It was the home ground of Glossop North End during their time in the Football League, and was also used by Derbyshire CCC between 1899 and 1910.

[1] The first Football League match played at North Road was on 3 September 1898, with Glossop defeating Blackburn Rovers 4–1 in front of 4,000 spectators.

In total the ground hosted fifteen first-class County Championship matches.

The ground's record attendance of 10,736 was set on 31 January 1914 for an FA Cup match between Glossop and Preston North End.

[2] The last Football League match at North Road was played on 17 April 1915, with just 500 spectators watching a 1–1 draw with Stockport County.