The club were established in December 1893 and played in local leagues until
World War II, winning the Hunts Junior Cup in 1919–20, 1931–32 and 1935–36. In 1950 the club joined Division One of the
Peterborough & District League. They finished second in 1952–53 and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1969–70 they finished bottom of the table with only three points, but were not relegated. and dropped into the Premier Division of the Cambridgeshire League. In 2007 they were relegated to the Senior A Division after finishing bottom of the Premier Division. They returned to the Premier Division after finishing third in 2009–10. At the end of the 2011–12 season the club's first team folded, with the reserve team in Division One B becoming the new first team. After finishing second in 2012–13, they were promoted to the Senior Division B. They were runners-up in Senior Division B the following season, resulting in promotion to Senior Division A. Although the 2020–21 season was abandoned due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, Somersham were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2021–22 they finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated back to the Senior Division A. ==Ground==