List of AFC Bournemouth records and statistics

For a season by season record of all competitions, see List of AFC Bournemouth seasons.

Honours

League Titles

EFL Championship (2nd Tier):

• Winners (1): 2014–15
• Runners-Up (1): 2021–22

EFL League One/Division Three (3rd Tier):

• Winners (1): 1986-87
• Runners-Up (1): 2012–13

EFL League Two/Division Three/Division Four (4th Tier):

• Runners-Up (2): 1970-71, 2009–10
• Play-off Winners (1): 2002–03

Third Division South:

• Runners-Up (1): 1947–48

Southern Football League:

• Runners-Up (1): 1922–23

Hampshire League West:

• Winners (1): 1907–07
• Runners-Up (2): 1903–04, 1907–08

Hampshire League:

• Runners-Up (3): 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14

Cup Titles

Associate Members' Cup:

• Winners (1): 1984

EFL Trophy

• Runners-Up (1): 1998

Club Statistics

Matches

Wins

• Record League Win: 8–0 vs Birmingham City, Championship, 25 October 2014 ^[1]
• Record Cup Win: 11–0 vs Margate, FA Cup, 20 November 1971 ^[2]

Losses

Record League Loss:

• 9–0 vs Liverpool, Premier League, 27 August 2022. ^[3]
• 9–0 vs Lincoln City, EFL League One (Formerly Football League Third Division), 18 December 1982.

Divisional Movements

Tier	Years	Last	Promotions	Relegations
First	8	2024–25	–	1 (2020)
Second	7	2021–22	2 (2022) (2015)	1 (1990)
Third	70	2012–13	2 (2013) (1987)	4 (1970) (1975) (2002) (2008)
Fourth	11	2009–10	4 (1971) (1982) (2003) (2010)
Other	15	1922–23	1 (1923)

Player statistics

The following are club records since its establishment in 1899.

Only competitive, professional matches, as of February 2025

Players in bold still play for the club

Most appearances

No.	Country	Name	Played	Apps	Position
1		Steve Fletcher	1992–2007 2009–2013	726	FW
2		Neil Young	1994–2008	483	DF
3		Sean O'Driscoll	1984–1995	441	MF
4		Ray Bumstead	1958–1969	436	MF
5		James Hayter	1997–2007	407	FW
6		Keith Miller	1968–1979	398	DF
7		Adam Smith	2010–2011 2014–	393	DF
8		Tommy Godwin	1952–1962	389	GK
9		Steve Cook	2011–2022	388	DF
10		Ron Eyre	1924–1933	378	FW

Top goalscorers

#	Country	Name	Played	Goals	Apps	Position	Goals per game
1		Ron Eyre	1924–1933	229	378	FW	0.61
2		Ted MacDougall	1969–1972 1978–1980	142	212	FW	0.67
3		Steve Fletcher	1992–2009 2010–2013	122	726	FW	0.17
4		James Hayter	1997–2007	108	407	FW	0.27
5		Brett Pitman	2005–2010 2012–2015	102	301	FW	0.34
6		Dickie Dowsett	1957–1962	85	179	FW	0.47
7		Stan Newsham	1952–1957	78	152	FW	0.51
8		Dominic Solanke	2019–2024	77	216	FW	0.36
9		Doug McGibbon	1948–1951	68	111	FW	0.61
10		Jack Cross	1947–1953	67	173	FW	0.39

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

#	Pos:	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Ref
1	FW	Evanilson	Porto	£40,200,000	August 2024	[4]
2	DM	Jefferson Lerma	Levante	£25,000,000	August 2018	[5]
	CM	Alex Scott	Bristol City		August 2023	[6]
4	CB	Illya Zabarnyi	Dynamo Kyiv	£24,000,000	January 2023	[7]
5	DM	Tyler Adams	Leeds United	£23,000,000	August 2023	[8]
6	CB	Nathan Aké	Chelsea	£20,000,000	June 2017	[9]
	RW	Dango Ouattara	Lorient		January 2023	[10]
	AM	Hamed Traorè	Sassuolo		May 2023	[11]
	LW	Luis Sinisterra	Leeds United		February 2024	[12]
10	FW	Dominic Solanke	Liverpool	£19,000,000	January 2019	[13]

Record transfer fees received

#	Pos:	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Ref
1	FW	Dominic Solanke	Tottenham Hotspur	£65,000,000	August 2024	[14]
2	CB	Nathan Aké	Manchester City	£41,000,000	August 2020	[15]
3	CB	Tyrone Mings	Aston Villa	£26,500,000	July 2019	[16]
4	LW	Arnaut Danjuma	Villarreal	£21,300,000	August 2021	[17]
5	FW	Callum Wilson	Newcastle United	£20,000,000	September 2020	[18]
6	GK	Aaron Ramsdale	Sheffield United	£18,500,000	August 2020	[19]
7	RW	Matt Ritchie	Newcastle United	£12,000,000	July 2016	[20]
8	FW	Benik Afobe	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£10,000,000	June 2018	[21]
	FW	Lys Mousset	Sheffield United		July 2019	[22]
10	FW	Lewis Grabban	Nottingham Forest	£6,000,000	July 2018	[23]

References

1. "Birmingham City 0-8 Bournemouth" . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
2. "When Ted MacDougall scored 9 goals in the FA Cup for Bournemouth" . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
3. "Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth" . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
4. "Bournemouth seal record deal for £40.2m Evanilson". BBC Sport. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
5. "Bournemouth sign Jefferson Lerma for £25m from Levante". Sky Sports. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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12. "Sinisterra signs for Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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15. Jackson, Jamie (5 August 2020). "Manchester City complete £41m deal for 'leader' Nathan Aké from Bournemouth". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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18. "Callum Wilson: Newcastle sign Bournemouth striker for £20m". Sky Sports. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
19. "Aaron Ramsdale: Sheffield United sign Bournemouth goalkeeper for £18.5m". Sky Sports. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
20. Roberts, Ewan (1 July 2016). "Newcastle United sign Matt Ritchie from Bournemouth in £12m deal". Metro. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
21. "Wolves sign Benik Afobe & Willy Boly on permanent deals". BBC Sport. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
22. "Lys Mousset: Sheffield United sign Bournemouth striker for club record £10m". BBC Sport. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
23. "Lewis Grabban: Nottingham Forest sign Bournemouth striker". BBC Sport. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2023.