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Blackburn Rovers Football Club
(
pronounced
/?blækb?rn ?ro?v?rz/
(deprecatit template)
) is an Inglis
fitbaw
club based in the toun o
Blackburn
,
Lancashire
.
The club wis established in 1875, becomin a foondin member o
The Fitbaa League
in 1888. It is ane o anerlie three clubs tae hae been baith a foonder member o the Fitbaa League an the Premier League (the ithers bein
Aston Villa
an
Everton
). In 1890 the Rovers moved tae its permanent home at
Ewood Park
. Prior tae the formation o the
Premier League
in 1992, maist o the club's successes wur afore 1930, when it haed gained league an
FA Cup
trophies on several occasions. Relegation in 1966 wis followed bi 26 successive saisons o fitbaw ootside the tap flight.
In 1992, Blackburn wis promoted tae the new Premier League a year efter bein taken ower bi local
steel baron
Jack Walker
, who installed
Kenny Dalglish
as manager. In 1995, Blackburn became league champion, haein spent millions o pounds on players lik
Alan Shearer
an
Chris Sutton
. Houiver, the title-winnin team wis quickly split up an, in 1999, the club wis relegated. It wis promoted back tae the Premier League twa year later, juist efter Walker's daith, an haes been in the tap flight ever syne. During this time it haes qualified for the
UEFA Cup
fower times: ance as
League Cup
winners, twice as the Premier League's saxt-placed team an ance via the
Intertoto Cup
. The
2009?10 season
marks the club's 70th nonconsecutive year in the tap flight.
The club's
Latin
motto
"Arte et labore"
, the club's translation o this is "Bi Skill & Hard Work".
Date
|
Honours
|
1994?1995
|
Premier League
Champions
|
1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1928
|
FA Cup
winners
|
1882,1960
|
FA Cup runners-up
|
1959
|
FA Youth Cup
winners
|
1998, 2000
|
FA Youth Cup runners-up
|
2002
|
League Cup
winners
|
1987
|
Full Members Cup
winners
|
1912
|
Charity Shield
winners
|
1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1896, 1901,
1902, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1945
1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2007
|
Lancashire Senior Cup
winners
|
1993?94
|
Premier League runners-up
|
1911?12, 1913?14
|
League Division 1 (nou
Premier League
) champions
|
2000?01
|
League Division 1 (nou the
Championship
) runners-up
|
1938?39
|
League Division 2 (nou the
Championship
) champions
|
1957?58
|
League Division 2 runners-up
|
1974?75
|
League Division 3 (nou
League Ane
) champions
|
1979?80
|
League Division 3 runners-up
|