After winning a second title in 1981–82,[3] the club was promoted to the new Division Two of the Northern League and adopted its current name,[4][5] A fourth-place finish in 1984–85 saw them promoted to Division One, but they were relegated at the end of the following season after finishing bottom of the table.

[2] The 2006–07 season saw them finish as Division One runners-up, with Whitley Bay winning the title on goal difference.

The club initially played at Mill Lane, which had sloped to the extent that the crossbar was level with the top of one of the corner flags.

[2] Hartlepool United funded the laying of a new pitch in 2007 in order to play their reserve matches at the ground.

[1] The record attendance of 1,500 was set for an FA Youth Cup game against Manchester City match in 1985.