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Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

England · Championship · Championship
Squad size26
Avg age26.3
Nations19
Latest season2024
Squad value €38.80m

About Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. The club's motto is Arte et Labore, meaning "By Skill and Hard Work" in Latin. They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Burnley, with whom they contest the East Lancashire derby.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Honours — 1 titles across 1 competition

English top flight 1
Manchester United
Squad size26active players
Avg age26.3years
Domestic11England
Foreigners1558% of squad
EU passport21non-EU: 5
Nationalities19different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
2
18–22
11
23–26
12
27–30
1
31+

Position breakdown

GK
2 (8%)
DEF
8 (31%)
MID
10 (38%)
FWD
6 (23%)
73% foreign players
19 of 26
27.0y avg squad age
2 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
10 Midfielders
6 Attackers
39 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
374 players ever
€9.75m biggest signing ever
€9.00m biggest sale ever
28 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Todd Cantwell Midfield - Attacking Midfield 28 England right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €3.50m
Harry Pickering Defender - Left-Back 27 England left 173.00m 2027-06-30 €3.00m
Makhtar Gueye Attack - Centre-Forward 28 Senegal right 195.00m 2027-06-30 €3.00m
Ryoya Morishita Midfield - Attacking Midfield 29 Japan right 168.00m 2028-06-30 €3.00m
Hayden Carter Defender - Centre-Back 26 England right 188.00m 2027-06-30 €2.50m
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Defender - Right-Back 24 England Ireland right 188.00m 2026-06-30 €2.50m
Andri Gudjohnsen Attack - Centre-Forward 24 Iceland right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €2.00m
Moussa Baradji Midfield - Central Midfield 25 France Mali right 182.00m 2026-05-31 €2.00m
Scott Wharton Defender - Centre-Back 28 England left 182.00m 2027-06-30 €2.00m
Yuki Ohashi Attack - Centre-Forward 29 Japan right 181.00m 2027-06-30 €1.80m
Sondre Tronstad Midfield - Central Midfield 30 Norway right 174.00m 2026-06-30 €1.60m
Sean McLoughlin Defender - Centre-Back 29 Ireland left 191.00m 2027-06-30 €1.50m
Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper 28 England right 185.00m 2027-06-30 €1.40m
Axel Henriksson Midfield - Central Midfield 24 Sweden right 189.00m 2029-06-30 €1.20m
Yuri Ribeiro Defender - Left-Back 29 Portugal Switzerland left 178.00m 2027-06-30 €1.20m
Augustus Kargbo Attack - Second Striker 26 Sierra Leone right 172.00m 2027-06-30 €1.00m
Dion De Neve Midfield - Left Midfield 24 Belgium left 180.00m 2028-06-30 €900k
Lewis Miller Defender - Right-Back 25 Australia right 187.00m 2028-06-30 €900k
Ryan Hedges Attack - Right Winger 30 Wales England left 185.00m 2026-06-30 €900k
Sidnei Tavares Midfield - Central Midfield 24 Cape Verde Portugal right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €800k
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper 28 Hungary right 189.00m 2027-06-30 €700k
Jake Garrett Midfield - Defensive Midfield 23 England left 188.00m 2027-06-30 €550k
Ryan Alebiosu Defender - Right-Back 24 England Nigeria right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €500k
Adam Forshaw Midfield - Central Midfield 34 England right 175.00m 2026-06-30 €250k
Kristi Montgomery Midfield - Central Midfield 21 Scotland right 184.00m 2026-06-30 €100k
Igor Tyjon Attack - Centre-Forward 18 Poland England right 181.00m 2026-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
00/01 2000-11-01 Sheff Utd Transfer €3.15m
96/97 1997-01-01 Per Pedersen Attack - Centre-Forward Odense BK Transfer
05/06 2005-08-31 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Rangers Loan
06/07 2006-07-01 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Rangers Transfer €750k
09/10 2009-12-31 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Newcastle Return from loan
09/10 2010-05-31 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Reading Return from loan
10/11 2011-05-31 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Reading Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Aaron Doran Midfield - Right Midfield Blackburn U18 Transfer
09/10 2009-11-01 Aaron Doran Midfield - Right Midfield MK Dons Return from loan
09/10 2010-03-01 Aaron Doran Midfield - Right Midfield Leyton Orient Return from loan
10/11 2011-05-31 Aaron Doran Midfield - Right Midfield Inverness CT Return from loan
20/21 2020-10-16 Tom Trybull Midfield - Defensive Midfield Norwich Loan
23/24 2024-01-24 Connor O'Riordan Defender - Centre-Back Crewe Alexandra Transfer €500k
24/25 2025-01-09 Connor O'Riordan Defender - Centre-Back Cambridge Utd. Return from loan
24/25 2025-05-31 Connor O'Riordan Defender - Centre-Back Crewe Alexandra Return from loan
25/26 2026-06-30 Connor O'Riordan Defender - Centre-Back Doncaster Return from loan
04/05 2004-07-01 Paul Dickov Attack - Centre-Forward Leicester Transfer €225k
95/96 1996-01-01 Billy McKinlay Midfield - Right Midfield Dundee United Transfer
20/21 2020-10-16 Barry Douglas Defender - Left-Back Leeds Loan
12/13 2012-11-22 Joshua King Attack - Centre-Forward Man Utd U21 Loan
12/13 2013-01-02 Joshua King Attack - Centre-Forward Man Utd U21 Transfer €1.23m
09/10 2010-01-28 Amine Linganzi Midfield - Central Midfield Saint-Étienne Transfer
10/11 2011-05-31 Amine Linganzi Midfield - Central Midfield Preston Return from loan
24/25 2024-08-30 Amario Cozier-Duberry Attack - Right Winger Brighton Loan
12/13 2012-08-31 Henrique Defender - Centre-Back Coimbra Transfer
13/14 2013-12-31 Henrique Defender - Centre-Back Arouca Return from loan
22/23 2022-07-01 Ashley Phillips Defender - Centre-Back Blackburn U18 Transfer
11/12 2011-08-31 Yakubu Aiyegbeni Attack - Centre-Forward Everton Transfer €1.70m
25/26 2025-08-22 Moussa Baradji Midfield - Central Midfield Yverdon Sport Loan
04/05 2004-08-01 Perugia Loan
01/02 2002-02-20 Hakan Ünsal Defender - Left-Back Galatasaray Transfer €3.00m
08/09 2008-08-28 Keith Andrews Midfield - Central Midfield MK Dons Transfer €930k
11/12 2012-01-30 Keith Andrews Midfield - Central Midfield Ipswich Return from loan
01/02 2001-07-01 Yordi Attack - Centre-Forward Real Zaragoza Loan
00/01 2000-07-01 John Curtis Defender - Right-Back Man Utd Transfer €2.25m
02/03 2003-05-01 John Curtis Defender - Right-Back Sheff Utd Return from loan
15/16 2015-07-21 Fodé Koita Attack - Centre-Forward SM Caen Transfer
20/21 2020-09-15 Daniel Ayala Defender - Centre-Back Middlesbrough Transfer
20/21 2020-08-26 Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper KAA Gent Transfer €500k
11/12 2011-08-01 Bruno Ribeiro Midfield - Attacking Midfield Without Club Transfer
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
01/02 2001-11-01 Ipswich Transfer €4.50m
97/98 1997-10-01 Per Pedersen Attack - Centre-Forward Bor. M'gladbach Transfer
05/06 2006-05-31 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Rangers Return from loan
09/10 2009-01-01 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Reading Loan
09/10 2009-09-17 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Newcastle Loan
10/11 2010-08-31 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Reading Loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Zurab Khizanishvili Defender - Centre-Back Kayserispor Transfer
09/10 2009-10-01 Aaron Doran Midfield - Right Midfield MK Dons Loan
09/10 2010-02-01 Aaron Doran Midfield - Right Midfield Leyton Orient Loan
10/11 2011-01-01 Aaron Doran Midfield - Right Midfield Inverness CT Loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Aaron Doran Midfield - Right Midfield Inverness CT Transfer
20/21 2021-05-31 Tom Trybull Midfield - Defensive Midfield Norwich Return from loan
24/25 2024-08-12 Connor O'Riordan Defender - Centre-Back Cambridge Utd. Loan
24/25 2025-01-20 Connor O'Riordan Defender - Centre-Back Crewe Alexandra Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Connor O'Riordan Defender - Centre-Back Doncaster Loan
06/07 2006-07-01 Paul Dickov Attack - Centre-Forward Man City Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 Billy McKinlay Midfield - Right Midfield Bradford Transfer
20/21 2021-05-31 Barry Douglas Defender - Left-Back Leeds Return from loan
12/13 2013-01-01 Joshua King Attack - Centre-Forward Man Utd U21 Return from loan
15/16 2015-07-01 Joshua King Attack - Centre-Forward Bournemouth Transfer
10/11 2011-01-28 Amine Linganzi Midfield - Central Midfield Preston Loan
12/13 2013-01-30 Amine Linganzi Midfield - Central Midfield Without Club Transfer
24/25 2025-05-31 Amario Cozier-Duberry Attack - Right Winger Brighton Return from loan
13/14 2013-07-01 Henrique Defender - Centre-Back Arouca Loan
13/14 2014-02-28 Henrique Defender - Centre-Back Jagiellonia Transfer
23/24 2023-08-05 Ashley Phillips Defender - Centre-Back Tottenham Transfer €2.30m
12/13 2012-07-01 Yakubu Aiyegbeni Attack - Centre-Forward GZ R&F Transfer €1.40m
25/26 2026-05-31 Moussa Baradji Midfield - Central Midfield Yverdon Sport Return from loan
04/05 2005-05-01 Perugia Return from loan
02/03 2002-08-28 Hakan Ünsal Defender - Left-Back Galatasaray Transfer €1.20m
11/12 2011-08-11 Keith Andrews Midfield - Central Midfield Ipswich Loan
11/12 2012-01-31 Keith Andrews Midfield - Central Midfield West Brom Transfer €58k
02/03 2003-06-30 Yordi Attack - Centre-Forward Real Zaragoza Return from loan
02/03 2003-03-01 John Curtis Defender - Right-Back Sheff Utd Loan
03/04 2003-07-01 John Curtis Defender - Right-Back Leicester Transfer
15/16 2016-01-28 Fodé Koita Attack - Centre-Forward Kasimpasa Transfer €320k
23/24 2023-07-01 Daniel Ayala Defender - Centre-Back Without Club Transfer
23/24 2023-08-03 Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper Luton Transfer €2.90m
12/13 2013-01-01 Bruno Ribeiro Midfield - Attacking Midfield Linense Loan
13/14 2014-01-02 Bruno Ribeiro Midfield - Attacking Midfield Linense Transfer
NationalityPlayers% of squad
England 7 26.9%
Japan 2 7.7%
Senegal 1 3.8%
England Ireland 1 3.8%
Iceland 1 3.8%
France Mali 1 3.8%
Norway 1 3.8%
Ireland 1 3.8%
Sweden 1 3.8%
Portugal Switzerland 1 3.8%
Sierra Leone 1 3.8%
Belgium 1 3.8%
Australia 1 3.8%
Wales England 1 3.8%
Cape Verde Portugal 1 3.8%
Hungary 1 3.8%
England Nigeria 1 3.8%
Scotland 1 3.8%
Poland England 1 3.8%
SeasonCompetition
99/00FA Cup
99/00First Division
99/00League Cup
98/99FA Cup
98/99League Cup
98/99Premier League
98/99UEFA Cup
97/98FA Cup
97/98League Cup
97/98Premier League
96/97FA Cup
96/97League Cup
96/97Premier League
95/96Champions League
95/96Charity Shield
95/96FA Cup
95/96League Cup
95/96Premier League
94/95Charity Shield
94/95FA Cup
94/95League Cup
94/95Premier League
94/95UEFA Cup
93/94FA Cup
93/94League Cup
93/94Premier League
92/93FA Cup
92/93League Cup
92/93Premier League
91/92Second Division
90/91FA Cup
90/91Rumbelows Cup
90/91Second Division
89/90FA Cup
89/90Second Division
85/86Second Division
83/84FA Cup
83/84Second Division
25/26Championship
25/26EFL Cup
24/25Championship
24/25EFL Cup
24/25FA Cup
23/24Championship
23/24EFL Cup
23/24FA Cup
22/23Championship
22/23EFL Cup
22/23FA Cup
21/22Championship
30 matches this season · 1,067 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-02-14 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W
2026-02-07 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Norwich City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L
2026-01-31 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L
2026-01-24 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D
2026-01-20 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Swansea City AFC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L
2026-01-17 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L
2026-01-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Charlton Athletic FC D
2025-12-29 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W
2025-12-26 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D
2025-12-20 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Millwall FC W
2025-12-13 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W
2025-12-09 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W
2025-12-06 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W
2025-11-29 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Wrexham AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L
2025-11-26 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W
2025-11-21 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D
2025-11-08 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Derby County FC L
2025-11-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Bristol City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W
2025-11-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Leicester City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W
2025-10-25 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Southampton FC W
2025-10-21 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC L
2025-10-18 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L
2025-10-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D
2025-09-30 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L
2025-09-27 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Charlton Athletic FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L
2025-09-13 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W
2025-08-30 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L
2025-08-23 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Hull City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W
2025-08-16 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L
2025-08-09 GB2 REGULAR SEASON West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Aggregated from 30 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 12W-5D-13L 1.37 pts/game
Goals scored 33 1.10 per match
Goals conceded 36 1.20 per match
Goal difference -3
Clean sheets 10 33% of matches
Failed to score 8 27% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 5W-3D-6L 18-18 goals
Away record 7W-2D-7L 15-18 goals

Highlights

20 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Alan Kelly Goalkeeper Ireland England 35 3,122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
John Filan Goalkeeper Australia 18 1,560 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Marlon Broomes Defender - Centre-Back England 13 1,170 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.08 0.00 0.08
Damien Duff Attack - Right Winger Ireland 42 1,055 7 1 8 0 1 0 0.60 0.09 0.68
Christian Dailly Defender - Centre-Back Scotland 48 968 4 0 4 0 3 0 0.37 0.00 0.37
Damien Johnson Midfield - Central Midfield Northern Ireland 23 951 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.09 0.00 0.09
David Dunn Midfield - Attacking Midfield England 28 803 4 0 4 0 1 0 0.45 0.00 0.45
Keith Gillespie Midfield - Right Midfield Northern Ireland 25 613 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.29 0.00 0.29
Matt Jansen Attack - Centre-Forward England 32 583 7 0 7 0 2 0 1.08 0.00 1.08
Egil Østenstad Attack - Centre-Forward Norway 32 224 8 0 8 0 0 0 3.21 0.00 3.21
Alan Miller Goalkeeper England 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Callum Davidson Defender - Left-Back Scotland 35 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Leam Richardson Defender - Left-Back England 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jeff Kenna Defender - Right-Back Ireland 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Martin Taylor Defender - Centre-Back England 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Craig Short Defender - Centre-Back England 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Garry Flitcroft Midfield - Central Midfield England 19 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jason Wilcox Midfield - Left Midfield England 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Darren Peacock Defender - Centre-Back England 22 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Simon Grayson Defender - Right-Back England 38 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Blackburn Rovers

What is Blackburn Rovers?

Blackburn Rovers is a professional football club based in England, competing in Championship.

How many players are in Blackburn Rovers's squad?

Blackburn Rovers currently has 26 players in the first-team squad in our database.

How many trophies has Blackburn Rovers won?

Blackburn Rovers has won 1 recorded league/cup titles across 1 competitions in our database — including 1 English top flight title.

What league does Blackburn Rovers play in?

Blackburn Rovers plays in Championship.