[2] In 1885 they were founders of the Hertfordshire County Football Association, and subsequently started playing in local leagues in the 1890s.

In 1923 the league was reduced to a single division, and it disbanded entirely in 1925, making a brief comeback in 1926–27, when Stortford were one of only six clubs to play in it.

[6] In the 1970–71 season Bishop's Stortford reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 6–1 at Reading.

[6] In 1971 the club joined to the Isthmian League, and in 1973 they reached the second round of the FA Cup, losing 3–1 at Peterborough United after a replay.

[7] In 1982–83 the club beat Football League opposition in the FA Cup for the first time, winning 2–1 at Reading in the first round.

After beating Slough Town 4–1 in the second round, they held Second Division Middlesbrough to a 2–2 draw at Ayresome Park, before losing 2–1 at home.

[8] In 2012–13 they reached the FA Cup first round for the twelfth time, losing 2–1 at home to Hastings United.

[9] The 2021–22 season saw the club finish as runners-up in the Premier Division, before losing 3– to Cheshunt in the play-off final.

[13] Due to financial problems, the club sold the ground in 1997, with the last match played against Ware in December that year.

[13] After eighteen months groundsharing at Boreham Wood, Dagenham & Redbridge, Hitchin Town, St Albans City and Ware, the club returned to Bishop's Stortford in 1999 when Woodside Park was completed.