The club was established in 1948 as Mickleover Old Boys. They joined the Derby & District Senior League, where they played until moving up to the Premier Division of the
Central Midlands League in 1993. In 1998–99 they were Supreme Division champions, earning promotion to Division One of the
Northern Counties East League. beating
Garforth Town in the final on penalties. In
2008–09 they were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to Division One South of the
Northern Premier League. The club went on to win Division One South the
following season, securing a second successive promotion, this time to the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League. They also won the league's Chairman's Cup with a win over
Halifax Town. In 2022 the club were transferred to the Premier Division Central of the
Southern League. They finished fifth in the division in
2023–24, before losing 2–0 to
AFC Telford United in the play-off semi-finals. At the end of the season they were transferred back to the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League. ==Ground==