{"id":16723,"date":"2021-06-17T10:43:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T09:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/?p=16723"},"modified":"2021-08-12T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:19:07","slug":"blandford-united-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/blandford-united-fc\/team-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Blandford United FC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/sup><\/p>\n

In 1896\u201397 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\u201320 finishing fourth place out of nine.<\/sup><\/p>\n

In the 1920\u201321 season, they reached the third Qualifying round of the FA Cup beating East Cowes Victoria 3\u20132 (a) in the preliminary round, Boscombe (now A.F.C. Bournemouth) 2\u20131 in a replay (h) after a 1\u20131 draw, Bournemouth Amateurs 2\u20130 (h), before losing 0\u20131 at Cowes.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Cup Success<\/h3>\n

In the 1934\u201335 season the club won the Dorset Senior Cup for the first time, beating Weymouth 2\u20131 after a drawn match.<\/sup><\/p>\n

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. <\/sup>The club then went on to win the league again in the 1974\u201375 and 1982\u201383 seasons, while also collecting a number of league cups during the 1970s.<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n

FA Vase<\/h3>\n

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.<\/sup><\/p>\n

The 1991\u201392 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.<\/p>\n

Blandford United FC Honours<\/h2>\n

Dorset Premier League<\/b><\/p>\n

Winners: 1957\u201358, 1969\u201370, 1975\u201376, 1982\u201383, 1991\u201392<\/p>\n

Runners Up: 1979\u201380<\/p>\n

Dorset Senior Cup<\/b><\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n

Winners: 1934\u201335<\/p>\n

Dorset Combination Cup<\/b><\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n

Winners: 1974\u201375, 1978\u201379, 1983\u201384<\/p>\n

Club Records<\/span><\/h2>\n

FA Cup\u00a0best performance<\/b>:<\/sup>\u00a0Third qualifying round \u2013 1920\u201321<\/p>\n

FA Vase\u00a0best performance<\/b>:<\/sup>\u00a0extra preliminary round \u2013 1984\u201385, 1985\u201386, 1986\u201387<\/p>\n

Blandford United FC Details<\/h2>\n

The information below will come in useful if you are planning to take in a game or just want to keep abreast of their performances.<\/p>\n

Address<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blandford Recreation Ground<\/p>\n

27 Park Road<\/p>\n

Blandford Forum<\/p>\n

Dorset<\/p>\n

DT11 7BX<\/p>\n

Blandford United FC On Social Media<\/h3>\n

Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>. Or for more information on the town itself, why not have a look at our Blanford Town guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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