[1] The club was founded as Bournemouth Rovers on 11 September 1875 at a meeting held in Abbotts Auction Mart in Old Christchurch Road.

in 1889 when the club amalgamated with local side Bournemouth Arabs, and moved grounds a season later to Victoria Park.

[citation needed] The club won the West Division in 1905 and repeated this again in 1910, this time playing at their new home of Namu Road.

[2] The Poppies had more success in the early years becoming County Division Champions either side of the Great War in 1914 and 1922.

[3] The club has since remained in this division with its best performance being in the 1994–95 season when under manager Alex Pike, they finished as runners-up to Fleet Town.