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AFC Bournemouth Primary Logo

AFC Bournemouth is a professional football club based in Dorset, England. The team has been around since 1899 and its primary logo has gone through many changes over the years. This essay will discuss the history of AFC Bournemouth’s primary logo and its evolution throughout time.

The first known version of AFC Bournemouth’s primary logo was introduced in 1923 when they were still known as Boscombe Athletic Football Club. It featured an image of a lion with its front paws resting on top of two crossed swords, along with “Boscombe A F C” written above it in black lettering surrounded by a white circle border. This design remained unchanged until 1971 when the team changed their name to AFC Bournemouth and updated their crest accordingly to reflect this change; however, other than that there were no major alterations made at this point in time.

In 1998, after several minor modifications had been made over the course of 25 years, the club decided to make some more radical changes to its crest which included replacing both colors used (red & blue) with one single color (green), updating all lettering styles from serif font into sans-serif font, and introducing new elements such as an outline map representing Dorset county and three stars symbolizing promotion from each division up until then. These new additions have become synonymous with modern-day versions which are currently being used today by fans world wide.

Overall, it is clear that despite having undergone numerous updates throughout its existence, AFC Bournemouth Primary Logo remains truly iconic amongst supporters worldwide due largely thanks to its rich heritage coupled together with subtle yet effective visual tweaks overtime making sure that every generation can connect themselves back towards past successes whilst looking forward towards future triumphs alike!




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AFC Bournemouth
2013 - Present

In 2013, we get an updated version of AFC Bournemouth’s crest. Now with a classy looking shield with the continuation of football and the player’s head in black and white on a red and black background. Above the football is a golden wordmark “AFC BOURNEMOUTH” across the top.


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AFC Bournemouth
1988 - 2013

Bringing back the version from 1974 of the similar shield, football, and players’ head. Added below the shield is a white with a black trim banner with a wordmark “AFC Bournemouth” in red.


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AFC Bournemouth
1983 - 1988

The simplified continued in 1983 with changed versions on a shield, football, and the players’ head. Added a red background and removed the circle and initials.


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AFC Bournemouth
1981 - 1983

During the 1980s the crest design shortly featured two intertwined cherries and a black and white football, Bournemouth having earned this nickname due to the colors of their kit, and Dean Court originally being built next to a cherry orchard.


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AFC Bournemouth
1974 - 1981

In the 1974 version of Bournemouth’s crest became simplified by adding initials “AFCB” and circle border. The design of shield, football, and the player’s head stayed.


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AFC Bournemouth
1972 - 1974

Today’s crest was first used starting in 1971 and resembles an animation of a player’s head and a football. The silhouette is that of Dicky Dowsett, the former striker, and commercial manager of the club who was instrumental in dropping the Boscombe suffix and the design of a new identity.


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Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic FC
1966 - 1972

As the Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic FC, the logo became a simplified mark with the scripted initials of “BFC” in a white diagonal pattern on a red background.


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Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic FC
1936 - 1966

The Bournemouth coat-of-arms was granted as the club’s first crest and was used from 1936 until 1966, as a white and red shield.


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