England · England Premier League
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth
Kit impression
Founded
1899
Years standing
127
Home ground
Dean Court
Capacity
12,357 seats
Make The Case
AFC Bournemouth are not a spare club. They are England Premier League, Dean Court, and 127 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.
You get a nickname
Known as The Cherries Boscombe. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is about 5km from the ground, and Meyrick Park Halt railway station is 2km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
England Premier League is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1899 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Dean Court. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Bournemouth Airport (BOH)
5 km / 3 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Meyrick Park Halt railway station
1.7 km / 1 miles out
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Dean Court
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Dean Court
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
