[3] After the Second World War the club played in the FA Cup for the first time, reaching the Extra Preliminary Qualifying round before being knocked out by Alton Town.

[4] When the Wessex Football League expanded for the start of the 2004–05 campaign, the club moved to the newly created Division Two.

[7] The next season saw the club enter the FA Vase for the first time, where they were knocked out in the First Qualification round by Westbury United.

The 2023–24 season saw Shaftesbury promoted from the Wessex Premier Division, defeating AFC Stoneham 1–0 in the play-off final.

But, when the council refused to give planning permission, the club called upon the local sponsor and supermarket, Tesco.