Category: 50s

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50s: The end of the season is fast approaching

The penultimate round of the Dorset Walking Football League was to determine which teams would still have title aspirations in the final round in mid-April. Dexter Sports Storm were hoping to be in the mix, while, Thunder were hoping to build on an encouraging Round Four. We were at 1610 Sports Centre for the third…
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50s: So much drama – too much if anything!

For the second tournament in-a-row, the ten teams of the 50s Dorset Walking Football League turned up at the Dorchester Sports Centre for Round Four of the 2025/26 season. This was to be the second league round of 2026, and the season was going well for Dexter Sports Walking Football Club. Of course, “well” is…
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50s: Clear goal-scoring opportunity

The year might only have been four days old, and the weather bloody freezing, but (nearly) everyone was back and ready to get on with the action in 2026. Unfortunately, Sherborne weren’t able to make the first Dorset Walking Football League tournament of the seas, so we played with nine teams. With the absence of…
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50s: Making History

After a bright start to the season, both our squads arrived at the Littledown Centre in Bournemouth for Round Two of the Dorset Walking Football League in buoyant mood. As well as arriving with confidence, we also arrived with a history making Toko Robbins – more on that in a bit. After Round One of…
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50s: A cracking start

For a while now, many of our tournament reports for DSWFC 50s have mentioned potential. Well, the new season has started with us tapping into that potential from the outset. Our new-look Thunder and strengthened Storm squads arrived at our home venue, The County Ground, in Hamworthy for the opening league fixtures of the Dorset…
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FA Walking Football Cup 2025 – 50s Regional Finals

After a successful county qualifying tournament in August, we earnt the right to represent Dorset at the South-West Regional Finals of the FA Walking Football Cup 2025 in Exeter. Our 60s squad had also secured a place (through the back door) to the regional finals. There were so many of us we hired a minibus…
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Dorset Walking Football League Fixtures: 2025/26

The new Dorset Walking Football League is on the horizon now. This year there are five different categories available to compete in. Dexter Sports Walking Football Club will be entering four teams across three of the categories – the 50s, 60s, and 65s. In addition to those age categories there’s also a 70s division, making…
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50s FAWFC 2025: Success in Dorset FA Qualifier

Commentary by Andy Madden For the first time ever, Dexter Sports Walking Football Club entered a tournament with two 50s teams and two 60s teams… or at least, that was the plan for our first foray into the FA Walking Football Cup! The 50s Tournament Here we’re looking at the 50s tournament. If you’re interested…
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50s: League Cup 2025

The weather was hot for the final event in the Dorset Walking Football League – the League Cup. With four clubs not represented in the tournament, the remaining five teams all had realistic hopes of lifting the 2025 League Cup trophy. Dexters were hosts to a great day of football today in a trimmed down…
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50s: Time for Reflection

This round of fixtures was originally scheduled for March, but after the tragic events of February, it was postponed to mid-May. So a later than planned end to the season, and it was a hot one! Because the round was re-arranged, it now clashed with a Prostate Cancer charity tournament in Dorchester the previous day.…
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