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What exactly is the FA Walking Football Cup?

What is the FA Walking Football Cup?

The FA Walking Football Cup is the official national club cup of the English FA. Clubs from all over the country are invited to compete, with the final stages being held at St. George’s Park – the home of England Football. The FA Walking Football Cup could easily be confused with the WFA’s Walking Football…
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Dexter Sports FPL 2024/25

Walking Footballer Walks Dexter Sports FPL (again!)

This time last year we celebrated one of our 50s players topping the Dexter Sports Fantasy Premier League (FPL) mini-league. FPL is the official Premier League fantasy football game, played by millions across the world every season. The game has been around for a while now. You might know it better as fantasy football? From…
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Tenth Anniversary Tournament

In 2015, Paul Kybert set his mind to creating a walking football team as part of the Dexter Sports family of teams. Ten years later, we’ve 60 members, four teams, and a healthy looking future. To commemorate our tenth anniversary, a walking football extravaganza was arranged. Fifteen teams gathered at our home stadium in Hamworthy,…
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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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60s: Players to Spare!

The final day of the Dorset Walking Football League 60s division was played at the Littledown Centre in Bournemouth on a hot and sunny Sunday at the start of May. The round clashed with the London Marathon, although we’re not sure how many players would have been double-booked for both events! For us, our captain,…
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65s: Season Finale

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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50s: Onwards and upwards

After a two month break, we returned to 50s action in the Dorset Walking Football League. Considering we’re half-way through April the weather could certainly have been warmer, that was especially true for teams with an hour break scheduled in – something both our teams contended with. We were delighted to see a return to…
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Dexter Sports Renews WFA Membership for 2025

Dexter Sports Walking Football Club have renewed their membership to The Walking Football Association (WFA) again. Membership grants the club WFA affiliation status and comes with a number of benefits. The affiliation will last until 31 March 2026. The WFA describe their purpose as being “…to promote and facilitate the playing of Walking Football in…
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Walking Football Rules: Controversial New Rule for 2025/26?

A controversial new walking football rule looks like it could be introduced for the 2025/26 season. The new directive from UEFA is being passed down to The FA and could be adopted by all walking football leagues in the country. The new rule will restrict players to just five touches when in possession. Presumably this…
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