Bournemouth Quiz
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Dominic Solanke left Bournemouth in August 2024 for a then-club-record fee. Which club signed him?
WhyTottenham paid about £55m up front, which was Bournemouth's record sale at the time. -
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Which manager, a former Bournemouth defender, guided the club from League Two all the way to the Premier League?
WhyA local favourite who played as a defender for the club before managing it. -
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Bournemouth went out in the 2020‑21 Championship play-off semi-finals. Which club beat them?
WhyBrentford won the tie 3-2 on aggregate and then beat Swansea in the final. -
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When the club joined the Football League in 1923, what name did it adopt?
WhyIt joined the town's name to the suburb's, and kept the word 'Athletic'. -
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In their celebrated 1956‑57 FA Cup run, Third Division Bournemouth knocked out Wolves and Tottenham to reach which stage?
WhyOne win short of the last four; Manchester United ended the run at Dean Court. -
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In which season did AFC Bournemouth play in England's top division for the very first time?
WhyEddie Howe's side reached the top flight in the middle of the 2010s. -
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Who managed Bournemouth for their shock 2‑0 FA Cup win over cup holders Manchester United in January 1984?
WhyIn his first major managerial job, long before West Ham, Portsmouth and Spurs. -
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In 2018, Bournemouth broke their transfer record to sign a combative holding midfielder from Levante for a fee of around £25m. Who was he?
WhyA tenacious South American ball-winner brought in from Spain's Levante. -
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In a famous December 2016 home comeback, Bournemouth recovered from 3‑1 down to beat Liverpool. What was the final score?
WhyBournemouth scored three times late to win a seven-goal thriller by a single goal. -
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Who holds AFC Bournemouth's all-time record for most appearances, across two spells as a much-loved striker?
Why'Super Steve', widely regarded as Mr Bournemouth. -
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Who took over as Bournemouth manager in January 2011?
WhyFormer striker Lee Bradbury got the job and took the side to the League One play-offs that season. -
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In August 2022, Bournemouth suffered a 9‑0 defeat that equalled the Premier League's record scoreline. Which club inflicted it?
WhyThe Merseyside giants ran riot early in the 2022-23 season. -
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AFC Bournemouth was founded in 1899 under what original name?
WhyNamed after the seaside suburb where the club was originally based. -
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Bournemouth went up from League One in 2012‑13 as runners-up. Which club won the title?
WhyDoncaster Rovers clinched the title on the last day, and Bournemouth finished second to go up to the Championship. -
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Bournemouth played their first-ever Premier League match in August 2015, losing 1‑0 at home to which club?
WhyA Midlands side won 1-0 at Dean Court on the opening weekend of 2015-16. -
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Jermain Defoe scored in ten league games in a row on loan at Bournemouth in 2000‑01. Which club had loaned him out?
WhyDefoe was a West Ham teenager when he spent 2000-01 on loan at Dean Court. -
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Bournemouth won the 2003 Division Three play-off final 5‑2 at the Millennium Stadium. Who did they beat?
WhySean O'Driscoll's side beat Keith Alexander's Lincoln City 5-2 in Cardiff on 24 May 2003. -
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Which manager led Bournemouth to promotion back to the Premier League in 2022 before being sacked early the following season?
WhyA former England midfielder whose spell ended abruptly after a heavy early-season loss. -
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Which Bournemouth striker scored on his senior England debut against the USA in November 2018?
WhyThe Cherries' talismanic No.9 of that era, who later starred for Newcastle. -
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Bournemouth sealed promotion back to the Premier League in May 2022 with a 1‑0 home win over Nottingham Forest. Who scored the goal?
WhyKieffer Moore scored late on to take Bournemouth up as runners-up behind Fulham. -
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In 1986‑87, Bournemouth won the first divisional championship in their history. Which division did they win?
WhyThe old third tier; the title took them into the second tier for the first time. -
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Andoni Iraola became Bournemouth manager in 2023. Which Spanish club did he leave to take the job?
WhyIraola had managed Rayo Vallecano and took over from Gary O'Neil in June 2023. -
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Bournemouth began the 2008‑09 season with a points deduction after exiting administration. How many points were they docked?
WhyHeavier than the standard 10-point administration penalty; survival became 'the great escape'. -
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Who took over as Bournemouth manager in the summer of 1992, in his first managerial job?
WhyTony Pulis, a former Bournemouth player, had his first managerial job there from 1992 to 1994. -
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Who took over as Bournemouth manager in August 2020, after relegation from the Premier League?
WhyJason Tindall, the departing manager's long-time assistant, got the job. He was sacked in February 2021. -
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AFC Bournemouth began the 2008‑09 season with a points deduction for their administration troubles, setting up the 'Great Escape'. How many points were they docked?
WhyMore than a dozen; a huge early hole that Eddie Howe's side climbed out of to survive. -
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Which forward scored the decisive goal against Grimsby Town in April 2009 that all but secured Bournemouth's Football League survival?
WhyAn old-school target man affectionately known as 'Super', a true club servant. -
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Bournemouth won promotion from League Two in 2009‑10 under a transfer embargo, finishing second behind which champions?
WhyNotts County won League Two in 2009-10, with Eddie Howe's Bournemouth second. -
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In the 2018‑19 Premier League season, which Bournemouth winger recorded 14 assists, one of the highest tallies in the division?
WhyHis creative haul that year was bettered only by Eden Hazard. -
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When Bournemouth won the Championship title, which club finished second and went up with them automatically?
WhyWatford finished second. Norwich City went up through the play-offs after beating Middlesbrough in the final. -
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Bournemouth's famous red-and-black striped shirts, introduced in the early 1970s, were modelled on which club?
WhyThe San Siro's 'Rossoneri', who wear identical red-and-black stripes. -
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Who scored the only goal when Bournemouth won 1‑0 at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in December 2015?
WhyGlenn Murray, signed from Crystal Palace that summer, headed the late winner. -
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Bournemouth won at Everton on the final day of 2019‑20 but were still relegated by one point. Which club finished 17th and stayed up?
WhyThey drew 1-1 at West Ham on the final day and finished on 35 points, one more than Bournemouth. -
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On the final day of the 1989‑90 season Bournemouth were relegated from the Second Division after losing 1‑0 at Dean Court to the side that won the title that afternoon. Which club?
WhyLee Chapman's header won it for Leeds United, who took the Second Division title while Bournemouth went down. -
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Which striker scored nine goals in a single FA Cup tie for Bournemouth, an 11‑0 rout of Margate in 1971?
WhyA Scottish forward whose nine-goal haul is a record for the FA Cup proper. -
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In July 2016 Bournemouth broke their transfer record to sign winger Jordon Ibe for around £15m. Which club sold him?
WhyThe winger's fee of about £15m was a club record at the time. -
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In which season did AFC Bournemouth win the Championship title to reach the top flight for the first time in the club's history?
WhyIt was the club's first-ever promotion to the Premier League, sealed as champions under Eddie Howe. -
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Bournemouth won the first Associate Members' Cup in 1984, beating which club 2‑1 in the final?
WhyThe final was played at Hull City's own ground, Boothferry Park, and Bournemouth won 2-1. -
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After Bournemouth were relegated in 2020, which club signed their Dutch centre-back for about £41m?
WhyNathan Aké joined Manchester City in August 2020. -
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The AFC Bournemouth club crest famously depicts a player doing what?
WhyA striker's specialty — meeting the ball in mid-air. -
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By what traditional name is AFC Bournemouth's home stadium known?
WhySponsors later renamed it the Vitality Stadium, but locals still use this name. -
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Bournemouth's manager from 1983 to 1992 left that summer to become assistant manager at which club?
WhyHe went back to West Ham as Billy Bonds' assistant and took over as manager there in 1994. -
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What is AFC Bournemouth's long-standing nickname?
WhyA small, deep-red fruit that matches the club's traditional shirt colour. -
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Bournemouth's manager left in January 2011, mid-season, to take over which club?
WhyHe went to Burnley in January 2011 and came back to Bournemouth in October 2012.
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About Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth began life in 1899 as Boscombe FC, took the name Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic on joining the Football League in 1923, and have long been known simply as the Cherries. Few clubs wear their identity so plainly: red-and-black striped shirts modelled on AC Milan's, introduced in the early 1970s; a crest showing a player heading a football; and a home ground everyone still calls by its traditional name, Dean Court. This free Bournemouth quiz covers the whole story — the FA Cup giant-killings, the Great Escape of 2009, and Eddie Howe's climb from League Two to the Premier League.
For most of their history the Cherries were a lower-league club with a habit of embarrassing bigger ones. The Third Division side of 1956-57 knocked out Wolves and Tottenham on the way to the FA Cup quarter-finals; Ted MacDougall scored nine goals in a single tie in 1971, an 11-0 rout of Margate that set an FA Cup record; and in January 1984 Harry Redknapp's team beat cup holders Manchester United 2-0. The Third Division title of 1986-87 was the first divisional championship in the club's history. Then came the hard road back: docked 17 points after exiting administration in 2008-09, Bournemouth were all but saved by Steve Fletcher — the much-loved striker who holds the club's all-time appearance record across two spells — scoring the decisive goal against Grimsby in April 2009. Eddie Howe, a former Bournemouth defender, took it from there, guiding the club from League Two all the way to the 2014-15 Championship title and a first-ever top-flight season in 2015-16.
The questions range across the eras. You'll meet the famous 4-3 at Dean Court in December 2016, when Bournemouth came from 3-1 down to beat Liverpool; the club-record fee of around £25m paid to Levante for Jefferson Lerma in 2018; Callum Wilson scoring on his England debut against the USA that November; and Ryan Fraser's 14 assists in 2018-19, one of the highest tallies in the division. The bruises are in here too — the 9-0 defeat by Liverpool in August 2022 that equalled the Premier League's record scoreline, and Scott Parker winning promotion back to the Premier League in 2022 only to be sacked early the following season. Difficulty climbs from easy openers about nicknames and famous wins to hard deep cuts about points deductions, name changes and Howe's brief 2011 spell at Burnley, so casual fans and lifelong Cherries both get a proper test.
Every question comes with a short explained answer, so even a miss leaves you knowing more — why the club began 2008-09 seventeen points down, or which club those red-and-black stripes were modelled on. Play the sample set below free in your browser, no sign-up needed. When you want the full Bournemouth quiz — plus daily challenges, leaderboards and multiplayer — it's all free in your browser at balliq.app/play — or in the Ball IQ app.
Bournemouth quiz answers, explained
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Dominic Solanke left Bournemouth in August 2024 for a then-club-record fee. Which club signed him?
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Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham paid about £55m up front, which was Bournemouth's record sale at the time.
Which manager, a former Bournemouth defender, guided the club from League Two all the way to the Premier League?
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Eddie Howe. A local favourite who played as a defender for the club before managing it.
Bournemouth went out in the 2020‑21 Championship play-off semi-finals. Which club beat them?
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Brentford. Brentford won the tie 3-2 on aggregate and then beat Swansea in the final.
When the club joined the Football League in 1923, what name did it adopt?
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Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. It joined the town's name to the suburb's, and kept the word 'Athletic'.
In their celebrated 1956‑57 FA Cup run, Third Division Bournemouth knocked out Wolves and Tottenham to reach which stage?
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The quarter-finals. One win short of the last four; Manchester United ended the run at Dean Court.
In which season did AFC Bournemouth play in England's top division for the very first time?
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2015‑16. Eddie Howe's side reached the top flight in the middle of the 2010s.
Who managed Bournemouth for their shock 2‑0 FA Cup win over cup holders Manchester United in January 1984?
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Harry Redknapp. In his first major managerial job, long before West Ham, Portsmouth and Spurs.
In 2018, Bournemouth broke their transfer record to sign a combative holding midfielder from Levante for a fee of around £25m. Who was he?
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Jefferson Lerma. A tenacious South American ball-winner brought in from Spain's Levante.
In a famous December 2016 home comeback, Bournemouth recovered from 3‑1 down to beat Liverpool. What was the final score?
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4‑3. Bournemouth scored three times late to win a seven-goal thriller by a single goal.
Who holds AFC Bournemouth's all-time record for most appearances, across two spells as a much-loved striker?
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Steve Fletcher. 'Super Steve', widely regarded as Mr Bournemouth.
Who took over as Bournemouth manager in January 2011?
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Lee Bradbury. Former striker Lee Bradbury got the job and took the side to the League One play-offs that season.
In August 2022, Bournemouth suffered a 9‑0 defeat that equalled the Premier League's record scoreline. Which club inflicted it?
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Liverpool. The Merseyside giants ran riot early in the 2022-23 season.
AFC Bournemouth was founded in 1899 under what original name?
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Boscombe FC. Named after the seaside suburb where the club was originally based.
Bournemouth went up from League One in 2012‑13 as runners-up. Which club won the title?
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Doncaster Rovers. Doncaster Rovers clinched the title on the last day, and Bournemouth finished second to go up to the Championship.
Bournemouth played their first-ever Premier League match in August 2015, losing 1‑0 at home to which club?
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Aston Villa. A Midlands side won 1-0 at Dean Court on the opening weekend of 2015-16.
Jermain Defoe scored in ten league games in a row on loan at Bournemouth in 2000‑01. Which club had loaned him out?
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West Ham United. Defoe was a West Ham teenager when he spent 2000-01 on loan at Dean Court.
Bournemouth won the 2003 Division Three play-off final 5‑2 at the Millennium Stadium. Who did they beat?
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Lincoln City. Sean O'Driscoll's side beat Keith Alexander's Lincoln City 5-2 in Cardiff on 24 May 2003.
Which manager led Bournemouth to promotion back to the Premier League in 2022 before being sacked early the following season?
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Scott Parker. A former England midfielder whose spell ended abruptly after a heavy early-season loss.
Which Bournemouth striker scored on his senior England debut against the USA in November 2018?
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Callum Wilson. The Cherries' talismanic No.9 of that era, who later starred for Newcastle.
Bournemouth sealed promotion back to the Premier League in May 2022 with a 1‑0 home win over Nottingham Forest. Who scored the goal?
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Kieffer Moore. Kieffer Moore scored late on to take Bournemouth up as runners-up behind Fulham.
In 1986‑87, Bournemouth won the first divisional championship in their history. Which division did they win?
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The Third Division. The old third tier; the title took them into the second tier for the first time.
Andoni Iraola became Bournemouth manager in 2023. Which Spanish club did he leave to take the job?
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Rayo Vallecano. Iraola had managed Rayo Vallecano and took over from Gary O'Neil in June 2023.
Bournemouth began the 2008‑09 season with a points deduction after exiting administration. How many points were they docked?
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17. Heavier than the standard 10-point administration penalty; survival became 'the great escape'.
Who took over as Bournemouth manager in the summer of 1992, in his first managerial job?
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Tony Pulis. Tony Pulis, a former Bournemouth player, had his first managerial job there from 1992 to 1994.
Who took over as Bournemouth manager in August 2020, after relegation from the Premier League?
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Jason Tindall. Jason Tindall, the departing manager's long-time assistant, got the job. He was sacked in February 2021.
AFC Bournemouth began the 2008‑09 season with a points deduction for their administration troubles, setting up the 'Great Escape'. How many points were they docked?
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17 points. More than a dozen; a huge early hole that Eddie Howe's side climbed out of to survive.
Which forward scored the decisive goal against Grimsby Town in April 2009 that all but secured Bournemouth's Football League survival?
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Steve Fletcher. An old-school target man affectionately known as 'Super', a true club servant.
Bournemouth won promotion from League Two in 2009‑10 under a transfer embargo, finishing second behind which champions?
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Notts County. Notts County won League Two in 2009-10, with Eddie Howe's Bournemouth second.
In the 2018‑19 Premier League season, which Bournemouth winger recorded 14 assists, one of the highest tallies in the division?
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Ryan Fraser. His creative haul that year was bettered only by Eden Hazard.
When Bournemouth won the Championship title, which club finished second and went up with them automatically?
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Watford. Watford finished second. Norwich City went up through the play-offs after beating Middlesbrough in the final.
Bournemouth's famous red-and-black striped shirts, introduced in the early 1970s, were modelled on which club?
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AC Milan. The San Siro's 'Rossoneri', who wear identical red-and-black stripes.
Who scored the only goal when Bournemouth won 1‑0 at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in December 2015?
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Glenn Murray. Glenn Murray, signed from Crystal Palace that summer, headed the late winner.
Bournemouth won at Everton on the final day of 2019‑20 but were still relegated by one point. Which club finished 17th and stayed up?
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Aston Villa. They drew 1-1 at West Ham on the final day and finished on 35 points, one more than Bournemouth.
On the final day of the 1989‑90 season Bournemouth were relegated from the Second Division after losing 1‑0 at Dean Court to the side that won the title that afternoon. Which club?
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Leeds United. Lee Chapman's header won it for Leeds United, who took the Second Division title while Bournemouth went down.
Which striker scored nine goals in a single FA Cup tie for Bournemouth, an 11‑0 rout of Margate in 1971?
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Ted MacDougall. A Scottish forward whose nine-goal haul is a record for the FA Cup proper.
In July 2016 Bournemouth broke their transfer record to sign winger Jordon Ibe for around £15m. Which club sold him?
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Liverpool. The winger's fee of about £15m was a club record at the time.
In which season did AFC Bournemouth win the Championship title to reach the top flight for the first time in the club's history?
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2014‑15. It was the club's first-ever promotion to the Premier League, sealed as champions under Eddie Howe.
Bournemouth won the first Associate Members' Cup in 1984, beating which club 2‑1 in the final?
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Hull City. The final was played at Hull City's own ground, Boothferry Park, and Bournemouth won 2-1.
After Bournemouth were relegated in 2020, which club signed their Dutch centre-back for about £41m?
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Manchester City. Nathan Aké joined Manchester City in August 2020.
The AFC Bournemouth club crest famously depicts a player doing what?
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Heading a football. A striker's specialty — meeting the ball in mid-air.
By what traditional name is AFC Bournemouth's home stadium known?
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Dean Court. Sponsors later renamed it the Vitality Stadium, but locals still use this name.
Bournemouth's manager from 1983 to 1992 left that summer to become assistant manager at which club?
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West Ham United. He went back to West Ham as Billy Bonds' assistant and took over as manager there in 1994.
What is AFC Bournemouth's long-standing nickname?
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The Cherries. A small, deep-red fruit that matches the club's traditional shirt colour.
Bournemouth's manager left in January 2011, mid-season, to take over which club?
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Burnley. He went to Burnley in January 2011 and came back to Bournemouth in October 2012.
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