The first recorded match on the ground was in 1839, when Stockton played an All-England Eleven.
[1] The ground also hosted two first-class matches, the first of which was in 1858 when a combined Yorkshire and Durham team played Nottinghamshire.
[2] The final recorded match on the ground saw Stockton play a United South of England Eleven.
The ground was located at the far western end of Portrack Lane.
By 1899, an iron works had been built on the ground, with the site today is occupied by an industrial estate and a gas holder.