Founded in 1877, Sale began playing official competitive football in 1889 when they joined the Gippsland Football Association, as a junior side.[1][3] In 1900, the club entered the senior competition and were premiers for the first time the following year.[1]
One of the greatest players produced by the club, Brownlow Medal winner Norman Ware, came to Footscray from Sale in the 1930's.[4]
Sale were a foundation member of the Latrobe Valley Football League in 1954.[5][6] They were the dominant team in the early years of the competition, with four premierships in the first six seasons.[1][7] More recently, Sale defeated Maffra to win the 2012 grand final.[8]
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^Deacon, Wayne (2004). Sale Football Club L.V.F.L. : the mighty magpies : 125 years of football history and 10 years of netball history. Sale, Vic.
^Blainey, Geoffrey (2010). A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football. Black Inc. ISBN9781863954853.
^"Another ruck award". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 13 September 1941. p. 6 Edition: Sports Edition. Retrieved 18 March 2015.