After early difficulties to obtain a permanent home ground, the side merged with TV 1891 Türkheim in 1921, but the union was short-lived, with the two clubs splitting again in January 1923.

Despite the success, the club was financially troubled but finally managed to find support in the form of the local Salamander shoe factory.

Troubled by waterlogged pitches caused by the proximity of the Wertach, the club finally moved grounds once more, now to the Wertachstadion, which was opened in 1970.

From there, the club entered its most successful era, reaching the final of the Schwaben Cup for the first time, where FC Augsburg proved to good, winning 3–1.

At the end of the 1979–80 season, the side stood at the top of the Bezirksliga table and earned promotion to the Landesliga, the club's greatest league success.

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[6][7] SV Salamander Türkheim qualified for the first round of the German Cup just once: