 It was used by St Albans FC and St Albans Amateurs FC prior to the formation of St Albans City.On 22 September 1894, the first football match at Clarence Park took place.In the 1992-93 season, St Albans City finished as runners-up in the Isthmian League but were denied promotion due a low ground grading as a result of a diseased oak tree within one of the terraces.