fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, ðə klˈʌb kəlˈɛktᵻd ðə ɹˈɛd lˈaɪənz mˈɑːnɪkɚɹ ɪn ɹˈɛfɹəns tʊ ɐ pˈʌb ɪnðə nˈɔːɹðɚn nˈuː sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz tˈaʊn ʌv ɡlˈɛŋkoʊ.
Founded in 1956, the club collected the Red Lions moniker in reference to a pub in the Northern New South Wales town of Glencoe.