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50 free AFC Bournemouth trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
AFC Bournemouth were formed as Boscombe FC in 1899, spent 35 unbroken years in the Third Division South, twice went into administration, and in 2009 were ten points adrift at the bottom of the Football League with a 31-year-old rookie manager called Eddie Howe. Three promotions in six years later they were in the Premier League, and in 2026 the Cherries finished sixth and qualified for Europe for the first time in their history. This quiz covers the whole climb: the lease from J.E. Cooper-Dean that gave the club its ground, the AC Milan-inspired stripes, Ted MacDougall's nine goals against Margate, Harry Redknapp's cup win over Manchester United, the Leeds weekend of 1990, James Hayter's 141-second hat-trick, the 17-point penalty, the Great Escape against Grimsby, the 8-0 at Birmingham, the FFP fine, the 9-0 at Anfield, Bill Foley, Michael B. Jordan and Andoni Iraola's record-breaking sides. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for the pub.
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Q 01What is AFC Bournemouth's nickname?
The Cherries
It is usually traced to the cherry-red striped shirts, or to cherry trees on the neighbouring Cooper-Dean estate.
Q 02Under what name was the club formed in 1899?
Boscombe
It grew out of the remains of the older Boscombe St. John's Institute Football Club.
Q 03What is the name of the club's home ground, used since 1910?
Dean Court
It is currently branded the Vitality Stadium for sponsorship reasons.
Q 04Which local businessman granted the lease on the wasteland that became the club's ground?
J.E. Cooper-Dean
The ground was named after him, and the same year the club signed its first professional.
Q 05Who was the club's first professional player, signed in 1910?
Baven Penton
Until then the club had been a dominant amateur side on the local scene.
Q 06What did the club rename itself in 1923 to better represent the district?
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
The same year they were elected to the newly expanded Third Division South.
Q 07How many straight seasons did the club spend in the third tier's southern section from 1923?
35
They remain on record as the longest continuous members of the Third Division.
Q 08Bournemouth won their first trophy in 1946, beating Walsall in which cup's final?
The Third Division South Cup
The final was played at Stamford Bridge.
Q 09Why did the club choose the name AFC Bournemouth in 1971?
To appear first in alphabetical lists
It kept the 'Athletic Football Club' initials while jumping the queue.
Q 10Which European club's strip inspired the red-and-black kit introduced in 1971?
AC Milan
Stripes have been the norm since 1990; a plain red shirt in 2004–06 was reversed by fan demand.
Q 11The heading player on the 1972 badge honours which prolific 1950s–60s scorer?
Dickie Dowsett
The stripes behind him were taken from the club shirt.
Q 12Ted MacDougall scored nine goals in an 11–0 FA Cup win over which club in 1971?
Margate
He also holds the club record for goals in a season, 42 in 1970–71.
Q 13Which FA Cup holders did Bournemouth famously knock out in January 1984?
Manchester United
Harry Redknapp was the manager.
Q 14Who managed Bournemouth to the Third Division title in 1987?
Q 21Whose ground hosted Bournemouth home games during stadium redevelopment in 2001–02?
Dorchester Town
They were relegated in the new stadium that season but bounced straight back.
Q 22How long did James Hayter take to score the fastest hat-trick in Football League history?
2 minutes 21 seconds
He came off the bench with 86 minutes gone in a 6–0 win over Wrexham.
Q 23Sean O'Driscoll left Bournemouth in 2006 to manage which club?
Doncaster Rovers
Kevin Bond replaced him with the team eighth in the table.
Harry Redknapp
It took the club into the second tier for the first time in its history.
Q 15Bournemouth won the first Associate Members' Cup in 1984 by beating which club?
Hull City
The 2–1 win came at Boothferry Park.
Q 16A last-day 1990 defeat to which club relegated Bournemouth and sparked weekend disorder?
Leeds United
The visitors won the title that day; the trouble caused over £1 million of damage.
Q 17After the 1990 trouble, police barred home games on what kind of day until 2003?
Bank Holidays
The ban finally lifted for a game against Shrewsbury Town in April 2003.
Q 18Which club did the 1987 title-winning manager rejoin as a coach in 1992?
West Ham United
Financial pressures prompted his resignation after two near-misses for the play-offs.
Q 19Which future Stoke boss built a cheaper Bournemouth squad and walked out in 1994?
Tony Pulis
Two consecutive 17th-place finishes preceded his exit.
Q 20Whom did Bournemouth beat 5–2 in the 2003 Division Three play-off final?
Lincoln City
They became the first side to score five at the Millennium Stadium.
Q 24With what points penalty did Bournemouth begin the 2008–09 League Two season?
17
The Football League had threatened to block them from competing at all.
Q 25How old was Eddie Howe when he became the Football League's youngest manager?
31
He took over with the club ten points adrift at the bottom, initially as caretaker.
Q 26Which club did Bournemouth beat 2–1 to secure the 2009 'Great Escape'?
Grimsby Town
Steve Fletcher scored the winner ten minutes from time.
Q 27Eddie Howe left Bournemouth in 2011 to manage which club?
Burnley
He returned in October 2012 and won two more promotions.
Q 28Lee Bradbury's 2011 play-off semi-final ended in a shoot-out defeat to which club?
Huddersfield Town
The two legs finished 3–3 after extra time.
Q 29Bournemouth's 8–0 win in October 2014 came away at which club?
Birmingham City
It was the first time they had scored eight in a league game.
Q 30Where did Bournemouth finish in their first Premier League season, 2015–16?
16th
Star striker Callum Wilson was among a string of injured players.