In June 1893, after the club was evicted from North Road by its owners, Manchester Deans and Canons, who felt it was inappropriate for the club to charge an entry fee to the ground, secretary A. H. Albut procured the use of the Bank Street ground in Clayton.
En xuño de 1893, despois de que o club fose desaloxado de North Road polos seus propietarios, Manchester Deans and Canons -que sentían que non era axeitado para o club cobrar unha cota para entrar no estadio-, o secretario A. H. Albut decidiu empregar a área de Bank Street, en Clayton.