The club then moved up to the Midland League, where they played for three seasons, with another FA Cup first round appearance in 1896–97 ending with a 1–0 defeat to Southampton St Mary's in a replay.

The 1898–99 season saw another FA Cup first round appearance, this time ending with a 3–0 defeat at home to Bury.

[2] Following World War II they did not reform until 1951, when a team was entered to the Derby & District Amateur League.

[6] The following season saw their first appearance in the first round of the FA Cup in the 20th century, with a record crowd of 6,511 seeing the club lose 5–1 at home to Carlisle United.

[3] At the end of the 2017–18 season they took voluntary demotion to the East Midlands Counties League despite finishing in mid-table.

In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division North of the United Counties League based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

[11] After reforming in 1951, the club initially played at a field on Midland Road, which was shared with Park Street Methodist FC.