[3] The club enjoyed success in the Dorset Senior Cup in their early years, winning it for the fifth time in 1907.

The club also turned professional that year and joined the Southern Football League, Eastern Division.

was unable to complete season 1929–30 in the Southern League due to financial difficulties[4] and left four games unfulfilled.

In 1994 the Dog Track was widened making the center green too small for a regulation pitch.

The Hampshire League Premier Division was created for the 2000–01 season but Poole could not join because they did not have sufficient ground grading.

They subsequently built a permanent barrier around the pitch, hardstanding, floodlights, dugouts, a small club shop, tea hut, licensed bar and an £80,000 stand which allowed them to be promoted into the Wessex League First Division.

Although a privately funded 3G pitch was built on the Canford Land, no work has yet commenced for the new stadium.

The 2008–09 season saw Poole win the Wessex Premier title[10] and Dorset Senior Cup (beating Dorchester 2–0 aet).

Poole Town were the second best team of 1,600 Football Association clubs in England, based on points per match, with the following record: played 42, won 38, drawn 2, lost 2.

Despite jumping six divisions, Austin continued scoring goals (eventually earning a transfer to Championship club Burnley and then Queens Park Rangers, playing at that time in the Premiership and with Charlie being one of the top scorers for the 2014–15 season).

The 2014–15 season saw Poole Town win the (Red Insure) Southern League Cup, beating Corby in the two legged final (on away goals).

The match had been billed as "Winner takes all" and the defeat consigned Poole to the Playoffs, where they lost in the semi-final at home to St Neots Town.

Poole immediately competed near the top of the National League South in their first season, but were dealt a blow as they were ruled ineligible for promotion due to a lack of 500 covered seats in their stadium.

A 2–0 Poole over Oxford City victory gave them hope, but ultimately Hungerford's narrow 1–0 win at East Thurrock United meant relegation back down to the Southern League South for the 2018–19 season.

The 2023-24 saw a turbulent season for the Dolphins as long standing manager, Tom Killick was released from his duties.

Ex-Bournemouth striker, Matt Tubbs, took the step up from Bashley to manage Poole Town.

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