 Players used the nearby Sun Inn for changing rooms, with the pub building a special extension for use by the football club.A 200-seat grandstand was later added along the southern touchline, along with a covered terrace on the northern side of the pitch.Trinity were elected to the Football League in 1896, and the first League match at the ground was played on 12 September 1896, with 2,000 spectators watching a 1–1 draw with Manchester City.