 After a successful opening spell things became more difficult and the Club was eventually relegated back into the Port Talbot League in the late seventies.In 1982 the Goytre United AFC Social Club opened its doors.A period of ten years passed when the club competed in the Port Talbot and District League, during this time the Club grew in stature on and off the field and in 1988 was re-elected back into the South Wales Amateur League.