Blackburn Rovers F.C.
[[image:blackburn_rovers_crest.png|Blackburn
Rovers Crest]]
Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the city of Blackburn, Lancashire.
Introduction
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 1993/1994, Rovers won the championship the following year. A slump followed in the late 1990s, with relegation to League Division One. The team returned to form in 2000 and secured promotion back into the Premier League.
Contact Details
Address
Ewood Park,
Bolton Road, Blackburn,
Lancashire, BB2 4JF.
United Kingdom.
Phone Numbers
Telephone: 01254-698888
Fax: 01254-671042
Ticket Office: 01254-671666
Grounds
| Date |
Ground |
| 1876-77 | Oozehead Ground |
| 1877-78 | Pleasington Cricket Ground |
| 1878-81 | Alexandra Meadows |
| 1881-90 | Leamington Road |
| 1890-present | Ewood Park |
Club honours
| Date |
Honour |
| 1884,1885,1886,1890,1891,1928 | F.A. Cup winners |
| 1882,1960 | F.A. Cup runners-up |
| 2002 | Worthington (League) cup winners |
| 1987 | Members cup winners |
| 1994-95 | Premier League champions |
| 1993-94 | Premier League runners-up |
| 1911-12, 1913-1914 | League division 1 champions |
| 1938-39 | League division 2 champions |
| 1957-58 | League division 2 runners-up |
| 1974-75 | League division 3 champions |
| 1979-80 | League division 3 runners-up |
Club managers
| Period |
Manager |
| 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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