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AFC Bournemouth(/ˈbɔːrnməθ/ⓘBORN-məth) is a professionalassociation footballclub based inKings Park, Boscombe,a suburb ofBournemouth,Dorset,England. They compete in thePremier League,the top tier ofEnglish football.Formed in 1899 asBoscombe,the club adopted their current name in 1971. Nicknamed "The Cherries", and commonly referred to asBournemouth,they have played their home games atDean Courtsince 1910.

AFC Bournemouth
Full nameAFC Bournemouth[a]
Nickname(s)The Cherries
Boscombe
Founded1899;125 years ago(1899)(as Boscombe)
GroundDean Court
Capacity11,307[7]
OwnerBlack Knight Football Club UK Limited,[1]a wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Knight Football and Entertainment[8]
ChairmanBill Foley
ManagerAndoni Iraola
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League,12th of 20
Websiteafcb.co.uk
Current season

The club competed in regional football leagues before going up from theHampshire Leagueto theSouthern Leaguein 1920. Now known asBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic,they were elected into theFootball Leaguein 1923. They remained in theThird Division Southfor 35 years, winning theThird Division South Cupin 1946. Placed in the newly reorganisedThird Divisionin 1958, they suffered relegation in 1970, but would win an immediate promotion in 1970–71. Relegated back into theFourth Divisionin 1975, Bournemouth were promoted again in 1981–82 and after lifting theAssociate Members' Cupin1984would go on to win the Third Division title in 1986–87. They spent three seasons in the second tier but enteredadministrationin 1997 and ended up back in the fourth tier with relegation in 2002, though immediately gained promotion by winning the play-offs in2003.

Bournemouth entered administration for a second time and were relegated back intoLeague Twoin 2008, but ended the year by appointingEddie Howeas manager. Under Howe's stewardship, Bournemouth won three promotions in six years to win a place in the first tier of English football for the first time in their history. This was achieved with a second-place finish in League Two in 2009–10, a second-place finish inLeague Onein 2012–13 and aChampionshiptitle in 2014–15. The club remained in thePremier Leaguefor five seasons before suffering relegation in 2020, but they returned in 2022 as Championship runners-up, this time under the management ofScott Parker.

History

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Boscombe

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Although the exact date of the club's foundation is not known, there is proof that it was formed in the autumn of 1899 out of the remains of the older Boscombe St. John's Institute Football Club.[9]The club was originally known as Boscombe Football Club. The first president was Mr. J. C. Nutt.[10]

In their first season, 1899–1900, Boscombe competed in the Bournemouth and District Junior League. They also played in the Hants Junior Cup. During the first two seasons, they played on a football pitch in Castlemain Avenue, Pokesdown. From their third season, the team played on a pitch inKing's Park.In the 1905–06 season, Boscombe graduated to senior amateur football.[11]

In 1910, the club was granted a long lease over some wasteland next to Kings Park as the club's football ground by local businessman J.E. Cooper-Dean. With their own ground, named Dean Court after the benefactor, the club continued to thrive, and dominated the local football scene. The same year the club signed its first professional playerBaven Penton.[12]

Around about this time, the club obtained their nickname "The Cherries". There are two leading explanations of how the club gained the nickname: from the cherry-red striped shirts that the team played in, and, perhaps less plausible, because Dean Court was built adjacent to the Cooper-Dean estate, which, it is believed, may have contained many cherry trees.[13]

For the first time, during the 1913–14 season, the club competed in theFA Cup.The club's progress, however, was halted in 1914 with the outbreak ofWorld War I,and Boscombe returned to theHampshire League.[citation needed]

In 1920, the Third Division of theFootball Leaguewas formed, and Boscombe were promoted to theSouthern League,finding moderate success.[citation needed]

Dean Court

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

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To make the club more representative of the district, the name was changed to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Football Club in 1923. During the same year, the club was elected to the newly expandedThird Division South.The first league match was atSwindon Townon 25 August 1923, which Bournemouth lost 3–1. The first league game at Dean Court was also against Swindon, where Bournemouth gained their first league point after a 0–0 draw.[citation needed]

Bournemouth struggled in the Football League but eventually established themselves as a Third Division club. Bournemouth remains on the records as the longest continuous members of the Third Division.[14]

As a league club, Bournemouth had to wait until after the Second World War before winning their first trophy. This was accomplished as they beatWalsallin the Third Division (South) Cup in the final atStamford Bridge.[citation needed]

AFC Bournemouth

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The club adopted the nameAFC Bournemouthfor the start of the 1971-72 season,[15]with the intention that the club would appear first in Alpha betical lists of English clubs.[16]A year later, the club adopted a new badge as a symbol of its progress.[17]The stripes in the background were based on the club shirt, while in the foreground is the profile of a player heading the ball, in honour ofDickie Dowsett,a prolific scorer for the club in the 1950s and 1960s.[18]

The team's red-and-black kit, introduced in 1971, was based on theAC Milanstrip.[19]This was the era ofTed MacDougall,a prolific goalscorer who, in an FA Cup tie in November 1971, scored nine goals in an 11–0 win againstMargate.[20]

Late 20th century

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Chart of yearly table positions of Bournemouth in the League.

Bournemouth recorded a famous victory over holdersManchester Unitedin theFA Cupin January 1984, while they were managed byHarry Redknapp.[21][22]The club won its second piece of silverware by winning theAssociate Members' Cupin itsinaugural season,beatingHull City2–1 atBoothferry Parkon 24 May 1984 in thefinal.[23]

Redknapp took Bournemouth into the second tier of the English league for the first time in their history as Third Division champions in 1987. After comfortably surviving in their first season in the Second Division, Bournemouth made a serious challenge for promotion to the top flight in the1988–89 season;they ultimately fell away after a poor run late in the season, but their eventual finish of 12th place remained their highest-ever in the Football League until the2013–14 season.[citation needed]

On 5 May 1990, the final day of the1989–90 season,Leeds Unitedhad the chance to win the Second Division and gain promotion into the First Division by beating Bournemouth at Dean Court. Some United fans had already caused trouble in the town during the morning and the atmosphere was tense as Leeds won the match by a single goal. Combined with the results of other matches, this meant that Leeds were promoted while Bournemouth were relegated. The violence and destruction by visitors to Bournemouth continued over the holiday weekend, causing more than £1 million worth of damage and injury to opposing fans and police officers.[24]The town'sDaily Echonewspaper reported that "spectators, including many young children, had to run to safety as missiles were hurled and riot police waded in to control the crowds."[24]The matter was raised in Parliament by one of the town's MPs. Financially, the Leeds trouble affected the club for more than a decade, as Bournemouth were prevented by local police from staging home games onBank Holidays(traditionally a popular day for football) until a game againstShrewsbury Townon 21 April 2003.[citation needed]

Redknapp remained at the club for two more seasons, both of which ended with the club falling three points short of the play-offs. However, mounting financial pressures caused him to resign his position at the end of the1991–92 season,and he subsequently re-joined former clubWest Ham Unitedas a coach. He was replaced byTony Pulis,who built a much cheaper squad that could only manage two consecutive 17th-place finishes before Pulis walked out of the club, blaming financial pressures.[citation needed]

Bournemouth went the first few months of the1994–95 seasonwithout a permanent manager in place, and a dreadful start saw them bottom of the table for much of the first half of the season. Despite a minor upturn in form whenMel Machinwas appointed as manager, they looked highly unlikely to survive, given that there were five relegation spots in Division Two for that season due to league reconstruction. However, a late run of form combined with collapses by relegation rivalsCambridge UnitedandPlymouth Argylesaw them survive on the last day of the season by two points.[citation needed]

Machin ultimately remained in charge for six years, most of which were marked by unremarkable mid-table finishes. The1998–99 seasonproved to be arguably the highlight of his tenure, with the club making a serious playoff challenge for most of the season, but ultimately falling short and finishing seventh. However, a drop to 16th place in the1999–2000 seasonfollowed by a poor start to the following season saw Machin removed from his position and given the role of director of football.[citation needed]

Early 21st century

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Sean O'Driscollwas promoted from the coaching staff in place of Mel Machin at the start of the2000–01 season.In O'Driscoll's first season as manager, Bournemouth narrowly missed out on the Division Two playoffs but were relegated a year later in the new stadium (in the early part of the 2001–02 season, they played their home matches atDorchester Town's ground while their own stadium was being redeveloped). The board kept faith in O'Driscoll and they were rewarded with promotion via the Division Three playoffs in2002–03.The club became the first to score five goals at theMillennium Stadiumwhen they beatLincoln City5–2 in the2002–03Division Three play-off final with goals fromSteve Fletcher,Carl Fletcher(2),Stephen PurchesandGarreth O'Connor.Under O'Driscoll, Bournemouth narrowly missed out on the play-offs for the2003–04and2004–05seasons, and just avoided relegation in the2005–06season.[citation needed]

Long-serving playerJames Hayterscored the fastest league hat-trick in English Football League history during the2003–04season. The Cherries were leading 3–0 againstWrexhamthanks to goals from Stephen Purches,Warren CummingsandWarren Feeneywhen Hayter was brought onto the field as a substitute. With 86 minutes gone, Hayter managed to net three goals in the space of two minutes and 21 seconds, making the final score 6–0 to Bournemouth.[25]

In September 2006, with the team in eighth in the League, Sean O'Driscoll left to become manager ofDoncaster Rovers.He was replaced byKevin Bond.[26]

Decline and administration (2008–2009)

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In February 2008, Bournemouth were forced into administration, suffering a ten-point deduction which put them in relegation trouble. Bournemouth had debts of around £4 million and almost went out of business.[27]The off-field uncertainty continued throughout the season, with only one, ultimately unsuccessful, bid for the club accepted,[28]and the club ended the season being relegated toLeague Two.[29]

Ahead of the2008–09 season,the team's future in the Football League was put into doubt when the league threatened to block Bournemouth's participation in League Two, due to problems with the club's continuing administration and change in ownership. The league ordered both Bournemouth andRotherham Unitedto demonstrate that they could fulfil all of their fixtures and find a way out of administration,[30]eventually allowing the club to compete with a 17-point penalty for failing to follow the Football League insolvency rules. The new company was also ordered to pay unsecured creditors the amount offered at the time of the originalCVA(around ten pence in the pound) within two years.[31]

Early into the season, manager Bond was sacked and was replaced by former playerJimmy Quinn,who would himself leave the club only a few months later.[32] Former playerEddie Howetook over as manager with the club still ten points adrift at the bottom of the league and initially on a caretaker basis, becoming the youngest manager in the Football League at the age of 31.[33]

At the end of 2008, it was announced that local businessman Adam Murray had completed the purchase of 50% of the club's shares from previous chairman, Paul Baker. However, in January 2009, Murray missed the deadline to buy Baker's shares.[34]

In the final home game of the 2008–09 season, the Cherries guaranteed their Football League status by beatingGrimsby Town2–1 with a winning goal ten minutes from time by Bournemouth's Steve Fletcher, sparking wild celebrations after a fairytale ending to "The Great Escape." They finished their troubled season with their best away win in 30 years with a 4–0 victory atMorecambe.[citation needed]

In June 2009, a consortium including Adam Murry finally took over Bournemouth. The consortium included Jeff Mostyn, former vice-chairman Steve Sly, Neill Blake and formerDorchester TownchairmanEddie Mitchell.[citation needed]

Rise to the Premier League (2009–2015)

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Howe's first full season in charge brought success as Bournemouth finished second in League Two to earn promotion with two games to spare. Howe subsequently left the club forBurnleyduring the following season; his successor, another former Bournemouth player,Lee Bradbury,led Bournemouth to the League One play-offs. The two-legged semi-final againstHuddersfield Townfinished 3–3 after extra time, and Huddersfield went through the final by winning the penalty shoot-out 4–2. Bradbury was unable to lead Bournemouth to another promotion challenge in the2011–12 Football League One,placing 11th after a season of indifferent results, and was replaced by youth team coachPaul Grovesfor the final games of the season.[citation needed]

Groves remained in charge at the start of the2012–13 season,only to be sacked in October 2012 following a start which left the club near the bottom of the table. Eddie Howe returned as manager, and not only did he pull the club away from their early-season relegation battle, they achieved promotion to theChampionship,returning to the second-tier of English football for the first time since 1990. The club also revealed a new club crest.[35]After a promising start to life in the Championship, the club was handed a fourth RoundFA Cuptie withPremier LeagueclubLiverpoolwhich ended in a 2–0 loss. Bournemouth finished their first season back in the Championship in tenth place, their highest ever position in the Football League.[citation needed]

On 25 October 2014, Bournemouth won 8–0 away atSt. Andrew'sagainstBirmingham City.It was the first time that the Cherries had ever scored eight goals in a league game and their largest winning margin in the league (not counting a 10–0 win overNorthampton Townin September 1939, which was discounted after the league was abandoned due to the Second World War).[36]The club followed up this success with a 2–1 victory overPremier LeaguesideWest Bromwich Albionin the League Cup, reaching the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time. Bournemouth were again drawn against Liverpool but lost 3–1. The club spent most of the2014–15 seasonnear the top of the table, and a 3–0 win away atCharlton Athleticon the final day of the season was enough to clinch the Championship title and a first-ever promotion to the top flight of English football.[37]

First Premier League era (2015–2020)

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In Bournemouth'sfirst seasonin the Premier League, the team was beset by a number of crippling injuries, including toCallum Wilson,star striker from the previous season. The team struggled for most of the first half of the season but an upturn in form during the second half of the season saw a reversal of fortunes. Bournemouth eventually finished 16th in the league, avoiding relegation.[38]

The club was widely tipped to suffersecond season syndrome,but the2016–17 seasonwas largely successful. Despite a weak start, which saw them in the relegation zone for the first three weeks, the team quickly recovered and went on to finish 9th.[39]Star loan playerNathan Akéwas signed permanently from Chelsea for a club-record fee in June 2017, reportedly in the region of £20 million.[40]Despite another slow start in2017–18,a run of good form through late December and January saw them steer clear of the relegation zone, and earn Howe his second Premier League Manager of the Month award.[41]Bournemouth went on to gain 19 points from losing positions in the second half of the season – a Premier League record – helping the team finish in 12th place.[42][non-primary source needed][43]

The2018–19 seasonsaw the club break their transfer record again onJefferson Lermaduring the summer,[44][45]and contrasting with the previous season, the club had a strong start, sitting in 6th place after the first 12 games. However, their form regressed for the remainder of the season due to many injury problems. In the end, Bournemouth finished in 14th place, securing a 5th season in the Premier League.

A bright start to the2019–20 seasonsaw the team sitting in 7th place at the beginning of November.[46]However, continuing injury problems and a poor run of results followed, and the club dropped into the relegation zone in January. Poor performances continued after theCOVID-19 pandemichad interrupted the season, with key losses toManchester CityandSouthamptonputting the club on the brink.[47]Despite a 3–1 victory overEvertonaway atGoodison Parkon the final day, the club's relegation was confirmed because Aston Villa drew against West Ham.[48]On 1 August 2020, Howe left the club by mutual consent, ending his 8-year second spell as manager.[49]

Financial Fair Play violation and punishment

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In 2016, Bournemouth were found guilty of violating the Football League's Financial Fair Play regulations during 2014–15, the season it secured promotion to the Premier League. The club's over-spend broke the 'maximum deviation', with a £38.3 million financial loss in 2014–15. This followed a loss of £10.3 million in 2013–2014. The club was originally fined £7.6 million by the Football League, but subsequently negotiated a settlement with a fine of £4.75 million for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.[50][51][52]

Relegation, promotion, managerial changes and new ownership (2020–)

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On 8 August,Jason Tindall,a former Bournemouth player and Howe's longtime assistant, was promoted to manager.[53]Despite sitting second in mid-December, Tindall was sacked on 3 February 2021 after a run of only 1 win in 8 games, which saw the team fall to 6th in the table.[54]He was replaced by first team coachJonathan Woodgate,initially as caretaker.[55]Woodgate would remain as manager for the remainder of the season, as the club finished the season in 6th and entered the playoffs, but lost 3–2 to Brentford on aggregate in the semi-final.[56]Woodgate's contract was not renewed after the season and on 28 June 2021, formerFulhammanagerScott Parkerwas appointed as the new head coach, withMatt Wellsas the assistant coach.[57]Parker led the club to an impressive start, going 15 games unbeaten to start the2021–22 Championship season,going on to clinch promotion in the penultimate match of the season, a 1–0 victory against promotion rivalsNottingham Forest.[58][59][60]

The club's return to the Premier League got off to a difficult start, however, as a breakdown in the relationship between Parker and the club and a Premier League record-equalling9–0 defeattoLiverpoolatAnfieldresulted in Parker's dismissal after just four league games on 30 August 2022.[61][62]First team coachGary O'Neilwas made interim head coach and presided over an upturn in form in his 12 games in interim charge before being appointed as the permanent head coach on 27 November 2022.[63]

On 13 December 2022, the club was purchased from previous ownerMaxim Deminby Black Knight Football Club, a partnership led by American businessmanBill Foleyand Cannae Holdings.[64]The minority ownership group is led by Hollywood actorMichael B. Jordanand Kosmos Founder Nullah Sarker.[65][66]On 19 June 2023, the club announced the departure of manager O'Neil, withAndoni Iraolacoming in to replace him.[67]In the2023–24 season,Bournemouth, led by Iraola, achieved their best points tally in the Premier League, accumulating 48 points.[68]

League history

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See also:List of AFC Bournemouth seasons

Players

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Current squad

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As of 30 August 2024[69]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF ESP Dean Huijsen
3 DF HUN Miloš Kerkez
4 MF ENG Lewis Cook(vice-captain)
5 DF ARG Marcos Senesi
7 MF WAL David Brooks
8 MF ENG Alex Scott
9 FW BRA Evanilson
10 MF SCO Ryan Christie
11 MF BFA Dango Ouattara
12 MF USA Tyler Adams
13 GK ESP Kepa Arrizabalaga(on loan fromChelsea)
15 DF ENG Adam Smith(captain)
16 MF ENG Marcus Tavernier
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF COL Luis Sinisterra
19 FW NED Justin Kluivert
22 DF MEX Julián Araujo
23 DF ENG James Hill
24 FW GHA Antoine Semenyo
26 FW TUR Enes Ünal
27 DF UKR Illya Zabarnyi
29 MF DEN Philip Billing
35 DF WAL Owen Bevan
37 DF ENG Max Aarons
40 GK ENG Will Dennis
42 GK IRL Mark Travers

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK BRA Neto(atArsenaluntil 30 June 2025)
6 DF WAL Chris Mepham(atSunderlanduntil 30 June 2025)
21 FW CAN Daniel Jebbison(atWatforduntil 30 June 2025)
32 FW ENG Jaidon Anthony(atBurnleyuntil 30 June 2025)
49 MF ENG Dominic Sadi(atCarlisle Uniteduntil 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
51 FW ENG Daniel Adu-Adjei(atCarlisle Uniteduntil 30 June 2025)
— MF FRA Romain Faivre(atBrestuntil 30 June 2025)
— GK NZL Alex Paulsen(atAuckland FCuntil 30 June 2025)
— MF ENG Joe Rothwell(atLeeds Uniteduntil 30 June 2025)
— MF CIV Hamed Traorè(atAuxerreuntil 30 June 2025)

Under-21s and Academy

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Main article:AFC Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy

Club officials

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Source:[70]
Board
Owner
Black Knight Football Club
Chairman President of Football Operations Assistant first-team technical director President of business
Bill Foley Tiago Pinto Simon Francis Jim Frevola
First team
Management
Manager
Andoni Iraola
First team coaches
Tommy Elphick

Shaun Cooper

Head of goalkeeping First Team Assistant Goalkeeper Coach
Neil Moss Gareth Stewart
First Team Fitness Coach
Pablo de la Torre
Medical
Performance Director Head of Therapy Physiotherapists
Jay Mellette Scot McAllister Michael Harding Joe Barton
Dave Gardner Natasha Nolan
Sports scientists
Head of Performance and Physical Development Lead Rehabilitation & Performance Specialist Sports Scientists
Alastair Harris Charlie Moore Sean McCullagh Rob Lloyd
Analysis & performance
First Team Senior Performance Analyst Analysts
Ryan Dawes Tom Webber Sam May Luke Summers
Position Name
Academy manager Sam Gisbourne
Academy head of coaching & development Bruce Suraci
Academy head of goalkeeping Billy Granger
Development squad manager Alan Connell
U18 coach James Lowy
U18 assistant coach Junior Stanislas

Former officials

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Managers

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Source:[73]

Colours

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The team's colours have varied slightly throughout the club's history. Starting off playing in red-and-white stripes, Bournemouth have also played in all-red shirts, red with white sleeves, and mostly, since 1990, in red-and-black stripes.[74]A predominantly red shirt was chosen for the2004–05and2005–06seasons, but – due to fan demand – a return was made to the stripes for the2006–07season.[75]

Since 2017 Bournemouth's kit has been manufactured byUmbro.Previously it has been made by Umbro (1974–78, 1983–86),Adidas(1978–81), Osca (1982–83), Henson (1986–87), Scoreline (1987–90), Ellgren (1990–92), Matchwinner (1993–95),Le Coq Sportif(1995–96),Patrick(1996–2000), Super League (2000-01), TFG Sportswear (2001–03), Bourne Red (2003–08),Carbrini Sportswear(2008–11, 2014–15),Fila(2011–14) andJD Sports(2015–17).[citation needed]

For the2024–25 season,the team's shirts are sponsored by bj88,[76]with LEOS International as the shirt sleeve sponsor.[77]Before this, sponsors have been Reg Heynes Toyota (1980–82, 1983–85), Coopers Beers (1985–87), Canberra Homes (1987–88), Nolan (1988–89), A1 Windscreens (1990–92),Exchange & Mart(1992–94),Frizzell(1994–97), Seward (1997–2006), Focal Point (2006–08, 2011–12), Carbrini Sportswear (2008–11), Energy Consulting (2012–15), Mansion (2015–2020),Vitality(2020), MSP Capital (2020–2022) andDafabet(2022–2024).[78]From the 2017–2018 season until the 2019–20 season, the Mansion logo appeared on the left shirt sleeve of Bournemouth's shirts, in additionDeWaltwas shirt sleeve sponsor from the 2022–23 season until the 2023–24 season.

Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
1974–1978 Umbro No sponsor No sponsor
1978–1980 Adidas
1980–1981 Reg Heynes Toyota
1981–1982 In-House
1982–1983 Osca No sponsor
1983–1985 Umbro Reg Heynes Toyota
1985–1986 Coopers Beers
1986–1987 Hensons
1987–1988 Scoreline Canberra Homes
1988–1989 Nolan
1989–1990 No sponsor
1990–1992 Ellgren A1 Windscreens
1992–1994 Matchwinner Exchange & Mart
1994–1995 Frizzell
1995–1996 Le Coq Sportif
1996–1997 Patrick
1997–2000 Seward
2000–2001 Super League
2001–2003 TFG Sports
2003–2006 Bourne Red
2006–2008 Focal Point
2008–2011 Carbrini Sportswear Cabrini Sportswear
2011–2012 Fila Focal Point
2012–2014 Energy Consulting
2014–2015 Carbrini Sportswear
2015–2017 JD Sports Mansion
2017–2020 Umbro Mansion
2020 Vitality
2020–2022 MSP Capital No sponsor
2022–2024 Dafabet DeWalt
2024– bj88 LEOS International

Rivalries

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According to a recent poll named 'The League of Love and Hate' in August 2019, Bournemouth supporters named their club's near neighbourSouthamptonas its biggest rival, withPortsmouth,Brighton and Hove Albion,ReadingandLeeds Unitedfollowing.[79]In recent seasons the club has also experienced tensions withNottingham Forest;the two were Championship rivals in2021–22,both achieving promotion that season after tension between the two fanbases.[80]

Records and statistics

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For a more detailed list, seeList of AFC Bournemouth records and statistics.

Steve Fletcherholds the record for Bournemouth appearances, having played 726 first-team matches between 1992 and 2013.[81]He also holds the record for most League appearances, making 628.[82]Ron Eyre holds the record for the most goals 229 in a Bournemouth shirt having played 337 first-team matches between 1924 and 1933.[83]Ted MacDougallholds the record for the most goals scored in a single season, 42 in the1970–71season in theFourth Division.[84]

The highest transfer fee received for a Bournemouth player to date is £65 million, fromTottenham HotspurforDominic Solankein August 2024,[85]whilst the highest transfer fee paid by the club to date is £40.2 million, forEvanilsonfromPorto,also in August 2024.[86]

The club's highest ever league finish to date is 9th place in thePremier League,achieved in the2016–17season.[87]

Honours

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Source:[88][15]

League

Cup

Notes

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  1. ^The full name of the club isAFC Bournemouth,without expansion.[1][2]TheAFCprefix is not an abbreviation, but was included in the full name as letters to ensure that AFC Bournemouth would appear beforeArsenalandAston Villain Alpha betical lists.[3]The letters are a reference to (but not an abbreviation of) the club's previous name ofBournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club.[4]AFCis nevertheless occasionally expanded toAthletic Football Club[5]orAssociation Football Club[6]by third parties.

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