 In February 2019 plans for a new stadium for Workington were announced, this would in involve the demolition of Borough Park and Derwent Park.In June 2019, it was announced by the new leadership of Allerdale Borough Council that the new sports stadium would not be built.On 19 May 1994 Derwent Park was the host for the rugby union warm-up game between Italy and Ireland before the 1995 Rugby World Cup.