A new Bridgwater Town was established, taking over from the defunct club's reserves in Division One of the Somerset Senior League. Although they were relegated to Division Two at the end of their first season, they were promoted back to the division at the first attempt, and won Division One in 1986–87 to earn promotion to the Premier Division. They went on to win three successive Premier Division titles in 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92, and after finishing as runners-up in 1993–94, were promoted to Division One of the Western League. In 1995–96 they won Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division.