[1] The club are currently managed by Max Mitchell, and finished in 15th place in the Isthmian Premier Division in the 2023/24 season.
In 1960, Ken Barrett, who was a PE Master at Mount Grace School at the time, formed a football club for former scholars.
In the 1990–91 season, the club reached the third round of the FA Vase, and won the Hertfordshire Senior County League, as it was by then called, Premier Division championship and the Aubrey Cup.
The change of name to Potters Bar Town coincided with joining the South Midlands League Premier Division.
In the following season, 1997–98, the club were runners-up in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division North, and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Vase.
Friend departed himself in February 2015, and was replaced by ex Hillingdon Borough and North Greenford United boss Steve Ringrose.
Off the pitch, further improvements were made to the Lantern Stadium, as a state-of-the-art sprinkler system, a perimeter barrier around the pitch and a new draining system were all installed, whilst the main grandstand was changed to a maroon and white colour with new seats and a repaint in order to match the new club colours.
The club play at the Lantern Stadium, which was also used for many years by Arsenal Ladies Reserves and by the first team for county cup ties.
In 2006, in the space of just six weeks, a new perimeter fence was erected, major improvements were made to the stand and changing rooms, and turnstiles and an outside toilet block were added to the facilities to satisfy the Football Association's ground grading standards and allow the club to be promoted to the Southern League Division One East.
The current record attendance for the ground is 2,011 set on 19 October 2019 in the FA Cup preliminary round four against Barnet.