There was a meeting at Semmen's Moe Hotel in April, 1889 to form a local football club, with Mr. A A McPhee elected as President, R J Martin - Secretary and C W J Coleman as Treasurer.[1] Mr. C W J Coleman was elected as club captain as Mr. J Watson was appointed as vice captain for 1889.[2]
Moe played in the Miller Cup in 1889 and the Kennedy Cup competition in 1890.[3]
Moe Football Club was re-established in 1900, at a meeting Leith's Club Hotel, with Captain Leith elected as President.[4] Captain Leith was President in 1901 too [5] and played in the West Gippsland Football Association in 1901.[6][7]
In 1908, Moe wore the colours of red, white and blue.[8]
Moe FC entered the Central Gippsland FA in 1909, which was the major league in Gippsland at the time.
In 1910, Moe wore the colours of "blue knickers, blue guernsey with sash and red stockings" [9]
At the club's 1911 AGM Mr. H Smith's offer to coach the football club was accepted with Cr. W Beck - President, A Simmons - Secretary and B Gibson - Treasurer.[10]
Mr. P McCarthy, Moe footballer collided with a Warragul player on Wednesday, 7 June 1911 and was taken to the Warragul Hospital. McCarthy required surgery on the Friday, and later died on Sunday morning.[11]
Moe won the Narracan Shire Football Association premiership in 1912.[12]
At the club’s 1914 AGM, the club adopted the colors of maroon guernsey and stockings and white knickers.[13]
In 1927 the club decided to play in the Erica District Football Association. They were too strong for the other clubs and won the premiership. Moe were behind in the dying seconds of the grand final against Baw Baw when J Walsh marked and kicked the winning goal to win the flag for Moe by three points.[14]
Back in the Central Gippsland FA from 1928, they remained in the league until it was replaced by the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954.
Moe won the 1941 Yallourn & District Football Association premiership.
In 1944 and 1945 Moe played in the Central Gippsland Wartime Football League, won by Yallourn in 1944,[15] then Moe won the 1945 premiership defeating Yallourn.
Club coach, Don Keyter polled the most votes (23) in the 1963 LVFL best and fairest - Trood Award / Rodda Medal count, but was ineligible due to a suspension he incurred during the season.[16] Ironically the award was won by Moe player, Alan Steel with 18 votes.
The club had senior football Premiership success the Latrobe Valley FL in 1956 and 1967.
