They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East and play at Tiger Way in Axminster, England.

The club was established in 1903 and joined the Perry Street Junior League.

[1] The club were Challenge Cup winners again in 1979–80 and 1992–93,[2] before returning to the (renamed) Devon & Exeter League in 2001,[1] joining Senior Division Four.

Axminster were promoted for the fourth successive season in 2003–04, moving up to the Premier Division.

[8] Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were elevated to the Premier Division East.