[3] The club was renamed Bacup in 1892,[2] and joined the Lancashire League during the 1893–94 season, taking over the fixtures of Barrow, who had resigned on 20 November 1893.

[4] Following World War I, the club rejoined the league in 1920, by which time they had been renamed Bacup Borough.

[6] Bacup returned to the Lancashire Combination after World War II, and won the league in 1946–47.

[6] The 1989–90 saw the club claim the runners-up position, earning promotion to Division One, where they remained until being relegated at the end of the 1994–95 season.

[6] The 2003–04 season saw the club win the League Challenge Cup, beating Newcastle Town 3–0 in the final held at Haig Avenue in Southport.

[8] In 2013 the club was renamed Bacup & Rossendale Borough after nearby Rossendale United folded,[7][9] They went on to finish second-from-bottom of the table in North West Counties League, but were reprieved from relegation after Kidsgrove Athletic were reprieved from relegation in the division above.

[13] The club moved to West View in Bacup in 1889, with the first match played against Accrington attracting over 1,000 spectators.