The club was formed in September 1893 after the demise of Oswestry Town in 1891.

[5] In September 1914 it was reported that the club had lost five players due to enlistments in World War I, and it was likely that the club would no longer be able to continue in the Lancashire Combination League.

[6] By October 1914 the club are shown to have only played two fixtures in the league.

[7] The club were due to play a Shropshire Cup fixture with Shrewsbury Town in March 1915, but could not raise a team and were later ejected from the competition.

[8] When football started again after World War I the club did not re-emerge.