The club was established in 1928 as Woolwich Borough Council Athletic Club. They joined the Woolwich and District League and were champions in their first season. The following season saw them join Division One of the Western Section of the Kent County Amateur League. In 1934 Division One was renamed the Premier Division, and after finishing second-from-bottom of the division in 1934–35, the club were relegated to Division One. They finished bottom of Division One in 1939–40, but the league was largely abandoned the following season due to World War II.