Lane was sold for £4 million which funded De Montfort Park, a purpose-built 4329-capacity football ground.

The move away from Middlefield Lane happened on 5 March 2005 when the first game at the new De Montfort Park Stadium was played.

Despite being bottom of the league at Christmas, relegation was avoided by a nine-game unbeaten run at the end of the season, ensuring survival in the penultimate game.

Lack of proper budgeting the previous seasons meant the club were unable to meet debts, and the HMRC petitioned the courts for a winding up order.

[9] Leicester Road were ultimately successful in purchasing the stadium,[10] with Hinckley AFC having to groundshare at Heather St John's.

In July 2011 Platnauer started the season again in the assistant manager's role, but left the club in August 2011, and was replaced by Mark Faulkner.

Assistant manager Carl Heggs was placed in temporary charge and said on several occasions he would love the job on a permanent basis.

On 15 November Heggs was offered the job on a permanent basis until the end of the 2012–13 season in a board meeting, but on a further reduced budget after the discovery of more debt being placed upon the club.

Hinckley United spent two years financing, securing land and building a new ground, and in 2005 phase 1 of the stadium was completed.

Phase 2 was finished by 2007 adding a full size all weather floodlit pitch and junior changing facilities to the complex.

The flagship of the complex is the De Montfort Park Stadium, a 4329-capacity purpose-built football ground, also comprising gymnasium, sports injury clinic and a social club too.

The first match in the stadium was on 5 March 2005 when Stalybridge Celtic were the first team to play Hinckley United on the ground, and drew 1–1, in front of a crowd of over 2000.

[27] After the end of the 2012–13 season, Hinckley chairman Mike Sutton confirmed that Greene King Brewery had decided not to renew their deal to sponsor De Montfort Park.

In 2001–02 Hinckley United beat Grays Athletic 1–2 at the New Recreation Ground in the First Round, then lost to Cheltenham Town 0–2 at Middlefield Lane.

The game finished 0–0 with Tommy Whittle, the then Hinckley goalkeeper facing a penalty that John Salako put wide of the post.

The replay took place at Griffin Park and Brentford won 2–1, after Hinckley United defender Brad Piercewright was sent off for 'handling the ball on the line'.

Striker Andre Gray impressed in both games against Luton, later leading to the Conference Premier side to signing him on loan with a view to a £30,000 permanent transfer.