Dorset Senior Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Organiser(s)Dorset County FA
Founded1887; 139 years ago (1887)
RegionDorset Dorset
Teams10 (2024–25)
Dorset Senior Cup
Organiser(s)Dorset County FA
Founded1887; 139 years ago (1887)
RegionDorset Dorset
Teams10 (2024–25)
Current championsWeymouth
(33rd title)
Most championshipsWeymouth
(33 titles)
WebsiteDorset Senior Cup

The Dorset Senior Cup is a knockout cup competition involving association football teams from the county of Dorset, England, affiliated with the Dorset County Football Association. The current holders of the Dorset Senior Cup are Weymouth who beat Dorchester Town 2–0 in the final on 10 March 2025 at The Avenue Stadium in Dorchester.

The competition, founded initially in 1887 and in its current format in 1981,[1][2] is open to all affiliated clubs at step 7 and above of the national league system. They must also have floodlights at their home grounds.[3] The county FA headquarters is located at the County Ground in Hamworthy near Poole.

A total of 12 teams competed for the 2023–24 season.

Note: TH: Title holder

Previous winners

Key

Match went to a replay
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Shared trophy
Year Winner Result Runner-up Notes Source
1888 Weymouth College 1–0 Dorchester Town
1890 Dorchester Town
1891 Poole Town
1893 Poole Town
1895 Poole Town
1896 Poole Town
1897 Poole Town
1900 Poole Town
1901 Poole Town
1902 Poole Town
1904 Poole Town
1907 Poole Town
1909 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1910 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1911 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic Poole Town
1912 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1914 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1920 Weymouth 1–0 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1921 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1922 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1925 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1926 Poole Town
1927 Poole Town
1928 Poole Town
1931 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1932 Weymouth 3–2 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1933 Portland United 4–3 Poole Town
1934 Weymouth 2–1 Portland United
1935 Blandford United 2–1 Weymouth Replay; first match ended 2–2
1936 Portland United 3–2 Weymouth
1937 Poole Town
1938 Poole Town
1939 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
1946 Longfleet St Mary's Portland Dockyard
1947 Poole Town
1948 Weymouth 2–1 Portland United
1949 Poole Town
1951 Dorchester Town Poole Town
1955 Weymouth 5–3 Dorchester Town
1956 Weymouth Unknown Poole Town
1958 Weymouth 4–3 Dorchester Town
1961 Dorchester Town Shaftesbury
1962 Poole Town
1964 Bridport
1968 Dorchester Town
1969 Dorchester Town
1970 Bridport
1971 Bridport
1972 Dorchester Town
1973 Parley Sports
1974 Parley Sports Sherborne Town
1975 Bridport Poole Town
1976 Bridport
1977 Weymouth Reserves Hamworthy United
1978 Weymouth Reserves Wareham Rangers
1979 Bridport 2–0 Trinidad Bluebird Replay
1980 Bridport 4–1 Trinidad Bluebird
1981 Bridport 2–1 Wimborne Town [4]
1982 St. Pauls 1–0 Wimborne Town [4]
1983 Trinidad Bluebird 2–0 St. Pauls [4]
1984 Sherborne Town 1–0 Bridport [4]
1985 Weymouth 4–2 Portland United After extra-time [5][6]
1986 Weymouth 8–0 Wimborne Town [7][8]
1987 Weymouth 5–3 Swanage Town & Herston [8][9]
1988 Bridport 3–1 Poole Town [8][10]
1989 Poole Town 3–1 Dorchester Town Replay. First match ended 2–2. [8][10]
1990 Swanage Town & Herston 1–0 Weymouth [11]
1991 Weymouth 5–1 Swanage Town & Herston [5][8]
1992 Wimborne Town 1–0 Bridport [8]
1993 Weymouth 4–0 Poole Town [5][8]
1994 Dorchester Town 1–0 Poole Town [12]
1995 Hamworthy Engineering 4–1 Poole Town [8][13]
1996 Dorchester Town 3–1 St. Paul's [8][14]
1997 Wimborne Town 2–0 Wareham Rangers [4]
1998 Poole Town 2–1 Hamworthy United [10][15]
1999 Weymouth 4–1 Wimborne Town [5][8]
2000 Weymouth 2–1 Wimborne Town [5][8]
2001 Dorchester Town 2–1 Weymouth After extra-time. [8][14][16]
2002 Weymouth 1–1 Dorchester Town Weymouth won 4–3 on penalties. [5][8][17]
2003 Dorchester Town 2–0 Weymouth [8][14][18]
2004 Sherborne Town 3–2 Poole Town [8][10][19]
2005 Bridport 1–0 Hamworthy United [8]
2006 Hamworthy United 2–1 Poole Town [8][20]
2007 Dorchester Town 2–1 Sherborne Town [14][21]
2008 Sherborne Town 2–1 Portland United [10][22]
2009 Poole Town 2–0 Dorchester Town After extra-time. [10][23][24]
2010 Gillingham Town 2–1 Wimborne Town After extra-time. [25]
2011 Dorchester Town 6–2 Weymouth [14][26]
2012 Dorchester Town 2–0 Wimborne Town [14][26]
2013 Poole Town 4–1 Wimborne Town [27]
2014 Poole Town 2–0 Hamworthy United [28]
2015 Weymouth 1–0 Dorchester Town [29]
2016 Weymouth 2–1 Gillingham Town [30]
2017 Weymouth 1–0 Gillingham Town After extra-time. [31]
2018 Wimborne Town 7–0 Shaftesbury Town [32]
2019 Poole Town 5–0 Wimborne Town [33]
2020 Weymouth 4–2 Dorchester Town [34]
2022 Poole Town 2–1 Hamworthy United After extra-time. [35]
2023 Poole Town 4–0 Weymouth [36]
2024 Hamworthy Recreation 3–1 Shaftesbury [37]
2025 Weymouth 2–1 Hamworthy Recreation [38]
2026 Weymouth 2–0 Dorchester Town At Dorchester Town.[39]

Winners

Club Wins First final won Last final won Runner-up Last final lost Total final apps.
Weymouth 14 (33 total) 1888 2026 5 2023 33+
Poole Town 13 1895 2023 18 2006 35
Dorchester Town 12 1951 2012 6 2020 18
Bridport 9 1964 2005 2 1992 5
Wimborne Town 3 1992 2018 9 2019 12
Sherborne Town 2 1984 2008 1 2007 5
Hamworthy United 1 2006 2006 4 2022 5
Swanage Town & Herston 1 1990 1990 2 1991 3
Gillingham Town 1 2010 2010 2 2017 3
St. Pauls 1 1982 1982 1 1983 2
Trinidad Bluebird 1 1983 1983 0 – 1
Sherborne 1 1984 1984 0 – 1
Hamworthy Engineering 1 1995 1995 0 – 1
Hamworthy Recreation 1 2024 2025 1 2025 2

Records & statistics

References

External links

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI