English Football club based in the city of Blackburn, Lancashire.
Blackburn Rovers was established in 1875, and in 1888 became a founder member of the
English Football League. In 1890, Rovers moved to its permanent home at
Ewood Park.
Until the formation of the Premier League in 1992, the majority of
Blackburn Rovers'
success was pre-1930. In the early 1990s Jack Walker, a local boy and life-long supporter
who made millions in the steel industry, invested heavily in the club. He lured former
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish as manager and a number of shrewd player purchases
followed, most notably Alan Shearer. This lifted the club back into the
Premier League
and after finishing runners-up to Manchester United in 93/94, Rovers won the championship the
following year. A slump followed in the late 1990s, with relegation to Division
One. The team returned to form in 2000 and secured promotion back into the
Premier League.
Club honours:
- 1882
- F.A. Cup runners-up
- 1884
- F.A. Cup winners
- 1885
- F.A. Cup winners
- 1886
- F.A. Cup winners
- 1890
- F.A. Cup winners
- 1891
- F.A. Cup winners
- 1911-12
- League division 1 champions
- 1913-14
- League division 1 champions
- 1928
- F.A. Cup winners
- 1938-39
- League division 2 champions
- 1957-58
- League division 2 runners-up
- 1960
- F.A. Cup runners-up
- 1974-75
- League division 3 champions
- 1979-80
- League division 3 runners-up
- 1987
- Members cup winners
- 1993-94
- Premier League runners-up
- 1994-95
- Premier League champions
- 2002
- Worthington (League) cup winners
Club managers:
- 1884-1896
- Thomas Mitchell
- 1896-1803
- J Warmsley
- 1903-1925
- R B Middleton
- 1922-1926
- Jack Carr
- 1926-1930
- Bob Crompton
- 1931-1936
- Arthur Barritt
- 1936-1938
- Reg Taylor
- 1938-1941
- Bob Crompton
- 1944-1947
- Eddie Hapgood
- 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 Quiqley
- 1970-1971
- Johnny Carey
- 1971-1973
- Ken Furphy
- 1974-1975
- Gordon Lee
- 1975-1978
- Jim Smith
- 1978
- Jim Iley
- 1978-1979
- John Pickering
- 1979-1981
- Howard Kendall
- 1981-1986
- Bobby Saxton
- 1987-1991
- Don Mackay
- 1991-1996
- Kenny Dalglish
- 1995-1997
- Ray Hartford
- 1997-1998
- Roy Hodgson
- 1998-1999
- Brian Kidd
- 1999-2000
- Tony Parks
- 2000-present
- Graeme Souness
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