An article in the Newcastle Sun on Friday 17 July, 1925 announced the Northern District British Football Association intention to purchase land at New Lambton for a new home ground for football.

NEW SOCCER GROUND

Site at New Lambton

The Northern District British Foot-ball Association has advised New Lambton Council that it proposes purchasing the properties of Messrs. Nelson, Shepherd, Atkinson and Burns, in Hobart and Monash roads, New Lambton, for a playing area. (Newcastle Sun, Friday 17 July 1925, page 3) 

The Northern District British Football Association secured the ground at New Lambton for 3675 pounds. This was in response to the loss of The Tramway Ground in Hamilton. The land was swampy at the time of purchase. A drainage reserve ran through a portion of the property. It was envisaged games would be play there from May 1926. A liquor licence allowed for the construction of a grandstand, but about half the grandstand was the grand stand from the Tramway ground in Hamilton. A Newcastle Herald article on 3 May, 1926 reported that the grandstand at the new Hobart Park at New Lambton would seat 2,000 spectators, which twice the size of the Tramway ground's grandstand. According to the advertisement for tenders for the sale of the ground in 1929, the grandstand was 48 meters long and 9 meters in width. It had 4 dressing sheds and 2 tenanted cottages. The fence at the Tramway ground was also removed and re-erected at Hobart Park. (Newcastle Morning Herald, 17 February, 1926) 

Hobart Park was officially opened by the Mayor of New Lambton Ald G. Brown on 1 May 1926 when the first competition game was played on the ground between West Wallsend and Kurri Kurri.  The new ground was an instant success. During the 1926 season a total of 43,000 paying customers attended matches at the ground. A touring Chinese team played at Hobart Park on 28 August 1923

During the early part of 1927 the playing surface was improved by a large amount of top dressing and by improving the drainage by replacing broken pipes.  On Friday, 8 December, a special general meeting of the N. D. B. F. A. endorsed an agreement for the ground to be let to the Australian Coursing Association for 5 years.  Football was to have at least 12 Saturdays reserved each year for matches. The ground was enlarged and an option on 3 extra allotments was secured to widen the ground.

However, the financial burden of maintaining the privately owned ground was considerable. On 25 February 1929 it was reported that The Northern Districts British Football Association had in effect ceased operations on 22 February 1929 because it could not pay its debts. The association had an overdraft of 220 pounds and assets of 7606 ponds. The reason for the poor financial position was due to clubs not playing their home games at Hobart Park and a subsequent decline in patronage. (Newcastle Morning Herald, 25 Feb 1929, page 9, FOOTBALL) Part of the problem was also a mas walkout of its members to the new Newcastle Soccer Association. (Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 7 Feb 1929, page 8, FOOTBALL) New Lambton’s decision to join the Newcastle Association around February 13, 1929, left the NDBFA with no clubs. (Newcastle Morning Herald,14 Feb 1929, page 8, FOOTBALL)

Nevertheless, Hobart Park was used during 1929 for State League and Northern League games. Adamstown Rosebud used it as their 1929 home ground. New Lambton also used the ground for home games. The ground was still popular with football supporters. A game between Kurri and Adamstown on Saturday 27 April 1929 drew 1400 spectators. (Newcastle Morning Herald, 29 Apr 1929, page 5, SOCCER CODE)

On Wednesday 20 February 1929 an advertisement appeared in the Newcastle Herald inviting tenders for the purchase of Hobart Park.  (Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Wed 20 Feb 1929, Page 2)

The provisional directors of a proposed Hobart Park organisation were in July 1929 still trying to raise 4,500 pounds to secure the ground for football. However, Adamstown held an agreement of option over the ground and were still hoping to purchase the ground. (Newcastle Morning Herald, 10 Jul 1929, page 10, SOCCER GROUND) On 29 July, 1929, it was announced Adamstown and West Wallsend would use Hobart Park as a joint club for an agreed sum. (Newcastle Morning Herald, 29 Jul 1929, page 9, HOBART PARK) Adamstown announced the use of the ground for the 1930 season at a club social in December 1929. (Newcastle Morning Herald, 17 Dec 1929, page 5, ADAMSTOWN)

Adamstown Rosebud had plans to purchase the ground with West Wallsend however, the State League ruled that teams competing in the NSW State League must have separate enclosed grounds.

During 1930 Adamstown tried hard to find the funds to purchase Hobart Park. This was a hard task at the begining of The Great Depression. On the football field Rosebud's were unstoppable. Adamstown won the State League, the State League Cup and the Robinson Cup. However, they could not raise they funds to purchase the ground. On 31 July 1930, Adamstown's extended option on Hobart Park lapsed. (Newcastle Morning Herald, 1 Aug 1930, page 7, SOCCER CODE) The club lost the 510 pounds of options money to purchase Hobart Park. (The Newcastle Sun, 25 Nov 1930, page 3, £510 OPTION MONEY LOST BY CLUB) This forced Adamstown to apply to Adamstown Council for a lease of part of Adamstown Park for a home ground. (The Newcastle Sun, 26 Nov 1930, page 9, ADAMSTOWN PLANS FOR GROUND)

The trustees of the N.D.B.F.A called for tenders in August 1930. In 1931 West Wallsend announced it had arranged to play its 'home' games at Hobart Park. (Newcastle Morning Herald,14 Jan 1931, page 9, FOOTBALL) A motion picture night was organised in February 1932 (Newcastle Morning Herald, 29 Jan 1932, page 9, HOBART PARK PICTURES) and West Wallsend continued to use the ground for home games. Also in 1932, Adamstown was using the ground for home games. It would not be to the 1933 season that Adamstown would go to its new ground at Adamstown Park. (The Newcastle Sun, 15 Jul 1932, page 9, STATE SOCCER TITLE FOR THE NORTH) In July 1933 the Australia football team played New Zealand at Hobart Park. (The Newcastle Sun,12 Jun 1933, page 4) 

In 1934 repairs to New Lambton Park (now Harker Oval) prompted the New Lambton Council to secure Hobart Park for Rugby League games. (Newcastle Morning Herald, 17 Apr 1934, page 9, RUGBY LEAGUE)

In December 1938 the trustees of the N.D.B.F.A sold Hobart Park to a land and development company which planned to subdivide the land for sale as public housing. (The Newcastle Sun, 21 Dec 1938, page 11 HOBART PK. TO BE SUBDIVIDED)