Sturminster Newton United F.C.
English football club
Sturminster Newton United Football Club is a football club based in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, currently playing in the Wessex League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA Charter Standard Community Club. Currently have 9 youth teams ranging from under 8s to under 16s, playing in the Dorset mini soccer league and Dorset youth league.
History
In 1874 the club, which was then known as Panthers FC, and based in Blandford Forum, playing in brown and yellow hoops, became the first ever club from the West Country to participate in the FA Cup, reaching the second round on three occasions. In 1877–78, they played the legendary Wanderers in the first round, but lost 9–1. In the 1890s, their name was changed to Sturminster St Marys, with the current name adopted in 1945.
They were among the founding members of the Dorset Combination in 1957, having played previously in the Dorset League. After leaving the league due to financial difficulties in 1960, they played in the lower Dorset Senior League until they rejoined the Combination in 1972. They remained in that competition (since 2002 renamed the Dorset Premier League) until 2011 when they were relegated to the Dorset Senior League, during which time they won the Combination cup twice, in 1981 and 1995. They moved from a public recreation ground to their own stadium at Honeymead Lane in 1996.
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