The 1978–79 season saw Curzon become founder members of the Cheshire League Division Two and they won promotion at the first attempt, missing the title by just two points.

The club was placed in the first division and floodlights were purchased in 1986 as Curzon prepared for an assault on the title and possible promotion to the Northern Premier League.

His successor Les Sutton failed to win a single league game, although the club won the Manchester Premier Cup.

Despite finishing in a relegation position, Curzon became founder members of the Northern Premier League First Division the following year.

Changes were taking place in the boardroom and Dave Denby was appointed to succeed McLean, bringing with him Ged Coyne as his assistant.

After finishing in a relegation position along with other North West-based clubs Warrington Town and Atherton Laburnum Rovers, Curzon moved to the Northern Counties East League following a meeting of the Northern Joint Liaison Committee (NJLC), a decision which shocked not only the club but many others connected with football in the region.

[2] After playing at National Park for twenty years, Curzon moved to the £4 million Tameside Stadium at the beginning of the 2005–06 season.

In the 2008–09 season, Curzon reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time, where they defeated League Two side Exeter City 3–2.

[5] In his first season at the helm, he guided Curzon to a 2nd-place finish, the highest in the club's history, before losing a play-off final to Witton Albion.

The 2012–13 season saw the club reach the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup final where they narrowly lost in a penalty shoot-out against North Ferriby United.

[6] They finished the season with 99 points, losing just five games throughout the campaign, and gained promotion to the NPL Premier Division, non-League's third tier.

The following season the team won the play-offs, beating Ilkeston 1–0 in the final thanks to a first half goal from defender Simon Woodford while also overcoming local rivals Ashton United along the way in the semi-finals, in order to gain consecutive promotions to the National League North, the second tier of the non-League pyramid and highest level in the club's history.

This not only surpassed their previous highest position of 11th under John Flanagan but also marked the first time that Curzon had qualified for the National League North Play-Offs.

For the first game at the new ground, Curzon played a Manchester United XI which included Gerard Piqué, Giuseppe Rossi, Fraizer Campbell and Jonny Evans.

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