The club played its first match against the Norton Barracks, in front of 200 spectators, in February 1891.[3] The club played at a minor level until 1906.[4]
The club re-formed in 1919[5] and by November was attracting 2,000 spectators for home matches in the Worcestershire League.[6] It took a major step in 1921 by entering the FA Amateur Cup for the first time[7] and reached the final of the 1922–23 competition, losing 2–1 to London Caledonians after extra-time, in front of a crowd of 15,000.[8]
The Robins joined the Birmingham Combination in 1926–27, their best season coming in 1930–31, when they were runners-up to Nuneaton Town;[9] the key match between the two sides, at Crown Meadow in April, saw Nuneaton win with a late penalty, while Evesham hit the woodwork three times and missed a penalty.[10]
The two clubs met in the final of the Birmingham Senior Cup in the same season, Evesham again coming up short, losing 4–2 in a replay at Highfield Road, Barnett in the Evesham goal also saving two penalties;[11] in the original match, with the score at 1–1 and Evesham dominating, Knight was forced to leave the pitch because of a head injury, and Evesham had to finish with ten men.[12]
The club suffered a serious blow in 1935 when a storm demolished the wood and corrugated iron stand at the Crown Meadow.[13] The club was already £120 in debt,[14] which would increase to £250 the following year,[15] and would make a trading loss in 1937–38 of £130.[16] Its final demise came at the start of the 1938–39 season, the club having to resign from the Birmingham Combination, with gate receipts averaging only £11 per match.[17] A new club, Evesham United, started up after the war as a replacement.
The club originally played in red shirts[18] (from which it took its nickname the Robins), white shorts,[19] and black socks.[20] In October 1935, due to the club's financial difficulties, it accepted a new set of colours donated by the supporters' club of white shirts and black shorts, with a robin badge,[21] and hooped socks.[22]
