Full name: Athletic Football Club Bournemouth

Nicknames: The Cherries, Boscombe

Founded: 1899 (as Boscombe FC)

Owners: Turquoise Bidco Limited

Stadium (capacity): Vitality Stadium (11,307)

Most appearances: Steve Fletcher (726)

Most league appearances: Steve Fletcher (628)

Most goals: Ron Eyre (229)

Most league goals: Ron Eyre (202)

Youngest league player: Jimmy White (15 years 321 days vs. Brentford, April 30 1958)

Biggest win: 11-0 vs. Margate (FA Cup, November 20 1971)

Biggest league win: 8-0 vs. Birmingham City (Championship, October 25 2014)

Biggest defeat: 9-0 vs. Lincoln City (Division Three, December 18 1982), 0-9 vs. Liverpool (Premier League, August 27 2022)

Highest transfer fee paid: £40.2m - Evanilson from Porto (August 16, 2024)

Highest transfer fee received: £65m - Dominic Solanke to Tottenham Hotspur (August 10, 2024)

Second Division/Championship (1): 2014–15

Third Division/League One (1): 1986–87

League Cup (1): 1984

Football League Third Division South Cup (1): 1946

Written by
Neil Wilkes