Full name | AFC Bournemouth Women [a] | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Cherries, Boscombe Women | |||
Founded | 1992 | as Bournemouth|||
Ground | Macra Community Stadium Dean Court | |||
Capacity | 1,000 Macra Community Stadium | |||
Chairman | Bill Foley | |||
Manager | Steve Cuss | |||
League | FA Women's National League Division One South West | |||
2022–23 | FA Women's National League Division One South West, 4th of 12 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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AFC Bournemouth Women ( /ˈbɔːrnməθ/ ⓘ BORN-məth), commonly referred to as just Bournemouth unless distinguishing themselves from the men's team, is an English professional women's football club based in Dorset, England. The club plays in the FA Women's National League Division One South West, the fourth tier of English women's football.
In 2022, Bill Foley bought out AFC Bournemouth's women's team which was previously under the Community Sports Trust. [3] [4] [5]
Bournemouth won the 2003–04 Southern Region Division One. [6] The club achieved a league and cup double for the 2005–06 season, winning the Southern Region Premier Division, and beating Slough Town 3–1 in the final of the Southern Region League Cup. [7] The club reached the final of the 2007–08 South West Combination League Cup, but were beaten 4–1 by Plymouth Argyle. [8] Bournemouth were forced to withdraw from the league due to financial problems, and lack of managerial staff. The club ultimately folded in March 2009. [9]
Bournemouth had reformed by 2012, playing in the Hampshire County Football League. The club achieved successive promotions, winning the 2014–15 Hampshire County Division Three, [10] and the 2015–16 Hampshire County Division Two. [11] Manager Steve Davies left the club in 2019, [12] with Bournemouth appointing Steve Cuss as manager ahead of the 2019–20 season. [13] The club successfully applied for promotion to the FA Women's National League Division One South West for the 2021–22 season. [14] Bournemouth made their competitive debut at Dean Court on 10 April 2022, in a 4–1 win against Chesham United. [15]
Bournemouth play their home games at the Macra Community Stadium, Ringwood. [16] Since 2022, the club also play select matches at Dean Court.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | |||||
2021–22 | NL South West | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 40 | 2nd | R2 | R1 | – | – |
2022–23 | NL South West | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 21 | 43 | 4th | R1 | DR | FA League Plate | R1 |