Īlbury FC and Rutherglen FC were admitted into the Rutherglen & DFA in 1912. Rutherglen FC also went into recess in 1911. In 1911, the Albury Football Club was planning to divide the club into South Albury and North Albury teams, but as they were not admitted into the Rutherglen & DFA, the club went into recess in 1911. Corowa, Excelsior and Lake Rovers were club's that were admitted. A ballot took place at a Rutherglen & DFA meeting on 29 April at Mackay's Hotel, Rutherglen which resulted in Balldale, North Albury, Rutherglen, South Albury and Wodonga being refused admission to join the association. As a result, the O&MFL folded, with local teams attempting to apply to play in the Rutherglen & DFA. Then in 1911, both Excelsior and Rutherglen applied to enter the Rutherglen and District Football Association. In 1910, the O&MFA had only three teams – Albury, Excelsior and Rutherglen with Rutherglen winning the premiership. In 1907 Lake Moodemere and Rutherglen FC merged just prior to the start of the 1907 O&MFA season and were then known as Rutherglen FC. During this era, six of the famous King brothers played for the club. Such was the strength of the Rutherglen Football Club during the Gold Rush era, many VFL teams challenged this successful country club and were defeated. It was a powerhouse in the league during its early days competing in many finals, winning seven premierships between 18. The club was based at Rutherglen's "Barkley Park" located just off Reid Street & just north-west of the town's center. Rutherglen uniform consisted of a navy blue with a white monogrammed "RFC" jersey along with white shorts and red socks for the majority of their history. Rutherglen was one of the six founding clubs of the Ovens And Murray Football Association (O&MFL) in 1893. Rutherglen would go onto play many friendly matches against other local clubs up until 1892, when they joined the newly formed Ovens And Murray Football Association in 1893. G Graham JP donated a gold locket and six bangles to the best player for the season. In 1885, Rutherglen played Murray FC (Yarrawonga) for the Richards / Mitchell Cup, with both teams winning one game each. When Rutherglen played Border United FC in August 1877, they wore a navy blue jumper, with Thomas Reeve elected as captain. Thomas Reeve Junior acting as club secretary. The origins of the Rutherglen FC appears to of been established in 1877, with Mr.
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