The club was established in 1873.
The club played in the Castlemaine District Football Association from 1894 to 1951.
The club won its first premiership in 1894 and then dominated the competition.
It lost only one match between 1898 and 1902.
Between 1927 and 1933 the club was known as Tarrengower.
Between 1965 and 1979 the club 15 seasons in the Golden City Football League.
It made the finals on four occasions bet lost every finals match it played.