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Premier League clubs that have never been relegated

By Jocelyn Taub

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 8: The Manchester United team celebrate on the pitch with the Premiership Trophy after becoming FA Carling Premiership Winners in the 1993-94 season at Old Trafford on May 8, 1994. Manchester United 0 Coventry City 0. (Photo by John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 8: The Manchester United team celebrate on the pitch with the Premiership Trophy after becoming FA Carling Premiership Winners in the 1993-94 season at Old Trafford on May 8, 1994. Manchester United 0 Coventry City 0. (Photo by John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) /
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Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – APRIL 27: Captain Tommy Elphick of Bournemouth celebrates victory as fans invade the pitch after the Sky Bet Championship match between AFC Bournemouth and Bolton Wanderers at Goldsands Stadium on April 27, 2015 in Bournemouth, England. Bournemouth’s 3-0 victory puts them on the brink of promotion to the Barclays Premier League. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – APRIL 27: Captain Tommy Elphick of Bournemouth celebrates victory as fans invade the pitch after the Sky Bet Championship match between AFC Bournemouth and Bolton Wanderers at Goldsands Stadium on April 27, 2015 in Bournemouth, England. Bournemouth’s 3-0 victory puts them on the brink of promotion to the Barclays Premier League. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

Bournemouth are the latest team to win promotion to the Premier League and remain in the top flight.

The South Coast club came in to existence in 1890 as Boscombe St. John’s Institute F.C. The name was officially changed to AFC Bournemouth in 1972.

Dean Court is the Cherries’ home ground. With a capacity of less than 11,500, it is the smallest stadium in the league. Seating was never a problem for Bournemouth as the team spent almost its entire existence in the lower depths of English football.

Bournemouth’s fortunes changed during the past decade. First the Cherries won promotion to League One at the end of the 2009-2010 season. Three years later they were promoted to the Championship.

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Under manager Eddie Howe, the Cherries won the Championship division in just two years. The club’s first place finish in 2014-2015 resulted in automatic promotion to the Premier League.

Bournemouth survived its first season with a 16th place finish. Of course the organization is hoping that they can continue to remain in the EPL with the big boys.

Other than winning the Championship crown, Bournemouth’s other major trophy was the 1983-1984 League Cup.

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