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Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers based in Blackburn, Lancashire, is an English professional football club that currently plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1875 the team moved to Ewood Park in 1890 where it has remained. Blackburn’s main successes came in the first 50 years of the club’s history when they won the FA Cup 6 times. Apart from this the other main success was winning the Premier League in 1995. Blackburn has a few rivals, namely Burnley, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United. The Manchester United rivalry became particularly fierce in the early 90s when the two sides were competing for the Premier League title.

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Aaron Mokoena hoping to link-up with South Africa team-mate Benni McCarthy

06.11.09
Portsmouth midfielder Aaron Mokoena would love to see former Blackburn team-mate Benni McCarthy join him at Fratton Park... more

Sir Alex Ferguson looking for consistency ahead of big week

02.11.09
Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for his Manchester United side to build up a head on steam in the coming months... more

Manchester United pair in race to be fit

30.10.09
Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic are major doubts for Manchester United's clash with Blackburn... more

Nicola Kalinic finding his form in English game

28.10.09
Blackburn striker Nicola Kalinic is adjusting well to life in English football, according to Rovers assistant manager Neil McDonald... more

Sam Allardyce: Swine flu could affect Chelsea players

27.10.09
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce believes Chelsea could be the next club to be affected by swine flu... more

Blackburn's Carling Cup tie to go ahead

26.10.09
Blackburn have announced that their Carling Cup tie against Peterborough will go ahead despite confirming two cases of swine flu at the club... more

Chelsea on swine flu alert as Blackburn confirm five cases of virus

26.10.09
Chelsea are monitoring the health of their squad after it was confirmed that a third Blackburn Rovers player and two members of their backroom staff have contracted swine flu... more

Ronald Koeman's confident that Alkmaar can exploit Arsenal's weaknesses

20.10.09
Ronald Koeman believes he has identified weaknesses in Arsenal's team that can help his AZ Alkmaar side cause a Champions League upset... more

Paul Robinson concentrating on playing well

05.10.09
Paul Robinson will not get carried away with his England recall - insisting it is all about producing the goods on a regular basis for Blackburn... more

Lincoln 'gamble' on giving Chris Sutton first managerial role

28.09.09
Chris Sutton was named manager of Lincoln City, with the League Two club admitting they had taken a "calculated gamble" on the former Blackburn and Chelsea striker... more

Club-by-club guide

02.09.09
Transfer special: Our comprehensive guide to who went where during the summer window... more

Aston Villa near Stephen Warnock capture

26.08.09
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is closing in on Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock... more

Sam Allardyce resigned to losing Stephen Warnock

24.08.09
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has resigned himself to losing defender Stephen Warnock but he insists the player will only be allowed to leave for the right price... more

Franco Di Santo aims to be loan star for Blackburn

05.08.09
Blackburn's new on-loan striker Franco di Santo hopes to be able to improve the team and himself during his brief spell at Ewood Park... more

Blackburn make backroom changes

04.08.09
Blackburn have appointed Steve Kean as first-team coach and promoted assistant chief scout Martyn Glover to the position of head of player recruitment... more

Kalinic and Di Santo join Blackburn

04.08.09
Blackburn have struck deals to take young strikers Nikola Kalinic and Franco Di Santo to Ewood Park... more

Benni McCarthy calls for more strikers

27.07.09
Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy would welcome some support on the forward line to help Rovers become more of a threat to their Barclays Premier League rivals... more

Fulham fail in Keith Andrews approach

09.07.09
Blackburn have told Fulham that midfielder Keith Andrews is not available after the London club made an approach... more

Patrick Vieira: Young Gunners will soon be back on top

13.03.09
Patrick Vieira believes Manchester United can still be caught in the Premier League title race this season and insists that Arsenal will eventually come back to challenge them... more

Roque going nowhere, warns Allardyce

19.01.09
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has shattered Manchester City's hopes of signing striker Roque Santa Cruz by claiming it is "a certainty" he will stay at Ewood Park for the rest of the season... more

Big Sam warned of Blyth's spartan look

05.01.09
Chairman Tony Platten believes the culture shock could throw Blackburn out of their stride when they face his Blyth Spartans team at a bleak Croft Park tonight... more

Allardyce poised for Rovers job

17.12.08
Former Newcastle and Bolton boss now considering taking over at Blackburn... more

Allardyce is new boss at Rovers

17.12.08
Blackburn have named ex-Bolton manager as replacement for Paul Ince... more

Blackburn Rovers urged to stick with Paul Ince by LMA

16.12.08
The League Managers Association have called on Blackburn to be patient with under-pressure boss Paul Ince... more

Santa Cruz is set for City at start of club's £250m spree

12.12.08
Manchester City will begin an anticipated £250million spending spree by signing Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz... more

Paul Ince: Facing United does not worry me

03.12.08
Blackburn boss Paul Ince has urged his players to embrace their Carling Cup quarter-final showdown with Manchester United... more

Davis is the hero to give Adams first Pompey win

01.12.08
Sean Davis was the unlikely hero of Portsmouth's first home win under new boss Tony Adams after another two-goal giveaway against Blackburn gave Fratton Park a fright... more

Careful Ince now ready to Roque on

13.11.08
Blackburn boss Paul Ince is relishing the prospect of having Roque Santa Cruz back in full flow after the striker fired his side into the Carling Cup quarter-finals... more

Blues put Scolari in a party mood

10.11.08
Match report: Chelsea give their manager a perfect 60th birthday gift as they produce a champion's display in heavy rain... more

Spurs closing in on £12m Bentley

18.06.08
Star's dream of a return to the capital gives Ramos the edge over rival bids... more

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  • Facts
  • Ewood Park holds 31,154 people.
  • The Blackburn Rovers home strip is a blue and white split shirt, white shorts and blue socks.
  • The club crest is a rose on a white background surrounded by the words ‘by skill and hard work,’ in Latin.
  • Blackburn were founder members of the Premier League in 1992 prior to which they had spent 26 years outside the top English Division.

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