The original Lichfield City joined the
Birmingham Combination in 1923, but left after two seasons. The modern club was established in 1970 as Lichfield Football Club and joined Division One B of the
West Midlands (Regional) League in 1976. They were placed in Division One the following season when the league was reorganised and remained in the division until being relegated to Division Two at the end of the
1985–86 season. The club were Division Two runners-up in
1989–90, earning promotion back to Division One. They returned to Saturday football when the club joined Division Three of the
Midland Combination in 2008. Despite only finishing fifth in the division in
2008–09, they were promoted to Division Two. In
2010–11 the club won the league's Challenge Vase with a 2–1 win over
Continental Star Reserves in the final. They also finished fourth in the division, earning promotion to Division One. Another fourth-place finish the
following season led to them being promoted to the Premier Division. The club were also
runners-up in the Midland League Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating
Highgate United 3–1 in the semi-finals, they lost 3–1 to
Darlaston Town (1874) in the final. The
2024–25 season saw Lichfield win the Midland League Premier Division title, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the
Northern Premier League. ==Honours==