Football trials in Dorset
There are 160 Saturday and Sunday league teams in Dorset: 117 playing Saturday football and 43 in Sunday leagues. The highest-level Saturday league with clubs here is the Southern League (Steps 3–4). Most of these clubs will give a new player a trial, usually a training session or a pre-season game.
Below: clubs on BallFindr in Dorset holding trials now, the county's leagues by level so you can pick the right one, and how to get a trial.
Trials and vacancies in Dorset
No clubs in Dorset are advertising trials on BallFindr right now. Use the leagues below to find clubs at your level and contact them, or make a free player profile, mark yourself open to trials, and let clubs in Dorset invite you.
Which level to trial at in Dorset
Aim for a level that matches where you've played recently. Saturday leagues are listed from the highest step down; Sunday leagues by size. Open a league to see every club in it, with links to their websites.
Saturday leagues in Dorset
- Southern LeagueSaturday football · Steps 3–4 · 6 teams here
- Wessex Football LeagueSaturday football · Steps 5–6 · 7 teams here
- South West Peninsula LeagueSaturday football · Step 6 · 1 team here
- Dorset Premier Football LeagueSaturday football · Step 7 · 17 teams here
- Dorset Football LeagueSaturday football · Step 8 and below · 78 teams here
- Bournemouth Saturday LeagueSaturday football · 5 teams here
- Blackmore Vale Football LeagueSaturday football · 1 team here
- Bournemouth Football LeagueSaturday football · 1 team here
- Weymouth Saturday LeagueSaturday football · 1 team here
Sunday leagues in Dorset
- Bournemouth Hayward Sunday LeagueSunday football · 28 teams here
- Weymouth Sunday LeagueSunday football · 10 teams here
- Bournemouth Sunday LeagueSunday football · 4 teams here
- FA Sunday CupSunday football · 1 team here
How to get a trial in Dorset
- Choose one or two leagues above at your level and open them, or browse every club in Dorset.
- Contact clubs near you through their website or social media: your name, age, position, where you've played, where you live and when you're free.
- Go in pre-season if you can (late June to July for Saturday clubs, July to August for Sunday clubs). Clubs need players during the season too, so don't wait if you're ready now.
- Make a free BallFindr profile and mark yourself open to trials, so clubs in Dorset looking for your position can invite you.
New to trials? Read how football trials work.