They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Sheerien Park.

After their third title in 1996–97, the club moved up to Division Two of the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League in 1997.

[3] Athersley won the Premier Division again in 2003–04, starting a period of success that saw them win the title four times in the next eight seasons, finishing as runners-up on the other four occasions.

Their first season in the new league saw them finish as runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division.

In May 2014 they won the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup for the first time, beating Frickley Athletic in the final at Hillsborough.