 The Hannans Football Club was formed on 3 May 1895 at a meeting at the Exchange Hotel in Kalgoorlie.The White Feather and Great Boulder Football Clubs were formed later that year, with

A separate Coolgardie Football Association existed from 1895.The West Perth Football Club proposed twice, in 1896 and 1897, to tour the goldfields, playing matches in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie.