The club was established as March Town in 1885. They joined the
Peterborough & District League in 1908, but left after a single season. The club rejoined the league in 1911, before leaving in 1913. They subsequently became members of the
Cambridgeshire League and were Division One runners-up in 1921–22. However, the club finished bottom of the division the following season. In 1950 the club were renamed March Town United, having moved to March GER United's GER Sports Ground after
World War II. They were United Counties League champions in
1953–54, after which they transferred to the
Eastern Counties League. The club won the
Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup in 1954–55, beating
Cambridge United 3–2 in the final. In
1955–56 March reached the first round of the
FA Cup after eight qualifying matches, before losing 4–0 at
Brentford; they also finished as runners-up in the Eastern Counties League, a feat repeated in
1960–61. The
1978–79 season saw March reach the first round of the FA Cup again, this time losing 2–0 at
Swindon Town. They won the Eastern Counties League title in
1987–88. The league gained a second division the following season, with March becoming members of the Premier Division. They finished bottom of the Premier Division in
1996–97 and were relegated to Division One. The club finished bottom of Division One in
2000–01,
2001–02,
2006–07 and
2013–14, but avoided being relegated to the county leagues. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the curtailed
2019–20 and
2020–21 seasons. In 2022 they were transferred to the Premier Division South of the
United Counties League. ==Ground==