At the 1895 VJFA AGM, the competition was reduced from 20 teams to 12 teams and Camberwell was one of the clubs that was not admitted and it appears that Camberwell FC went into recess for a number of years, before joining the Eastern Suburbs Football Association (ESFA_ in 1899 and the Reporter District Football Association (RDFA) in 1905.

[11][12] Following World War II, Camberwell won its first and only top division minor premiership in 1946,[13] but lost in the Grand Final against Sandringham by seven points.

The club played in losing Grand Finals in 1975 against Brunswick[17] and in 1978 against Frankston,[18] before winning its first premiership in 1979, defeating Oakleigh by 38 points.

[20] In the next few years, Camberwell was considered one of the boom clubs of the VFA, and in 1984 it reached the Division 1 finals for the first time since the 1940s.

[22] Within a year, there had been an exodus of more than forty players,[23] plus the club was left with a large damage bill after a grandstand fire.

[24] The inexperienced team which remained was winless with a percentage of only 30.1 in 1986, including suffering a VFA-record loss against Williamstown by 315 points,[25] and was relegated.

Source: [32] The following footballers played with Camberwell prior to making their VFL (now AFL) debut: