The first bicycle race at the ground took place straight after a cricket match on 9th July 1879, at which West Hartlepool played Seaton Crew. The bicycle race was a match over five miles for local competitor living within five miles of the area and West Hartlepool Bicycle Club acted as handicappers.
On Whit Monday 1880, the cricket club held a two day sports meeting, which included a two miles bicycle handicap race. This fixture was repeated the following year. The West Hartlepool Temperance Society held their first annual fete on 30th August 1882 and included a bicycle race.
There was very little bicycle racing at the ground until the Co-operative Society held a gala on 7th June 1893 which was attended by 10,000 people, the meeting included two bicycle races.
Hartlepool Fanciers Society held their 5th annual show and sports meeting on 15th May 1894, where there were five bicycle races, a trick cyclists, various entertainments, dancing and fireworks. This was probably the last bicycle racing to take place on Foggy Furze cricket field. In 1895, the cricket field was advertised to rent.
1894 Hartlepool Fanciers sports
In 1895, the cricket field was advertised to rent.
Hartlepool Cricket Club (1880s): Following their time at the West Hall Estate and before moving to Clarence Road, Hartlepool Cricket Club played at the Foggy Furze ground for a short period around the 1880s.
Tennis (1884): The Hartlepool Lawn Tennis Club held ground at the Foggy Furze Cricket Field as early as 1884, according to a report in The Northern Daily Mail.
Rugby (1870s): Early records indicate that the West Hartlepool Rugby team played at Foggy Furze in the 1870s before moving to a field in Middleton Grange Lane by 1881.
West Hartlepool Rugby (1911-1912): After reforming in 1911, the West Hartlepool club played at Foggy Furze before moving to the Clarence Road ground in 1912.
Hartlepool United (1919): In August 1919, due to the Victoria Ground being unplayable following military occupation during the war, Hartlepool United played their fixtures on the "West Hartlepool Expansion ground at Foggy Furze".