Sturminster Marshall Football Club plays in the Dorset Football Leagues. In this way it is part of a network of Clubs that promote youth and adult soccer and development, whilst abiding by agreed procedures and codes of conduct. 

The Clubs Senior Side all ready perform in the Dorset Premier League the highest standard available with the county but also maintains close links with Wimborne Town FC who participate at the next level in the Wessex League.

The club has also formed links with AFC Bournemouth and junior players have attended soccer schools run by the club and some members have been selected into their academy.

Whilst promoting new and young players into other senior and professional clubs the club has also in the past reciprocated this by signing ex-professional players that have played in the past for clubs such as, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Celtic, QPR, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Barcelona and the like.