BLACKBURN ROVERS FC

Year formed: 1875
First League Game: September 15, 1888 versus Accrington
Nickname(s): The Rovers
Ground: Ewood Park, Blackburn
Ground Capacity: 31,363

The Lancashire club was formed in 1875 and became a founding member of the Football League. Blackburn Rovers completed a hat-trick of F.A. Cup Final wins during 1883-86 and along with Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion, are the only major clubs to have won the trophy before inception of the Football League. Blackburn dropped from Premier League in 2011-12 and to League One in 2016-17 but regained Championship status immediately.

HISTORICAL DATA

1881-82     F.A. Cup runner-up
1883-84     F.A. Cup Winners
1884-85     F.A. Cup Winners (2nd time)
1885-86     F.A. Cup Winners (3rd successive time)
1888-89     Founder member of Football League
1889-90     F.A. Cup Winners (4th time)
1890-91     F.A. Cup Winners (5th time)
1898        Relegated after Test Matches, but re-elected to First Division upon its enlargement
1911-12     Football League Champions
1913-14     Football League Champions (2nd time)
1927-28     F.A. Cup Winners (6th time)
1936        Relegated to Division Two
1938-39     Football League Division Two Champions, promoted to Division One
1948        Relegated to Division Two
1957-58     Football League Division Two runner-up, promoted to Division One
1959-60     F.A. Cup runner-up
1966        Relegated to Division Two
1971        Relegated to Division Three
1974-75     Football League Division Three Champions, promoted to Division Two
1979        Relegated to Division Three
1979-80     Football League Division Three runner-up, promoted to Division Two
1991-92     Promoted to Division One after play-offs
1992-93     Founder members of F.A. Premier League
1993-94     F. A. Premier League runner-up
1994-95     F.A. Premier League Champions
1999        Relegated to Football League Division One
2000-01     Football League Division One runner-up, promoted to F. A. Premier League
2001-02     Football League Cup Winners
2012        Relegated to Football League Championship
2017        Relegated to League One
2017-18     Football League One runner-up, promoted to Championship

PERFORMANCE IN EACH SEASON
GOALS GOALS GOAL NO. OF
Season Division P W D L FOR AGAINST DIFF. POINTS POSITION TEAMS
1888-89 FL 22 10 6 6 66 45 21 26 4 12
1889-90 FL 22 12 3 7 78 41 37 27 3 12
1890-91 FL 22 11 2 9 52 43 9 24 6 12
1891-91 FL 26 10 6 10 58 65 -7 26 9 14
1892-93 1 30 8 13 9 47 56 -9 29 9 16
1893-94 1 30 16 2 12 69 53 16 34 4 16
1894-95 1 30 11 10 9 59 49 10 32 5 16
1895-96 1 30 12 5 13 40 50 -10 29 8 16
1896-97 1 30 11 3 16 35 62 -27 25 14 16
1897-98 1 30 7 10 13 39 54 -15 24 15 16
1898-99 1 34 14 8 12 60 52 8 36 6 18
1899-00 1 34 13 4 17 49 61 -12 30 14 18
1900-01 1 34 12 9 13 39 47 -8 33 9 18
1901-02 1 34 15 6 13 52 48 4 36 4 18
1902-03 1 34 12 5 17 44 63 -19 29 16 18
1903-04 1 34 11 6 17 48 60 -12 28 15 18
1904-05 1 34 11 5 18 40 51 -11 26 13 18
1905-06 1 38 16 8 14 54 52 2 40 9 20
1906-07 1 38 14 7 17 56 59 -3 35 12 20
1907-08 1 38 12 12 14 51 53 -2 36 14 20
1908-09 1 38 14 13 11 61 50 11 41 4 20
1909-10 1 38 18 9 11 73 55 18 45 3 20
1910-11 1 38 13 11 14 62 54 8 37 12 20
1911-12 1 38 20 9 9 60 43 17 49 1 20 Champions
1912-13 1 38 16 13 9 79 43 36 45 5 20
1913-14 1 38 20 11 7 78 42 36 51 1 20 Champions
1914-15 1 38 18 7 13 83 61 22 43 3 20
1919-20 1 42 13 11 18 64 77 -13 37 20 22
1920-21 1 42 13 15 14 57 59 -2 41 11 22
1921-22 1 42 13 12 17 54 57 -3 38 15 22
1922-23 1 42 14 12 16 47 52 -5 40 14 22
1923-24 1 42 17 11 14 54 50 4 45 8 22
1924-25 1 42 11 13 18 53 66 -13 35 16 22
1925-26 1 42 15 11 16 91 80 11 41 12 22
1926-27 1 42 15 8 19 77 96 -19 38 18 22
1927-28 1 42 16 9 17 66 78 -12 41 12 22
1928-29 1 42 17 11 14 72 63 9 45 7 22
1929-30 1 42 19 7 16 99 93 6 45 6 22
1930-31 1 42 17 8 17 83 84 -1 42 10 22
1931-32 1 42 16 6 20 89 95 -6 38 16 22
1932-33 1 42 14 10 18 76 102 -26 38 15 22
1933-34 1 42 18 7 17 74 81 -7 43 8 22
1934-35 1 42 14 11 17 66 78 -12 39 15 22
1935-36 1 42 12 9 21 55 96 -41 33 22 22 ↓
1936-37 2 42 16 10 16 70 62 8 42 12 22
1937-38 2 42 14 10 18 71 80 -9 38 16 22
1938-39 2 42 25 5 12 94 60 34 56 1 22 ↑ Champions
1946-47 1 42 14 8 20 45 53 -8 36 17 22
1947-48 1 42 11 10 21 54 72 -18 32 21 22 ↓
1948-49 2 42 15 8 19 53 63 -10 38 14 22
1949-50 2 42 14 10 18 56 60 -4 38 16 22
1950-51 2 42 19 8 15 65 66 -1 46 6 22
1951-52 2 42 17 6 19 54 63 -9 40 14 22
1952-53 2 42 18 8 16 68 55 13 44 9 22
1953-54 2 42 23 9 10 86 50 36 55 3 22
1954-55 2 42 22 6 14 114 79 35 50 6 22
1955-56 2 42 21 6 15 84 65 19 48 4 22
1956-57 2 42 21 10 11 83 75 8 52 4 22
1957-58 2 42 22 12 8 93 57 36 56 2 22 ↑
1958-59 1 42 17 10 15 76 70 6 44 10 22
1959-60 1 42 16 5 21 60 70 -10 37 17 22
1960-61 1 42 15 13 14 77 76 1 43 8 22
1961-62 1 42 14 11 17 50 58 -8 39 16 22
1962-63 1 42 15 12 15 79 71 8 42 11 22
1963-64 1 42 18 10 14 89 65 24 46 7 22
1964-65 1 42 16 10 16 83 79 4 42 10 22
1965-66 1 42 8 4 30 57 88 -31 20 22 22 ↓
1966-67 2 42 19 13 10 56 46 10 51 4 22
1967-68 2 42 16 11 15 56 49 7 43 8 22
1968-69 2 42 13 11 18 52 63 -11 37 19 22
1969-70 2 42 20 7 15 54 50 4 47 8 22
1970-71 2 42 6 15 21 37 69 -32 27 21 22 ↓
1971-72 3 46 19 9 18 54 57 -3 47 10 24
1972-73 3 46 20 15 11 57 47 10 55 3 24
1973-74 3 46 18 10 18 62 64 -2 46 13 24
1974-75 3 46 22 16 8 68 45 23 60 1 24 ↑ Champions
1975-76 2 42 12 14 16 45 50 -5 38 15 22
1976-77 2 42 15 9 18 42 54 -12 39 12 22
1977-78 2 42 16 13 13 56 60 -4 45 5 22
1978-79 2 42 10 10 22 41 72 -31 30 22 22 ↓
1979-80 3 46 25 9 12 58 36 22 59 2 24 ↑
1980-81 2 42 16 18 8 42 29 13 50 4 22
1981-82 2 42 16 11 15 47 43 4 59 10 22
1982-83 2 42 15 12 15 58 58 0 57 11 22
1983-84 2 42 17 16 9 57 46 11 67 6 22
1984-85 2 42 21 10 11 66 41 25 73 5 22
1985-86 2 42 12 13 17 53 62 -9 49 18 22
1986-87 2 42 15 10 17 45 55 -10 55 23 22
1987-88 2 44 21 14 9 68 52 16 77 5 23
1988-89 2 46 22 11 13 74 59 15 77 5 22
1989-90 2 46 19 17 10 74 59 15 74 5 22
1990-91 2 46 14 10 22 51 66 -15 52 19 22
1991-92 2 46 21 11 14 70 53 17 74 6 22 ↑
1992-93 EPL 42 20 11 11 68 46 22 71 4 22
1993-94 EPL 42 25 9 8 63 36 27 84 2 22
1994-95 EPL 42 27 8 7 80 39 41 89 1 22 Champions
1995-96 EPL 38 18 7 13 61 47 14 61 7 20
1996-97 EPL 38 9 15 14 42 43 -1 42 13 20
1997-98 EPL 38 16 10 12 57 52 5 58 6 20
1998-99 EPL 38 7 14 17 38 52 -14 36 19 20 ↓
1999-00 2 46 15 17 14 55 51 4 62 11 24
2000-01 2 46 26 13 7 76 39 37 91 2 24 ↑
2002-02 EPL 38 12 10 16 56 51 5 46 10 20
2002-03 EPL 38 16 12 10 52 43 9 60 6 20
2003-04 EPL 38 12 8 18 51 59 -8 44 15 20
2004-05 EPL 38 9 15 14 32 43 -11 42 15 20
2005-06 EPL 38 19 6 13 51 42 9 63 6 20
2006-07 EPL 38 15 7 16 52 54 -2 52 10 20
2007-08 EPL 38 15 13 10 50 48 2 58 7 20
2008-09 EPL 38 10 11 17 40 60 -20 41 15 20
2009-10 EPL 38 13 11 14 41 55 -14 50 10 20
2010-11 EPL 38 11 10 17 46 59 -13 43 15 20
2011-12 EPL 38 8 7 23 48 78 -30 31 19 20 ↓
2012-13 EFL CH 46 14 16 16 55 62 -7 58 17 24
2013-14 EFL CH 46 18 16 12 70 62 8 70 8 24
2014-15 EFL CH 46 17 16 13 66 59 7 67 9 24
2015-16 EFL CH 46 13 16 17 48 46 2 55 15 24
2016-17 EFL CH 46 12 15 19 53 65 -12 51 22 24 ↓
2017-18 3 46 28 12 6 82 40 42 96 2 24 ↑
2018-19 EFL CH 46 16 12 18 64 69 -5 60 15 24
2019-20 EFL CH 46 17 12 17 66 63 3 63 11 24
2020-21 EFL CH 46 15 12 19 65 54 11 57 15 24
2021-22 EFL CH 46 19 12 15 59 50 9 69 8 24
2022-23 EFL CH 46 20 9 17 52 54 -2 69 7 24
2023-24 EFL CH 46 14 11 21 60 74 -14 53 19 24
2024-25 EFL CH 46 19 9 18 53 48 5 66 7 24
↑ Promoted ↓ Demoted 
The inputs in the second column of the table  above indicate the tier at which the club played in that season.
 
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