Bridport F.C.

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Bridport Football Club is a football club based in Bridport, Dorset, England. Affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association, they are currently members of the Template:English football updater and play at St Mary's Field.

History

The club was established on 7 October 1885.[1] In 1896 they became founder members of the Dorset League.[2] However, after finishing bottom of the league in 1897–98 the club left the league.[2] They subsequently returned in 1906–07, but left after finishing bottom again.[2] The club went on to play in the South Dorset and West Dorset leagues, before joining the Perry Street & District League.[1] They were league champions in 1912–13, 1922–23 and 1931–32.

In 1957 Bridport were founder members of the Dorset Combination.[3] They won the League Cup in the league's inaugural season, beating 15th RASC in the final, and retained the trophy the following season, defeating the same opponents.[4] The club were league runners-up in 1959–60, and after finishing as runners-up the following season (also losing in the League Cup final to Dorchester Town reserves),[4] they moved up to the Western League.[3] The club won the league's Challenge Cup in 1970–71 and again in 1972–73.[5] When the Western League gained a second division in 1976, Bridport were placed in the Premier Division.[3] They won the Challenge Cup for a third time in 1977–78,[5] and the Dorset Senior Cup in 1980–81.[6]

Midway through the 1983–84 season Bridport resigned from the Western League, with the reserves (playing in the Dorset Combination) becoming the first team.[3] They were Dorset Combination champions in 1985–86, and after retaining the league title and winning the League Cup for the next two seasons,[4] as well as winning the Dorset Senior Cup in 1987–88,[7] the club were promoted to Division One of the Western League. In 1993–94 they were Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3] The club were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2004–05 season, although they did win the Dorset Senior Cup again.[7] They were promoted to the Premier Division in 2010–11 after finishing third in Division One.[3] In 2021–22 the club were relegated to the Premier Division East of the South West Peninsula League, picking up just four points by early April.[8]

Ground

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St Mary's Field

After playing at several different grounds, in 1930 the club moved to Crown Field on West Bay Road.[9] They remained at Crown Field until 1953, when the club relocated to St Mary's Field, bringing with them a 200-seat wooden stand which was placed on one side of the pitch. A covered stand was erected on the other side of the pitch during the 1960s. The wooden stand was later replaced with a new 180-seat stand, with the covered stand also replaced with a more modern structure.[9] A clubhouse known as 'the Beehive' is situated behind one goal.[9]

Floodlights were installed in 1990 and inaugurated with a match against Yeovil Town on 8 August, with Bridport winning 4–3.[9]

Honours

  • Western League
    • League Cup winners 1970–71, 1972–73, 1977–78
  • Dorset Combination
    • Champions 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
    • League Cup winners 1957–58, 1958–59, 1986–87, 1987–88
  • Perry Street & District League
    • Champions 1912–13, 1922–23, 1931–32
  • Dorset Senior Cup
    • Winners 1980–81, 1987–88, 2004–05

Records

See also

References

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  1. ↑ a b History Bridport F.C.
  2. ↑ a b c Dorset Senior League 1896–1931 Non-League Matters
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Bridport at the Football Club History Database
  4. ↑ a b c League & League Cup History Template:Webarchive Dorset Premier League
  5. ↑ a b Award Winners Western League
  6. ↑ Wimborne have 'chip on shoulder' due to Poole success claims Pike Daily Echo, 9 April 2013
  7. ↑ a b Dorset Senior Cup Football Club History Database
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ a b c d Bridport Pyramid Passion
  10. ↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p568 Template:ISBN

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