▁to ▁Mel ita ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 5 6 , ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁White ▁Stars ▁applied ▁successfully ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Division ▁but ▁after ▁only ▁one ▁year ▁they ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁and ▁lost ▁their ▁league ▁status . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁difficult ▁period ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁Mars ax lo kk . ▁Interest ▁hit ▁rock ▁bottom ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁the ▁team ▁only ▁surv ived ▁by ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁amateur ▁compet itions . ▁Then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁dropped ▁the ▁prefix ▁White ▁Stars ▁from ▁their ▁name ▁and ▁re - app lied ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁M FA ▁League . ▁Their ▁application ▁was ▁accepted ▁and ▁that ▁season ▁they ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Division . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁story ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ups ▁and ▁down s . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁club ▁altern ated ▁between ▁the ▁Third ▁and ▁Second ▁Div isions ▁The ▁association ▁held ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁play - offs ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁gap ▁that ▁was ▁left ▁team ▁N ax x ar ▁L ions ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Division . ▁Nevertheless , ▁after ▁two ▁years , ▁the ▁team ▁decided ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁compet itions ▁M FA . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁FC ▁again ▁applied ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁compet itions ▁of ▁the ▁M FA . ▁The ▁application ▁was ▁accepted . ▁In ▁season ▁between ▁ 1 9 6