In the same year, the club also moved into their present ground on Wordsworth Drive, which they leased from Taunton Borough Council.
Over the following years Taunton Town continued to prosper on the pitch, finishing as Western League runners-up in four consecutive seasons from 1973 until 1976.
During this time the club bought their Wordsworth Drive ground from the local council and installed floodlights.
[2] The club reached the final of the FA Vase in 1994, where they lost in extra time to Diss Town.
[2] In 2016–17 they reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history, where they faced Barrow and held them to a 2–2 draw but were beaten away in the replay 2–1.
In 2017–18, Taunton celebrated promotion from the Southern League South & West for the first time in their history, clinching the title after a home 3–2 win over Kidlington.
[4] As a result of the ongoing dispute, a number of senior players departed and the club were placed under a transfer embargo by the National League on 2 February.
Taunton appointed new manager Richard Luffman, who inherited a squad of no players and had to rebuild the team to compete in the Southern League Premier Division.
When they were first formed, they played at a variety of grounds in the Taunton area, including Mountfields, French Weir, Victoria Park and Huish Old Boys.
[9][10] A first naming rights deal was reached in 2014 with Viridor, a waste management company, and then in 2019 with Cygnet Health Care.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.
[17] In 1990–91, the ladies won the Division Two Cup of the newly formed South West Regional Women's Football League.