The club has produced VFL/AFL players including Len Ablett, Sam Kekovich, Steve McKee, Guy Rigoni, Frazer Dale, Jack Crisp and Matt Taberner.
Other VFL/AFL footballers who have played with Myrtleford include Alby Rodda, Jim Deane, 1970 premiership coach Martin Cross, Gary Ablett Sr., Ben Beams and Kevin Smith In 2013 the club committee announce the club would change its name to the Alpine Saints for the 2014 season.
In 1890, the Church of England's Reverend Chambers gave the land which is known as Memorial park to the people of Myrtleford to be used as a football and sports oval.
After the association had become a reality, Joseph Ferguson, MP for the Ovens Electorate,[3] donated a very fine cup to be won three years in succession.
North Melbourne made the journey on a day that was marred with constant drizzle, effectively depleting the large attendance that was expected.
The Wanderers continued on, losing the 1940 Premiership to Towonga by two points and then joined the Ovens and King in place of the senior team.
This was their Year and the Wanderers adopting the original Myrtleford Colours of Black with a Gold Sash, took out the flag with a win against Milawa.
[9] A fitting Climax for they also created a record in the Ovens and King Football League by not being defeated in a single match for the entire season.
[10] In late 1949 Myrtleford put an application towards the Ovens and Murray Football League to be included in the 1950 season.
[12] Myrtleford Football Club made an impressive debut into the Ovens and Murray League in round one of 1950 by being narrowly beaten by the previous runner-up in Wodonga.
Len Ablett polled well in the Morris Medal finishing close behind the place getters with 16 votes.
It had become obvious that the ground in Prince Street was not of suitable standard for Ovens and Murray football and after complaints had been lodged with the league, moves were made to seek a new location.
There followed thousands of volunteer man hours and a great debt is owed to those wonderful club men.
In 1974 t he new clubrooms building was named the Len G. Ablett pavilion and was opened by the Honable Rupert Hamer on 15 March 1974.
[13] Slowly with his help and other coaches such as Doug Palmer, Jimmy Deane, Ron Branton and Martin Cross, the Myrtleford Football club started to improve.
Then came the heart stopper at the Albury Showgrounds in the preliminary final clash against Wodonga Myrtleford scraped home by one point 14.10 to 14.9.
The last quarter suddenly saw Myrtleford come alive they were yards faster than the tired Wangaratta Rovers with the Saints forwards on target, they came out on top by 17 points.