2014–15 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 201415 season is Blackburn Rovers 127th season as a professional football club and its third playing in the Football League Championship since the club's relegation during the 2011–12 Premier League season.[1]

Blackburn Rovers
201415 season
Managing DirectorDerek Shaw
ManagerGary Bowyer
StadiumEwood Park
Championship9th
Football League CupFirst round
(knocked out by Scunthorpe United)
FA CupSixth round
(knocked out by Liverpool)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Rhodes (21)
All: Rudy Gestede (22)
Highest home attendance28,415 vs Liverpool
(FA Cup, 8 April 2015)
Lowest home attendance5,352 vs Scunthorpe United
(League Cup, 12 August 2014)
Average home league attendance14,907

Summer activity

On 7 May, Tommy Spurr signed a new contract keeping him at Blackburn Rovers until the summer of 2016.[2]

On 16 May, Leeds United confirmed that Luke Varney had been released. Varney had been on loan at Rovers from 8 February 2014 until 11 May 2014 with a view to a permanent move.[3]

On 19 May, it was confirmed that Liam Feeney, who ended the 2013–14 campaign on loan at Blackburn Rovers following six appearances, would join Bolton when his contract at fellow Championship club Millwall expired in the summer.[4]

On 21 May, it was reported that a £300,000 investment had been made in order to replicate the high standards of Ewood Parks surface last season in preparation for the new campaign. The substantial outlay, sanctioned by the owners, also covered the cost of new machinery and an irrigation upgrade on the sprinkler system at the Academy.[5]

On 24 May, Blackburn Rovers announced that Leon Best, D.J. Campbell, Dickson Etuhu, David Goodwillie, Alex Marrow, and Jordan Slew had been placed on the transfer list.[6]

On 26 May, Blackburn Rovers announced one of the best-value season ticket deals in the country for the forthcoming campaign, along with the return of the Premier League Pledge. So, should Rovers achieve promotion in May 2015, then season ticket holders will be able to purchase a 2015–16 season ticket in the top flight for just 25% of the Championship price.[7]

On 27 May, Gary Bowyer stated that he wanted to sign Manchester United defender Michael Keane on a permanent basis after a successful loan spell with Rovers.[8]

On 2 June, following a successful loan spell and 22 appearances for Brentford in the 2013–14 season, Alan Judge returned to Griffin Park permanently, putting pen-to-paper on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9]

On 20 June, David Goodwillie departed the club by mutual agreement.[10]

On 23 June, Rovers made their first signing of the summer with the capture of Chris Brown from Doncaster.[11]

On 30 June, midfielder John O'Sullivan announced he had signed a new contract with the club with a one-year extension. The 20-year-old, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Southport, took to Twitter to announce he has penned fresh terms.[12]

On 1 July, following the expiration of his Leeds contract, Varney signed a one-year permanent deal with Blackburn.[13]

On 1 July, Dickson Etuhu and DJ Campbell departed the club by mutual agreement.[14][15]

Also on 1 July, it was announced that a number of young prospects had put pen to paper on new deals at the football club. Jack O'Connell, who had been on loan with Rochdale during a season in which they clinched promotion from League Two, signed a new two-year deal that sees him contacted to Rovers until the summer of 2016. Fellow youth graduates Bradley Bauress, Kellen Daly, and Darragh Lenihan all signed one-year extensions, whilst Academy forward Modou Cham signed a two-year professional contact. Finally Midfielder David Carson officially arrived at Rovers following a successful trial during the previous season. The 18-year-old joined on a one-year deal.[16]

Again on 1 July, it was reported that eighteen-year-old striker Devarn Green had signed terms on a two-year professional deal.[17]

On 10 July, it was confirmed that Josh Morris would link up with Fleetwood Town once more on a six-month loan deal until 3 January 2015.[18]

On 10 July, Jordan Rhodes signed a two-year extension to his existing deal, committing his future to Rovers for the next five years until the summer of 2019.[19]

On 11 July, David Dunn and Markus Olsson re-signed on new one-year deals after their contracts expired.[20][21]

Also on 11 July, Alex Baptiste became the third player to sign on a busy day of transfer activity at Ewood Park, the defender joined on a season long loan deal from Bolton Wanderers.[22]

On 14 July, Blackburn Rovers announced Zebra Claims Limited as their main sponsor.[23]

On 15 July, Alex Marrow was released by Rovers by mutual consent.[24]

On 4 August, Leon Best joined Derby County on a season-long loan deal.[25]

Also on 4 August, Anthony O'Connor joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until the turn of the year.[26]

On 5 August, Rubén Rochina returned to his homeland by completing a move to Granada CF.[27]

On 22 August, The owners Venky's block a final £10 million+ bid from Hull City, putting an end to news of Rhodes' on-off move to Hull City.

On 31 August, deadline-day for summer transfers, Rovers signed defender Shane Duffy on a permanent deal from Everton (worth around £400,000 plus add-ons). Rovers also agreed to season-long loan deals for Middlesbrough goalkeeper Jason Steele and Fulham midfielder Ryan Tunnicliffe.

New Year Activity

On 1 January, Jason Steele signed a permanent 3.5 year deal at Rovers after a successful loan from Middlesbrough.

On 1 January, Ryan Tunnicliffe recalled early by Fulham boss Kit Symons after a season-long loan deal was cut short.

On 6 January, Leon Best's season-long loan deal was cancelled by Derby County after failing to impress boss Steve McClaren.[28]

On 8 January, Josh Morris re-joined Fleetwood Town on loan for the remainder of the season.

On 10 January, Marcus Olsson has contract extended until summer of 2016 on account of the defender's impressive start to the season.[29]

On 17 January, Rudy Gestede was left out of squad for away game against Wigan Athletic, as talks with an unnamed premier league club were still ongoing with Rovers over the topscorer.[30]

On 19 January, it was announced later that Crystal Palace were the club that had officially placed a bid for the striker Rudy Gestede, supposedly worth £3.5m.[31]

On 20 January, Leon Best is signed on loan by Brighton for the remainder of the season.[32]

On 30 January, Jake Kean joined Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[33]

Also on 30 January, Jay Spearing signed for Rovers on loan, the midfielder joined from Bolton Wanderers until the end of May.[34]

On 2 February, Jordan Slew left the club after his contract was terminated, whilst Jack O'Connell and Anthony O'Connor joined Brentford and Plymouth respectively on deadline day.

Pre-Season Friendlies

Blackburn Rovers kicked off their pre-season campaign against newly promoted Conference side Telford United. Rovers then flew off to Portugal for a week of warm-weather training. On their return Rovers faced Accrington Stanley and Bury (of League Two) and Bradford City of League One. Pre-season ended with friendly at home against Premier League club Stoke City managed by ex-Rover Mark Hughes.[35]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Sat 12 July 2014 Friendly AFC Telford United 04 Blackburn Rovers Telford
15:00 Report Best  56'
Rochina  60', 75'
O'Connell  88'
Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,082
Fri 19 July 2014 Friendly Freamunde 01 Blackburn Rovers Freamunde
(BCD) Rhodes  (pen)) (pen)
Wed 23 July 2014 Friendly Accrington Stanley 22 Blackburn Rovers Accrington
19:45 Mingoia  20'
Gray  54'
Report Dunn  43'
Cairney  61'
Stadium: Store First Stadium
Attendance: 2,133
Sat 26 July 2014 Friendly Bradford City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Bradford
15:00 Report Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Wed 30 July 2014 Friendly Bury 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Bury
19:45 Nardiello  71' Report Williamson  45'
Rhodes  85' (pen.)
Stadium: The JD Stadium
Attendance: 1,711
Sun 3 August 2014 Friendly Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Stoke City Blackburn
15:00 Rhodes  37' Report Bojan  69' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 4,351

Sky Bet Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 12 12 70 56 +14 78
8 Derby County 46 21 14 11 85 56 +29 77
9 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 16 13 66 59 +7 67
10 Birmingham City 46 16 15 15 54 64 10 63
11 Cardiff City 46 16 14 16 57 61 4 62
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Fixtures

Blackburn Rovers 201415 Sky Bet Championship season opener with Cardiff City moved a day forward to Friday 8 August for live TV coverage.[36]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

August

Fri 8 August 2014 (2014-08-08) 1 Blackburn Rovers 11 Cardiff City Blackburn
19:45 GMT Lowe  30'
Cairney  40'
Report Jones  18'
Brayford  45+2'
Hudson  80'
Burgstaller  86'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,625 (including 1,193 visiting supporters)
Referee: Andrew Madley
Sat 16 August 2014 (2014-08-16) 2 Blackpool 12 Blackburn Rovers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Cywka  53'
Oriol  68'
Zoko  90+3'
Report Olsson  18'
Gestede  26', 47'  85'
Marshall  90+2'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 12,130 (including 2,227 Rovers supporters)
Referee: James Adcock
Tue 19 August 2014 (2014-08-19) 3 Norwich City 31 Blackburn Rovers Norwich
19:45 GMT Grabban  23', 90+4'
Johnson  87'
Bennett  87'
Report Cairney  1'
Lowe  19'
Evans  26'
Williamson  65'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,835
Referee: Graham Scott
Sat 23 August 2014 (2014-08-23) 4 Blackburn Rovers 32 Bournemouth Blackburn
15:00 GMT Rhodes  13'
Hanley  21'
Gestede  24'
Evans  73'
King  90+1'
Robinson  90+4'
Report Pitman  81' (pen.)
Cook  40'  90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,900 (including 319 visiting supporters)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Sat 30 August 2014 (2014-08-30) 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Dicko  12'
Sako  33' 68'
La Parra  25'
Saville  90+5'
Report Rhodes  59' (pen.)
Marshall  3'
Cairney  33'
Evans  43'
Hanley  55'
Varney  90+2'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,260 (including 1,023 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Keith Stroud

September

Sat 13 September 2014 (2014-09-13) 6 Blackburn Rovers 31 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
15:00 GMT Marshall  53', 82'
Cairney  51'
Rhodes  56'
Report Andy Delort  29'
James Perch  51'
Martyn Waghorn  89'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,782 (including 2,079 visiting supporters)
Referee: Roger East
Wed 17 September 2014 (2014-09-17) 7 Blackburn Rovers 23 Derby County Blackburn
19:45 GMT Marshall  1'
Gestede  78'
Report Ward  9', 58'
Hughes  37'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,566 (including 677 visiting supporters)
Referee: David Webb
Sat 20 September 2014 (2014-09-20) 8 Fulham 01 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 GMT McCormack  25'
Hutchinson  45+2'
Hoogland  62'
Amorebieta  90+2'
Report Evans  55'
Rhodes  58'
Taylor  88'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,456
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Sat 27 September 2014 (2014-09-27) 9 Blackburn Rovers 22 Watford Blackburn
15:00 GMT Gestede  46'
Cairney  73'
Tunnicliffe  77'
Report Vydra  30' 61'
Tőzsér  41'
Gomes  57'
Angella  90+6'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,084 (including 675 visiting supporters)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Tue 30 September 2014 (2014-09-30) 10 Rotherham United 20 Blackburn Rovers Rotherham
19:45 GMT Árnason  5'
Frecklington  22'
Becchio  32'
Report Hanley  4'
Duffy  40'
Evans  59'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,525 (including 1,305 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Simon Hooper

October

Sat 4 October 2014 (2014-10-04) 11 Blackburn Rovers 00 Huddersfield Town Blackburn
15:00 GMT Hanley  54'
Williamson  71'
Report Holt  11' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,662 (including 1,593 visiting supporters)
Referee: Nigel Miller
Sat 18 October 2014 (2014-10-18) 12 Ipswich 11 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
15:00 GMT McGoldrick  65'
Skuse  83'
Report Kilgallon  50'  64'
Marshall  90+3'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,972 (including 379 Rovers supporters)
Referee: James Adcock
Tue 21 October 2014 (2014-10-21) 13 Blackburn Rovers 10 Birmingham City Blackburn
19:45 GMT Gestede  28'
Marshall  51'
Duffy  74'
Report Eardley  52'  60' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,852 (including 510 visiting supporters)
Referee: Robert Madley
Sat 25 October 2014 (2014-10-25) 14 Nottingham Forest 13 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
15:00 GMT Fryatt  37' Report Evans  35'
Baptiste  66'
Gestede  75'
Rhodes  77'
Williamson  90'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,345 (including 1,043 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Oliver Langford

November

Sat 1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) 15 Blackburn Rovers 31 Reading Blackburn
15:00 GMT Gestede  16', 38'
Marshall  55'
Evans  71'
Varney  90+6'
Report Murray  44'
Obita  52'
Akpan  65'
Cooper  76'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,237 (including 411 visiting supporters)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Tue 4 November 2014 (2014-11-04) 16 Millwall 22 Blackburn Rovers Millwall
19:45 GMT Wilkinson  61'
Martin  72'
Williams  88'
Report Duffy  37'
Gestede  65'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,250 (including 486 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Darren Deadman
Sat 8 November 2014 (2014-11-08) 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 Blackburn Rovers Brighton and Hove
15:00 GMT Dunk  28'
Gardner  42'
Ince  94'
Report Duffy  35'
Evans  40'
Gestede  51'
Baptiste  73'
Conway  92'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 24,840 (including 835 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Mark Haywood
Sat 22 November 2014 (2014-11-22) 18 Blackburn Rovers 21 Leeds United Blackburn
15:00 GMT Cairney  26'
Duffy  44'
Rhodes  71', 88' (pen)
Cairney  82' 
Report Adryan  28'
Doukara  33'
Warnock  96'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,432 (including 6,839 visiting supporters)
Referee: Kevin Wright
Sat 29 November 2014 (2014-11-29) 19 Middlesbrough 11 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Tomlin  56'
Bamford  83'
Report Evans  55'
Gestede  90+5'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,152 (including 794 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

December

Sat 6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) 20 Blackburn Rovers 12 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
15:00 GMT Baptiste  16' Report Lee  3'
Dielna  90+3'
Dielna  90+4'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,920 (including 1,772 visiting supporters)
Referee: Steve Martin
Sat 14 December 2014 (2014-12-14) 21 Brentford 31 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 GMT Baptiste  39'
Gestede  45'
Williamson  66'
Report Douglas  16'
Gray  55'
Jota  61'
Diagouraga  78'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,848 (including 1,582 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Sat 20 December 2014 (2014-12-20) 22 Blackburn Rovers 20 Charlton Athletic Blackburn
15:00 GMT Rhodes  6', 19' Report Buyens  69' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,231 (including 318 visiting supporters)
Referee: David Webb
Fri 26 December 2014 (2014-12-26) 23 Bolton Wanderers 21 Blackburn Rovers Bolton
15:00 GMT Devite  55'
Heskey  59'
Pratley  62'
Report King  41'
Duffy  56'
Evans  85'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 23,203 (including 4,362 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Sun 28 December 2014 (2014-12-28) 24 Blackburn Rovers 00 Middlesbrough Blackburn
15:00 GMT Gestede  51'
Tunnicliffe  94'
Report Gibson  21'
Whitehead  45'
Ayala  90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,304 (including 6,988 visiting supporters)
Referee: Carl Boyeson

January

Sun 11 January 2015 (2015-01-11) 25 Blackburn Rovers 01 Wolverhampton Blackburn
15:00 GMT Marshall  67'
Hanley  93'
Report McDonald  42'
Edwards  48'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,335 (including 1,498 visiting supporters)
Referee: Mark Haywood
Sat 17 January 2015 (2015-01-17) 26 Wigan Athletic 11 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 GMT Evans  15'
Hanley  45+3'
Marshall  70'
Evans  76'
Report McClean  45+3'
Waghorn  59'
McClean  43'
Perch  68'
Stadium: DW
Attendance: 14,652 (including 3,487 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Mike Jones
Tue 27 January 2015 (2015-01-27) 27 Derby County 20 Blackburn Rovers Derby
19:45 GMT Bent  68', 90+3'
Ward  82'
Hughes  90'
Report Olsson  50'
Conway  82'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 26,373
Referee: Andy Davies
Sat 31 January 2015 (2015-01-31) 28 Blackburn Rovers 21 Fulham Blackburn
15:00 GMT Marshall  12'
Rhodes  61'
Report McCormack  66' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,603
Referee: Dean Whitestone

February

Sat 7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) 29 Watford 10 Blackburn Rovers Watford
15:00 GMT Paredes  20'
Cathcart  28'
Munari
Report Spearing  19'
Kilgallon  55'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 15,011 (including 720 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Andy Madley
Tue 11 February 2015 (2015-02-11) 30 Blackburn Rovers 21 Rotherham Blackburn
15:00 GMT Conway  41'
Spearing  53'
Cairney  55'
Rhodes  86'
Report Derbyshire  72' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,403 (including 924 visiting supporters)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Tue 17 February 2015 (2015-02-17) 31 Cardiff City 11 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
19:45 GMT Morrison  84' Report Gestede  90' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,057
Referee: Brendan Malone
Sat 21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32 Blackburn Rovers 11 Blackpool Blackburn
15:00 GMT Rhodes  14' Report Maher  16'
Hall  42'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,906 (including 944 visiting supporters)
Referee: Mick Russell
Tue 24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 33 Blackburn Rovers 12 Norwich City Blackburn
19:45 GMT Baptiste  22'
Spearing  69'
Report Jerome  65'
Johnson  84'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,530 (including 1060 visiting supporters)
Referee: Scott Duncan
Sat 28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 34 Bournemouth 00 Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Arter  48' Report Stadium: Goldsands Stadium
Attendance: 10,196 (including 756 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Simon Hooper

March

Wed 4 March 2015 (2015-03-04) 35 Sheffield Wednesday 12 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield
19:45 Maguire  61' Report Rhodes  17'
Henley  26'
Henley  49'
Brown  57'
Spurr  60'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 19,953 (including 510 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Wed 11 March 2015 (2015-03-11) 36 Blackburn Rovers 10 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn
19:45 GMT Henry  85'
Rhodes  90'
Report Danns  52'
Heskey  66'
Mills  81'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,362 (including 2362 visiting supporters)
Referee: Paul Tierney
Sat 14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 37 Charlton Athletic 13 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 GMT Buyens  57'
Fox  84'
Report Rhodes  15' (78)
Conway  18'
Steele  56'
Brown  77'
Stadium: The Valley (London)
Attendance: 14,888 (including 703 Rovers supporters)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Tue 17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 38 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Brentford Blackburn
19:45 GMT Gestede  5'
Taylor  45'
Report Judge  35'
Long  44'
Jota  52'
Dean  47'
Gray  84'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,382
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Sat 21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 39 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Brighton Blackburn
15:00 GMT Report Kilgallon  26' (og)
Ledesma  36'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,605
Referee: Stuart Attwell

April

Sat 5 April 2015 (2015-04-05) 40 Leeds United 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
15:00 GMT Austin  39'
Antenucci  68'
Murphy  84'
Taylor  88'
Report Henley  55'
Cairney  62'
Rhodes  69'
Taylor  77'
Spearing  80'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,293
Referee: Gary Sutton
Sat 11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 41 Reading 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Reading
15:00 GMT Robson-Kanu  90' Report Williamson  81' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,564
Referee: Michael Bull
Tue 14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 42 Birmingham 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
19:45 GMT Grounds  64'
Gray  78'
Report Kilgallon  8'
Rhodes  68'
Rhodes  88'
Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 15,066
Referee: James Linington
Sat 18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 43 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
15:00 GMT Gestede  3', 35', 82'
Williamson  90'
Report Antonio  7', 88'
Lansbury  45'
Vaughan  62'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,876
Referee: Andy Haines
Tue 21 April 2015 (2015-04-21) 44 Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Millwall Blackburn
19:45 GMT Gestede  78'
Rhodes  90'
Report Cowan-Hall  73' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,884
Referee: Nigel Miller
25 April 2015 45 Huddersfield Town 2-2 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Butterfield  39'
Hudson  79'
Lolley  84'
Report Gestede  26'
Rhodes  31'
Lenihan  53'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,056
Referee: Brendan Malone

May

2 May 2015 46 Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Ipswich Town Blackburn
12:15 GMT Rhodes  36'
Conway  42'
Gestede  58'
Report Murphy  2', 82'
Skuse  39'
Tabb  43'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,469
Referee: Graham Scott

Results

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GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultDWLWLWLWDLDDWWWDDWDLLWLDLDLWLWDDLDWWWLLWDDDWDW
Position1251410148131010111213118787667888910101099991010111010101010101099999
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Football League Cup

The first round draw of the 2014-15 Football League Cup took place on Tuesday 17 June at 10:00am.[37]

Rovers hosted Scunthorpe United in the first round.[38]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Tue 12 August 2014 R1 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Scunthorpe United Blackburn
19:45 King  75'
Varney  78'
Williamson  88'
Summary Llera  22'
Bishop  34'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,352 (including 551 visiting supporters)
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

FA Cup

Rovers entered the FA Cup in the Third Round Proper which commenced on Saturday 3 January 2015.

Sat 3 January 2015 R3 Charlton Athletic 12 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 GMT Buyens  45+6'
Gudmundsson  55'
Gudmundsson  70'
Buyens  72' 
Report Taylor  4', 59'
Duffy  45'
Kilgallon  68'
Cairney  69'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 8,727 (1,038 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Sat 24 January 2015 R4 Blackburn Rovers 31 Swansea City Blackburn
12:45 GMT Taylor  23'
Williamson  29'
Gestede  78'
Conway  89'
Report Bartley  7'
Sigurdsson  21'
Dyer  85'
Sigurdsson  90+2'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,928 (590 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Sat 14 February 2015 R5 Blackburn Rovers 41 Stoke City Blackburn
15:00 GMT King  36', 50', 55'
Gestede  45+7' (pen.)
Williamson  18'
Evans  60'
Cairney  81'
Report Crouch  10'
Diouf  22'
Wollscheid  41'
Cameron  45+6'
Bardsley  84'
Whelan  86'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,934 (4,737 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Sun 8 March 2015 R6 Liverpool 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
16:00 GMT Emre Can  45' Report Cairney  88' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,820 (5,800 away)
Referee: Andre Marriner
Wed 8 April 2015 Replay Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Liverpool Blackburn
19:45 BST Evans  68' Report Coutinho  70'
Sterling  90+3'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 28,415 (7,263 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend

Club Staff

Medical Staff

Position Staff
Doctor
Strength and conditioning coach Chris Neville
Youth team Doctor Chris Dalton
Physiotherapist Dave Fevre

Squad statistics

Appearances and Goals

As of 13 May 2015[40]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Paul Robinson 707+000+000+00
2 DF Adam Henley 24115+315+001+00
3 DF Tommy Spurr 13010+200+100+00
4 DF Matthew Kilgallon 27122+015+000+00
5 DF Grant Hanley (captain) 31131+010+000+00
6 MF Jason Lowe 14011+101+001+00
7 FW Joshua King 1945+1112+031+00
8 MF David Dunn 1201+801+101+00
9 FW Chris Brown 21011+901+000+00
10 MF Tom Cairney 45332+735+000+10
11 FW Jordan Rhodes 472139+6211+100+00
12 MF Ben Marshall 47637+564+001+00
13 GK Simon Eastwood 1106+005+000+00
14 MF Marcus Olsson 45041+004+000+00
15 DF Alex Baptiste (on loan From Bolton Wanderers) 34329+332+000+00
17 MF Lee Williamson 34022+605+001+00
18 MF John O'Sullivan 201+100+000+00
19 MF Chris Taylor 2147+913+131+00
20 DF Yann Songo'o 100+000+001+00
21 FW Paul Taylor (on loan From Ipswich Town) 502+300+000+00
22 DF Shane Duffy 22118+113+000+00
24 DF Ryan Nyambe 000+000+000+00
25 MF Jay Spearing (on loan From Bolton Wanderers) 15112+310+000+00
26 MF Darragh Lenihan 302+100+000+00
27 FW Devarn Green 000+000+000+00
29 MF Corry Evans 41137+112+100+00
30 GK Jason Steele 31031+000+000+00
31 MF Connor Mahoney 000+000+000+00
32 MF Craig Conway 44429+934+110+10
33 GK David Raya 202+000+000+00
39 FW Rudy Gestede 442231+8202+220+10
Players out on loan:
16 FW Luke Varney (on loan to Ipswich Town) 1400+1100+201+00
34 GK Jake Kean (on loan to Oldham Athletic) 100+000+001+00
DF Josh Morris (on loan to Fleetwood Town) 000+000+000+00
FW Leon Best (on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion) 000+000+000+00
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
21 DF Jack O'Connell 100+000+001+00
23 DF Doneil Henry (on loan From West Ham United) 303+000+000+00
25 MF Ryan Tunnicliffe (on loan From Fulham) 17110+710+000+00

Disciplinary record

As of 13 May 2015[40]
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
  
1GK Paul Robinson1000000100
6MF Jason Lowe2000000200
7MF Josh King1000010200
12MF Ben Marshall4000000400
14MF Marcus Olsson3000000300
16FW Luke Varney2000010300
17MF Lee Williamson6002010900
19MF Chris Taylor1000000100
29MF Corry Evans110020001300
39FW Rudy Gestede3000000300
10MF Tom Cairney5103000810
5DF Grant Hanley5000000500
22DF Shane Duffy5001000600
4DF Matthew Kilgallon3101000410
25MF Ryan Tunnicliffe2000000200
15DF Alex Baptiste2000000200
32MF Craig Conway2000000200
25MF Jay Spearing3000000300
3DF Tommy Spurr1000000100
2DF Adam Henley2000000200
9FW Chris Brown2000000200
23DF Doneil Henry1000000100
30GK Jason Steele1000000100
23DF Paul Taylor1000000100
11FW Jordan Rhodes1000000100
26MF Darragh Lenihan1000000100
Total712090308320

Suspensions served

DateMissedPlayerReasonOpponent Missed
30 Sep1Corry Evans5 Huddersfield Town
21 Oct1Matthew Kilgallon Birmingham City
22 Nov1Tom Cairney Middlesbrough
26 Dec2Corry Evans10 Middlesbrough, Charlton(FA Cup)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
23 June 2014 FW Chris Brown Doncaster Rovers Free Transfer [11]
1 July 2014 FW Luke Varney Leeds United Free Transfer [13]
1 September 2014 DF Shane Duffy Everton Undisclosed (est ~£400,000 + add-ons)[41] [42]
  • Total spent ~ Undisclosed (~ £400,000+)

Youth

Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
1 July 2014 MF David Carson Ashington Undisclosed Fee [16]
27 August 2014 GK Ryan Crump Liverpool Free [43]
16 October 2014 DF Sam Jones Unattached Free [44]
19 December 2014 DF Connor Thomson Carlisle United Free [45]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
16 May 2014 DF Will Beesley Southport Released [46]
16 May 2014 MF Robbie Cotton Sheffield Released [46]
16 May 2014 DF Ryan Edwards Morecambe Released [46][47]
16 May 2014 MF Hugo Fernandez Free agent Released [46]
16 May 2014 MF Timothy Payne Auckland City Released [46]
16 May 2014 FW Deniz Pero Bucaspor Released [46]
16 May 2014 GK Matthew Urwin Bradford City Released [46][48]
2 June 2014 MF Alan Judge Brentford £350,000[49] [9]
20 June 2014 FW David Goodwillie Aberdeen Mutual Consent [10][50]
1 July 2014 MF Dickson Etuhu AIK Mutual Consent [14][51]
1 July 2014 FW DJ Campbell Maidenhead United Mutual Consent [15][52]
15 July 2014 MF Alex Marrow Carlisle United Mutual Consent [53][54]
5 August 2014 FW Rubén Rochina Granada Undisclosed [27]
  • Total sold £350,000 + undisclosed fees

Loan In

Date Pos. Name From Loan length Source
11 July 2014 DF Alex Baptiste Bolton Wanderers Season-Long Loan [22]
1 September 2014 GK Jason Steele Middlesbrough Season-Long Loan [55]
1 September 2014 MF Ryan Tunnicliffe Fulham Season-Long Loan (recalled) [56][57]

Loan Out

Date Pos. Name To Loan length Source
10 July 2014 MF Josh Morris Fleetwood Town 6 Month Loan (3 January 2015) (Extended) [18][58]
4 August 2014 FW Leon Best Derby Season-Long Loan (Sent Back) [25][59]
4 August 2014 DF Anthony O'Connor Plymouth Argyle 5 Month Loan (10 January 2015) [26]
29 August 2014 FW Jordan Slew Port Vale 4 Month Loan (3 January 2015) [60]
1 September 2014 DF Jack O'Connell Rochdale 4 Month Loan (6 January 2015) [61]
15 September 2014 GK Jake Kean Yeovil Town 1 Month Loan (12 October 2014) [62]
19 September 2014 GK David Raya Southport 1 Month Loan (18 October 2014) (Extended) [63][64]
19 September 2014 MF John O'Sullivan Accrington Stanley 1 Month Loan (18 October 2014) (Extended) [64][65]
21 October 2014 MF Darragh Lenihan Burton Albion 1 Month Loan (22 November 2014) (Extended) [66][67][68][69]

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
1 January 2015 GK Jason Steele Middlesbrough Undisclosed (est £100,000[70]) [71]
  • Total spent ~ Undisclosed (~ £100,000+)

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
2 February 2015 FW Jordan Slew Cambridge United Mutual Consent [72][73]
2 February 2015 DF Jack O'Connell Brentford Undisclosed (reportedly £300,000[74]) [75]
2 February 2015 DF Anthony O'Connor Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [76]
2 March 2015 DF Bradley Orr Unattached Mutual Consent [77]
  • Total sold ~ Undisclosed (~ £300,000+)

Loan In

Date Pos. Name From Loan length Source
30 January 2015 MF Jay Spearing Bolton Wanderers End Of Season [78]
4 March 2015 DF Doneil Henry West Ham United One Month Loan (6 April 2015) [79]
26 March 2015 FW Paul Taylor Ipswich Town End Of Season [80]

Loan Out

Date Pos. Name To Loan length Source
9 January 2015 MF Josh Morris Fleetwood Town End Of Season [81]
20 January 2015 FW Leon Best Brighton & Hove Albion End Of Season [82]
30 January 2015 GK Jake Kean Oldham Athletic End Of Season [83]
2 February 2015 FW Jordan Preston Ayr United End Of Season [84]
19 February 2015 MF John O'Sullivan Barnsley 1 Month Loan (21 March 2015) [85]
20 February 2015 FW Luke Varney Ipswich Town 3 Month Loan (Extended) [86][87]

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