Introduction to the;
Dorset Premier Football League
The league was formed in 1957 and was initially called the Dorset Football Combination League.
The 2019/2020 Season will be contested by 17 teams covering the entire county of Dorset and neighbouring Counties.
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 currently sits at Step 7 of the FA's National League System.
The DPL is proud to have been awarded it's FA Standard Charter League Status.
Recent Updates
17th January 2026
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DPL 4 - WEATHER 4 ..........
In the 4 games that were played today, leaders Blandford United FC secured a comfortable 3-0 win at home against Verwood Town FC, scoring for the Royals were Jake Kelly, Reuben Stanley & Logan Laird, after their surprise midweek 2-1 defeat at home to Poole Borough FC, Dorchester Sports FC won their local derby today by the same score line at the Avenue Stadium against Portland United FC Reserves, scoring for the hosts were Todd Coombes & Joel Hewitt with Cal Norman replying for the Blues. Meanwhile, at Raleigh Grove, hosts Sherborne Town FC Reserves beat Bournemouth Electric FC 3-2 with goals from Alfie Calway, Darren Rowe & Jamie Jarman with Aza Khider hitting a brace for Electric. In the 3pm kick off, Bournemouth Sports FC beat Hamworthy United FC Reserves 3-2 at the County Ground with all 5 goals coming in the 2nd half, scoring for Sports were Dan Hayward, Dan Viner & Luke Street with ????? replying for the Hammers.
On 18 July 2020 the FA issued guidelines for the return of outdoor competitive grassroots football.
In summary
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From August outdoor competitive football can commence e.g for pre-season friendlies
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From September grassroots leagues can commence competitions
The DPL Management Committee will be meeting by the end of this coming week to discuss the situation with a proposed Club Secretaries meeting by the end of July.
Meanwhile, clubs are strongly advised the read the full statement by clicking on the below link:
Useful Links
To All Club Secretaries:
Having reviewed what was said at the recent AGM, please can I confirm that the club secretaries should register their players on the Whole Game System. At the same time the player registration form(s) should either be scanned across to me or a hard copy be posted to me so that I can complete the registration process.
Please excuse the confusion by comment at the AGM.
Hilary
DPL Registration Secretary
League Handbook 2019/2020
Event | Date | Venue |
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Start of season 2022 / 2023 | Saturday 13th August 2022 at 15:00 |