When the two clubs merged in 1888, they continued playing at the Chuckery on the Town pitch.

The Town pitch was chosen as it was located closer to the cricket pavilion, the only facility at the ground.

Following complaints from local residents, the club left the ground to move to West Bromwich Road at the end of the 1892–93 season.

[2] However, the first two matches of the 1893–94 season were played at the Oval in Wednesbury as the new ground was not yet ready.

[1] The final League match at the Chuckery was played on 15 April 1893, with 2,000 spectators seeing a 1–1 draw with Sheffield United.