The teams gathered for the tournament under leaden skies, with the chance of rain pretty high. League Round Four had ended in four consecutive 1-0 defeats for DSWFC – they were certainly hopeful of better this time round. Preparation for the tournament on our own turf was hampered with a couple of injuries in training…
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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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With one win and six draws in the first ten matches, Dexters have been difficult to beat this season, but goals have been tricky to come by. At some point the carefully balanced season was going to fall one way or the other – this was the tournament where that happened. Small margins, no luck…
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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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How the day ended on 9 February 2025 will live long in the memory of those who were there. Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and friends of Vinnie Wright. It was a tragedy that was preceded by a tournament played in good competition and humour. Although all the results have clearly…
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The DSWFC 60s squad travelled to Dorchester for round three of the Dorset Walking Football League hoping for a change in fortunes after three draws and one defeat during the last round in November. Fortune didn’t shine on the team again as three more matches without a win were added to the list, bringing the…
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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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The first tournament after the Christmas excesses is always an interesting one to see who’s looked after themselves (or not!). All nine teams were represented at what was the third league tournament of the 2024/25 season. We were lucky with the weather – no rain and a relatively mild day for the start of January.…
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Not being a fashion critic, or very good at football (walking or otherwise), I’m in no way qualified to review our new kit! However, being someone who always has an opinion, I just can’t help myself! Please bear in mind these are my views and not those of Dexter Sports Walking Football Club or any…
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In the last Dorset Walking Football League tournament of 2024, the team headed for the Littledown Centre in Bournemouth. The squad were looking to build on an unbeaten Matchday One (W1, D2, L0). Among the eight man squad was Paul Gillis. Usually seen captaining the Dexters 50s team, Paul was making his 60s debut. Also…
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