They formerly played in the Welsh Football League during a period when the club were known as Cwmaman Institute.

[3] After a number of seasons where the club finished at the top part of the table, in 2006–07, they were champions of Division One, gaining promotion to the Welsh Football League.

In 2011 they received an undisclosed percentage of the proceeds from the Stereophonics pre-Christmas gigs.

The club joined the South Wales Senior League in Division One for a singular season before moving to the newly formed South Wales Alliance League in Division One for the 2015–16 season.

The club then changed its name back to being called FC Cwmaman.