 By the 1950s however, United had become a much more competitive side and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division in 1957.When the Football League underwent restructuring in 1958, a poor season for United saw them placed in the newly created Division Four.Nevertheless, the 1960s proved fruitful for Torquay United and they spent the majority of the decade in Division Three, again coming close to promotion to Division Two in 1968.