Season 2008/09: 15th place

Nickname: Rovers

Stadium: Ewood Park, Blackburn
Capacity: 31,367
Away end: Darwen End

Song they run out to: None

Top scorer 08/09: Benedict McCarthy (10 goals)

Manager: Sam Allardyce
Assistant Manager: Neil McDonald
In the backroom: Head coach McDonald worked with Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers.

Home kit: Blue and white shirts, white shorts, blue socks
Away kit: Navy blue, royal blue and white shirts, navy blue shorts.

• Premier League: 1995
• Div One: 1914, 1912
• Div Two: 1939
• Div Three: 1975
• FA Cup: 1928, 1891, 1890, 1886, 1885, 1884

Essential reading: Blackburn Rovers: A Football Odyssey, by Frank Burns

Did you know?
Blackburn Rovers are the only League club still in existence to have won the FA Cup 3 times in a row (1884, 1885, 1886).

More information:

• Blackburn Rovers official website

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