An advertisement in The Argus on 8 June 1859 announced a meeting to be held on the 9th of that month, at the Devonshire Hotel, to form the Brighton Football Club.

The club is believed to have been formed in 1885 and seven years later became a foundation member of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) in the inaugural 1892 season, winning a premiership in 1903.

Under the coaching of Col Williamson, they had finished the home and away season in third place and after defeating Brunswick in the preliminary final they qualified for the decider against Williamstown, whom they downed by nine points.

[10] Coupled with its existing off-field problems, the club lost occupancy of its home ground at Elsternwick Park after the 1961 season.

[13] After competing as Brighton-Caulfield for three seasons, the club eliminated almost all links to its Brighton heritage in 1965 as it sought to appeal more strongly to fans in its new suburb.