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Tom Crocker: My Cherries history

Dorset local Tom Crocker initially covered Cherries for their official website on matchdays, before working full-time for the Bournemouth Echo for five years. Get to know Tom and his near 25-year association with the club.

11.08.26, 07:25 Updated 18.08.26, 22:27 4 Minute Read

The first time I watched a match at Dean Court, it was actually from the away end.

As a football-obsessed kid born in the 90s, my whole experience of the game had either been in parks on Sunday mornings, or watching the Premier League, FA Cup and England games on TV.

That story I’m sure is not unfamiliar to many people reading this, with the first opportunity to actually go and see a proper match live being something that will always stay in the memory.

February 16, 2002 – AFC Bournemouth versus Wycombe Wanderers in Nationwide League Division Two at Fitness First Stadium.

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Tom Crocker

Tom Crocker Tom began his sports journalism career as a teenager, volunteering on matchdays to write for AFC Bournemouth’s official club website during their time in the third and fourth tiers. After a spell working freelance, Tom then took a role at the Bournemouth Daily Echo, covering the club full-time for five years, from 2019 until 2024.

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