The club were formed in September 2015 and won the North East Regional Women's Football League Northern division in their first year.

[3] Hartlepool enjoyed an equally successful second season as the side reached the first round proper of the Women's FA Cup for the first time, narrowly losing to local rivals Middlesbrough 1–0.

[12] While the team enjoyed good form in the FA Cup, reaching the first round for a second time where they were defeated by Leeds United,[13] the side won only four of their twenty league games.

[16] At the end of the 2023–24 season, it was announced that Hartlepool would no longer play home games at the Grayfields and would instead move to Metcalfe Park.

[17] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.