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East Lancashire Derby
Other namesCotton Mill derby
LocationLancashire
TeamsBlackburn Rovers
Burnley
First meeting27 September 1879
Latest meeting18 October 2009
Next meeting24 March 2010
Statistics
Meetings total90
Most winsBlackburn Rovers (40)
Most player appearances19, Jerry Dawson, Ronnie Clayton
Largest victory7-1

East Lancs[edit]

The East Lancashire Derby (also known as the "Cotton Mills Derby"[1] ) is a football match between Blackburn Rovers F.C. and Burnley F.C..

The derby is one of the oldest derby matches in the game. The first ever competitive league match between these two former English football champions and founder members of the Football League, took place at Turf Moor on 3 November 1888, Blackburn won the game 7-1. Blackburn also won the return fixture at Ewood Park 4-2. From a town standpoint there is an obvious geographical reason for the rivalry as the two Lancashire towns only lie 11 miles (18 km) apart. Accrington Stanley F.C. stands in the middle, but is not taken seriously as a rival by either. Another alleged reason for the increased hostilities is that Blackburn complained to the Football League about Burnley's illegal number of Scottish players in the 1890s. [2]


Blackburn Rovers were founded in 1875[3] and in the following years, many other clubs were formed in the region such as Accrington F.C. in 1886 and Clitheroe Central in 1877, due to football being passionately taken up by the area. Another such club was Burnley Rovers, who started out as a rugby club until changing codes in 1882. Calling themselves ‘Rovers’ did not go down too well with the people of Blackburn, so the name was soon dropped.[4]


Pre League Friendlies[edit]

The two clubs met for the first time at Turf Moor on September 27 in front of a 5,000 crowd, Rovers emerging as 4-2 winners. Burnley quickly gained revenge when they won 5-1 on the same ground the following March. Their first meeting in Blackburn took place at Leamington Road and ended all square at 2-2. [5]

These early pre-league ‘friendlies’ were keenly contested affairs, with considerable pride at stake, and there was a refreshing informality in the way they were played and covered by the press. Rovers’ goalscorer in the next match against Burnley was ‘unknown’, some matches were conducted with 10 men and as much as 10 years later in the league itself, two Burnley goals in successive season against Blackburn were credited to ‘Scrimmage’.

The total number of pre-league meetings between the clubs was 13, with Burnley winning seven, Blackburn four and the other two being drawn.

Football League[edit]

1888-1897[edit]

Blackburn Rovers and Burnley were among the original 12 members of the Football league and took their places in the inaugural season, which was to be dominated by fellow Lancashire side Preston North End, who completed the league and cup double.

As far as Blackburn and Burnley were concerned there was only only dominant force as over the first four seasons, before the league was spilt into two divisions, Blackburn performed the double over the Clarets in each of the initial three seasons scoring plenty of goals in the process. Their first league match against each other was at Turf Moor and produced a 7-1 win for Blackburn and the very next season they won the home fixture by the same margin; Burnley remian the only team Blackburn have beaten home and away by this score line to this day.

The next season of 1890-91 was not much better for Burnley as Rovers managed to score both five and a six in the fixture. The main figure in these defeats was Jack Southworth, who scored 12 goals in his 10 appearances against Burnley, including Rovers’ first ever hat-trick in the league which came in the 7-1 away win of 1888-89. To this day, no-one in official fixtures between the clubs has matched his goal tally.

Burnley finally recorded their first league victory over Rovers on December 12, 1891. However, it was in circumstances that were controversial to say the least.

In driving snow and wind, Burnley had stormed to a three-goal interval lead at Turf Moor. Emerging for the second half, the Rovers players seemed disinclined to proceed with the contest and their lack of enthusiasm increased considerably when Lofthouse was sent off along with Burnley’s Stewart after a brief altercation, and the rest of the Rovers outfield players went with him! This left the entire Burnley side against Herbie Arthur, Rovers’ goalkeeper who appealled for offside as Burnley bore down on his goal. The referee wisely abandoned the farce and the points were awarded to Burnley.[6]

The next season saw the start of the old First Division and their first meeting in it was goalless: the first of only six matches that have ended that way between them in 89 league and cup pairings. Rovers continued to have the better of their scrapes with the Clarets, registering five consecutive wins at Ewood between 1892-97, which still stands as the record number of straight wins on one ground between the clubs. Burnley’s brightest moment against the old enemy came at Turf Moor in 1895-96 when they won the season’s final game 6-0 with Nicol scoring a hat-trick, the first and last by a Burnley player against Rovers in official competition.

The clubs were temporarily parted by Burnley’s relegation in 1896/97 which was assisted by Rovers completing the double over them, something they have done nine times to Burnley’s seven.

3 November 1888 Burnley 1 - 7 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
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4 February 1889 Blackburn Rovers 4 - 2 Burnley Ewood Park
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26 October 1889 Blackburn Rovers 7 - 1 Burnley Ewood Park
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22 February 1890 Burnley 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
18 October 1890 Burnley 1 - 6 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
22 November 1890 Blackburn Rovers 5 - 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
26 September 1891 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
12 December 1891 Burnley 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
3 December 1892 Burnley 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
17 December 1892 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
18 November 1893 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
23 December 1893 Burnley 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
17 November 1894 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
12 January 1895 Burnley 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
5 October 1895 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
18 April 1896 Burnley 6 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Nicol
Nicol
Nicol 		Report
3 October 1896 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
7 November 1896 Burnley 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report

1897-1900[edit]

Their next meetings were destined to be in the notorious Test match series at the end of 1897-98 season. The forerunner of the current play-offs, these were used to determine the composition of the First Division for the next season.

Rovers had finished next to bottom while Burnley had won the Second Division at the first time of asking. They beat Rovers twice in these matches, Wilf Toman scoring in both with a hat-trick in the first. The controversy arose when Burnley met Stoke for the second time as both sides needed to draw to ensure First Division football.

The resultant 0-0 draw was known as the ‘game without a shot’ and questions were asked about each side’s commitment to winning the match. The powers-that-be decided to extend the First Division anyway and so that Test match series proved meaningless and Blackburn, along with Newcastle United, survived.

Burnley won three of the next four games between the clubs before their relegation at the turn of the century meant that it was to be 13 years before the rivals met again in official competition.


English Test Match

26 April 1898 Burnley 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
21 April 1898 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Report


League

26 November 1898 Burnley 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
26 December 1898 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
7 October 1899 Burnley 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
1 January 1900 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 Burnley Ewood Park
Report

1913-1930[edit]

Between 1915 and 1919 the league was suspended due to the First World War. When the War ended, the Blackburn v Burnley fixture would enjoy 11 uninterrupted years in the top flight.

Burnley experienced initial dominance, winning the league in 1920-21 and doing the double over Rovers in successive seasons before Rovers returned the favour in 1921-22. The mid-20s saw three hat-tricks in two seasons by Rovers players against the old foe; those were from John McIntyre, Arthur Rigby and Ted Harper in his record-breaking season of 1925-26 when he found the net 43 times in 37 league games, a Rovers record that still stands today.

The meetings came to an end in the 1929–30 season when Burnley were relegated to Division 2. The two clubs would not meet again until Blackburn joined them in the second tier in 1935–36.

8 September 1913 Burnley 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
1 January 1914 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
28 November 1914 Blackburn Rovers 6 – 0 Burnley Ewood Park
Dawson
Dawson
Dawson
Dawson 		Report
3 April 1915 Burnley 3 - 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
13 September 1919 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
20 September 1919 Burnley 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
15 January 1921 Burnley 4 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
22 January 1921 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
4 February 1922 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
11 February 1922 Burnley 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
21 October 1922 Burnley 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
28 October 1922 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
3 November 1923 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
10 November 1923 Burnley 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
13 September 1924 Burnley 3 – 5 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report McIntyre
McIntyre
McIntyre
17 January 1925 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
31 October 1925 Burnley 1 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 26181
13 March 1926 Blackburn Rovers 6 – 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Report Attendance: 26991
16 October 1926 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 5 Burnley Ewood Park
Report Attendance: 42000
5 March 1927 Burnley 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 24546
27 August 1927 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Report Attendance: 32441
31 December 1927 Burnley 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 28351
20 October 1928 Burnley 2 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 35694
2 May 1929 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Report Attendance: 5461
9 November 1929 Blackburn Rovers 8 – 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Groves
Groves
Groves
Report Attendance: 22647
15 March 1930 Burnley 3 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 16673

1936-1939[edit]

The teams met for the first time in the Second Division on October 24, 1936 in a rare goalless draw. Rovers won the return 3-1 and Jack Bruton scored against his old club in that game and at Ewood again in the next season. He remains the only man to have scored for both clubs against the other, having netted twice for Burnley against Rovers in the 1920s back in the Division One. Rovers won the Second Division Championship in 1938-39 and honours had ended even in their three-year sojourn of Second Division football when the Second World War arrived and the league was suspended between the 1939-1940 seasons and 1945-1946.

24 October 1936 Burnley 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 32567
27 February 1937 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Report Attendance: 18240
11 December 1937 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Report Attendance: 15136
23 April 1938 Burnley 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 14139
15 October 1938 Burnley 3 - 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 29254
18 February 1939 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Burnley Ewood Park
Report Attendance: 30223

1947-1948[edit]

Burnley won promotion when the league was restarted in 1946-47, when they also reached the FA Cup final, to give another season of First Division matches between the clubs. Burnley taking three of the four points was indicative of differing fortunes to come, with the Clarets consolidating their arrival in Division One by finishing third while Rovers were relegated.[7]


18 October 1947 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report Attendance: 41635
6 March 1948 Burnley 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 44240

1958-1966[edit]

It was to be another 11 years before Rovers last-gasp promotion bid in 1957-58 brought another unbroken eight years of competition in the top flight.

By this time a Burnley side, patiently developed on defensive principles, was beginning to find an attacking flair too and they won eight and drew three of the 16 meetings between the clubs in this period. It was particularly galling for the Ewood faithful to lose four years in a row at home, especially as it culminated in Rovers relegation in 1965-66.

18 October 1958 Burnley 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
7 March 1959 Blackburn Rovers 4 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
17 October 1959 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
5 March 1960 Burnley 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
8 October 1960 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 4 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
25 February 1961 Burnley 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 29254
24 February 1962 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
17 April 1962 Burnley 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
6 October 1962 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 3 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
2 April 1963 Burnley 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
1 October 1963 Burnley 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
19 October 1963 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
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10 October 1964 Burnley 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
24 February 1965 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 4 Burnley Ewood Park
Report
9 October 1965 Burnley 1 - 4 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report
1 January 1966 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report

1976-1979[edit]

When Burnley were relegated in 1970-71 another meeting might have been on the cards, but Rovers went down to the Third Division in the same season and avoided the possibility. Burnley returned to the First Division two years later but upon relegation in 1975-76 they rejoined Rovers who had been promoted in 1974-75, in the Second Division for three years of matches.

Burnley definitely had the edge, winning four of the six matches, the popular midfielder Peter Noble scoring in four of the games. Rovers went down again at the end of the 1978-79 season, but bounced straight back while Burnley moved into the opposite direction entering the Third Division for the first time at the end of 1979-80.

27 December 1976 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
8 April 1977 Burnley 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
26 December 1977 Burnley 2 - 3 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Morley
Noble pen'		 [Report] Wagstaffe
Sear
Brotherston
27 March 1978 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Cochrane
26 December 1978 Burnley 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
14 April 1979 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park

1982-1983[edit]

Burnley won promotion at the second time of asking in 1981-82 to set up a renewal of the fixture. The games in 1982-83 would ultimately prove to be the last between them in the 20th century.

Rovers did the double over Burnley, Simon Garner was to play the part of hero or villain depending on your team by scoring all Rovers three goals in the two games, two of which came from the penalty spot. It was left to Derek Scott to register the last league goal Burnley scored against Rovers for the next 26 years.

In the following 27 years both clubs had very different fortunes. Burnley were relegated to the Third division at the end of the 1982-1983 season quickly followed by relegation to the Fourth division in the 1984-1985 season. Both clubs would stay in their respective divisions until 1991-1992 when Blackburn were promoted to the newly formed Premier league and Burnley were promoted to the third tier of English football which had been renamed Division 2. Burnley were promoted again in the 1993-1994 season to the First Division but were relegated the following year. This season also saw Blackburn win the Premier League to further confound the Burnley fans misery.

Blackburn became the first and to this day only, Premier League winners to be relegated in the 1998-1999 season and were joined by Burnley in Division One when they were promoted at the end of the 1999-2000 season.

27 December 1982 Burnley 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Garner ??'
4 April 1983 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Garner ??', ??' Report Scott ??'

2000-2001[edit]

The league meetings between the clubs occurred in the 2000-2001 season when Rovers did the double over Burnley on their way to promotion to the Premiership.

The first meeting of the new millennium between them was at Turf Moor on December 16. A very predictably bitter encounter went the way of Rovers with goals from Jason McAteer and Marcus Bent, Burnley’s chances ending with the sending off of Kevin Ball. There was a few unpleasant scenes after the game, which some media observers deemed a ‘riot’ and a throwback to earlier scenes of football violence 20 years ago or more.

Rovers made short work of Burnley, in the game at Ewood where the Clarets were cast as April fools, going down 5-0. Craig Short coming towards the end of his career, opened the scoring for Rovers and it was his cross that enabled them to double the advantage when Steve Davis turned the ball into his own net. Two second-half goals from Matt Jansen and a late Craig Hignett strike completed the scoring in the last league game between the clubs until 2009.

17 December 2000 Burnley 0 - 2 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Mcateer 41'
Bent 84'
1 April 2001 Blackburn Rovers 5 – 0 Burnley Ewood Park
12:00 Short 13'
Davis 27' (o.g.)
Jansen 55', 70'
Hignett 82'		 Report Referee: A Butler

2009-[edit]

Following Burnleys Play off success in 2009 they were promoted to the Premiership for the first time in their history. This meant that the two teams would meet in the top division of English football for the first time since January 1966. The match was built up in the press and on the day it did not fail to deliver.

Robbie blake gave Burnley an early lead with a rocket from outside the area but Blackburn pegged them back and goals from local boy David Dunn, Franco Di Santo and Pascal Chimbonda gave them a 3-1 half time lead. Chris Eagles got a late consolation for Burnley but the bragging rights remain at Ewood, until march at least.

18 October 2009 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
13:00 Dunn 9'
Di Santo 21'
Chimbonda 43'		 Report Blake 5'
Eagles 90+2'		 Attendance: 26,689
Referee: Chris Foy

FA Cup[edit]

8 March 1913 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
Report


8 March 1952 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park


 Report


28 March 1959 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Burnley Ewood Park
Report


12 March 1960 Burnley 3 - 3 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Pilkington
Pointer
Connelly 		Report Douglas 71' (pen)
Dobing 74'
McGrath 86'		 Attendance: 51,501
16 March 1960 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 Burnley Ewood Park
Dobing
MacLeod 		Report


20 February 2005 Burnley 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
Report Attendance: 21,468
Referee: Mike Dean
1 March 2005 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Burnley Ewood Park
19:45 Tugay 31'
Pedersen 86'		 Report Hyde 42' Attendance: 28,691
Referee: Howard Webb

Head To Head[edit]

Eligible competitions - Football League, Premier League, F.A. Cup
As of 22:00 18 October 2009

Competition Games
Played 		Blackburn
Wins 		Drawn
Games 		Burnley
Wins 		Blackburn
Goals 		Burnley
Goals
League 83 37 13 35 159 143
FA Cup 7 3 2 2 11 8
Totals 90 40 15 37 160 151

statistics obtained from soccerbase.com
This table excludes pre-season games, friendlies and testimonials.

Crossing the divide[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Records[edit]

  • Highest attendance at Ewood Park: 53,839, 8 October 1960
  • Highest attendance at Turf Moor: 51,501, 5 March 1960
  • Highest Scoring Game:Blackburn 8-3 Burnley, 9 November 1929
  • Blackburn Largest Home win: 7-1, 3 November 1888
  • Burnley Largest Home win: 6-0, 18 April 1896
  • Blackburn Largest away win: 7-1, 26 October 1889
  • Burnley Largest away win: 5-1, 16 October 1926
  • Most consecutive League wins Blackburn: 6, (3 November 1888 - 22 November 1890)
  • Most consecutive League wins Burnley: 5 (3 April 1915 - 22 January 1921)
  • Longest undefeated run: 7 Blackburn (3 November 1888 - 26 September 1891)
  • Most goals scored by a player in a match: 4 Percy Dawson (Blackburn) 28 November 1914

Pranks[edit]

In the 1990-1991 season Burnley lost in the Division 4 play offs to Torquay consigning them to another season in the lowest league in English football. After the match a plane flew over turf moor with a banner saying "Staying down forever luv Rovers Ha Ha Ha". This prank has largely been attributed to former Blackburn striker Simon Garner although he denies this but does claim to know who was responsible.[15]

Burnley fans gained some revenge after Blackburn Rovers were beaten by the semi-pro Swedish team Trelleborgs FC in the UEFA Cup 1994 where Burnley fans changed a road sign to 'twin' Burnley with Trelleborg.[2]

Prior to the meeting in the premier league in the 2009-2010 season, Burnley fans snuck into the confines of Ewood Park and dressed up the statue of former Blackburn owner Jack Walker in a Burnley kit [2]. This led to retaliation by Blackburn fans a few days later when they spray painted BRFC onto the James Hargreaves stand at Turf Moor.

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Blackburn grab bragging rights over Burnley with cotton mill derby win". Guardian.co.uk. 18 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Blackburn Rovers v Burnley: Calm before the East Lancashire storm". Daily Mail. 16 October 2009.
  3. ^ "1875-1884: The early years". Blackburn Rovers Official Website. 02 July 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "A Short History of Burnley Football Club". Burnley FC Official Website. 14 August 2009.
  5. ^ "History of the Blackburn Rovers v Burnley derby: Part one". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 7 October 2009.
  6. ^ "No 13: Derby passion sees match abandoned". Lancashire Telegraph. 30 May 2007.
  7. ^ "History of the Blackburn Rovers v Burnley derby: Part two". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 8 October 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d "History of the Blackburn Rovers v Burnley derby: Part three". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 9 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Burnley borrow Mceveley". BBC. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  10. ^ "Burnley snap up Rovers star". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  11. ^ "Alan Mahon". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  12. ^ "David May, what happened next?". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  13. ^ "Blackburn sign Cole for £8m". telegraph.co.uk. 2001-12-29. Retrieved 2009-11-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Cole makes Burnley switch". Sky Sports. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2009-11-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Fear and loathing on the M65 as Burnley head to Blackburn Rovers". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-11-20.

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Rovers 94-95[edit]

Blackburn Rovers
1994–95 season
ChairmanEngland Robert Coar
ManagerScotland Kenny Dalglish
FA Premier League1st
FA CupFifth Round
Coca-Cola CupFourth Round
Charity ShieldRunners Up
UEFA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alan Shearer (34)
All:
Alan Shearer (42)
Highest home attendance30,545 vs Newcastle United (7 May 1995)
Lowest home attendance14,517 vs Birmingham City (20 September 1994)

The 1994–95 season was Blackburn Rovers third season in the Premier League, and their 3rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.

The season was marked by the club winning the Premier League title, ending their 81-year run without an English league title. They ended up winning the title by just a 1-point margin over runners-up Manchester United. Rovers led the way for most of the season but a 2–1 defeat at Kenny Dalglish's old club Liverpool on the final day of the season looked to have blown the club's dreams to pieces. But the news came through that title rivals Manchester United could only manage a 1–1 draw at West Ham United and the league title was back at Blackburn Rovers for the first time since 1914. Jack Walker's dream had come true: within five years of buying the club, he had taken them from strugglers in the old Second Division to champions of England.

Early exits from the, League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup to Liverpool, Newcastle and Trelleborgs respectively were frustrating for Rovers in 1994–95, but turned out for the best as they could concentrate on the league challenge.

Kenny Dalglish won the Premier League Manager of the Year award for leading Blackburn to success, Alan Shearer ended up won both the golden boot contributing to 34 of Blackburns 80 league goals the title win and also PFA Players' Player of the Year award by his fellow professionals. Graeme Le Saux, Colin Hendry, Tim Sherwood and Shearer all made it into PFA Team of the Year


Awards[edit]

Despite leading his team to Premier league glory, Kenny Dalglish only won the Premier League Manager of the Month award once. This came in November 1994 when he guided Blackburn to 4 Successive wins[1] The same month also saw Shearer and Sutton jointly win the Premier League Player of the Month award"|[2] knocking in 8 goals between them.

Kenny Dalglish won the Premier League Manager of the Year award for leading Blackburn to success [3], Alan Shearer ended up winning both the golden boot contributing to 34 of Blackburns 80 league goals and also the PFA Players' Player of the Year award by his fellow professionals. [4]

Graeme Le Saux, Colin Hendry, Tim Sherwood and Shearer all made it into PFA Team of the Year

Blackburn also provided the opposition when Matt Le Tissier scored the eventual Goal of the Season winner on 10 Decmber 1994.

First–team squad[edit]

[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Tim Flowers
2 DF England ENG Tony Gale
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright
4 MF England ENG Tim Sherwood (captain)
5 DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry
6 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
7 MF Australia AUS Stuart Ripley
8 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher
9 FW England ENG Alan Shearer
10 FW Ireland EIR Mike Newell
11 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox
12 DF England ENG Nicky Marker
13 GK England ENG Bobby Mimms
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF England ENG Lee Makel
15 DF England ENG Richard Brown
16 FW England ENG Chris Sutton
17 MF Australia AUS Robbie Slater
18 FW England ENG Andy Morrison
19 MF England ENG Peter Thorne
20 DF Norway NOR Henning Berg
21 DF Ireland EIR Jeff Kenna
22 MF England ENG Mark Atkins
23 MF England ENG David Batty
24 MF England ENG Paul Warhurst
25 DF England ENG Ian Pearce
26 MF Netherlands NED Richard Witschge (on loan from Ajax)
31 GK Ireland EIR Shay Given

FA Premier League Results[edit]

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
20 August 1994 Southampton A 1 – 1 Shearer 14,209
23 August 1994 Leicester City H 3 – 0 Berg, Sutton, Shearer 21,050
27 August 1994 Coventry City H 4 – 0 Sutton 3, Wilcox 21,657
31 August 1994 Arsenal A 0 – 0 37,629
10 September 1994 Everton H 3 – 0 Shearer 2, Wilcox 26,538
18 September 1994 Chelsea A 1 – 2 Johnsen o.g., Sutton 17,513
24 September 1994 Aston Villa H 3 – 1 Shearer 2, Sutton 22,694
1 October 1994 Norwich City A 2 – 1 Sutton 18,145
9 October 1994 Newcastle United A 1 – 1 Shearer 33,441
15 October 1994 Liverpool H 3 – 2 Atkins, Sutton 2 30,263
23 October 1994 Manchester United H 2 – 4 Hendry, Warhurst 30,260
29 October 1994 Nottingham Forest A 0 – 2 Sutton 2 22,131
2 November 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 0 – 1 Shearer 24,207
5 November 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 – 0 Shearer, Wilcox 26,933
19 November 1994 Ipswich Town A 1 – 3 Shearer, Tim Sherwood, Sutton 17,329
26 November 1994 Queens Park Rangers H 4 – 0 Shearer 3, Sutton 38,301
3 December 1994 Wimbledon A 0 – 3 Atkins, Shearer, Wilcox 12,341
10 December 1994 Southampton H 3 – 2 Atkins, Shearer 2 23,372
17 December 1994 Leicester City A 0 – 0 20,559
26 December 1994 Manchester City A 1 – 3 Atkins, Le Saux, Shearer 23,387
31 December 1994 Crystal Palace A 0 – 1 Sherwood 14,232
2 January 1995 West Ham United H 4 – 2 Le Saux, Shearer 3 25,503
14 January 1995 Nottingham Forest A 0 – 3 Chettle o.g., Warhurst, Wilcox 22,131
22 January 1995 Manchester United A 1 – 0 43,742
28 January 1995 Ipswich Town H 4 – 1 Shearer 3, Sherwood 21,325
1 February 1995 Leeds United H 1 – 1 Shearer 43,742
5 February 1995 Tottenham Hotspur A 3 – 1 Sherwood 28,124
12 February 1995 Sheffield Wednesday H 3 – 1 Atkins, Shearer, Sherwood 22,223
12 February 1995 Wimbledon City H 2 – 1 Atkins, Shearer 20,586
25 February 1995 Norwich City H 0 – 0 25,579
8 March 1995 Aston Villa A 0 – 1 Hendry 40,011
8 March 1995 Arsenal H 3 – 1 Le Saux, Shearer 3 23,452
11 March 1995 Coventry City A 1 – 1 Shearer 18,547
18 March 1995 Chelsea H 2 – 1 Shearer, Sutton 25,490
1 April 1995 Everton A 1 – 2 Shearer, Sutton 37,905
4 April 1995 Queens Park Rangers A 0 – 1 Sutton 16,508
15 April 1995 Leeds United A 1 – 1 Hendry 39,426
17 April 1995 Manchester City H 2 – 3 Hendry, Shearer 27,851
20 April 1995 Crystal Palace H 2 – 1 Gallagher, Kenna 28,005
30 April 1995 West Ham United A 2 – 0 24,202
8 May 1995 Newcastle United H 1 – 0 Shearer 30,545
14 May 1995 Liverpool A 2 – 1 Shearer 40,014


Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Blackburn Rovers 42 27 8 7 80 39 +41 89
2 Manchester United 42 26 10 6 77 28 +49 88
3 Nottingham Forest 42 22 11 9 72 43 +29 77

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup Results[edit]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
8 January 1995 Round 3 Newcastle United A 1 – 1 Sutton 31,721
28 January 1995 Round 3 Replay Newcastle United H 1 – 2 Sutton 22,658


League Cup Results[edit]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
20 September 1994 Round 2
First leg 		Birmingham City H 2 – 0 Sutton, Wilcox 14,517
5 October 1994 Round 2
Second leg 		Birmingham City A 1 – 1 Sutton 16,275
26 October 1994 Round 3 Coventry City H 2 – 0 Shearer 2 14,538
30 November 1994 Round 4 Liverpool H 1 – 3 Sutton 30,115

UEFA Cup Results[edit]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
13 September 1994 Round 1
First Leg 		Trelleborgs H 0 – 1 13,775
27 September 1994 Round 1
Second Leg 		Trelleborgs A 2 – 2 Shearer, Sutton ?

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Tim Flowers 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
2 DF England Tony Gale 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
3 DF England Alan Wright 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0
4 MF England Tim Sherwood 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 5
5 DF Scotland Colin Hendry 38 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 4
6 DF England Graeme Le Saux 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 3
7 MF England Stuart Ripley 36 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 (1) 1
8 FW Scotland Kevin Gallagher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
9 FW England Alan Shearer 42 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 34
10 FW England Mike Newell 2 (10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (10) 0
11 MF England Jason Wilcox 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 5
12 DF England Nicky Marker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England Bobby Mimms 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
14 MF England Lee Makel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF England Richard Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW England Chris Sutton 40 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 15
17 MF Australia Robbie Slater 12 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 (6) 0
18 DF Scotland Andy Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England Peter Thorne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Norway Henning Berg 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
21 DF Republic of Ireland Jeff Kenna 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
22 MF England Mark Atkins 30 (4) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 (4) 6
23 MF England David Batty 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0
24 MF England Paul Warhurst 20 (7) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 (7) 2
25 DF England Ian Pearce 22 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 (6) 0
26 DF Netherlands Richard Witschge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK Republic of Ireland Shay Given 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Substitution appearances in brackets

  • Last Update: 22 January 2010 [6]
  • Data does not include appearances/goals obtained whilst at another club
  • Substitution appearances in (brackets)
  • League – Premier League
  • FA Cup – FA Cup
  • League Cup – League Cup

Discipline[edit]

  • As of: 14 May 1995 [7]
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK England Tim Flowers 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 DF England Tony Gale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England Alan Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF England Tim Sherwood 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
5 DF Scotland Colin Hendry 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF England Graeme Le Saux 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
7 MF England Stuart Ripley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
9 FW England Alan Shearer 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10 FW England Mike Newell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF England Jason Wilcox 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
16 FW England Chris Sutton 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
17 MF Australia Robbie Slater 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
20 DF Norway Henning Berg 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
21 DF Republic of Ireland Jeff Kenna 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF England Mark Atkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF England David Batty 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
24 MF England Paul Warhurst 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
25 DF England Ian Pearce 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 58 4 0 0 0 0 58 4

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Player Previous Club Cost
13 July 1994 England Chris Sutton England Norwich City £5,000,000[8]
4 August 1994 Australia Robbie Slater France Lens £300,000[8]
8 August 1994 Republic of Ireland Shay Given Scotland Celtic Free[8]
11 August 1994 England Tony Gale England Wealdstone Free [8]
28 August 1994 England Tony Carss England Bradford City Free[8]
15 March 1995 Republic of Ireland Jeff Kenna England Southampton £1,500,000[8]

Out[edit]

Date Player New Club Cost
9 August 1994 England Andy Scott Wales Cardiff City Free[8]
12 August 1994 England Simon Ireland England Mansfield Town £60,000[8]
9 December 1994 England Andy Morrison England Blackpool Free[8]
18 January 1995 England Peter Thorne England Swindon Town £225,000[8]
13 February 1995 England Matt Dickins England Stockport County Free[8]
3 March 1995 England Richard Brown England Stockport County Free[8]
10 March 1995 England Alan Wright England Aston Villa £1,000,000[8]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Player Club Return Date
1 April 1995 Netherlands Richard Witschge France Bordeaux 31 May 1995 [8]

Loaned out[edit]

Date Player Club Return Date
2 September 1994 England Paul Harford England Wigan Athletic ?
9 September 1994 England Matt Dickens England Grimsby Town ?
14 October 1994 England Matt Dickens England Rochdale ?
15 December 1994 England Paul Harford England Shrewsbury Town ?
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