Bournemouth Colors, Facts and History
Bournemouth play at Dean Court, their ground since 1910, which stands in Kings Park in the Boscombe area of Bournemouth, Dorset.
- League
- Premier League
- City
- Bournemouth
- Home
- Dean Court (12,357 seats)
- Founded
- 1899
- Manager
- Marco Rose (Oct 2026)
Bournemouth history
The club started out as Boscombe in 1899 and only took the name AFC Bournemouth in 1971. Better known as the Cherries, it stepped up from the Hampshire League into the Southern League in 1920 and, as Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, won election to the Football League in 1923. What followed was a 35-year stay in the Third Division South.
The decades after that were a seesaw of drops and promotions, highlighted by the Associate Members' Cup in 1984 and the Third Division title in 1986-87. Money trouble put the club into administration in 1997 and again in 2008, the second time alongside relegation to League Two. Late in 2008 Eddie Howe became manager, and under him Bournemouth climbed three divisions in six years to reach the top flight for the first time.
Did you know?
- The club's nickname is the Cherries.
- Bournemouth won the Third Division South Cup in 1946.
- Bournemouth won the play-offs in 2003 to climb straight out of the fourth tier.
Colors are shown as plain swatches with their hex codes. This site is not affiliated with the Bournemouth or the Premier League; team names are used only to identify the teams.
Questions about the Bournemouth
When was Bournemouth founded?
In 1899, under the name Boscombe.
How big is Bournemouth's stadium?
Dean Court has a capacity of 12,357.
Sources
- Wikidata Q19568, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: AFC Bournemouth, checked October 8, 2026
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