Throughout the first decade of football in Melbourne, South Yarra was one of the pre-eminent clubs in the colony in prestige and performance.
Its demise played a role in the formation of the modern day St Kilda Football Club, formed in 1873.
Throughout the first decade of football in Melbourne, South Yarra was one of the pre-eminent clubs in the colony in prestige and performance.
In 1865, the club fell one win short of claiming the cup after losing the final match of the year against Melbourne, but in 1866, they won the opening match of the year and were unbeaten thereafter, claiming permanent ownership after five draws and two more wins.
[8] Club captain and committee member George O'Mullane, one of the best footballers of the era, died aged 24 following the 1866 season.