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Season 71/72
Season 71/72
Promotions & Relegations From 70/71 Season
Teams promoted to Section A
United Sports - Goldies (Wed) - Mr.M.Cross
Chinks 'B' - Vic Hotel (Thurs) - MR.B.Newton
Relegated To Section B
Colliton Club 'A' - Colliton Club (Fri) - Mr. L.Hoddinott
Crabb S.C - Great Western (Thurs) - MR.A.Hocking
Teams promoted to Section B
Three Compasses "B"- Three Compasses, Charminster (Fri) - Mr.J.Rogers
PO Engineers - Chequers (Thurs) - ME.B.Williams
Relegated to Section C
None
Promoted to C
Ballhoppers - Herrison Hospital (Fri) - Mr. W.Mills
Oak Leaves - Royal Oak Milborne (Fri) - Mr.S.Brown
Cakes - New Compasses, Dorchester (Thurs) - Mr.R.Membury
Relegated to Section D
None
Teams Folded or changed to unknown name
United Dairies - White Horse, Maiden Newton (Fri) - MR.E.Fowler
Ricardo 'A' - Conservative Club (tues) - Mr.R.Brown
Kingpins - Swan Inn (fri) - Mr.G.Loader
New Teams
Goldies Gorillas - Goldies (Thurs) - Mr.D Pering
Prince of Wales "B" - Prince of Wales (Thurs) - Mr.D.Burt
The Ravens - Herrison S.C (Fri) - Mr W.Shrive
Season 71/72
Section A
Brewers Bees' - Plume of Feathers (Fri) - Mr.G.Baker
Bulldogs - Bulls Head (Fri) - R.J.Prowse
Chinks 'A' - Swan (Wed) - MR.C.Peach
Chinks 'B' - Vic Hotel (Thurs) - MR.B.Newton
Colliton Club 'B' - Colliton Club (Fri) - Mr A.Screen
Conservative Extras - Con Club (Fri) - Mr.L.Doster
Dewlish Monsters - Royal Oak,Milborne (Fri) - Mr.F.Ross
Dorchester Stragglers - Great Western (Fri)- MR.A.S.Taylor
Drifters - Great Western (Thurs) - A.Pile
Druce Wanderers - Royal Oak, Milborne (Thurs) - MR.G.Prior
Ricardo S.C. 'B' - Cornwall Hotel (Fri) - Mr.D.Fowlie
The Rustlers - Conservative Club (Thurs) - MR.G.Pritchard
Tilleys Social - Swan (Wed) - Mr.R.Barrett
Tilley Tigers - Swan Inn (Thurs) - MR.C.Adams
Toppers - New Compasses,Dorchester (Fri) - Mr. A.Smith
United Sports - Goldies (Wed) - Mr.M.Cross
Section B
Avengers - Swan Inn (Fri) - Mr.J.Hill
Bachelors - Plume of Feathers (Thurs )- MR.R..Chutter
Brewers Arms - Brewers Arms, Martinstown (Fri) - Mr W.Hyde
Colliton Club 'A' - Colliton Club (Fri) - Mr. L.Hoddinott
Crabb S.C - Great Western (Thurs) - MR.L.Rowland
Dorchester Brewery - Goldies (Fri) - Mr.T.Brown
Eight-Ems - Vic Hotel (Fri) - Mr.R.King
Express Dairies - Royal Oak, Milborne (Thurs) - Mr.R.Hayward
Greyhound - Greyhound Inn, Sydling (Fri) - Mr R.Lorimore
PO Engineers - Chequers (Thurs) - ME.B.Jeanes
Prince Of Wales 'A' - Prince of Wales, Puddletown (Fri) - MR.P.Barnes
Puddletown Nomads - Prince of Wales, Puddletown (Fri) - Mr. A.Squires
Puddletown Wanderers - Chequers (Fri) - Mr.A.Arthurs
Three Compasses "A"- Three Compasses, Charminster (Fri) - MR.J.Rogers
Three Compasses "B"- Three Compasses, Charminster (Fri) - Mr.J.Rogers
Victoria 'B' - Victoria hotel (Fri) - MR.W.Frampton
Section C
Ballhoppers - Herrison Hospital (Fri) - Mr. W.Mills
Bere Regis Motors - Three Compasses, Charminster (thurs) - Mr.R.Roper
Brewers Wurzels - Brewers Arms,Martinstown (Fri) - Mr G.Scotchmer
Bulls Head 'B' - Bulls Head (fri) - MR.L.White
Cakes - New Compasses, Dorchester (Thurs) - Mr.R.Membury
Conservative club "A"- Conservative Club (Fri) - Mr.R.Cobb
Eight O.H.M.S - Goldies (Fri) - D.Goodchild
Exiles - Goldies (Thurs) - MR.F.Parkes
Gatekeepers - Trinity Club (Fri) - Mr.H.Pearson
Merchants Garage - Victoria Hotel (Thur) - MR.A.Edwards
Oak Leaves - Royal Oak Milborne (Fri) - Mr.C.Brown
R.A.F.A. - Great Western (Fri) - MR.H.Wellstead
Red Lion - Red Lion, Cerne Abbas (Fri) - Mr. G.Lake
R.J Watts S.C - Trinity Club (Wed) - MR.H.G.Colley
Sou'westers - Vic Hotel (Wed) - Mr.A.Denyer
Stratton Stragglers - Greyhound,Sydling (Fri) - Mr.P.Turnbull
Section D -
Casuals - Conservative Club (Tues) - MR.D.Marshall
Charminster Rockets - New Compasses, Dorchester (Fri) - Mr.H.Hill
Chequers 'B' - Chequers Hotel (Thurs) - MR.B.Jones
Goldies Gorillas - Goldies (Thurs) - Mr.D Pering
Great Western - Great Western (Wed) - MR.A.McIntyre
Hammers - Goldies (Tues) - Mr.C.Burt
Led Zeplin - Greyhound, Sydling (Thurs) - Mr. D Clothier
Misfits - Trinity Club (Thurs) - Mr.J.Symes
Panniwallahs- Plume of Feathers (Fri) - Mr.H.Young
Phoenix - Phoenix Hotel (Fri) - Mr.F.Carne
Prince of Wales "B" - Prince of Wales (Thurs) - Mr.D.Burt
Prince of Wales 'C' - Prince of Wales, Puddletown (Thurs) - MR.r.Dawe
Puddlers - Bladen Social Club (Fri) - Mr.K.Gale
The Ravens - Herrison S.C (Fri) - Mr W.Shrive
Trinity Club - Trinity Club (Fri) - Mr. A.Killham
Untouchables - Royal Oak, Milborne (Wed) - Mr.G.Tucker
Season 71/72
This season saw no change to the committee what so ever. With the only noticeable change to me being to the entrance fees. The league fees were increased with the entrance to the Pairs and knockout cup going up by £1. Also I noticed that this was the 1st year in which teams received more than one hand book in which they didn’t have to pay for. However if they required more copies a 3 pence fee would be required. Below is the rule as in the book.
Entrance fees
4. An inclusive entrance fee for the league knockout cup and pairs competition of £7.50 will be paid by each team to the Hon Treasurer by 31st Dec each year. Each team will be supplied with 10 copies of league handbook and fixtures and 12 registration forms. Additional copies of the handbook and/or registration forms may be obtained from Hon Secretary on payment of 3p each.
Section A
Section A saw two teams promoted to from section B from previous season. United Sports of Goldies and Chinks “B” of the Vic were these two teams. Chinks “b” being run by our very own Brian Newton. Two teams obvious were also relegated down to section B these two teams were Colliton Club “A” and Crabb S.C. The only other change in section A for the 71/72 season saw Chinks “A” move from the Vic Hotel to Swan remaining on a Wednesday.
Section B
With two teams withdrawing from the previous season it meant that in the 71/72 season section B only saw two teams promoted into it. Three Compasses “B” of Charminster and PO Engineers were the two teams who were promoted and were joined by relegated section A sides Colliton Club “A” and Crabb S.C. For the first time in many a year nobody in section B changed alley in this year.
Section C
With the leagues needing to be balanced three teams were promoted into Section C of this season with once again nobody getting relegated into section D. The three teams who managed to secure promotion into section C were Ballhoppers of Herrison Hospital, Oak Leaves of Royal Oak Milborne and Cakes of the New Compasses in Dorchester. One team did withdraw also with Kingpins of Swan Inn disappearing. A few teams also decided it was time to have a change. The Bulls Head “B” changed their home night from Thursday to Friday whilst R.J Watts S.C moved from the Phoenix to Trinity Club remaining on a Wednesday night. Finally after 1 season away The Red Lion returned to their previous home at the Red Lion, Cerne Abbas.
Section D
In the 71/72 season section D were boosted by 3 new teams joining. Goldies Gorillas who played at Goldies on a Thursday night. Prince of Wales “B” who obviously played at the Prince of Wales, Puddletown on a Thursday night and The Ravens who played at Herrison S.C on a Friday night. Prince of Wales “B” were actually a old side who withdrew at the end of the 67/68 season. This season saw them captained by D.Burt who was the Prince of Wales“C” captain in the 70/71 season.
This meant that all four sections were now at 16 teams each.