2013–14 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Blackburn Rovers' 126th season as a professional football club and its second playing in the Football League Championship since the club's relegation during the 2011–12 Barclays Premier League season.^[1]

Blackburn Rovers

2013–14 season
Managing Director	Derek Shaw
Manager	Gary Bowyer
Ground	Ewood Park
Championship	8th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Jordan Rhodes (25) All: Jordan Rhodes (25)
Highest home attendance	21,589 vs Burnley (League, 9 March 2013)
Lowest home attendance	12,332 vs Brighton (League, 1 April 2013)
Average home league attendance	15,034
Home colours Away colours
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

Caretaker manager for the final few games of the previous season, Gary Bowyer, was given the job permanently.

Grzegorz Sandomierski, Cameron Stewart, David Bentley, David Jones, Todd Kane and Colin Kazim-Richards, all of which were on loan at Rovers during the 12–13 season did not secure permanent contracts, though Todd Kane returned to Rovers for a third loan spell. Mauro Formica and Diogo Rosado, who were both loaned out for the final half of the 12–13 season left the club during the summer transfer window, the former being sold and the latter having his contract terminated. Rubén Rochina and Bruno Ribeiro who were also loaned out towards the end of the 12–13 season returned to the club.

David Dunn's talks over a new contract resulted in a one-year contract extension.^[2] Grant Hanley and Lee Williamson also gained contract extensions.

The club tried to move on higher earning players to lighten the wage-bill in preparation for the new rules which were to be introduced in the 2014–15 season.^[3]

Pre season

On 24 May 2013, Rovers owners Venkys rewarded Gary Bowyer's performance as 'Caretaker manager' with a 12-month contract as the club's manager.^[4]

Bowyer wasted no time in adding to his team making a triple Free transfer signing of midfielder Chris Taylor (Millwall), midfielder Alan Judge (Notts County) and goalkeeper Simon Eastwood (Portsmouth), all of whom are joining the club after their contracts ran out with their clubs.^[5] He further indictated that funds had been made available to him by the club's owners, and he would be making changes both incoming and outgoing before the start of the new season.^[5]

On 4 June 2013, it was announced that the club had decided to release Micah Evans, Osayamen Osawe, Christopher Dilo, Jamie Maclaren, Reece Hands, Peter Wylie, Ryan Humphreys and Danny Laverty at the ends of their contracts (30 June 2013).

The club also confirmed that young players John O'Sullivan, Raheem Hanley, Hugo Fernandez, Will Beesley, Curtis Haley, Kellen Daly and Darragh Lenihan had all been offered new deals. All were due to be out of contract on 30 June 2013. Young goalkeeper Matthew Urwin^[6] and 1st team defender Grant Hanley^[7] also signed new contracts at the club.

On 7 June 2013 Operations Director Paul Agnew was fired by the club owners Venkys.^[8]

On 10 June 2013, Blackburn Rovers installed Terry McPhillips as assistant manager and Tony Grant as first-team coach, while Carlisle United youth team coach Eric Kinder re-joins Rovers as head of the youth team.^[9]

On 21 June 2013, Blackburn Rovers welcome back former player Craig Short who joins Gary Bowyer's backroom staff as first team coach.^[10]

On 3 July, Blackburn Rovers announced their new shirt sponsor as RFS (Regulatory Finance Solutions Ltd), a management consultancy business.^[11]

Pre-season friendlies

Rovers

Wrexham v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 6 July 1	Wrexham	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Wrexham
15:00	Ormerod 16'	Report	Taylor 90+3'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,216

Portimonense v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 13 July 2	Portimonense	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Portimão
19:30 (local Portuguese time)		Report	Best 14'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal, Algarve

Crewe v Blackburn Rovers

Tue 16 July 3	Crewe	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Crewe
19:30		Report	G.Hanley 11'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 1,922

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 20 July 4	Rochdale	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
15:00	Hogan 12' Vincenti 47'	Report	DJ Campbell 62' Pedersen 90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,551

Preston v Blackburn Rovers

Tue 23 July 5	Preston	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
19:45	Davies 7'	Report	DJ Campbell 36'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,773

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

Sat 27 July 6	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	Everton	Blackburn
14:00	Dann 87'	Report	Mirallas 24' Jelavić 55', 78'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,142

Rovers XI

Clitheroe v Blackburn Rovers XI

Sat 6 July	Clitheroe	1–1	Blackburn Rovers XI	Clitheroe
15:00	Nangle 34' (pen.)	Report	Trialist (Pero) 78'	Stadium: Shawbridge

Southport v Blackburn Rovers XI

Sat 13 July	Southport	0–2	Blackburn Rovers XI	Southport
15:00		Report	R. Hanley 70' Forrester 89'	Stadium: The Merseyrail Community

Blackburn Rovers XI v Fleetwood Town

Tue 16 July	Blackburn Rovers XI	4–1	Fleetwood Town	Brockhall
BCD	DJ Campbell , Best King			Stadium: Behind Closed Doors

Harrogate Town v Blackburn Rovers XI

Sat 20 July	Harrogate Town	3–0	Blackburn Rovers XI	Harrogate
15:00	Ashley Worsfold , Adam Nowakowski	Report		Stadium: Wetherby Road

Blackburn Rovers XI v Bury

Tue 23 July	Blackburn Rovers XI	4–2	Bury	Brockhall
(Unknown)	Yann Songo'o , Leon Best Unknown Trialist		Unknown Unknown	Stadium: behind closed doors friendly

Bamber Bridge v Blackburn Rovers XI

Fri 26 July	Bamber Bridge	1–0	Blackburn Rovers XI	Bamber Bridge
19:30	Greg Johnstone			Stadium: Irongate Ground, Brownedge Road

Chorley v Blackburn Rovers XI

Tue 30 July	Chorley	1–2	Blackburn Rovers XI	Chorley
	Darren Stephenson 23'	Report	Antelmi 86' Fernandez 90'	Stadium: Victory Park

Northwich Victoria v Blackburn Rovers XI

Sat 3 August	Northwich Victoria	1–0	Blackburn Rovers XI	Manchester
15:00	Unknown			Stadium: Valley Road, Flixton, Trafford

Curzon Ashton v Blackburn Rovers XI

Tue 6 August	Curzon Ashton	1–1	Blackburn Rovers XI	Ashton-under-Lyne
19:30	Simon Woodford 45'	Report	Devarn Green 31'	Stadium: The Tameside Stadium, Richmond St

Lancaster City v Blackburn Rovers XI

Sat 10 August	Lancaster City	0–0	Blackburn Rovers XI	Lancaster
15:00		Report		Stadium: Giant Axe Stadium, West Road

• Blackburn Rovers XI matches consisted of the U21s, 1st team players recovering match fitness post injury, U18s and trial players.
  • the Blackburn Rovers XI matches against Fleetwood Town and Bury were played behind closed doors (without a crowd).

Championship

Blackburn's game against Derby County was a fixture released early to mark the special 125th anniversary of the Football League.^[12] Gary Bowyer's first game as manager would ironically be against a club he coached at previously before joining Rovers in 2005.

Derby County v Blackburn Rovers

Sun 4 Aug 1	Derby County	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Derby
16:00	Russell 43' (pen.)	Report	Best 89'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 21,188

Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

Sat 10 Aug 2	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Blackburn
15:00		Report	Henderson 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,496

Doncaster Rovers v Blackburn Rovers

Fri 16 Aug 3	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Doncaster
19:45	Robinson 37' Husband 59'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,707

Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley

Sat 24 Aug 4	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	Barnsley	Blackburn
15:00	Cairney 17' Rhodes 30', 39' King 43' Kane 58'	Report	Dagnall 13' Cywka 72'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,058

Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

Sat 31 Aug 5	Blackburn Rovers	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Blackburn
15:00	Dunn 26' Rhodes 27', 83' Evans 68'	Report	Baptiste 45'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,828

Burnley v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 14 Sep 6	Burnley	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Burnley
12:15	Stanislas 76'	Report	Rhodes 85'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 15,699

Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers

Tue 17 Sep 7	Leicester City	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Leicester
19:45	Dyer 16' Nugent 45' (pen.)	Report	Rhodes 70' (pen.)	Stadium: King Power Attendance: 19,153

Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town

Sat 21 Sep 8	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Blackburn
15:00		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,582

AFC Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 28 Sep 9	AFC Bournemouth	1–3	Blackburn Rovers	Bournemouth
15:00	Fraser 74'	Report	Rhodes 10', 41' (pen.) Best 24'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,441

Blackburn Rovers v Watford

Tue 1 Oct 10	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Watford	Blackburn
19:45	Rhodes 65'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,981

Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

Sun 6 Oct 11	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Wigan
15:00	Spurr 62' (o.g.) Boyce 90+2'	Report	Spurr 8'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 16,996

Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic

Sat 19 Oct 12	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Blackburn
15:00		Report	Church 7'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,915

Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 26 Oct 13	Blackpool	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Blackpool
15:00	Ince 13' (pen.) Gosling 38'	Report	Rhodes 21' (pen.) Davies 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,901

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

Sat 2 Nov 14	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
15:00	Lowe 76'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,645

Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 9 Nov 15	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Brighton
15:00	Barnes 37' (pen.), 77' Forster-Caskey 56'	Report		Stadium: Amex Stadium Attendance: 27,912

Blackburn Rovers v Reading

Sat 23 Nov 16	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Reading	Blackburn
15:00		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,903

Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United

Sat 30 Nov 17	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Leeds United	Blackburn
15:00	Spurr 45'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,267

Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers

Tue 3 Dec 18	Ipswich Town	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Ipswich
19:45	Hyam 4' Edwards 48' Nouble 86'	Report	Rhodes 30'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,953

Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 7 Dec 19	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	London
15:00				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,987

Blackburn Rovers v Millwall

Sat 14 Dec 20	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Millwall	Blackburn
15:00	Rhodes 22' Marshall 48' Dunn 85'	Report	Waghorn 42' Morison 89'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,642

Yeovil Town v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 21 Dec 21	Yeovil Town	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Yeovil
15:00		Report	Rhodes 59'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 7,179

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

Thu 26 Dec 22	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackburn
15:00		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,539

Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City

Sun 29 Dec 23	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	Birmingham City	Blackburn
15:00	Rhodes 66', 72'	Report	Novak 12', 18' Burke 36'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,344

Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers

Wed 01 Jan, 2014 24	Leeds United	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds
15:00	Smith 53'	Report	Rhodes 13' Gestede 36'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,145 (1010 Rovers fans)

Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

Sat 11 Jan 25	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Blackburn
15:00	Gestede 45'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,954

Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 18 Jan 26	Nottingham Forest	4–1	Blackburn Rovers	Nottingham
15:00	Marshall 45'	Report	Lansbury 15' (pen.), 34' (pen.) Paterson 72' Reid 90'	Stadium: City Ground

Blackburn Rovers v Derby County

Sat 25 Jan 27	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Derby County	Blackburn
15:00	Marshall  21' Gestede 47'	Report	Ward  45+2' Bamford 84' Bryson  88'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,796

Barnsley v Blackburn Rovers

Wed 29 Jan 28	Barnsley	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Barnsley
19:45	Proschwitz 29' Grady 69' (pen.)	Report	Cairney 36' Gestede 44' Lowe  58'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 9,703

Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool

Sat 1 Feb 29	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Blackpool	Blackburn
15:00	Dunn 20' Hanley 83'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,045

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 8 Feb 30	Middlesbrough	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
15:00	Chalobah  61' Carayol  66'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 14,965

Reading v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 22 Feb 31	Reading	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Reading
15:00	McAnuff  42' Obita  76' Guthrie  90+2'	Report	Conway 39' Lowe  35' Varney  82' Williamson  84' Taylor  90+8'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,858

Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 1 Mar 32	Bolton Wanderers	4–0	Blackburn Rovers	Bolton
15:00	Medo 23' Mason 45' Spearing 47' Moritz 90' Davies  51'	Report	Gestede  5'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 17,541

Blackburn Rovers v Burnley

Sun 9 Mar 33	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Burnley	Blackburn
12:45	Rhodes 24' Varney  55' Feeney  71'	Report	Shackell 73' Ings 79' Arfield  74'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,589

Blackburn Rovers v AFC Bournemouth

Wed 12 Mar 34	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	AFC Bournemouth	Blackburn
19:45		Report	Grabban 67' Ritchie  45+1'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,081

Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 15 Mar 35	Huddersfield Town	2–4	Blackburn Rovers	Huddersfield
15:00	Hammill 65' Wells 71'	Report	Rhodes 4', 55', 81' Conway 65' Kilgallon  76'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 13,311

Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City

Sat 22 Mar 36	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Leicester City	Blackburn
15:00	Kilgallon 43' Kilgallon  75'	Report	Vardy 20' Schmeichel  66'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,528

Watford v Blackburn Rovers

Tue 25 Mar 37	Watford	3–3	Blackburn Rovers	Watford
19:45	Cassetti 4' Deeney 71' (pen.) Battocchio 88' Angella  76'	Report	Dunn 27' Conway 64' Gestede 90+3' Evans  78' Kane  85' Kilgallon  90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,921

Millwall v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 29 Mar 38	Millwall	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Millwall
15:00	Williams 57' (pen.) Jackson 88' (pen.) McDonald  38'	Report	Keane 65' King 90+2' Spurr  14' Hanley  56'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,840

Blackburn Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

Tue 1 Apr 39	Blackburn Rovers	3–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Blackburn
19:45	Rhodes 25', 86' (pen.) Cairney 42'	Report	Rodríguez 17' Greer 79' Staphens 88' March  69' Bruno  75'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,332

Blackburn Rovers v Ipswich Town

Sat 5 Apr 40	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Ipswich Town	Blackburn
15:00	Rhodes 64' Gestede 80' Kilgallon  56' Williamson  63'	Report	Wordsworth  37' Chambers  51'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,281

Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers

Tue 8 Apr 41	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Blackburn
19:45	Gestede 9' Spurr 49'	Report	Simpson  27'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,915

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 12 Apr 42	Sheffield Wednesday	3–3	Blackburn Rovers	Sheffield
15:07	Buxton 30' Nuhiu 72', 90+5' Llera  45+1' Hutchinson  75' Nuhiu  83' Afobe  89'	Report	Rhodes 15' Conway 36' Keane 43' Hanley  56' Williamson  75' Gestede  80' Rhodes  90+1'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,792

Blackburn Rovers v Yeovil Town

Fri 18 Apr 43	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Yeovil Town	Blackburn
15:00		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,353

Birmingham v Blackburn Rovers

Mon 21 Apr 44	Birmingham	2–4	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
15:00	Žigić 63' Gray 84'	Report	Gestede 10', 20', 45+3' Kane 24'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,291

Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

Sat 26 Apr 45	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Blackburn Rovers	London
15:00	Sordell 54'	Report	Gestede 26' Keane 51' Cairney 64'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,718

Blackburn Rovers v Wigan

Sat 3 May 46	Blackburn Rovers	4–3	Wigan	Blackburn
12:15	Cairney 13' Gestede 19', 35' Rhodes 84'	Report	Ramis 17' McClean 59' Maynard 87'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,996

BBC Football

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	15	12	55	40	+15	72	Qualification for Championship play-offs
7	Reading	46	19	14	13	70	56	+14	71
8	Blackburn Rovers	46	18	16	12	70	62	+8	70
9	Ipswich Town	46	18	14	14	60	54	+6	68
10	Bournemouth	46	18	12	16	67	66	+1	66

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W
Position	11	17	22	15	11	10	14	15	11	8	9	11	12	9	13	14	13	13	13	11	11	11	12	10	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	11	11	11	10	11	10	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2014. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Overall summary

Summary As of 3 May 2014 Games played 49 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Games won 18 (18 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Games drawn 18 (16 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Games lost 13 (12 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Goals scored 75 (41 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup) Goals conceded 72 (63 Championship, 6 FA Cup, 3 League Cup) Goal difference +3 (+8 Championship, -5 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Clean sheets 15 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Yellow cards 80 (76* Championship, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup) Red cards 5 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Most yellows 8 Lowe Most reds 2 Hanley Best result 5–2 vs Barnsley Worst result 5–0 vs Man City Most appearances 49 Rhodes Top scorer 25 Rhodes Points 70 Leon Best gained a booking from the bench. Most yellows & reds[13]

Cup Competitions

League Cup

Rovers started their League Cup campaign earlier than usual against League One outfit Carlisle United, it was the first time Rovers appeared in the first round since 2000.

Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers

Wed 7 August R1	Carlisle United	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Blackburn Rovers	Carlisle
19:45	Amoo 14', 114' Guy 62'	Report	Cairney 52' Taylor 56' Judge 95'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,372
	Penalties
	Salmon Beck Berrett Noble Symington		Judge Lowe Rhodes Taylor Morris

Details

• Gary Bowyer rested 8 players from the previous game.
• Carlisle opened the scoring in the first quarter-hour.
• Rovers levelled the score with Tom Cairney's deflected shot in the second half.
• David Dunn's low penalty was saved before taking the lead with Chris Taylor's header.
• A lapse of concentration by Josh King in defence gifted Carlisle an equaliser which forced the game into extra time.
• Alan Judge retook the lead with a fine volley from inside the box, this was later cancelled out again by Carlisle.
• Rovers then went down to 10 men with Tom Cairney's second yellow.
• After extra-time the game ended level at 3–3.
• In the penalty shoot-out Rovers lost out 4-3
• Chris Taylor and Josh Morris missed fourth and fifth penalties while Carlisle missed only their first penalty.

FA Cup

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City

Sat 4 Jan 3rd Round	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Manchester City	Blackburn
12:45	Dann 55'	Report	Nastasić  20' Negredo 45' Boyata  67'  84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,813 Referee: Michael Oliver

Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

Wed 15 Jan 3rd Round (Replay)	Manchester City	5–0	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester
20:10	Negredo 45', 47' Milner  62' Kolarov  64' Džeko 67', 79' Agüero 73'	Report	Campbell  25'	Stadium: Etihad Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Craig Pawson

Club

Technical staff Position Staff Manager Gary Bowyer Assistant Manager Terry McPhillips First Team Coaches Craig Short Tony Grant Under-21 Head Coach Eric Kinder Under-21 Coach Colin Hendry Goalkeeping Coach John Keeley Goalkeeping Coach Joshua Swann Youth Coach David Lowe Last updated: June 2013 Source: [14]

Medical staff Position Staff Doctor Duncan Robertson Strength and conditioning coach Chris Neville Youth team Doctor Chris Dalton Physiotherapist Dave Fevre Paul Kelly Mark Palmer Last updated: October 2011 Source: [14]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 3 May 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Paul Robinson	23	0	21	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Todd Kane (on loan from Chelsea)	28	2	23+4	2	0	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Tommy Spurr	45	3	43	3	2	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Matthew Kilgallon	26	1	23+2	1	1	0	0	0
5	DF	SCO	Grant Hanley	41	1	39	1	2	0	0	0
6	MF	ENG	Jason Lowe	42	1	38+1	1	2	0	0+1	0
7	FW	NOR	Joshua King	35	2	20+12	2	0+2	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	David Dunn	24	4	14+9	4	0	0	1	0
11	FW	SCO	Jordan Rhodes	48	25	45+1	25	0+1	0	0+1	0
12	MF	ENG	Ben Marshall	20	2	13+5	2	2	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Simon Eastwood	9	0	7	0	0+1	0	1	0
14	MF	SWE	Marcus Olsson	9	0	4+4	0	0	0	1	0
15	FW	ENG	Luke Varney (on loan from Leeds United)	12	0	3+9	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Lee Williamson	33	0	21+10	0	2	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Chris Taylor	37	1	14+20	0	2	0	1	1
20	MF	NGA	Dickson Etuhu	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Liam Feeney (on loan from Millwall)	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	WAL	Adam Henley	16	0	13+1	0	2	0	0	0
29	MF	NIR	Corry Evans	21	1	17+4	1	0	0	0	0
31	MF	ENG	Connor Mahoney	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	MF	SCO	Craig Conway	18	4	16+2	4	0	0	0	0
34	GK	ENG	Jake Kean	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	BEN	Rudy Gestede	28	13	21+6	13	1	0	0	0
45	MF	SCO	Tom Cairney	40	6	36+1	5	2	0	1	1
Players out on loan:
9	FW	IRL	Leon Best (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday)	8	2	5+3	2	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	DJ Campbell (on loan to Millwall)	10	0	2+6	0	1+1	0	0	0
15	DF	CMR	Yann Songo'o (on loan to Ross County)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	IRL	John O'Sullivan (on loan to Southport)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Alex Marrow (on loan to Fleetwood Town)	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0
22	DF	ENG	Bradley Orr (on loan to Toronto)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	ESP	Rubén Rochina (on loan to Rayo Vallecano)	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Josh Morris (on loan to Fleetwood Town)	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF	IRL	Alan Judge (on loan to Brentford)	12	1	7+4	0	0	0	0+1	1
28	DF	IRL	Anthony O'Connor (on loan to Torquay United)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	SCO	David Goodwillie (on loan to Blackpool)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have not played:
23	MF	FRA	Bryan Dabo (on loan from Montpellier)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	IRL	Darragh Lenihan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	ENG	Dean Rittenberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	ESP	David Raya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
16	DF	ENG	Scott Dann	26	1	25	0	1	1	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Michael Keane (on loan from Manchester United)	13	3	13	3	0	0	0	0
30	MF	POR	Fábio Nunes	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	FRA	Gaël Givet	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Assists

As of 16 August 2014^[15]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	32	MF	Craig Conway	11	0	0	11
2	45	MF	Tom Cairney	7	0	1	8
3	7	MF	Joshua King	4	0	1	5
3	8	MF	David Dunn	5	0	0	5
5	11	FW	Jordan Rhodes	4	0	0	4
6	6	MF	Jason Lowe	3	0	0	3
6	5	DF	Grant Hanley	3	0	0	3
6	39	FW	Rudy Gestede	3	0	0	3
6	16	DF	Scott Dann	3	0	0	3
10	2	DF	Todd Kane	2	0	0	2
10	12	MF	Ben Marshall	2	0	0	2
10	3	DF	Tommy Spurr	2	0	0	2
13	19	MF	Chris Taylor	1	0	0	1
13	4	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	1	0	0	1
13	9	FW	Leon Best	1	0	0	1
Total				52	0	2	54

Transfers

Summer

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Source
1 July 2013	MF	Chris Taylor	Millwall	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2013	MF	Alan Judge	Notts County	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2013	GK	Simon Eastwood	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[16]
2 July 2013	FW	Devarn Green	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	[17]
4 July 2013	FW	DJ Campbell	Q.P.R.	Free transfer	[18]
8 July 2013	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	Sunderland	Free transfer	[19]
9 July 2013	MF	Alex Marrow	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	[20]
1 August 2013	DF	Tommy Spurr	Doncaster Rovers	Free transfer	[21]
2 August 2013	MF	Corry Evans	Hull City	Undisclosed (est ~ £600,000)[22]	[23]
5 August 2013	DF	Yann Songo'o	Sporting Kansas City	Free transfer	[24]
18 August 2013	DF	Aaron Tumwa	Watford	Free transfer	[25]
28 August 2013	MF	Ben Marshall	Leicester City	Undisclosed (est ~ £1,000,000)	[26]
13 December 2013	MF	Connor Mahoney	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	[27]

• Total spent ~ Undisclosed (~ £1,600,000+)

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Source
4 June 2013	FW	Micah Evans	Burnley	Released	[28]
4 June 2013	FW	Osayamen Osawe	Southport	Released	[6][29]
4 June 2013	GK	Christopher Dilo	St Mirren	Released	[6][30]
4 June 2013	DF	Peter Wylie	Free agent	Released	[6]
4 June 2013	FW	Jamie Maclaren	Perth Glory	Released	[6]
4 June 2013	MF	Reece Hands	Morton	Released	[6]
4 June 2013	FW	Ryan Humphreys	Free agent	Released	[6]
4 June 2013	MF	Danny Laverty	Free agent	Released	[6]
28 June 2013	FW	Nuno Gomes	Free agent	Mutual Consent	[31]
1 July 2013	MF	Danny Murphy	Retired	Mutual Consent	[32]
10 July 2013	DF	Martin Olsson	Norwich City	Undisclosed (est ~ £3,000,000)[33]	[34]
8 August 2013	GK	Sebastian Usai	AFC United	Mutual Consent	[35]
16 August 2013	MF	Mauro Formica	Cruz Azul	Undisclosed (est ~ £600,000).[36]	[37]
23 August 2013	FW	Diogo Rosado	Vitória	Mutual Consent	[38]
29 August 2013	MF	Morten Gamst Pedersen	Karabükspor	Free Transfer	[39]
30 August 2013	DF	Gaël Givet	Arles-Avignon	Free Transfer	[40]

• Total sold ~ Undisclosed (~ £3,600,000)

Loan in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Loan length	Source
25 June 2013	DF	Todd Kane	Chelsea	Season-long loan	[41]
1 August 2013	MF	Tom Cairney	Hull City	6 Month loan	[42]
26 November 2013	FW	Rudy Gestede	Cardiff City	1 Month loan	[43]

Loan out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Loan length	Source
1 July 2013	DF	Nuno Henrique	Arouca	Season-long loan	[44]
2 July 2013	FW	David Goodwillie	Dundee United	6 Month loan	[45]
18 July 2013	FW	Anton Forrester	Bury	6 Month loan (extended)	[46]
22 July 2013	DF	Jack O'Connell	Rochdale	6 Month loan (extended)	[47]
23 July 2013	DF	Ryan Edwards	Chesterfield	1 Month loan (extended)	[48]
17 August 2013	FW	Edinho Junior	Whitehawk	1 Month loan	[49]
2 September 2013	DF	Bradley Orr	Blackpool	5 Month loan	[50]
1 October 2013	DF	Anthony O'Connor	Torquay United	1 Month loan (extended)	[51]
28 November 2013	DF	Josh Morris	Carlisle United	1 Month loan	[52]
28 November 2013	DF	Ryan Edwards	Tranmere Rovers	1 Month loan	[53]

Youth Loan out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Loan length	Source
13 August 2013	GK	Matthew Urwin	Stalybridge Celtic	3 Month loan	[54]
23 August 2013	FW	Curtis Haley	Bamber Bridge	1 Month loan	[55]

Winter

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Source
2 January 2014	MF	Tom Cairney	Hull City	undisclosed (est ~ £600,000)[56]	[57]
2 January 2014	FW	Rudy Gestede	Cardiff City	undisclosed (est ~ £200,000)[58]	[57]
31 January 2014	MF	Craig Conway	Cardiff City	undisclosed (est ~ £100,000)[59]	[60]

• Total spent ~ undisclosed (est ~ £900,000)

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Source
2 January 2014	DF	Bruno Ribeiro	Linense	Free Transfer	[61]
24 January 2014	MF	Fábio Nunes	Latina	Free Transfer	[62]
24 January 2014	FW	Edinho Júnior	Harrisburg City	Free Transfer	[63]
24 January 2014	FW	Curtis Haley	Free agent	Mutual Consent	[63]
28 January 2014	MF	Raheem Hanley	Swansea City	Mutual Consent	[64][65]
31 January 2014	DF	Scott Dann	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed (est ~ £1,500,000+)[66]	[67]
28 February 2014	DF	Nuno Henrique	Jagiellonia Białystok	Free Transfer	[68]
15 April 2014	MF	Hugo Fernández	Free agent	Mutual Consent

• Total sold ~ undisclosed (est ~ £1,500,000+)

Loan in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Loan length	Source
28 January 2014	MF	Bryan Dabo	Montpellier	Season-Long loan	[64]
8 February 2014	FW	Luke Varney	Leeds United	3-month loan	[69]
7 March 2014	DF	Michael Keane	Manchester United	Season-Long loan	[70]
8 March 2014	MF	Liam Feeney	Millwall	Season-Long loan	[71]

Loan out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Loan length	Source
1 January 2014	FW	Jordan Slew	Ross County	Season-Long loan	[72]
8 January 2014	MF	Alan Judge	Brentford	Season-Long loan	[73]
9 January 2014	MF	John O'Sullivan	Southport	1 Month loan (extended)	[74]
9 January 2014	DF	Kellen Daly	Southport	1 Month loan (extended)	[74]
13 January 2014	MF	Alex Marrow	Fleetwood Town	Season-Long loan	[75]
18 January 2014	DF	Yann Songo'o	Ross County	Season-Long loan	[76]
20 January 2014	FW	Rubén Rochina	Rayo Vallecano	Season-Long loan	[77]
20 January 2014	FW	DJ Campbell	Millwall	Season-Long loan (cut short)	[78]
24 January 2014	FW	David Goodwillie	Blackpool	Season-Long loan	[79]
24 January 2014	DF	Bradley Orr	Toronto	Season-Long loan	[80]
14 February 2014	FW	Leon Best	Sheffield Wednesday	1 Month loan (extended)[81]	[82]
25 February 2014	DF	Josh Morris	Fleetwood Town	1 Month loan (extended)	[83]
7 March 2014	FW	Jordan Preston	Clitheroe	1 Month loan	[84]
21 March 2014	DF	Ryan Edwards	Morecambe	1 Month loan (extended)	[85]

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External links

• Blackburn Rovers F.C. official website