This was a great year for the club as it secured both the Seniors and Reserves title and was the beginning of a huge rise up the footballing ranks.

The club's first season at this level was poor, winning 5 and drawing 7 of its 22 matches and finishing 11th however avoiding relegation.

1976 was also a strong year for the club, again finishing 3rd in the Victorian State League behind South Melbourne (1st) and Footscray JUST (2nd).

Mooroolbark enabled the National Soccer League to proceed, breaking the deadlock which was then in force between the budding National League and clubs from Victoria, whom the Victorian Soccer Federation had forbidden to join the competition.

The next few years were a real battle for the club, however the hard work began to pay off.

Their 1987 revisit to the Victorian Metropolitan League 2nd Division was a short one, gaining promotion that very year by finishing Runners Up to Westgate and missing the title by 1 point.

The club's first foray in the Victorian State League for 14 years saw an average season, finishing mid-table with 13 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses from their 34 games.

Mooroolbark's entry back into the Victorian State League 1st Division was short-lived, finishing 13th and earning relegation.

The club would only have a two-season stay in the Victorian State League 3rd Division, finishing 10th in 1999 and 12th in 2000 (earning relegation).

Their fortunes changed with the inspirational signing of right-back George Aratzis from local rivals Knox City, which sparked a 12-game unbeaten run which secured promotion to State 1 in the penultimate round of the season.