The Dorset Premier Football League is a football league formed in 1957 under the name Dorset Football Combination League when a number of senior clubs within the county became disillusioned at being dictated to by junior and minor clubs.

The objective of the league on its formation was to increase the standard of football and compitition throughout Dorset and neighbouring Counties, an ideal that still holds today.

At present the league is operating with 18 clubs, covering the entire county of Dorset, ranging from Bridport in the west, Swanage in the south, Sherborne in the north and Bournemouth in the east plus Westland Sports from Yeovil.

The inaugural season saw 12 clubs in membership with Swanage Town Football Club lifting the Championship and the 15th Training Battalion R.A.S.C. finishing as runners up. The following season the top two places were reversed.

In the first 5 seasons Swanage Town Football Club won the Championship four times and finished in runners up spot on the other occasion. To date they are the league's most successful club, having won the league title on no less than 12 occasions as well as finishing in second place 9 times. Parley Sports Football club have also reached the final of the Combination Cup 21 times, lifting the trophy on 11 occassions.

In 1991 the Dorset Football Combination League accepted an invitation to become a feeder to the Wessex League, thus giving its member clubs the opportunity to progress through the National League System.

The 2002/2003 saw the League change its name to the Dorset Premier Football League. It was felt that this more reflected the League's status.

The current league setup for season 2005-2006 is as follows:

Blandford United, Bournemouth Sports, Bridport Reserves, Cobham Sports, Cranborne, Dorchester Town Reserves, Dorchester United, Gillingham Town, Hamworthy Recreation, Hamworthy United Reserves, Holt United, Poole Borough, Sherborne Town, Stourpaine, Sturminster Newton United, Swanage Town & Herston, Wareham Rangers, Westland Sports,