The club were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1974–75 season, but made an immediate return after finishing as runners-up the following season. They won the Premier Division again in 1985–86 and were promoted to the Eastern Counties League. In their first season in the ECL they finished eighth, and won the Norfolk Senior Cup for the first time with a 3–1 win over Poringland United. In 1989–90 they drew 19 of their 40 matches, an ECL record.