Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers F.C. is a British soccer club playing in Blackburn, Lancashire. They are one of four teams to have won an English Premier League title, the others being Arsenal F.C., Chelsea F.C., and Manchester United. Despite this, they have never been well-known in the U.S. The current manager is Sam Allardyce. The team is sponsored by Crown Paints.[1]
History[2]
Blackburn Rovers were one of the founding twelve members of the original Football League that formed in 1875. Before the advent of the Premiership, most of the club's success was in the 1930s and before. During that early time, they had two League Championships and six FA Cups. But since then, local millionaire Jack Walker realized his dream of getting a championship to Blackburn. With the help of superstar striker Alan Shearer, they won in the 1994-95 season. However, when Walker passed on, the team sunk until the leadership of Mark Hughes brought them back to prominence.
Roster
Goalkeepers
- 1 Paul Robinson
- 32 Jason Brown
- 33 Frank Fielding
- 34 Gunnar Nielsen
- 38 Mark Bunn
- 40 Bjorn Bussman
Defenders
- 2 Andre Ooijer
- 3 Stephen Warnock
- 4 Christopher Samba
- 6 Ryan Nelsen
- 13 Zurab Khizanishvili
- 15 Aaron Mokoena
- 22 Danny Simpson
- 28 Tony Kane
- 29 Martin Olsson
- 42 Gavin Gunning
Midfielders
- 5 Tugay Kerimoglu
- 7 Brett Emerton
- 8 David Dunn
- 11 Vincenzo Grella
- 12 Morten Garnst Pedersen
- 14 Johann Vogel
- 16 Steven Reid
- 17 Keith Andrews
- 19 Carlos Villanueva
- 24 Keith Treacy
- 25 Alan Judge
- 31 Bryan Hodge
- 37 Alex Marrow
- 41 Andrew Haworth
Strikers
- 9 Roque Santa Cruz
- 10 Benedict McCarthy
- 18 Paul Gallagher
- 26 Julio Santa Cruz
- 27 Matt Derbyshire
- 30 Jason Roberts
- 36 Marcus Marshall
- 39 Aaron Doran
- 43 Jamie Clarke
- Maceo Rigters
Notable former players
- GK Tim Flowers
- CB Colin Hendry
- CB Derek Fazackerley
- FB Bob Crompton
- FB Henning Berg
- ST Alan Shearer
- ST Andy Cole
- ST Dwight Yorke
References
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