Blackburn Rovers Football Clubis a professionalfootballclub based inBlackburn,Lancashire,England, which competes in theEFL Championship,the second level of theEnglish football league system.They have played home matches atEwood Parksince 1890. The club's motto is "Arte et Labore",meaning" By Skill and Hard Work "in Latin. They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby clubBurnley,with whom they contest theEast Lancashire derby.
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| Full name | Blackburn Rovers Football Club | |||
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| Founded | 1875 | |||
| Ground | Ewood Park | |||
| Capacity | 31,367[4] | |||
| Owner | Venkys London Ltd.(99.9%) | |||
| CEO | Steve Waggott | |||
| Head coach | John Eustace | |||
| League | EFL Championship | |||
| 2023–24 | EFL Championship,19th of 24 | |||
| Website | rovers.co.uk | |||
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Blackburn Rovers was founded in 1875, becoming a founding member ofThe Football Leaguein 1888. They won fiveFA Cupfinals in the 19th century:1884,1885,1886,1890and1891.The team was crownedEnglish League championsin 1911–12 and 1913–14, then won a sixth FA Cup in1928.They were relegated for the first time in 1936, but returned to the top-flight asSecond Divisionchampions in 1938–39. Relegated in 1948, Rovers secured promotion again in 1957–58, but were relegated in 1966 and again in 1971. Blackburn won theThird Divisiontitle in 1974–75, and were again promoted in 1979–80 after suffering relegation the previous year. They won theFull Members' Cupin1987.
In 1992, Rovers gained promotion to the newPremier Leaguevia theplay-offs,a year after being taken over by local entrepreneurJack Walker,who installedKenny Dalglishas manager. In1994–95,Rovers became Premier League champions.[5]Relegated four seasons after being crowned champions, they secured promotion at the end of the 2000–01 season, and won the2002 Football League Cup Finalthe following year. They spent eleven successive seasons in the Premier League, but were relegated in 2012 and again into the third tier in 2017. Blackburn secured promotion out ofLeague Oneat the end of the 2017–18 season.
History
Early years
The club was founded following a meeting, at the Leger Hotel, Blackburn, on 5 November 1875. The meeting was organised by two young men, namelyJohn Lewisand Arthur Constantine, two old-boys ofShrewsbury School.The purpose of the meeting was "to discuss the possibility of forming a football club to play under Association rules".[6]The first match played by Blackburn Rovers took place inChurch, Lancashireon 18 December 1875 and was a 1–1 draw.[7]
On 28 September 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association.[8]On 1 November 1879 the club played in the FA Cup for the first time, beating the Tyne Association Football Club 5–1.[8]Rovers were eventually put out of the competition in the third round after suffering a heavy 6–0 defeat byNottingham Forest.[9]
On 25 March 1882 the club won through to the final of the FA Cup against theOld Etonians.Blackburn Rovers was the first provincial team to reach the final,[10]but the result was a 1–0 defeat by the Old Etonians.[11]
Rovers finally won the FA Cup on 29 March 1884 with a 2–1 victory over the Scottish teamQueen's Park.[12]The same teams played the FA Cup final again the next season, with Blackburn Rovers again emerging victorious, with a 2–0 score.[12]Rovers repeated this success yet again the next season, winning the final replay 2–0 againstWest Bromwich Albion.For this three-in-a-row of FA Cup victories, the club was awarded a specially commissioned silver shield.[12]
The1885–86season was the birth of the legal professional footballer, and Blackburn Rovers spent £615 on player wages for the season.[13]
Football League commences
Blackburn Rovers were founder members of theFootball Leaguein 1888.[14]
Blackburn Rovers again reached theFA Cup finalon 29 March 1890 at theKennington Oval.[15]The club claimed the trophy for the fourth time, by beatingSheffield Wednesdaya hefty 6–1 with left forwardWilliam Townleyscoring three goals and becoming the first player to achieve ahat-trickin the FA Cup final.[16]
The 1890–91 season saw Blackburn Rovers win the FA Cup for the fifth time againstNotts Countywith a 3–1 victory.[17]During the 1897–98 season the club were relegated but were elected back into the first division at the Football League's AGM along withNewcastle United.[18]The season marked the beginning ofBob Crompton's 45-year association with the club, as a player and later an FA Cup-winning manager.
Early 20th century
Blackburn Rovers continued to struggle during the early years of the 20th century, but the results began a gradual improvement. Major renovations were made to Ewood Park: in 1905 the Darwen End was covered at a cost of £1680 and the new Nuttall Stand was opened on New Year's Day 1907. During the first three decades of the 20th century, Blackburn Rovers were still considered a top side in the English league. They were First Division champions in 1911–12 and 1913–14, and F.A Cup winners in1927–28with a 3–1 victory againstHuddersfield Town,but the F.A Cup win was their last major trophy for nearly 70 years.
Mid 20th century
Blackburn Rovers maintained a respectable mid-table position in the First Division until they were finally relegated (along with Aston Villa) from the top flight (for the first time since the foundation of the league) in the 1935–36 season.
When the league resumed after the war, Blackburn Rovers were relegated in their second season (1947–48). At this time the tradition ofburying a coffinbegan. The club remained in the second division for the following ten years. After promotion in 1958, they again returned to the mid-table position they had occupied in the earlier part of the century. During this time, they seldom made a serious challenge for a major trophy – although they did reach the1960 FA Cup Finalwhen managed by ScotDally Duncan.Rovers lost this game 3–0 toWolverhampton Wanderersafter playing most of the game with only 10 men on the field following an injury toDave Whelan,who broke a leg.
There were brief hopes of a return to glory in the1963–64 season,when a remarkable 8–2 away win overWest Ham Unitedin east London onBo xing Daytook them to the top of the league. Their lead of the league was short-lived, and they finished the season some way down the table, as the title was seized by aLiverpoolside who would record a further 12 league titles over the next 26 years, while Blackburn's fortunes took a very different route. They were relegated from the First Division in 1966 and began a 26-year exile from the top division.
1970s and 1980s
During the 1970s, Blackburn Rovers bounced between the Second and Third Divisions, winning the Third Division title in 1975, but never mounted a challenge for promotion to the First Division despite the efforts of successive managers to put the club back on track, and fell back into the Third Division in 1979. They went up as runners-up in the Third Division in 1980 and, save for one season in League One in2017–18,have remained in the upper two tiers of the English league ever since. A second successive promotion was nearly achieved the following year, but the club missed out ongoal difference,and promotion-winning managerHoward Kendallmoved to Everton that summer. Kendall's successor,Bobby Saxtononly managed mid-table finishes for the next three seasons, then nearly achieved promotion in the 1984–85 season, but a poor finish the following year (just one place above relegation) followed by an abysmal start to the 1986–87 season cost Saxton his job.
Saxton was replaced byDon Mackay,who steered them to a decent finish that season and also victory in theFull Members Cup.In the following three seasons Mackay re-established Rovers as promotion contenders, but they fell just short of promotion each time; the closest they came was in 1988–89 reached the Second Division play-off final in its last season of the home-away two-legged format – but lost to Crystal Palace. A defeat in the 1989–90 Second Division playoff semi-finals brought more frustration to Ewood Park, but the following season saw the club taken over by local steelworks owner and lifelong supporterJack Walker(1929–2000).[19]
1990s
Following the Walker takeover Rovers finished 19th in the Second Division at the end of the1990–91season, but the new owner had made millions of pounds available to spend on new players and appointedKenny Dalglishas manager in October 1991.[20]Rovers secured promotion to the newFA Premier Leagueat the end of1991–92 seasonas play-off winners, ending 26 years outside the top flight.[21]
Rovers made headlines in the summer of 1992 by paying an English record fee of £3.5million for the 22-year-old Southampton and England centre forwardAlan Shearer.[22]After finishing fourth in1992–93[23]and runners-up in1993–94,[24]they went on to win the Premier League title in1994–95.[25]The title chase went down to the last game of the season, but despite Rovers losing toLiverpoolthey edged out rivalsManchester Unitedto win the championship.
Kenny Dalglish moved upstairs to the position of Director of Football at the end of the Premier League winning season, and handed over the reins to his assistantRay Harford.[26]Blackburn Rovers made a poor start to the1995–96season, and found themselves in the bottom half for most of the first half of the season. Rovers also struggled in theChampions Leagueand finished bottom of their group with just four points.[27]
A poor start to the1996–97Premier League campaign saw Harford resign in late October with the club bottom of the division, having failed to win any of their first ten games. Relegation looked a real possibility, just two seasons after winning the league. After an abortive attempt to bring inSven-Göran Erikssonas manager, long-serving coachTony Parkestook over as manager for the rest of the campaign, narrowly steering the side to survival. That summer, the manager's job was taken byRoy Hodgson,who joined the club fromInternazionale.[28]UEFA Cupfootball was secured with a 6th-place finish. Rovers made a poor start to the 1998–99 campaign and Hodgson was sacked in December less than an hour after a 2–0 home defeat by bottom sideSouthampton,a result that locked Rovers in the relegation zone.[29]He was replaced as manager byBrian Kidd.[30]Kidd failed to save Rovers from relegation.
2000s
In1999–2000Rovers began the season as promotion favourites, but with the club hovering just above the Division One relegation zoneBrian Kiddwas sacked in October[31]and replaced in March byGraeme Souness.[32]Jack Walkerdied just after the start of the2000–01 season,[33]and the club dedicated its promotion challenge in memory of their benefactor. Fittingly, they returned to the Premier League after a much improved season, finishing second behindFulham.
In2001–02,record signingAndy Colewas bought in for £8million,[34]and Rovers won their first-everLeague Cupby beatingTottenham Hotspur2–1 at theMillennium StadiuminCardiff,Cole scoring the winner in the 69th minute.[35]The following season Rovers finished sixth to qualify for theUEFA Cupfor the second season running. Souness left just after the start of2004–05to take charge atNewcastle,[36]and he was replaced by Welsh national coachMark Hughes.[37]Hughes secured Rovers' Premier League survival for the 2004–05 season as well as anFA Cupsemi-final againstArsenal,with Rovers finishing 15th once again. He led the team to sixth the following season and Rovers's third European qualification in five years.
Rovers reached the semi-final of the2006–07 FA Cup,but lost toChelseain extra time, and finished that season's league in tenth, qualifying for theIntertoto Cup,which led to a short run in the2007–08 UEFA Cup.In May 2008, Mark Hughes left Blackburn Rovers for the vacancy atManchester City.He was replaced byPaul Ince,[38]whose first job was to persuade some of the wantaway players to stay.[39]withArchie Knoxcoming in as his assistant.[40]Ince's time in charge started well, but following a run of eleven games without a win he was sacked in December 2008.[41]Sam Allardycewas appointed as Ince's replacement[42]and in 2009–10 he led the team to a tenth-place finish and a League Cup semi-final.
2010 onwards
In November 2010, the Indian companyV H Groupbought Blackburn Rovers under the name of Venky's London Limited for £23 million.[43]The new owners immediately sacked managerSam Allardyceand replaced him with first-team coachSteve Kean,initially on a temporary basis, but by January 2011 he had been awarded a full-time contract until June 2013.[44][45]Kean's appointment was shrouded in controversy since his agentJerome Andersonhad earlier played a major role in advising Venky's during the takeover of the club in the preceding months.[46][47][48]
In December 2011, Blackburn Rovers posted an annual pre-tax loss of £18.6m for the year ending 30 June 2011. Despite this, the owners of Blackburn Rovers provided assurances over the continued funding of the club, even if they were relegated.[49]
On 7 May 2012, Blackburn were relegated to theChampionshipafter being defeated at home byWigan Athleticin the penultimate game of the season, ending eleven years in the Premier League.[50]At the start of the 2012–2013 season, Kean was given a chance by the owners to win promotion and kept his job as the manager. Ultimately though, pressure from the supporters who had been calling for the manager's removal for months resulted in his resignation as manager on 29 September 2012.[51]
On 7 May 2017, Blackburn were relegated to League One. On 24 April 2018, the club were promoted back to the second tier with a 1–0 win atDoncaster Rovers.[52]
In recent years, they have finished 15th (2018–2019), 11th (2019–2020), 15th (2020–2021), 8th (2021–2022),[53]and 7th (2022–2023) in the Championship.[54]
In the 2023–2024 season, Blackburn narrowly avoided relegation on the final matchday, finishing in 19th place after a 2–0 win against title winnersLeicester City,their lowest finish since their promotion back to the Championship in 2018.[55]
Players
Current squad
- As of 30 August 2024[56]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Development/Academy squad
Notable players
For a list of notable Blackburn Rovers players in sortable-table format seeList of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players.
Club staff
- As of 15 June 2024[57]
Senior Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Chief Operating Officer |  Suhail Shaikh
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| Chief Executive Officer |  Steve Waggott
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| Chief Financial Officer | Matt Wright
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| Director | Gandhi Babu
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| Director | Mr. M Sreenivasa Rao
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| Non-Executive Director | Robert Coar
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Senior Football
| Position | Staff |
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| Head of Football Operations |  Rudy Gestede
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| Head of Recruitment |  John Park
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| Head of Technical Development |  Adam Owen
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| Head Coach | John Eustace
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| Assistant Head Coach | Keith Downing
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| Assistant Head Coach | Matt Gardiner
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| First-Team Coach | David Lowe
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Ben Benson
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| First-Team Technical Coach & Head of Player Development |  Damien Johnson
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| Lead Sports Scientist | Karl Hodges
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| Consultant | Dr. Chris Dalton
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| Head of Medical Services | Andrew Procter
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| Head of Performance Analysis | Adam Collins
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| Kit Manager | Paul Schofield
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Academy Football
| Position | Staff |
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| Head of Academy | Stuart Jones
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| Head of Academy Coaching | Jordan McCann
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| Under-21s Lead Coach | Mike Sheron
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| Under-18s Lead Coach | Ryan Kidd
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| Head of Academy Sports Science and Medical | Russ Wrigley
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| Head of Academy Recruitment | Michael Cribley
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| Academy Secretary | Dawn Dunn
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Club Operations
| Position | Staff |
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| Head of Football Administration | Brett Baker
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| Head of Operations | Lynsey Talbot
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| Head of HR & Safeguarding | Faye Billington
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| Head of IT | Kieran Shellard
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| Head of Media & Communications | Rob Gill
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| Commercial & Partnerships Manager | Yasir Sufi
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| Head of Consumer | Fraser Read
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| Head of Community Trust/CEO | Gary Robinson
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Awards
Player of the season
Season-by-season record
European football
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| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | First round | 
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Trelleborg | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Champions League | Group B | 
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Spartak Moscow | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4th | |
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Legia Warsaw | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||
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Rosenborg | 4–1 | 1–2 | |||||
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | First round | 
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Lyon | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | First round | 
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CSKA Sofia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–4(a) | |
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Celtic | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |||
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | First round | 
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Gençlerbirliği | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | First round | 
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Red Bull Salzburg | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Group E |
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Nancy | 1–0 | — | 1st | |||
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Feyenoord | — | 0–0 | |||||
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Wisła Kraków | — | 2–1 | |||||
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Basel | 3–0 | — | |||||
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Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | |||
| 2007–08 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | 
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Vėtra | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
| UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | 
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MyPa | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| First round | 
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Larissa | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |||
Managerial history
Colours
This sectionneeds additional citations forverification.(August 2022) |
Unlike most teams, Blackburn Rovers have only ever had one design to their home kit. The distinctive blue and white halved jersey is widely acknowledged as the "town colour". Although the design has remained the same, the side in which the colours fall has often changed. Blue has resided on the wearers left since 1946; prior to this, the blue and white often switched order almost yearly.
Blackburn Rovers' first kit is uncertain. The 1905 book; Book of Football by Jonathan Russell describes Blackburn Rovers' first kit as a white jersey with Maltese Cross on the wearers left breast, Trousers and a blue and white skull cap. The Maltese Cross notorious with the public schools in which the founders of the club were educated. In contrast an account from theBlackburn Standardon 6 January 1894 accounts the first kit as navy blue and white quartered jersey (quartered accounting for the shirts four panels front and back), white knickers and navy hose. This account is much more synonymous with the kit today. Photographic evidence from 1878 shows the team in Blue and white halved (quartered) jerseys, white shorts and blue socks, complete with blue and white cap and Maltese Cross.
Badge
Through its history the club has adopted four badges as its crest; the Maltese Cross, the towns coat of arms, Lancashire Rose and the present day Blackburn Rovers Badge. From 1875 to approximately 1882 The Maltese Cross was present on the club's first ever home kit and was worn by both the Shrewsbury and Malvern school teams. Two former Malvernians and two former Salopians played in that first team, so there is a clear link with these public schools.
During FA Cup finals it is tradition for the club to adopt the town's coat of arms as their badge. This tradition has carried through all eight FA Cup finals the club has been a part of all the way to their last FA Cup final against Woverhampton Wanderers in 1960.
From roughly 1882 and excluding cup finals the club did not use a badge until 1974. In this year the club opted for an embroidered Lancashire Rose with the club's initials "B.R.F.C." below. This badge lasted unchanged for 15 years until it was 1989 due to visibility issues of the dark red rose on the dark blue of the shirt.
From 1989 to the present day the current Blackburn Rovers badge has been used. It has encompassed the previous badge in a newer design for the Lancashire Red Rose. Circling the rose is the team name "Blackburn Rovers F.C." and the date in which the club was founded "1875". At the base of the badge is the club motto, "Arte Et Labore" which translated means, "by skill and by labour". This motto has been taken from the town motto which was adopted in 1852.
Grounds
Oozehead Ground 1875–1877
Rovers first home ground was a field at Oozehead on Preston New Road to the north west of the town. This field was farmland and was owned by a local farmer; when Blackburn Rovers weren't using the field it was used to graze cows. In the centre of the field was a large watering hole, which on match days was covered with timber and turf.[58]
Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877
Due to the rough conditions at Oozehead, the committee felt an established sports ground would be best to play on. Therefore, during the 1877 season they acquired the use of Pleasington's cricket ground to the south west of the town. Play stopped on this ground after Henry Smith of Preston North End died of a heart attack whilst playing.[58]
Alexandra Meadows 1877–1881
Still adopting cricket grounds, the committee acquired the use of the East Lancashire Cricket Club's ground in the centre of the town, Alexandra Meadows. Sources differ as to the date of the first match played by Rovers at Alexandra Meadows. A programme fromClitheroe F.C.states that Clitheroe was the first team to beat Blackburn at Alexandra Meadows on 17 November 1877.[59]Other sources indicate that the first match took place on 2 January 1878 with a Blackburn victory againstPartick Thistle.[60][61]It was on this ground Blackburn Rovers played for the first time under artificial light against Accrington on 4 November 1878.[58]
Leamington Road 1881–1890
Due to the increasing demand in football in the area and in particular for Blackburn Rovers the committee felt that a private ground was more fitting. Therefore, in 1881 the club moved to Leamington Road, Blackburn Rovers' first purpose built ground including a 700-person capacity seated grandstand, costing £500. The first game played at this ground was held on 8 October 1881 against Blackburn Olympic resulting in a 4–1 win for Rovers. Whilst at Leamington Road and under James Fielding[62]the club won three FA Cups and was inaugurated into the Football League as a founding Member in 1888. Despite the club's success, they left Leamington Road due to an increase in lease costs.[58]
Ewood Park 1890–present
Built in April 1882 as Ewood Bridge. The ground was an all purpose sporting venue hosting football, athletics and dog racing. The Blackburn Rovers committee felt this was the ideal venue for the club after having already played numerous games there in 1882. The first game played at the new Ewood Park ground was on 13 September 1890 against Accrington, the 0–0 draw was viewed by 10,000 people and on 31 October 1892 artificial lights were installed.[58]Ewood sits on the bank of theRiver DarweninBlackburn, Lancashire.
1913 terrorist incident
An attempt was made to destroy the ground in 1913. As part of thesuffragette bombing and arson campaign,suffragettescarried out a series of bombings and arson attacks nationwide to publicise their campaign for women's suffrage.[63]In November 1913, suffragettes attempted to burn down Ewood Park's grandstand but were foiled.[64]In the same year, suffragettessucceeded in burning downArsenal's then South London stadium, and also attempted to burn downPreston North End's ground.[64]More traditionally male sports were targeted in order to protest againstmale dominance.[65]
Supporters and rivalries
Blackburn Rovers supporters have formed several support clubs related to the team, and almost all of them are partially focused on making trips to Ewood Park easier. Rovers home games were well attended as a percentage of the Blackburn population throughout the 2000s with average attendances of around 25,000, equal to roughly a quarter of Blackburn's population (approximately 100,000).[citation needed]The supporters' long-running fanzine is called4,000 Holes.
Clement Charnockand his brotherHarrywere Blackburn Rovers fans who introduced football intoRussiain the 1880s.[citation needed]
Blackburn's primary rivals areBurnley,with whom they contest theEast Lancashire derby.Other rivalries for Rovers includePreston North End,Bolton WanderersandWigan Athletic,all by proximity.
Statistics and records
Records
- Most League appearances:
Derek Fazackerley,593+3 sub, 1970–71 to 1986–87
- Record goalscorer:
Simon Garner,194 goals (168 league), 1978–79 to 1991–92
- Record attendance at Ewood Park:
62,255 vBolton Wanderers,FA Cup 6th round, 2 March 1929
- Transfer fee paid:
£8m toManchester UnitedforAndy Colein December 2001
£8m toHuddersfield TownforJordan Rhodesin August 2012
- Transfer fee received:
Up to £22m fromCrystal PalaceforAdam Whartonin February 2024
- Record win:
11–0 vRossendale United,Ewood Park,FA Cup1st round 13 October 1884
- Record League win:
9–0 vMiddlesbrough,Ewood Park,Division 2, 6 November 1954
- Record away win:
8–2 vWest Ham United,Division 1, 26 December 1963
- Record League defeat:
0–8 vArsenal,Division 1, 25 February 1933, 0–8 vLincoln City,Division 2, 29 August 1953[66]
- Record home League defeat:
0-7 vFulham,3 November 2021
- Record aggregate League score:
13: 5–8 vDerby County,6 September 1890
- Most points gained in a season (2pts):
60 (1974–75)
- Most points gained in a season (3pts):
91 (2000–01)
- Fewest points gained in a season (2pts):
20 (1965–66)
- Fewest points gained in a season (3pts):
31 (2011–12)[67]
- Most consecutive League appearances:
Walter Crook,208 (1934–46)
- Most goals scored by a player in a season:
Ted Harper,43, Division 1, 1925–26
- Most goals scored by a player in a match:
Tommy Briggs,7 v Bristol Rovers, Ewood Park, Division 2, 5 February 1955
- Most hat-tricks in a season:
8, 1963–64
- Most individual hat-tricks:
13,Jack Southworth,1887–1893
- Most FA Cup appearances:
Ronnie Clayton,56, 1949–1969
- Most League Cup appearances:
Derek Fazackerley,38, 1969–1987
- Youngest player to appear for Rovers:
Harry Dennison,aged 16 yrs and 155 days againstBristol City,Division 1, 8 April 1911
- Oldest player to appear for Rovers:
Bob Crompton,40 yrs and 150 days againstBradford City,Division 1, 23 February 1920
- Longest undefeated FA Cup run:
24 games including 3 consecutive FA Cup wins, 1884–86. Still an FA Cup record
Honours
League
- First Division/Premier League(level 1)
- Second Division/ First Division /Championship(level 2)
- Third Division/League One(level 3)
Cup
- FA Cup
- Football League Cup
- Winners:2001–02
- FA Charity Shield
- Full Members' Cup
- Winners:1986–87
- Football League War Cup
- Runners-up:1939–40
Regional
- Lancashire Cup[58][a]
- Winners (20): 1881–82, 1882–83, 1883–84, 1884–85, 1895–96, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1903–04, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1944–45, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2018–19, 2020–21
Notes
- ^The club has fielded itsreserve teamin the competition since the mid-1990s[58]
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External links
Independent websites
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. onBBC Sport:Club news–Recent results and fixtures
- Blackburn Roversat Sky Sports
- Blackburm Rovers FCat Premier League
- Blackburn Rovers FCatUEFA