Their first match was on 27 August 1949 against a local amateur side, Vine Tavern, and was played away.

In the 2016 Challenge Cup, Pilks were drawn at home to League One outfit London Skolars for the 3rd round.

Despite an instant offer from St Helens to play the game at Langtree Park, Pilks managed to gain acceptance from the Rugby Football League (RFL) to play the game at Ruskin Drive after it met a suitability criteria.

In 2019, Pilks won their first National Conference League championship, winning Division One On 10 June 2011, it was reported that the team's clubhouse on City Road was on fire.

Club officials, who had been alerted to the blaze, scrambled to save kit and equipment from the changing rooms before the fire tore through the building.