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The first match played by Blackburn Rovers took place in Church, Lancashire on 18 December 1875 and was a 1–1 draw. [7] On 28 September 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association. [8] On 1 November 1879 the club played in the FA Cup for the first time, beating the Tyne Association Football Club 5 ...
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.
The 1996 transfer of Alan Shearer from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United, for a fee of £15m, [76] kickstarted a year-by-year succession of record breaking transfers: Ronaldo moved the following year to Inter Milan from Barcelona for a fee of £17m, [77] which was followed in 1998 by the shock transfer of his fellow countryman Denílson from ...
Blackburn Rovers have signed former Leeds United midfielder Adam Forshaw until the end of the season. The move comes after the 33-year-old's contract at Plymouth Argyle was terminated early.
On 19 May 2023, Rovers confirmed their retained list for the 2023–24 season.The club confirmed Bradley Dack, Ben Brereton Diaz, Daniel Ayala, Danny Butterworth, Dan Pike, Sam Burns, Aidan Dowling, George Chmiel, Will Blease & Ryan Wilson will all leave the club when their contracts end on 30 June.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below. Blackburn Rovers FC 2 - 2 Sunderland AFC. Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland. 16:58. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Sunderland 2.
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 ...
On 2 July 2024, Rovers announced that Igor Tyjon will remain at the club he is one of 14 promising players to sign a two-year scholarship contract with the club until 2026 along with Michael Decandia, Isaac Dunn, Valentin Joseph, Leon Kelly-Quinn, Freddie Leatherbarrow, Bruce Leeming, Tyler Mansbridge, Harvey Pates, Aaron Potter, Jayden Sergeant, Luke Thompson, Frank Vare & Blake Wolsoncroft.