Partick Thistle moved to Meadowside from Inchview Park (Whiteinch)[2] in 1897, the year they were first promoted to Scottish Football League Division One.

[3] The ground was slowly developed and eventually included of a 750-seat grandstand on the northern side of the pitch and a running track around it.

[4] On 16 December 1899 the ground was used by Rangers for a home match against St Mirren as their new Ibrox Stadium was not ready.

[4] The ground's probable record attendance of 16,000 was set for a Scottish Cup first round replay against Hibernian on 4 February 1905, with Thistle winning 4–2.

[4] In 1908 the Clyde Navigation Trust, which owned the land, opted to expand the neighbouring shipyard onto the site and Thistle were forced to move out (the Meadowside Granary was soon constructed there, and in the 21st century this was redeveloped again as the Glasgow Harbour apartment complex).