Bournemouth struggled all season amidst an injury crisis, and when they were docked ten points by the Football League after entering administration, with debts around Β£4 million,[3] on 8 February, relegation appeared to be almost certain. The only bid that administrators
Gerald Krasner and
Begbies Traynor accepted came from a consortium led by chairman Jeff Mostyn. However, in a press conference on 3 April, Krasner said that, due to a breach of the agreement between the administrators and the consortium relating to the funding of the consortium and the sale of the club, the agreement broke down.[4] Krasner also warned that the club might also be closed before the end of the season, unless appropriate funding came forward.
In spite of off-the-field issues with the club, Bournemouth achieved a remarkable string of results in League One. By 19 April, a winning streak of five matches left Bournemouth four points away from safety with two games remaining. The winning streak was increased to six matches on 26 April with a vital 1β0 victory over
Crewe Alexandra.[5] Victory or a draw away at
Carlisle United on 3 May, depending on
Cheltenham Town and
Gillingham's results, would ensure Bournemouth's survival in the division. Former manager
Harry Redknapp commented that escaping relegation "would be more than a great escape, it would be a miracle" and added that "if Kevin (Bond) doesn't get Manager of the Month there's something wrong".[6] Bournemouth managed to achieve a 1β1 draw in the match against Carlisle United but, with Cheltenham Town winning 2β1 at home to
Doncaster Rovers, were relegated to
League Two.
Had Bournemouth not been given a points deduction as a result of entering administration, the club would have finished in 15th, at the expense of Crewe, who would have been relegated in their place.[7]
^Vokes was born in
Southampton,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Wales internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for
Wales in May 2008.
^Kuffour was born in
Edmonton,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Ghana internationally.
^BegoviΔ was born in
Trebinje,
Yugoslavia (now part of
Bosnia and Herzegovina) but also grew up in
Germany and
Canada. BegoviΔ represented Canada at
U-20 level and was called up for the international side in August 2007 and November 2008 without making an appearance. BegoviΔ later pledged his international allegiance to Bosnia and made his international debut for
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009.
^Karacan was born in
Catford,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Turkey internationally through his father, and represented Turkey at
U-19 level during the season/
^Pearce was born in
Aghagallon,
Northern Ireland, but also qualifies to represent the
Republic of Ireland internationally. Wilson previously represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18, U-19 and
U-21 level before making his international debut for the
Republic of Ireland in February 2011.
Bournemouth struggled all season amidst an injury crisis, and when they were docked ten points by the Football League after entering administration, with debts around Β£4 million,[3] on 8 February, relegation appeared to be almost certain. The only bid that administrators
Gerald Krasner and
Begbies Traynor accepted came from a consortium led by chairman Jeff Mostyn. However, in a press conference on 3 April, Krasner said that, due to a breach of the agreement between the administrators and the consortium relating to the funding of the consortium and the sale of the club, the agreement broke down.[4] Krasner also warned that the club might also be closed before the end of the season, unless appropriate funding came forward.
In spite of off-the-field issues with the club, Bournemouth achieved a remarkable string of results in League One. By 19 April, a winning streak of five matches left Bournemouth four points away from safety with two games remaining. The winning streak was increased to six matches on 26 April with a vital 1β0 victory over
Crewe Alexandra.[5] Victory or a draw away at
Carlisle United on 3 May, depending on
Cheltenham Town and
Gillingham's results, would ensure Bournemouth's survival in the division. Former manager
Harry Redknapp commented that escaping relegation "would be more than a great escape, it would be a miracle" and added that "if Kevin (Bond) doesn't get Manager of the Month there's something wrong".[6] Bournemouth managed to achieve a 1β1 draw in the match against Carlisle United but, with Cheltenham Town winning 2β1 at home to
Doncaster Rovers, were relegated to
League Two.
Had Bournemouth not been given a points deduction as a result of entering administration, the club would have finished in 15th, at the expense of Crewe, who would have been relegated in their place.[7]
^Vokes was born in
Southampton,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Wales internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for
Wales in May 2008.
^Kuffour was born in
Edmonton,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Ghana internationally.
^BegoviΔ was born in
Trebinje,
Yugoslavia (now part of
Bosnia and Herzegovina) but also grew up in
Germany and
Canada. BegoviΔ represented Canada at
U-20 level and was called up for the international side in August 2007 and November 2008 without making an appearance. BegoviΔ later pledged his international allegiance to Bosnia and made his international debut for
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009.
^Karacan was born in
Catford,
England, but also qualifies to represent
Turkey internationally through his father, and represented Turkey at
U-19 level during the season/
^Pearce was born in
Aghagallon,
Northern Ireland, but also qualifies to represent the
Republic of Ireland internationally. Wilson previously represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18, U-19 and
U-21 level before making his international debut for the
Republic of Ireland in February 2011.