Blackburn Rovers FC (1875)

Previous Names

Blackburn Grammar School Old Boys

Nicknames
Rovers
Blue and Whites

Local Radio
Radio Rovers 1404 kHz am
BBC Lancashire 95.5FM & 855AM

Best Season
1994/1995 - Premier League Champions

Worst Season
1965/1966 - 20 points - Relegated to Division Three

Most Points in a Season (Win = 2Pts)
60 - 1974/1975

Most Points in a Season (Win = 3pts)
91 - 2000/2001

Managers
1884-1896 Thomas Mitchell
1896-1903 J Warmsley
1903-1925 R B Middleton
1925-1926 Jack Carr
1926-1930 Bob Crompton
1931-1936 Arthur Barritt
1936-1938 Reg Taylor
1938-1941 Bob Crompton
1944-1947 Eddie Hapgood
1947-1947 - Will Scott
1947-1949 Jack Bruton
1949-1953 Jackie Bestall
1953-1958 Johnny Carey
1958-1960 Dally Duncan
1960-1967 Jack Marshall
1967-1970 Eddie Quigley
1970-1971 Johnny Carey
1971-1973 Ken Furphy
1974-1975 Gordon Lee
1975-1978 Jim Smith
1978-1978 Jim Iley
1978-1979 John Pickering
1979-1981 Howard Kendall
1981-1986 Bobby Saxton
1986-1987 Tony Parkes
1987-1991 Don Mackay
1991-1991 Tony Parkes
1991-1995 Kenny Dalglish
1995-1997 Ray Harford
1997-1997 Tony Parkes
1997-1998 Roy Hodgson
1998-1998 Tony Parkes
1998-1999 Brian Kidd
1999-2000 Tony Parkes
2000-2004 Graeme Souness
2004-2004 Tony Parkes
2004-???? Mark Hughes

Youngest Ever Player

Oldest Ever Player
Bob Crompton- 40yrs 150 days - vs Bradford City - Division 1 - 23/02/1920

Most Capped Player
Henning Berg ?? out of 100 - Norway

Top Scorer in a Season
Ted Harper - 43 - Division One - 1925/1926

Top Scorer of All Time
Simon Garner - 194 - 1978-1992

Most Goals Scored in One Match
7 - Tommy Briggs - vs Bristol Rovers - Division Two - 05/02/1955

Most Appearances
Derek Fazackerley - 593 (3) - 1970-1987

Longest Serving Player
Ronnie Clayton - 1949-1969

Most European Appearances

Chairman

John Williams

Ground
Ewood Park - Please click for more info

Pitch Measurements
115 x 76 Yards

Mascot
Roar Lion

Main Sponsors
1984-1991 - Perspex
1991-1996 - McEwan's Lager
1996-2000 - CIS
2000-2002 - Time Computers
2002-2003 - AMD
2003-2005 - HSA
2005-2006 - Lonsdale
2006-???? - Bet24

Honours
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Famous Supporters
Carl Fogarty - Former Superbike Champion
Wayne Hemmingway - Fashion Designer
Jack Straw - MP

Rivals
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Preston North End
Manchester United

Best Cup Runs
3 Consecutive Cup Wins - 1884-1886 (FA Cup Record)

Biggest Transfer In
£8m - Andy Cole - Manchester United - December 2001

Biggest Transfer Out
£17m - Damien Duff - Chelsea - July 2003

Record Gate Receipts
£438,868 - vs Newcastle - FA Cup R.5 - 31/01/2000

Highest Home Attendance
62,255 - vs Bolton Wanderers - FA Cup R.6 - 02/03/1929

Highest Away Attendance

Highest Neutral Attendance
98,954 - vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - 07/05/1960 - Wembley Stadium

Lowest Home Attendance
2,161 - vs Wimbledon - League Cup R.2 L.2 - 08/10/1985

Lowest Away Attendance

Lowest Neutral Attendance

Biggest Home Win
11-0 - vs Rossendale United - FA Cup R.1 -13/10/1884

Biggest Away Win

Biggest Home Defeat
1-7 - vs Notts County - 14/03/1891
1-7 - vs Middlesbrough - 29/11/1947

Biggest Away Defeat
8-2 - vs West Ham - Division One - 26/12/1963

Most Goals Scored in a Season
114 - 1954/1955 - Division Two

Most Goals Conceded in a Season
102 - 1932/1933 - Division One