[citation needed] The highlight of this club's activities was probably the defeat of Thurles in the Mansergh Cup.

[citation needed] The first official match was on 1 October 1950, when Birr were the visitors to Roscrea for a friendly, and was beaten 12–0.

Midland's leagues were won during this period and they also qualified to compete in the Leinster senior cup twice.

Roscrea had to compete against teams from larger towns like Dundalk, Kilkenny, Naas and Navan.

[citation needed] Roscrea were relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season and, as of 2020, were playing in Division 3 of the Leinster League.