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AFC Bournemouth

Formed 1899

Elected to Division Three (South) 1923

Kit History

 

 

 

Boscombe

 

1899

1899-1900 a

1900-1915 a

1915-1919

boscombe fc 1919-20

1919-1920 z

1921-1922 a

 

 

 

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

 

1923

1923-1925 k

1925-1926 k

1926-1927 a

bournemouth fc 1928-29

1928-1929 o

1930-1931 a

1931-1932 a

1932-1936 a e p

1936-1949 a k

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1949-1950 a

1953-1954 a

1956-1959 a p y

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bournemouth fc 1960-61

1960-1961 p

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1961-1963 a

1962-1963 2 f

1963-1964 f

bournemouth 1964-65

1964-1966 f y

1966-1967 i

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1968-1969 a r

1969-1970 f

1970-1971 a

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1971-1972 a

 

 

 

AFC Bournemouth

 

1972

1972-1973 a

1973-1974 f

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1974-1975 a

Umbro

1975-1977 j n

Umbro

1977-1978 n

Adidas

1978-1979 f

Adidas

1979-1980 g

Adidas

1980-1981 f g

1981-1982 f g

1981-1982 f m

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Osca

1982-1983 b f v

Umbro

1983-1985 f g

Umbro

1985-1986 f g

Henson

1986-1987 a f m r t

Scoreline

1987-1988 f m r u

Scoreline

1988-1989 a f t

Scoreline

1989-1990 f

Ellgren

1990-1992 a s

Matchwinner

1992-1993 a f t w

Matchwinner

1993-1994 l t

Matchwinner

1994-1995 j l t

Le Coq Sportif

1995-1996 c

Patrick

1996-1997 c t

Patrick

1997-1998 c t

Patrick

1998-2000 c t u

Super League

2000-2001 c q t

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TFG Sportswear
afc bournemouth 2001-02

2001-2002 u

TFG Sportswear

2002-2003 c t

Bourne Red

2003-2004 c

Bourne Red

2004-2006 a

Bourne Red

2006-2008 h

Carbrini Sportswear
bournemouth 2008-09 home kit

2008-2010 h

Carbrini Sportswear
afc bournemouth 2010-11 home kit

2010-2011 h

Fila
afc bournemouth home kit 2011-12

2011-2012 h

Fila
afc bournemouth 2012-13 home kit

2012-2013 h

Fila
afc bournemouth 2013-14 home kit

2013-2014 h

Carbrini
afc bournemouth 2014-15 home kit

2014-2015 h

JD Sports
afc bournemouth 2015-16

2015-2016 h

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JD Sports
afc bournemouth 2016-17

2016-2017 h

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Umbro
afc bournemouth 20117-18

2017-2018 h

Umbro
afc bournemouth 2018-19

2018-2019 h

Umbro
afc bournemouth 2019-20

2019-2020 h

Umbro
afc bournemouth 2020-21

June-July 2020 h

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Umbro
AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2020-21

Sept 2020-2021

Umbro
afc bournemouth 2021-22

2021-2022 h

Umbro
afc bournemouth 2022-23

2022-2023 h

Umbro
afc bournemouth 2023-24

2023-2024 * h

 

Background

boscombe fc 1900Bournemouth trace their roots back to 1890 and the formation of Boscombe St Johns Institute FC. When this club was wound up in 1899, several members, meeting under a gas lamp in Gladstone Road, agreed to form Boscombe FC. The new club played in the Bournemouth & District Junior League but rose to sufficient prominence that around the turn of the century they joined the Hampshire League. In 1910 Mr JE Cooper-Dean granted the club a long lease on some waste ground which was developed into the club's home, named Dean Court, after their benefactor. The club nickname of "The Cherries" dates from this period and is supposed to be a reference to the nearby fruit orchards on the Cooper-Dean estate. A rather less romantic version links the name to the cherry-red and white striped shirts the club wore.

The club was ambitious and when the Football League formed a Third Division comprising the Southern League First Division clubs, Boscombe successfully applied to join the rump Southern League. Three years later, Boscombe successfully applied to join the League. To mark the occasion (and to attract wider support locally), the club changed its name to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, the longest name in League history.

bournemouth & boscombe athletic crest 1936The Cherries were to remain in the Third Division (South) until 1958 when they became founder members of the new (national) Third Division, where they remained until they were relegated in 1970. In the mid Thirties the club adopted Arsenal style shirts adorned with a crest derived from the arms of the twin towns of Bournemouth and Boscombe but the new image failed to create an impact on the pitch. The crest made several appearances right up until 1974-75.

In 1956-57, the club enjoyed a moment of national prominence by beating First Division Wolves and Spurs in the FA Cup before they were defeated by two controversial goals by boiurnemouth & boscombe athletic badge 1966Manchester United in the quarter-final.

In the late Sixties initials became more fashionable than crests and Bournemouth's shirts were emblazoned with "BFC" in various, unusual formats. It is interesting to note that the rather cumbersome initials of the club, B&BFC, were not used, presaging the change of name that would come in 1972. The 1936 crest made a final appearance in 1970-71.

In 1971, Bournemouth were relegated to the Fourth Division for the first time but bounced back immediately with manager John Bond and sensational striker Ted MacDougall setting the division alight. Bond had earlier introduced afc bournemouth crest 1974a smart new black and red strip, modeled on AC Milan, and in 1972 the club adopted the rather stylish title of AFC Bournemouth. After narrowly missing out on promotion to the Second Division, both Bond and MacDougall left for greater things and in 1975 the club were back in the Fourth Division.

In the 1974-75 season the club wore a rather swish new badge on their striking red shirts, which had a bold white/black/white vertical stripe on the left, a detail repeated on afc bournemouth crest 1981the crest. This was based on a new logo that had appeared on the club programmes after the rebranding of 1972 under the tag line, "Heading for the Top." Although it disappeared after one season the badge would re-emerge nine years later.

In 1981 a new badge was commissioned which played on the club's nickname, "The Cherries." This was dropped in 1983 in favour of the headed ball. This basic design served the club for over 30 years with a few minor modifications along the way. A detail of note is that the team's original red and white stripes were preserved in the 1983 badge.

afc bournemouth crest 1983During the 1980s, under manager Harry Redknapp, Bournemouth enjoyed their finest period to date. In January 1984 they beat holders Manchester United in the FA Cup and in 1987 they won the Third Division championship for the first time. There followed a dramatic three afc bournemouth crest 1988year spell in the Second Division.

By the mid-Nineties, financial problems had reached crisis point and the club went into receivership in 1997. With no rich benefactor on the horizon the future looked bleak and at one stage the club were 15 minutes away from closure. A successful bid from the Supporters Trust meant that AFC Bournemouth survived and became the first community owned professional club in Europe. In April 2001, the Cherries temporarily moved in with Dorchester FC while their Dean afc bournemouth crest 1994Court stadium was rebuilt. Work was completed in November 2001 but the season was to end in relegation to Nationwide Division Three. Happily they were promoted via the play-offs the following season.

In 2008-09 the Cherries narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference before being afc bournemouth crest 2013promoted the folowing season, the start of an astonishing rise through the divisions. In 2013, on an exciting final day, Bournemouth finished as runners up in League One, a point behind Doncaster and returned to the second tier. For the following season a revised crest was introduced with the club's name picked out in gold, a theme picked up in the new strip. The old red and white striped motif was now consigned to history.

The 2014-15 season was the most successful in the club's history and ended with The Cherries winning the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League although this was achieved by overspending in breach of Financial Fair Play Rules. A fine of £7.6 million was later reduced to £4.75 million. Against all expectations Bournemouth retained their place in the top tier until they were relegated on the final day of the extended 2019-20 season. After the disappointment of losing out in the play-offs in 2021 the Cherries achieved automatic promotion the following season, finishing second behind Fulham.

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