A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth
Full name	Athletic Football Club Bournemouth
Founded	1899
Ground	Vitality Stadium
Capacity	12,000
Manager	Eddie Howe
League	English Premier League
2018/19	Premier League, 14th

AFC Bournemouth's football stadium (Dean Court)

A.F.C. Bournemouth are an English football club. They are based in Bournemouth and play their home games at a stadium called the Vitality Stadium. They started in 1899 and have had Harry Redknapp as a manager and his son Jamie Redknapp as a player. In the 2015–2016 season, Bournemouth are playing in The English Premier League.^[1]

Name[change | change source]

1899–1923 Boscombe F.C.
1923–1971 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic F.C.
1971–present A.F.C. Bournemouth

Players[change | change source]

Current squad[change | change source]

As of 31 August 2017^[2]^[3]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Artur Boruc
2	DF	Simon Francis (captain)^[4]
3	DF	Steve Cook
4	MF	Dan Gosling
5	DF	Nathan Aké
6	MF	Andrew Surman (vice-captain)^[4]
7	MF	Marc Pugh
8	MF	Harry Arter
9	FW	Benik Afobe
11	DF	Charlie Daniels
12	GK	Aaron Ramsdale
13	FW	Callum Wilson
14	DF	Brad Smith
15	DF	Adam Smith

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Lewis Cook
17	FW	Joshua King
18	FW	Jermain Defoe
19	MF	Junior Stanislas
22	MF	Emerson Hyndman
23	MF	Connor Mahoney
24	MF	Ryan Fraser
26	DF	Tyrone Mings
27	GK	Asmir Begović
29	DF	Rhoys Wiggins
31	FW	Lys Mousset
32	GK	Adam Federici
33	MF	Jordon Ibe

Out on loan[change | change source]

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

No.	Position	Player
10	FW	Max Gradel (on loan at Toulouse)
21	GK	Ryan Allsop (on loan at Blackpool)
28	FW	Lewis Grabban (on loan at Sunderland)
38	DF	Baily Cargill (on loan at Fleetwood Town)
39	MF	Ben Whitfield (on loan at Port Vale)

No.	Position	Player
43	MF	Matt Worthington (on loan at Yeovil Town)
44	FW	Sam Surridge (on loan at Yeovil Town)
47	DF	Jordan Lee (on loan at Torquay United)
53	FW	Joe Quigley (on loan at Newport County)

League position[change | change source]

Season	League	Position
2000/01	Second Division	7th
2001/02	Second Division	21st
2002/03	Third Division	4th
2003/04	Second Division	9th
2004/05	League One	8th
2005/06	League One	17th
2006/07	League One	19th
2007/08	League One	21st
2008/09	League Two	21st
2009/10	League Two	2nd
2010/11	League One	6th
2011/12	League One	11th
2012/13	League One	2nd

Former position[change | change source]

1923/24: Third Division – 21st / South
1924/25: Third Division – 20th / South
1925/26: Third Division – 8th / South
1926/27: Third Division – 7th / South
1927/28: Third Division – 14th / South
1928/29: Third Division – 9th / South
1929/30: Third Division – 10th / South
1930/31: Third Division – 10th / South
1931/32: Third Division – 15th / South
1932/33: Third Division – 18th / South
1933/34: Third Division – 21st / South
1934/35: Third Division – 17th / South
1935/36: Third Division – 8th / South
1936/37: Third Division – 6th / South
1937/38: Third Division – 13th / South
1938/39: Third Division – 15th / South
1939/40: Third Division – - / South
1946/47: Third Division – 7th / South
1947/48: Third Division – 2nd / South
1948/49: Third Division – 3rd / South
1949/50: Third Division – 12th / South
1950/51: Third Division – 9th / South
1951/52: Third Division – 14th / South
1952/53: Third Division – 9th / South
1953/54: Third Division – 19th / South
1954/55: Third Division – 17th / South
1955/56: Third Division – 9th / South
1956/57: Third Division – 5th / South
1957/58: Third Division – 9th / South
1958/59: Third Division – 12th
1959/60: Third Division – 10th
1960/61: Third Division – 19th
1961/62: Third Division – 3rd
1962/63: Third Division – 5th
1963/64: Third Division – 4th
1964/65: Third Division – 11th
1965/66: Third Division – 18th
1966/67: Third Division – 20th
1967/68: Third Division – 12th
1968/69: Third Division – 4th
1969/70: Third Division – 21st
1970/71: Fourth Division – 2nd
1971/72: Third Division – 3rd
1972/73: Third Division – 7th
1973/74: Third Division – 11th
1974/75: Third Division – 21st
1975/76: Fourth Division – 6th
1976/77: Fourth Division – 13th
1977/78: Fourth Division – 17th
1978/79: Fourth Division – 18th
1979/80: Fourth Division – 11th
1980/81: Fourth Division – 13th
1981/82: Fourth Division – 4th
1982/83: Third Division – 14th
1983/84: Third Division – 17th
1984/85: Third Division – 10th
1985/86: Third Division – 15th
1986/87: Third Division – Champions
1987/88: Second Division – 17th
1988/89: Second Division – 12th
1989/90: Second Division – 22nd
1990/91: Third Division – 9th
1991/92: Third Division – 8th
1992/93: Second Division] – 17th
1993/94: Second Division – 17th
1994/95: Second Division – 19th
1995/96: Second Division – 14th
1996/97: Second Division – 16th
1997/98: Second Division – 9th
1998/99: Second Division – 7th
1999/00: Second Division – 16th

Other websites[change | change source]

Official A.F.C. Bournemouth website Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine

References[change | change source]

↑ "BBC Sport – Football – Championship". BBC Sport Website. Retrieved 8 December 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "First team". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 24 July 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ "AFCB - Squad numbers confirmed for 2017/18". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 21 July 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Simon Francis named as AFC Bournemouth captain for the 2016/2017 season". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 13 December 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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[1] "BBC Sport – Football – Championship". BBC Sport Website. Retrieved 8 December 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[2] "First team". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 24 July 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[3] "AFCB - Squad numbers confirmed for 2017/18". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 21 July 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[captain-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Simon Francis named as AFC Bournemouth captain for the 2016/2017 season". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 13 December 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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