 On the playing field, the "SpVgg" languished in the second-highest league in Württemberg, the tier-four "Bezirksklasse".In 1955, it barely escaped relegation from there but then managed to improve its fortunes and in 1958, it earned promotion to the "Amateurliga Württemberg" (III).In this league, the club archived mid-table finishes in its first couple of seasons.