The Dorset Senior Cup is a knockout cup competition involving association football teams from the county of Dorset, England, affiliated with the Dorset County Football Association. The current holders of the Dorset Senior Cup are Weymouth who beat Dorchester Town 2–0 in the final on 10 March 2025 at The Avenue Stadium in Dorchester.
The competition, founded initially in 1887 and in its current format in 1981,The First One Hundred Seasons – A Centenary History of Dorset County Football Association 1887–1987 (Norman Gannaway) is open to all affiliated clubs at step 7 and above of the national league system. They must also have floodlights at their home grounds. The county FA headquarters is located at the County Ground in Hamworthy near Poole.
Teams A total of 12 teams competed for the 2023–24 season.
Poole Town (TH) (SFL Premier Division South) Bridport (SWPL Premier Division East) Dorchester Town (SFL Premier Division South) Gillingham Town (Western League Division One) Hamworthy Recreation (Wessex League Division One) Portland United (Wessex League Premier Division)
Shaftesbury (Wessex League Division One South) Sherborne Town (Wessex League Premier Division) Swanage Town & Herston (Dorset Premier Football League) Verwood Town (Wessex League Division One) Weymouth (National League South) Wimborne Town (SFL Premier Division South)
Note: TH: Title holder
Previous winners
Key Match went to a replayMatch went to extra timeMatch decided by a penalty shootout after extra timeShared trophy YearWinnerResultRunner-upNotesSource1888Weymouth College1–0Dorchester Town1890Dorchester Town1891Poole Town1893Poole Town1895Poole Town1896Poole Town1897Poole Town1900Poole Town1901Poole Town1902Poole Town1904Poole Town1907Poole Town1909Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1910Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1911Bournemouth Gasworks AthleticPoole Town1912Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1914Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1920Weymouth1–0Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1921Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1922Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1925Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1926Poole Town1927Poole Town1928Poole Town1931Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1932Weymouth3–2Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1933Portland United4–3Poole Town1934Weymouth2–1Portland United1935Blandford United 2–1WeymouthReplay; first match ended 2–21936Portland United3–2Weymouth1937Poole Town1938Poole Town1939Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1946Longfleet St Mary'sPortland Dockyard1947Poole Town1948Weymouth2–1Portland United1949Poole Town1951Dorchester TownPoole Town1955Weymouth5–3Dorchester Town1956WeymouthUnknownPoole Town1958Weymouth4–3Dorchester Town1961Dorchester TownShaftesbury 1962Poole Town1964Bridport1968Dorchester Town1969Dorchester Town1970Bridport1971Bridport1972Dorchester Town1973Parley Sports1974Parley SportsSherborne Town1975BridportPoole Town1976Bridport1977Weymouth ReservesHamworthy United1978Weymouth ReservesWareham Rangers1979Bridport 2–0Trinidad BluebirdReplay1980Bridport4–1Trinidad Bluebird1981Bridport2–1Wimborne Town1982St. Pauls1–0Wimborne Town1983Trinidad Bluebird2–0St. Pauls1984Sherborne Town1–0Bridport1985Weymouth4–2Portland UnitedAfter extra-time1986Weymouth8–0Wimborne Town1987Weymouth5–3Swanage Town & Herston1988Bridport 3–1Poole Town1989 Poole Town3–1Dorchester TownReplay. First match ended 2–2.1990Swanage Town & Herston1–0Weymouth1991Weymouth5–1Swanage Town & Herston1992Wimborne Town1–0Bridport1993Weymouth4–0Poole Town1994Dorchester Town1–0Poole TownThe football club history database says that Weymouth won the competition in 1994. However, Dorchester Town's honours page says that Dorchester won the competition in 1994, and Weymouth's honours page makes no mention of them winning the competition that year, while Weymouth FC's article on the 1993/4 season shows them getting knocked out by Dorchester.1995Hamworthy Engineering4–1Poole Town1996Dorchester Town3–1St. Paul's1997Wimborne Town2–0Wareham Rangers1998Poole Town2–1Hamworthy United1999Weymouth4–1Wimborne Town2000Weymouth2–1Wimborne Town2001Dorchester Town2–1WeymouthAfter extra-time.2002Weymouth1–1Dorchester TownWeymouth won 4–3 on penalties.2003Dorchester Town2–0Weymouth2004Sherborne Town3–2Poole Town2005Bridport1–0Hamworthy United2006Hamworthy United2–1Poole Town2007Dorchester Town2–1Sherborne Town2008Sherborne Town2–1Portland United2009Poole Town2–0Dorchester TownAfter extra-time.2010Gillingham Town2–1Wimborne TownAfter extra-time.2011Dorchester Town6–2Weymouth2012Dorchester Town2–0Wimborne Town2013Poole Town4–1Wimborne Town2014Poole Town2–0Hamworthy United2015Weymouth1–0Dorchester Town2016Weymouth2–1Gillingham Town2017Weymouth1–0Gillingham TownAfter extra-time.2018Wimborne Town7–0Shaftesbury Town2019Poole Town5–0Wimborne Town2020Weymouth4–2Dorchester Town2022Poole Town2–1Hamworthy UnitedAfter extra-time.2023Poole Town4–0Weymouth2024Hamworthy Recreation3–1Shaftesbury2025Weymouth2–1Hamworthy Recreation2026Weymouth2–0Dorchester TownAt Dorchester Town.
Winners Club Wins First final won Last final won Runner-up Last final lost Total final apps.Weymouth14 (33 total)188820265202338+Poole Town131895202318200635Dorchester Town12195120126202018Bridport919642005219925Wimborne Town3199220189201912Sherborne Town319842008120075Hamworthy United120062006420225Swanage Town & Herston119901990219913Gillingham Town120102010220173St. Pauls119821982119832Trinidad Bluebird1198319830–1Hamworthy Engineering1199519950–1Hamworthy Recreation120242025120252
Records & statistics Finals Most final wins: 33 Weymouth Most final lost: 9 Wimborne Town Most consecutive finals win: 4 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic (1909, 1910, 1911, 1912) Most consecutive finals lost: 3 Poole Town (1993, 1994, 1995) Most finals played without winning: 2 Portland United (1985, 2008) Shaftesbury (2018, 2024)
Scoring Biggest winning margin in the final: 8 goals Weymouth 8–0 Wimborne Town (1986) Highest scoring finals: 8 goals Weymouth 8–0 Wimborne Town (1986) Weymouth 5–3 Swanage Town & Herston (1987) Dorchester Town 6–2 Weymouth (2011)
References
External links Football Club History Database: Dorset Senior Cup