After World War II the club spent the 1945–46 season in the Colchester & District Combination before rejoining the North Essex League in 1946.

They almost won the league at the first attempt, but a failure to win on the last day of the season meant that they lost the title to Gorleston by a single point.

[1] However, they did win the title two years later, a season in which they also won the league cup.

In 2001–02 they reached the final of the FA Vase, but lost 1–0 after extra time to Whitley Bay at Villa Park.

Chapel Road's record attendance of 1,912 was set on 30 March 2002 when Tiptree played AFC Sudbury in the second leg of an FA Vase semi-final.

[1] Prior to the merger with Maldon the club had planned to move to a ground on Colchester Road.

The site was already owned by the club and was home to (a reformed) Tiptree Heath, then playing in the Essex & Suffolk Border League.