About the League
Member Clubs
Covering the Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Wimborne and New Forest areas.
Pulsing pins indicate clubs currently recruiting players or volunteers.
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League at a Glance
Season 2026-27
U13
21
Teams
0
Players
2
Divisions
U12
12
Teams
0
Players
1
Divisions
U11
11
Teams
0
Players
1
Divisions
U10
19
Teams
0
Players
2
Divisions
U9
23
Teams
0
Players
2
Divisions
U8
19
Teams
0
Players
2
Divisions
U7
14
Teams
0
Players
2
Divisions
Key Dates
Other
Club Affiliation and League Sanctioning
01 June 2026
1st June; - Affiliation - Player Registration available for leagues to open - Competition Sanction - Referee Registration
AGM
Annual General Meeting
04 June 2026
Annual General Meeting - 7:30pm
Start of Season
Start of Season
06 September 2026
Start of Season
Cup
BYFL CUP ROUND 1
20 September 2026
BYFL CUP ROUND 1 BYFL & U11 TROPHY EVENT STARTS
Cup
BYFL CUP ROUND 2
18 October 2026
BYFL CUP ROUND 2
Other
FREE SUNDAY
27 December 2026
FREE SUNDAY
Other
FREE SUNDAY
03 January 2027
FREE SUNDAY
Cup
BOURNEMOUTH CUP SEMI FINALS
31 January 2027
BOURNEMOUTH CUP SEMI FINALS
AGM
Rules Revision AGM
08 February 2027
All clubs must be represented and the meeting will be online. 7:30PM
Cup
BYFL CUP FINALS
14 March 2027
BYFL CUP FINALS
Cup
BYFL CUP FINALS (back up date)
21 March 2027
BYFL CUP FINALS (back up date)
Other
EASTER SUNDAY BYFL FREE SUNDAY
28 March 2027
EASTER SUNDAY BYFL FREE SUNDAY
Evening Fixtures
EVENING FIXTURES COMMENCE
29 March 2027
EVENING FIXTURES COMMENCE
End of Season
LAST DAY OF SCHEDULED SEASON
09 May 2027
LAST DAY OF SCHEDULED SEASON
League Officers
David Little
Chair
Jenny Linford
League Treasurer
Carole McNeil
Asst. League Secretary / Non Competitive Fixtures
Kevin Jacques
Fixtures Secretary
Carole McNeil
Asst. League Welfare Officer
Grant Barnett
Referee Appointments Secretary
Our Story
The BYFL was founded in 1971 and was originally known as the Bournemouth Youth Football Association.
Two local football enthusiasts, Bill Sherren and Bert Orchard, motivated by the youngsters in their own families, recognised that there were no opportunities locally for young people to play football in a structured and meaningful way.
They decided to turn the Sunday afternoon kick-about into a Football League that would provide an opportunity for any young person to put on a pair of boots and play football with and against their friends, with the focus now being on properly organised competition under the auspices of the Football Association. Jumpers for goalposts, no offsides, and rush goalies became a thing of the past, replaced by real football on real pitches with real referees.
Roll of Honour
U16
League Champions
| Season | Div 1 | Div 2 | Div 3 | Div 4 | Div 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | No League | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Christchurch Youth | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | New Milton Town Robins | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Highcliffe Hawks Red | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Highcliffe Hawks | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Merley Cobham | Ringwood Town | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Poole Town Youth | Milford on Sea | — | — | — |
| 2019-20 | No League - COVID Pandemic | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Brockenhurst | Burton Youth | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Ringwood Town | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Rossgarth | Parley Sports | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Greenfields YFC | Bournemouth Electric | — | — | — |
| 2014-15 | Ringwood Town | Bournemouth Sports FC | — | — | — |
| 2013-14 | Branksome Utd | Highcliffe Hawkes | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Highcliffe Hawkes | Rossgarth | — | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Bournemouth Poppies | Burton YFC | — | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Bournemouth Poppies | Sway Juniors | — | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Branksome United | Sway Juniors | — | — | — |
| 2009-10 | Redhill Rangers | Broadstone FC | — | — | — |
| 2008-09 | Poole Town Youth | Burton YFC | — | — | — |
| 2007-08 | Boscombe Albion | Hurn Jets | — | — | — |
| 2006-07 | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Rossgarth | — | — | — |
| 2005-06 | Bournemouth Poppies | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 2004-05 | Redhill Rangers | Boscombe Albion | — | — | — |
| 2003-04 | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Sway Juniors | — | — | — |
| 2002-03 | Bournemouth Electric | Christchurch Youth | — | — | — |
| 2001-02 | Merley Allendale | Redhill Rangers | — | — | — |
| 2000-01 | Christchurch Youth | Bransgore Youth | — | — | — |
| 1999-00 | Bournemouth Electric | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 1998-99 | Poole Town Youth | BSC Grange | — | — | — |
| 1998-99 | Bournemouth Electric | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 1997-98 | BSC Grange | Burton Youth | — | — | — |
| 1995-96 | BSC Grange | Bournemouth Poppies | — | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Grange Athletic | Verwood | — | — | — |
| 1993-94 | Bournemouth Poppies | Wimborne Town | — | — | — |
| 1991-92 | Grange Athletic | Bearwood United | — | — | — |
| 1990-91 | Poole Town Youth | — | — | — | — |
| 1989-90 | Grange Athletic | Christchurch Youth | — | — | — |
| 1988-89 | Bisterne United | Redhill Rangers | Everton Youth | — | — |
| 1987-88 | Greenfields | — | — | — | — |
| 1986-87 | Flights Colts Bashley | — | — | — | — |
| 1985-86 | Dexter Sports | — | — | — | — |
| 1984-85 | Iford | — | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | Branksome United | — | — | — | — |
| 1982-83 | New Milton | — | — | — | — |
| 1981-82 | Saints United | — | — | — | — |
| 1980-81 | Charminster Saints | — | — | — | — |
| 1979-80 | No League | — | — | — | — |
| 1978-79 | Wayfarers | — | — | — | — |
| 1977-78 | Charminster Saints | — | — | — | — |
| 1976-77 | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — | — |
| 1975-76 | Lagland Street YC | — | — | — | — |
| 1974-75 | Lagland Street YC | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | Longfleet St. Marys | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | Northbourne | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | Turbary | — | — | — | — |
Cup Winners
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | New Milton Town Robins |
| 2023-24 | Poole Town Wessex |
| 2021-22 | Boscombe Albion |
| 2018-19 | Brockenhurst |
| 2017-18 | Lymington Sprites |
| 2016-17 | Bournemouth Electric |
| 2015-16 | Boscombe Albion |
U15
League Champions
| Season | Div 1 | Div 2 | Div 3 | Div 4 | Div 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Poole Town FC Wessex | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Hghcliffe Hawks | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Poole Town Wessex | New Milton Town Robins | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Poole Town Wessex | New Milton Town Robins | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Bournemouth Electric | Wimborne & Holt | Kings Park Dynamo | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Boscombe Albion | Poole Town Wessex | — | — | — |
| 2019-20 | No League COVID Pandemic | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Bournemouth Poppies | Brockenhurst | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Brockenhurst | Bransgore | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Brockenhurst | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Poole Town Youth | Sway Juniors | — | — | — |
| 2014-15 | Branksome Utd | Kings Park Dynamo | — | — | — |
| 2013-14 | Christchurch FC | Branksome Utd | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Moordown Athletic | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Highcliffe Hawks | Bournemouth Poppies | — | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Redhill Rangers | Highcliffe Hawks | — | — | — |
| 2009-10 | Branksome Utd | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 2008-09 | Redhill Rangers | Cannon Colts | — | — | — |
| 2007-08 | Poole Town Youth | Moordown Athletic | — | — | — |
| 2006-07 | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Bournemouth Poppies | — | — | — |
| 2005-06 | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Hordle Spurs | — | — | — |
| 2004-05 | Branksome Utd | Kings Park Dynamo | Bisterne | — | — |
| 2003-04 | Branksome United | Everton Youth | — | — | — |
| 2002-03 | Dexter Sports | Ringwood Town | — | — | — |
| 2001-02 | BSC Grange | Kings Park Dynamo | — | — | — |
| 2000-01 | Branksome Utd | Moordown Utd | Bearwood UTD | — | — |
| 1999-00 | BSC Grange | Branksome United | — | — | — |
| 1998-99 | Dexter Sports | Bournemouth Saxons | — | — | — |
| 1997-98 | Verwood Town | Merley Allendale | — | — | — |
| 1996-97 | Charminster Saints | Boscombe Albion | — | — | — |
| 1995-96 | Bournemouth Electric | Hamworthy Royals | — | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Grange Athletic | Bashley Robbins | — | — | — |
| 1993-94 | Bournemouth Electric | Wimborne Town | — | — | — |
| 1992-93 | Charminster Saints | Poole Town Youth | — | — | — |
| 1991-92 | Bournemouth Poppies | Highcliffe Hawks | — | — | — |
| 1990-91 | Grange Athletic | Highcliffe Hawks | — | — | — |
| 1989-90 | Park Rangers | Gorley | — | — | — |
| 1988-89 | Grange Athletic | Bearwood United | — | — | — |
| 1987-88 | Branksome United | Rossgarth | — | — | — |
| 1986-87 | Gorley | — | — | — | — |
| 1985-86 | Kings Park Dynamo | Highcliffe Hawks | — | — | — |
| 1984-85 | Dexter Sports | Downton | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | Redhill Rangers | AFC Bournemouth Jnrs | — | — | — |
| 1982-83 | Branksome United | Bearwood United | — | — | — |
| 1981-82 | Dexter Sports | — | — | — | — |
| 1980-81 | Redhill Rangers | — | — | — | — |
| 1979-80 | Dexter Sports | — | — | — | — |
| 1978-79 | Dexter Sports | — | — | — | — |
| 1977-78 | Wayfarers | — | — | — | — |
| 1976-77 | Woodlands | — | — | — | — |
| 1975-76 | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — | — |
| 1974-75 | Lagland Street YC | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | Lagland Street YC | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | Lagland Street YC | — | — | — | — |
Cup Winners
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Bournemouth Youth Poppies |
| 2024-25 | Hamworthy United |
U14
League Champions
| Season | Div 1 | Div 2 | Div 3 | Div 4 | Div 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | AFC Pennington | Bransgore Youth/Lymington Town FC | — | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Poole Town FC Wessex | West Moors Youth | Highcliffe Hawks | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Highcliffe Hawks | Redhill Rangers | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Poole Town Wessex | Highcliffe Hawks | Milford on Sea | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Lymington Town | Boscombe Albion | New Milton Town Robins | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Redhill Rangers | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 2019-20 | No League - COVID Pandemic | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Redhill Rangers | Bournemouth Sports Youth | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Bournemouth Poppies | Moordown Athletic | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Brockenhurst | Greenfields Youth | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Bournemouth Electric | Bournemouth Sports | — | — | — |
| 2014-15 | Grange Athletic | Bransgore Youth | — | — | — |
| 2013-14 | Branksome Utd | Christchurch FC | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Christchurch FC | Bransgore Youth | — | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Moordown Athletic | Greenfields Youth | — | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Christchurch FC | Moordown Athletic | — | — | — |
| 2009-10 | Redhill Rangers | Hurn Jets | — | — | — |
| 2008-09 | Bournemouth Electric | Cannon Colts | — | — | — |
| 2007-08 | New Milton Town Robins | Kings Park Dynamos | — | — | — |
| 2006-07 | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Boscombe Albion | — | — | — |
| 2005-06 | Colehill YFC | Parley Sports Rangers | — | — | — |
| 2004-05 | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Greenfields | — | — | — |
| 2003-04 | Branksome Utd | Fordingbridge Town | Poole Town Youth | — | — |
| 2002-03 | Branksome Utd | Downton FC | — | — | — |
| 2001-02 | Branksome Utd | Merley Allendale | — | — | — |
| 2000-01 | BSC Grange | Bransgore Youth | — | — | — |
| 1999-00 | Branksome United | Charminster Saints | Phoenix FC | — | — |
| 1998-99 | BSC Grange | Broadstone | — | — | — |
| 1997-98 | Sway Juniors | Bournemouth Poppies | — | — | — |
| 1996-97 | Bournemouth Electric | BSC Grange | — | — | — |
| 1995-96 | Charminster Saints | Bournemouth Poppies | — | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Poole Town Youth | Bournemouth Poppies | — | — | — |
| 1993-94 | Poole Town Youth | Bournemouth Poppies | — | — | — |
| 1992-93 | Grange Athletic | Redhill Rangers | — | — | — |
| 1991-92 | Charminster Saints | Bournemouth Saxon | — | — | — |
| 1990-91 | Grange Athletic | Bisterne Utd | — | — | — |
| 1989-90 | Everton Youth | Corfe Mullen Utd | — | — | — |
| 1988-89 | Wessex Flight Colts | — | — | — | — |
| 1987-88 | Grange Athletic | Poole Town Youth | — | — | — |
| 1986-87 | Branksome Utd | Redhill Rangers | — | — | — |
| 1985-86 | Greenfields | Redlynch | — | — | — |
| 1984-85 | Bluebird | Dexter Sports | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | Hamworthy Rovers | Grange Athletic | — | — | — |
| 1982-83 | Redhill Rangers | Bashley Robins | — | — | — |
| 1981-82 | Branksome Utd (A) | Branksome Utd (B) | — | — | — |
| 1980-81 | Dexter Sports | — | — | — | — |
| 1979-80 | Kings Park Dynamo | — | — | — | — |
| 1978-79 | Dexter Sports | — | — | — | — |
| 1977-78 | Lawrence Boys | — | — | — | — |
| 1976-77 | Mudeford Youth | — | — | — | — |
| 1975-76 | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — | — |
| 1974-75 | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | Lagland Street YC | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | Charbourne | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | Somerford & Wick | — | — | — | — |
Cup Winners
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Sway Juniors Youth |
| 2024-25 | Poole Town Wessex |
U13
League Champions
| Season | Div 1 | Div 2 | Div 3 | Div 4 | Div 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Highcliffe Hawks Youth | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Ringwood Town Rockets | Sway Junior Lions | New Milton Town Robins | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Poole Town Wessex | Holt United | New Milton Town Robins Blue | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Greenfields Pumas | Highcliffe Hawks (joint Winners) / Verwood Town | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Corfe Mullen | Poole Town Youth | Bournemouth Sports | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Highcliffe Hawks | Ringwood Town Meteors | — | — | — |
| 2019-20 | No League - COVID Pandemic | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Ringwood Town Raiders | Burton Youth | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Redhill Rangers | Wimborne & Holt | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Bournemouth Poppies | Burton YFC | — | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Corfe Mullen | Boscombe Albion | Brockenhurst YFC | — | — |
| 2014-15 | Bournemouth Electric | Grange Athletic | — | — | — |
| 2013-14 | Grange Athletic | Poole Town Wessex | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Branksome Utd | Dexter Sports | — | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Christchurch FC | Rossgarth Youth | — | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Moordown Athletic | Poole Town Youth | — | — | — |
| 2009-10 | Bournemouth Electric | Rossgarth Youth | — | — | — |
| 2008-09 | Redhill Rangers | Poole Bay YFC | — | — | — |
| 2007-08 | Branksome Utd | Parley Sports YFC | — | — | — |
| 2006-07 | Redhill Rangers | Hurn Jets | — | — | — |
| 2005-06 | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Burton YFC | — | — | — |
| 2004-05 | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Poole Town Youth | — | — | — |
| 2003-04 | Branksome Utd | West Moors | — | — | — |
| 2002-03 | Branksome Utd | Bransgore Youth | Fordingbridge Town | — | — |
| 2001-02 | Branksome Utd | Rossgarth Youth | — | — | — |
| 2000-01 | Branksome Utd | Highcliffe Hawks | Ringwood Town | — | — |
| 1999-20 | BSC Grange | Dexter Sports | — | — | — |
| 1998-99 | Boscombe Albion | Merley Allendale | Alderholt Youth | — | — |
| 1997-98 | Rossgarth Youth | Ringwood Town | — | — | — |
| 1996-97 | Dexter Sports | Broadstone Boys | — | — | — |
| 1995-96 | Boscombe Albion | Verwood Youth | — | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Poole Town Youth | Boscombe Dynamo | — | — | — |
| 1993-94 | Poole Town Youth | Corfe Mullen Utd | — | — | — |
| 1992-93 | Poole Town Youth | Corfe Mullen Utd | — | — | — |
| 1991-92 | Grange Athletic | Winton Colts | — | — | — |
| 1990-91 | Charminster Saints | Bearwood Utd | — | — | — |
| 1989-90 | Bournemouth Saxons | Highcliffe Hawks | Redhill Rangers | — | — |
| 1988-89 | Grange Athletic | Gorley | — | — | — |
| 1987-88 | Grange Athletic | Branksome Utd | — | — | — |
| 1986-87 | Grange Athletic | New Milton | — | — | — |
| 1985-86 | Branksome United | Poole Town Juniors | — | — | — |
| 1984-85 | Broad Park | Redhill Rangers | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | Grange Athletic | Redhill Rangers | — | — | — |
| 1982-83 | Greenfields | Hamworthy Rovers | — | — | — |
| 1981-82 | Branksome United | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — |
| 1980-81 | Branksome United | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — |
| 1979-80 | Dexter Sports | — | — | — | — |
| 1978-79 | Kings Park Dynamo | — | — | — | — |
| 1977-78 | Mudeford Youth | — | — | — | — |
| 1976-77 | Kings Park Dynamo | — | — | — | — |
| 1975-76 | Poole Panthers | — | — | — | — |
| 1974-75 | Victoria Venture | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | Strouden Rangers | — | — | — | — |
Cup Winners
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Highcliffe Hawks Youth |
| 2024-25 | Holt United Youth |
U12
League Champions
| Season | Div 1 | Div 2 | Div 3 | Div 4 | Div 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Bashley Robins | Everton Youth | — | — | — |
| 2004-2005 | Broadstone FC | Redhill Rangers | Christchurch Youth | — | — |
| 2003-04 | Colehill YFC | Bournemouth Sports Grange | Lymington Sprites | — | — |
| 2002-03 | BSC Grange | Moordown Utd | — | — | — |
| 2001-02 | Branksome United | Bournemouth Youth | Cannon Colts | — | — |
| 2000-01 | Broadstone FC | Burton YFC | Merley Allendale | — | — |
| 1999-00 | Branksome United | Christchurch Youth | Bournemouth Youth | — | — |
| 1998-99 | BSC Grange | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 1997-98 | Branksome United | Rossgarth Youth | — | — | — |
| 1996-97 | Bournemouth Poppies | Bransgore | — | — | — |
| 1995-96 | Charminster Saints | Corfe Mullen United | — | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Boscombe Albion | Rossgarth Youth | — | — | — |
| 1993-94 | Poole Town Youth | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 1992-93 | Branksome United | Broadstone Boys | — | — | — |
| 1991-92 | Poole Town Youth | Bournemouth Electric | — | — | — |
| 1990-91 | Boscombe Albion | Highcliffe Hawks | — | — | — |
| 1989-90 | Charminster Saints | Phoenix Sports | — | — | — |
| 1988-89 | Bournemouth Saxon | Branksome United | — | — | — |
| 1987-88 | Grange Athletic | Bransgore | — | — | — |
| 1986-87 | Dexter Sports | Castlegate | — | — | — |
| 1985-86 | Greenfields | Mudeford Youth | — | — | — |
| 1984-85 | Boscombe Albion | Lymington Sprites | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | Greenfields | Everton Youth | — | — | — |
| 1982-83 | No League | — | — | — | — |
| 1981-82 | Greenfields | Highcliffe Hawks | — | — | — |
| 1980-81 | Iford Wanderers | — | — | — | — |
Cup Winners
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Holt United Youth Athletic |
| 2024-25 | Bournemouth Sports Colts |
U11
Cup Winners
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ringwood Town Youth |
| 2024-25 | Bournemouth Electric Storm |