 Myrtlefords initiation into football was on a cold, wet day in June, 1886 in Bright which saw the local team put up 10 goals to the Myrtleford team's one.The Team had two champions then in "Griffo" Edwards and "Baldy" Reid and other memorable names in "Son" McAlpine, Jimmy Brady, Bob O'Donnell and "Bish" Puzey, five Milne and four Wallace brothers were numbered in the team.The association was formed in 1895 and known as the Ovens District Football Association and engaged such teams as Bright, Wandiligong, Harrietville, Porepunkah and Myrtleford.