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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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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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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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 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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This was the matchday where the fortunes of Storm and Thunder really separated! One team secured seven points, two wins and a plus four goal difference, while the other didn’t! The teams arrived at the Littledown Center with 14 players – so again just one sub per team, and a manager (in Andy Madden) who…
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The start of the 2024/25 Dorset FA Walking Football Season was disappointing for the Dexter Sports 50s teams. Despite doubling the chances to win matches, DSWFC50 managed to avoid marking their results card with any W’s! Between the two teams, Storm and Thunder, just two draws were achieved from eight matches. However, it wasn’t all…
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The league season finished a few weeks back, but the season finale was the League Cup held at Avenue Stadium in Dorchester. The Dexters 50s team travelled to the tournament with a large squad and optimism around laying some markers down for the 2024/25 season. Tournament Overview Tournament: Dorset Walking Football League, League Cup 2024Venue:…
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The final league round of the 2023/24 Dorset 50s Walking Football League was played at Bournemouth’s home venue, The Littledown Centre. The weather was decent, our tails were up after a decent Round Five and we had drummed up some support to come and cheer us on. What could possibly go wrong? Pre-tournament Form Our…
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In 1986, the Swedish rock band Europe, were keen to tell us about The Final Countdown. They probably weren’t talking about the final round of matches in the Dorset Walking Football League. However, any excuse to use a tenuous 1980’s reference should always be taken! Our 50s manager, Andy Madden, has been kind enough to…
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