Bournemouth Football Club is a professional football club located in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, currently competing in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1890 as Boscombe St John's Club and changed its name to its current name in 1972. Since 1910, Bournemouth, nicknamed the Cherry, has used the Vitality Stadium formerly known as "Dean Court" as their home stadium. They wear red and black striped tops, black shorts and socks as their home jersey.
Bournemouth have won the Championship and League One, as well as two runners-up spots in League Two. They also won the English Football League Championship and the England Third Division South League Cup.
The team's early history was almost spent in League One and League Two. It was not until the end of the 2014/15 season that the team entered the top league for the first time under the leadership of then head coach Eddie Howe and competed for five seasons. Later, it failed to relegate in the 2019/20 season and was relegated back to the English Championship. , until returning to the top league again in the 2022/23 season.