Founded in 1899, AFC Bournemouth are a professional English club currently playing in the Sky Bet Championship, Bournemouth finished 6th in the EFL Championship last season.
The club play their home games at Vitality Stadium and possess good training facilities and average youth facilities. The club's training ground is King's Park.
The Bournemouth youth team play at Canford Arena. The club also has adequate academy couching and an adequate youth recruitment network. The club retains a fierce rivalry with southampton.
As a club which enjoyed its best spell of success during the 2010s and their last competition win coming as recently as 2015. Bournemouth are a club with a growing history. Bournemouth won the English 2nd tier for the only time in 2015, won the English 3rd tier for the only time in 1987 and finished runners-up on two occasions. finished runners-up in the English 4th tier in 1972 and 2010. won the EFL Trophy in 1984 and finished runners-up once.
Bournemouth have today confirmed the appointment of Colin Meiklem as the club's new manager.
Eyebrows have been raised in the world of football at the appointment of the 27 year-old, who has recently spent time away from club football, and he is sure to face plenty of questions when he faces the media for the first time at Vitality Stadium.
Meiklem has put pen to paper on a two year deal worth £17k p/w. He replaces previous manager Jonathan Woodgate.
Meiklem lacks the reputation of a promotion specialist which, given the club's current ambition, creates an intriguing dynamic as they intend to play at a higher level.
