In 1964, Swanwick Football Club was formed by a collection of local residents, with the view to create a community based football club. They began competing in the Matlock League and then moved to the Derby Combination. In 1978/79 the club claimed their first title, winning the Derbyshire Premier Division One.

The Swans went on to play in the Central Midlands League but soon moved to the Midland Alliance Division One. After competing for 8 years, they won the title in 1989 and were promoted to the Premier Division. Unfortunately, this proved to be a very tough test and after five years the club were relegated.

After some tough times and hardship, the club was rejuvenated back in 2002. With extensive work carried out down at Highfield Road, many local players are reaping the benefits. The First Team gained promotion from the Midlands Regional Alliance Division One as league champions in 2009/10 and also reached the Derbyshire Cup Final in 2013.

The 2010/20011 season saw the reserve team gain promotion from Division Two. With the club moving in the right direction the decision was made under the leadership of Kev Grundy to take the next step forward and move into the Central Midlands League South for the 2013/2014 season.

The first season was a tough test but the Swans took points off nearly all the sides in the division and finished the season strongly. There was very little between the standard of the first and second strings, proof of this was the reserves finishing league runners up in their first season at that level. The club continues to develop on and off the pitch and in their 50th season hope to improve on last year’s success.

Swanwick Pentrich Road has been a great breeding ground for local talent, some of which have gone on to play at the highest of levels. Professionals such as John Simms who won a league title with Derby County and went to play in the European Cup Semi Final and Kev Pilkington who represented Manchester United and Celtic in the Champions League and more recently Andy White has vowed to finish his career where it started, after a ten year professional career that reached Championship level with Crewe Alexandra.