[3][4] The crowd record estimated to be 32,000 witnessed the 1953 Sunday Amateur League Grand Final between Montague and Carlton;[5] the ground's highest VFA crowd of 26,000 was set at the 1964 Division 1 Grand Final between Port Melbourne and Williamstown.

On 12 November 1927 the foundation stone for the main grandstand was laid by the Mayor of the City of Port Melbourne, Cr.

It is presently known as ETU Stadium under a sponsorship deal with the Electrical Trades Union of Australia.

[2] Light towers were installed at the ground in 2022 and were first used for a VFLW game between Port Melbourne and the Darebin Falcons on 28 May, 2022.

[11] North Port Oval hosted its first AFLW match on 4 September, 2022 when Essendon took on Carlton.