[2] They are widely regarded as playing the first organised football match in the Bristol region against St George.

[2] Alongside Clifton, St George and Eastville Rovers they were founder members of the Gloucestershire F.A.

With the advent of professionalism in the Western League in 1897 St George approached Warmley with a proposal to merge the two clubs.

The feeling among members of St George was that Bristol was not large enough to support four professional clubs (Bristol City, Eastville Rovers, Warmley, and St George) and that by pooling their resources a new merged team would be the strongest club in the city.

[5] The club's original ground was behind the Tennis Court Inn at the bottom of Warmley Hill.