In the early 1960's, the club did not enjoy a great deal of success on or off the field. In 1967 the club appointed ex-Bath City player Ken Owens as player manager who brought a more professional attitude to the club. The club reached the Wilts Senior Cup Final three seasons running, 1967/68 to 69/70, the latter seeing a 2-0 win against Devizes with two penalties from Ron Low. In 1968/69 the club should have won the league, but lost it in the last match. The season was a notable one though with Gareth Lewis scoring a club record 72 goals and the team reaching the first round proper of the FA Amateur Cup, losing at home in front of an 800 crowd to Harwich & Parkeston 3-2.

In 1974 the club joined the Western League. Results were poor for the first two seasons, and in 1976 Melksham Town were relegated to the newly formed first division. Alan Skirton took over as manager, but promotion eluded the club, although we won the Wilts Senior Cup again in 1978, beating Avon Bradford 3-0. Pete Carter took charge in 1979 as player/manager and guided the town to the first division title.

Pete remained in charge until 1982 taking the club to fifth place in his last season, and winning the Wilts Shield in 1980/81 and 81/82. Brian Ballinger took over briefly in 1982/83, and Mel Gingell took over in November 1983. Mel guided the club to the League Cup semi-finals in 1985 and two further Wilts Shield triumphs. In 1986 new toilets, dressing rooms and floodlights were erected. First division Southampton visited The Conigre for the opening ceremony in front of a 1500 crowd. At the end of the 1987/88 season, the town were relegated back to the first division, ending an eight season stay in the top flight.

For the 1993/94 season Mel Gingell returned to the club as First Team Manager, and with his knowledge and experience of the local scene, it was hoped that the club's stay in county football would be short. If the 1992/93 season was the lowest point of the club's long history, then the 1993/94 season was one of complete success. Town clinched the County League Championship and League Double. Winning the championship, together with all the necessary work off the field completed and the promotion back to the Great Mills League after one year was a magnificent achievement.

In 1995/96 Town finished 9th in the League and at the end of the season Darren Perrin was appointed manager.

What a season 1996/97 was to be as Town clinched the First Division title, in the process becoming the first ever winners under the new sponsors Screwfix Direct. On the way they had a 24 game run unbeaten in the league, and clinched the title by one point at Yeovil in the last game.

1997/98 saw Town finish in 3rd position, their highest ever Western League placing on their return to the Premier Division. The defeat of Salisbury City in the Wilts Premier Shield Final at Swindon Town's County Ground capped another fine season.

1998/99 was yet again a very big success. Town finished 6th in the league and won the Wiltshire Premier Shield. This however was all over-shadowed by the death of our long serving president Jack Goodenough on the 12th June 1999; a hard act to follow.

The 1999/2000 Season was equally successful. Town finished 6th in the league and won the Wiltshire Premier Shield for the second time in three years, beating Swindon Town on their own ground in the final, with Swindon fielding 10 players with first team experience. After four years in charge (in what was Town's most successful period in the Western League) Darren Perrin moved on to Forest Green Rovers to join their coaching staff at the Nationwide Conference Club. In those four years we achieved a first division league title, won the Wiltshire Premier Shield twice, finished in our highest ever position in the Premier League with third place in 1997/98 and in the same season had our furthest ever run in the FA Vase. Robbie Lardner was appointed manager in June to beome Town's 13th manager in their Western League history.