Bridport Football Club

EARLY CLUB HISTORY Bridport Football Club was formed on October 7th 1885 by a group of members of the town's Cricket and lawn Tennis Club. The Club played just two matches in its first season, with their maiden game being at Dorchester on February 4th 1886, losing 5-1. The second was at home to Evershot, Bridport won 3-1. The first ten years were taken up playing Friendlies throughout Dorset. In 1896 the club joined the newly formed Dorset League, where they stayed for two seasons. Over the following twenty years the club entered the South Dorset League followed by the West Dorset League. They won the Championship in 1907/08, losing only one of their 14 matches and scoring 62 goals with only 6 against. They won the title the following season, by five points from local rivals Beaminster. After these successes the Club rejoined the Sout Dorset League where they came joint top in their first season but losing the Championship decider agiainst Somerset Light Infantry 3-1. The Club won the Championship outright the following season > 1910.

1957-58 Founder members of Dorset Combination
1961-62 Joined Western League
1979-80 One point deducted for playing an ineligible player
1983-84 Resigned from Western League during season, record expunged
Took reserves place in Dorset Combination
1988-89 Rejoined Western League in Division One
1993-94 Western League Division One runner-up
Promoted to Premier Division
2005 Relegated to Division One

SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS

1957-58 DORSET ?/??
1958-59 DORSET ?/??
1959-60 DORSET ?/??
1960-61 DORSET ?/??
1961-62 WEST 38 11 8 19 72 93 30 14/20
1962-63 WEST 42 9 8 25 66 111 26 20/22
1963-64 WEST 42 7 14 21 40 100 28 20/22
1964-65 WEST 42 11 7 24 60 99 29 18/22
1965-66 WEST 34 12 5 17 57 90 29 15/18
1966-67 WEST 40 11 8 21 50 80 30 17/21
1967-68 WEST 40 18 5 17 68 58 41 10/21
1968-69 WEST 36 8 11 17 34 54 27 15/19
1969-70 WEST 38 6 9 23 43 86 21 19/20
1970-71 WEST 34 11 8 15 43 49 30 12/18
1971-72 WEST 26 9 5 12 32 47 23 9/14
1972-73 WEST 30 10 10 10 40 30 30 8/16
1973-74 WEST 36 10 5 21 41 67 25 15/19
1974-75 WEST 40 9 7 24 51 110 34 18/21
1975-76 WEST 44 13 11 20 49 72 50 17/23
1976-77 WEST-P 34 16 8 10 53 35 56 7/18
1977-78 WEST-P 34 14 13 7 44 21 55 5/18
1978-79 WEST-P 38 13 13 12 54 50 52 10/20
1979-80 WEST-P 38 4 14 20 31 67 21 * 19/20
1980-81 WEST-P 38 12 15 11 56 52 39 11/20
1981-82 WEST-P 38 12 10 16 43 54 34 12/20
1982-83 WEST-P 38 8 13 17 49 60 29 15/20
1983-84 WEST-P RECORD EXPUNGED
DORSET 34 14 5 15 63 57 33 7/18
1984-85 DORSET 34 25 4 5 101 34 54 3/18
1985-86 DORSET 34 26 5 3 112 25 57 1/18
1986-87 DORSET 34 24 10 0 100 19 58 1/18
1987-88 DORSET 36 28 4 4 101 25 60 1/19
1988-89 WEST-1 38 24 7 7 90 35 55 3/20
1989-90 WEST-1 38 20 8 10 69 46 68 4/20
1990-91 WEST-1 40 18 11 11 65 48 65 6/21
1991-92 WEST-1 42 17 16 9 61 50 67 9/22
1992-93 WEST-1 40 14 13 13 67 66 55 10/21
1993-94 WEST-1 38 24 7 7 90 46 79 2/20
1994-95 WEST-P 34 11 6 17 44 59 39 13/18
1995-96 WEST-P 34 13 5 16 51 60 44 11/18
1996-97 WEST-P 34 11 10 13 41 50 43 10/18
1997-98 WEST-P 38 16 4 18 62 72 52 11/20
1998-99 WEST-P 38 16 7 15 61 68 55 8/20
1999-00 WEST-P 36 12 13 11 56 56 49 8/19
2000-01 WEST-P 38 10 13 15 51 63 43 13/20
2001-02 WEST-P 38 9 6 23 51 86 33 17/20
2002-03 WEST-P 34 9 8 17 40 54 35 14/18
2003-04 WEST-P 34 12 6 16 52 52 42 12/18
2004-05 WEST-P 38 10 4 24 52 75 34 19/20
2005-06 WEST-1 42 22 6 14 81 60 72 6/20

F.A. CUP

1951-52 1Q BOURNEMOUTH GASWORKS ATHLETIC H 2-2
1Qr BOURNEMOUTH GASWORKS ATHLETIC A 1-3
1952-53 1Q DORCHESTER TOWN H 0-2
1953-54 1Q BOURNEMOUTH GASWORKS ATHLETIC A 0-8
1954-55 2Q PORTLAND UNITED A 2-4
1955-56 2Q POOLE TOWN A 1-3
1956-57 2Q POOLE TOWN A 0-3
1957-58 2Q ILMINSTER TOWN A 2-1
3Q PORTLAND UNITED A 1-2
1958-59 1Q SALISBURY H 2-5
1959-60 2Q POOLE TOWN A 0-4
1960-61 1Q POOLE TOWN A 3-6
1961-62 1Q SWANAGE TOWN H 3-1
2Q PORTLAND UNITED A 3-4
1962-63 1Q PORTLAND UNITED H 1-5
1963-64 1Q PORTLAND UNITED A 4-2
2Q DORCHESTER TOWN A 0-1
1964-65 1Q POOLE TOWN A 0-2
1965-66 1Q POOLE TOWN A 2-3
1966-67 1Q POOLE TOWN A 0-7
1967-68 1Q PORTLAND UNITED A 1-3
1968-69 1Q WARMINSTER TOWN H 9-1
2Q FROME TOWN H 1-4
1969-70 1Q WARMINSTER TOWN H 9-3
2Q MINEHEAD A 0-2
1970-71 1Q GLASTONBURY H 0-0
1Qr GLASTONBURY A 0-2
1971-72 1Q BRIDGWATER TOWN A 0-1
1972-73 1Q FROME TOWN A 2-4
1973-74 1Q SALISBURY H 0-1
1974-75 1Q POOLE TOWN H 1-6
1975-76 1Q DORCHESTER TOWN H 4-3
2Q FROME TOWN H 0-3
1976-77 1Q MINEHEAD H 2-4
1977-78 1Q BATH CITY H 0-3
1978-79 1Q DORCHESTER TOWN H 0-1
1979-80 1Q GLASTONBURY A 1-2
1980-81 1Q BOGNOR REGIS TOWN A 1-3
1981-82 PRE OTTERY ST MARY H 5-0
1Q LISKEARD ATHLETIC H 2-2
1Qr LISKEARD ATHLETIC A 1-3
1982-83 PRE WIMBORNE TOWN H 2-3
1993-94 PRE BRISTOL MANOR FARM H 4-0
1Q ELMORE H 2-3
1994-95 PRE BACKWELL UNITED H 1-2
1995-96 PRE MELKSHAM TOWN A 2-1
1Q MERTHYR TYDFIL H 0-3
1996-97 PRE CLEVEDON TOWN H 0-1
1997-98 PRE BUCKINGHAM TOWN H 1-2
1998-99 1Q BRIDGWATER TOWN A 0-1
1999-00 PRE CHRISTCHURCH A 1-1
PREr CHRISTCHURCH H 2-4
2000-01 EP WIMBORNE TOWN A 0-2
2002-03 PRE TAUNTON TOWN H 2-3
2003-04 PRE STREET H 2-0
1Q MANGOTSFIELD UNITED A 3-4
2004-05 EP BRISTOL MANOR FARM A 3-2
PRE CHARD TOWN H 1-1
PREr CHARD TOWN A 1-0
1Q BATH CITY H 1-4
2005-06 PRE FALMOUTH TOWN H 0-3

F.A. TROPHY

1969-70 1Q MINEHEAD A 2-3
1970-71 1Q WELTON ROVERS A 2-2
1Qr WELTON ROVERS H 1-2
1971-72 1Q ST BLAZEY A 3-2
2Q WADEBRIDGE TOWN H 0-0
2Qr WADEBRIDGE TOWN A 3-2
3Q BANBURY UNITED A 2-4
1972-73 1Q GLASTONBURY H 1-0
2Q LLANELLI H 0-2
1973-74 1Q WELTON ROVERS A 1-1
1Qr WELTON ROVERS H 0-2
1974-75 PRE TAUNTON TOWN H 1-5
1977-78 PRE WESTLAND-YEOVIL A 1-0
1Q WELTON ROVERS A 1-1
1Qr WELTON ROVERS H 3-1
2Q WATERLOOVILLE H 0-2
1978-79 PRE TIVERTON TOWN H 2-3
1979-80 PRE SHEPTON MALLET TOWN A 3-1
1Q BARNSTAPLE TOWN A 1-4
1980-81 PRE MANGOTSFIELD UNITED H 2-1
1Q WESTON SUPER MARE A 0-3
1981-82 PRE BIDEFORD H 1-3
1982-83 1Q CLANDOWN A 0-1
1983-84 PRE CINDERFORD TOWN A 0-2

F.A. VASE

1975-76 1 GLENSIDE HOSPITAL H 1-0
2 WESTBURY UNITED H 5-2
3 GOSPORT BOROUGH A 0-2
1984-85 PRE NEWQUAY H 5-3
1 CLEVEDON TOWN A 0-4
1985-86 PRE OTTERY ST MARY H 3-1
1 BACKWELL UNITED A 2-0
2 MORETON TOWN H 2-3
1986-87 PRE CHARD TOWN A 2-4
1987-88 EP BOURNEMOUTH H 3-2
PRE PORTSMOUTH ROYAL NAVY H 4-0
1 DEVIZES TOWN H 3-2
2 CINDERFORD TOWN A 3-0
3 DAWLISH TOWN H 2-1
4 CLEVEDON TOWN H 1-3
1988-89 1 HARROW HILL A 2-0
2 FALMOUTH TOWN A 3-0
3 ROMSEY TOWN A 2-1
4 WELTON ROVERS H 3-0
5 THATCHAM TOWN H 0-2
1989-90 2 THATCHAM TOWN H 2-3
1990-91 2 SHORTWOOD UNITED H 2-0
3 PAULTON ROVERS A 1-0
4 BUCKINGHAM TOWN A 0-0
4r BUCKINGHAM TOWN H 0-2
1991-92 2 SHORTWOOD UNITED A 1-3
1992-93 1 A F C LYMINGTON H 0-3
1993-94 PRE FAIRFORD TOWN A 2-1
1 FALMOUTH TOWN H 1-2
1994-95 PRE BACKWELL UNITED H 2-1
1 SHORTWOOD UNITED H 6-0
2 FALMOUTH TOWN H 1-3
1995-96 2Q NEWQUAY A 3-0
1 BACKWELL UNITED A 2-1
2 BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS H 2-0
3 WINDSOR & ETON H 2-4
1996-97 2Q CHARD TOWN A 3-2
1 TRURO CITY A 0-4
1997-98 2Q BIDEFORD A 1-0
1 EASTLEIGH A 2-1
2 BRIDGWATER TOWN H 3-0
3 POTTERS BAR TOWN H 0-4
1998-99 2Q CALNE TOWN H 7-2
1 PAULTON ROVERS H 2-1
2 TAUNTON TOWN A 0-4
1999-00 2Q FROME TOWN A 0-1
2000-01 1Q CHRISTCHURCH H 2-2
1Qr CHRISTCHURCH A 5-2
2Q BRIDGWATER TOWN A 0-1
2001-02 2Q BOURNEMOUTH A 2-0
1 LYMINGTON & NEW MILTON A 0-4
2002-03 2Q FAIRFORD TOWN H 0-1
2003-04 2Q FAIRFORD TOWN H 1-1
2Qr FAIRFORD TOWN A 0-1
2004-05 2Q BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS H 2-2
2Qr BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS A 0-3
2005-06 2Q ODD DOWN A 0-3