[9] In 1914 they were competing in the wartime organised Section A of the Chester and Runcorn League[12] By 1915 they were playing at a ground off Brunswick Road (where the Precinct stands).

[13] During the Great War the club were part of the Flintshire league and later after hostilities ceased in 1919–20 they were members of the Liverpool Combination grouping.

[15] In October 1920 the United, an amateur club with a team comprising ten colliers and a plumber, beat Wrexham in an English FA Cup third round qualifying tie[9] The club finished as runners–up in the 1920–21 season West Cheshire League,[16] but the next season they resigned from the league under pressure exerted by the Welsh Football Association.

[22] The 'Town' team were twice runners–up in the Pyke Challenge Trophy (now the winners trophy for the West Cheshire League knock–out tournament): in 1937 (their first season in the league) they lost in a replay 2–1 to Helsby BI after a 2–2 draw in an eventful first match, at Prenton Park Tranmere, that included pitch invasions (when Buckley scored), a Helsby player being grabbed and struck in the face whilst taking a throw–in and a crowd melee on the pitch which required police intervention;[23] they were losing finalists again in 1939, beaten 5–3 by Heswall.

Additionally the club were winners of the North Coast Amateur Cup in both 1937 and 1939, beating Blaenau Festiniog on both occasions.

Neither club could maintain this level of performance, particularly the Rovers who for the second consecutive season in 1970 finished in next to bottom place in the league table and were relegated back to Division 2 again.

The team took four seasons until 1973–74 to gain promotion back to Division 1 as champions – scoring 100 league goals over 23 matches played.

There was additional success for the Rovers team that season who were victorious in the North East Wales Junior Cup.

Three seasons after their formation in 1979–80 the team were league runners–up to Cefn Albion – the 'Bucks' recording that campaign their highest proportion of wins to games during their period in the Wrexham area WNL top division (through to 1993).

This dismal run came to an abrupt end in the 1992–93 season when the club catapulted themselves to WNL (Wrexham Area) Premier Division runners–up position (second to Penley by one point).

Results then improved to produce two consecutive top five finishes in 2001 and 2002 – in the former, in contrast to five seasons previously, the 'Bucks' conceded their record fewest number of goals (29) whilst playing at tier 2 league level.

[33] The following season, 2005–06, the team made runners–up spot to Glantraeth in the Cymru Alliance – although had Flint Town United not had three points deducted they would have bagged the position ahead of the 'Bucks'.

Gareth Thomas was appointed as manager and after an initial dip to 9th position in 2011 the team achieved a third-placed finish in 2012 and maintained their top half spot in the following season.

In 2013–14 the squad was remodelled under new manager Howard Tweets but his tenure was short–lived and he was replaced by Gareth Thomas who returned and successfully kept Buckley in the Alliance league (finishing 14th of 18 clubs).

[1] Under new manager Tom Taylor (who came in from FC Nomads with Thomas moving the opposite direction) for the 2014–15 season the again remodelled 'Bucks' finished 4th in the Cymru Alliance[34] but the club was experiencing financial troubles and there was the possibility of it folding.

Dan Moore who had been his assistant was appointed as a caretaker but he couldn't prevent the team (with a playing record of 6 wins, 4 draws and 20 defeats) finishing in bottom (16th) position of the 2016–17 Cymru Alliance.

Dan Moore was formally appointed manager in May 2017[38] and with a team including young local talent the Buckley Town were Champions of the 2017–18 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division[26] at the first attempt and thus promoted back to the Alliance.

The championship was secured in the last match of the season with a 1–1 draw against closest challengers Brickfield Rangers: playing at home in front of a record 604 crowd the 'Bucks' goal was a penalty equaliser scored in the dying minutes of the game by Aled Bellis.

Over the next three seasons of league activity to 2022 (with 2020–21 completely abandoned owing to the COVID-19 pandemic) the team recorded a series of Cymru North mid–table finishes.

The team reached the final of the North East Wales Challenge cup in 2022 against Ruthin Town but were defeated 4–3 (with the winning goal scored in extra time).

At the end of the campaign, after six seasons at the helm, manager Dan Moore voluntarily stepped back from this role to become head of Youth Football at the club.

[40] After nine league matches in charge (W2; D2; L5) in October 2023 the club parted company with Aldcroft[41] and subsequently appointed Asa Hamilton from within as player-manager.

The club moved from its previous centrally located home at Hawkesbury (in front of the Elfed High School), to the purpose–built facility off Globe Way prior to the 1999–2000 millennium season.

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