The Devils will launch a hall of fame at the gala event attended by a sell-out audience of 250, with 11 inaugural inductees to be announced, plus two legends.

Ongoing, there will be no more than four inductees each year, with a legend named every second year.

Darley president Mark Shelly said an enormous amount of work had gone into researching the club's history for the centenary celebration.

He said part of this had been finding and acknowledging the oldest surviving player - 99-year-old Pat Adair.

Adair was a 1949,1950 and 1952 premiership player.

Former Richmond and Collingwood player, and now broadcaster Brian Taylor will be master of ceremonies, with other special guests including past Hawthorn premiership and Gold Coast Suns player Campbell Brown and five-time Hawthorn premiership player Robert DiPierdomenico.

Darley was known as the Magpies when formed in 1919.

They played in the Melton and Bacchus Marsh District Football League until 1934, winning three senior premierships.

From there:

1935-56: Bacchus Marsh Football League

1957-58: Melton and Bacchus Marsh District Football League

1959-78: Bacchus Marsh Football League

1979-85: Central Highlands Football League

1986-96: Riddell District Football League

1997-now: Ballarat Football League

Premierships:

1923

1926

1934

1938

1939

1947

1949

1950

1952

1955

1957

1959

1969

1970

1971

1972

1984

1989

1995

2015

2017