It was originally developed as the
warm-up track for the
2002 Commonwealth Games held at the adjacent
City of Manchester Stadium. It has hosted the
AAA Championships and
Paralympic World Cup, and was the reserve home ground of the
Manchester City reserve team prior to moving to
Ewen Fields in June 2010. It also served as the home of the
Manchester City Ladies' side until their move to the adjacent
Academy Stadium in the
Etihad Campus in 2014. With both Manchester City teams moving out of the ground by the beginning of 2015, their tenure was replaced by amateur rugby league side Manchester Rangers.{{cite web ==References==