The club was formed on 5 August 1910 and played in the Eastern Football Alliance before joining the
Central Football League in 1911. It became one of the strongest teams in this competition, winning the Central League in both
1913–14 and
1914–15. The club went on to play in the
Eastern Football League, winning that competition in
1915–16, before returning to the Central League. Football became very popular in the
West Lothian mining towns in the period after the
First World War. Armadale was established as a strong side: having lost narrowly to eventual winners
Kilmarnock at the quarter-final stage of the
Scottish Cup in
1919–20, they took the runners-up of that year,
Albion Rovers, to a third replay in the
1920–21 competition. Armadale was admitted to the newly expanded
Second Division in 1921, following the absorption of the Central League. The club's form on the pitch was weak as well, with a league game against
Arthurlie on 1 October 1927 seeing Owen McNally set a Scottish League record (since equalled) of scoring eight goals in a match. To generate revenue, Armadale used Volunteer Park for
greyhound racing. The League management committee issued guidance that greyhound racing tracks should not interfere with the
football pitch. In November 1932, with the club owing
Raith Rovers F.C. the compulsory £50 guarantee for the 19 November fixture (which only attracted a crowd of 300), Armadale proposed issuing I.O.U. notes for each visiting club, redeemed against the guarantees in turn owed to Armadale. This did not meet with any sympathy and the club told that, unless it paid the £50 to Raith by 4pm on 24 November, it would be expelled. The club did not do so and, despite an offer of £30 to Raith, was duly thrown out of the League; an appeal against expulsion did not proceed. The club's record of 1 win, 2 draws, and 14 defeats in the
1932–33 season - which left the club six points adrift at the bottom of the League - was expunged. Armadale was the second club expelled that season, after
Bo'ness F.C. The club soon disappeared, replaced in the town by junior club
Armadale Thistle. ==Colours==