After World War II
The club did survive the Second World War, however they missed the first season back in the Midland League because their ground had been used for military training during the war and was in very poor condition. Scarborough finally returned to the Midland League by 1946–47; Peter Cook was the star player in the first post-war years, finishing as the clubs topscorer for three seasons in a row. The club suffered from having an unstable squad, with numerous different players turning out for the club in a short period of time, this showed in their league table finishes. Scarborough reserves were able to gain entry into the Yorkshire League during 1949. Boro almost dropped out of the Midland League due to a financial crisis, however a prestige friendly match against Hull City was organised to help the club, with famous players such as Don Revie and Raich Carter turning out for Hull. In 1951—52 the club managed to finish 6th in the league, with a strong squad including the likes of Bert Brenen, Bernard Massey and Jimmy Johnson. This was a brief success, before having to sell their best players on and falling back down the table.
Despite poor financial conditions in the mid-1950s and unimpressive league positions, the club did have flashes of quality, exemplified by Alan Parkinson who scored 67 league goals over the course of two seasons. The Midland League itself began to decline in prestige after a shake up for the 1958—59 season which saw the majority of the clubs leaving the league, many to the Southern League. Thanks to the Supporters Club, Scarborough had the Athletic Ground bought back in 1960 after a period of Scarborough Corporation owning it. The Midland League collapsed the same year with Peterborough United were the last to be promoted to the Football League, while Scarborough themselves formed part of the new Northern Counties League. The arrival of Eddy Brown as manager and Bessie Smith an MP for Liverpool Exchange as president, heralded a new era for the club. After the collapse of the Northern Counties League, Scarborough joined the new North Eastern League and were victorious, finishing as champions during their sole season in it.
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