A Bamber Bridge club played in the late 19th century, but the modern club was established in 1952. The new club joined the Preston & District League, progressing to the Senior Division. In 1990 Bamber Bridge moved up to Division Two of the
North West Counties League. Their
second season in the league saw them win the division, resulting in promotion to Division One; they also reached the semi-finals of the
FA Vase, where they lost 2–0 to
Wimborne Town. After finishing as runners-up in Division One in the following season (
1992–93), a second successive promotion was achieved when the club moved up to Division One of the
Northern Premier League. In
1994–95, a second-place finish saw Bamber Bridge promoted to the Premier Division, with the club also winning the league's Challenge Cup in their first season in the league and victory in the final of the
Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy. The
following season they won the Premier Division, which would have usually resulted in promotion to the
Football Conference. However, Irongate was not deemed up to standard for the fifth tier, and the club remained in the Northern Premier League, In
1999–2000 Bamber Bridge reached the first round of the
FA Cup for the first time. After beating
St Albans City 2–0, they lost 1–0 at
Cambridge United in the second round. The club remained in the Premier Division until the end of the
2001–02 season, in which they finished bottom; although they beat
Radcliffe Borough 3–2 in the promotion/relegation play-off semi-final, they were beaten 2–1 by
Ashton United in the final. Although Bamber Bridge returned to the Premier Division as a result of league restructuring following the creation of the
Conference North and
South, their stay was short-lived as they were relegated to Division One at the end of the
2004–05 season. However, the season did see them win the President's Cup. When the league added a third division in 2007, the club were placed in Division One North. A fourth-place finish in
2013–14 saw Bamber Bridge qualify for the promotion play-offs. After beating
Warrington Town 1–0 in the semi-finals, they lost 3–2 to
Ramsbottom United in the final. In the
following season they finished third, again qualifying for the play-offs, this time losing 2–0 to
Darlington 1883 in the final after beating
Northwich Victoria 2–1 in the semi-final. A fourth-place finish in
2017–18 saw the club reach the play-offs, in which they defeated
Tadcaster Albion 2–1 in the semi-finals and
Prescot Cables 1–0 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division. The club qualified for the play-offs again in
2022–23 after finishing third in the division; following a 5–4 win on penalties against
Gainsborough Trinity in the semi-finals (after a 1–1 draw), they lost the final 1–0 to
Warrington Town. ==Ground==