The ground was previously known as Town Hall Park when it became the home of a local junior club, Leven Thistle, in 1902. When East Fife were formed in 1903 as a new senior club to represent the
Levenmouth area, they took over the venue, which subsequently led to the demise of Leven Thistle. Bayview became fully enclosed with a 400-seat grandstand in 1906, but soon afterwards doubts about the ground's future viability were raised because of plans to build a new school nearby. This ultimately led to the pitch being moved several yards to the west in 1910, with the outcome that the stand – previously situated halfway along the north touchline – was now at the northeast corner of the pitch. After several attempts, East Fife were elected to the
Scottish Football League in 1921 and Bayview staged its first League match against
Bathgate on 20 August that year. Ambitious plans to develop the ground had already been announced; a new main stand was opened on the south side of the pitch in 1922, East Fife's
Scottish Cup win in 1938 ushered in the club's most successful era. Bayview was again improved and expanded in 1948, and a record attendance of 22,515 was present for a local derby against
Raith Rovers in 1950. Bayview's town centre location made it attractive to developers, and in 1995 the club agreed to sell the site in a deal that would provide them with a modern all-seater stadium. The site of the new
Bayview Stadium was found on derelict land near Methil Docks, and East Fife finally left their original home in May 1998, at the end of the
1997-98 season, after 95 years, moving to their new stadium when the
new season began in August 1998. ==Greyhound racing==