[1] They became an inaugural member of the NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs when it broke away from the New South Wales Soccer Football Association and played in its first league season in 1957.
The club won the inaugural Federation Cup and were premiers of the regular season, losing the grand final to Auburn.
The club predominantly played in the top tier of soccer in Australia until the formation of the National Soccer League in 1977 where it would play in NSW First Division instead.
In total, Canterbury Bankstown have won two NSW Tier 1 premierships (1957 and 1985) and two championships (1958 and 1960).
It has also won two Waratah Cups in 1957 and 1958) as well as two other lower division honours.