[1] At first the club competed in local football, not joining the senior Midland League until 1961.

When the non-league pyramid was restructured in 2004, Town were placed in the Northern Premier League First Division, winning promotion to the Premier Division at the first attempt.

Paul Hurst and former Rotherham United teammate Rob Scott were appointed joint managers of the Northern Premier League outfit in January 2009 following the departure of David Holdsworth to Mansfield Town.

[3] In May 2009 they won the league's play-off final to secure a place in the Conference North.

The club originally wore old gold shirts and black shorts.