The club was founded in 1924 by attendees of the local Wesleyan Chapel and accordingly was named Quorn Methodists F.C., changing its name in 1952. In 1937 the club joined the Leicestershire Senior League. Immediately after World War II they played in the Central Division, and then from 1948 in Division 2 after a league re-organisation. Quorn won this division in 1950 and then followed up by winning the first division the following season.

Over the next fifty years the club moved up and down between the divisions on four separate occasions, finally cementing their place in the renamed Premier Division in the late 1990s, before claiming the league title, and with it promotion to the Midland Alliance in 2001.

In 2003 the club was the only one at its level to sell a player to a Football League team, when Luke Varney moved to Crewe Alexandra for £50,000. Dion Dublin also once played for the club.

In the 2006–07 season they finished 3rd in the Midland Alliance and, due to the expansion of the Northern Premier League First Division into two regional divisions, were therefore accepted into the Northern Premier League Division One South. In May 2007 the club received a £500000 windfall after Luke Varney’s £2,000,000 move from Crewe to Charlton Athletic.

In 2011 Quorn won the Westerby Cup for the first time with a 5–4 victory over Hinckley United at Walkers Stadium under the management of Lawrie Dudfield, but were relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One South during the same season.

John Folwell was appointed as their new manager in May 2013, joining from local rivals Barrow Town. He resigned in January 2015 due to disagreements with the chairman. Two time former manager Dougie Keast was agreed to take over until the end of the 2014–15 season.

Dougie Keast remained at the helm until December 2017, when former Hinckley AFC manager Carl Abbott was appointed, joining the club from Northern Premier Division Market Drayton Town.

On Wednesday 8 May 2019 – Carl Abbott left Quorn AFC to join Evesham United FC.

Following The COVID-19 Outbreak – The 2019/2020 playing season was expunged. Quorn was in first place in the United Counties league (Step 5) when the football season closed Officially on 16 March 2020.

Former Burton Albion and Scunthorpe United Midfielder – Cleveland Taylor was appointed as 1st Team Manager on 1 May 2020 but left his position on 14th October 2021. The 1st Team Vacancy is currently open.

Richard Lavery was appointed on 2nd November 2021. Lavs has been around the Non-League Scene for all of his playing career and has been Club Captain at Barwell, Hinckley United, Kettering and Nuneaton Borough. He was Assistant Manager to Jimmy Ginnelly at Nuneaton Borough in his last management post.

His Backroom Staff consists of Lee Harriman (Former Coalville Town and Oadby Town Manager), Tom Cherry (Assistant Manager at Hinckley AFC), Matt Green (Team Coach) , Chloe Lindsay (Club Physiotherapist) and Jim Simpson (Club Kitman at Quorn for Nearly 20 Years!).