Bournemouth

Club Information

Club History

AFC Bournemouth was founded in 1899 as Boscombe St John's Institute and spent much of their history in the lower divisions of English football. The club's remarkable rise under Eddie Howe saw them climb from League Two to the Premier League in just six years, achieving promotion to the top flight for the first time in 2015. Under Andoni Iraola, the Cherries have established themselves as a competitive Premier League side known for their exciting attacking football. The Vitality Stadium, one of the smallest grounds in the Premier League, gives the club a unique intimate atmosphere.

Trophy Cabinet

• Football League Third Division: 1 (1987)
• Associate Members' Cup: 1 (1984)

Did You Know?

• Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium holds just 11,364 fans making it one of the smallest grounds in Premier League history
• The club was nearly liquidated in 2008 before a community trust saved them
• Eddie Howe achieved the remarkable feat of taking them from League Two to the Premier League
• Jaidon Anthony scored their first ever Premier League goal at the Vitality Stadium
• The club was originally called Boscombe FC before becoming Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
• Bournemouth went 488 league games before their first ever top-flight appearance
• The Cherries nickname comes from the cherry trees that used to surround their Dean Court ground