The club was established in 1909. They joined the
Northern Alliance in 1936 and were runners-up in 1937–38, before winning the league's Challenge Cup in 1938–39. During the 1939–40 season, which saw the league reorganised into a wartime competition, the club were runners-up in the North Division and then finished third in the combined competition. They were runners-up the following season and then won both the Challenge Cup and the Northumberland Benevolent Bowl in 1985–86. After winning the league's Subsidiary Cup in 1986–87, the club were champions again in 1993–94, earning promotion to Division Two of the
Northern League. They won the division in their
second season in the league and were promoted to Division One. The club won the
Northumberland Senior Cup in 2006–07, beating
Blyth Spartans 3–2 in the final. They finished second from bottom of Division One in
2009–10 and were relegated to Division Two. The
following season saw them finish bottom of Division Two, although the club avoided being relegated back to the Northern Alliance. In
2012–13 they finished third in Division Two and were promoted back to Division One. The
2015–16 season saw Morpeth reach the final of the
FA Vase at
Wembley Stadium, where they defeated
Hereford 4–1 to win the competition. The club went on to finish as runners-up in Division One of the Northern League the
following season, also winning the Cleator Cup. After finishing as runners-up again in
2017–18, they were promoted to Division One East of the
Northern Premier League. The
following season saw them win Division One East, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They also won the Northumberland Senior Cup for the second time, defeating
North Shields 2–1 in the final after extra time. The club won the Senior Cup again in 2022–23, beating
Blyth Spartans 2–0 in the final. ==Ground==