Barton Town was formed in 1880, moving to the Marsh Lane ground in 1927.
The club were founder members of the Lincolnshire League.
They finished bottom of the league in 1956–57 but were runners-up in 1959–60 and then champions in 1960–61.
[1] In 1964 the club joined Division Two of the Yorkshire League.
[3] The club remained in the Lincolnshire League for the next ten years before dropping out due to lack of resources and finance.