The Sandringham Football Club was admitted a license in the VFA competition (now VFL) ahead of the 1929 season, though the first moves to establish a semi-professional football team from the Sandringham region began two years earlier.
Sandringham recorded its inaugural premiership in the 1946 season, coming from behind late in the final quarter to record a 7-point win over Camberwell in front of 30,000 spectators [REF].