At the beginning of the 1930s, the 18-year-old player Anselm Henkel was so seriously injured during a game in Künzell that he died as a result of these injuries.

Because of the death, many older players left the club, which initially had difficulty compensating for this loss.

In 1947, Hünfeld was accepted into the B class and thus returned to regular league operations.

A year later, the team played in a friendly against Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, which was lost 14–0 in front of 800 spectators.

In 1990 the club was awarded the Sepp-Herberger Medal by Werner Kiel for the work it had done, particularly in the area of youth .

Three seasons later, Steinbach had to go back down to the district league, whereupon immediate promotion was achieved in 2007 with 80 points.