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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.
O Bridport conquistou vários títulos ao longo de sua história, incluindo a Dorset Premier League em sete ocasiões, a Dorset Senior Cup em cinco ocasiões e a Western League Division One em duas ocasiões. O clube também chegou à segunda rodada da FA Cup em três ocasiões, a última das quais foi na temporada 2017-18.
O Bridport tem uma rivalidade de longa data com o clube vizinho, o Dorchester Town. As duas equipes disputam o Derby de Dorset, que é um dos derbies mais intensos do futebol inglês.
O Bridport é um clube bem apoiado pela comunidade local e tem uma forte presença nas redes sociais. O clube tem mais de 5.000 seguidores no Twitter e mais de 4.000 seguidores no Facebook.
O Bridport é um clube ambicioso e tem como objetivo subir para as divisões superiores do futebol inglês. O clube tem uma forte equipe e um excelente treinador, e espera-se que eles tenham sucesso nos próximos anos.