The club are so named after a founder member saw an advert in a magazine for a Hermes 2000typewriter.[1]
The club finished as champions in 2011–12 season, winning the SJFA North Region Superleague title for the first time. Hermes set a new SJFA Superleague points record of 73 points during the championship winning season, the previous record being held by Formartine United. Hermes were undefeated at home and only lost one game all season. The top goalscorer for the season was Marek Madle.