List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players

For a list of all Blackburn Rovers players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players. For Rovers' current first-team squad, see current squad.

Blackburn Rovers Football Club was founded in 1875, first entered the FA Cup four years later, and became a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. The club's first team have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups, one Football League Cup and one Full Members' Cup. All players who have made 100 or more appearances in nationally or internationally organised competitive matches for the club should be listed below.

Each player's details include the duration of his Rovers career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team(s) for which the player was selected.

Key

• 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 as a substitute are included.
• Statistics are correct up to and including the end of the 2023–24 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season.

Positions key

GK	Goalkeeper
DF	Defender
FB	Full back
CD	Central defender
MF	Midfielder
CH	Centre half
WH	Wing half
W	Winger
FW	Forward
IF	Inside forward
CF	Centre forward
U	Utility player

Player

Players marked * were registered for the club as at the date specified above.

Players marked ‡ have won the Blackburn Rovers F.C. Player of the Year award.^[1]

Position

Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

Club career

Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

League appearances and League goals

League appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League and the Premier League. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded.

Total appearances and Total goals

Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League (including test matches and play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, European Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup, EFL Trophy and predecessors, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Full Members' Cup, and FA Charity Shield. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.

International selection

Countries are listed only for players who have been selected for international football. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except for players who competed for more than one country, for whom the highest level reached for each country is shown.

Players with 100 or more appearances

Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selection

Player	Pos.	Club career	League		Total		International selection	Notes	Refs.
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jimmy Forrest	WH	1883–1895	148	2	195	7	England		[2]
Nat Walton	IF/GK	1884–1893	110	37	139	49	England		[3]
Jack Southworth	CF	1887–1893	108	97	132	121	England		[4]
Billy Townley	W	1887–1892 1893–1894	97	37	123	51	England	[lower-alpha 1]	[6]
John Forbes	FB	1888–1894	106	1	127	2	—		[2]
Tom Brandon	FB	1889–1891 1893–1900	216	2	245	2	Scotland		[7]
Harry Campbell	IF	1889–1894	98	22	113	26	Scotland		[8]
Geordie Dewar	CH/WH	1889–1897	174	7	196	10	Scotland		[9]
Harry Chippendale	W	1891–1897	134	50	147	52	England		[8]
Geordie Anderson	CH	1892–1897 1898–1900	178	19	200	20	—	[L 1]	[10]
John Murray	FB	1892–1896	109	0	122	0	—		[11]
Adam Ogilvie	GK	1893–1897	108	0	120	0	—		[12]
Tom Booth	WH	1896–1900	111	10	123	11	England		[7]
Kelly Houlker	WH	1896–1902 1906–1909	151	2	163	2	England		[13]
Bob Crompton	FB	1897–1920	529	14	576	14	England	[lower-alpha 2]	[8]
Fred Blackburn	W	1898–1905	192	25	206	31	England		[7]
Bob Haworth	CH/WH	1898–1903	122	5	129	5	—		[13]
Jack Dewhurst	CF	1899–1903	169	43	182	47	—		[9]
Sammy McClure	CH	1899–1906	144	12	152	12	—		[11]
Arnie Whittaker	W	1899–1908	250	57	265	57	—		[3]
Willie McIver	GK	1901–1908	126	0	132	0	—		[11]
Adam Bowman	FW	1903–1907	99	42	104	43	—		[7]
Billy Bradshaw	WH	1903–1920	386	36	426	39	England		[7]
Bob Evans	GK	1903–1908	104	0	113	0	Wales		[15]
Sam Wolstenholme	WH	1904–1908	98	1	105	2	England		[3]
Arthur Cowell	FB	1905–1919	278	0	305	0	England		[8]
Bill Davies	CF	1905–1912	132	67	143	70	Wales		[9]
Walter Aitkenhead	IF/HB	1906–1915	210	75	239	95	Scotland		[10]
Eddie Latheron	IF	1906–1915	256	94	281	104	England		[16]
Tommy Suttie	FB	1907–1915	103	0	110	0	—		[4]
Albert Walmsley	WH	1907–1920	272	6	300	6	—		[3]
Walter Anthony	W	1908–1914	149	11	164	14	—		[10]
Jimmy Ashcroft	GK	1908–1913	114	0	129	0	England		[10]
George Chapman	CH/CF	1908–1910 1911–1915	138	34	152	42	—		[8]
Percy Smith	CH	1910–1920	172	5	193	6	—		[4]
Alfred Robinson	GK	1911–1920	144	0	157	0	—		[17]
Jock Simpson	W	1911–1915	151	15	169	22	England		[4]
Joe Hodkinson	W	1913–1923	228	19	244	20	England		[13]
Danny Shea	IF	1913–1920	97	62	105	65	England		[4]
Percy Dawson	CF	1914–1923	140	71	151	73	—		[9]
Ernest Hawksworth	IF	1919–1924	96	34	100	34	—		[13]
Harry Healless	WH/CH	1919–1932	360	12	397	13	England		[13]
Peter Holland	FW	1919–1928	116	24	125	25	—		[13]
Frank Reilly	CH	1919–1923	127	8	138	9	—		[17]
Dave Rollo	FB	1919–1926	207	5	225	6	Ireland		[17]
Ronnie Sewell	GK	1920–1927	227	0	248	0	England		[4]
Jock McKay	IF	1921–1927	150	46	161	49	Scotland		[11]
Jimmy McKinnell	WH	1921–1926	111	0	124	0	—		[11]
Tom Wylie	FB	1921–1925	174	0	191	0	—		[3]
Johnny McIntyre	IF/WH	1922–1927	175	38	194	38	—		[11]
Austen Campbell	WH	1923–1929	161	7	184	9	England		[8]
John Crisp	W	1923–1926	98	18	108	19	—		[8]
Ted Harper	CF	1923–1927 1933–1934	171	121	177	122	England		[13]
Jack Roscamp	WH/FW	1923–1932	223	37	251	44	—		[17]
Robert Roxburgh	FB	1924–1930	114	0	128	0	—		[17]
Jock Crawford	GK	1925–1932	155	0	173	0	—		[8]
Syd Puddefoot	IF	1925–1932	250	79	276	87	England		[18]
Arthur Rigby	W	1925–1929	156	41	169	44	England		[17]
Jock Hutton	FB	1926–1932	127	4	146	5	Scotland		[13]
Herbert Jones	FB	1926–1933	247	0	261	0	England		[19]
Tommy McLean	IF	1927–1935	247	44	275	49	—		[11]
Willie Rankin	CH	1927–1932	144	4	162	4	—		[17]
Jack Bruton	W	1929–1938	324	108	344	115	England	[lower-alpha 3]	[7]
Bill Imrie	WH	1929–1934	165	23	176	24	—		[20]
Tom Turner	W	1929–1936	113	24	115	24	—		[6]
Cliff Binns	GK	1930–1936	183	0	196	0	—		[7]
Jesse Carver	CH	1930–1936	143	2	146	2	—		[8]
Arthur Cunliffe	W	1930–1933	129	47	140	55	England		[8]
Jimmy Gorman	FB	1931–1937	213	0	225	0	—		[21]
Ernie Thompson	CF	1931–1936	171	82	179	84	—		[6]
Walter Crook	FB	1932–1947	218	2	237	2	England wartime	[lower-alpha 4]	[8]
Bob Pryde	CH	1933–1949	320	11	345	11	—		[18]
Arnold Whiteside	WH	1933–1949	218	3	239	3	—		[3]
Len Butt	IF	1937–1946	110	44	117	48	—		[7]
Bobby Langton	W	1938–1948 1953–1956	212	57	230	58	England		[16]
Eric Bell	WH	1946–1956	323	9	333	9	—		[13]
Jackie Campbell	U	1946–1955	224	19	245	20	—		[8]
Jack Patterson	GK	1946–1956	107	0	112	0	—		[18]
Les Graham	FW	1947–1952	150	42	157	44	—		[21]
David Gray	FB	1947–1953	107	5	111	5	—		[21]
Eddie Crossan	IF	1948–1957	287	73	302	74	Northern Ireland		[8]
Bill Eckersley	FB	1948–1960	406	20	432	21	England		[15]
Jackie Wharton	W	1948–1952	129	15	138	17	—		[3]
Ron Suart	FB/CH	1949–1955	176	0	187	0	—		[4]
Ronnie Clayton	WH	1951–1969	581	15	665	16	England		[8]
Reg Elvy	GK	1951–1956	192	0	208	0	—		[15]
Willie Kelly	CH	1951–1956	186	1	202	1	—		[23]
Eddie Quigley	IF	1951–1956	159	92	166	95	—	[lower-alpha 5]	[24]
Tommy Briggs	CF	1952–1957	194	140	204	143	England B		[7]
Bill Smith	U	1952–1960	119	10	128	12	—		[4]
Bryan Douglas	FW	1954–1969	438	101	503	115	England		[9]
Ken Taylor	FB	1954–1969	200	0	233	0	—		[6]
Roy Vernon	IF	1955–1960	131	49	144	52	Wales		[25]
Peter Dobing	FW	1956–1961	179	88	205	104	England U23		[9]
Harry Leyland	GK	1956–1961	166	0	188	0	—		[16]
Ally MacLeod	W	1956–1961	193	47	218	53	Scottish Schools		[11]
Mick McGrath	WH	1956–1965	268	8	312	12	Republic of Ireland		[11]
Matt Woods	CH	1956–1963	260	2	307	3	—		[3]
John Bray	FB	1959–1965	153	2	184	2	—		[7]
Mike England	CH	1959–1966	165	21	184	21	Wales		[15]
Andy McEvoy	IF/WH	1959–1967	183	89	213	103	Republic of Ireland		[11]
Fred Pickering	CF	1959–1964 1971	134	61	158	74	England		[18]
Keith Newton	FB	1960–1969	306	9	357	10	England		[26]
John Byrom	W	1961–1966	124	50	149	64	—		[7]
Fred Else	GK	1961–1966	187	0	221	0	—		[15]
Mike Ferguson	W	1962–1968	220	29	249	36	—		[2]
Mike Harrison	W	1962–1967	160	40	181	43	—		[13]
Walter Joyce	MF	1964–1967	120	4	135	4	—		[19]
Dick Mulvaney	CD	1964–1971	141	4	151	4	—		[11]
Malcolm Darling	FW	1965–1970	128	30	141	34	—		[9]
Eamonn Rogers	MF	1965–1971	165	30	183	39	Republic of Ireland		[17]
George Sharples	WH/CH	1965–1969	103	5	113	5	England U18		[4]
Billy Wilson	FB	1965–1971	247	0	277	0	—		[3]
John Connelly	W	1966–1970	149	36	164	39	England		[8]
Adam Blacklaw	GK	1967–1970	96	0	110	0	—		[7]
Don Martin	CF	1968–1975	224	57	255	63	—		[11][27]
Stuart Metcalfe	MF	1968–1980 1983	387	21	451	26	England U18		[11][27]
Roger Jones	GK	1970–1976	242	0	277	0	England U23		[19][27]
Tony Parkes	MF	1970–1981	350	38	409	46	—	[lower-alpha 6]	[18][27]
Mick Wood	FB	1970–1978	148	2	170	4	—		[3][27]
Preben Arentoft	MF/DF	1971–1974	94	3	108	3	—		[10]
Derek Fazackerley ‡	CD	1971–1986	596	24	689	26	—	[lower-alpha 7]	[2][27]
Tony Field	FW	1971–1974	106	45	120	54	—		[2]
Terry Garbett	MF	1971–1974	90	6	103	7	—		[21]
Mick Heaton	FB	1971–1976	171	1	194	1	—		[13][27]
John Waddington	CD/MF	1973–1979	148	18	175	20	—		[3][27]
Ken Beamish	FW	1974–1976	86	18	104	28	—		[7][27]
Graham Hawkins	CD	1974–1977	109	4	131	4	—		[13][27]
Kevin Hird	MF/FB	1974–1979	132	20	160	21	—		[13][27]
John Bailey	FB	1975–1979	120	1	144	1	England B		[7][27]
Glenn Keeley	CH	1976–1987	370	23	431	24	England U18		[23][27]
Noel Brotherston	W	1977–1987	317	40	381	54	Northern Ireland		[7][27]
John Butcher	GK	1977–1980	104	0	122	0	—		[7][27]
Simon Garner ‡	CF	1978–1992	484	168	570	194	—	[lower-alpha 8]	[21][27]
Jim Branagan	FB	1979–1987	294	5	338	5	—		[7][27]
Mick Rathbone ‡	FB	1979–1987	273	2	310	2	—		[17][27]
John Lowey	CF/MF	1980–1986	141	14	156	16	—		[16][27]
Terry Gennoe ‡	GK	1981–1990	289	0	334	0	England U18		[21][27]
David Hamilton	MF	1981–1986	114	7	123	7	—		[13]
Ian Miller	W	1981–1989	268	16	305	18	—		[11]
David Mail ‡	CD	1982–1990	206	4	248	4	—		[11]
Simon Barker ‡	MF	1983–1988	182	35	208	41	England U21	[lower-alpha 9]	[7]
Mark Patterson	W	1983–1988	101	20	115	22	—		[18]
Chris Thompson	CF	1983–1986	85	24	100	26	—		[6]
Scott Sellars ‡	MF	1986–1992	202	35	245	41	England		[4]
Howard Gayle ‡	FW	1987–1991	116	29	144	34	England U21		[21][30]
Colin Hendry ‡	CD	1987–1989 1991–1998	336	34	408	35	Scotland		[13][30]
Keith Hill	CD	1987–1992	96	4	113	5	—		[13]
John Millar	FB/MF	1987–1991	126	1	151	1	Scotland U18		[11]
Bobby Mimms	GK	1987 1991–1995	134	0	162	0	England	[L 2]	[11][30]
Nicky Reid	MF	1987–1992	174	9	209	10	England U21		[17]
Chris Sulley	FB	1987–1991	134	3	156	3	—		[4]
Mark Atkins	FB/MF	1988–1995	257	34	314	39	—		[10][30]
David May	CD	1989–1994	123	2	151	5	—		[11]
Kevin Moran ‡	CD	1990–1994	147	10	173	12	Republic of Ireland		[11]
Jason Wilcox	W	1990–1999	269	31	312	34	England		[3][30]
Mike Newell	FW	1991–1996	130	28	167	48	England B		[26][30][31]
Stuart Ripley	W	1992–1998	187	13	228	16	England		[17][30]
Alan Shearer ‡	FW	1992–1996	138	112	171	130	England		[4][30]
Tim Sherwood	MF	1992–1999	246	25	300	31	England	[L 3]	[4][30][32]
Henning Berg	DF	1993–1997 2000–2003	250	7	296	7	Norway	[L 4][lower-alpha 10]	[7][30][33]
Tim Flowers	GK	1993–1999	177	0	217	0	England		[2][30]
Kevin Gallacher	FW	1993–1999	144	46	169	53	Scotland		[21][30]
Graeme Le Saux	FB	1993–1997	129	7	154	7	England		[34]
Chris Sutton ‡	FW	1994–1999	130	47	161	59	England		[35]
Jeff Kenna	FB	1995–2001	155	1	194	1	Republic of Ireland		[36]
Billy McKinlay	MF	1995–1999	90	3	103	4	Scotland		[37]
Garry Flitcroft	MF	1996–2005	246	14	280	20	England U21		[38][39]
Damien Duff ‡	W	1997–2003	184	27	223	35	Republic of Ireland		[40]
David Dunn	MF	1998–2003 2007–2015	316	50	378	59	England		[41][30]
Keith Gillespie	W	1998–2003	113	5	137	6	Northern Ireland		[42]
Martin Taylor	CD	1998–2004	88	5	125	6	England U21		[43]
Matt Jansen ‡	FW	1999–2005	153	44	182	57	England U21		[30]
Craig Short	DF	1999–2005	134	4	146	5	—		[44]
Brad Friedel ‡	GK	2000–2008	288	1	357	1	United States		[45]
Nils-Eric Johansson	DF	2001–2005	86	0	110	2	Sweden		[46]
Tugay Kerimoğlu ‡	MF	2001–2009	233	10	294	12	Turkey		[47]
Lucas Neill	DF/MF	2001–2007	188	5	227	8	Australia		[48]
Andy Cole	FW	2002–2004	83	27	100	37	England	[lower-alpha 11]	[49]
Andy Todd ‡	DF	2002–2007	88	4	113	5	—		[50]
Brett Emerton	W	2003–2011	247	13	294	19	Australia		[51][52]
Steven Reid	MF	2003–2010	113	6	134	8	Republic of Ireland  England U16		[53][54]
Morten Gamst Pedersen	MF	2004–2013	288	35	349	47	Norway		[55]
David Bentley ‡	MF	2005–2008 2013	107	13	140	21	England		[L 5][56]
Aaron Mokoena	DF	2005–2009	101	0	139	2	South Africa		[57]
Ryan Nelsen	DF	2005–2011	172	8	208	8	New Zealand		[58]
Robbie Savage	MF	2005–2007	76	1	100	3	Wales		[59]
Benni McCarthy	FW	2006–2010	109	37	140	52	South Africa		[60]
Jason Roberts	FW	2006–2011	134	24	156	28	Grenada		[61]
Martin Olsson	DF/MF	2007–2013	117	3	142	5	Sweden		[62]
Christopher Samba	CD	2007–2011	161	16	185	18	Congo		[63]
Stephen Warnock ‡	DF/MF	2007–2009	88	5	109	6	England		[64]
Paul Robinson ‡	GK	2008–2014	189	0	201	0	England		[65]
Gaël Givet	DF	2009 2009–2013	115	3	132	5	France		[L 6][66]
Grant Hanley ‡	DF	2009–2016	183	7	200	8	Scotland		[67]
Scott Dann	DF	2011–2014	98	5	106	7	England U21		[68]
Jason Lowe	MF	2011–2017	173	1	196	1	England U21		[69]
Marcus Olsson ‡	DF	2012–2016	104	1	114	1	Sweden		[70]
Jordan Rhodes ‡	FW	2012–2016	159	83	169	85	Scotland	[lower-alpha 11]	[72]
Corry Evans	MF	2013–2021	206	4	219	5	Northern Ireland		[73]
Ben Marshall	MF	2013–2017	126	11	140	15	England U21		[74]
Craig Conway	MF	2014–2019	178	19	200	22	Scotland		[75]
Jason Steele	GK	2014–2017	113	0	120	0	Great Britain squad  England U21		[76]
Darragh Lenihan	DF	2015–2022	233	9	252	10	Republic of Ireland		[77]
Ryan Nyambe	DF	2015–2022	183	0	201	0	Namibia		[78]
David Raya	GK	2015–2019	98	0	108	0	Spain		[79]
Sam Gallagher *	FW	2016–2017 2019–present	219	45	235	49	England U20  Scotland U19	[L 7]	[80][30][81]
Elliott Bennett	MF	2016–2021	177	8	192	9	—		[82]
Danny Graham ‡	FW	2016 2016–2020	176	52	191	57	England U20	[L 8]	[83][84]
Charlie Mulgrew	DF	2016–2019	100	27	109	27	Scotland		[85]
Derrick Williams ‡	DF	2016–2020	138	6	152	6	Republic of Ireland		[86]
Bradley Dack ‡	MF	2017–2023	158	50	173	57	—		[87]
Lewis Travis *	DF	2017–present	200	6	224	6	—		[88]
Adam Armstrong ‡	FW	2018–2021	151	58	160	64	England U21	[L 9]	[89]
Ben Brereton Díaz	FW	2018–2023	160	45	177	47	Chile  England U20	[L 10]	[90][91]
Joe Rothwell	MF	2018–2022	149	10	161	11	England U20		[92][30]
John Buckley *	MF	2019–present	124	6	141	9	—		[93]
Tyrhys Dolan *	FW	2020–present	148	16	164	19	England U20		[30]
Thomas Kaminski ‡	GK	2020–2023	115	0	118	0	Belgium		[30]
Harry Pickering *	DF	2021–present	108	4	120	4	—		[94]
Scott Wharton *	DF	2016–present	89	5	106	8	—		[95]
Joe Rankin-Costello *	MF	2017–present	86	4	100	5	—		[96]

Notes

1. Billy Townley played for Blackburn in two FA Cup finals; in the second, in 1891, he became the first man to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup final as Blackburn beat Sheffield Wednesday 6–1.^[5]
2. Bob Crompton was manager of Blackburn from 1926 to 1931 and again from 1938 to 1941.^[14]
3. Jack Bruton was manager of Blackburn from 1947 to 1949.^[14]
4. Walter Crook set a club record for most consecutive League appearances, with 208 between 1934 and 1946.^[22]
5. Eddie Quigley was manager of Blackburn from 1967 to 1970.^[14]
6. Tony Parkes was caretaker manager of Blackburn on six separate occasions between 1986 and 2004.^[28]
7. Derek Fazackerley holds the club record for most league appearances with 596.^[22]
8. Simon Garner holds the club goalscoring record, with 168 in league competition.^[22]
9. Simon Barker's 1988 sale to Queens Park Rangers set a then club record for fee received of £400,000.^[29]
10. Henning Berg of Norway holds the record for most senior international caps as a Blackburn player.^[22] He briefly managed the club in 2012.^[14]
11. Blackburn's record fee paid for a player, of £8,000,000, is shared by Andy Cole, who signed from Manchester United in 2001, and Jordan Rhodes, who joined from Huddersfield Town in 2012.^[71]

Player statistics include games played while on loan from clubs listed below. Unless individually sourced, loaning clubs come from the appearances source.

1. New Brighton Tower
2. Everton
3. Norwich City
4. Manchester United
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. Olympique Marseille
7. Southampton
8. Sunderland
9. Newcastle United
10. Nottingham Forest

Sources

• Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers The Official Encyclopedia. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-873626-70-2.
• Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005–2006. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
• Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.

References

1. "Blackburn Rovers Player of the Year Award Winners 1981–2023". MyFootballFacts.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
2. Jackman (1994), pp. 80–101.
3. Jackman (1994), pp. 229–246.
4. Jackman (1994), pp. 202–220.
5. Jackman (1994), pp. 226–227.
6. Jackman (1994), pp. 221–228.
7. Jackman (1994), pp. 17–41.
8. Jackman (1994), pp. 41–62.
9. Jackman (1994), pp. 62–72.
10. Jackman (1994), pp. 8–17.
11. Jackman (1994), pp. 149–168.
12. Jackman (1994), pp. 172–175.
13. Jackman (1994), pp. 111–129.
14. "Managers". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020.
15. Jackman (1994), pp. 73–79.
16. Jackman (1994), pp. 137–149.
17. Jackman (1994), pp. 188–202.
18. Jackman (1994), pp. 176–186.
19. Jackman (1994), pp. 131–134.
20. Jackman (1994), pp. 130–131.
21. Jackman (1994), pp. 101–111.
22. "Records". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
23. Jackman (1994), pp. 134–137.
24. Jackman (1994), pp. 187–188.
25. Jackman (1994), p. 229.
26. Jackman (1994), pp. 168–171.
27. Jackman (1994), p. 11.
28. Ashdown, John; Smyth, Rob (22 October 2008). "The longest caretaker-manager stint". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
29. Jackman (1994), p. 18.
30. Individual player pages linked from: "Blackburn Rovers: Players from A–Z". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
31. Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
32. For FA Cup appearance omitted by worldfootball.net: "'We'll keep on battling' promises Hendry". Lancashire Telegraph. 18 January 1996. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
33. Nixon, Alan (9 September 2000). "'Rejected' Berg is embraced by Ewood". The Independent. London. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
34. Hugman (2005), p. 246.
35. Hugman (2007), pp. 389–390.
36. Hugman (2005), p. 230.
37. "Billy McKinlay". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
38. Hugman (2005), p. 144.
39. "Games played by Garry Flitcroft in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
40. Hugman (2007), pp. 118–119.
41. Hugman (2007), p. 121.
42. Hugman (2005), p. 160.
43. Hugman (2007), p. 397.
44. "Games played by Craig Short in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
45. "Brad Friedel". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
46. "Nils-Eric Johansson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
47. "Tugay Kerimoğlu". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
48. "Lucas Neill". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
49. "Andrew Cole". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
50. "Games played by Andy Todd in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
51. "Brett Emerton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
52. "Brett Emerton: For the love of the game". ABC Sport. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Brett Emerton went against the trend for most of the world's football stars when he reportedly turned down offers from bigger clubs so he could play in his preferred position of wing with Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League.
53. "Steven Reid". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
54. "Steven Reid". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Steven has played a number of positions for Rovers since signing in 2003 but has recently settled down in a central midfield berth
55. "Morten Gamst Pedersen". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
56. "David Bentley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
57. "Aaron Mokoena". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
58. "Ryan Nelsen". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
59. "Robbie Savage". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
60. "Benni McCarthy". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
61. "Jason Roberts". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
62. "Martin Olsson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
63. "Christopher Samba". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
64. "Stephen Warnock". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
65. "Paul Robinson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
66. "Gael Givet". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
67. "Grant Hanley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
68. "Scott Dann". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
69. "Jason Lowe". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
70. "Marcus Olsson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
71. Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
72. "Games played by Jordan Rhodes in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
73. "Games played by Corry Evans in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
74. "B. Marshall". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
75. "C. Conway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
76. "J. Steele". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
77. "D. Lenihan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
78. "R. Nyambe". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
79. "David Raya". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
80. "Samuel Gallagher". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
81. "Games played by List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
82. "Games played by Elliott Bennett in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
83. "Games played by Danny Graham in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
84. "Match results Under 20 1981–2019". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
85. "Games played by Charlie Mulgrew in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
86. "Games played by Derrick Williams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
87. "B. Dack". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
88. "Games played by Lewis Travis in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
89. "A. Armstrong". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
90. "B. Brereton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
91. Sharpe, Rich (4 January 2019). "Ben Brereton joins Rovers permanently from Nottingham Forest". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
92. "Games played by Joe Rothwell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
93. "Games played by John Buckley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
94. "Games played by Harry Pickering in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
95. "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
96. "Games played by Joe Rankin-Costello in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2024.