Wikipedia - Bridport F.C.

Bridport Football Club is a football club based in Bridport, Dorset, England. Affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association, they are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East and play at St Mary's Field.

History

The club was established on 7 October 1885. In 1896 they became founder members of the Dorset League. However, after finishing bottom of the league in 1897–98 the club left the league. They subsequently returned in 1906–07, but left after finishing bottom again. The club went on to play in the South Dorset and West Dorset leagues, before joining the Perry Street & District League. They were league champions in 1912–13, 1922–23 and 1931–32.

In 1957 Bridport were founder members of the Dorset Combination. They won the League Cup in the league's inaugural season, beating 15th RASC in the final, and retained the trophy the following season, defeating the same opponents. The club were league runners-up in 1959–60, and after finishing as runners-up the following season (also losing in the League Cup final to Dorchester Town reserves), they moved up to the Western League. The club won the league's Challenge Cup in 1970–71 and again in 1972–73. When the Western League gained a second division in 1976, Bridport were placed in the Premier Division. They won the Challenge Cup for a third time in 1977–78, and the Dorset Senior Cup in 1980–81.

Midway through the 1983–84 season Bridport resigned from the Western League, with the reserves (playing in the Dorset Combination) becoming the first team. They were Dorset Combination champions in 1985–86, and after retaining the league title and winning the League Cup for the next two seasons, as well as winning the Dorset Senior Cup in 1987–88, the club were promoted to Division One of the Western League. In 1993–94 they were Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The club were relegated back to Division One at the end of the 2004–05 season, although they did win the Dorset Senior Cup again. They were promoted to the Premier Division in 2010–11 after finishing third in Division One. In 2021–22 the club were relegated to the Premier Division East of the South West Peninsula League, picking up just four points by early April.

Il Bridport Football Club è una squadra di calcio inglese con sede a Bridport, nel Dorset. Il club è stato fondato nel 1889 e attualmente milita nella Southern League Premier Division South.

Il Bridport è noto per i suoi tifosi appassionati e per l'atmosfera elettrica allo stadio di casa, il Stinsford. La squadra ha una lunga storia di successi in coppa, avendo vinto la Dorset Senior Cup per ben 11 volte.

Il Bridport è una delle squadre più antiche del Dorset e ha una ricca storia. Il club è stato fondato nel 1889 da un gruppo di giovani uomini locali che volevano giocare a calcio. La squadra ha iniziato a giocare le sue partite su un campo di erba nell'area di Stinsford, dove si trova ancora oggi lo stadio di casa del club.

Il Bridport ha giocato nelle leghe regionali del Dorset per molti anni, ma alla fine degli anni '60 è stato promosso nella Southern League. La squadra ha trascorso molti anni in questa lega, raggiungendo la Premier Division nel 1997. Da allora, il Bridport ha giocato nella Premier Division o nella Division One South.

Il Bridport ha vinto la Dorset Senior Cup per la prima volta nel 1908. Da allora, la squadra ha vinto la coppa altre 10 volte, l'ultima delle quali nel 2018. Il Bridport ha anche raggiunto la finale della FA Vase nel 2003, perdendo contro il Whitley Bay.

Il Bridport è una squadra piccola ma orgogliosa, con una ricca storia e una tradizione calcistica. La squadra è sostenuta da una comunità di tifosi appassionati e ha un futuro promettente.