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Blackburn Rovers Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire.
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In the early years other teams from Wales, Ireland and Scotland also took part in the competition, with Glasgow side Queen's Park losing the final to Blackburn Rovers in 1884 and 1885 before being barred from entering by the Scottish Football Association.
Shortly before accepting the offer from Nagoya Grampus Eight, Tottenham had rejected an offer from ambitious Second Division club Blackburn Rovers, who had recently been taken over by steel baron Jack Walker.
Eight months later Dalglish made a return to football management with Blackburn Rovers, whom he led from the Second Division to win the Premier League in 1995.
Dalglish returned to management in October 1991, at Second Division Blackburn Rovers.
After finishing as runner-up to Chelsea in the 2009 – 10 season, United achieved a record 19th league title in 2010 – 11, securing the championship with a 1 – 1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011.
The record was pushed steadily upwards before reaching its peak on 31 March 2007, when 76, 098 spectators saw Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 4 – 1, with just 114 seats ( 0. 15 percent of the total capacity of 76, 212 ) unoccupied.
In 1885 the club turned professional, and in 1886 they reached the FA Cup final for the first time, losing 2 – 0 to Blackburn Rovers in a replay.
He then played for Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers F. C.
* 1988 – 89: Blackburn Rovers ( England )
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He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team.
During several years on the south coast, he became known for his classic style of play, strength and goalscoring ability ; he soon received an international call-up along with a transfer to Blackburn Rovers in 1992.
Eventually, Shearer was sold to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £ 3. 6 million, with David Speedie reluctantly moving to The Dell as part of the deal.
Despite making just one goalless appearance as England failed to progress past the Euro 1992 group stages that summer, Shearer was soon subject to a British transfer record-breaking £ 3. 3million bid from Blackburn Rovers.
Eventually both Manchester United and Newcastle United agreed fees with Blackburn Rovers and Shearer was all set to move to Manchester United but then at the last second Kevin Keegan requested one last audience with Shearer and persuaded him that his future lay at St. James Park.
In 1884 the club changed to a " quartered " kit similar in style to that of Blackburn Rovers.
The first-ever league games of Blackburn Rovers and of Everton were against Accrington F. C.
In 1995, Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which team owner and chairman Jack Walker reportedly replied, " Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?
Atletic Bilbao began playing in an improvised white kit, but in the 1902 – 03 season, the club's first official strip became half-blue, half-white shirts similar to those worn by Blackburn Rovers, which were donated by Juan Moser.
However, hampered by a lack of funds, Furphy eventually joined Blackburn Rovers, to be succeeded by George Kirby.
In 1997, he agreed to leave Sampdoria at the end of the season to manage Blackburn Rovers.
* Bill Smith ( footballer born 1926 ), English footballer with Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers
* Jermaine Jones, soccer player for Blackburn Rovers and United States national team
Cup winner at Blackburn Rovers before joining Woolwich Arsenal as Arsenal F. C.
* George Smith ( footballer born 1879 ) ( 1879 – 1908 ), footballer who played for several clubs, including Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers
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Soon afterwards he stepped down as Blackburn manager to become Director of Football at the club, before leaving altogether in 1996.
Dalglish became Director of Football at Blackburn in June 1995.
In 1889 the club became founder members of the Football Alliance, of which they were the first champions in a season where they also reached the 1890 FA Cup Final, losing 6 – 1 to Blackburn Rovers at Kennington Oval, London.
* The Football League – Sunderland 44 points, Everton 41, Newcastle United 37, Blackburn Rovers 36, Nottingham Forest 35, Derby County 35
* The Football League – Newcastle United 53 points, Everton 46, Sunderland 44, Blackburn Rovers 41, The Wednesday 40, Woolwich Arsenal 38
* The Football League – Sunderland 47 points, Everton 42, Aston Villa 39, Preston North End 35, Blackburn Rovers 32, Sheffield United 32
* The Football League – Sheffield Wednesday 60 points, Derby County 50, Manchester City 47, Aston Villa 47, Leeds United 46, Blackburn Rovers 45
* The Football League – Preston North End 40 points, Aston Villa 29, Wolves 28, Blackburn Rovers 26, Bolton Wanderers 22, West Bromwich Albion 22
* The Football League – Preston North End 33 points, Everton 31, Blackburn Rovers 27, Wolves 25, West Bromwich Albion 25, Accrington FC 24
* The Football League – Everton 29 points, Preston North End 27, Notts County 26, Wolves 26, Bolton Wanderers 25, Blackburn Rovers 24
* The Football League – Aston Villa 44 points, Sunderland 38, Derby County 36, Blackburn Rovers 34, Burnley 34, Everton 33
* The Football League – Aston Villa 45 points, Liverpool 43, Burnley 39, Everton 38, Notts County 37, Blackburn Rovers 36
On 28 September 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association.
Blackburn Rovers were founder members of the Football League in 1888.
through the English football league system from the inaugural season in The Football League 1888 – 89 | 1888 – 89 to Premier League 2010 – 11 | 2010 – 11 when Blackburn came fifteenth in the Premier League
Football League Championship Football side Blackburn Rovers is based at the Ewood Park stadium.
Blackburn is one of only a handful of clubs to be founders of both the Football League and the Premier League.
* The Football League – Everton 46, Oldham Athletic 45, Blackburn Rovers 43, Burnley 43, Manchester City 43, Sheffield United 43
* The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The Blackburn Panthers ' ( known as ' The Burners '), competing in the Eastern Football League.
* The Football League – Aston Villa 53 points, Liverpool 48, Blackburn Rovers 45, Newcastle United 45, Manchester United 45, Sheffield United 42
* The Football League – Blackburn Rovers 49 points, Everton 46, Newcastle United 44, Bolton Wanderers 43, The Wednesday 41, Aston Villa 41
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