Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Senior Trophy
Sturminster Newton Utd FC (1)
v
Wimborne Town FC Reserves (2)


Please click on the above page to read issue 37 of the DPL Dispatch for the 2022/23 Season


Congratulations to Sturminster Newton FC on winning the Jewson Premier League Cup on 13th May 2023
Sturminster Marshall 1 Sturminster Newton 3

Neil Sweatman receiving Cup from
New League Ball Sponsor
Mr Terry Schofield
MJM SPORTS

DPL League Cup Sponsor 2022/2023



Congratulations to Holt United FC
Jewson Dorset Premier League Champions 2022/2023

Jewson Dorset Premier League Chairman
Mr Mike Mock presenting the League Cup to
Captain Sonny Wilkinson



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History of the Jewson
Dorset Premier Football League

Match Day Roundup

News Item
18th FEBRUARY 2023
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LEAGUE
Westland Sports moved 2 points clear at the top of the table after their 2-1 win at Turlin Moor against hosts Poole Borough, Alfie Tilsted put the hosts in front however an OG & a Phil Ormrod goal secured the points for the visitors. Portland United Reserves picked up a deserved 2-0 win at Bridport Reserves with both the Blues goals coming from Josh Camp. Merley Cobham Sports and Swanage T&H played out a 5 goal thriller at Merley Park with the visitors finally paying the penalty after twice leading. Jack Hughes put the Swans ahead only for evergreen Matt Groves to equalise from the spot. Ocean Smith put the visitors back in front only for Dan Reeks to bring MCS level, it was left to that man again Matt Groves to win the game, again converting from the penalty spot. Another match to be settled from the Penalty spot was at Park Road where Blandford United despite taking the lead through Joe Freak, eventually lost 2-1 to Holt United with the Bulls winner coming from the spot in the 89th minute courtesy of Ali Garard, this after Scott Bungay had earlier equalised. In a big game at the foot of the table where the bottom 2 faced of at Raleigh Grove, hosts Sherborne Town Reserves walloped Shaftesbury Reserves 11-0. Scoring for the Zebras were Alfie Calway, Dec Cornish, Henry Lawrence-Napier, Josh Williams x4, Aaron Binding, Sam Farthing x2 & Darren Shearer. Hamworthy United Reserves picked up a decent 6-2 win at home against Sturminster Marshall with the Hammers goals coming from Alfie Matthews, Kai McCrow x2, George Lewis, Remus Nixon & Levi Middlewick, whilst replying for the visitors were Jake Hepburn & Callum Whitelaw. Wimborne Town Reserves also picked up another decent reu;t in beating Balti Sports 5-0 at Home, scoring for the hosts were Liam Nixon x2, Luke Sheehy, Brad Waters & Keith Forrington.
LEAGUE CUP
Bournemouth Sports hosted Sturminster Newton at Chapel Gate in the Quarter final of this seasons Competition and it was the visitors who progressed after a 3-1 win with all the goals coming in the 2nd Half, scoring for the Cherries were Billy Bright, Nick Thomson & Will Guppy. Scoring the hosts consolation was Jack Voisey.
The league was formed in 1957 and was initially called the Dorset Football Combination League.
The 2022/2023 Season will be contested by 18 teams covering the entire county of Dorset and South Somerset, 9 of which have Floodlights and all 18 have an AED device in or adjacent to their facility.
The objective of the League on its formation was to increase the standard of football in Dorset, an ideal that still holds true today as the League is now classed as a Regional NLS Feeder League that sits just outside the FA's National League System.
The DPL is proud to have been awarded it's England Football Accredited League Status.




