Ex-Port Vale player Neville Chamberlain first as manager then as chairman steadied the club,the club returned to the Mid-Cheshire League(now Cheshire League) for a season and then in 1998 joined the Midland League (Staffordshire County Senior League).
The club had to wait till the turn of the millenium to reach a major cup final(15 years),under the manageriel reins of Darren Stair and Dave Price the Midland League Cup Final was reached in 2003/04 losing to Norton/Adderley Green in the final.Success was finally achieved the following season when Darren and Dave guided a young Hanley Town side to a treble of titles Midland(SCSL)Champions,League Cup Winners(vs Hanford 2-1),Staffordshire FA Vase(vs Audley 1-0),the reserves won the Leek Cup(vs Audley 4-2).

The following season season the club retained the league title losing just once in the league,but lost to Ball Haye Green in the Leek Cup Final.
Between 2006 and 2011 Steve Norris(FA Trophy winner)and then Dave Wooliscroft took on the managerial reins consistantly keeping the the team in the top five of the league and a number of cup semi-finals.

For the 2011/12 Darren's brother Colin Stair took over as first team manager after a successfull few seasons as reserve and youth team manager,assisted by Dave Price and Glen Parkes.
That season the team won the Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division title and the reserve team managed by Mark Giblin and Steve Harrison won the Division 1 title.
The 2012/13 was a season of joy and sorrow ,Colin Stair and Dave Price guided the first team to a memorable quadruple of titles.That season the first team became Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division Champions,League Cup Winners(vs Wolstanton Utd 2-1),Staffordshire FA Vase Winners(vs Wolstanton Utd 3-1),Leek Cup Winners(vs Audley 4-3 on pens,2-2 after extra-time).
With four league games remaining in the season first team manager Colin Stair suddenly passed away,the lads brilliantly saw the season through to win the fourth title for Codger.
It was Colin's ambition to get the club and manage at a higher level starting with the North West Counties Football League,which the club achieved by being excepted into the First Division of the North West Counties League for the 2013/14 season.The first season at an higher level resulted in a fourth placed finish in the First Division and reaching the final of the North West Counties League First Division Trophy losing on penalties to Formby.

A new management team will take charge of first team duties for the 2014/15 season in the North West Counties League First Division with Steve Harrison a member of the treble winning team of the 2004/05 season taking over as manager assisted by Dave Price and Glen Parkes.The Reserves will also be under a new manager with Michael Edwards who was a member of the quadruple winning team of 2012/13 season taking over as manager with ex Eastwood Hanley player Dennis Roden as his assistant.The 2014/15 season saw the first team reach the North West Counties League Division 1 play-off final against AFC Darwen after beating Holker Old Boys at Abbey Lane 3-1 in the semi-Final,unfortunately losing the final at Darwen's Anchor Road ground in front of over 900 spectators.

The 2015/16 season saw the first team banish the disappointment on missing out on promotion the season before after losing the play-off final by becoming the North West Counties League First Division champions under the new management team of Dean Owen and Wayne Johnson in their first season in charge.Both Dean and Wayne will be in charge of the first team in the Premier Division for the 2016/17 season.