The club's greatest success came in 1973 when it won the German amateur football championship, but it also reached the final of this competition on another three occasions.

The club became a founding member of the tier three Amateurliga Hessen in 1950 but lasted for only one season before being relegated again.

In 1973 it also played in the German amateur championship again and won the competition courtesy to a 1–0 victory over the reserve team of 1.

The club qualified for the first round of the 1977–78 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, but lost 1–2 to FC 08 Homburg.

The club finished runners-up in the league on three occasions when a championship would have meant the right to play in the promotion round to the 2.

In 1989 SpVgg lost to Eintracht Trier on penalties, in 1992 to Rot-Weiß Essen after extra time.

[1][2] SpVgg made one more return to the league, now renamed Oberliga Hessen, in 1998 but lasted for only 16 games before having to withdraw after declaring insolvency.