The club was founded in 1946 and affiliated with the Essendon District Football League.
The club enjoys strong community support from a range of small businesses and institutions.
Due to a mass exodus of player personnel, Glenroy's young list struggled to match it with the hardened quality opposition in 2009.
In 2010, former Northcote Park veteran Brett Jeffrey took the reins of player coach.
In his second year he took Glenroy to the 2013 B grade Grand Final only to just fall short of winning the game.