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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 ...
Owner(s) Estimated combined net worth Source of wealth Blackburn Rovers: Anuradha Jitendra Desai Banda Venkatesh Rao Banda Balaji Rao [53] $2B [54] Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group: Bristol City: Stephen Lansdown: $2.6B [55] Hargreaves Lansdown: Burnley: Alan Pace (50.38%) ALK Capital LLC Cardiff City: Vincent Tan (51%) [56] $730M [57] Berjaya ...
Blackburn Rovers were sold by the Jack Walker settlement in November 2010 to Venky's. [22] In May 2001, a blue plaque was placed at Walker's birthplace on Randall Street, Blackburn. [23] In September 2001, the Jack Walker Memorial garden was unveiled at the Blackburn End of Ewood Park. Standing in the middle is a statue of Walker. [24]
John Eustace is the current manager of Blackburn Rovers, an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Founded on 5 November 1875, the club was one of the first to become professional. The club first played in the FA Cup in 1879 and managed to reach the final of the competition in 1882.
In December 2011, Blackburn Rovers posted an annual pre-tax loss of £18.6m for the year ending 30 June 2011. Despite this, the owners of Blackburn Rovers provided assurances over the continued funding of the club, even if they were relegated.
John Williams (born 1939 or 1940) is an English football chairman. Who was most recently Chairman of West Bromwich Albion F.C.. Williams previously served as chairman and chief executive of Blackburn Rovers F.C., having been appointed to the board in 1997 and then promoted to chairman/chief executive in 1998 by the club's then owner Jack Walker.
The 1994–95 season was Blackburn Rovers F.C.'s third season in the Premier League, and their third consecutive season in the top division of English football.. The season was marked by the club winning the Premier League title, ending their 81-year run without an English league title.
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.