[1] The park is named for Owen Delany, who was a major figure in the Taupō sporting scene from 1953, when he formed the United Wanderers Cricket Club.

[2] In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, Owen Delany was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport.

The main stadium contains a partially covered grandstand with 90 percent of the remaining perimeter formed as a raised grass embankment.

For the past several seasons Owen Delany Park has played host to the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament (2014–present), it will continue to host the tournament until 2021[4] Various local sports clubs utilise the park on a weekly and seasonal basis providing competition on local and national levels.

The main stadium has been configured numerous times to host other sports such as association football, Rugby league and archery.