Tony Pulis

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Manager

Born on : January 16, 1958 (67 years) at Newport

Nationality : Wales

2015-2016
2013-2014

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Main position
Central defender

Identities

Tony Pulis

Anthony Richard Pulis

Manager careerLast updated on 10/07/2025 at 18:01

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2020/2021	S Wednesday	2	11	18%2	36%4	45%5	24	3	8	13																						11	18%2	36%4	45%5		8	13
2018/2019	Middlesbrough	2	46	43%20	28%13	28%13	7	73	49	41								8	38%3	38%3	25%2	FA Cup1/161/16 de finale Carabao Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	14	10								54	43%23	30%16	28%15		63	51
2017/2018	Middlesbrough	2	23	52%12	22%5	26%6	5	76	37	22								4	25%1	25%1	50%2	FA Cup1/161/16 de finale	2	2								27	48%13	22%6	30%8		39	24
2017/2018	WBA	1	12	17%2	33%4	50%6	17	10	9	18								2	50%1		50%1	Carabao Cup3e t3e tour	4	3								14	21%3	29%4	50%7		13	21
2016/2017	WBA	1	38	32%12	24%9	45%17	10	45	43	51								2		50%1	50%1	FA Cup3e t3e tour EFL Cup2e t2e tour	3	4								40	30%12	25%10	45%18		46	55
2015/2016	WBA	1	38	26%10	34%13	39%15	14	43	34	48								7	14%1	57%4	29%2	FA Cup1/8 1/8 de finale Capital One Cup3e t3e tour	7	11								45	24%11	38%17	38%17		41	59
2014/2015	WBA	1	19	37%7	32%6	32%6	13	44	20	23								4	75%3		25%1	FA Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	13	3								23	43%10	26%6	30%7		33	26
2013/2014	Palace	1	26	42%11	19%5	38%10	11	45	26	27								2	50%1		50%1	FA Cup1/161/16 de finale	3	2								28	43%12	18%5	39%11		29	29
2012/2013	Stoke City	1	38	24%9	39%15	37%14	13	42	34	45								4	25%1	25%1	50%2	FA Cup1/161/16 de finale League Cup2e t2e tour	7	6								42	24%10	38%16	38%16		41	51
2011/2012	Stoke City	1	38	29%11	32%12	39%15	14	45	36	53	12	58%7	17%2	25%3	(C3) Europa League1/161/16 de finale	17	10	6	50%3	17%1	33%2	FA Cup1/4 1/4 de finale League Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	9	5								56	38%21	27%15	36%20		62	68
2010/2011	Stoke City	1	38	34%13	18%7	47%18	13	46	46	48								10	70%7	10%1	20%2	FA CupFinaFinale League Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	19	7								48	42%20	17%8	42%20		65	55
2009/2010	Stoke City	1	38	29%11	37%14	34%13	11	47	34	48								8	63%5	13%1	25%2	FA Cup1/4 1/4 de finale League Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	15	13								46	35%16	33%15	33%15		49	61
2008/2009	Stoke City	1	38	32%12	24%9	45%17	12	45	38	55								5	40%2	20%1	40%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	7	7								43	33%14	23%10	44%19		45	62
2007/2008	Stoke City	2	46	46%21	35%16	20%9	2	79	69	55								3		67%2	33%1	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup1er 1er tour	3	6								49	43%21	37%18	20%10		72	61
2006/2007	Stoke City	2	46	41%19	35%16	24%11	8	73	62	41								3	33%1		67%2	FA Cup1/161/16 de finale League Cup1er 1er tour	3	5								49	41%20	33%16	27%13		65	46
2005/2006	Plymouth	2	37	30%11	41%15	30%11	14	56	32	33								1			100%1	FA Cup3e t3e tour	0	1								38	29%11	39%15	32%12		32	34
2004/2005	Stoke City	2	46	37%17	22%10	41%19	12	61	36	38								2			100%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup1er 1er tour	2	4								48	35%17	21%10	44%21		38	42
2003/2004	Stoke City	2	46	39%18	26%12	35%16	11	66	58	55								4	25%1	25%1	50%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup2e t2e tour	3	5								50	38%19	26%13	36%18		61	60
2002/2003	Stoke City	2	30	30%9	30%9	40%12	21	50	28	42								3	67%2		33%1	FA Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	6	2								33	33%11	27%9	39%13		34	44
2000/2001	Portsmouth	2	11	18%2	36%4	45%5	17	10	10	14								4	25%1	50%2	25%1	League Cup2e t2e tour	2	5								15	20%3	40%6	40%6		12	19
1999/2000	Portsmouth	2	20	40%8	20%4	40%8	18	51	27	25																						20	40%8	20%4	40%8		27	25
1999/2000	Bristol City	3	25	24%6	48%12	28%7			28	29								7	43%3	29%2	29%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup2e t2e tour	10	8								32	28%9	44%14	28%9		38	37
1998/1999	Gillingham	3	46	48%22	30%14	22%10	4	80	75	44								10	40%4	20%2	40%4	Auto Windscreens Shield1/4 1/4 de finale FA Cup1er 1er tour League Cup1er 1er tour	11	9								56	46%26	29%16	25%14		86	53
1997/1998	Gillingham	3	46	41%19	28%13	30%14	8	70	52	47								4		25%1	75%3	FA Cup1er 1er tour League Cup1er 1er tour	2	8								50	38%19	28%14	34%17		54	55
1996/1997	Gillingham	3	46	41%19	22%10	37%17	11	67	60	59								10	60%6	20%2	20%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	11	6								56	45%25	21%12	34%19		71	65
1995/1996	Gillingham	4	46	48%22	37%17	15%7	2	83	49	20								6	33%2	33%2	33%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup1er 1er tour	9	9								52	46%24	37%19	17%9		58	29
1993/1994	Bournemouth	3	46	30%14	33%15	37%17	17	57	51	59								8	38%3	38%3	25%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup2e t2e tour	11	8								54	31%17	33%18	35%19		62	67
1992/1993	Bournemouth	3	46	26%12	37%17	37%17	17	53	45	52								7	29%2	43%3	29%2	FA Cup3e t3e tour League Cup1er 1er tour	8	7								53	26%14	38%20	36%19		53	59
Total			986	36%351	30%300	34%335	326	1420	1096	1105	12	58%7	17%2	25%3		17	10	134	40%53	25%34	35%47		184	156								1132	36%411	30%336	34%385		1297	1271

Pulis's career statisticsLast updated on 10/07/2025 at 18:01

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

SeasonClubLeagueContinentNat. cupsInternationalTotal
tier
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								
								Games
								Games played
							
									Goals for
									goals
								
									Assists
									ass.
								
									Efficiency
									eff.
								
									Own goals
									o.g
								
									Goals against
									short_goals_con
								
									Clean sheets
									Clean sheets
								
									Minutes played
									min.p.
								
									Jersey Number
									n°
								
									Match starts
									start
								
									Substitute
									Bench
								
									On the game sheet
									pres.
								
									Yellow cards
									y.c.
								
									Red cards
									r.c.
								
									V
									V
								
									D
									D
								
									L
									L
								

							1991/1992 Bournemouth3

							1990/1991 Bournemouth3271800100%250%1050%127180100%250%1050%1

					
						
							
								Club
								Competition
								
									Games
								Goals forAssistsEfficiencyOwn goalsGoals againstClean sheetsMinutes playedJersey NumberMatch startsSubstituteOn the game sheetYellow cardsRed cardsVDL

										Bournemouth
										FA Cup
										271800100%50%0%50%

					
				

							1989/1990 Gillingham

							1988/1989 Bournemouth211900100%120%0100%101190100%120%0100%10

					
						
							
								Club
								Competition
								
									Games
								Goals forAssistsEfficiencyOwn goalsGoals againstClean sheetsMinutes playedJersey NumberMatch startsSubstituteOn the game sheetYellow cardsRed cardsVDL

										Bournemouth
										FA Cup
										11900100%20%0%100%0%

					
				

							1987/1988 Bournemouth20%

							1986/1987 Bournemouth3

							1985/1986 Newport3

							1984/1985 Newport3

							1983/1984 Bristol Rovers3

							1982/1983 Bristol Rovers3

							1981/1982 Happy Valley

							1980/1981 Bristol Rovers2

							1979/1980 Bristol Rovers2

							1978/1979 Bristol Rovers2

							1977/1978 Bristol Rovers2

							1976/1977 Bristol Rovers2

							1975/1976 Bristol Rovers2

					Total38270100%350%33%133%133%138270100%350%33%133%133%1

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Manager's titles

Runner-ups

Championship	1	2008
League Two	1	1996
FA Cup	1	2011

Rewards

Victories

Premier League Manager of the Season

2014

Transfers

13/11/20 > 29/12/20	S Wednesday	mana.
26/12/17 > 17/05/19	Middlesbrough	mana.
01/01/15 > 20/11/17	WBA	mana.
25/11/13 > 14/08/14	Crystal Palace	mana.
14/06/06 > 21/05/13	Stoke City	mana.
23/09/05 > 14/06/06	Plymouth	mana.
01/11/02 > 28/06/05	Stoke City	mana.
14/01/00 > 12/10/00	Portsmouth	mana.
05/07/99 > 14/01/00	Bristol City	mana.
31/07/95 > 01/07/99	Gillingham	mana.
09/06/92 > 05/08/94	Bournemouth	mana.
01/07/90 > 09/06/92	Bournemouth	a. m.

09/06/92 >	Retired	Free
01/07/90 > 09/06/92	Bournemouth
01/07/89 > 01/07/90	Gillingham
01/07/86 > 01/07/89	Bournemouth
01/07/84 > 01/07/86	Newport County
01/07/82 > 01/07/84	Bristol Rovers
01/07/81 > 01/07/82	Happy Valley
01/07/75 > 01/07/81	Bristol Rovers

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 10/07/2025 at 18:01

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Bournemouth	107	29%31	36%38	36%38	115	126
Bristol City	32	28%9	44%14	28%9	38	37
Palace	28	43%12	18%5	39%11	29	29
Gillingham	214	44%94	29%61	28%59	269	202
Middlesbrough	81	44%36	27%22	28%23	102	75
Plymouth	38	29%11	39%15	32%12	32	34
Portsmouth	35	31%11	29%10	40%14	39	44
S Wednesday	11	18%2	36%4	45%5	8	13
Stoke City	464	36%169	28%130	36%165	532	550
WBA	122	30%36	30%37	40%49	133	161

Player career by clubLast updated on 10/07/2025 at 18:01

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Bournemouth	3				270			100%3	33%1	33%1

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
WBA	22	14	34	15
Cardiff City	23	12	33	22
Burnley	29	10	33	29
Fulham	25	10	22	28
Reading	23	9	28	29
Palace	16	9	23	19
Sunderland	24	8	23	23
West Ham	23	8	24	28
Wolves	20	8	28	21
Hull City	20	8	23	18
Stoke City	17	8	17	8
Ipswich Town	16	8	18	12
Coventry	15	8	18	16
Bristol City	11	8	17	8
Wigan	27	7	33	30
Norwich City	22	7	20	21
Swansea	20	7	21	21
Watford	18	7	23	17
Blackburn	17	7	18	17
QPR	17	7	22	22

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Arsenal	1	0
Coventry	1	0
Portsmouth	1	0
Hartlepool	1	0
Brighton	1	0
Chester City	1	1

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Man City	27	17	51
Chelsea	20	15	39
Man United	16	12	31
Arsenal	19	12	33
Fulham	25	11	28
Norwich City	22	10	21
Preston NE	31	10	34
West Ham	23	9	28
Swansea	20	8	21
Aston Villa	21	8	23
Tottenham	17	8	27
Wigan	27	8	30
QPR	17	8	22
Reading	23	8	29
Burnley	29	8	29
Cardiff City	23	7	22
Newcastle	15	7	23
Bolton	16	7	23
Everton	16	7	21
Walsall	13	7	16

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Arsenal	1	1	3
Coventry	1	1	3
Portsmouth	1	1	5
Brighton	1	1	2

Results with or without him

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1991/1992	Bournemouth	0%	0%	0	42%	33%	55	-
1990/1991	Bournemouth	50%	50%	2	42%	29%	52	-
1989/1990	Gillingham	0%	0%	0	0%	75%	4	-
1988/1989	Bournemouth	0%	50%	2	39%	43%	54	-
1987/1988	Bournemouth	0%	0%	0	29%	47%	51	-
1986/1987	Bournemouth	0%	0%	0	60%	18%	50	-
1985/1986	Newport	0%	0%	0	27%	37%	52	-
1984/1985	Newport	0%	0%	0	26%	46%	50	-
1983/1984	Bristol Rovers	0%	0%	0	47%	25%	53	-
1982/1983	Bristol Rovers	0%	0%	0	47%	32%	53	-
1981/1982	Happy Valley	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1980/1981	Bristol Rovers	0%	0%	0	14%	54%	50	-
1979/1980	Bristol Rovers	0%	0%	0	27%	44%	45	-
1978/1979	Bristol Rovers	0%	0%	0	36%	43%	47	-
1977/1978	Bristol Rovers	0%	0%	0	33%	39%	46	-
1976/1977	Bristol Rovers	0%	0%	0	26%	40%	47	-
1975/1976	Bristol Rovers	0%	0%	0	27%	35%	49	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Bournemouth
28/01/1989	FAC	Hartlepool - Bournemouth	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
05/01/1991	FAC	Chester City - Bournemouth	2 - 3	First victory
26/01/1991	FAC	Portsmouth - Bournemouth	5 - 1	First loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 12/07/2025 at 14:59

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	Red cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
FA Cup	FA Cup	4					315	100%4			25%1	25%1	50%2
League Cup	League Cup	2					135	50%1					100%2

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1991/1992	Bournemouth	3	8	71	46	20	11	15	52	48
1990/1991	Bournemouth	3	9	70	46	19	13	14	58	58
1988/1989	Bournemouth	2	12	62	46	18	8	20	53	62
1987/1988	Bournemouth	2	17	49	44	13	10	21	56	68
1986/1987	Bournemouth	3	1	97	46	29	10	7	76	40
1985/1986	Newport	3	19	51	46	11	18	17	52	65
1984/1985	Newport	3	18	52	46	13	13	20	55	67
1983/1984	Bristol Rovers	3	5	79	46	22	13	11	68	54
1982/1983	Bristol Rovers	3	7	75	46	22	9	15	84	58
1980/1981	Bristol Rovers	2	22	23	42	5	13	24	34	65
1979/1980	Bristol Rovers	2	19	35	42	11	13	18	50	64
1978/1979	Bristol Rovers	2	16	38	42	14	10	18	48	60
1977/1978	Bristol Rovers	2	18	38	42	13	12	17	61	77
1976/1977	Bristol Rovers	2	15	37	42	12	13	17	53	68
1975/1976	Bristol Rovers	2	18	38	42	11	16	15	38	50

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 02, 1992	02/05	D3	Round 46	Hartlepool	1 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
April 25, 1992	25/04	D3	Round 45	Bournemouth	3 - 2	Reading	No data
April 20, 1992	20/04	D3	Round 44	Fulham	2 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
April 14, 1992	14/04	D3	Journée 0	Bournemouth	1 - 1	Huddersfield	No data
April 11, 1992	11/04	D3	Round 42	Shrewsbury	1 - 2	Bournemouth	No data
April 08, 1992	08/04	D3	Journée 0	Peterborough	2 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
April 03, 1992	03/04	D3	Round 41	Bournemouth	2 - 0	Chester City	No data
March 31, 1992	31/03	D3	Round 40	Bolton	0 - 2	Bournemouth	No data
March 29, 1992	29/03	D3	Round 39	Brentford	2 - 2	Bournemouth	No data
March 24, 1992	24/03	D3	Round 38	Bournemouth	1 - 0	Exeter City	No data
March 20, 1992	20/03	D3	Round 37	Bournemouth	3 - 0	Swansea	No data
March 13, 1992	13/03	D3	Round 36	Stockport	5 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
March 10, 1992	10/03	D3	Round 35	Bournemouth	2 - 1	Torquay United	No data
March 07, 1992	07/03	D3	Round 34	Bournemouth	1 - 2	Peterborough	No data
March 03, 1992	03/03	D3	Round 33	Wigan	2 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
February 29, 1992	29/02	D3	Round 32	Exeter City	0 - 3	Bournemouth	No data
February 22, 1992	22/02	D3	Round 31	Bournemouth	2 - 1	WBA	No data
February 15, 1992	15/02	D3	Round 30	Birmingham	0 - 1	Bournemouth	No data
February 11, 1992	11/02	D3	Round 29	Bournemouth	4 - 0	Bury	No data
February 08, 1992	08/02	D3	Round 28	Bradford	3 - 1	Bournemouth	No data
February 05, 1992	05/02	FAC	Round of 32	Ipswich Town	3 - 0	Bournemouth	Absent
February 01, 1992	01/02	D3	Round 27	Bournemouth	0 - 1	Leyton Orient	No data
January 22, 1992	22/01	FAC	3rd round	Newcastle	2 - 23-4 s.o	Bournemouth	Absent
January 18, 1992	18/01	D3	Round 25	Bournemouth	3 - 0	Wigan	No data
January 11, 1992	11/01	D3	Round 24	WBA	4 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
January 04, 1992	04/01	FAC	3rd round	Bournemouth	0 - 0	Newcastle	Absent
January 01, 1992	01/01	D3	Round 23	Bournemouth	1 - 0	Preston NE	No data
December 28, 1991	28/12	D3	Round 22	Darlington	0 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
December 26, 1991	26/12	D3	Round 21	Hull City	0 - 1	Bournemouth	No data
December 21, 1991	21/12	D3	Round 20	Bournemouth	1 - 2	Stoke City	No data
December 14, 1991	14/12	D3	Round 19	Bournemouth	2 - 1	Birmingham	No data
December 07, 1991	07/12	FAC	2nd round	Bournemouth	2 - 1	Brentford	No data
November 30, 1991	30/11	D3	Round 18	Bury	0 - 1	Bournemouth	No data
November 22, 1991	22/11	D3	Round 17	Bournemouth	0 - 0	Brentford	No data
November 16, 1991	16/11	FAC	First round	Bournemouth	3 - 1	Bromsgrove	No data
November 08, 1991	08/11	D3	Round 16	Swansea	3 - 1	Bournemouth	No data
November 06, 1991	06/11	D3	Round 15	Torquay United	1 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
November 01, 1991	01/11	D3	Round 14	Bournemouth	1 - 0	Stockport	No data
October 26, 1991	26/10	D3	Round 13	Bournemouth	1 - 3	Bradford	No data
October 19, 1991	19/10	D3	Round 12	Leyton Orient	1 - 1	Bournemouth	No data
October 12, 1991	12/10	D3	Round 11	Bournemouth	2 - 0	Hartlepool	No data
October 08, 1991	08/10	LC	2nd round	Bournemouth	1 - 2	Middlesbrough	Absent
October 05, 1991	05/10	D3	Round 10	Reading	0 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
September 27, 1991	27/09	D3	Round 9	Bournemouth	0 - 0	Fulham	No data
September 24, 1991	24/09	LC	2nd round	Middlesbrough	1 - 1	Bournemouth	Absent
September 21, 1991	21/09	D3	Round 8	Huddersfield	0 - 0	Bournemouth	No data
September 17, 1991	17/09	D3	Round 7	Bournemouth	1 - 0	Shrewsbury	No data
September 14, 1991	14/09	D3	Round 6	Bournemouth	1 - 2	Bolton	No data
September 07, 1991	07/09	D3	Round 5	Chester City	0 - 1	Bournemouth	No data
September 03, 1991	03/09	D3	Round 4	Preston NE	2 - 2	Bournemouth	No data
August 31, 1991	31/08	D3	Round 3	Bournemouth	0 - 0	Hull City	No data
August 27, 1991	27/08	LC	First round	Bournemouth	4 - 1	Cardiff City	No data
August 24, 1991	24/08	D3	Round 2	Stoke City	1 - 1	Bournemouth	No data
August 21, 1991	21/08	LC	First round	Cardiff City	3 - 2	Bournemouth	No data
August 17, 1991	17/08	D3	Round 1	Bournemouth	1 - 2	Darlington	No data

First XI

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Absent

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