List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players

Blackburn Rovers Football Club was founded in 1875, first entered the FA Cup four years later, and became a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. The club's first team have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups, one Football League Cup and one Full Members' Cup. All players who have made 100 or more appearances in nationally or internationally organised competitive matches for the club should be listed below.

Each player's details include the duration of his Rovers career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team(s) for which the player was selected.

Key

• Players are listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname.
• Appearances as a substitute are included.
• Statistics are correct up to and including the end of the 2022–23 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season.

Player

Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.

Players marked ‡ have won the Blackburn Rovers F.C. Player of the Year award.

Position

Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

Club career

Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

League appearances and League goals

League appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League and the Premier League. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded.

Total appearances and Total goals

Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League (including test matches and play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, European Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup, EFL Trophy and predecessors, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Full Members' Cup, and FA Charity Shield. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.

International selection

Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except for players who competed for more than one country, for whom the highest level reached for each country is shown.

Players with 100 or more appearances

Notes

Player statistics include games played while on loan from clubs listed below. Unless individually sourced, loaning clubs come from the appearances source.

Sources

• Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers The Official Encyclopedia. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-873626-70-2.
• Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005–2006. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
• Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.

References