[2][3] The Volunteers reached the semi-final of the M'Lagan Junior Cup for clubs in the shire in 1887–88, losing to Cardross Swifts in a match interrupted by crowd violence.

A number of Armadale players, including Gallacher, Clemenson, Prentice, Ramsay, Morrison, and M'Laren,[7] found their way into the Volunteer side.

It was runner-up in the 1897–98 Linlithgowshire Cup, but only after Bathgate withdrew rather than play Bo'ness, and the Volunteers won a repêchage semi-final against Bellstane Birds.

[19] It also reached the semi-final of the East of Scotland Shield, by now denuded of the major Edinburgh clubs, losing 5–1 to Raith Rovers,[20] but did not win another competitive match before disbanding in 1900.

[21] An attempt later in the year to form a new senior club[22] fell flat and the town had to wait until 1910 for the formation of the next Armadale F.C.