After it was relegated in 1941, the club returned to Gauliga Bayern - now split into a northern and a southern division due to the Second World War - for a further two years in 1942.

VfR 07 midfielder Robert Bernard became a Germany international footballer in 1936 when he earned two caps during the Olympic Summer Games in Berlin.

In addition, the club provided the education for 1938 FIFA World Cup and Europe XI[4] selection player Andreas "Ander" Kupfer, who joined the local rival 1.

After World War II, VfR 07 was reclassified into tier-two Landesliga Bayern, and many of the players, among them Robert Bernard, now joined Schweinfurt 05 as well.

Due to growing financial problems combined with membership decline, the club had to declare insolvency in April 2011.