Club History and Records
The following information is courtesy of the Official Blackburn Rovers’ Website.
Honours
FA Premiership:
Champions: 1994-95
Runners-up: 1993-94
Division One:
Champions: 1911-12, 1913-14
Runners-up: 2000-01
Division Two:
Champions: 1938-39
Runners-up: 1957-58
Play-Off Winners: 1991-92
Division Three:
Champions: 1974-75
Runners-up: 1979-80
FA Cup:
Winners: 1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1928
Runners-up: 1882, 1960
Football League Cup:
Winners: 2002
Full Members Cup:
Winners 1987
FA Youth Cup:
Winners: 1959
Runners-up: 1998, 2000
Records
Record attendance at Ewood Park:
62,522 v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup 6th round, 2nd March 1929.
Record win:
11-0 v Rossendale United, Ewood Park, FA Cup 1st round October 13th 1884
Record League win:
9-0 v Middlesbrough, Ewood Park, Division 2, November 6th 1954
Record away win:
8-2 v West Ham United, Division 1, December 26th 1963
Record League defeat:
0-8 v Arsenal, Division 1, February 25th 1933
0-8 v Lincoln City, Division 2, August 29th 1953
Record home League defeat:
1-7 v Notts County, March 14th 1891
1-7 v Middlesbrough, November 29th 1947
Record aggregate League score:
13: 5-8 v Derby County (away), September 6th 1890
Record aggregate home League score:
12: 7-5 v Birmingham City, Division 1, September 28th 1929
Most points gained in a season (2pts):
60 (1974/75)
Most points gained in a season (3pts):
91 (2000/01)
Least points gained in a season (2pts):
20 (1965/66)
Least points gained in a season (3pts):
35 (1998/99)
Most League appearances:
Derek Fazackerley, 593+3sub, 1970/71 to 1986/87
Most capped player with club:
Henning Berg, Norway
Most consecutive League appearances:
Walter Crook, 208 (1934-46)
Record goalscorer:
Simon Garner, 194 goals (168 league), 1978/79 to 1991/92
Most goals scored by a player in a season:
Ted Harper, 43, Division 1, 1925/26
Most goals scored by a player in a match:
Tommy Briggs, 7 v Bristol Rovers, Ewood Park, Division 2, February 5th 1955
Most hat-tricks in a season:
8, 1963/64
Most individual hat-tricks in a season:
5, John Southworth, 1890/91
5, Andy McEvoy, 1963/64
5, Alan Shearer, 1995/96
Most individual hat-tricks:
13, John Southworth, 1887-1893
Most League appearances by a goalkeeper:
Terry Gennoe, 289, 1981/82 - 1990/91
Most consecutive League appearances by a goalkeeper:
Reg Elvy, 152
Most clean sheets by a goalkeeper in a League season:
19, Jim Arnold, Division 3, 1979/80
19, Bobby Mimms, Premier League, 1992/93
Most FA Cup appearances:
Ronnie Clayton, 56, 1949-1969
Most League Cup appearances:
Derek Fazackerley, 38, 1969-87
Youngest player to appear for Rovers:
Harry Dennison, aged 16yrs, 155 days v Bristol City (h)
Division 1, 8th April 1911
Oldest player to appear for Rovers:
Bob Crompton, 40yrs, 150 days v Bradford (a)
Division 1, 23rd February 1920