This is a list of seasons played by AFC Bournemouth in English football, from 1903 to the most recent completed season. The club was originally known as Boscombe F.C.. The exact date of the club's foundation is not known, but there is proof that it was formed in the autumn of 1899 out of the remains of the older Boscombe St. John's Ladsâ Institute F.C.. In their first season (1899âÂÂ1900), Boscombe F.C. competed in the Bournemouth and District Junior League, part of the Hampshire Football League.
In the season of 1905âÂÂ06, Boscombe F.C. graduated to senior amateur football. For the first time during the season of 1913âÂÂ14, the club competed in the FA Cup. The club's progress was halted in 1914, due to the outbreak of the World War I, and Boscombe F.C. returned to the Hampshire Football League. In 1920, the Third Division was formed and Boscombe were promoted to the Southern Football League. Three years later, the club was promoted to the Football League Third Division South, at which time the club was renamed Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club. The club remains on the records as the longest continuous members of the Third Division.
Bournemouth's run in the Third Division ended in 1970 with relegation, though they were promoted back the following year. In 1972, the club adopted the more streamlined name of AFC Bournemouth. In 1987, they secured promotion to the Football League Second Division for the first time. The club managed to remain in that tier for three seasons and was relegated in 1990. In 2008, Bournemouth had 10 points deducted for entering administration and were relegated. In the 2008âÂÂ09 Football League Two season, they started with a 17-point deduction, but after narrowly avoiding relegation from the Football League that season, they were promoted to League One at the end of the following season. Bournemouth's ascent continued. After making the League One play-off semi-finals in 2010âÂÂ11, and achieving a mid-table finish in 2011âÂÂ12, they secured a promotion to the Championship at the end of the 2012âÂÂ13 season, climbing to the second tier for only the second time in their history. In the 2014âÂÂ15 season, they won the Championship title, and earned promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history.