The old committee got together after the 2nd World War in 1945 in an attempt to revive the Club following the war years. The Coles Lane ground was in ruins. The pitch had big holes in it dug by children and the grass was over 2 feet high. The stand ( capable of holding 300 spectators ) was damaged and the pitch perimeter fencing smashed. Pigs were being kept in the stand and a man had kept horses and ponies at the ground and gave children rides on Saturday afternoons.
Despite this seemingly impossible situation, the Committee over many months with the help of friends and supporters gradually returned the ground to a state fit for football again.
Competitive football however was not played again until the 1947-8 season when Sutton finished 4th in the Walsall Senior League. During this period, the Club enjoyed good support with the local derby against Sutton Athletic attracting 1200 fans.
During the 1948-9 season the car park was completed and a crowd barrier erected around the pitch.
Yet again in the 1950s financial troubles bedevilled the Club as they went back into the Birmingham Combination and results were poor for the next few seasons.
On October 15th 1955 came a new crisis when the Club's 80 foot long wooden stand burned down and the Club immediately launched a £4000 appeal for a new brick and concrete building ( the one which is in existence today ).
Work on the new stand purchased from Manchester City began in October 1956 but as ever finances were a problem and at one point in 1959 the Club nearly decided to close.
The photo at the top of the page shows the old wooden stand.