Like the previous decade success was followed by failure and the inevitable relegation. By 1966 Adwalton were at the bottom of Division Two and without a player in the league averages. The following season in 1967 saw slight improvement with a `second-bottom’ finish but still without a player in the league averages. However, J Severn-Ellis did feature with four fielding points.

The 1970's saw an improvement with steady progress as the club consolidated its position in the Bradford Central League in what was an increasingly competitive league. The 1980's followed the same pattern with a competitive side but without tangible success.

Adwalton edged ever closer to honours in the 90's with a set of players of the calibre of Stuart Jackson, a future England player who toured India with the Disabled England side, Stuart Donohoe, Andrew Goor, Paul Bennett and Simon Bagnall.

Bagnall was an accomplished All Rounder who could have played a higher grade of cricket. In 1999 he won the Bradford Central League Bowling Averages with a fine haul of 91 wickets. As quality clubs like Harden, Northowram Fields, and Bolton Villas began to leave the Bradford Central League, the standard got weaker. Adwalton took the decision to compete at a more competitive standard with an application to join the Central Yorkshire Cricket League for the 2009 season.

They were admitted on a probationary basis and proved they could fulfil all the necessary criteria. After an impressive second place finish in Division Two in 2009, the club nearly found themselves promoted to the second Tier of the league. After a league enquiry following a controversial incident in another match, Adwalton were expected to be promoted. However, a later decision ruled that Adwalton would stay in Division Two.