Bramley defeated Wakefield Trinity, Castleford and St. Helens in order to reach the 1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy.

Ironically, due to power cuts resulting from the Three-Day Week, the final against Widnes at Naughton Park took place on a mid-week afternoon.

The loss of fixtures against Leeds, Wakefield Trinity and Bradford Northern cost the club financially.

On 1 September 1974, Bramley defeated Doncaster 52–17 at McLaren Field in a Yorkshire County Cup first round tie.

In 1990, the club was faced with an estimated bill of £250,000 to carry out comprehensive safety work at McLaren Field, for the start of the 1991–92 season.

In January 1994, due to rising debts, Bramley announced plans to leave McLaren Field and ground share with Farsley Celtic.

The stadium was subsequently sold to developers and the club moved to Clarence Field, Kirkstall, the home of Headingley RUFC.

In 1999, Hunslet had applied to join Super League and proposed a merger with Bramley so they could play home games at Headingley.

[6] Hunslet were however unsuccessful in their attempt to join the top tier and Bramley resigned from the Northern Ford Premiership at the end of the 1999 season.

After being rejected to join the professional ranks a new supporter owned Phoenix club was set up called Bramley Buffaloes.