The final curtain fell on the 2025/26 Dorset Walking Football League season recently. As dexter Sports Walking Football Club 60s squad headed into the final round of the 60s league, there was a sense of anticipation to finish on a high. However, while the sun was out, it proved to be a frustrating day at…
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It was a bit of a quiet afternoon for some at the latest round of the 60s Dorset Walking Football League, as both Sherborne and Dorchester were unfortunately unable to field squads for the day. This led to a string of 1-0 walkovers across their four scheduled fixtures, shuffling the league table in the process.…
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With an unchanged squad from Round Three, our 60s made the familiar trip to Dorchester Sports Centre for Round Four of the Dorset Walking Football League. The weather wasn’t kind, but the squad was upbeat after some recent good performances. For the first time in a while (possibly ever!) our 60s took the same squad…
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The first league tournament back after Christmas is often an interesting time. No league football for two months and the excesses of the festive period can sometimes take their toll. But then, the same is true for all teams! Seven DSWFC 60s travelled to Dorchester Sports Centre for Round Three of the Dorset Walking Football…
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Round Two of the Dorset Walking Football League would be the last of 2025 before resuming in January. The weather was good, our captain was back, as was our goalkeeper, and we started the day in fourth place. We were hopeful to push on and finish 2025 on a high. Unfortunately, Dorchester weren’t able to…
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The new 60s season kicked off on a Sunday teatime in mid-October. This season there are nine teams competing with Wimborne joining the league for the first time. The rain was supposed to stop around lunchtime – it’s fair to say it didn’t, and the wind was pretty unpleasant. Despite that all teams turned up…
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Intro and tournament report by John Gray After Dorchester relinquished their place to Dexter’s Eagles, I’d been looking forward to the Regional Finals for four weeks. As the 50’s had won their group in Dorset Qualifying we had around 20 players and supporters making the trip, so we hired a minibus and made a day…
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At the beginning of August, Dexter Sports Walking Football Club entered the FA Walking Football Cup (FAWFC) for the first time. After the Dorset County qualifying tournament it seemed our DSWFC 60s Eagles team had just fallen short of qualifying for the Regional Finals. Until now… The initial stage of the FAWFC are the county…
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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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Intro and Eagles reporting by John Gray Having grown up with the FA Cup being a prestigious tournament, when Andy (Madden) first mentioned the FA Walking Football Cup my thoughts were immediately on the final being played at Wembley! Of course, that was a dream. But what the tournament did do was offer an opportunity…
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