The origins of Prestwich Heys AFC can be traced back to February 9th 1938 when a meeting was called at the Music Room of the Heys Road Boys School at which Elgar Lumsden put forward the idea of forming an Old Boys Association.

Attending that first meeting were messers Bridge, Stott, Foster, Taplin and Alan Proctor Bell, who was to become a central figure in the Club's history and whose progress he was to report on in the Prestwich Guide under the guise of 'Touchliner'.

Despite the onset of the Second World War a year later, the Association flourished under the Chairmanship of Bell, who also acted as Secretary of the football arm, known as Heys Old Boys AFC and was acknowledged as one of the region's best.

The team went on to win its first honours in 1943 in the Prestwich and Whitefield League with the Woodward Shield - a success which was repeated for the next three seasons.

The team gradually progressed through the Bury Amateur League and in to the South East Lancashire League claiming Championships in 1960, 1961 and 1964. Under the guidance of Peter Gilmore in the sixties, Heys won the prestigious Lancashire Amateur Cup in 1967 followed by the one and only Lancashire Combination Grand Slam in the 1970/71 season with Heys bringing all four trophies available back to Grimshaws.

The club also changed its name in 1964 to Prestwich Heys AFC, an acknowledgement of the fame achieved by the club as they proved one of the nation's top amateur clubs.

Thousands flocked to see Heys play, and beat, the likes of Sutton United, Ferryhill Athletic, Finchley and Highgate United in the FA  Amateur Cup with the clubs best run taking Heys to the last 16. The victory over Sutton United in 1969 ranks as one of Heys' most famous moments, attracting nationwide coverage, coming a week before their opponents were due to meet Leeds United in the FA Cup.

These were heady days but with the seventies came the onslaught of professionalism and the club struggled to maintain its winning ways. After claiming the Manchester Amateur Cup in 1972, the trophy cabinet remained bare as Heys negotiated the gradual restructuring of semi-professional football, moving from the Cheshire County League in to the newly formed North West Counties League in 1982.

Ground grading problems saw the club drop in to the Manchester League in 1986 but the club went on to gain its first trophy for over a decade when the First Division title was claimed in 1988.

1991 saw Heys leave their Grimshaws home on Heys Road for a new base at Sandgate Road. After relegation in 1996, the club bounced back with the Manchester League double of First Division Championship and Murray Shield built on the back of a record 19 league wins from the start of the season.

The 2004/05 season saw Heys finally take the major prize of their first Manchester League Premier Division title and under the leadership of Adie Moran, went on to win the championship the following two seasons.

Adie's untimely death while on holiday in Sri Lanka in June 2007 was a hammer blow for the club and Assistant Manager Jason Dormer stepped up to take control of first team affairs as the 2007/08 season got underway.

A season of many changes eventually brought about a 7th placed finish in the league with the following summer seeing reserve team management pairing of Liam Morrissey and Paul Taylor taking over the first team for the coming season.

Summer 2008 also saw Heys merge with Stand Athletic juniors to form Prestwich Heys Juniors FC, bringing with them 12 youth sides across all age groups and a wealth of experience on their committee.

The merger secures a healthy and exciting future for not only Prestwich Heys but for the game as a whole in the Prestwich area as the club continues its plans of once again playing semi-professional football for the first time since 1986. 

From its inception, all who have passed through the club's door have been able to enjoy a unique spirit at Prestwich Heys, reflecting worthwhile qualities which persist to this day.