The first Taunton Association Football Club was formed on 11 September 1889 at the George Hotel. This club was known variously as
Taunton,
Taunton United and
Taunton Town and had disbanded and reformed many times before finally withdrawing from the
Southern League and folding for good in 1935. In December 1947, a group of businessmen founded Taunton Football Club, and the club played its first match in Easter the following year. The club joined the Somerset Senior League, in which they played until 1953. During this year, the club gained admission to the
Western League for the first time. In the same year, the club also moved into their present ground on Wordsworth Drive, which they leased from Taunton Borough Council. During these early years of the club, they battled financial problems and relied upon their Supporters Club. In 1968–69, the club enjoyed success for the first time, winning the Western League under the management of
Doug Hillard. 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. In 1977, they were promoted into the
Southern League (Southern Section). Two years later, following the opening of the
M5 motorway, they moved into the Midlands Section of the league. On 20 November 2019, Taunton Town equaled the record for the longest penalty shoot out in English footballing history beating
Truro City 12–11 after 34 penalties in the Southern League challenge cup. Goalkeeper Lloyd Irish scored one and missed another whilst also saving three penalties with Truro missing the target another three times before Jack Rice finally scored the winning penalty after 34 minutes of drama. On 23 April 2022, Taunton won the final match of the 2021–22 season against third-placed
Farnborough, securing their place as champions at the top of the league and promotion to the
National League South for the first time in the club's history. Taunton finished 14th in the 2022–23 season, their inaugural season in National League South. After 11 games of the 2023–24 season, they topped the division for the first time after an excellent start to the campaign which included only one loss. On 17 January 2024, Taunton were issued a
winding-up petition from
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). 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. On 6 March 2024, the club issued a statement confirming that they had been unable to fully pay players or staff, in addition to the inability to pay their commitments to HMRC. At the end of the 2023–24 season, Taunton finished 22nd and were relegated for the first time in the club's history. 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. ==Stadium==