Ball IQBournemouth Quiz
Free AFC Bournemouth quiz with explained answers — Ted MacDougall's nine goals, Eddie Howe's rise, the Great Escape. Play free in your browser.
Free to play · no sign-up · plays in your browser
-
easy
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. -
easy
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. -
medium
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'. -
medium
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. -
hard
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. -
medium
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. -
medium
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. -
hard
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. -
medium
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. -
medium
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. -
hard
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'. -
medium
AFC Bournemouth was founded in 1899 under what original name?
WhyNamed after the seaside suburb where the club was originally based. -
medium
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. -
hard
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. -
medium
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. -
medium
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. -
hard
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. -
medium
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. -
medium
Which veteran forward, in his second spell at the club, 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. -
hard
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. -
medium
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. -
easy
The AFC Bournemouth club crest famously depicts a player doing what?
WhyA striker's specialty — meeting the ball in mid-air. -
easy
By what traditional name is AFC Bournemouth's home stadium known?
WhySponsors later renamed it the Vitality Stadium, but locals still use this name. -
easy
What is AFC Bournemouth's long-standing nickname?
WhyA small, deep-red fruit that matches the club's traditional shirt colour.
Think you know Bournemouth? Prove it in the app.
Streaks, live 1v1, a rating out of 99 — and every quiz in one app.
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle PlayMore quizzes to try
Show all 128 quizzes
Want them as a printable list instead? Bournemouth quiz questions and answers →
What the Bournemouth quiz covers
Every question is written and checked by football fans — soccer, if you're reading this in the US — across the topics that decide a real Bournemouth expert:
Club history
Founding, golden eras and the moments that shaped Bournemouth.
Players & legends
Cult heroes and record-breakers, past and present.
Managers
The bosses in the dugout and the trophies they won.
Trophies & honours
Every title, cup and big European night that counts.
Records & stats
Appearances, goals, transfers and all-time bests.
Iconic moments
Famous games, comebacks and unforgettable goals.
This is one set from a bank of thousands of questions spanning 72 clubs, every major league and eight decades of football.
How the Bournemouth quiz is checked
Every question above was written by hand and verified before it went live.
All 24 Bournemouth questions were checked twice before publication — once against the claim the question makes, and once against the wrong answers offered beside it. A question whose wrong options can be dismissed without knowing any football is not really a question, so those get rewritten or dropped rather than padded out. Anything that could not be confirmed was removed rather than guessed, which is why some sets are smaller than others. Every one of them carries a written explanation. Spot something wrong and tell us — corrections from players are how the bank stays accurate.
Bournemouth quiz — FAQ
What is AFC Bournemouth's greatest achievement?
Who is AFC Bournemouth's most famous player?
Is the Bournemouth quiz free to play?
How hard is the Bournemouth quiz?
About the Bournemouth quiz
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 in the Ball IQ app.
Ball IQ has 24 Bournemouth questions — 5 easy, 13 medium and 6 hard.