In the first season at Recreation Park Murton won the Wearside League and the Monkwearmouth Cup.
After the war Murton joined the newly reformed North Eastern League but found it hard going with their best position being 13th out of 20 clubs.
In the same season that Murton became League champions they also won for the first time in their history the Ship Owners Cup.
During the 1970s and 80s Murton often undertook summer tours playing teams in Jersey, Spain, United States and Germany.
People did come on board and the club survived, then in the summer of 2000 a hole appeared in the pitch overnight.
The pitch was eventually repaired thanks to a grant from the Football Foundation and Murton returned home in October 2001 after playing their home games at Peterlee Town and Kennek Ryhope Community Association (now known as Sunderland Ryhope Community Association).
They took on Gillford Park from Carlisle and after conceding a late first half goal lost the final 1–0.
He was replaced by senior players Andrew Upperton and Stephen Turner who were at the time joint managers of Murton Victoria in the Peterlee & District Sunday League.
In late September Murton appointed former player Lee Beeston as their new manager.
After 3 Seasons in the Durham Alliance, Murton applied once again to the Wearside Football League, and were successful in time for the 2015-16 Season, finishing rock bottom with a record of:- P38 W1 D3 L20 G28 GA183 GD-155 PTS1 they also suffered humiliating defeats in the League Cup and Shipowners Cup when Cleator Moor Celtic and Jarrow beat them 15-0 and 14-0 respectively.