 In 2014–15 the club finished fourth and qualified for the promotion play-offs; after a 3–1 win over Holker Old Boys in the semi-finals, they lost 5–3 to AFC Darwen in the final.However, the club were Division One champions the following season, earning promotion to the Premier Division.The modern Hanley Town initially played on a pitch on Victoria Road which was leased from the Copestick & Farrell engineering company.