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Quick Facts: |
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Nickname:
Rovers
Founded: 1875
Clothing: Lonsdale
Sponsor: Lonsdale
Stadium: Ewood Park (attendance: 31367) |
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Club Honors |
»League Champions: 1911-12, 1913-14,1994-95
»Charity / Community Shield winners: 1912
»F.A. Cup winners: 1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891,1928
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History |
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Formed by a group of public school old boys
in 1875, Blackburn's early history was littered with FA Cup
triumphs. It wasn't until 1912 that the First Division title
came to Ewood Park for the first time, and Rovers followed up
this success with another championship win two years later.
Former Blackburn and England favourite Bob Crompton was in
charge for the famous FA Cup final victory over Huddersfield
in 1928, and the club enjoyed top-flight football until 1936.
Blackburn found themselves playing Third Division football in
the 1970s before local-boy-made-good Jack Walker transformed
the club's fortunes. Walker's financial backing and shrewd
appointment of Kenny Dalglish as manager in 1991 resulted in
Rovers gaining promotion and becoming founder members of the
FA Premier League in 1992. The club achieved its highest
league placing for 80 years in 1994 by finishing runners-up to
Manchester United before going one better the following year
to clinch the 1995 championship on a nail-biting final day. |
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