| Season | League | Position | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1954 | Provisional League | RUNNER-UP | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 17 |
| 1955 | Metropolitan League – South | RUNNER-UP | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 30 |
| 1956 | Metropolitan League – South | 4th | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 21 |
| 1957 | Metropolitan League – South | RUNNER-UP | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 39 |
| 1958 | Division 2 – North | RUNNER-UP | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 17 | 46 |
| 1959 | Division 1 – North | CHAMPIONS | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 22 | 44 |
| 1960 | Victorian State League (Preston Croat) | 11th | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 65 | 17 |
| 1960 | Division 1 – North (SC Croatia) | 5th | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 30 |
| 1961 | Division 1 – South (Preston Croat) | CHAMPIONS | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 21 | 50 |
| 1961 | Division 1 – North (SC Croatia) | 3rd | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 22 | 40 |
| 1962 | Victorian State League (Preston Croat) | 10th | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 19 |
| 1962 | Division 1 – North (SC Croatia) | CHAMPIONS | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 11 | 58 |
| 1963 | Victorian State League | 11th | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 51 | 21 |
| 1964 | Division 1 | CHAMPIONS | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 18 | 57 |
| 1965 | Victorian State League | 6th | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 36 |
| 1966 | Victorian State League | 5th | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 33 |
| 1967 | Victorian State League | 3rd | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 38 |
| 1968 | Victorian State League | CHAMPIONS | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 48 |
| 1969 | Victorian State League | 4th | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 37 |
| 1970 | Victorian State League | 4th | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 37 |
| 1971 | Victorian State League | 3rd | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 38 |
| 1972 | Victorian State League | Disqualified — crowd disturbances | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 19 | 26 |
| 1973 | Did not compete | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974 | Did not compete | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975 | Division 1 (Essendon Lions) | 7th | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 29 |
| 1976 | Division 1 (Essendon Lions) | 3rd | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 41 |
| 1977 | Victorian State League (Essendon Lions) | 7th | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 28 |
| 1978 | Victorian State League | CHAMPIONS | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 11 | 53 |
| 1979 | Victorian State League | CHAMPIONS | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 42 |
| 1980 | Victorian State League | RUNNER-UP | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 44 |
| 1981 | Victorian State League | RUNNER-UP | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 42 |
| 1982 | Victorian State League | RUNNER-UP | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 50 |
| 1983 | Victorian State League | RUNNER-UP | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 14 | 65 |
| 1984 | National Soccer League – Southern Conference | 3rd | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 46 |
| Finals | Preliminary Final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 1985 | National Soccer League – Southern Conference | 5th | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 33 |
| Finals | Elimination Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | National Soccer League – Southern Conference | 10th | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 24 |
| 1987 | National Soccer League | 9th | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 32 |
| 1988 | National Soccer League | 9th | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 33 |
| 1989 | National Soccer League | 4th | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 35 | 44 |
| Finals | Minor Semi-Final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 1989–1990 | National Soccer League | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 26 | 49 |
| Finals | Preliminary Final | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990–1991 | National Soccer League | 1st | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 39 | 52 |
| Finals | RUNNER-UP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1991–1992 | National Soccer League | 1st | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 49 |
| Finals | RUNNER-UP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992–1993 | National Soccer League | 10th | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 34 |
| 1993–1994 | National Soccer League | 1st | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 53 |
| Finals | RUNNER-UP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1994–1995 | National Soccer League | 1st | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 25 | 52 |
| Finals | CHAMPIONS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 1995–1996 | National Soccer League | 2nd | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 28 | 59 |
| Finals | CHAMPIONS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 1996–1997 | National Soccer League | 6th | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 39 |
| Finals | Elimination Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997–1998 | National Soccer League | 7th | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 39 |
| 1998–1999 | National Soccer League | 12th | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 29 |
| 1999–2000 | National Soccer League | 12th | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 57 | 45 |
| 2000–2001 | National Soccer League | 6th | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 46 | 43 |
| Finals | Minor Semi-Final | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2001–2002 | National Soccer League | 6th | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 36 |
| Finals | Elimination Final | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002–2003 | National Soccer League | 9th | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 52 | 27 |
| 2003–2004 | National Soccer League | 12th | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 23 |
| 2005 | Victorian Premier League | 9th | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 33 |
| 2006 | Victorian Premier League | 11th | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 30 |
| 2007 | Victorian Premier League | 2nd | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 47 |
| Finals | Preliminary Final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | Victorian Premier League | 2nd | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 47 | 25 | 52 |
| Finals | RUNNER-UP | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | Victorian Premier League | 9th | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
| 2010 | Victorian Premier League | 9th | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 26 |
| 2011 | Victorian Premier League | 10th | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 31 |
| 2012 | Victorian Premier League | 8th | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 29 |
| 2013 | Victorian Premier League | 2nd | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 37 |
| Finals | Minor Semi-Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 5th | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 36 | 38 |
| 2015 | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 4th | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 50 |
| Finals | Qualifying Final | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 9th | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 51 | 31 |
| 2017 | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 12th | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 24 |
| Promotion/Relegation Playoff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | National Premier Leagues Victoria | 9th | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 53 | 32 |
| Total | 66 | 1573 | 742 | 325 | 506 | 2737 | 2027 | 2548 |
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