The Club are known as the 'Lions' wearing a maroon jumper with gold chevron.

Stanhope has competed in the Kyabram & District Football League since 1995.

The Stanhope Football Club was formed on Wednesday evening, 10th March 1920, with Mr. E B Gibney elected as the President[1] and the club joined the newly formed Stanhope and District Junior Football Association in 1920.

[2] In March 1948, Girgarre and Stanhope decided to merge and entered their "senior" team in the Goulburn Valley Football League and their "reserves" team in the Kyabram District Football Association.

[12] Only one week later, the Girgarre / Stanhope FC then decided to enter their "reserves" side into the newly formed Goulburn Valley Football League Reserves competition.