 In 1956 came relegation to Serie B, and another five years afterwards, they slipped down to Serie C due to a fraudulent complaint by a Sambenedettese player.A few successful seasons in Serie B followed, but then Novara stumbled again in 1977 with relegation to Serie C and worse in 1981 to Serie C2.In the 1995–96 season, Novara were back in Serie C1, but this joy was short-lived as the following year, the "biancoazzurri" again had to deal with relegation.