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| Bridport FC - Season 2004/05, Western Football League - Division Premier |
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| The Bees - 2004/05 |
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Bridport Football Club was formed on October 7th 1885 by a group of members of the town's Cricket and lawn tennis Club.
The club played just two matches in its first season, with their maiden game being at Dorchester on February 4th 1886, losing 5-1. The second was at hometo Evershot, which Bridport won 3-1
The first ten years were taken up playing friendly matches throughout Dorset. The in 1896 the club joined the newly formed Dorset League, wher they stayed for just two seasons. During the following 20 years the club entered the South Dorset League and then the West Dorset League,Where they won the championship in the 1907/08 season, losing only one of their 14 matches and scoring 62 goals with only 6 against.
They again won the title the following season, by five points from local rivals Beaminster, After these successes it was decided to rejoin the Sout Dorset League where they came joint top in there first season but loosing the championship decideder agiainst Somerset Light Infantry 3-1.
The club gained revenge the foloowing year when they won the championship outright. (to be finished)
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