List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Blackburn Rovers. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included (and sourced) in the 'Notes' column.
For a list of all Blackburn Rovers players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players, and for the current squad see Blackburn Rovers F.C.#Current squad.
Explanation of list
Players are listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions and seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions, an appropriate note will be added to the table.
League appearances
League appearances and goals includes data for the following league spells, but does not include test or play-off matches:
- Football League / Premier League: 1888–89 to present
Total appearances
The figures for total appearances and goals includes the league figures together with the following competitions:
- Test matches (1897–98)
- Play-off matches (1987–88 to 1989–90, 1991–92)
- FA Cup; FA Charity Shield (1912–13, 1928–29, 1994–95, 1995–96)
- Football League Cup; Full Members Cup (1986–87 to 1991–92); Anglo-Scottish Cup (1975–76 to 1980–81)
- UEFA Champions League (1995–96); UEFA Cup (1994–95, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08); UEFA Intertoto Cup (2007–08)
Table
Statistics are up to date as of 8 March 2013.
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Name | Position | Club career | League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Notes |
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Fred Hargreaves | DF | 18??-188? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | Captained Blackburn in 1882 FA Cup final |
Fergus Suter | GK | 1880–1889 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | Played in four FA Cup finals with Blackburn |
James Brown | IF | 1881?–1889? | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | Played in four FA Cup finals with Blackburn, and was captain in two finals (1885–6) |
William Townley | FW | 1888?–1892? | 77 | 27 | ? | ? | Played for Blackburn in two FA Cup finals, scoring a hat-trick in 1890 |
Geordie Dewar | DF | 1889–1897 | 174 | 7 | ? | ? | |
Bob Crompton | DF | 1896–1920 | 530 | 14 | ? | ? | Manager of Blackburn 1926–1931, 1938–1941 |
Robert Haworth | DF | 1898?–1904? | 122 | 5 | ? | ? | |
Willie McIver | GK | 1901–1906 | 126 | 0 | ? | ? | Returned as a guest during World War I[1] |
Billy Bradshaw | MF | 1903–1919 | 386 | 36 | ? | ? | |
William Davies | FW | 1905–1913 | 132 | 66 | ? | ? | Also known as "Tinker" Davies |
Jock Simpson | FW | 1910–1914 | 151 | 16 | ? | ? | |
Jack Roscamp | WH/FW | 1923–1931 | 223 | 37 | ? | ? | |
Syd Puddefoot | FW | 1924?–1932? | 250 | 79 | ? | ? | |
Herbert Jones | DF | 1925–1934 | 247 | 0 | ? | ? | |
Jack Bruton | OR | 1929?–1939? | 324 | 108 | ? | ? | Manager of Blackburn 1947–1949 |
Walter Crook | DF | 1931–1947 | 236 | 2 | ? | ? | Most consecutive League appearances by Blackburn player (208) |
Ernie Thompson | FW | 1931?–1936? | 171 | 82 | ? | ? | |
Bill Eckersley | DF | 1947–1961 | 406 | 20 | ? | ? | |
Ronnie Clayton | WH | 1950–1969 | 581 | 15 | ? | ? | |
Eddie Quigley | FW | 1951–1956 | 159 | 92 | ? | ? | Manager of Blackburn 1967–1970 |
Tommy Briggs | FW | 1952–1957 | 194 | 140 | ? | ? | |
Bryan Douglas | FW | 1952–1969 | 438 | 100 | ? | ? | 36 appearances for England scoring 11 goals[2] |
Keith Newton | DF | 1960–1969 | 306 | 9 | ? | ? | |
Billy Wilson | DF | 1964–1972 | 247 | 0 | ? | ? | |
Derek Fazackerley | DF | 1969–1987 | 596 | 23 | 671 | ? | Record Blackburn appearances |
Tony Parkes | MF | 1970?–1981 | 350 | 38 | ? | ? | Caretaker manager of Blackburn on six different occasions between 1986 and 2004 |
John Butcher | GK | 1976–1982 | 104 | 0 | ? | ? | |
Glenn Keeley | DF | 1976?–1987? | 370 | 23 | ? | ? | |
Noel Brotherston | WN | 1977?–1987? | 317 | 40 | ? | ? | |
Simon Garner | FW | 1978–1992 | 474 | 168 | 555 | 192 | Record Blackburn goalscorer |
Jim Branagan | DF | 1979?–1987? | 294 | 5 | ? | ? | |
Andy Crawford | FW | 1979-1982 | ? | ? | 56 | 21 | Andy Crawford scored both goals in the 2-1 win at Gigg Lane that secured Rovers’ promotion into the Second Division. |
Howard Kendall | MF | 1979–1981 | 79 | 6 | ? | ? | Player-manager of Blackburn 1979–1981 |
Jason Wilcox | MF | 1989–1999 | 269 | 31 | ? | ? | |
Alan Shearer | FW | 1992–1996 | 138 | 112 | 171 | 130 | |
Tim Sherwood | MF | 1992–1999 | 246 | 25 | 298 | 31 | |
Henning Berg | DF | 1993–1997, 2000-2003 | 251 | 7 | 297 | 7 | Manager of Blackburn 2012 |
Tim Flowers | GK | 1993–1999 | 177 | 0 | 217 | 0 | |
Brad Friedel | GK | 2000–2008 | 289 | 1 | 356 | 1 | |
David Dunn | MF | 1997–2003, 2007– | 275 | 45 | 331 | 54 | |
Mark Hughes | FW | 2000–2002 | 50 | 6 | 64 | 7 | Manager of Blackburn 2004–2008 |
Andrew Cole | FW | 2001–2004 | 83 | 27 | 100 | 37 | Blackburn's joint record transfer fee paid (£8M) |
Tugay Kerimoğlu | MF | 2001–2009 | 233 | 11 | 294 | 13 | |
Lucas Neill | DF | 2001–2007 | 188 | 5 | 227 | 8 | |
Brett Emerton | MF | 2003–2011 | 246 | 13 | 294 | 20 | |
Steven Reid | MF | 2003–2010 | 113 | 6 | 135 | 8 | |
Eddie Crossan | IF | 1947-1957 | 287 | 73 | ? | ? | |
Morten Gamst Pedersen | MF | 2004– | 282 | 35 | 342 | 47 | |
Ryan Nelsen | DF | 2005–2012 | 172 | 8 | 209 | 8 | |
Aaron Mokoena | DF | 2005–2009 | ? | ? | 101 | 0 | |
Benni McCarthy | FW | 2006–2010 | 109 | 37 | 140 | 52 | |
Jason Roberts | FW | 2006–2011 | 134 | 24 | 156 | 28 | |
Christopher Samba | DF | 2007–2012 | 161 | 16 | 186 | 18 | |
Roque Santa Cruz | FW | 2007–2009, 2011 | 66 | 23 | 80 | 29 | Record transfer fee received by Blackburn (£17.5M) |
Paul Robinson | GK | 2008– | 189 | 0 | 201 | 0 | |
Jason Lowe | MF | 2010– | 120 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
Jordan Rhodes | FW | 2012– | 132 | 72 | 141 | 73 |
References
- Post-war Football League Player statistics
- Soccerbase stats (use Search menu in top right and select 'Players' drop down)
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- http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/eddiecrossan.html