The club was established in 1908 as Farsley Football Club and played in amateur leagues in
Leeds. They joined the
West Riding County Amateur League in 1926 and were runners-up in 1936–37. In 1949 they joined Division Two of the
Yorkshire League. They won the division in 1951–52, earning promotion to Division One. After three consecutive bottom-half finishes, league performances improved and Farsley finished fifth in 1955–56 and fourth in 1956–57, before ending the season as runners-up in both 1957–58 and 1958–59. Farsley attempted to overturn the decision in the
High Court, but were unsuccessful and subsequently entered the play-offs. After beating
Whitby Town 1–0 in the semi-finals, they lost to Workington on penalties in the final. In
2005–06 Farsley finished fourth in the Premier Division, again qualifying for the play-offs. After beating
Marine 1–0 in the semi-finals, they defeated
North Ferriby United 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to the
Conference North. They also reached the first round of the
FA Cup again, eventually losing 2–0 in a replay to
Milton Keynes Dons after the home match had ended 0–0. However, they subsequently went into administration and were expelled from the Conference in March 2010 after being unable to fulfil their fixtures, before being disbanded on 10 March.
2010–2019: Farsley AFC The club was reformed as Farsley A.F.C. and joined the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League for the
2010–11 season. They went on to win the division, earning promotion to Division One North of the Northern Premier League. A fourth-place finish in
2011–12 saw them qualify for the play-offs, losing 3–0 to
Witton Albion in the semi-finals. In 2015 the club returned to the name Farsley Celtic. the club defeated
Ossett Town 4–2 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division. The
following season saw the club finish fifth in the Premier Division, reaching the play-offs. However, they were beaten 2–1 in the semi-finals by
Ashton United. In
2018–19 the club were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to the National League North.
2019–2025: Rebrand and liquidation In 2019 the club changed their playing colours from blue to green and white, adopted a new badge and renamed their ground following a takeover. Following relegation at the end of the
2024–25 season, financial instability caused by delays in installing a new pitch and having to play home games in
Buxton for most of the season meant the club were not granted a license to compete in steps 1–4 for the following season and were instead placed in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League. The club subsequently withdrew from the Northern Counties East League, and although the women's, deaf, and development teams initially continued to operate, the club was liquidated on 18 December 2025, with a phoenix club FC Farsley founded by
David Stockdale the same day as the liquidation. ==Ground==