They were formed in 1987 by David Jones, janitor at St Cadoc's Primary School and have grown into a large community sports club playing football and netball.

[1] The club formed an adult side and successfully applied to join the newly founded West of Scotland Football League for the 2020–21 season.

The club also reached the Strathclyde Demolition Cup final, losing 2-0 to Drumchapel United at Buffs Park, Kilwinning.

Former East Kilbride interim manager and coach, Martin Fellowes, was drafted in with his backroom staff, who followed from the Lowland League club to help the Cads tackle their first season in the Premier Division.

At the beginning of this season, the club gained their SJFA licence which allowed them to compete in the Scottish Junior Cup for the first time, reaching the quarter-finals stage, before losing to Johnstone Burgh on penalties.

St Cadoc’s ended their debut season in the Premier Division with a 3rd place finish, 6 points behind champions Beith Juniors.