Don't think there's anything detailed out there, but not a lot has happened since the club formed in 1933. They've played at York Street from the start. It was called Shodfriars Lane back then but basically it was the same ground as now. Had a stand burn down and rebuilt a couple of times before the war. The stand at the York Street end was built in the mid fifties and floodlights were added. After failing to get elected into the football league on numerous occasions the club decided to undergo a major rebuilding in 1977 after being turned down yet again - this time as the ground wasn't up to the required standard (some other lesser club got the nod that season instead - whatever happened to Wigan Athletic?). A few cosmetic changes since then - a few extra seats added to the York Street end to meet League requirements, along with an observation/control room in the corner. Name changes with sponsors. Has been called the Jakemans Stadium since 2009.
There's a Wikipedia entry here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Street
Does anyone know when the current main stand was built? I've read it was overhauled in 1981, but did it simply have new fixtures and fittings, or was it a brand new stand? So far I’ve established:
Fire destroyed main stands in 1926 and again in 1934.
Fire destroyed separate dressing room block and supporters' club offices in November 1937, possibly due to a faulty coke stove. Some of the players had to train in international shirts borrowed from Freddy Tunstall, as kit was lost in the blaze. Greyhound kennels were converted as makeshift replacements.[/li][/list]
Apparently a replacement stand was in place prior to the dressing room fire of 1937 but I can’t find a record of when it was built or if the shell is the same one in existence today. I’d value any thoughts on this.