Blackburn Rovers F.C. - Wikipedia Blackburn Rovers F.C. Not to be confused with Blackburn Rovers L.F.C.. For the South African football club of the same name, see Blackburn Rovers FC ( South Africa ). Blackburn Rovers Full name Blackburn Rovers Football Club Nickname ( s ) Rovers The Blue and Whites The Riversiders Founded 1875 ; 143 years ago ( 1875 ) Ground Ewood Park, Blackburn Ground Capacity 31,367 Owner Venky 's London Ltd. ( 99.9 % ) CEO Steve Waggott Manager Tony Mowbray League League One 2016 -- 17 Championship, 22nd ( relegated ) Website Club website Home colours Away colours Current season Blackburn Rovers Football Club / ˈblækbɜːrn ˈroʊvərz / is a professional football club in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system, following relegation from the Championship at the end of the 2016 -- 17 season. The club was established in 1875, becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992. In 1890, Rovers moved to Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups and one Football League Cup. The club has spent most of its existence in the top flight of English football. In 1992, Rovers gained promotion to the new Premier League a year after being taken over by local entrepreneur Jack Walker, who installed Kenny Dalglish as manager. In 1995, Rovers became Premier League champions. In the 1998 -- 99 season, the club was relegated. It was promoted back to the Premier League two years later, in the 2000 -- 01 season. It has qualified for the UEFA Cup four times : once as League Cup winners, twice as the Premier League 's sixth - placed team and once via the Intertoto Cup. The club 's motto is `` Arte et Labore '', `` By Skill and Hard Work '' in Latin. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 Football League commences 1.3 Early 20th century 1.4 Mid 20th century 1.5 1970s and 1980s 1.6 1990s 1.7 2000s 1.8 2010 onwards 2 Players 2.1 Current squad 2.2 Out on loan 2.3 Development / Academy squad 2.4 Notable former and existing players 3 Awards 3.1 Player of the Season 4 Club honours 4.1 League 4.1. 1 Cups 4.1. 2 European 4.2 Season - by - season record 5 Managerial history 6 Team colours and badge 6.1 Kit 7 Grounds 7.1 Oozehead Ground 1875 -- 1877 7.2 Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877 7.3 Alexandra Meadows 1877 -- 1881 7.3. 1 International Venue 7.4 Leamington Road 1881 -- 1890 7.4. 1 International Venue 7.5 Ewood Park 1890 -- present 7.5. 1 International Venue 8 Supporters 9 Statistics and records 9.1 Records 10 References 11 External links History Early years Leaflet advertising a Blackburn Rovers match on 12 September 1887 against ' The Wednesday ' at Olive Grove. Blackburn Rovers cup winners in 1883 -- 84. The first FA Cup win for the team. The photograph includes the East Lancashire Charity Cup ; the FA Cup and the Lancashire Cup. Back row ( left to right ) : J.M. Lofthouse, H. McIntrye, J. Beverly, Kurt Edwards, F. Suter, J. Forrest, R. Birtwistle ( umpire ) Front row ( left to right ) : J. Douglas, J.E. Sowerbutts, J. Brown, G. Avery, J. Hargreaves. F.A. Cup winning side of the 1890 -- 91 season The club was founded following a meeting, at the Leger Hotel, Blackburn, on 5 November 1875. The meeting was organised by two young men, namely John Lewis and Arthur Constantine. The purpose of the meeting was `` to discuss the possibility of forming a football club to play under Association rules ''. The first match played by Blackburn Rovers took place in Church, Lancashire on 18 December 1875 and was a 1 -- 1 draw. On 28 September 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association. On 1 November 1879 the club played in the F.A. Cup for the first time, beating the Tyne Association Football Club 5 -- 1. Rovers were eventually put out of the competition in the third round after suffering a heavy 6 -- 0 defeat by Nottingham Forest. On 25 March 1882 the club won through to the final of the F.A. Cup against the Old Etonians. Blackburn Rovers was the first provincial team to reach the final, but the result was a 1 -- 0 defeat by the Old Etonians. Rovers finally won the F.A. Cup on 29 March 1884 with a 2 -- 1 victory over the Scottish team Queen 's Park. The same teams played the F.A. Cup final again the next season, with Blackburn Rovers again emerging victorious, with a 2 -- 0 score. Rovers repeated this success yet again the next season, winning the final replay 2 -- 0 against West Bromwich Albion. For this three - in - a-row of F.A. Cup victories, the club was awarded a specially commissioned silver shield. The 1885 -- 86 season was the birth of the legal professional footballer, and Blackburn Rovers spent £ 615 on player wages for the season. Football League commences Blackburn Rovers were founder members of the Football League in 1888. Blackburn Rovers again reached the F.A. Cup final on 29 March 1890 at the Kennington Oval. The club claimed the trophy for the fourth time, by beating Sheffield Wednesday a hefty 6 -- 1 with left forward William Townley scoring three goals and becoming the first player to achieve a hat - trick in the F.A. Cup final. The 1890 -- 91 season saw Blackburn Rovers win the F.A. Cup for the fifth time against Notts County with a 3 -- 1 victory. During the 1897 -- 98 season the club stayed in the first division only as the result of a decision to increase the number of teams from 16 to 18. The season did, however, mark the beginning of Bob Crompton 's 45 - year association with the club, both as a player and eventually as an F.A. Cup winning manager. Early 20th century Blackburn Rovers continued to struggle during the early years of the 20th century, but the results began a gradual improvement. Major renovations were made to Ewood Park : in 1905 the Darwen End was covered at a cost of £ 1680 and the new Nuttall Stand was opened on New Year 's Day 1907. During the first three decades of the 20th century, Blackburn Rovers were still considered a top side in the English league. They were First Division champions in 1911 -- 12 and 1913 -- 14, and F.A Cup winners in 1927 -- 28 with a 3 -- 1 victory against Huddersfield Town, but the F.A Cup win was their last major trophy for nearly 70 years. Mid 20th century Chart showing the progress of Blackburn Rovers F.C. through the English football league system from the inaugural season in 1888 -- 89 to present Blackburn Rovers maintained a respectable mid-table position in the First Division until they were finally relegated ( along with Aston Villa ) from the top flight ( for the first time since the foundation of the league ) in the 1935 -- 36 season. When the league resumed after the war, Blackburn Rovers were relegated in their second season ( 1947 -- 48 ). At this time the tradition of burying a coffin began. The club remained in the second division for the following ten years. After promotion in 1958, they again returned to the mid-table position they had occupied in the earlier part of the century. During this time, they seldom made a serious challenge for a major trophy -- although they did reach the 1960 FA Cup final when managed by Scot Dally Duncan. Rovers lost this game 3 -- 0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers after playing most of the game with only 10 men on the field following an injury to Dave Whelan, who broke a leg. There were brief hopes of a return to glory in the 1963 -- 64 season, when a remarkable 8 -- 2 away win over West Ham United in east London on Boxing Day took them to the top of the league. However, their lead of the league was short lived and they finished the season some way down the table as the title was seized by a Liverpool side who would record a further 12 league titles over the next 26 years, while Blackburn 's fortunes took a very different route. They were again relegated from the First Division in 1966 and began a 26 - year exile from the top division. 1970s and 1980s During the 1970s, Blackburn Rovers bounced between the Second and Third Divisions, winning the Third Division title in 1975, but never mounted a challenge for promotion to the First Division despite the efforts of successive managers to put the club back on track, and fell back into the Third Division in 1979. They went up as runners up in the Third Division in 1980 and have remained in the upper two tiers of the English league ever since. A second successive promotion was nearly achieved the following year, but the club missed out on goal difference, and promotion - winning manager Howard Kendall moved to Everton that summer. Kendall 's successor, Bobby Saxton only managed mid-table finishes for the next three seasons, then nearly achieved promotion in the 1984 -- 85 season, but a poor finish the following year ( just one place above relegation ) followed by an abysmal start to the 1986 -- 87 season cost Saxton his job. Saxton was replaced by Don Mackay, who steered them to a decent finish that season and also victory in the Full Members Cup. In the following three seasons Mackay re-established Rovers as promotion contenders, but they fell just short of promotion each time ; the closest they came was in 1988 -- 89 reached the Second Division play - off final in its last - ever season of the home - away two - legged format -- but lost to Crystal Palace. A defeat in the 1989 -- 90 Second Division playoff semi-finals brought more frustration to Ewood Park, but the following season saw the club taken over by local steelworks owner and lifelong supporter Jack Walker ( 1929 -- 2000 ). 1990s Following the Walker takeover Rovers finished 19th in the Second Division at the end of the 1990 -- 91 season, but the new owner had made millions of pounds available to spend on new players and appointed Kenny Dalglish as manager in October 1991. Rovers secured promotion to the new FA Premier League at the end of 1991 -- 92 season as play - off winners, ending 26 years outside the top flight. Rovers made headlines in the summer of 1992 by paying an English record fee of £ 3.5 million for the 22 - year - old Southampton and England centre forward Alan Shearer. After finishing fourth in 1992 -- 93 and runners - up in 1993 -- 94, they went on to win the Premier League title in 1994 -- 95. The title chase went down to the last game of the season, but despite Rovers losing to Liverpool they edged out rivals Manchester United to win the championship. Kenny Dalglish moved upstairs to the position of Director of Football at the end of the Premier League winning season, and handed over the reins to his assistant Ray Harford. Blackburn Rovers made a poor start to the 1995 -- 96 season, and found themselves in the bottom half for most of the first half of the season. Rovers also struggled in the Champions League and finished bottom of their group with just four points. A terrible start to the 1996 -- 97 Premier League campaign saw Harford resign in late October with the club bottom of the division, having failed to win any of their first ten games. Relegation looked a real possibility, just two seasons after winning the league. After an abortive attempt to bring in Sven - Göran Eriksson as manager, long - serving coach Tony Parkes took over as manager for the rest of the campaign, narrowly steering the side to survival. That summer, the manager 's job was taken by Roy Hodgson, who joined the club from Internazionale. UEFA Cup football was secured with a 6th - place finish. However, Rovers made a poor start to the 1998 -- 99 campaign and Hodgson was sacked in December less than an hour after a 2 -- 0 home defeat by bottom side Southampton, a result that locked Rovers in the relegation zone. He was replaced as manager by Brian Kidd. However, he could not save them as the club slipped away, relegation was confirmed with a scoreless draw at home to Manchester United in the penultimate game of the season. 2000s The Jack Walker Stand during a match In 1999 -- 2000 Rovers began the season as promotion favourites, but with the club hovering just above the Division One relegation zone Brian Kidd was sacked in October and replaced in March by Graeme Souness. Jack Walker died just after the start of the 2000 -- 01 season, and the club dedicated its promotion challenge in memory of their benefactor. Fittingly, they returned to the Premier League after a much improved season, finishing second behind Fulham. In 2001 -- 02, record signing Andy Cole was bought in for £ 8million, and Rovers won their first - ever League Cup by beating Tottenham Hotspur 2 -- 1 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Cole scoring the winner in the 69th minute. The following season Rovers finished sixth to qualify for the UEFA Cup for the second season running. Souness left just after the start of 2004 -- 05 to take charge at Newcastle, and he was replaced by Welsh national coach Mark Hughes. Hughes secured Rovers ' Premier League survival for the 2004 -- 05 season as well as an FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, with Rovers finishing 15th once again. He led the team to sixth the following season and Rovers 's third European qualification in five years. Rovers reached the semi-final of the 2006 -- 07 FA Cup, but lost to Chelsea in extra time, and finished that season 's league in tenth, qualifying for the Intertoto Cup, which led to a short run in the 2007 -- 08 UEFA Cup. In May 2008, Mark Hughes left Blackburn Rovers for the vacancy at Manchester City. He was replaced by Paul Ince, Ince 's first job was to persuade some of the wantaway players to stay. with Archie Knox coming in as his assistant. Ince 's time in charge started well, but following a run of eleven games without a win he was sacked in December 2008. Sam Allardyce was appointed as Ince 's replacement and in 2009 -- 10 he led the team to a tenth - place finish and a League Cup semi-final. 2010 onwards In November 2010, the Indian company VH Group bought Blackburn Rovers under the name of Venky 's London Limited for £ 23 million. The new owners immediately sacked manager Sam Allardyce and replaced him with first - team coach Steve Kean, initially on a temporary basis, but by January 2011 he had been awarded a full - time contract until June 2013. Kean 's appointment was shrouded in a great deal of controversy since his agent Jerome Anderson had earlier played a major role in advising Venky 's during the takeover of the club in the preceding months. In December 2011, Blackburn Rovers posted an annual pre-tax loss of £ 18.6 m for the year ending 30 June 2011. Despite this, the owners of Blackburn Rovers provided assurances over the continued funding of the club, even if they were relegated. On 7 May 2012, the club was relegated to the Championship after being defeated at home by Wigan Athletic in the penultimate game of the season, ending eleven years in the Premier League. At the start of the 2012 -- 2013 season, Steve Kean, the manager in charge for the previous relegation season, was given a chance by owners to win promotion and kept his job as the manager. Ultimately though, pressure from the supporters who had been calling for the managers removal for months resulted in his resignation as manager on 29 September 2012. On 7 May 2017, five years to the day after dropping out of the Premier League, the club saw their second relegation since being taken over by their current owners as they descended into League One -- the first Premier League champions to sink into the third tier. Players Current squad As of 31 January 2018 Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK David Raya DF Ryan Nyambe DF Derrick Williams 6 MF Richie Smallwood 8 MF Harry Chapman ( on loan from Middlesbrough ) 9 FW Dominic Samuel 10 FW Danny Graham 11 MF Peter Whittingham 13 GK Jayson Leutwiler 14 DF Charlie Mulgrew ( captain ) 16 DF Paul Caddis 17 DF Amari'i Bell 18 FW Adam Armstrong ( on loan from Newcastle United ) 19 MF Jack Payne ( on loan from Huddersfield Town ) 20 FW Marcus Antonsson ( on loan from Leeds United ) 22 MF Ben Gladwin No. Position Player 23 MF Bradley Dack 25 DF Paul Downing 26 DF Darragh Lenihan 28 MF Willem Tomlinson 29 MF Corry Evans 31 MF Elliott Bennett 32 MF Craig Conway ( vice captain ) 35 DF Lewis Travis 37 GK Andy Fisher 38 FW Joe Nuttall 39 DF Matthew Platt 41 FW Lewis Mansell 42 MF Joe Rankin - Costello 43 MF Stefan Mols 44 MF Lewis Hardcastle 45 FW Daniel Butterworth For recent transfers, see 2017 -- 18 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season. Out on loan Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 5 DF Sam Hart ( on loan at Rochdale until end of 2017 -- 18 season ) 7 MF Liam Feeney ( on loan at Cardiff City until end of 2017 -- 18 season ) 15 DF Elliott Ward ( on loan at Milton Keynes Dons until end of 2017 -- 18 season ) No. Position Player 34 DF Scott Wharton ( on loan at Lincoln City until end of 2017 -- 18 season ) 36 DF Jack Doyle ( on loan at Derry City until end of 2017 -- 18 season ) Development / Academy squad Further information on the development and academy squads : Blackburn Rovers F.C. Under - 23s and Academy Notable former and existing players For a list of notable Blackburn Rovers players in sortable - table format see List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players. Awards Player of the Season Year Winner 1980 -- 81 Mick Speight 1981 -- 82 Mick Rathbone 1982 -- 83 Derek Fazackerley 1983 -- 84 Simon Garner 1984 -- 85 Terry Gennoe 1985 -- 86 Simon Barker 1986 -- 87 David Mail 1987 -- 88 Colin Hendry 1988 -- 89 Howard Gayle 1989 -- 90 Scott Sellars Year Winner 1990 -- 91 Kevin Moran 1991 -- 92 David Speedie 1992 -- 93 ? ? ? 1993 -- 94 David Batty 1994 -- 95 Alan Shearer 1995 -- 96 Alan Shearer 1996 -- 97 Colin Hendry 1997 -- 98 Chris Sutton 1998 -- 99 John Filan 1999 -- 2000 Lee Carsley Year Winner 2000 -- 01 Matt Jansen 2001 -- 02 Damien Duff 2002 -- 03 Brad Friedel 2003 -- 04 Andy Todd 2004 -- 05 Andy Todd 2005 -- 06 Craig Bellamy 2006 -- 07 David Bentley 2007 -- 08 Roque Santa Cruz 2008 -- 09 Stephen Warnock 2009 -- 10 Steven N'Zonzi Year Winner 2010 -- 11 Paul Robinson 2011 -- 12 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 2012 -- 13 Jordan Rhodes 2013 -- 14 Tom Cairney 2014 -- 15 Marcus Olsson 2015 -- 16 Grant Hanley 2016 -- 17 Derrick Williams 2017 -- 18 2018 -- 19 2019 -- 20 Club honours League First Division / Premier League Winners ( 3 ) : 1911 -- 12, 1913 -- 14, 1994 -- 95 Runners - up ( 1 ) : 1993 -- 94 Football League Second Division / Football League Championship Winners ( 1 ) : 1938 -- 39 Runners - up ( 2 ) : 1957 -- 58, 2000 -- 01 Play - off winners ( 1 ) : 1991 -- 92 Football League Third Division / Football League One Winners ( 1 ) : 1974 -- 75 Runners - up ( 1 ) : 1979 -- 80 Cups FA Cup Winners ( 6 ) : 1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1928 Runners - up ( 2 ) : 1882, 1960 Football League Cup Winners ( 1 ) : 2002 FA Community Shield Winners ( 1 ) : 1912 Runners - up ( 3 ) : 1928, 1994, 1995 Full Members Cup Winners ( 1 ) : 1987 Lancashire Senior Cup ( Reserve teams ) Winners ( 18 ) : 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1896, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1945, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2011 FA Youth Cup Winners ( 1 ) : 1959 Runners - up ( 3 ) : 1998, 2001, 2012 U21 Premier League Cup Runners - up ( 1 ) : 2014 -- 15 Football League War Cup Runners - up ( 1 ) : 1940 European UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners ( 1 ) : 2007 -- Joint Winner Season - by - season record Main article : Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons Managerial History Period Manager Assistant manager ( s ) Notes 1884 -- 1887 James Fielding Won 3 FA Cups ( 1884, 1885 & 1886 ) 1887 -- 1896 Thomas Mitchell Won 2 FA Cups ( 1890 & 1891 ) 1896 -- 1903 Joseph Warmsley 1903 -- 1925 Robert Middleton Won League Titles ( 1911 -- 12 & 1913 -- 14 ) and Charity Shield ( 1912 ) longest serving manager ( 22 years & 3 months ) 1922 -- 1926 Jack Carr 1926 -- 1930 Bob Crompton Won FA Cup ( 1928 ) 1931 -- 1936 Arthur Barritt 1936 -- 1938 Reg Taylor 1938 -- 1941 Bob Crompton Won Division 2 Title ( now Championship 1938 -- 39 ) 1946 -- 1947 Eddie Hapgood 1947 Will Scott 1947 -- 1949 Jack Bruton 1949 -- 1953 Jackie Bestall 1953 -- 1958 Johnny Carey First manager from outside the United Kingdom 1958 -- 1960 Dally Duncan 1960 -- 1967 Jack Marshall 1967 -- 1970 Eddie Quigley 1970 -- 1971 Johnny Carey 1971 -- 1973 Ken Furphy Richard Dinnis 1974 -- 1975 Gordon Lee Richard Dinnis Won Third Division ( now League One 1974 -- 75 ) 1975 -- 1978 Jim Smith 1978 Jim Iley John Pickering 1978 -- 79 John Pickering 1979 -- 1981 Howard Kendall Runners up / Promoted from Third Division to Second Division 1979 -- 80 season. 1981 -- 1986 Bobby Saxton 1987 -- 1991 Don Mackay Won Full Members Cup ( 1987 ) 1991 -- 1995 Kenny Dalglish Ray Harford Won Premier League Title ( 1994 -- 95 ) 1995 -- 1996 Ray Harford Assistant manager under Kenny Dalglish for Premier League winning Title season. 1997 -- 1998 Roy Hodgson 1998 -- 1999 Brian Kidd Brian McClair Relegated from Premier League to Division One 1998 -- 99 season 1999 -- 2000 Tony Parkes Caretaker of club on 4 separate occasions 2000 -- 2004 Graeme Souness Tony Parkes Runners up / Promoted from Division One to Premier League 2000 -- 01 season. Won League Cup ( 2002 ) 2004 -- 2008 Mark Hughes Mark Bowen 2008 Paul Ince Ray Mathias 2008 -- 2010 Sam Allardyce Neil McDonald 2010 -- 2012 Steve Kean John Jensen, Paul Clement, Eric Black Relegated from the Premier League 2011 -- 12 season 2012 Henning Berg Eric Black Club retained Kean 's staff. First manager from outside GB & Ireland in the club 's history. Shortest - serving manager in club history ( 57 days ). 2013 Michael Appleton Ashley Westwood Club 's second shortest serving manager ( 67 days ). 2013 -- 2015 Gary Bowyer Terry McPhillips Served as caretaker manager on two previous occasions. 2015 -- 2016 Paul Lambert Alan Irvine Resigned following the 2015 -- 2016 season, activating a release clause within his contract. 2016 -- 2017 Owen Coyle Alan Irvine, Sandy Stewart Club initially retained Lambert 's staff. 2017 -- Tony Mowbray David Lowe, Mark Venus Mowbray 's staff were initially promoted from within -- David Lowe to assistant manager from the club 's academy ; David Dunn to first - team coach from U-23s assistant coach ; Ben Benson to acting first - team goalkeepers ' coach from the academy. Following relegation to League One, Mark Venus replaced Lowe as assistant manager, who in turn took over from Dunn as first - team coach, who in turn returned to his role with the U-23s. Benson was appointed first - team goalkeeping coach on a permanent basis. Team colours and badge Unlike most teams, Blackburn Rovers have only ever had one design to their home kit. The distinctive blue and white halved jersey is widely acknowledged as the `` town colour ''. Although the design has remained the same, the side in which the colours fall has often changed. Blue has resided on the wearers left since 1946 however prior to this regulation the blue and white often switched order almost yearly. Blackburn Rovers ' first ever kit is however indefinite. The 1905 book ; Book of Football by Jonathan Russell describes Blackburn Rovers ' first kit as a white jersey with Maltese Cross on the wearers left breast, Trousers and a blue and white skull cap. The Maltese Cross notorious with the public schools in which the founders of the club were educated. In contrast an account from the Blackburn Standard on 6 January 1894 accounts the first kit as navy blue and white quartered jersey ( quartered accounting for the shirts four panels front and back ), white knickers and navy hose. This account is much more synonymous with the kit today. Photographic evidence from 1878 shows the team in Blue and white halved ( quartered ) jerseys, white shorts and blue socks, complete with blue and white cap and Maltese Cross. Through its history the club has adopted four badges as its crest ; the Maltese Cross, the towns coat of arms, Lancashire Rose and the present day Blackburn Rovers Badge. From 1875 -- ~ 1882 The Maltese Cross was present on the club 's first ever home kit and was worn by both the Shrewsbury and Malvern school teams. Two former Malvernians and two former Salopians played in that first team, so there is a clear link with these public schools. During F.A. Cup finals it is tradition for the club to adopt the town 's coat of arms as their badge. This tradition has carried through all eight F.A. Cup finals the cup has been a part of all the way to their last FA Cup final against Woverhampton Wanderers in 1960. From roughly 1882 and excluding cup finals the club did not use a badge until 1974. In this year the club opted for an embroidered Lancashire Rose with the club 's initials `` B.R.F.C. '' below. This badge lasted unchanged for 15 years until it was 1989 due to visibility issues of the dark red rose on the dark blue of the shirt. From 1989 to the present day the current Blackburn Rovers badge has been used. It has encompassed the previous badge in a newer design for the Lancashire Red Rose. Circling the rose is the team name `` Blackburn Rovers F.C. '' and the date in which the club was founded `` 1875 ''. At the base of the badge is the club motto, `` Arte Et Labore '' which translated means, `` by skill and by labour ''. This motto has been taken from the town motto which was adopted in 1852. Kit As of 2016, the club 's kit has been manufactured by Umbro, and sponsored by Asian sports betting brand, Dafabet since 2015. Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 1974 -- 81 Umbro None 1981 -- 84 Spall 1984 -- 88 Perspex 1988 -- 90 Ellgren 1990 -- 91 Ribero 1991 -- 92 McEwan 's Lager 1992 -- 96 ASICS 1996 -- 98 CIS 1998 -- 2000 Uhlsport 2002 -- 04 Kappa Time Computers 2002 -- 03 AMD 2003 -- 04 HSA 2004 -- 05 Lonsdale 2005 -- 06 Lonsdale 2006 -- 07 Bet24 2007 -- 08 Umbro 2008 -- 11 Crown Paints 2011 -- 12 The Prince 's Trust Venky 's ( 2011 pre-season India tour ) 2012 -- 13 PROBIZ Prostate Cancer UK ( Back of shirt, 2013 ) 2013 -- 14 Nike Regulatory Finance Solutions 2014 -- 15 Zebra Claims Ltd. 2015 -- 16 Dafabet 2016 -- Umbro Grounds Main articles : Leamington Road and Ewood Park Oozehead ground 1875 -- 1877 Rovers first home ground was a field at Oozehead on Preston New Road to the north west of the town. This field was farmland and was owned by a local farmer, when Blackburn Rovers were n't using the field it was used to graze cows. In the centre of the field was a large watering hole, which on match days was covered with timber and turf. Pleasington cricket ground 1877 Due to the rough conditions at Oozehead, the committee felt an established sports ground would be best to play on. Therefore, during the 1877 season they acquired the use of Pleasington 's cricket ground to the south west of the town. Play stopped on this ground after Henry Smith of Preston North End died of a heart attack whilst playing. Alexandra Meadows 1877 -- 1881 Still adopting cricket grounds, the committee acquired the use of the East Lancashire Cricket Club 's ground in the centre of the town, Alexandra Meadows. Sources differ as to the date of the first match played by Rovers at Alexandra Meadows. A programme from Clitheroe F.C. states that Clitheroe was the first team to beat Blackburn at Alexandra Meadows on 17 November 1877. Other sources indicate that the first match took place on 2 January 1878 with a Blackburn victory against Partick Thistle. It was on this ground Blackburn Rovers played for the first time under artificial light against Accrington on 4 November 1878. International Venue England v Wales 26 February 1881 Friendly England 0 -- 1 Wales Blackburn Vaughan 54 ' Stadium : Alexandra Meadows Attendance : 3,000 Referee : Segar R. Bastard Leamington Road 1881 -- 1890 Due to the increasing demand in football in the area and in particular for Blackburn Rovers the committee felt that a private ground was more fitting. Therefore, in 1881 the club moved to Leamington Road, Blackburn Rovers ' first purpose built ground including a 700 - person capacity seated grandstand, costing £ 500. The first game played at this ground was held on 8 October 1881 against Blackburn Olympic resulting in a 4 -- 1 win for Rovers. Whilst at Leamington Road and under James Fielding the club won three FA Cups and was inaugurated into the Football League as a founding Member in 1888. However, despite the club 's success, they had to leave Leamington Road due to increases in lease costs. International Venue England v Wales 14 March 1885 Match 2 England 1 -- 1 Wales Blackburn Mitchell 35 ' Lewis 37 ' Stadium : Leamington Road Attendance : 7,500 Referee : Alexander Stewart England v Scotland 19 March 1887 Match 4 England 2 -- 3 Scotland Blackburn Lindley 32 ' Dewhurst 51 ' McCall 30 ' Keir 50 ' Allan 53 ' Stadium : Leamington Road Attendance : 12,000 Referee : John Sinclair Ewood Park 1890 -- present Built in April 1882 as Ewood Bridge. The ground was an all purpose sporting venue hosting football, athletics and dog racing. The Blackburn Rovers committee felt this was the ideal venue for the club after having already played numerous games there in 1882. The first game played at the new Ewood Park ground was on 13 September 1890 against Accrington, the 0 -- 0 draw was viewed by 10,000 people and on 31 October 1892 artificial lights were installed. Ewood sits on the bank of the River Darwen in Blackburn, Lancashire. International Venue England v Scotland 4 April 1891 Match 6 England 2 -- 1 Scotland Blackburn Goodall 22 ' Chadwick 35 ' Watt 78 ' Stadium : Ewood Park Attendance : 10,000 Referee : William J. Morrow England v Wales 3 March 1924 Match 4 England 1 -- 2 Wales Blackburn Roberts 55 ' Davies 60 ' Vizard 63 ' Stadium : Ewood Park Attendance : 30,000 Referee : George Noel Watson Supporters Blackburn Rovers supporters have formed several support clubs related to the team, and almost all of them are partially focused on making trips to Ewood Park easier. Rovers home games were well attended as a percentage of the Blackburn population throughout the 2000s with average attendances of around 25,000, equal to roughly a quarter of Blackburn 's population ( approximately 100,000 ). The supporters ' long - running fanzine is called 4,000 Holes. Statistics and records As of and including 1 September 2011 Records Most League appearances : Derek Fazackerley, 593 + 3sub, 1970 -- 71 to 1986 -- 87 Record goalscorer : Simon Garner, 194 goals ( 168 league ), 1978 -- 79 to 1991 -- 92 Record attendance at Ewood Park : 62,255 v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup 6th round, 2 March 1929 Transfer Fee Paid : £ 8m to Manchester United for Andrew Cole in December 2001 £ 8m to Huddersfield Town for Jordan Rhodes in August 2012 Transfer Fee Received : £ 18m from Manchester City F.C. for Roque Santa Cruz in June 2009 Record win : 11 -- 0 v Rossendale United, Ewood Park, FA Cup 1st round 13 October 1884 Record League win : 9 -- 0 v Middlesbrough, Ewood Park, Division 2, 6 November 1954 Record away win : 8 -- 2 v West Ham United, Division 1, 26 December 1963 Record League defeat : 0 -- 8 v Arsenal, Division 1, 25 February 1933, 0 -- 8 v Lincoln City, Division 2, 29 August 1953 Record home League defeat : 1 -- 7 v Notts County, 14 March 1891 1 -- 7 v Middlesbrough, 29 November 1947 Record aggregate League score : 13 : 5 -- 8 v Derby County, 6 September 1890 Most points gained in a season ( 2pts ) : 60 ( 1974 -- 75 ) Most points gained in a season ( 3pts ) : 91 ( 2000 -- 01 ) Least points gained in a season ( 2pts ) : 20 ( 1965 -- 66 ) Least points gained in a season ( 3pts ) : 31 ( 2011 -- 12 ) Most consecutive League appearances : Walter Crook, 208 ( 1934 -- 46 ) Most goals scored by a player in a season : Ted Harper, 43, Division 1, 1925 -- 26 Most goals scored by a player in a match : Tommy Briggs, 7 v Bristol Rovers, Ewood Park, Division 2, 5 February 1955 Most hat - tricks in a season : 8, 1963 -- 64 Most individual hat - tricks : 13, Jack Southworth, 1887 -- 1893 Most FA Cup appearances : Ronnie Clayton, 56, 1949 -- 1969 Most League Cup appearances : Derek Fazackerley, 38, 1969 -- 1987 Youngest player to appear for Rovers : Harry Dennison, aged 16 yrs and 155 days against Bristol City, Division 1, 8 April 1911 Oldest player to appear for Rovers : Bob Crompton, 40 yrs and 150 days against Bradford, Division 1, 23 February 1920 Longest undefeated FA Cup run : 24 games including 3 consecutive FA Cup wins, 1884 -- 86. 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Question: when did blackburn rovers win the premier league
Answer: 1995