Blandford United FC was formed on October 1, 1882, and were inaugural members of the South Hants and Dorset Football Association in 1884, which became part of the Dorset FA in 1887.
In 1896–97 the club became founder members of the Dorset League, finishing in fifth place out of eight. They stayed there up and till the First World War when football was suspended in the Dorset league and returned to the League after the First World War in 1919–20 finishing fourth place out of nine.
In the 1920–21 season, they reached the third Qualifying round of the FA Cup beating East Cowes Victoria 3–2 (a) in the preliminary round, Boscombe (now A.F.C. Bournemouth) 2–1 in a replay (h) after a 1–1 draw, Bournemouth Amateurs 2–0 (h), before losing 0–1 at Cowes.
The team continued to play in the Dorset League 1 but during the summer of 1924, an amalgamation took place between the club and Blandford Institute, who had been playing in Dorset League 2 to form the current club, Blandford United, with a reserve side in Division 2.
Cup Success
In the 1934–35 season the club won the Dorset Senior Cup for the first time, beating Weymouth 2–1 after a drawn match.
After the second world war, the ground was unplayable owing to anti-tank traps, and they had to wait sometime before it could be used again. In 1957 the club left the Dorset league, to play in the Dorset Combination League which had just been created and the club won the Division 1 championship. They stayed in the league until 1964, having to leave due to a lack of players and money, but rejoined again in 1967 and two seasons later Blandford United won the league. The club then went on to win the league again in the 1974–75 and 1982–83 seasons, while also collecting a number of league cups during the 1970s.
FA Vase
The club entered the FA Vase for the first time in the 1984-85 season but only continued entering this competition for a further two seasons.
The 1991–92 season saw the club’s last league championship win and since then the club has remained in the Dorset Combination League, now known as the Dorset Premier League.
Blandford United FC Honours
Dorset Premier League
Winners: 1957–58, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1982–83, 1991–92
Runners Up: 1979–80
Dorset Senior Cup
Winners: 1934–35
Dorset Combination Cup
Winners: 1974–75, 1978–79, 1983–84
Club Records
FA Cup best performance: Third qualifying round – 1920–21
FA Vase best performance: extra preliminary round – 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
Blandford United FC Details
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Address
Blandford Recreation Ground
27 Park Road
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 7BX
Blandford United FC On Social Media
So there you have it our quick guide to the club. If you want to see who else plays in the area check out our other Dorset Football pages. Or for more information on the town itself, why not have a look at our Blanford Town guide.
