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Portland United Football Club is a football club based on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. In the 2015–16 season, they are members of the Wessex League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club.[1] Their nickname is "The Blues"[2]

Portland United
Full namePortland United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Blues
Founded1921
GroundCamp & Satherley Stadium,Grove Corner, Isle of Portland
Capacity2,500
ChairmanMatt Lucas
ManagerFranklyn Clarke
LeagueWessex League Premier Division
2021–22Wessex League Premier Division, 15th of 21
Home colours
Away colours

History


The club was established in 1921 and joined the Western League Division Two in 1925.[3] The club went on to win this division twice before the Second World War, but never achieved promotion to Division One.[4] During this time the club made its debut in the FA Cup in the 1928–29 season and the club won the Dorset Senior Cup on four occasions.[3][5]

After the Second World War the club rejoined the Western Football League for the 1946–47 season but this time were placed in Division One.[6] The club then spent the next 24 seasons in this division, during which time they finished as runners-up once and went on to win six more Dorset Senior Cup finals.[3] The club then left the Western League to join the Dorset Football Combination League for the start of the 1970–71 season.[5] The club then won the league at their first attempt.[3] However, it would be another 28 seasons that the club would have to wait for another league title in the 1998–99 campaign, when they achieved the double by winning the league cup as well.[3] They repeated this success the following season as well.[3]

In 1994, the club moved from their original home of Grove Corner to New Grove Corner, when the Crown decided it needed the land for mineral extraction.[2] After finishing as league runners-up and with improvements made to their new ground, the club joined the Wessex Football League for the start of the 2001–02 season.[5] The club then remained in the Wessex League until the end of the 2005–06 season, when they dropped back into the Dorset Premier Football League. Since then the club won the league two times more, once in the 2007–08 season, though they made the decision not to seek promotion, and again the following season.[7][8]

In the 2013–14 season the club became winners of the Dorset Premier League for the seventh time in their history.[9] After a 9-season absence, they were promoted to the 2015–16 Wessex League via a runners-up finish which was approved by the FA Leagues Committee.[10]


Current squad


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ENG Bradley Smith
GK  ENG Michael Edgar
DF  ENG Harry Thomas
DF  ENG Connor Callow
DF  ENG Matthew Harvey
DF  ENG George Stuttle
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Ryan McKechnie
MF  ENG Franklyn Clarke
MF  ENG Marcus Smith
MF  ENG Hayden Scott
MF  ENG Josh Williams
MF  ENG Brinley Doyle
MF  ENG Lance Wilson
FW  ENG Troy Walbridge
FW  ENG Gregory Borthwick

|- | | FW |  ENG | Liam Sayers |} |} |- | | FW |  ENG | Joel Hewitt |} |}


Ground


Portland United play their home games at Camp & Satherley Stadium, Grove Corner, Grove Road, Portland. DT5 1DP.


Honours



League Honours



Cup Honours



Records



Former coaches


  1. Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Managers/Coaches with full international caps.

References


  1. "Dorset CS Clubs". DorsetFA. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. "Portland United". Pyramidpassion.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. "Portland". S299639758.websitehome.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. "Website created using 350pages at www.350.com". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. Portland United at the Football Club History Database
  6. "Western League 1945–1965". Nonleaguematters.net. 5 June 1947. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  7. "Dorset Premier League 2003–2011". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  8. Graham Pauley. "Poole Borough Football Club". Poolefsc.freeserve.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  9. "Portland in island jig (From Dorset Echo)". Dorsetecho.co.uk. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  10. "Football: Portland United to play in Wessex League (From Dorset Echo)". Dorsetecho.co.uk. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  11. "Magna Dorset Premier League". Full-time.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  12. "Magna Dorset Premier League". Full-time.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.




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