History of AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth is a professional football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club participates in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. The club was founded in 1899 as Boscombe and adopted its current name in 1971. Nicknamed “The Cherries”, Bournemouth have played their home games at Dean Court since 1910. Their home colors are red and black, striped shirts, black shorts, and socks inspired by the Italian club A.C. Milan. Originally known as Boscombe, the club competed in regional football leagues before moving from the Hampshire League to the Southern League in 1920. Now known as Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, they were elected to the Football League in 1923. They remained in the Third Division South for 35 years, winning the Third Division South Cup in 1946. In 1958, they were included in the newly reorganized Third Division. relegated in 1970 but immediately gained promotion in 1970-71. Bournemouth was relegated back to the Fourth Division in 1975, was promoted again in 1981-82, and, after lifting the Associates Cup in 1984, won the Third Division title in 1986-87. They spent three seasons in the second tier but went into administration in 1997 and returned to the fourth tier with relegation in 2002, although they immediately gained promotion by winning the play-offs in 2003.
AFC Bournemouth went into administration for a second time and were relegated back to League Two in 2008, but ended the year by appointing Eddie Howe as manager. Under Howe, Bournemouth won three promotions in six years to claim a place in the top tier of English football for the first time. This was achieved with second place in League Two in 2009-10, second place in League One in 2012-13 and the championship in 2014-15. The club remained in the Premier League for five seasons before being relegated in 2020 but returned as Championship runners-up in 2022 under head coach Scott Parker. In its first season, 1899-1900, Boscombe competed in the Bournemouth and District Junior League. They also play in the Hants Junior Cup. For the first two seasons, they played at a football ground in Castlemain Avenue, Pokesdown. Since its third season, the team has played at King’s Park. In the 1905-06 season, Boscombe graduated from senior amateur football.
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Bournemouth Fixtures
Bournemouth Fixtures – Premier League |
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| Bournemouth v Aston Villa | 06 Aug 2022 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Man City v Bournemouth | 13 Aug 2022 | 15:00 | Etihad Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Arsenal | 20 Aug 2022 | 17:30 | Vitality Stadium |
| Liverpool v Bournemouth | 27 Aug 2022 | 15:00 | Anfield |
| Bournemouth v Wolves | 31 Aug 2022 | 19:30 | Vitality Stadium |
| Nottingham v Bournemouth | 03 Sep 2022 | 15:00 | The City Ground |
| Bournemouth v Brighton | 10 Sep 2022 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Newcastle v Bournemouth | 17 Sep 2022 | 15:00 | St. James’ Park |
| Bournemouth v Brentford | 01 Oct 2022 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Leicester | 08 Oct 2022 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Fulham v Bournemouth | 15 Oct 2022 | 15:00 | Craven Cottage |
| Bournemouth v Southampton | 18 Oct 2022 | 20:15 | Vitality Stadium |
| West Ham v Bournemouth | 24 Oct 2022 | 20:00 | London Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Spurs | 29 Oct 2022 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Leeds v Bournemouth | 05 Nov 2022 | 15:00 | Elland Road |
| Bournemouth v Everton | 12 Nov 2022 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Chelsea v Bournemouth | 26 Dec 2022 | 15:00 | Stamford Bridge |
| Bournemouth v Crystal Palace | 31 Dec 2022 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Man Utd v Bournemouth | 02 Jan 2023 | 15:00 | Old Trafford |
| Brentford v Bournemouth | 14 Jan 2023 | 15:00 | Brentford Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Nottingham | 21 Jan 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Brighton v Bournemouth | 04 Feb 2023 | 15:00 | Amex Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Newcastle | 11 Feb 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Wolves v Bournemouth | 18 Feb 2023 | 15:00 | Molineux Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Man City | 25 Feb 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Arsenal v Bournemouth | 04 Mar 2023 | 15:00 | Emirates Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Liverpool | 11 Mar 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Aston Villa v Bournemouth | 18 Mar 2023 | 15:00 | Villa Park |
| Bournemouth v Fulham | 01 Apr 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Leicester v Bournemouth | 08 Apr 2023 | 15:00 | King Power Stadium |
| Spurs v Bournemouth | 15 Apr 2023 | 15:00 | Hotspur Stadium |
| Bournemouth v West Ham | 22 Apr 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Southampton v Bournemouth | 26 Apr 2023 | 19:45 | St. Mary’s Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Leeds | 29 Apr 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Bournemouth v Chelsea | 06 May 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Crystal Palace v Bournemouth | 13 May 2023 | 15:00 | Selhurst Park |
| Bournemouth v Man Utd | 20 May 2023 | 15:00 | Vitality Stadium |
| Everton v Bournemouth | 28 May 2023 | 16:00 | Goodison Park |
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In 1910 the club AFC Bournemouth was given a long lease of some waste land next to Kings Park as the club’s football ground from local businessman J.E. Cooper-Dean. With its own ground, named Dean Court after the benefactor, the club continued to grow and dominate the local football scene. In the same year, the club signed their first professional player, Baven Penton. At the time, the club was nicknamed “The Cherries”. There are two main explanations for how the club got its nickname: from the cherry red striped shirts the team wears, and perhaps less plausibly because Dean Court is believed to have been built next to the Cooper-Dean headquarter, cherries can be more.
Although the exact date of the club’s foundation is unknown, evidence suggests that it was formed in the autumn of 1899 from the remains of the older Boscombe St John’s College football club. The club was originally known as Boscombe Football Club. The first president was J.C. Night. In its first season, 1899–1900 Boscombe played in the Bournemouth and regional youth leagues. They also participated in the Hanz Youth Cup. For the first two seasons they played at Castlemain Avenue Boxdown. The team has been playing at Kings Park since the third season. 1905-1906 Boscombe graduated from the senior amateur football team in the season of 2008. The club adopted the name AFC Bournemouth in 1971 to place the club at the top of the English Clubs Alphabetical List. A year later, the club adopted a new badge as a symbol of the club’s progress. The stripes in the background are based on the club’s shirt, while the stripes in the foreground are silhouettes of heads, in honor of the club’s prolific goalscorer Dickie Dowsett in the 1950s and 1960s. Their 1971 red and black jersey was based on A.C. Milan lane. This was the era of Ted McDougall, a prolific goalscorer who scored nine goals in an 11-0 FA Cup win over Margate in November 1971.
In 1910, local businessman J.E. The Cooper-Dean club has a long-term lease to use the waste field next to Kings Park as the club’s soccer field. With its ground named Dean Court after a benefactor, the club continues to thrive and dominate the local football scene. In the same year, the club acquired their first professional player, Bavin Penton. Around this time, the club got its nickname “Cherry”. There are two main explanations for why the club got its name: from the cherry red striped jerseys worn by the team, and perhaps less likely, because Dean Stadium was built near the Cooper Dean estate and is said to have many cherry trees. Howe’s first full season in charge has been a success, with Bournemouth finishing second in League Two and progressing with two games to spare. How did he leave the Burnley club the following season. His successor, another ex-Bournemouth player Lee Bradbury, led Bournemouth to their first league play-off. The semi-final over two legs against Huddersfield ended 3-3 after extra time, with Huddersfield progressing to the final 4-2 on penalties. Bradbury failed to lead Bournemouth to another promotion challenge in 2011-12. in League 1 of the year, finishing 11th in the season of indifference and in the last game of the season. Replaced by youth coach Paul Groves. Grove remained in charge in 2012-13. at the start of the 2012 season, but was sacked after just starting in October 2012, which left the club near the bottom of the table. Eddie Howe returned as manager and not only did he rescue the club from the relegation battle at the start of the season, but also promoted them to the Championship and returned to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1990. The club also unveiled a new club crest. After a promising start to the Champions League, the club secured an FA Cup fourth-round tie with Premier League club Liverpool, which ended in a 2-0 defeat. Bournemouth finished their first season in the Championship in 10th place, the highest finish in the Football League. Bournemouth’s first season in the Premier League has been plagued by a number of serious injuries, including last season’s star striker Callum Wilson. The team struggled for most of the first half of the season, but fortunes turned after the second half of the season. Bournemouth finished 16th in the league and avoided relegation.
The club is widely believed to be suffering from second season syndrome, but in 2016-17 year’s season was mostly successful. Despite a poor start and being in the relegation zone for the first three weeks, the team quickly recovered to finish in ninth place. – Star loanee Nathan Ayke signed permanently from Chelsea in June 2017 for a club-record fee, reported to be around £20m. – Despite the slow 2017-2018 At the start of the season, good form in late December and January lifted them out of the relegation zone and earned Howe his second Premier League Manager of the Month award. Bournemouth are in the process of taking 19 points from the drop. came out of position in the second half of the season – a Premier League record – and helped the team finish in 12th place.