Name of Club – AFC Bournemouth
Year founded – 1899
Ground Name – Dean Court Ground

After spending many years in the southern league division three, they moved on to play in the third division at the start of the 1958 – 1959 campaign. In 1957, they reached the quarter finals of the FA Cup, defeating Spurs and Wolves en route to the last eight. In the year 1971, they made the headlines once again as they put 11 goals past non league Margate in the first round, Ted MacDougall broke the FA cup record by netting in nine of those 11 goals. Harry Redknapp eventually steered the Cherries in to the second division in 1988, however they could only manage three years in the second tier of English football.
They are now a well establish side playing league one football.

Past Managers
Harry Kinghorn: 1939 – 1947
Kack Burton: 1950 – 1957
Don Welsh: 1958 – 1961
Freddie Cox: 1965 – 1970
John Bond: 1970 – 1973
John Benson: 1975 – 1978
Don Megson: 1983

Great players

Ted MacDougall
After signing from York City, he became a big name striker at Bournemouth. He scored over 100 goals in just three seasons, including 42 goals in the 1970 – 1971 campaign. His great play earned him a move to Manchester united in September 1972 for £200,000.

Ron Eyre
Ray Bumstead
Gavin Peacock
Ian Bishop
Luther Blissett