The Canadian Australian Football Association (CAFA) now known as the Ontario Australian Football League (OAFL) was established in May 1989. Two teams were formed that year - the Mississauga Mustangs (Demons) and the Toronto Panthers (Eagles).

In 1990 the league doubled in size with the addition of the Scarborough Rebels and the North York Hawks.
The Rebels were formed by club legends Geoff (Texas) Walker and Glen (Flacky) Flack at the start of 1990. After some some heated debate it was decided that the Rebels would wear the Collingwood strip, although rumour has it Texas was lobbying for the Brown and Gold of the Hawks. Thankfully common sense prevailed.
The Rebels battled hard in a 9 game season but couldn't quite get to the Final which was taken out by the Toronto Panthers (now Eagles). The Conacher Cup was established as the winners Trophy and it was named after former Leafs player Lionel Conacher.
Little did Texas, Flacky and all the other founding fathers realise that these humble beginnings would lead to 30 plus years and counting of history in Footy in Canada. This wonderful game in a foreign land has created a true brotherhood at the Rebels. Many of the past players and supporters from the 90's are still a part of the club in some form today and the Rebels family now spans multiple continents. To say many lives have been changed due to this club is an understatement and we thank everyone from this 1990 team for the Legacy they created.
The clubs first Best & Fairest was Flacky and leading goal kicker was split between Darren (Muffin) Boyce and Flacky with 20 goals each.

In 1991 the 2nd year Rebels took a massive step forward and made it all the way to the Grand Final only to be beaten by the Toronto Panthers (Eagles) who won their third straight Conacher Cup.
The club was again led by Founders Geoff (Texas) Walker and Glen Flack who began seeing an influx of players to not only the Rebels but the league as a whole. The league expanded to a 13 game season with the Rebels playing a total of 15 that year.
The league saw the growth to the west with the creation of the Hamilton Wildcats and Paul (Paddy) Welling won the league Best & Fairest, the first by a Rebel. Paddy also took out the Rebels Best & Fairest in his first season with the club and Darren (Muffin) Boyce dominated the goal kicking with a return of 45.

1992 was a landmark year for the third year Rebels as they took home the Conacher Cup for the first time. The then Scarborough Rebels defeated the Mississauga Mustangs (High Park Demons) in a thrilling match to win their first Premiership. This was the icing on the cake for founders Geoff (Texas) Walker and Glen (Flacky) Flack who were again leading the club and creating a culture that would eventually stand the test of time.
Paul (Paddy) Welling took his second consecutive league Best & Fairest and he remains the only Rebel to have won the award more than once. Mick Mackie was voted the club Best & Fairest for the first time and Flacky took out his second club leading goal kicker award with a tally of 27.
The 1992 season saw expansion again with the formation of the Balmy Beach Saints and the North York Hawks relocated downtown and became known as the Broadview Hawks.
This first Premiership season was book marked with the annual end of season footy trip to the Windy city Chicago.

In 1993 the Scarborough Rebels changed training locations and thus became the Lawrence Park Rebels. The club also saw its first change in leadership with Paul Hillis taking over as President and dual League Best & Fairest Paul (Paddy) Welling assumed the captain/coaching duties.
First time Coach Paddy was keen to defend the Premiership and the team was successful as they won their second straight Conacher Cup defeating the heavily favoured Toronto Panthers. The Panthers had been undefeated for the season. This would make it 2 flags in the first 4 years in the competition for the Rebels.
Greg Rowe took out the Rebels Best & Fairest and Flacky was again leading goal kicker with a tally of 25. Big man Darren (Muffin) Boyce had a fantastic finals campaign to win Best in the Finals.
The Rebels gave out their very first Life Member award to club Founder Geoff (Texas) Walker. This is now only awarded to players who have played more than 100 games or whom have made a significant impact to the club. Texas would be the first player to have his jumper retired seasons later, but you will have to wait to hear more on that one.
The leagues saw expansion again with a seventh team named the Brampton Wolverines.

In 1994 the now 5th year Lawrence Park Rebels were looking to make it 3 Conacher Cups on the trot. The lads were again ably led by Paul (Paddy) Welling with Paul Hillis coming back for a second term as President.
The Rebels had another fantastic season and they made it all the way to the Grand Final against the Mississauga (Now High Park Demons) Mustangs. Unfortunately the boys in Black and White were outmatched on this day and the lads from Mississauga took out their first Premiership. It has been rumoured by a former Stang and now long time Rebel that the celebrations of this victory took place at a local MacDonalds restaurant. It is also a known fact that the Rebels celebrated another great season long into the evening.
Mick Mackie won both the League and Club Best & Fairest Awards, this was now the third time in 4 years that a Rebel took out the leagues equivalent to the MVP. Big Andy Lonsbrough was Best in Finals and Darren (Muffin) Boyce was leading goal kicker again with a tally of 31.
The club also saw their first 3 players pass the 50 game plateau with John Hughes, Paul Hillis & Glen Flack all reaching the milestone.

1995 saw a change in leadership at the Rebels with Andy Lonsbrough taking over as President and Nik Papaioannou became the clubs first Canadian born coach assisted by Paul (Paddy) Welling who remained as Captain.
The Rebels had an up and down season as there was significant player turnover from the previous year. The boys did make the finals but they weren't able to make the Grand Final for the first time since 1990. The Toronto Panthers were reborn as the Toronto Eagles, and they went on to be undefeated the entire year and win their fourth Premiership against the Boradview Hawks.
1995 was the year that the league received its greatest media coverage. Two of Toronto's daily and local radio stations carried the leagues scores and several stories. Hamilton cable covered several of the games played in Hamilton and on July 28th the Hamilton Wildcats played a CAFA All-star line up in front of 21,000 CFL fans at half time between the Hamilton Tiger cats and the Edmonton Eskimos.
Andy Lonsbrough took out the League Best & Fairest award, making it four Rebels B&F wins in 5 years. Darren Boyce was Club Best & Fairest and again Leading Goal Kicker with 43 and Paul (Paddy) Welling was the Rebels Best Player in the finals.
Three more players hit the 50 game mark, with Paul Welling, Kevin Murray and Darren Boyce all reaching the milestone. This made it 6 active players over 50 games for the Rebels.

1996 saw another change in Rebels Leadership with Paul (Paddy) Welling handing over the captaincy after 3 years to Paul Robson. Mick (5 Votes) Mackie stepped into the coaches chair for the first time and Jim Gadja was appointed President.
It is believed that 1996 was one of the best in CAFA/OAFL history. It was a highly competitive season with six teams fiercely contesting for four the finals spots. The season saw the seventh ranked Balmy Beach Saints upset the Toronto Eagles in a close match only to lose to the eighth ranked Brampton Wolverines the next week. The Rebels did again make it to the finals but fell short of another Grand final appearance as the Toronto Eagles went on to win their second straight Premiership.
The ever consistent Rob Brunton took out his first club Best & Fairest with Darren (Muffin) Boyce leading the goal kicking for the 5th time with a tally of 25. Mick Mackie lead by example taking out the Best in Finals award. Three players reached 50 career games, with Mick Mackie, Andy Lonsbrough and big Nik Papaioannou reaching the milestone.

1997 saw more leadership changes at the club with Craig (Howie) Howard taking over as Coach and Canadian Andrew (Sluggo) Fisher stepping up to be President. Paul Robson continued into his second year as captain of the team. Rumours say that Coach Howie had the 97 Rebels as fit as they had ever been and a strong season was expected. Perpetual Most Spirited player John Hughes and 150 game legend Pat (Colonel) Thompson could be heard grunting and seen red faced at most trainings, but the lads soldiered on as there was always a beer waiting no matter how hard they ran.
The Rebels dominated the ladder this season and ran the table without a single loss all the way to the Grand Final. The Grand Final was going as it should have with the Rebels in front by 4 goals at the last change but the finals specialist Eagles came back to win by a solitary point. Heart break for the Rebels as the Eagles won their third straight Conacher Cup. In other league news, this season saw the end of the Balmy Beach Saints.
First year Rebel Ben Millham took out both the Best & Fairest and Best in Finals awards, a rarity in any season and Greg (Roo) Everitt took out the goal kicking with a solid 50. Paul Robson and Jim Gadja reached the 50 game threshold becoming the 10th and 11th Rebels to surpass the milestone.

In 1998 the Rebels were keen to have a redemption year after falling just short in 97. Club legend and former premiership Coach Paul (Paddy) Welling re-took the reins with Paul Robson being named captain for the 3rd straight season. Peter (Fossil) Bormann stepped into the Presidents role, giving the club a solid leadership base.
This season saw strong competition from all teams. The Rebels once again dominated the league in the early going and looked to be flag favourites but the Eagles came on strongly in the second half of the season to set up a Grand Final rematch. The final was a hard fought battle between two teams that were proud and had built a heated rivalry that would continue for years to come. Unfortunately the Rebels came up short again as they could not match the Eagles depth, leading to their 4th premiership on the trot. A disappointing end to another hard fought season from the boys in Black and White.
Paddy Welling lead by example taking out his second club Best & Fairest and second Most Spirited player. Mike Bacchus was Best in Finals with Darren (Muffin) Boyce the lead goal kicker for the 6th time with 32 goals. A whole host of players (6) brought up 50 games this season showing continued commitment to the game and this great club. They were Andrew Fisher, Tom Balkos, John Morrison, Norm Gillespie, Mike Bacchus and club founder Geoff Walker.
One other major Milestone was reached this year for the first time in the clubs existence. John Hughes played his 100th game in only 9 seasons. With that Hughsey was made the second Life Member of the Rebels joining founder Geoff Walker.

1999 saw long time Rebel and club founder Geoff (Texas) Walker coaching the team for the first time in their milestone 10th season. Paul Robson was back for a 4th year in a row as Captain and Peter (Fossil) Bormann was again President. The Rebels had a competitive season with some hard fought games in a very even season. The boys made the finals for the 10th straight season but their premiership bid was halted by the Eagles in the Preliminary Final. It was another tight game in an ever bitter rivalry, and the Eagles went on to win their 5th straight Conacher Cup.
Talented Canadian Todd Farquhar took out the League Rookie of the year honours, the first by a Rebel player. Peter (Fossil) Bormann showed continued improvement taking out the club Best & Fairest and Chris Emery had a stellar finals being taking out that honour whilst Greg (Roo) Everett was leading goal kicker with 35.
Pat Thompson reached 50 games and four Rebels were made Life Members. They were Paul (Paddy) Welling, Andy Lonsbrough, Mick (5 Votes) Mackie and Darren (Muffin) Boyce. In the first 10 years of the club the Rebels now had 6 Life Members, one 100 game player, 18 that had reached 50 games and 2 premierships. A strong foundation for this still relatively new Team and game in Canada.