The team was established in March 2019.[1] They entered the 2020 Scottish Women's League Division 1 South, On 13 March 2020 the league was indefinitely suspended due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. The 2020–21 season was also abandoned.[2] They won the 2021-22 League championship and were promoted to the Scottish Women's Premier League 2.[3] In June 2022 the SWPL came under the auspices of the SPFL, which controls the men's senior game, and Gartcairn became one of the inaugural members of the new SWPL2 along with 7 other clubs.[4] In season 2022-23 they finished 2nd in the division, participating in a playoff final against Hamilton Accies in a bid for back-to-back promotions. The match, played at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and shown live on BBC Alba, ended 2–1 in favour of Hamilton.[5]
^"Women's League Competitions". sfha.org.uk. Scottish football historical archive. September 20, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022. Scottish Women's League Division 1 South
^Frith, Wilf (December 3, 2020). "Scottish Women's Football League 2020 season abandoned". shekicks.net. she kicks. Retrieved October 17, 2022. The Scottish Women's Football League Committee has cancelled all three of the 2020 SWFL divisions.
^"Scottish Women's Premier League: 20 clubs to join inaugural league". skysports.com. Sky Sports. June 17, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022. First Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) sees the creation of an expanded 12-team top division called SWPL1 and eight entrants into SWPL2;