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Blackburn Rovers F.C.

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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

1876-77Oozehead Ground


1877-78Pleasington Cricket Ground


1878-81Alexandra Meadows


1881-90Leamington Road


1890-presentEwood Park




Club honours







Date
Honour

1884,1885,1886,1890,1891,1928F.A. Cup winners


1882,1960F.A. Cup runners-up


2002Worthington (League) cup winners


1987Members cup winners


1994-95Premier League champions


1993-94Premier League runners-up


1911-12, 1913-1914League division 1 champions


1938-39League division 2 champions


1957-58League division 2 runners-up


1974-75League division 3 champions


1979-80League division 3 runners-up




Club managers







Period
Manager

1884-1896Thomas Mitchell


1896-1803J Warmsley


1903-1925R B Middleton


1922-1926Jack Carr


1926-1930Bob Crompton


1931-1936Arthur Barritt


1936-1938Reg Taylor


1938-1941Bob Crompton


1944-1947Eddie Hapgood


1947Will Scott


1947-1949Jack Bruton


1949-1953Jackie Bestall


1953-1958Johnny Carey


1958-1960Dally Duncan


1960-1967Jack Marshall


1967-1970Eddie Quiqley


1970-1971Johnny Carey


1971-1973Ken Furphy


1974-1975Gordon Lee


1975-1978Jim Smith


1978Jim Iley


1978-1979John Pickering


1979-1981Howard Kendall


1981-1986Bobby Saxton


1987-1991Don Mackay


1991-1996Kenny Dalglish


1995-1997Ray Hartford


1997-1998Roy Hodgson


1998-1999Brian Kidd


1999-2000Tony Parks


2000-presentGraeme Souness




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