A war memorial archway which forms the entrance to the sports ground, was designed by the Stourbridge Borough Surveyor, Geoffrey Ince, at a cost of £220 and was unveiled in December 1928.

Two ICC Trophy matches have been played at the War Memorial Ground: Bermuda v Papua New Guinea in 1979, and Argentina v East Africa in 1986.

The ground also hosted a match in the 1997 Triple Crown Tournament, between an England Cricket Board XI and Ireland.

The ground hosted League One team Walsall in the FA Cup first round on 7 November 2009.

[5] On 13 December 2016 the ground hosted a second round FA Cup match between Stourbridge and Northampton Town.