Lincoln City FC was formed in 1874 as an amateur side and they played at the ground from 1884, the team turned professional in 1891.
The Lincoln and County dog, poultry, pigeon and rabbit Society held their third annual show in August 1884 and included bicycle racing with the sports. There was a one mile open bicycle handicap race, run in two heats, the final was won by scratch man W Peel of Lincoln. The Temperance Brass Band played at the event and there was dancing in the evening.
Lincoln YMCA held a sports meeting with two bicycle races on August 7th 1886. The first bicycle event was a one mile open handicap race which was run in two heats and won by W Peel from A Hill by a length, both riders were in Lincoln CC. The second race was over half a mile for YMCA members, only three rode. There were 1,500 spectators and for their first promotion, the meeting was a success, but the press commented that a telegraph board** would have been useful. The band of the Lincoln Rifle Volunteers provided musical entertainment. This was the last bicycle racing at the John O'Gaunts ground.
Lincoln City FC moved to Sincil Bank in 1895 and took their grandstand with them. The ground was sold for housing and is now the site of Sibthorp Street.
** A telegraph board was a large results board, often having more than one side, on which race details and results were displayed to the crowd. It was a bit like a cricket scoreboard.