[3] The club returned to the league in 1930 and were runners-up in Section B of the Subsidiary Competition in 1930–31,[4] also winning the West Riding Challenge Cup.

[5] The following season saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 3–1 at home to Third Division North side Carlisle United.

[5] Another FA Cup first round appearance in 1945–46 ended with a 5–2 aggregate defeat to Lincoln City of the Third Division North, with Yorkshire Amateur having led 1–0 from the first leg.

Although they finished in mid-table the following season, the club were demoted back to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League after failing to pass the ground grading requirements.

[2] After two years playing at several different grounds, including a groundshare with Harrogate Town, the club relocated to Bracken Edge in 1922.