Heanor were Central Combination runners-up in 1933–34 and went on win the league the following season. When the league folded in 1936, the club joined the Notts Amateur Combination. Following World War II they did not reform until 1951, when a team was entered to the Derby & District Amateur League. They moved up to the Notts Alliance the following season after moving to the Sir John Warren Ground in Loscoe, and after merging with the financially stricken Heanor Athletic in January 1953, Town took Athletic's place in Division One of the Central Alliance for the 1953–54 season."Early Days" Ripley and Heanor News, 10 May 1957, p10The Central Alliance 1947–1962 Non-League Matters League reorganisation in 1956 led to the league being split into regional first divisions, with Heanor winning Division One North in 1956–57 and 1957–58. The following season saw their first appearance in the first round of the FA Cup in the 20th century, with a record crowd of 6,511 seeing the club lose 5–1 at home to Carlisle United.Heanor Town v Greenwood Meadows Football Grounds in Focus They were Division One North runners-up in 1959–60, before rejoining the Midland League in 1961. Another FA Cup first round appearance in 1963–64 ended with a 3–1 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue.
