Founding Members Will Rise Again "Arte Et Labore"
Established in 1875 and home being Ewood Park since 1890 Blackburn Rovers was a Founding Member of The Football League in 1888.
They had won 5 FA Cups before the 20th Century had started and won their first League Title in 1911-12 then again 2 seasons later. They would then have to wait until the 1994-95 season before their next league Title win.
Blackburn were also a founding member of the newly formed Premier League when they gained promotion via the playoffs in 1992 after a Local Businessman had taken over the year before and who was responsible for bringing in Kenny Dalglish as a Manager who lead the club to that Premier League Title.
Unfortunately for Blackburn their time at the top didn't last long and were relegated just 4 years later. Rejoining the Premier League and spending another 11 consecutive years whilst winning The Carabao Cup in that time they soon found themselves down to the Third tier of English Football in 2017. They bounced back up and have remained in The Championship since and the past 2 seasons have just missed out on a spot in The Playoffs.
They haven't had a fantastic start to the 2023/24 season and the club have decided to act quickly and made a drastic decision to part ways with Manager Jon Dahl Tomasson by mutual consent. Where do Blackburn go from here? It's rumoured they are going for a young inexperienced manager unknown by anyone. Some consider this to be a huge risk whilst others believe it could work as the pressure is off.
The Club have come out and said they have ambition, but their first priority is rescuing this season and hopefully resurrecting a push towards the top.
Two big names left in the summer who had been vital to Blackburn's recent pushes for the promotion. The loss of Bradley Dack to Championship Rivals Sunderland on a free transfer was a big blow and the departure of Ben Brereton Díaz was anticipated for some time with many Premier Clubs interested, but the Chilean International headed to Spain with Villarreal also on a free transfer was a bitter pill for the fans. There have been plenty of new arrivals but things haven't clicked yet. After watching their Lancashire Rivals Burnley get Relegated and return immediately back to The Premier League makes the determination and ambition stronger to catch them up.
Statistics/Honours
League Titles - 1911/12, 1913/14, 1994/95
FA Cup - 1884,1885,1886, 1890, 1891, 1928
League Cup - 2002
Charity Shield - 1912
Blackburn Rovers Record Signings
ARRIVALS
DEPARTURES
1. Alan Shearer 123 Goals 162 Appearances
2. Jordan Rhodes 84 Goals 169 Appearances
3. Andy McEvoy 75 Goals 147 Appearances
4. Adam Armstrong 64 Goals 160 Appearances
5. David Dunn 58 Goals 376 Appearances
6. Fred Pickering 57 Goals 120 Appearances
7. Bradley Dack 57 Goals 173 Appearances
8. Matt Jansen 57 Goals 181 Appearances
9. Danny Graham 57 Goals 191 Appearances
10. Chris Sutton 56 Goals 154 Appearances
**Getting different results, these facts are from Transfer Market and I will look into these further when have more time**
Record Appearances
1. David Dunn 376
2. Brad friedel 357
3. Morten Gamst Pederson 348
4. Brett Emerton 294
5. Tugay Kerimoglu 294
6. Henning Berg 286
7. Garry Flitcroft 275
8. Tim Sherwood 267
9. Darragh Lenihan 252
10. Ronnie Clayton 235
**Getting different results, these facts are from Transfer Market and I will look into these further when have more time**
Current Squad
Goalkeepers
🏴 Aynsley Pears 67 25y
🇸🇪 Leopold Wahlstedt 68 24y
🏴 Joe Hilton 57 23y
🏴 Jordan Eastham 58 21y
Defenders
🏴 LB/LWB Harry Pickering 70 24y
🏴 LB/LM Georgie Gent 54 19y (On Loan to Motherwell)
🏴 LB Jake Batty 52 18y
🏴 CB Dominic Hyam 72 27y
🏴 CB Scott Wharton 70 25y
🏴 Hayden Carter 69 23y
🏴 CB James Hill 66 21 (Loaned in from Bournemouth)
🏴 CB Sam Barnes 59 22y
🏴 CB Patrick Gamble 57 19y
🏴RB/RWB Callum Britain 70 25y
🏴RB/RWB/LB Joe Rankin-Costello 69 23y
Midfielders
🏴 CDM/CM Lewis Travis 72 25y (Captain)
🏴 CDM/CAM/CM John Buckley 71 23y (On Loan at Sheffield Wednesday)
🏴 CDM/CM Jake Garrett 63 20y
🏴 CDM/CM Adam Wharton 63 19y
🏴 CDM Charlie Weston 57 19y
🇮🇸 LM/CAM/CF Arnór Sigurðsson 73 24y
🏴 LM/LWB Ethan Walker 57 20y (On Loan at Morecambe)
🇧🇻 CM/CDM Sondre Tronstad 71 27y
🇮🇪 CAM/CF Sammie Szmodics 69 27y
🇮🇪 CAM/CM Zak Gilsenan 58 20y
🇮🇪 CAM Andrew Morgan 58 19y (On Loan from Brighton)
🏴 RM/CAM Ryan Hedges 70 28y
🏴 RM Dilan Markanday 63 21y
🏴 RM/ST/LM Tyrhs Dolan 70 21y
Attackers
🏴 ST/RM Sam Gallagher 70 27y
🏴 ST/LM Niall Ennis 67 24y
🏴 ST/LM Jack Vale 61 22y (On Loan at Lincoln City)
🏴 ST Harry Leonard 59 19y
🇩🇪 ST Semir Telalovic 62 23y
Going forward
Before I officially start the career I will match Blackburn's points/results so far so have same irl points total. Unfortunately EA have decided not to follow the real life fixtures lost like they did before last year but hopefully will still be in a similar position to what they are now. Will hopefully get this done over the weekend and then start properly from there.
