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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: Playing to Form

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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60s: Groundhog Day

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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65s: A Round of Two Halves

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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60s: Trouble with Gel

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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60s: Goal Rush

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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65s: A Bizarre Goal

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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50s: Differing Fortunes

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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50s: What the Heck Happens on Saturdays?

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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