Windscale AFC were formed in 1950 by a group of workers from the Windscale Nuclear Plant now known as Sellafield. The pitch they used was adjacent to the site with fixtures arranged against local sides. Membership of the West Cumberland Senior League (WCSL) was achieved in the late 50s under the name of Windscale Rovers.

Following the building of the Falcon Club at Egremont where football, cricket and hockey pitches with changing facilities were included as part of the complex, the ‘Rovers‘ relocated to Egremont. They played their first fixture at their new home ground at the start of the 1960-61 season.

The Rovers were formidable opposition achieving success on the pitch whilst participating in the West Cumberland Senior League. The Derwent Valley Senior League (DVSL) at that time was considered to be more competitive and an application for membership was submitted. The application was successful where further playing success ensued. In the mid-60s they reached consecutive finals of the Cumberland Senior Cup. Unfortunately, Penrith FC, the inform team at that time, were the opposition resulting in defeat in both Finals.

During this time a second team was formed, Windscale United. The team consisted mainly of apprentices from the Nuclear Plant and were accepted into the West Cumberland Senior League. Both teams ran in parallel until the Derwent Valley League folded, the consequential result being the Rovers disbanding.

The United continued to participate in the West Cumberland League for several seasons. Their first playing success came against neighbours Egremont Town with United claiming the honours in the Final of the Whitehaven Cup. Several other successes, League Championship and Cup Competitions followed. However, the Cumberland Senior Cup evaded the Club yet again, losing the 1969-70 Final by the only goal of the game to Workington based, Marsh Boys Club. There was further disappointment in the 1983-84 season losing 2-0 to Gretna FC.

Due to the number of players registering for the Club, it became impractical to ensure each one a regular game. In 1983, a decision was taken to enter the Furness and District League with a 2nd string remaining in the West Cumberland League. During their membership in the Furness League, United won every competition available to them apart from the League Championship, the Club has experienced success in all the League’s Cup Competitions.

The 1990-91 season, an application to the Vaux Wearside League was made with the Reserves retaining membership in the Furness League for a further season. Similar to their previous experiences, the Club have won every major honour in the Wearside League apart from the Championship. In the 1997-98 season, the Cumberland Senior Cup was eventually claimed with a 2-1 defeat of Carlisle City.

In 1971, Windscale FC were founder members of the Egremont and District Sunday League, competing in the League for several seasons. The fixtures commenced at 10:30am each Sunday. The majority of players earned their living at Sellafield and, unfortunately, due to overtime commitments on a Sunday at that time, it became difficult to raise a team most weekends. The Workington and District Sunday League fixtures commenced at 2:00pm which provided the opportunity for players to attend work and play football.

There was a watershed moment for the Club in 1989. Keith Benbow, an ex-player formed a Youth Section for under 12 players. This proved to be a success with other age groups being introduced as the seasons progressed.

In order to ensure appropriate arrangements were in place for the Junior Section, The Club applied to the Football Association for their kite mark Charter Standard Status. The standard requires clubs to meet the following requirements:

All coaching staff to have an in-date accepted FA Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), previously a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check
Coaches to have successfully completed a FA coaching course, minimum at Level 1
Club Welfare Officer in place
Club Welfare Officer, Chairperson and Treasurer must have completed the FA Safeguarding course

Windscale FC were the first County based team to achieve the Charter Standard Community Club Award. The objective of the initiative is to ensure that children participate in football within the Club in a safe and fun environment.

The current Club structure provides for players from Juniors at U-7 right through to the adult age group. This provides an integral player pathway from Junior to Senior level football. There is no gender discrimination within the Junior teams. FA regulations permit players of both genders to participate together.