The club was formed by a former official of the
Bush Bucks club from Durban who had moved to the area. It was named
Umtata Bush Bucks. They moved to East London (outside of the former homeland of Transkei) in 2001, until suffering relegation at the end of the 2002/03 season. They returned after only one season, but were relegated again at the end of 2005/06 season. In 2007 Sturu Pasiya became the sole owner when he purchased a license to participate in the
SAFA Second Division from Lion City FC. In 2019, Pasiya was sentenced to five years imprisonment for tax offences. The club relocated to
Mthatha prior to the start of the
2022–23 season. The club plays in the
SAFA Second Division Eastern Cape division.
League record ====
National Soccer League==== •
1988;– 17th (relegated) •
1990;– 7th •
1991;– 4th •
1992;– 17th •
1993;– 5th •
1994;– 3rd •
1995;– 6th ====
Premiership ==== •
1996–97;– 4th •
1997–98;– 6th •
1998–99;– 9th •
1999–2000;– 13th •
2000–01 – 10th •
2001–02 – 15th •
2002–03 – 15th (relegated) ====
National First Division ==== •
2003–04 – 1st (promoted) ====
Premiership ==== •
2004–05 – 11th •
2005–06 – 15th (relegated) ====
SAFA Second Division Eastern Cape Stream ==== •
2018–19 – 14th •
2019–20 – 4th •
2020–21 – 4th Stream A •
2021–22 – 5th Stream A •
2022–23 – 8th Stream A •
2023–24 – 6th Stream A •
2024–25 – 7th Inland Stream ==References==