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| Founded | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Number of teams | 74 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 12 |
| Promotion to | Dorset Premier League |
| Relegation to | Bournemouth Saturday League |
| Current champions | Merley Cobham Sports Reserves (2023-24) |
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.
Senior League
| Division One
| Division Two
| Division Three
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Division Four
| Division Five
| Division Six
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| Season | Senior Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896–87 | Whiteheads | |||||
| 1897–98 | Weymouth | |||||
| 1898–99 | Bournemouth Wanderers | |||||
| 1899–1900 | Weymouth | |||||
| 1900–01 | Whiteheads | |||||
| 1901–02 | Whiteheads | |||||
| 1902–03 | Whiteheads | |||||
| 1903–04 | Poole | |||||
| 1904–05 | ||||||
| 1905–06 | Whiteheads | |||||
| 1906–07 | Whiteheads | |||||
| 1907–08 | ||||||
| 1908–09 | Yeovil Town | |||||
| 1909–10 | ||||||
| 1910–11 | ||||||
| 1911–12 | Blandford 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] | |||||
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| 1946–47 | ||||||
| 1947–48 | ||||||
| 1948–49 | ||||||
| 1949–50 | ||||||
| 1950–51 | ||||||
| 1951–52 | ||||||
| 1952–53 | ||||||
| 1953–54 | ||||||
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| 1957–58 | ||||||
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| 1960–61 | ||||||
| 1961–62 | ||||||
| 1962–63 | ||||||
| 1963–64 | ||||||
| 1964–65 | ||||||
| 1965–66 | ||||||
| 1966–67 | ||||||
| 1967–68 | ||||||
| 1968–69 | ||||||
| 1969–70 | ||||||
| 1970–71 | ||||||
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| 1972–73 | ||||||
| 1973–74 | ||||||
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| 1977–78 | ||||||
| 1978–79 | ||||||
| 1979–80 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 2000–01 | ||||||
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| 2005–06 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Wincanton Town | |||||
| 2007–08 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Parley Sports | |||||
| Season | Senior Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | |
| 2009–10 | Easton United | Kingston Lacy | Sturminster Marshall Reserves | Bridport 'A' | Corfe Mullen United | |
| Season | Senior Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five |
| 2010–11 | Tintinhull | Piddletrenthide United | Mere Town | Corfe Mullen United | Poole Link | Cerne Abbas |
| 2011–12 | Portland United Reserves | Mere Town | 11 Signal Regiment | AFC Cobham | Handley Sports | Mere Town Reserves |
| 2012–13 | Mere Town | Corfe Mullen United | The Balti House | Lytchett Red Triangle | Mere Town Reserves | Pimperne Sports Society |
| 2013–14 | Westland Sports | The Balti House | Lytchett Red Triangle | AFC Blandford | Puddletown | Portland United Youth |
| 2014–15 | Holt United | Westland Sports Reserves | Milborne Port | Wool & Winfrith | Portland United Youth | Marnhull |
| 2015–16 | Chickerell United | Milborne Port | Chickerell United Reserves | Portland United Youth | Marnhull | Okeford United |
| Season | Senior Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | |
| 2016–17 | Witchampton United | Corfe Castle | Allendale Reserves | Sturminster Marshall | Bridport 'A' | |
| 2017–18 | Corfe Castle | Hamworthy United U18s | Sturminster Marshall | Gill Dons | Piddlehinton United Reserves | |
| 2018–19 | Westland Sports Reserves | Sturminster Marshall | Gill Dons | Wool United Reserves | Portland United Youth Reserves | |
| 2019–20 | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Season | Senior Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five |
| 2020–21 | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Sturminster Marshall | Bournemouth Electric | Parley | Handley Sports | Crossways Spitfires | Puddletown Reserves |
| 2022–23 | Bisterne United | Bournemouth Electric Reserves | Portland Panthers | Bere Regis | Corfe Castle | Woodville Wanderers |
| 2023–24 | Merley Cobham Sports Reserves | Mere Town | Westover Bournemouth | Mudeford Mens | Donhead United | Wyke Regis |
| Source: Non-League Matters [2] FCHD [3] | ||||||
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