SHAFTESBURY CLUB HISTORY
League record
| Year Formed | 1888 | Total Wessex Seasons | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined From | Dorset Premier League (x2) | Total Seasons in top tier | 4 |
| First Spell | 2004/05 to 2009/10 | Total Seasons in second tier | 8 |
| Second Spell | 2014/15 to date | Total Seasons in third tier | 0 |
| Current Members | Premier Division | Total Null and Void Seasons | 2 |
| Season | Tier | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | Gl For | Gl Ag | Gl Diff | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/05 | T2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 85 | -20 | 54 | 13th |
| 2005/06 | T2 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 96 | -43 | 40 | 16th |
| 2006/07 | T2 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 54 | 9th |
| 2007/08 | T2 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 63 | 10 | 51 | 12th |
| 2008/09 | T2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 92 | -31 | 42 | 15th |
| 2009/10 | T2 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 53 | 151 | -98 | 19* | 20th |
| 2010/11 | T2 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 95 | -56 | 21 | 19th |
| 2016/17 | T2 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 127 | 65 | 62 | 82 | 3rd |
| 2017/18 | T1 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 75 | -12 | 56 | 12th |
| 2018/19 | T1 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 48 | 14th |
| 2019/20 | T1 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 79 | -41 | 24 | VOID |
| 2020/21 | T1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 10 | VOID |
| Total | 438 | 140 | 82 | 216 | 206 | 941 | -235 | 501* |
Shaftesbury Football Club was established in 1888 and the clubs first success was winning the League Cup in 1900 and then again in 1905/06 along with the League Title.
In 1908/09 season Shaftesbury formed a reserve side and also a mid-week league side known as Shaftesbury Wednesday. In the early 1920’s the first youth team was formed called Shaftesbury Athletic. Shaftesbury’s next success was in 1932/33 season winning the Dorset Senior League, then the most successful period come in the 1940/50’s when Shaftesbury won 12 cup competitions in a 10 year period.
Shaftesbury then moved to the ground known as Cockrams in 1974, even today still playing here but in a slightly different located pitch due to the arrival of Tesco Supermarket. Many more titles were won over the years with winning the League Cup in 1976, League Champions and Combination Cup in 1988/89, Combination Cup Winners 1994/95, League Winners 1996/97.
In 2004/05 Shaftesbury entered the Wessex League and for the first time in 2005/06 entered the FA Vase and 2006/07 the FA Cup. 2011/12, Shaftesbury re-joined the Dorset Premier League, many changes happened on and off the pitch and the re-growth of the team showed as they started to shine year on year in this league.
2015/16 season saw Shaftesbury Football Club have a successful year for some time, under new management, the 1st team won the Dorset Premier League meaning promotion into the Wessex League (Div 1). 2016/17 season was the first return to the Wessex League since 2004 and with a more than expected performance through-out the season, a top three finish saw promotion to the Wessex Premier and Shaftesbury’s highest level of football to come in 2017/18.
2017/18 was a successful year for the club with retaining a position in the Wessex Premier League and also reaching the Dorset Senior Final, unfortunately with a loss to Wimborne Town. The final success of the year was to win the Salisbury Hospital Cup.
FA CUP
Furthest progress - 2018/19 1st Qualifying Round - Poole Town
Record victory - 2018/19 Extra Preliminary Round - Wells City 5-2
FA VASE
Furthest progress - 2016/17 2nd Round - Team Solent
Record victory - 2018/19 2nd Qualifying Round - Andover New Street 5-1
The FA Cup and FA Vase records are the best achieved whilst in League membership. Where this has been on more than one occasion, only the last time it was achieved is shown here.
Local County FA Senior and other cup competitions- winners in the Wessex era.
Salisbury Hospitals Cup 2017/18, the only Dorset side to win whilst a member of the League.
These are wins only whilst the club were members of the League.
