Kapunda was an inaugural member of the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) in 1877 but due to distance would not partake in regular matches.

[1] The club has had many legendary players in its history, such as Jack Dermody, who won the Association Best & Fairest Medal in 1930, Dermody transferred to Port Adelaide in the SANFL where he captained Port to Premierships in 1936 and 1937 and also captained the State Team at the 1937 Australian Carnival in Perth.

Jack Oatey Medallist and Central District Bulldogs premiership vice-captain and ruckman Jason McKenzie and former AFL player for Port Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney, Essendon and West Coast ruckman Jonathan Giles are also products of the Kapunda Football Club.

A Sunday Family Day follows, consisting of a full club light training run, barbecue, player registration and payment of subs.

The club's premier social events are the Annual Red & Rump night and formal Presentation dinner.

The club encourages all supporters to the Dutton Park clubrooms after games for best player presentations, entertainment and teas.

Kapunda has played in a further 16 Grand Finals including a draw with Angaston in 1977 and the subsequent replay where they were defeated.