 Clements was born in Codicote and was subsequently awarded the George Cross.During the 1990s Knebworth also played at the ground.With the club aiming to move up to the Spartan South Midlands League and spectator facilities being limited to a small covered stand between the two dugouts, Codicote spent two years groundsharing at Hertford Town's Hertingfordbury Park and then several years at Hatfield Town's Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City, before returning to the John Clements Memorial Ground in September 2016 after a new stand had been built.