From the late 1970s, under the guidance of club president Laurie Anderson and director of senior football Jack Baron, the club rose from relative obscurity winning Division 3 in 1980, Division 2 in 1981 and became a dominant force in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the Brisbane Premier League.

The club enjoyed outstanding success in junior and senior level football and, at one stage in the 1980s, was approached to join the National Soccer League (NSL).

In 2016 they narrowly missed promotion back to the Brisbane Premier League by 1 point after being in first place with two rounds remaining.

In 2018, North Star FC was granted a spot in the Women's Capital League 1 for the 2019 season with Kevin Gower as the inaugural coach.

2021 saw North Star FC handed a FQ license to be part of the newly formed FQLP2 competition.