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
16th & 17th April 2024
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MIDWEEK ROUND UP
17th April 2024
Just the 1 game played this evening after Wimborne Town Reserves v Sherborne Town Reserves was Postponed due to Electrical Issues with the new Floodlights at the New Cuthbury. Meanwhile at Days Park, Swanage T&H welcomed Dorchester Sports with the away side notching up a 2-0 win with both goals coming in an incident packed 2nd half. Scoring for Sports were Alex Godfrey & Owen Peart, To compound Swanage's evening, goalkeeper Kadin Jacques & defender Jake Streams both saw Red in the final 10 minutes.
16th April 2024
There was a Hat trick of Hat tricks at Petersham Lane as hosts Holt United beat Sturminster Marshall 14-0, scoring for the Bulls were Ali Garard, Scott Bungay & Sam Bennett all with Hat tricks with further goals from Chris Manners, Sam Herrington, Corey Elwick, Ben Le Bow & Emil Jacobsen. Meanwhile at Turlin Moor, Bournemouth Sports completed their season with a comfortable 4-0 win against Poole Borough, scoring for the visitors were Jack Voisey, Sam Darlow, Matt Gane & Karol Borowski
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 |