Originally formed in 1910 as Shefford Town, their first successful period came in the 1950s: starting in 1949–50, the team won two South Midlands League championships and three Beds Senior Cups within five seasons.

Founded in 1910,[1][2] the club played its first football in September when it began to enter a team into the Biggleswade and District Junior League.

[2] After finishing runners-up in the Beds Senior Cup the following year, winning it again in 1955 and capping these feats with two successive league championships,[2] Shefford Town started to contest the Parthenon League against teams from further afield – some away trips took the team as far as London.

[2] In 1960–61, the league championship came to Shefford, and the club added the North Beds Charity Cup to its trophy cabinet during the same week.

[2] The following season saw a drastic change in fortunes, as the team finished second from bottom – the club reacted by arranging a move back to the South Midlands League.

[3] Success didn't come back to Ivel Road until the early 1980s – in 1982–83 Shefford lifted the Division One title,[2] and finished the following season as league champions.

[2] During the late 1980s the club stagnated, as the team tumbled back into Division One after finishing bottom in 1989–90.

[3] Though performances improved, with the team finishing fifth in 1993–94, the club was wound up and played its final match on 18 May 1994.

[6] The club made history in 2022-23 when entering the FA Cup for the first time and make it all the way to the 3rd Qualifying round.