Taverners Football Club was formed in 1971 under the name of George Taverners, a name derived from their roots at the George Hotel Nailsworth. The early years were spent lounging in the lower divisions of the Stroud League, with little success apart from one brief excursion into Division Three.

The turning point for the club came in October 1982 when player Dale Russell decided to try his hand at management and was elected player manager for the first time. This triggered a golden era for the club. Four championships, three runners-up spots, two Stroud Charity Cups, and two Berkeley Hospital Cups soon follow, together with the disappointment of two County Cup final defeats in 1983 and 1985.

The club also suffered a huge disappointment after their first Stroud League Division One championship in 1990-91 when their application to join the Northern Senior League was rejected. Despite this, the team went on to retain the title and took a self-imposed exile to Hawkesbury Upton in order to satisfy the Northern Senior League's facilities requirements. Two years later the team returned to Nailsworth to play at the home of Forest Green Rovers F.C. before finally moving to their present home at Highwood (Nailsworth Recreations Centre) in 1995.

The first five seasons of Senior League football brought no success, but the side was able to establish itself as a mid-table outfit. In 1997-98 fortunes changed with the recruitment from a rich seam of emerging local talent, together with the return of former captain Mike Stratford as Dale Russell's assistant. The Adrian Lees Charity Cup and promotion to Northern Senior League Division One soon followed.

In 2001/02 Taverners enjoyed an historic season capturing the GFA Senior Amateur cup and finishing a close second in Northern Senior One to gain promotion to the Gloucestershire County League for the first time.

Now in their ninth season in the league Taverners have established themselves as a respected County League side. Their best placing to date was in season 2003/04 when they finished in fourth place and in their eight previous seasons in the league, they have enjoyed four top eight finishes. A poor league campaign last season saw them finish just outside the relegation places but they showed real character at the end of the season to lift the Les James League Cup.

Taverners F.C. crest sports a latin motto "Superbia Dobunorum" meaning "Pride of the Cotswolds".

Taverners F.C. Roll of Honour

Mills-Roberts Cup Winners

2003-04