Renmark Football Club first played in 1909, and won their first premiership in 1912 whilst playing in the Murray Football Association. In 1921 Renmark Football Club changed its name to Renmark Town Football Club. In 1923 Renmark Town Football Club and Fairview Rovers joined to form the Renmark Rovers Football Club.

Over time the local competition has been referred to as the Upper Murray Football Association and as the Upper Murray Football League.In 1927 the Riverland Football League was adopted as the name of the competition, with the Renmark Football Club first becoming premiers in 1977.

The Rovers have won 16 Grand Finals, the most recent in 2009. Tony Modra who went on to a successful career in the Australian Football League, played for Renmark during the 1990 Grand Final campaign.