Verwood is steeped in history. A noticeable spot for visitors is the Monmouth Ash public house which is said to have been built on a site where the Duke of Monmouth hid in a tree to avoid his pursuers. Can we believe the rumour that he was the first referee to officiate at a Verwood match?

The first written records of Verwood Town date back to the early 1920s and a copy of the notice to the Dorset F.A. confirming ground directions and club colurs indicate that we have a similar colour scheme now.

Until 1986 the club's home games were played on the Recreation Ground except for a short period of time when a piece of spare ground near Coronation Road was used. This coincided with the club's best results, going unbeaten for two years.

According to long established club members and ex-players, travelling in and around Dorset by steam train and changing behind hedges was conducive to a good team spirit and offered different slants on country life. During the war years, matches were organised against teams from the Home Guard, West Moors Army Barracks, Woodlands Searchlights but the team they enjoyed playing most was the Land Army!

Demob saw ex-players reunited and the club continued its affiliation to Dorset bringing minor and junior trophies to the village. This also reignited local hostilities in particular with Cranbourne. One memory is of a particular game when Wimborne Police were called to restrain Reverend Williams from striking the referee with his walking stick.

Moving from Dorset F.A. to Bournemouth F.A. gave a chance to broaden horizons. The early 1960s saw some of the club officials involved with Rossgarth, the village youth side. This link has been maintained and strengthened so that a number of the first team players have come through junior and local football to senior level.

The ambitious move to Potterne Park in 1986 together with a strong Committee brought Hampshire League football to Verwood in 1989 for the first time in its 70 year history. High league positions over the next three years culminated in promotion to Hamshire League Division 1 in 1993. It was during this period that Verwood grew from a village to a town and a new name, Verwood Town Football Club was established.

In 2004/5 the Hampshire League amalgamated with the Sydenhams Wessex League and Verwood were placed in Division 3. Two busy seasons both on & off the pitch involving the erection of two stands, pitch barrier and hard standing and finishing in third position, led to the club being promoted to the new Division 1 at the end of 2005/6. The club plans to erect floodlights during 2006/7 to maintain its position in this Division.