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The Daily Echo's brand new book charting the dramatic history of AFC Bournemouth is already scoring with football fans.
AFC Bournemouth – The Cherries: 1890 to the Premier League, features 160 pages packed with more than 500 photographs drawn from our comprehensive archives.
From the club’s beginnings at Boscombe St John’s Lads Institute before it became Boscombe FC in 1899, the book charts the spectacular highs and suspenseful lows of the club’s 125 years to date.
The book, sponsored by Rockett Plumbing and Heating Supplies, costs £14.95. It is available from Daily Echo offices on Richmond Hill in Bournemouth, and Commercial Road in Swanage. For a full list of stockists or to order your copy, scroll down to the bottom.
You can find more images from the book in our gallery
1899: Boscombe FC team
April 13, 1914: Crowd in the stands at Boscombe FC v Bournemouth
Cherries play Queen's Park Rangers at home in their semi-final tie in the Southern Section Cup at home after the war 1945-46 season
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 26 Jan 1957. Reg Cutler, left, staggers out after breaking the Wolves goalpost, the game was held up for several minutes.
January 1963: Snow covers Dean Court but training continues
A section of the near 25,000 crowd at dean court for the FA Cup 3rd round tie against Liverpool on the 27th January 1968.
26th March, 1983: George Best playing for AFC Bournemouth against Newport County league division 3.
Harry Redknapp holds aloft the third Division Championship trophy 1987
May 1995: Cherries players celebrate staying up
February 2004: James Hayter with son Harris the day after he scored a hat-trick in record time
The Great Escape April 2009: players celebrate in the changing room
July 2013: AFC Bournemouth v Real Madrid at the Goldsands Stadium
May 2015: AFC Bournemouth celebrate winning the Championship title
May 2015: Thousands turn out for the open-top bus victory parade along Bournemouth seafront
August 2015: AFC Bournemouth play against West Ham in the Premier League
Stockists
Blandford: WHSmith, Market Place.
Bournemouth: WHSmith, the Square; Waterstones, the Arcade; WHSmith, Castlepoint; Waterstones, Castlepoint; WHSmith, Christchurch Road, Boscombe; Chaos Corner, Ashley Road, Boscombe; Club Shop, AFC Bournemouth; Bradpole Road Post Office, Castle Lane West; Devon Candies, Sea Road, Boscombe; Westbourne Bookshop, Poole Road;
Christchurch: Bookends, High Street.
Poole: WHSmith, Falkland Square; Waterstones, Falkland Square; DJ Brooking, Ashley Road, Parkstone.
Ringwood: WHSmith, High Street; Waterstones, the Furlong.
Swanage: Swanage Bookshop, Station Road.
Wareham: Farwells, North Street.
Wimborne: Gullivers Bookshop, High Street.
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