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
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Only 1 place to start today and that was at Chapel Gate where Bournemouth Sports welcomed Dorchester Sports for a top of the table clash and it was the visitors who secured a 3-1 win, scoring for the visitor's were Alex Godfrey [x2] & Joel Hewitt with Cameron Shaw scoring the hosts consolation, Cobham Sports played the proverbial game of 2 half's as they trailed in the Purbeck at Swanage T&H 2-0 at the break with Cody Moore & Ocean Smith scoring for the Swans only to hit back in the 2nd with goals from Josh Toop, Dan Naish, Amechi Eze-Sunday & Josh Buck securing a 4-2 win. Blandford United beat Poole Borough 5-0 at Park Road with goals from Mark Ford [x2] Elliott Manson & Reuben Stanley [x2] with Mark Ford seeing a penalty well saved also. Westland Sports beat Bournemouth Electric 3-1 at Alvington with goals from Steve & Phil Ormrod & Dan Baggs with ???? replying for Electric. Holt United beat hosts Portland United Reserves 5-1 at the Camp & Satherley Stadium with George Lane hitting 4 & Sam Bradford 1, replying for the hosts was Kai Kilcoyne. Sherborne Town Reserves picked up a much needed win 2-1 at Balti Sports with Alfie Calway & Jamie Jarman scoring for the Zebras with Archie Woolford replying for Sports. Finally, Wimborne Town Reserves picked up a deserved 4-2 win at the New Cuthbury with goals from Callum Clarke [x2] & Luca Lane [x2] Scoring for the Bees was Callum Arnold with a brace.
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 |