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Chart showing the progress of Blackburn Rovers F.C. through the English football league system from the inaugural season in 1888–89 to present. The table below details the club's achievements in all national competitions, from their first FA Cup campaign in 1879–80 up until the most recent completed season. [3] [4]
Rovers broke the English transfer fee record again in the summer of 1994 when paying Norwich City £5million for 21-year-old striker Chris Sutton. Blackburn won the Premier League in 1995 – their first league title for 81 years and their first major trophy for 67 years.
Blackburn Rovers maintained a respectable mid-table position in the First Division until they were finally relegated (along with Aston Villa) from the top flight (for the first time since the foundation of the league) in the 1935–36 season. When the league resumed after the war, Blackburn Rovers were relegated in their second season (1947–48).
On 24 May, Blackburn Rovers announced that Leon Best, D.J. Campbell, Dickson Etuhu, David Goodwillie, Alex Marrow, and Jordan Slew had been placed on the transfer list. [6] On 26 May, Blackburn Rovers announced one of the best-value season ticket deals in the country for the forthcoming campaign, along with the return of the Premier League Pledge.
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On 27 January Rovers announced they have reached an agreement with Turkish team Kasımpaşa for the transfer of Bengali-Fodé Koita for a fee of 320,000 Euros. [ 37 ] On 29 January Rovers announced signed of Tony Watt on loan from Charlton Athletic until end of the season, with a fee agree to sign permanently in summer.
On 24 May 2013, Rovers owners Venkys rewarded Gary Bowyer's performance as 'Caretaker manager' with a 12-month contract as the club's manager. [4]Bowyer wasted no time in adding to his team making a triple Free transfer signing of midfielder Chris Taylor (), midfielder Alan Judge (Notts County) and goalkeeper Simon Eastwood (), all of whom are joining the club after their contracts ran out ...
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 ...