Dorset Football League

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Dorset Football League
DorsetLeague.jpg
Founded1896
CountryEngland
Number of teams65
Level on pyramid Level 12
Promotion to Dorset Premier League
Relegation toBournemouth Saturday League
Current championsBisterne United
(2022-23)

The Dorset Football League is a football competition based in England. It is a feeder to the Dorset Premier Football League, which is a level 11 league of the English football league system. Thus, the Dorset Senior League is a level 12 league.

Contents

Member clubs 2020-21

Senior
Division
Beaminster
Broadstone FC Seniors
Chickerell United
Cranborne
Dorchester Sports Reserves
Hamworthy Recreation Reserves
Mere Town
Merley Cobham Sports Reserves
Poole Borough
Stalbridge
Sturminster Marshall
Tisbury United
Westland Sports Reserves
Wincanton Town Reserves
Division
One
Allendale
Alderholt
Balti Sports Reserves
Blandford United Reserves
Boscombe Polonia
Bournemouth Sports Reserves
Bridport 3rd Team
Gillingham Town Reserves
Portland Town
Shaftesbury Town Colts
Swanage Town and Herston Reserves
Upwey and Broadwey
Wareham Rangers Reserves
Wool United
Division
Two
Allendale Reserves
Bournemouth Sports Lions
Broadmayne
Broadstone Reserves
Canford United
Donhead United
Maiden Newton and Cattistock
Milborne Port Reserves
Piddlehinton United
Portesham United
Puddletown
Wool United Reserves
Division
Three
Bere Regis
Bournemouth Sports Phoenix
Chickerell United Reserves
Corfe Mullen United
Handley Sports
Marnhull
Okeford United
Poole Bay
Portland Town Reserves
Portland United Youth Panthers
Redlands Rebels
Sturminster Newton United Reserves
Division
Four
Blandford United 'A'
Corfe Castle Reserves
D.I. United
Donhead United Reserves
Lytchett Matravers
Milborne Sports
Piddlehinton United Reserves
Porton Sports
Poole Borough Reserves
Shillingstone
Wyke Regis
Division
Five
Alderholt Reserves
Crossways Spitfires
FC Barolo
Okeford United Reserves
Poole Bay Reserves
Portland Town Third Team
Portland United Youth Panthers Reserves
Puddletown FC Reserves
Tisbury United Reserves
Wool United Thirds
Wyke Regis Reserves

Champions

SeasonSenior Division
1896–87Whiteheads
1897–98 Weymouth
1898–99Bournemouth Wanderers
1899–1900 Weymouth
1900–01Whiteheads
1901–02Whiteheads
1902–03Whiteheads
1903–04 Poole
1904–05
1905–06Whiteheads
1906–07Whiteheads
1907–08
1908–09 Yeovil Town
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12Blandford United
1912–13 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletics
1913–14 Weymouth Reserves
1919–20 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletics
1920–21 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletics
1921–22 Weymouth Reserves
1922–23 Yeovil & Petters United Reserves
1923–24 Weymouth Reserves
1924–25 Poole Reserves
1925–26 Poole Reserves
1926–27 Poole Reserves
1927–28 Portland United
1928–29 Portland United
1929–30 Portland United
1930–31 Poole Reserves
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38 Dorchester Town [1]
1938–39
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07 Wincanton Town
2007–08
2008–09Parley Sports
SeasonSenior DivisionDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeDivision Four
2009–10Easton UnitedKingston LacySturminster Marshall reserves Bridport 'A'Corfe Mullen United
SeasonSenior DivisionDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeDivision FourDivision Five
2010–11TintinhullPiddletrenthide UnitedMere TownCorfe Mullen UnitedPoole LinkCerne Abbas
2011–12 Portland United ReservesMere Town11 Signal RegimentAFC CobhamHandley SportsMere Town reserves
2012–13Mere TownCorfe Mullen UnitedThe Balti HouseLytchett Red TriangleMere Town reservesPimperne Sports Society
2013–14 Westland Sports The Balti HouseLytchett Red TriangleAFC BlandfordPuddletownPortland United Youth
2014–15Holt United Westland Sports reservesMilborne PortWool & WinfrithPortland United YouthMarnhull
2015–16Chickerell UnitedMilborne PortChickerell United reservesPortland United YouthMarnhullOkeford United
SeasonSenior DivisionDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeDivision Four
2016–17Witchampton UnitedCorfe CastleAllendale reservesSturminster Marshall Bridport 'A'
2017-18Corfe CastleHamworthy United U18sSturminster MarshallGill DonsPiddlehinton United Reserves
2018-19 Westland Sports ReservesSturminster MarshallGill DonsWool United ReservesPortland United Youth Reserves
Source: Non-League Matters [2] FCHD [3]

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References

  1. "History".
  2. Dorset Senior League 1896–1931 Non-League Matters
  3. Dorset League Football Club History Database