AFC Bournemouth was formed in about 1899. It was known then as Boscombe FC. In 1910, the club signed their first professional football player B. Penton and about this time, the club obtained their nickname “The Cherries.”
The club went into administration in February, 2008 as they had debts of about 4 million pounds. In June 2009 a consortium took over the club and turned its fortunes around.
STADIUM
Dean Court is currently known as the Vitality Stadium for sponsorship purposes. It is located in Bournemouth.
In August 2014, Chairman Jeff Mostyn revealed that the club were looking at the possibility of redeveloping the stadium rather than moving to Matchams. The naming rights changed in July 2015 when the stadium became the Vitality Stadium.[2]
In May 2016, AFC Bournemouth announced that it will not be adding new capacity to its ground in time for the next Premier League season.
In December 2016 the club announced plans to find a new site due to the ongoing issues regarding ownership of the ground.
MANAGER
Forty year old Eddie Howe played for AFC Bournemouth between 2004 and 2007. He converted from playing to coaching the club from 2008 to 2011. He returned the following year and has stayed with the club since then.
