 The club was founded in 1922 and was elected to the Midland League, which the team played in until 1929 when they were elected to the Football League.The highest level of the English football league system the team has reached is the second tier, spending two seasons in the Second Division during the 1970s.The club lost its Football League status following relegation to the Football Conference in 2004, but regained it eight years later with victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final.