The club was established in 1873 at a meeting at Ellis' Exchange Hotel on Monday 12th May 1873.[1]
The club played in the Castlemaine District Football Association from 1890[2] to 1913, then in the Castlemaine District Football League from 1914 to 1951. The Castlemaine DFA changed its name to the Castlemaine DF League at its annual meeting April, 1914.[3]
Maldon won the 1891 Castlemaine Junior Football Association premiership.
The club won its first premiership in 1894 and then dominated the competition, finishing either first or second on the premiership ladder, every year between 1894 and 1909 (16 consecutive years) and also winning 15 premierships between 1894 and 1923.
It lost only one match between 1898 and 1902. Syd Titus, father of famous Richmond player, Jack Titus, captained Maldon for nine years, including seven premierships in the late 1890's, early 1900's.[5]
Between 1927 and 1934 the club was known as Tarrengower Football Club.
In 1950, Maldon played Carlton in a practice match at Princes Park.[6]
Between 1965 and 1979 the club played 15 seasons in the Golden City Football League.[7] It made the finals on four occasions but lost every finals match it played.
The following footballers played with Maldon FC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or were drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
^"1891 - Football". The Tarrangower Times and Maldon, Newstead, Baringhup, Laancoorie and Muckleford Advertiser (Vic. : 1873 - 1894). 9 September 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
^"1932 - Castlemaine". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 26 October 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
^"1930 - Castlemaine". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 4 October 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
