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.
Schalke confirm they have rejected an official approach from Blackburn for Raul because the former Spain striker wants to stay with the German club... more
New owners the Venky's Group announced they had dispensed with the former Bolton boss' services despite Rovers sitting relatively comfortably the Premier League... more
Sam Allardyce has been backed to "work wonders" with a bumper transfer kitty by Blackburn's owner-in-waiting, who has pledged to give the Rovers boss up to £100million for team strengthening... more
Blackburn chairman John Williams has warned rival clubs they will strongly resist all attempts to lure manager Sam Allardyce away from Ewood Park... more
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