For the second league tournament in-a-row our 65s rocked up at the Littledown Centre in Bournemouth to continue their strong start to the season. It was a bright but chilly mid-November Wednesday morning. Starting the day in third spot, the squad of 11 expected to be challenging the top clubs ahead of the Christmas break.…
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Dexter Sports Walking Football Club’s oldest player has reached a significant milestone – Mervyn Young is 75 years old on 29 October 2025, and is still going strong in multiple leagues. As well as being a wonderful fella, Merv is also an exceptional footballer. He’s still banging in goals for us. Indeed, he scored three…
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Some may have wondered if our third place finish in the Dorset Walking Football League 65s last season was an over-achievement. On the evidence of League Round One this season, maybe those ponderings would have been misplaced. Our 65s squad started the season with a new manager in the shape of Terry Benson. Terry’s been…
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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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This league round was the final one of DSWFC’s debut season in the 65s Dorset Walking Football League. Spoiler alert: we’re pleased and encouraged to have finished the season in third spot and we’re looking forward to next season already. The sixth and final round of the 65s season was played at the 1610 leisure…
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With the advent of Spring comes the final throes of the 2024/25 season. Round Five in Bournemouth was the penultimate tournament in DSWFC’s first foray in the 65s Dorset Walking Football League. Unfortunately, Dorchester weren’t able to make the round, so all the other teams received a 1-0 walkover win. Ahead of Dorchester’s non-appearance, we…
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Much like Round Three in January, DSWFC 65’s arrived for a league round with the bare bones seven players… oh, and no goalkeeper! It’s fair to say the day started really well, before ending with rather less success than it started. Before play began, Steve Butters lead a tribute to Vinnie Wright of Amesbury Walking…
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The Dorset Walking Football League 65s division returned to action for the first time since Christmas in mid-January for Round Three in Dorchester. We arrived at the 1610 Sports Centre with the bare seven players. That meant no subs and with a stand-in keeper as well, the level of expectation was realistically lower than normal,…
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After encouraging signs in the first matchday of the Dorset Walking Football League in October, the Dexter’s 65s squad travelled with confidence to Littledown in Bournemouth for matchday two. In that first round seven points were bagged (from five matches), with wins against Bournemouth Whites and Weymouth, as well as a goalless draw with Dorchester.…
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With a squad of eight players, the squad made their league debut in the Dorset Walking Football 65s League and got off to a positive start. The tournament was held in Dorchester on Thursday 17 October 2024. Clive Robinson and Jonathan Martin made their full debuts in midfield and both performed very well. The rest…
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