Droylsden were originally formed at the invitation of Joseph Cropper, the landlord of the Butchers Arms public house, to play behind the pub.

The town was not big enough to support two clubs, especially with bad feeling between them, and after the local council bought the ground, a merger was negotiated.

Droylsden went home in 1952 to a renovated ground whose pitch had been rotated to its present position, finally eradicating a long-standing drainage problem.

In 1978, Dave Taylor's goal at Rochdale sent Droylsden through to a second round tie at home to Altrincham, who ended the run with a 2–0 win.

However, when the late 1970s side broke up, Droylsden's fortunes slumped, and they finished a distant bottom of the newly formed Cheshire League First Division in 1982.

They were also on the wrong end of the fastest hat trick in FA Cup history, conceding three goals in 2 minutes and 28 seconds in the preliminary round away to Nantwich Town.

After finishing third in the inaugural season of the Conference North, Droylsden were looking to go one better and reach the top tier of non-league football for the first time in their history.

In the 2008–09 FA Cup, Droylsden beat League Two side Darlington, 1–0 in a replay[2] earning themselves a place in the second round proper against Chesterfield.

However, it emerged after the game that Newton was due to serve a one-game suspension on the day after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season on 9 December.

[4] A decent FA Cup run came in the 2010–11 season, when Droylsden took Football League One (third tier) side Leyton Orient to a replay in the second round.

Any hopes of a giant killing upset for Droylsden were quickly crushed as Orient went on rampage to win the game 8–2 after extra time.