The suburb of Edgeworth was known as Young Wallsend until 1960. The first recorded football match involving a Young Wallsend team took place on 14 May 1892, when
Minmi Rangers defeated Young Wallsend 3–0 at the Young Wallsend ground. For most of the 20th century a lower-league club, Edgeworth won promotion into the
Northern New South Wales 1st Division in 1973. Edgeworth made the 1st Division grand final in 1977, only to be defeated 1-0 by
Weston. This loss was avenged in 1978, when Edgeworth emerged as unbeaten minor premiers and defeated Weston 2–0 in the grand final. A goal in injury time to
Melbourne City eliminated Edgeworth 2–1 in the
round of 32. Edgeworth were premiers of the
2015 National Premier League Northern NSW winning the league by three points. They were also champions after winning the grand final 2–0 over
Hamilton Olympic. Winning the premiership qualified Edgeworth for the
2015 National Premier League Finals. Edgeworth was drawn away to
Moreton Bay United in the quarter-final, however, lost the game 3–1. ==Current squad==