1996-97
	Dorset Combination

Before this season

• Holt United left
• Sturminster Marshall joined
• Swanage Town & Herston joined replacing their reserve team
• Weymouth reserves left

Final League Table

 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Shaftesbury [Dorset]             36   28    4    4   90   40   88
   2  Bournemouth Sports               36   24    4    8  100   52   76
   3  Hamworthy Engineering            36   23    6    7   95   41   75
   4  Dorchester Town reserves         36   22    5    9   73   40   71
   5  Flight Refuelling                36   19    7   10   57   39   64
   6  Weymouth Sports                  36   15   14    7   57   43   59
   7  Gillingham Town                  36   18    5   13   63   52   59
   8  Portland United                  36   16    9   11   70   55   57
   9  Sturminster Marshall             36   17    6   13   75   63   57
  10  Allendale                        36   13    8   15   68   74   47
  11  Sturminster Newton               36   12   10   14   52   64   46
  12  Hamworthy United                 36   11   10   15   44   51   43
  13  Blandford United                 36   10    8   18   55   58   38
  14  Wareham Rangers                  36    9    8   19   58   86   35
  15  Swanage Town & Herston           36    9    6   21   54   73   33
  16  Parley Sports                    36    9    4   23   54   91   31
  17  Sherborne Town                   36    8    5   23   53   91   29
  18  Westland Sports                  36    8    4   24   56  115   28
  19  Bridport reserves                36    6    7   23   37   83   25

After this season

• Bridport reserves left
• Lychett Red Triangle joined

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