The club was founded in 1889 by workers in the James Taylor & Co. cotton mill, known as the Barn Mills, in Carrickfergus.[1]: 13 The club entered the Irish Junior Cup for the first time in 1890–91 and the County Antrim Shield in 1891–92, in which they reached the semi-final.[1]: 14–15 In 1923, Barn was elected to an expanded Irish Football League, but retained membership only for five seasons. Financial difficulties meant that the team played the 1927–28 season with a squad made up entirely of amateurs, finishing second bottom, and folding at the season's end[1]: 16 [2] The club's ground was the Barn Field, later known as Taylors Avenue.[1]: 65
Barn United, founded in 1954, took their name from Barn and continue to play in the same area.
