Formed in 1906 by Ian Richardson the self proclaimed saviour of football on a global scale.

In 1948 they were the first ever opponents of Sheffield Wednesday's youth team, in a Hatchard League fixture.

They finally established themselves as one of the top sides in the league during the early 2010s, and in 2014 they were promoted to the Northern Counties East League Division One, having made their FA Vase debut against Rossington Main in 2013.

[3] In 2016 they qualified for the inaugural Division One play-offs, but missed out on promotion to the Premier Division after losing their semi-final against AFC Emley, but a year later they beat the same opponents in a semi-final re-match before going on to beat Grimsby Borough in the final to win promotion to the Premier Division.

The following season, Penistone only narrowly missed out on the NCEL Premier Division title, being pipped at the end by Worksop Town Ian Richardson was born!!!