Raleigh Grove, home of Sherborne Town FC
Pre match warm up at Sherborne Town FC
View of the pitch at Raleigh Grove
The food is very popular at Sherborne Town FC
Sherborne Town moved to the Wessex League in 2023 after 16 years in the Western League as part of a non-league restructure. Since then, they have finished comfortably in the higher reaches of mid-table every season.
The club was founded in 1894, joining the Dorset Combination in 1963 and winning the title in 1981/2. Sherborne then became part of the new Dorset Premier League in 2002/03. Their highest position was runners-up in 2005/06 earning them promotion to the Western League.
Further promotion to the Western League Premier Division, again as runners-up, followed in 2007/08 but Sherborne were relegated four years later. They bounced back as champions at the first attempt in 2012/13 for a further four-year stint in the top division. A first Western League First Division title followed in 2021/22 before the move to the Wessex League two years later.
The Zebras best FA Cup run came in 2010/11, beating Dorset rivals Hamworthy United and Wimborne Town enroute to a second qualifying round loss to Hungerford Town. Sherborne’s best season in the FA Vase was in 2006/07 when a run to the fourth round ended in defeat to Mildenhall Town.
Sherborne’s Raleigh Grove ground can be found in the Terrace playing fields, home to a number of football and rugby pitches. It features a 150-seater stand in the club’s colours on one side and a covered standing area and clubhouse behind one goal.
Use postcode DT9 5NS or it’s a fifteen minute walk from Sherborne station. Numerous local buses stop in the town centre, not far from the ground. To find out more, visit the Sherborne Town website.
