Ground
Hyde play their home games at Ewen Fields, which has a capacity of 4,073 across covered five stands: the Main Stand, the Scrattin' Shed, the Tinker's Passage end, the Leigh Street stand and the Walker Lane end. All provide standing spectator accommodation apart from the Main Stand which has seating for 530. The pitch was relaid as Baspograss, then in 1995 reverted back to grass.
The ground held the last non-qualifying FA Cup game on an artificial surface when Hyde faced Darlington in the 1st Round Proper of the 1994–95 FA Cup. Ewen Fields has hosted many sporting teams in the past, with Manchester United Reserves and Stockport County Reserves amongst former users. Ewen Fields has also held fixtures for Oldham Curzon Ladies Football Team.
After Hyde United changed their name and strip in 2010, the colour of the ground was changed from red to blue in 2010, in a change funded by Manchester City Football Club. This came about as a result of the two club's partnership whereby Ewen Fields would also be used by Manchester City's Reserve Team.
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