Founded in 1908, the club currently compete in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East.

[1] The team quickly established themselves as consistent contenders in the Premier Division of the North Devon Football League (then called the Senior Division), winning the league title for the first time in the 1912–13 season, the penultimate season before the break during World War I.

[2] In the first season after the war, they were crowned champions for the second time,[2] and also won the inaugural Hansen Cup thanks to a 1–0 win over Bideford.

[8] In this season, the club also achieved their furthest progression in the FA Vase,[1] reaching the fifth round of the tournament before being knocked out by Steyning Town.

[11] In their first season back in the North Devon League, the club won the Combe Martin Cup for the first time since 1959.

[17] The current manager of Torrington is Jackson Birch, with his assistants Gavin Johns, Kevin Weir and Wayne Hobbs.