In 1879 Wellingborough Town became the first club to play under floodlights, when they entertained Bedford at the Bassett's Close ground, using lights powered by generators at either end of the pitch.

[citation needed] The club joined Division One of the Southern League in 1901–02, moving to their current ground at the Dog & Duck in London Road.

The club then appointed former Northampton Town player Rob Gould as first team manager and assistant Nick Verity.

[citation needed] After a disappointing start to the 2012–13, season Rob Gould resigned as manager on 10 September 2012[1][2] and was replaced by former Woodford United boss, Phil Mason.

A winner from Todd Sawko in the 2–1 home win against Spalding on 25 April made it mathematically certain and the team left the field to the tune of "The Great Escape" booming over the tannoy.

The 2013–14 season saw the return of former goalscoring hero Jason Turner, who left the club for spells with King's Lynn and Holbeach.

He scored prolifically once again as the club enjoyed a much better campaign and posted an attendance of 850 for the Boxing Day clash with AFC Rushden and Diamonds.

With several players having departed during the summer (including Turner to Diamonds) Watts had a difficult job rebuilding the team and left the club after suffering 4 defeats from the opening 4 games.

On 1 April 2015, it was announced that joint managers Steve Herring and Joe Smyth were to step down at the end of the season due to a reduction on playing budget.

[4] In September 2015, Wright and his assistant Colin Cooper, both resigned with Craig Adams returning as Interim First Team Manager.

Although the side remained in the bottom two for much of the campaign, a considerable improvement in form in the final months of the season ensured that they avoided finishing in the relegation spots.

On 21 July 2016, the club released a joint statement with AFC Rushden and Diamonds, announcing that Dog and Duck landlord Alper Ozdgan had invoked a clause in their lease agreement, forcing them to leave the ground by 31 May 2017.

Diamonds confirmed that they would be seeking an alternative ground share, whereas Wellingborough stated that they felt certain that eviction would ultimately bring an end to the club's 149-year existence.

[6] They will compete in the Northern Premier League Midland Division for 2024-25 season [1] Wellingborough Town's traditional nickname is "The Doughboys", which is thought to derive from the local speciality "’ock ‘n’ dough".

When the ground share agreement was ended, and Rushden moved on to Hayden Road - Wellingborough Town re-launched their Reserve Team for the 2018/19 season managed by Simon Bishop.

Bishop gave a number of the club's under 18 squad their first taste of adult football and finished the season in a creditable 11th place.

When Simon Bishop departed for Rushden & Higham United taking his whole squad with him - Chris Smith was appointed Reserve Manager during the summer of 2019/20.