The victory proved a launch pad for promotion the following season, again securing runners up spot to Bradford Parish - who West Didsbury beat three times that season in League & Cup.
However, the first team reached its nadir when relegation in 1972/73 and 1974/75 meant that the team were playing in the third division.
The club regrouped and they showed their character in 1976/77 with another cup final win, against first division Heywood GSOB - again as underdogs. The final was played at our current home ground at Brookburn Road, then the home of East Chorlton. The following extract is from the Football Pink:"Third Division West Didsbury inscribed their names on the Whitehead Cup for the first time with a superb win over 1st Division Heywood. Rob Turley(now League President) gave West Didsbury the lead in the second half and wrapped it up with a second with 20 minutes to go after they had soaked up tremendous pressure".
The club was honoured when secretary Frank Ousey was awarded the League Presidency in 1979/80. Despite some time in hospital during his tenure, wife Jean supported Frank in his duties and soon after leaving hospital attended the League's annual dinner.
Championship at last! The first team languished in the third division for 12 seasons. Off-the-field activities saw Brian Cripps installed as first team manager and Rob Turley as Chairman and the club took off in style. The first team won promotion in successive seasons, 1987/89, clinching both divisional championships - losing only once in two seasons. The second team were unbeaten champions of division B in 1987/88 and the club won the Aggregate Trophy for the first time in 50 years.

1990s - present day:The club formed a third team in 1989/90 and they duly won the division E championship. The second team were division A champions again.
The following season the second team, managed by current club captani Jem Hines, reached the final of the Wray Cup losing - losing 3-1 to Bradford Parish. In the same year, West Didsbury's Ray Plunkett became the League President. The second team were again losing finalist's in the Wray cup in two consecutive seasons 1993/95. The club also won the league's inaugral Fair Play Trophy in the 1990's and formed a fourth and veteran's teams.
The club were boosted when, in 1997/98, they kicked off the new season at their splendid new home at Brookburn Road. However, on the field the first team couldn't match the standard of the facilities and were relegated in 1999/2000.
Last season the veteran's team were runners up in the Veteran's Cup. Club stalwart Rob Turley becomes the fourth 'West' man to be honoured with the League Presidency, for year 2003/04. We also have the re-branding of the club to include the name Chorlton in a bid to further strengthen community links. The club now has four teams, launching a new youth team in a bid for future success. By the start of season 2006 the club felt it necessary to leave the L&C league to allow it to continue to further its ambitions. So in 2006/7 a new era was baorn as they campaigned for the first time in the Manchester leagues first division, finishing in a respectable mid table position. In the second season, the first team as well as a gaining another respecable league spot, captured the Murray Shield defeating Monton Amateurs 3-1 in an exciting finale to the campaign. A report of the game is copied below.
West Didsbury + Chorlton celebrated their 100th year in style on Friday night in the divisional Murray Shield cup final by beating their final league game opponents Monton amateurs. In the two league games so far their has been little to choose between the sides, with Monton probably just having the edge. West though set about their task to redress that situation in a blistering opening twenty minutes. Only the Monton keeper with some excellent saves, one a double save, from Ashcroft & Lilley preventing them going further behind than from Ashcrofts deft lob from the edge of the area on eight minutes, putting Wests in front. Monton though began to get a foothold in the game later in the half and once again were more threatening on set pieces than open play, but, some good positional sense & handling from Berry in goal and, better marking from Wests defenders kept their sheet clean. Monton began better in the second period and almost equalised inside the first few moments, West were now coming under more pressure, and, were trying to make a change to ease the situation, only for the ball to remain in play for almost four minutes. When the ball did go out it was to signal the equaliser for Monton just before an hours play, keeper Berry made two great stops but unfortunately for him the ball twice rebounded to Monton players and at the third attempt they took the chance to draw level. Shrewd tactical changes by the Hines/Cook management duo saw Scarry impress on the right side of midfield with Matt Zajac switching to the left, With the changes made Monton were pushed further and further back and West began to dominate possession, now playing the ball quickly into the spaces they started to expose Montons lack of pace at the back. Within five minutes West had regained the lead, as West defenders broke up an attack the ball was played into midfield and, a first time pass between the centre backs found MoM Ashcroft sprinting clear to drive the ball low past the advancing keepers right hand to put West back in front. West were now pushing back the Monton fullbacks and, their attacks were becoming more sporadic relying on the long ball to their over physical forwards, that were being more than matched by West back four, with Grimshaw and Wagstff coping with a now almost manic centre forward. With ten minutes remaining West produced the best move of the game moving the ball quickly down the right with the ball being cut back perfectly to the oncoming Farren to put the finishing touch to what looked like a third goal. While West were celebrating a linesman had flagged, for some unknown reason, offside, and, Monton had taken a quick free kick to break onto a now sparse West defence with them now having a numerical advantage Monton looked as though the would snatch a equaliser, but, fortunately a poor pass allowed West to re-form and regain control. A third goal wasn't long coming though as West this time broke down the left a ball played into the middle saw Farrens shot come back off the foot of a post, only for Fran Zajac to coolly step past a defender and slide the ball into the net to put West 3-1 ahead in the 85th minute, to secure Wests first, first team win in a cup final for thirty years and, send the centurions and their supporters wild and also seal a great all round team performance from player manager Danny Iredale and his team. Other notable West performances were from Paul Rowell, Alex Wagstaff who played through the pain barrier for 90 minutes and was immense, with the midfield duo of Gary Lilley and Stuart Kelly as tireless as ever. A great performance from all the players, well done boys. Final Score 3-1. Team 4-4-2. Berry, Iredale, Grimshaw, Wagstaff. Rowell. M.Zajac, Kelly, Lilley, Nadin. Ashcroft, Farren c. Subs. F.Zajac, Crimes, Skarrey, Luckin.