[2] The Roosters recorded their biggest ever win at the Sydney Sports Ground on 18 May 1935, when they defeated Canterbury-Bankstown 87–7 in a Round 6 clash of the 1935 season.

Easts ran in 19 tries to one with Australian test centre Dave Brown, the "Bradman of rugby league", scoring 45 points from 5 tries and 15 goals.

Among some of the most memorable of these games were wins by the Sydney team over more fancied visitors such as Wales and Ireland, and a 13-all draw with the New Zealand All Blacks.

Sydney's 18–16 win over Wales in 1978 featured one of the most famous field goals ever kicked in Australia when winger Laurie Monaghan's long range effort sailed over the crossbar in the dying minutes to seal a legendary victory.

The ground held the first ever Australian Speedcar Grand Prix on 12 March 1938 and was won by Sydney driver Les Dillon who was killed at the track only two months later becoming the speedway's first fatality.

Motorcycle Racing on the original concrete track located on this site was first held in 1907 when the arena was known as the Sydney Sports Ground.

Sidecar champions included Jim Davies, Jack Carruthers, Keith Ratten and Charles "Chook" Hodgekiss and among the many famous Speedcar drivers were Australia's Ray Ravell, Jack Brabham and Bill Reynolds, and Americans Paul Swedeberg, Beale Simmons and Frank "Satan" Brewer.

This plaque was unveiled on the 19th of June 2004 on behalf of the Veteran Speedway Riders Association of Australia and the Vintage Speedcar Association of NSW by former competitors Tommy Bradshaw, Peter Speerin and Jim Courtney.In an era when death was an accepted risk of the sport, 12 competitors lost their lives while racing at the Sydney Sports Ground.

In the most tragic accident, close friends off the track Norm Clay and Ray Duggan both died after crashing together in a Solo race there on 21 January 1950.