BLACKBURN ROVERS
("Rovers")
| Year formed | 1875 |
| Turned professional | 1880 |
| Limited company | 1897 |
| Previous names | None |
| Ground | Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 4JF (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Club's ground since | 1890 |
| Pitch measurements | 115 x 76 yards (105 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 31,367 (all seated) |
| Record attendance at present ground | 62,522 v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup 6th round, 2nd March 1929 (drew 1-1) |
| Lowest attedance at present ground | 1,000 v Newcastle United, Test Match, 28 April 1898 (won 4-3) |
Record League Cup attendance at present ground | 30,115 v Liverpool, Coca-Cola Cup 4th round, 30 November 1994 (lost 1-3) |
Lowest League Cup attendance at present ground | 2,160 v Wimbledon, Milk Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 8 October 1985 (won 2-1) |
| First game at current ground | 13 September 1890 v Accrington, Division One (drew 0-0) |
| Previous grounds | Oozehead Ground: 1875 - 1877 Pleasington Cricket Ground: 1877 Alexandra Meadows: 1877 - 1881 Leamington Ground: 1881 - 1890 |
| League career | Football League/Division One: 1888 - 1936 Division Two: 1936 - 1939 Division One: 1946 - 1948 Division Two: 1948 - 1958 Division One: 1958 - 1966 Division Two: 1966 - 1971 Division Three: 1971 - 1975 Division Two: 1975 - 1979 Division Three: 1979 - 1980 Division Two: 1980 - 1992 Premiership: 1992 - 1999 Division One: 1999 - 2001 Premiership: 2001 - 2012 Championship: 2012 - 2017 League One: 2017 - 2018 Championship: 2018 - . |
| First Football League game | 15th September 1888 v Accrington, Football League, drew 5-5 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division One/Premiership champions: 1911-12, 1913-14, 1994-95 Premiership runners-up: 1993-94 Division Two champions: 1938-39 Division Two/One runners-up: 1957-58, 2000-01 Division Three champions: 1974-75 Division Three / League One runners-up: 1979-80, 2017-18 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1883-84, 1884-85, 1885-86, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1927-28 FA Cup runners-up: 1959-60 Worthington Cup winners: 2001-02 Charity Shield winners: 1911-12 Charity Shield runners-up: 1928-29, 1994-95, 1995-96 Full Members' Cup winners: 1986-87 FA Youth Cup winners: 1958-59 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1997-98, 2000-01, 2011-12 Second World War League Cup runners-up: 1939-40 Lancashire Cup winners: 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 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 13th, Division Three, 1973-74 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 60, Division Three, 1974-75 |
| 3 for a win | 96, League One, 2017-18 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 20, Division One, 1965-66 |
| 3 for a win | 31, Premiership, 2011-12 |
| Most League goals scored | 114, Division Two, 1954-55 |
| Most League goals conceded | 102, Division One, 1932-33 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 32, Premiership, 2004-05 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 29, Division Two, 1980-81 |
| Most wins in a League season | 28, League One, 2017-18 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division Two, 1970-71 |
| Most draws in a League season | 18, Division Two, 1980-81 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 2, Division One, 1890-91, 1893-94 |
| Most losses in a League season | 30, Division One, 1965-66 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 6, Division One, 1888-89 6, League One, 2017-18 |
| Record League win | 9-0 v Middlesbrough, Division Two, 6th November 1954 |
| Record Cup win | 11-0 v Rossendale United, FA Cup 1st round, 13th October 1884 |
| Record League Cup win | 8-0 v Harrogate Town, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 29 August 2023 |
| Record defeat | 0-8 v Arsenal, Division One, 25th February 1933 0-8 v Lincoln City, Division Two, 29th August 1953 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-6 v Nottingham Forest, League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 5 September 1979 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 43, Ted Harper, Division One, 1925-26 |
| in total | 168, Simon Garner, 1978-92 |
| Most League goals in one match | 7, Tommy Briggs v Bristol Rovers, Division Two, 5th February 1955 |
| Top League Cup goalscorer | 14, Alan Shearer, 1992-96 |
| Most League appearances | 593 + 3 sub, Derek Fazackerley, 1970-86 |
| Most capped player | 58, Henning Berg, Norway, 1993-97 and 2000-03 |
| Youngest League player | Harry Dennison, 16 years 155 days v Bristol City, 8th April 1911 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £18,000,000 (rising to £22,000,000) for Adam Wharton to Crystal Palace, February 2024 £18,000,000 for Roque Santz Cruz to Manchester City, August 2009 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £8,000,000 for Jordan Rhodes from Huddersfield Town, August 2012 £8,000,000 for Andrew Cole from Manchester United, December 2001 |
| Visitor Counter: | |||||||
 |  |  | | |  | ||