 In 1964 the club purchased their Edge Green Street ground, which had currently hosted Stubshaw Cross Rovers.They finished as Division One champions for a fifth time in 1964–65, before winning a sixth title in 1969–70.They subsequently joined the Lancashire Combination in 1971, moved to Division Two of the Cheshire County League in 1978 and became a founder member of Division Three the North West Counties League in 1982.