Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system, after promotion of League One at the end 2017-18 season.
The club was founded in 1875, became a founding member of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992. In 1890, Rovers moved to Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers have been British champions three times, and have won six FA Cups and one Football League Cup. The club has spent most of its existence on the top of English football.
In 1992, Rovers gained promotion to the new Premier League a year after being taken over by local businessman Jack Walker, who installed Kenny Dalglish as manager. In 1995, Rovers became the Premier League champions. In the 1998-99 season, the club were relegated. It was promoted back to the Premier League two years later, in the 2000-01 season. It has qualified for the UEFA Cup four times: once as League Cup winners, twice as the sixth Premier League team and once through Intertoto Cup.
Club motto is " Arte et Labore ", "By Skills and Hard Work" in Latin.
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History
Initial years
The club was founded after the meeting, at the Leger Hotel, Blackburn, on November 5, 1875. The meeting was hosted by two youths, namely John Lewis and Arthur Constantine. The purpose of the meeting was "to discuss the possibility of forming a football club to play under Association rules". The first match played by Blackburn Rovers took place at Church, Lancashire on 18 December 1875 and a 1-1 draw.
On September 28, 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association. On 1 November 1879 the club played in F.A. Cup for the first time, beating the Tyne Association Football Club 5-1. Rovers were eventually ejected from the competition in the third round after suffering a heavy 6-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest.
On 25 March 1882 the club won to the FA Cup final against Old Etonians. Blackburn Rovers was the first provincial team to reach the final, but the result was a 1-0 defeat by Old Etonians.
Rovers eventually won the A Cup on March 29, 1884 with a 2-1 victory over Scotland's Queen's Park team. The same team played the F.A. Cup final. again the following season, with Blackburn Rovers back on their feet with a 2-0 victory. Rovers repeated this success again the following season, winning a 2-0 final replay against West Bromwich Albion. For a three-in-a-row victory F.A. This Cup, the club gets a special silver shield assigned.
The 1885-86 season was the birth of a legal professional footballer, and Blackburn Rovers spent £ 615 on player salaries for the season.
Football League begins
Blackburn Rovers was a founding member of the Football League in 1888.
Blackburn Rovers again reach final F.A. Cup on March 29, 1890 at Kennington Oval. The club claimed the trophy for the fourth time, beating Sheffield Wednesday a hefty 6-1 with front-left William Townley scoring three goals and becoming the first player to reach a hat-trick in the F.A final. Cup.
The 1890-91 season saw Blackburn Rovers win the F.A Cup. for the fifth time against Notts County with a 3-1 victory. During the 1897-98 season the club stayed in the first division only as a result of the decision to increase the number of teams from 16 to 18. This season, however, marked the beginning of 45 years of relationship with Bob Crompton club. , both as a player and eventually as an FA Cup winning manager.
The beginning of the 20th century
Blackburn Rovers continued to struggle during the early years of the 20th century, but the results began to increase gradually. Major renovations were made to Ewood Park: in 1905 Darwen End was covered at a cost of Ã, Â £ 1680 and a 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 the top sides in the English league. They were First Division champions in 1911-12 and 1913-14, and were F.A Cup champions in 1927-28 with a 3-1 win against Huddersfield Town, but the F.A Cup victory was their last major trophy for almost 70 years.
Mid-20th century
Blackburn Rovers maintained a respectable midfield position in the First Division until eventually relegated (along with Aston Villa) from the top division (for the first time since the league's inception) in the 1935-36 season.
When the league came back after the war, Blackburn Rovers relegated in their second season (1947-48). At this time the tradition of burying the coffin begins. The club remains in the second division for the next ten years. After promotion in 1958, they returned to the middle-table position they occupied in the early part of this century. During this time, they rarely made a serious challenge to the big trophy - even though they reached the 1960 FA Cup final when managed by Scot Dally Duncan. Rovers lost this game 3-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers after playing most of the game with only 10 players on the pitch after injured Dave Whelan, who broke his leg.
There was a brief hope of returning to triumph in the 1963-64 season, when an extraordinary 8-2 victory over West Ham United in east London on Boxing Day brought them to the top of the league. However, their advantage in the league was brief and they finished the season a certain way under the table when the title was seized by a Liverpool team that would record 12 further league titles over the next 26 years, while Blackburn's fortunes took a very different place. route. They were again relegated from the First Division in 1966 and started a 26-year exile from the top division.
1970s and 1980s
During the 1970s, Blackburn Rovers soar between the Second and Third Divisions, winning the Third Division title in 1975, but never raising a challenge for promotion to the First Division despite the successive managerial efforts to put the club back on track, and fall back to the Third Division in 1979. They went up as runners-up in the Third Division in 1980 and remained on top of two English league levels ever since. The second consecutive promotion was almost achieved the following year, but the club failed to score on goal difference, and the promotional manager, Howard Kendall moved to Everton that summer. Kendall's successor, Bobby Saxton only managed to finish mid-season for the next three seasons, then almost reached promotion in the 1984-85 season, but a bad end the following year (only one place above relegation) followed by a bad start for 1986 -87 Season cost Saxton his job.
Saxton was replaced by Don Mackay, who steered them to the end of a decent season and also victory in the Full Member Cup. In the next three seasons, Mackay set Rovers back as a promotional contender, but they only lack promotions every time; the closest they came in 1988-89 reached the final of the Second Division play-offs in his final season in a two-footed round-trip format - but lost to Crystal Palace. The defeat in the 1989-90 Second Division semifinals brought more disappointment for Ewood Park, but the following season saw the club being taken over by local steelmaker and lifelong supporter Jack Walker (1929-2000).
1990s
Following the takeover of Walker Rovers ended in 19th in the Second Division at the end of the 1990-91 season, but the new owners have made millions of pounds available to spend on new players and appointed Kenny Dalglish as manager in October 1991. Rovers secured promotion to the FA Premier League only at the end of the 1991-92 season as a play-off winner, ending 26 years outside the top flight.
Rovers made headlines in the summer of 1992 paying an English record fee of £ 3.5 million for the 22-year-old Southampton and England forward Alan Shearer. After finishing fourth in 1992-93 and runners-up in 1993-94, they went on to win the Premier League title in 1994-95. The title chase came down to the final game of the season, but although Rovers lost to Liverpool, they beat rivals Manchester United to win the championship.
Kenny Dalglish moved upstairs to the position of Director of Football at the end of the Premier League victory season, and handed control to his assistant Ray Harford. Blackburn Rovers made a poor start to the 1995-96 season, and found themselves in the bottom half for much of the first half of the season. Rovers also fought in the Champions League and finished bottom of their group with just four points. A poor start to the 1996-97 Premier League campaign saw Harford resign in late October with bottom club division, having failed to win any of their first ten games. The relegation looked as a real possibility, just two seasons after winning the league. After unsuccessful attempts to include Sven-GÃÆ'¶ran Eriksson as manager, longtime coach Tony Parkes took over as manager for the rest of the campaign, narrowly directing the team to survive. That summer, manager's job was taken by Roy Hodgson, who joined the club from Internazionale. The UEFA Cup is guaranteed with a 6th place finish. However, 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 side Southampton, a result that locked Rovers in the relegation zone. He was replaced as manager by Brian Kidd. However, he could not save them as the club escaped, relegation confirmed with a goalless draw at home to Manchester United in the last second match of the season.
2000s
In 1999-2000 Rovers started the season as a promotional favorite, but with the club floating just above the First Division relegation zone, Brian Kidd was fired in October and replaced in March by Graeme Souness. Jack Walker died just after the start of the 2000-01 season, and the club dedicates its promotional challenge to remembering their helpers. Exactly, they returned to the Premier League after a much better season, taking second place behind Fulham.
In 2001-02, Andy Cole's signing record was bought for £ 8m, and Rovers won their first League Cup by beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Cole scored the winner in the 69th minute. The following season Rovers finished in sixth place to qualify for the UEFA Cup for the second season running. Souness went right after the start of 2004-05 to take over at Newcastle, and he was replaced by Welsh national coach Mark Hughes. Hughes secured Premier League Rovers survival for the 2004-05 season as well as the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, with Rovers finishing 15th once again. He led the team for the next six seasons and qualified third in European Rovers in five years.
Rovers reached the 2006-07 FA Cup semifinals, but lost to Chelsea in extra time, and finished the season league in tenth, qualifying for the Intertoto Cup, which led to a short run in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup. In May 2008, Mark Hughes left Blackburn Rovers for vacancy at Manchester City. He was replaced by Paul Ince, Ince's first job was to persuade some players who wanted to survive. with Archie Knox coming as his assistant. Ince's time in charge started well, but after running eleven games without winning he was sacked in December 2008. Sam Allardyce was appointed as Ince's successor and in 2009-10 he led the team to tenth place and the League Cup semi-final.
2010 and beyond
In November 2010, Indian company VH Group bought Blackburn Rovers under the name of Venky's London Limited for £ 23 million. The new owner immediately fired manager Sam Allardyce and replaced him with first team coach Steve Kean, initially on a temporary basis, but by January 2011 he has been awarded a full-time contract until June 2013. Kean's appointment was shrouded in many ways. controversy since his agent Jerome Anderson had previously played a major role in advising Venky during the club's takeover in the preceding months.
In December 2011, Blackburn Rovers posted an annual pretax loss of £ 18.6 million for the year ending June 30, 2011. Nevertheless, Blackburn Rovers' owners provide guarantees for continued club funding, even if they are relegated.
On 7 May 2012, the club was relegated to the Championship after being beaten at home by Wigan Athletic in the last second match of the season, which ended eleven years in the Premier League.
At the start of the 2012-2013 season, Steve Kean, the manager who was responsible for the previous relegation season, was given the opportunity by the owner to win promotion and retain his job as manager. In the end though, pressure from supporters who have been calling for manager's removal for months resulted in his resignation as manager on September 29, 2012.
On May 7, 2017, five years into the day after leaving the Premier League, the club saw their second degradation since being taken over by the current owners as they descended to the first Premier League-first champions to sink to third.
On April 24, 2018, they were promoted back to the second level with a 0-1 win at Doncaster Rovers.
Maps Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Player
Current squad
- Beginning May 7, 2018
Note: Flags indicate the national team as determined under the FIFA eligibility rules. Players can have more than one non-FIFA citizenship.
For the latest transfer, see 2018-19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season.
- Both player contracts expire at the end of the 2017/18 season, and have been offered new contracts.
Sign out on loan
Note: Flags indicate the national team as determined under the FIFA eligibility rules. Players can have more than one non-FIFA citizenship.
Squad/Developer Academy
Notes and famous old players
For a list of famous Blackburn Rovers players in table-get-see format, see Blackburn Rovers F.C. player.
Awards
Player of the Season
Club awards
League
- First Division/Premier League
- Winner ( 3 ): 1911-12, 1913-14, 1994-95
- Runner-up (1): 1993-94
- Second Division Football League/Football League Championship
- Winner ( 1 ): 1938-39
- Runner-up (2): 1957-58, 2000-01
- Winner play-off (1): 1991-92
- Three League Football Division/One Football League
- Winner ( 1 ): 1974-75
- Runner-up (2): 1979-80, 2017-18
Cups
- FA Cup
- Winner ( 6 ): 1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1928
- Runner-up (2): 1882, 1960
- Football League Cup
- Winner ( 1 ): 2002
- FA Community Protection
- Winner ( 1 ): 1912
- Runner-up (3): 1928, 1994, 1995
- Complete Member Cup
- Winner ( 1 ): 1987
- Lancashire Senior Cup (Backup Team)
- Winner ( 18 ): 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1896, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1945, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2011
- FA Youth Cup
- Winner ( 1 ): 1959
- Runner-up (3): 1998, 2001, 2012
- U21 League Cup
- Runner-up (1): 2014-15
- Football League Cup
- Runner-up (1): 1940
Europe
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Winner ( 1 ): 2007 - Joint Winner
season-by-season record
Managerial history
Team colors and badges
Unlike most teams, Blackburn Rovers have only one design to their home device. The split blue and white shirt is widely recognized as "the color of the city". Although the design remains the same, the side where fall colors often change. Blue has stayed in the remaining users since 1946 but before this blue and white rule often switch orders almost every year.
However, Blackburn Rovers' first package is unlimited. Book 1905; Book of Football by Jonathan Russell describes the first kit of Blackburn Rovers as a white jersey with Maltese Cross on left breast users, Trousers and a blue and white skull cap. The Maltese Cross is famous for its public schools where the founders of the club are educated. Instead, an account from Blackburn Standard on January 6, 1894 donated the first kit as a blue navy and blue jersey (accounting lined for four front and rear shirts), white underwear and aquamarine hose. This account is much more identical to today's kit. Photo proof from 1878 shows a team in uniformed Blue and White uniforms, white shorts and blue socks, complete with blue and white caps and Maltese Cross.
Throughout its history the club has adopted four badges as its emblem; Maltese Cross, the city symbol, Lancashire Rose, and Blackburn Rovers Badge. From 1875 - 1882 The Maltese Cross was present at the club's first home kit and was worn by both school teams Shrewsbury and Malvern. Two former Malvernians and two former Salopians played on that first team, so there is a clear connection with these public schools.
During the final F.A. Cup is a tradition for the club to adopt the symbol of the city as their emblem. This tradition has brought through all eight FA Cup final. The cup had been part of all the way to their final FA Cup final against Woverhampton Wanderers in 1960.
From around 1882 and excluding the club cup final did not use the badge until 1974. In this year the club chose Lancashire Rose with the club's initials "B.R.F.C." under. This badge lasted unchanged for 15 years until 1989 due to visibility issues from dark red roses in dark blue shirts.
From 1989 to the current Blackburn Rovers badge has now been used. This has included the previous badge in the newer design for Lancashire Red Rose. Surrounding roses is the team name of "Blackburn Rovers F.C." and the date on which the club was founded "1875". At the bottom of the badge is the motto of the club, "Arte Et Labore" translated means, "with skill and work". This motto is taken from the motto of the city that was adopted in 1852.
Kit
By 2016, the club kit has been produced by Umbro, and sponsored by the Asian sports betting brand, Dafabet since 2015.
Grounds
Oozehead Ground 1875-1877
Rovers first home is a field at Oozehead on Preston New Road to the northwest of the city. This land is farmland and owned by local farmers, when Blackburn Rovers do not use the fields commonly used to graze cows. In the middle of the field there is a large watering hole, which in the days of the game is covered with wood and grass.
Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877
Due to the rough conditions at Oozehead, the organizers felt an established sports field would be better to play. Therefore, during the 1877 season they gained the use of Pleasington cricket ground in the south west of the city. Play stopped on this ground after Henry Smith of Preston North End died of a heart attack while playing. Alexandra Meadows 1877-1881 Alexandra Meadows 1877-1881 International Places
Leamington Road 1881-1890
Due to the increasing demand in football in the area and in particular to Blackburn Rovers the committee feels that private land is more fitting. Therefore, in 1881 the club moved to Leamington Road, the first purpose built Blackburn Rovers including a 700-man sitting tribune capacity, costing Ã, Â £ 500. The first game played on the ground was held on 8 October 1881 against Blackburn Olympic resulted in a 4 -1 for Rovers. While at Leamington Road and under James Fielding the club won three FA Cups and was unveiled into the Football League as Founding Member in 1888. However, despite the club's success, they had to leave Leamington Road due to an increase in rental fees.
International Places
Built in April 1882 as the Ewood Bridge. The ground is a multipurpose sports venue that organizes soccer, athletics, and dog racing. The Blackburn Rovers committee feels this is the ideal place for the club after having played many games there in 1882. The first game was played on the new Ewood Park field on September 13, 1890 against Accrington, a 0-0 draw seen by 10,000 people and on October 31 1892 artificial lights installed. Ewood sits on the banks of the Darwen River in Blackburn, Lancashire.
International Places
Supporters
Supporters of Blackburn Rovers have formed several support clubs associated with the team, and almost all of them are focused on making the trip to Ewood Park even easier. Rovers home games were attended as a percentage of the Blackburn population throughout 2000 with an average attendance of around 25,000, equal to about a quarter of the Blackburn population (about 100,000). Fanzine who has long been a supporter called 4,000 Holes.
Statistics and recordings
On and including September 1, 2011
Recordings
- Most League appearances :
Derek Fazackerley, 593 3sub, 1970-71 to 1986-87
- Record scorer :
Simon Garner, 194 goals (168 league), 1978-79 to 1991-92
- Record presence at Ewood Park :
62.255 v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup 6th round, March 2, 1929
- Paid Transfers :
Ã, Â £ 8 million to Manchester United for Andrew Cole in December 2001 Ã, Â £ 8 million to Huddersfield Town for Jordan Rhodes in August 2012
- Transfer Cost Accepted :
Ã, £ 18million from Manchester City F.C. to Roque Santa Cruz in June 2009
- Record win :
11-0 v Rossendale United, Ewood Park, FA Cup first round October 13, 1884
- League win record :
9-0 v Middlesbrough, Ewood Park, Division 2, 6 November 1954
- Record victory :
8-2 v West Ham United, Division 1, 26 December 1963
- Record League defeat :
0-8 v Arsenal, Division 1, 25 February 1933, 0-8 v Lincoln City, Division 2, August 29, 1953
- Record home League defeat :
1-7 v Notts County, 14 Maret 1891 1-7 v Middlesbrough, 29 November 1947
- Rekam skor Liga agregat :
13: 5-8 v Derby County, 6 September 1890
- Most points earnings in one season (2pts) :
60 (1974-75)
- Most points earned in one season (3pts):
91 (2000-01)
- Lowest points earned in one season (2pts) :
20 (1965-1966)
- Lowest points earned in one season (3pts) :
31 (2011-12)
- Leading most Liga appearances :
Walter Crook, 208 (1934-46)
- Most goals scored by players in a season :
Ted Harper, 43, Division 1, 1925-26
- Most goals scored by players in matches :
Tommy Briggs, 7 v Bristol Rovers, Ewood Park, Division 2, 5 February 1955
- Most hat-tricks in one season :
8, 1963-64
- Most individual hat-tricks :
13, Jack Southworth, 1887-1893
- Most of the FA Cup appearance :
Ronnie Clayton, 56, 1949-1969
- Most League Cup appearances :
Derek Fazackerley, 38, 1969-1987
- The youngest player that appears for Rovers :
Harry Dennison, aged 16 and 155 days against Bristol City, Division 1, April 8, 1911
- Old players appear for Rovers :
Bob Crompton, 40 yrs and 150 days against Bradford, Division 1, 23 February 1920
- The FA Cup Bets are unbeatable :
24 games including 3 consecutive wins in the FA Cup, 1884-86. Still an FA Cup record
References to the above facts
References
External links
- Official Blackburn Rovers website
- Rovers fans
- Blackburn Rovers News - Sky Sports
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news - Latest results and schedule
- History of Blackburn Rovers: 1875-1914
- Blackburn Rovers - Premierleague.com
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