 During the 2018–19 season Kelty Hearts competed in the Lowland League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system, having been promoted from the East of Scotland Football League.The club were previously members of the Fife Junior League and the SJFA East Superleague, which is the highest division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.In 1975, Kelty Hearts were formed as Kelty Hearts Amateur Football Club.