List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Blackburn Rovers. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included (and sourced) in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Blackburn Rovers players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players, and for the current squad see Blackburn Rovers F.C.#Current squad.

Explanation of list

Players are listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions and seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions, an appropriate note will be added to the table.

League appearances

League appearances and goals includes data for the following league spells, but does not include test or play-off matches:

Total appearances

The figures for total appearances and goals includes the league figures together with the following competitions:

Table

Statistics are up to date as of 8 March 2013.

NamePositionClub careerLeague
apps		League
goals		Total
apps		Total
goals		Notes / References
Darren DonnellyFW1990–199322??
Fred HargreavesDF18??-188?00??Captained Blackburn in 1882 FA Cup final
Fergus SuterGK1880–188910??Played in four FA Cup finals with Blackburn
James BrownIF1881?–1889?40??Played in four FA Cup finals with Blackburn, and was captain in two finals (1885–6)
William TownleyFW1888?–1892?7727??Played for Blackburn in two FA Cup finals, scoring a hat-trick in 1890
Geordie DewarDF1889–18971747??
Bob CromptonDF1896–192053014??Manager of Blackburn 1926–1931, 1938–1941
Robert HaworthDF1898?–1904?1225??
Willie McIver GK 1901–1906 126 0 ? ?
Billy BradshawMF1903–191938636??
William DaviesFW1905–191313266??Also known as "Tinker" Davies
Jock SimpsonFW1910–191415116??
Willie CameronFW1908–191369188119Member of 1911–12 title-winning team[1]
Jack RoscampWH/FW1923–193122337??
Syd PuddefootFW1924?–1932?25079??
Jock HuttonDF1926–1933??1465
Herbert JonesDF1925–19342470??
Jack BrutonOR1929?–1939?324108??Manager of Blackburn 1947–1949
Walter CrookDF1931–19472362??Most consecutive League appearances (208, 1934–46)[2]
Ernie ThompsonFW1931?–1936?17182??
Eddie CrossanIF1947?–1957?28773??[3]
Bill EckersleyDF1947–196140620??
Ronnie ClaytonWH1950–196958115??
Eddie QuigleyFW1951–195615992??Manager of Blackburn 1967–1970
Tommy BriggsFW1952–1957194140??
Bryan DouglasFW1952–1969438100??
Keith NewtonDF1960–19693069??
Billy WilsonDF1964–19722470??
Derek FazackerleyDF1969–198759623??Record Blackburn League appearances[2]
Tony ParkesMF1970?–198135038??Caretaker manager of Blackburn on six different occasions between 1986 and 2004
John ButcherGK1976–19821040??
Glenn KeeleyDF1976?–1987?37023??
Noel BrotherstonWN1977?–1987?31740??
Simon GarnerFW1978–1992484168555192Record Blackburn goalscorer[2]
Jim BranaganDF1979?–1987?2945??
Howard KendallMF1979–1981796??Player-manager of Blackburn 1979–1981
Simon BarkerMF1983–198818235??Club record transfer fee received in 1988 £400,000
Jason WilcoxMF1989–199926931??
Alan ShearerFW1992–1996138112171130
Tim SherwoodMF1992–19992462529831
Henning BergDF1993–1997, 2000–200325172977Manager of Blackburn 2012; most capped player with club[2]
Tim FlowersGK1993–199917702170
Brad FriedelGK2000–200828913561
David DunnMF1997–2003, 2007–20152754533154
Mark HughesFW2000–2002506647Manager of Blackburn 2004–2008
Andrew ColeFW2001–2004832710037Blackburn's joint record transfer fee paid (£8M)
Tugay KerimoğluMF2001–20092331129413
Lucas NeillDF2001–200718852278
Brett EmertonMF2003–20112461329420
Steven ReidMF2003–201011361358
Morten Gamst PedersenMF2004–20132823534247
Ryan NelsenDF2005–201217282098
Aaron MokoenaDF2005–2009??1010
Benni McCarthyFW2006–20101093714052
Jason RobertsFW2006–20111342415628
Christopher SambaDF2007–20121611618618
Roque Santa CruzFW2007–2009, 201166238029Record transfer fee received by Blackburn (£17.5M)
Paul RobinsonGK2008–201518902010
Jason LoweMF2010–12001370
Jordan RhodesFW2012–20161327214173

References
  1. Player Archive | William Smith "Kilty" Cameron, BRFCS.com
  2. "Records". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/eddiecrossan.html

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