After establishing itself as a successful junior and sub-district club, Camberwell was seen by the 1920s as a likely strong fit for the expanding Victorian Football Association; the club was admitted to the VFA for the 1926 season.
After establishing itself as a successful junior and sub-district club, Camberwell was seen by the 1920s as a likely strong fit expansions in either the Victorian Football League or the Victorian Football Association. It lodged applications to join both at different times during the early 1920s, and was admitted to the VFA for the 1926 season.