In 1949 the stadium facilities were apparently deemed not sufficient for the club to gain re-election to the Yorkshire Football League.

[2] The ground is still used for local football today, little of the original colliery buildings or stadium facilities remain.

Upton Colliery was formed in 1931[2] as the colliery works team of Upton Colliery, and initially competed in the South Kirkby and District League and Doncaster & District Senior League before joining the Yorkshire Football League in 1933.

In the 1934–1935 season the club missed out on being league champions by goal difference alone.

This article about a defunct English football club is a stub.