In 1956–57 the Gasworks were relegated after finishing bottom and after a mid-table finish in Division Two the club left the Hampshire League to play in local Dorset football. They would go on to win the Dorset League nine times, as well as winning the Dorset Senior Cup ten times and the Dorset Amateur Cup nine times.
Between 1956 and 1957, the Gasworks were relegated after finishing at the bottom of their division and then moved up to play in local Dorset football after a mid-table performance in Division Two. They would eventually go on to achieve great success in the Dorset League, winning it nine times, as well as claiming ten Dorset Senior Cup titles and nine Dorset Amateur Cup victories.