 The club held an Annual General Meeting in 1895 and entered the Murray Border Football Association, then in 1899 joined the Federal Football Association.Finley FC competed in the Southern Riverina Football Association from 1905 to 1931 and played in 16 grand finals in that period and winning 10 premierships.Walter Barthelson, a 17 year old Finley footballer from “The Rocks", Tocumwal, New South Wales was injured whilst playing football in 1908 against Leniston and died after an abdominal operation the following day.