Bournemouth F.C.
Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football club Bournemouth Football Club (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is an English football team currently playing in the Template:English football updater, in the ninth tier of the English football league system. Their nickname is "The Poppies", and they are often known as Bournemouth Poppies to avoid confusion with the Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. The club plays at Victoria Park, Namu Road, in Bournemouth.
History
The club was founded as Bournemouth Rovers on 11 September 1875 at a meeting held in Abbotts Auction Mart in Old Christchurch Road.<ref name="hist">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> In 1878 on Tuesday 26 November the club participated in one of the first floodlit matches, when they played under experimental electric lights at Dean Park for "a grand exhibition of the new electric light". In 1888 the club moved to Dean Park, and changed their name to Bournemouth Dean Park. The club changed its name again to Bournemouth F.C. in 1889 when the club amalgamated with local side Bournemouth Arabs, and moved grounds a season later to Victoria Park.<ref name="hist"/>
The club won the West Division in 1905 and repeated this again in 1910, this time playing at their new home of Namu Road. Namu Road was given to the club in 1908 by Mr. Jack Joy, a local landowner and former member of the club. A year later a grandstand was erected and formally opened by the Mayor.<ref name="hist"/> The Poppies had more success in the early years becoming County Division Champions either side of the Great War in 1914 and 1922. However, in 1929 the club was relegated into the newly formed Division Two, but were promoted back to Division One as champions in 1932. After the war, the club entered the FA Cup for the first time in the 1946–47 season.<ref name="fchd">Template:Fchd</ref>
The club at the end of the 1978–79 season were promoted back to Division one of the Hampshire League but could only last a season in the top division. This relegation was followed two seasons later by a further relegation putting the club back into Division Three. They would remain in this division until joining the newly formed Wessex League in 1985. The club two seasons later made its Debut in the FA Vase losing to Bridport in the Extra Preliminary round in the 1987–88 season.<ref name="fchd"/> The club has since remained in this division with its best performance being in the 1994–95 season when under manager Alex Pike, they finished as runners-up to Fleet Town.<ref name="fchd"/>
In the 2010–11 campaign the club won the League Cup, winning the final 1–0 against Winchester City.<ref name="cupwin">Template:Cite web</ref>
Club officials
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| First Team Manager | Template:Flagicon Phillip Brown |
| First Team Assistant Manager | Template:Flagicon Craig Varley |
| First Team Coach | Template:Flagicon John Hanna |
| Media Manager | Template:Flagicon John McKay |
| Commercial Manager | Template:Flagicon Lee Middleton |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Template:Flagicon Wes Gifford |
| Kit Man | Vacant |
| Media Team (Photography) | Template:Flagicon Will Mead / Template:Flagicon Vacant |
| Media Team (Stadium Announcer) | Template:Flagicon Tom Ellerby |
| Media Team (Matchday Audio Commentary) | Template:Flagicon Ben Thomas |
| Media Team (Matchday Journalist) | Template:Flagicon Jack Mellish |
| Media Team (Matchday Journalist) | Template:Flagicon Chas Chandler |
| Media Team (Matchday Journalist & Live Updates) | Template:Flagicon Pierce Menzies |
| Media Team (Matchday Journalist) | Template:Flagicon Hannah Thornton |
| Media Team (Video Content) | Template:Flagicon Jonah Enenehi |
Ground
Bournemouth play their games at Victoria Park, Namu Road, Winton, Bournemouth. The ground was sold to Bournemouth Council after the Second World War for £4,500, they now lease it to the club on a peppercorn rent. The clubhouse was opened in 1985. The ground features a 205-seater stand and several rows of bench seating replacing the stand that was destroyed by fire in 1974. The remaining three sides are flat standing separated from the playing area by a permanent metal barrier.<ref name="hist"/>
Honours
- Wessex League Premier Division<ref name="fchd"/>
- Runners-up: 1994–95
- Hampshire League Second Division<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Runners-up: 1978–79
- Wessex League Cup<ref name="cupwin"/><ref>Sydenhams League Cup Template:Webarchive Wessex football League</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Winners: 2010–11
- Runners-up: 2006–07
- Hampshire League Shield
- 'Winners: 1913–14
- Hampshire Intermediate Cup<ref name="hist"/>
- Winners: 1949–50, 1969–70, 1971–72
- Russell-Cotes Cup<ref name="cupwin"/>
- Runners-up: 1995–96, 2001–02
Records
- Highest League Position:<ref name="fchd"/> 2nd in Wessex premier Division 1994–95
- FA Cup best performance:<ref name="fchd"/> second qualifying round 1949–50, 1990–91, 2011–12
- FA Vase best performance:<ref name="fchd"/> Quarter-finals 2011–12
- Biggest win:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 14–1 versus Tadley Calleva on 5 October 2010
References
External links
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