Sale's victory in the 1980 LVSL remains their only Men's league championship to date,[3] although they did win the 2013 Grand Final 3–0 against Monash SC.
[9] In one match against Sale United on 13 August 1925, former Arsenal and Bolton star and England International John Elvey was hailed for his remarkable play for Yallourn SC, as described by the Gippsland Mercury: "Elvey's footwork was superb, and his technique showed himself a professional, for we are informed that he is an ex-Bolton Wanderers player (one of England's leading first Division teams) and was bought by that club from Luton from the sum of 3,500 pounds.
After football's growth in Gippsland halted during the Second World War, the Latrobe Valley Soccer League was officially formed in 1951 and after a successful first season, the league grew from five to six teams in 1952 – Heyfield leaving and Overseas Construction Company SC and the RAAF SC coming in.
[16] Sale's first major trophy came in the form of the 1955 Battle of Britain Cup, when they defeated Morwell SC before a "large crowd" at Yallourn's No.3 Oval.
While the men's team remained unable to break through for success for many years, they finally won the league title in 1980 – the only time they have finished in the top two placings.
[20] While the original iteration of Sale United won the Battle of Britain in 1955, the new version of the club is yet to do so – only finishing runner's up in 2013 and 2014.