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2013- 14 Testamonial for Stephen Purches against West Ham​
2013- 14 New South Stand for new season 2500 more seats Named Ted McDougall Stand
2013- 14 CHAMPIONSHIP. Start New season 0-6 exhibition Friendly against Real Madrid
2013- 14 Eddie Mitchell sells his 50% shares to Maxim Demin and leaves the board.
2013- 14 Jeff Mostyn takes over as new Chairman (September)
2013- 14 AFCB took on Liverpool in the FA Cup 3rd Rd live.only losing 2-0 we gave a good show, with Liverpool putting their first team squad out.
2013- 14 Tokelo Rantie ( South African International ) record signing from Malmo. (Sept)
2013- 14 CHERRIES recorded losses of more than £15million for the financial year to the end of July 2013, the club’s latest accounts have revealed.
2013- 14 A.F.C.B finish 10th for their highest league position after going close to the playoffs
2013- 14 5th June - L.Grabban is sold to Norwich for AFCB's record reported to be £3 million
2014- 15 Adam Lallana transfers to Liverpool from Saints, reported that Cherries will receive £4-£6m from the transfer fee with 25% sell on clause in contract. 12yr old (right)
2014- 15 A record 8-0 away win against Birmingham and then beating Sheffield W. away 2-0 to go top of the championship table.
2014- 15 After beating WBA from the premiership to be drawn against Liverpool at home in the quarter finals of the Carling cup for the first time. Eddie Howe and Calum Wilson (right) win Monthly manager and player awards.
2014- 15 Beat Cardiff 5-3 at Home to go top of the Championship again
2014- 15 17th December lost 3-1 at home to Liverpool F.A Cup Quarter Final
2014- 15 May 2nd vs Charlton away Bournemouth sealed the Championship with a 3-0 win and Watford could only draw. Sealed Cherries as Winners, Promotion to the Premiership and with a 98 goal scoring season, Calum Wilson with 24 goals.
The Champions team lineup:
Boruc,Daniels,Cook,Elphick(c),Pugh,Arter,Surman,Ritchie,Wilson,Kermorgant
Subs:- Gosling,Smith,Pitman,Ward,Jones,Allsop
2015- 16 New signings of Sylvain Distin, Joshua King, Tyrone Mings ( 8m ) Max Gradel (7m)
Adam Federici, Artur Boruc .
2015- 16 Pre-season friendly with a week in Philadelphia. A few days of training in the heat and finishing with a friendly against the Union which was streamed live on the Cherries player a good 4-1 win. Stadiums new 3year deal with Vitality and shirt sponsorship with Mansion House, online betting company.
2015- 16 American company PEAK6 buy 25% shares from Demin. Benik Efobe signs from Wolves in a reported 10 million which makes him AFCB record signing. Yann Kermorgant moves to Reading.
2015- 16 Cherries end their first top flight season campaign with a rearraged match at Man Utd after a fake bomb was found in a toilet on the saturday and rearranged on tuesday night with free coach travel and free entry to the game. Ticket cost returned.
2015- 16 Cherries finishing in a respectfull 16th in their first season. Gosling covering the most ground in the Premiership 11.98km. Surman playing every minute of every game.
2016- 17 seasonticket and gate prices are frozen.
2016- 17 Pre-season trip to Chicago. Sign Jordon Ibe for 15m from Liverpool, also Lewis Cooke from Leeds, Emerson Hyndman from Fulham, Lys Mousset from Le Havre, Brad Smith from Liverpool. Tommy Elphick transfers to Aston Villa and Matt Ritchie to Newcastle. Bournemouth bt Minnisota United 0-4 pre-season. Simon Francis Captain.
2016- 17 Brad Smith, Jordon Ibe (15m) signed and Jack Wilshire from Arsenal on a years loan.
2016- 17 Finished the season the highest position the club has ever achieved
2016- 17 April 2017 signed a new 5yr kit sponsor with Umbro, biggest kit deal in clubs history
2016- 17 Finished 9th in the Premier League Highest position ever achieved -
2017- 18 Season tickets and gate prices are frozen for the third year.










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