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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]
Leaflet advertising a Blackburn Rovers match on 12 September 1887 against 'The Wednesday' at Olive Grove. The first match played by Blackburn Rovers took place in Church, Lancashire on 11 December 1875. [1] On 28 September 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association.
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 ...
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The Football League First Division was a division of the Football League in England from 1888 until 2004. It was the top division in the English football league system until the end of the 1991-92 season, at which point all of its teams broke away to form the Premier League. From 1992 to 2004, the name Division 1 was given to what had ...
Other clubs won elections to play in the first division. Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United in 1898, Bury and Notts County in 1905 and Chelsea (alongside Arsenal) in 1919 were also elected to the top flight. [4] Blackburn later won division 2 in 1938–39, and Newcastle United finished runners-up in 1947–48.
It was the first double digit scoreline in the division since 1958–59. Other results that day included Liverpool beating Stoke City 6-1, Burnley beating Manchester United by the same scoreline, Blackburn Rovers beating West Ham United 8-2 away and a 4-4 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur. [2]
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup group stage and promotion to the First Division: 2 Luton Town (P) 42 23 8 11 88 53 1.660 54 Promotion to the First Division: 3 Rotherham United: 42 25 4 13 94 64 1.469 54 4 Leeds United: 42 23 7 12 70 53 1.321 53 5 Stoke City: 42 21 10 11 69 46 1.500 52 6 Blackburn Rovers: 42 22 6 14 114 79 1.443 50 7 Notts County: 42 21 ...