Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers F.C.[1] is an English football club. They play at Ewood Park, which is in Blackburn, Lancashire.[2] The manager of the club is Jon Dahl Tomasson.[3] They are famously nicknamed 'The Bottlers'[4] due to how many times they have failed to get promotion to the Premier League while being so close.
| Full name | Blackburn Rovers Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Rovers |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Ground | Ewood Park (capacity: 31,367) |
| Manager | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
| League | The Championship |
| 2017–18 | EFL League One, 3rd |
History
Blackburn Rovers won the FA Premier League once in the 1994/1995 season.[5] However, in 1999, they were relegated. Blackburn Rovers were then promoted.
League title
- English Premier League: 1
- 1994-95
- First Division: 2
- 1911-12, 1913-14
- Second Division: 1
- 1938-39
- Third Division: 1
- 1974-75
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | First Division | 2nd |
| 2001/02 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2002/03 | Premier League | 6th |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2004/05 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 6th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2009/10 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2010/11 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2011/12 | Premier League | 19th |
| 2012/13 | The Championship | 17th |
| 2013/14 | The Championship | 8th |
| 2014/15 | The Championship | 9th |
Former position
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- ↑ FC is an acronym. FC stands for "Football Club".
- ↑ "Location of Ewood Park". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ "First team staff". Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ "20 years to the day Blackburn Rovers proved they had the 'bottle' to win the Premiership" (in en-GB). Lancashire Telegraph. 2015-05-08. . https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/12938635.20-years-day-blackburn-rovers-proved-bottle-win-premiership/. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "Title history". Archived from the original on 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
Blackburn Rovers F.C. Media
Leaflet advertising a Blackburn Rovers match on 12 September 1887 against 'The Wednesday' at Olive Grove.
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 Jack Walker Stand during a match on 2 September 2007 (Blackburn 1-0 Manchester City)
Other websites
- Blackburn Rovers Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine; premierleague
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