[4] In 1883, Ballarat Imperials FC captain, Mr. John Williams Mills, was struck in the abdomen, but played out the game.

[7] The club was a provincial playing member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1885 until 1888,[8] taking part in the Association's administration and competing regularly against Melbourne-based VFA clubs.

[10] George McKenzie was captain of Ballarat Imperials when they won six consecutive premierships between 1891[11] and 1896[12] and were runners up in 1897 and 1898.

However, it was felt that a second Ballarat-based team would have to be included to ensure that one VFA game could be played in Ballarat each weekend, and no willing co-applicant could be found.

[14] In 1905, Ballarat Imperials player, F James won the Ballarat Football League's most popular player award, the Hutton Cup, receiving 40,514 votes via returned Hutton coupons.