World War – during which The Royal Oak was used as a barracks for German prisoners of war – and the presence of the 1920–21 FA Amateur Cup finalists Swindon Victoria, who for many years played in the town. However, owing to the opening of the Gerard Buxton Sports Ground in May 1930 and the desire for it to have tenants alongside the town cricket club, the football club was revived. Starting in the Calne & District League, Bassett had much early success, finishing runners-up in 1930-31 before going on to win the league on three occasions. The division featured teams from numerous surrounding villages such as Clyffe Pypard, Bushton and Lyneham – a stark contrast to the sides Bassett competed against three decades earlier. Re-election to the now expanded Wiltshire League followed, but Bassett struggled to compete with the likes of Westbury United, Devizes and Purton. Fortunes began to change following the Second World War, and Bassett twice came close to reaching the first round proper of the FA Amateur Cup – in the 1946–47 season it was the last Wiltshire club standing, but was beaten 9–0 by Cornish side St Austell in the final qualifying round. Bassett steadily rose up the Wiltshire League Division One table during the 1950s. After narrowly missing out on the title two seasons earlier, they were crowned as champions in 1958–59. A year later, now playing in the Wiltshire Premier Division, Bassett enjoyed another successful season, embarking on a nine-game FA Amateur Cup run that saw them again fall one game short of reaching the first round proper. The club generally found the going tough in its new league surroundings. However, they were up against strong opposition, which included numerous clubs from outside the county, namely Somerset sides Paulton Rovers, Radstock Town, Frome Town, Clandown and Peasedown Athletic, as well as Stonehouse Town from Gloucestershire. Restructuring of the County League came at the end of the 1960s. This saw Bassett enter the Wiltshire Combination and pitted them against more local sides. During the eight years of this competition, Bassett's best finish was fifth in 1969–70. In 1976 the Wiltshire County Football League was established after another reorganisation of the game in the county. Bassett were placed in Division One but lasted two seasons before being relegated. They secured promotion a year later, but immediately went back down in 1979–80. Steady progress eventually led