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​2008- 09    New owners Jeff Mostyn and Sports 6 take AFCB out administration. Sack Kevin ..................Bond and Staff after bad start to the season.

2008- 09    AFCB confirm Jimmy Quinn and Jason Tindall as the new Management team.

​2008- 09    Re-instate Eddie Howe as new Youth Coach

2008- 09    Darren Anderton retires

2008- 09    AFCB suffer a shock defeat to minnows Blythe Spartans in the F.A Cup

2008- 09    Jimmy Quinn sacked on New Years Eve after 4 months in charge, shortest in ..................Cherries history.

2008- 09    Paul Baker steps down as Chairman and wants to sell his 50% share.

2008- 09    Eddie Howe moves up and takes the Managers Job until the end of season.

2008- 09    Eddie Howe takes a gamble and  re-signs  Steve Fletcher from Crawley

2008- 09    â€‹Steve Fletcher scores the second and his 100th league goal to keep AFCB in the ..................football league. Brett Pitman ends the season with 17 goals.​

​2009- 10    Murry group take the helm at AFCB

2009- 10    AFCB go through administration and embargo's throughout the season.​

​2009- 10    Local businessman Eddie Mitchell takes control of the Club

​2009- 10    Steve Fletcher gets the North Stand named after him.

​2009- 10    Bournemouth gain promotion to Div.1 finishing 2nd to Notts County.

2010- 11    â€‹Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall leave the Club after turning down various Clubs to ..................take over 1st Division Burnley. Eddie completing 100 games in charge of the Club. â€‹â€‹

2010- 11    Lee Bradbury and Steve Fletcher take over as manager and assistant.Paul Groves ..................becomes youth team Manager in July 2011

​2011- 12    25/3/2012 Lee Bradbury gets sack after a poor run of results

​​2011- 12    Following the dismissal of Lee Bradbury, Paul Groves became joint caretaker ..................Manager of the  first team with Shaun Brookes until the end of season. In May ..................2012, despite having won only two games of his eight games in charge, Groves was ..................appointed Manager on a permanent basis  

2012- 13    Eddie Mitchell buys up Heart FM Radio

2012- 13    â€‹Paul Groves gets the sack after poor results.

​2012- 13    Oct. Eddie Howe & Jason Tindall return as Management after two years at Burnley. ..................Take over when the Club was in 21st position in league

2012- 13    New Training facilities are finished, Club shop to be extended

​2012- 13    AFCB go on a run of 18  unbeaten games under Eddie and end the season with a ..................Club record 8 straight wins to take them to top the table with one game to win the ..................title at Tranmere but could only struggle with a 0-0 draw which allowed Doncaster ..................take the title with a last gasp goal to pip AFCB to the title but AFCB still gain ..................promotion to the Championship.  

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2012- 13    Steve Fletcher announces his retirement after 20yrs  service for AFCB

 

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