Named after the Jenner family, who donated the land, the ground was built by the Barry football enthusiasts for their representative side to compete at the highest possible level and was completed between the landmark meeting of 1912 and the opening fixture of 1913–14.

During the 1980s, the local council rebuilt Jenner Park, installing a synthetic running track, a new all-seater stand and improved floodlights.

Recent years have seen the addition of a special viewing area for wheelchair users in the grandstand (known colloquially as the 'Old Stand'), accessible via the stadium's Devon Avenue entrance.

In 1928 the football club attempted to bring greyhound racing to Jenner Park, but the council rejected the plans put in by Alderman Councillor C.B.

[1] The profits created by the racing enabled the survival of the football team during a lean spell for the club before World War II.