Old Scotch Football Club

In 1894, the Scotch Collegians Football Club entered the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).^[8][9] The club finished sixth in its inaugural season, and competed again in 1895, but disbanded prior to the start of the 1896 season.^[10][11]

The present-day club was formed on 15 April 1921 as the Old Scotch Collegians Football Club, entering the renamed Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA) the same year.^[12] The club won back-to-back premierships in 1923 and 1924, were runners-up in 1925, then again went back-to-back in 1926 and 1927.^[13]

Old Scotch went back-to-back with a B Section premiership in 1977 and an A Section premiership in 1978.^[13] The club moved its home ground from Old Scotch Oval to Camberwell Sports Ground in 1992.^[14] The club were runners-up to Old Xaverians in 1997 and 1998.^[13][15]

The club changed its name from Old Scotch Collegians to "Old Scotch Football Club" in 2003.^[8]

At the end of the 2015 season, Old Scotch was relegated after finishing ninth and entered B Section/Premier B for the first time since 1980.^[16][17] They lost to Beaumaris in the 2016 preliminary final, but made the 2017 grand final and were promoted back to Premier Division in 2018.^[18][19] The club also introduced its first women's team, the Old Scotch Stars, for the 2018 VAFA Women's season.^[8][20]

In 2024, Old Scotch broke its 46-year men's senior premiership drought with an 18-point victory over Old Brighton in the Premier Division grand final.^[21][22] It was the second senior premiership won in 2024, with the club also claiming its first Premier Division premiership in the VAFAW.^[23][24]