Blackburn Rovers F.C. were in Division One for the 1999-2000 season, having been relegated from the FA Premier League after seven years.
 The expected comeback to the top flight did not materialise, in spite of several expensive purchases staying at the club.
 Brian Kidd was sacked on 3 November 1999 after 11 months in charge, with Rovers 19th in the league despite more than £30 million having been spent on players in that time.
 Long-serving coach Tony Parkes was placed in temporary charge of the team as the search for a successor began.
 Former defender Colin Hendry, who had been part of the title winning team in 1995 and who had started his first spell at Ewood Park in the 1980s, was linked with a return to the club as player-manager.
 Other names linked with the vacancy included Graeme Souness, Colin Todd, Roy Evans and Joe Kinnear.
Patrick Gordon (born 19 February 1870 in Renton, West Dunbartonshire) was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfelder for Liverpool F.C. in The Football League.
 Before playing for Liverpool, Gordon played for their local rivals Everton F.C., he was signed by Liverpool in 1893.
 Gordon played during the club's first season in the Football League in 1893–94, appearing in 21 of the team's 28 games scoring six goals.
 He played in the first five matches of the following season before he was transferred to Blackburn Rovers F.C. He replaced James Haydock in the starting line-up and scored two goals in the twelve games he played before his contract was terminated for "refractory conduct."
Herbert L. "Harry" Fecitt (1865 – 1946) was an English association football player of the Victorian era.
 Born in Blackburn, he played for the Blackburn club King's Own F.C. before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1888.
 Although he was one of the top scorers (a shared ninth, with 12 goals in 17 matches, i.e. 0.71 goals per match) during the Football League’s first season, it is said that he "was unable to gain a regular place in the side" and moved to play with Northwich Victoria F.C. the following season.
 However, with only 13 games in his new club he retired from football.
The 1928 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium.
 Blackburn won 3–1, with goals from Jack Roscamp (2) and Tommy McLean.
 Alex Jackson scored Huddersfield's goal, making this the first final in 18 years where both teams scored.
 It would be the last major trophy that Blackburn Rovers would win for the next 67 years, their next major honour being the FA Premier League title in 1995.
John Bovill (born 21 March 1886 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) was a British footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool F.C. in The Football League.
 Bovill started his career at Rangers F.C. before he moved to England to play for Blackburn Rovers F.C. and Chesterfield F.C..
 He stayed with Chesterefield after they lost their league status before he was signed by Liverpool.
 He made 29 appearances for the club with 25 of those coming in the 1911–12 season.
Robert Priday (29 March 1925 – 30 September 1998) was a South African footballer who played as a midfielder for Liverpool F.C. in The Football League.
 Priday played for Cape Town City in his native South Africa before he moved to Liverpool in 1946.
 He made 9 appearances during the 1946–47 season, which was not enough for him to receive a winner's medal as Liverpool won the First Division.
 He made 25 appearances over the next two seasons, unable to become a first team regular he moved to Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers F.C. finished in the top half of the Premier League for the third successive season, this time ending up in 7th place, ultimately not enough for European qualification.
 Manager Mark Hughes departed for Manchester City at the end of the season, while successful winger David Bentley was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee.
 Striker Roque Santa Cruz, a summer signing from Bayern Munich, had the season of his life, scoring 19 league goals, making up for Benni McCarthy's loss of form.
 Despite interest for richer clubs, Santa Cruz stayed on for another season.
Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (] ; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Primera División Paraguaya club Olimpia Asunción.
 Santa Cruz represented Paraguay from 1999 to 2016.
 He is currently the leading scorer of the Albirroja with 32 goals and is also the sixth Paraguay national team player to reach 100 appearances.
Blackburn Rovers F.C. Academy and Under-23s are the youth teams of Blackburn Rovers.
 The Blackburn Rovers Academy holds Category One status.
Nicholas Alexander Blackman (born 11 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
 He can also play as a Winger.
 Born in Salford, he started his career at Macclesfield Town before moving to Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.
 After 3 years at Blackburn Rovers he was sold to Sheffield United for an undisclosed sum.
 After scoring 11 goals in 6 months at Sheffield United, he signed a 3 ⁄ -year contract with then-Premier League club Reading.
 He has also spent time on loan at Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Aberdeen.

Question: What nationality is the striker who scored 19 goals in the 2007–08 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season ?
Answer: Paraguayan