The club was formed in 1896 as a merger of Abertillery Rovers and Blaenau Gwent.
[2][3] Although they left the league at the end of the 1913–14 season, they rejoined after World War I.
[3] They applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but were unsuccessful.
[3] However, in January 1923 the club withdrew from the league due to financial problems.
[2] The club was reformed in 1982, and existed until 2000 when they merged with Cwmtillery AFC to form Abertillery Excelsior.