The club was founded in 1971 as Donvale United and played in the Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association in the A Grade competition.
But they picked up their first premiership the next year avenging the 1971 loss - thanks to strong tackling, stamina and enthusiasm under the guidance of John Henderson, winning by 48 points.
[3] Donvale continued to make the finals and won another premiership in 1977 defeating Burwood United by two points, 108 to 106.
[8] But after a grand final appearance in 2005, Donvale were again demoted in 2008 failing to win a game for the season for the first time.
[14] In 2022, Donvale fell agonisingly short of the premiership, losing to Waverley Blues by 2 points in the Grand Final.
2024 saw dominate home and away campaign from Donvale, with a 17-win and 1-loss season, with the only loss being a 5 point defeat to Knox.