{"id":18959,"date":"2021-09-09T15:16:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/?p=18959"},"modified":"2021-09-09T15:31:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:31:01","slug":"bridport-fc-founder-members-of-the-dorset-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/bridport-fc-founder-members-of-the-dorset-league\/team-pages\/dorset-football-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridport FC Founder Members of the\u00a0Dorset League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bridport FC or the Bees is one of Dorsets older football clubs hailing from October 1885. <\/sup>In 1896 they became founder members of the Dorset League where they played for a couple of years leaving after the 1897\u201398 season.<\/sup><\/p>\n

<\/sup>The club went on to play in the South Dorset and West Dorset leagues, before joining the\u00a0Perry Street & District League. <\/sup>They were league champions in 1912\u201313, 1922\u201323 and 1931\u201332.<\/p>\n

Ground<\/span><\/h2>\n

After playing at several different grounds, in 1930 the club moved to Crown Field on West Bay Road. <\/sup>They remained at Crown Field until 1953, when the club relocated to St Mary’s Field, bringing with them a 200-seat wooden stand that was placed on one side of the pitch. A covered stand was erected on the other side of the pitch during the 1960s. The wooden stand was later replaced with a new 180-seat stand, with the covered stand also replaced with a more modern structure.<\/sup>\u00a0A clubhouse known as ‘the Beehive’ is situated behind one goal.<\/sup><\/p>\n

Floodlights were installed in 1990 and inaugurated with a match against\u00a0Yeovil Town\u00a0on 8 August, with Bridport winning 4\u20133.<\/sup><\/p>\n

Bridport FC Honours<\/span><\/h2>\n

Western League<\/b><\/p>\n

League Cup winners 1970\u201371, 1972\u201373, 1977\u201378<\/p>\n

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

Champions 1985\u201386, 1986\u201387, 1987\u201388<\/p>\n

League Cup winners 1957\u201358, 1958\u201359, 1986\u201387, 1987\u201388<\/p>\n

Perry Street & District League<\/b><\/p>\n

Champions 1912\u201313, 1922\u201323, 1931\u201332<\/p>\n

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

Winners 1987\u201388, 2004\u201305<\/p>\n

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

Best\u00a0FA Cup\u00a0performance: Third qualifying round,\u00a01957\u201358,\u00a02017\u201318<\/sup><\/p>\n

FA Trophy\u00a0performance: Third qualifying round,\u00a01971\u201372<\/sup><\/p>\n

Best\u00a0FA Vase\u00a0performance: Fifth round,\u00a01988\u201389<\/sup><\/p>\n

Record attendance: 1,150 vs Exeter City, 1981<\/sup><\/p>\n

Club 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

Bridport FC
\nSt.Mary’s Field
\nSkilling Hill Road
\nBridport
\nDorset
\nDT6 5LA<\/p>\n

Website<\/a><\/p>\n

Braintree Town <\/strong> FC On Social Media<\/h3>\n

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

Instagram<\/p>\n

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

YouTube<\/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 local club pages<\/a>. Or for more information on the town itself, why not have a look at our Bridport visitor guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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