They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Brantham Leisure Centre.

The club was established in 1887 by workers from the British Xylonite factory under the name Brantham Works.

[6] The club adopted the name Brantham Crown for some time and returned to Division One of the Ipswich & District League in 1905.

In 1924–25 the club reached the final of the Suffolk Senior Cup, which they lost 1–0 to Kirkley.

The club won the Senior Cup in 1926–27 with a 3–0 win over Lowestoft Town in the final.

[12] The club won the Senior Cup for a second time in 1959–60, defeating Christchurch Athletic 3–2.

[12] Brantham applied to join the Eastern Counties League in 1977, but were rejected as the ECL secretary claimed that they would not "attract people to watch them in other parts of the region".

In 1983–84 the club won the Suffolk Premier Cup, beating Lowestoft Town 2–0 in the final.