Blackburn Rovers Football Club was founded in 1875, first entered the FA Cup four years later, and became a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. The club's first team have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups, one Football League Cup and one Full Members' Cup. All players who have made 100 or more appearances in nationally or internationally organised competitive matches for the club should be listed below.
Each player's details include the duration of his Rovers career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team(s) for which the player was selected.
GK | Goalkeeper |
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DF | Defender |
FB | Full back |
CD | Central defender |
MF | Midfielder |
CH | Centre half |
WH | Wing half |
W | Winger |
FW | Forward |
IF | Inside forward |
CF | Centre forward |
U | Utility player |
Player | Pos. | Club career | League | Total | International selection |
Notes | Refs. | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Jimmy Forrest | WH | 1883–1895 | 148 | 2 | 195 | 7 | England | [2] | |
Nat Walton | IF/GK | 1884–1893 | 110 | 37 | 139 | 49 | England | [3] | |
Jack Southworth | CF | 1887–1893 | 108 | 97 | 132 | 121 | England | [4] | |
Billy Townley | W | 1887–1892 1893–1894 |
97 | 37 | 123 | 51 | England | [a] | [6] |
John Forbes | FB | 1888–1894 | 106 | 1 | 127 | 2 | — | [2] | |
Tom Brandon | FB | 1889–1891 1893–1900 |
216 | 2 | 245 | 2 | Scotland | [7] | |
Harry Campbell | IF | 1889–1894 | 98 | 22 | 113 | 26 | Scotland | [8] | |
Geordie Dewar | CH/WH | 1889–1897 | 174 | 7 | 196 | 10 | Scotland | [9] | |
Harry Chippendale | W | 1891–1897 | 134 | 50 | 147 | 52 | England | [8] | |
Geordie Anderson | CH | 1892–1897 1898–1900 |
178 | 19 | 200 | 20 | — | [L 1] | [10] |
John Murray | FB | 1892–1896 | 109 | 0 | 122 | 0 | — | [11] | |
Adam Ogilvie | GK | 1893–1897 | 108 | 0 | 120 | 0 | — | [12] | |
Tom Booth | WH | 1896–1900 | 111 | 10 | 123 | 11 | England | [7] | |
Kelly Houlker | WH | 1896–1902 1906–1909 |
151 | 2 | 163 | 2 | England | [13] | |
Bob Crompton | FB | 1897–1920 | 529 | 14 | 576 | 14 | England | [b] | [8] |
Fred Blackburn | W | 1898–1905 | 192 | 25 | 206 | 31 | England | [7] | |
Bob Haworth | CH/WH | 1898–1903 | 122 | 5 | 129 | 5 | — | [13] | |
Jack Dewhurst | CF | 1899–1903 | 169 | 43 | 182 | 47 | — | [9] | |
Sammy McClure | CH | 1899–1906 | 144 | 12 | 152 | 12 | — | [11] | |
Arnie Whittaker | W | 1899–1908 | 250 | 57 | 265 | 57 | — | [3] | |
Willie McIver | GK | 1901–1908 | 126 | 0 | 132 | 0 | — | [11] | |
Adam Bowman | FW | 1903–1907 | 99 | 42 | 104 | 43 | — | [7] | |
Billy Bradshaw | WH | 1903–1920 | 386 | 36 | 426 | 39 | England | [7] | |
Bob Evans | GK | 1903–1908 | 104 | 0 | 113 | 0 | Wales | [15] | |
Sam Wolstenholme | WH | 1904–1908 | 98 | 1 | 105 | 2 | England | [3] | |
Arthur Cowell | FB | 1905–1919 | 278 | 0 | 305 | 0 | England | [8] | |
Bill Davies | CF | 1905–1912 | 132 | 67 | 143 | 70 | Wales | [9] | |
Walter Aitkenhead | IF/HB | 1906–1915 | 210 | 75 | 239 | 95 | Scotland | [10] | |
Eddie Latheron | IF | 1906–1915 | 256 | 94 | 281 | 104 | England | [16] | |
Tommy Suttie | FB | 1907–1915 | 103 | 0 | 110 | 0 | — | [4] | |
Albert Walmsley | WH | 1907–1920 | 272 | 6 | 300 | 6 | — | [3] | |
Walter Anthony | W | 1908–1914 | 149 | 11 | 164 | 14 | — | [10] | |
Jimmy Ashcroft | GK | 1908–1913 | 114 | 0 | 129 | 0 | England | [10] | |
George Chapman | CH/CF | 1908–1910 1911–1915 |
138 | 34 | 152 | 42 | — | [8] | |
Percy Smith | CH | 1910–1920 | 172 | 5 | 193 | 6 | — | [4] | |
Alfred Robinson | GK | 1911–1920 | 144 | 0 | 157 | 0 | — | [17] | |
Jock Simpson | W | 1911–1915 | 151 | 15 | 169 | 22 | England | [4] | |
Joe Hodkinson | W | 1913–1923 | 228 | 19 | 244 | 20 | England | [13] | |
Danny Shea | IF | 1913–1920 | 97 | 62 | 105 | 65 | England | [4] | |
Percy Dawson | CF | 1914–1923 | 140 | 71 | 151 | 73 | — | [9] | |
Ernest Hawksworth | IF | 1919–1924 | 96 | 34 | 100 | 34 | — | [13] | |
Harry Healless | WH/CH | 1919–1932 | 360 | 12 | 397 | 13 | England | [13] | |
Peter Holland | FW | 1919–1928 | 116 | 24 | 125 | 25 | — | [13] | |
Frank Reilly | CH | 1919–1923 | 127 | 8 | 138 | 9 | — | [17] | |
Dave Rollo | FB | 1919–1926 | 207 | 5 | 225 | 6 | Ireland | [17] | |
Ronnie Sewell | GK | 1920–1927 | 227 | 0 | 248 | 0 | England | [4] | |
Jock McKay | IF | 1921–1927 | 150 | 46 | 161 | 49 | Scotland | [11] | |
Jimmy McKinnell | WH | 1921–1926 | 111 | 0 | 124 | 0 | — | [11] | |
Tom Wylie | FB | 1921–1925 | 174 | 0 | 191 | 0 | — | [3] | |
Johnny McIntyre | IF/WH | 1922–1927 | 175 | 38 | 194 | 38 | — | [11] | |
Austen Campbell | WH | 1923–1929 | 161 | 7 | 184 | 9 | England | [8] | |
John Crisp | W | 1923–1926 | 98 | 18 | 108 | 19 | — | [8] | |
Ted Harper | CF | 1923–1927 1933–1934 |
171 | 121 | 177 | 122 | England | [13] | |
Jack Roscamp | WH/FW | 1923–1932 | 223 | 37 | 251 | 44 | — | [17] | |
Robert Roxburgh | FB | 1924–1930 | 114 | 0 | 128 | 0 | — | [17] | |
Jock Crawford | GK | 1925–1932 | 155 | 0 | 173 | 0 | — | [8] | |
Syd Puddefoot | IF | 1925–1932 | 250 | 79 | 276 | 87 | England | [18] | |
Arthur Rigby | W | 1925–1929 | 156 | 41 | 169 | 44 | England | [17] | |
Jock Hutton | FB | 1926–1932 | 127 | 4 | 146 | 5 | Scotland | [13] | |
Herbert Jones | FB | 1926–1933 | 247 | 0 | 261 | 0 | England | [19] | |
Tommy McLean | IF | 1927–1935 | 247 | 44 | 275 | 49 | — | [11] | |
Willie Rankin | CH | 1927–1932 | 144 | 4 | 162 | 4 | — | [17] | |
Jack Bruton | W | 1929–1938 | 324 | 108 | 344 | 115 | England | [c] | [7] |
Bill Imrie | WH | 1929–1934 | 165 | 23 | 176 | 24 | — | [20] | |
Tom Turner | W | 1929–1936 | 113 | 24 | 115 | 24 | — | [6] | |
Cliff Binns | GK | 1930–1936 | 183 | 0 | 196 | 0 | — | [7] | |
Jesse Carver | CH | 1930–1936 | 143 | 2 | 146 | 2 | — | [8] | |
Arthur Cunliffe | W | 1930–1933 | 129 | 47 | 140 | 55 | England | [8] | |
Jimmy Gorman | FB | 1931–1937 | 213 | 0 | 225 | 0 | — | [21] | |
Ernie Thompson | CF | 1931–1936 | 171 | 82 | 179 | 84 | — | [6] | |
Walter Crook | FB | 1932–1947 | 218 | 2 | 237 | 2 | England wartime | [d] | [8] |
Bob Pryde | CH | 1933–1949 | 320 | 11 | 345 | 11 | — | [18] | |
Arnold Whiteside | WH | 1933–1949 | 218 | 3 | 239 | 3 | — | [3] | |
Len Butt | IF | 1937–1946 | 110 | 44 | 117 | 48 | — | [7] | |
Bobby Langton | W | 1938–1948 1953–1956 |
212 | 57 | 230 | 58 | England | [16] | |
Eric Bell | WH | 1946–1956 | 323 | 9 | 333 | 9 | — | [13] | |
Jackie Campbell | U | 1946–1955 | 224 | 19 | 245 | 20 | — | [8] | |
Jack Patterson | GK | 1946–1956 | 107 | 0 | 112 | 0 | — | [18] | |
Les Graham | FW | 1947–1952 | 150 | 42 | 157 | 44 | — | [21] | |
David Gray | FB | 1947–1953 | 107 | 5 | 111 | 5 | — | [21] | |
Eddie Crossan | IF | 1948–1957 | 287 | 73 | 302 | 74 | Northern Ireland | [8] | |
Bill Eckersley | FB | 1948–1960 | 406 | 20 | 432 | 21 | England | [15] | |
Jackie Wharton | W | 1948–1952 | 129 | 15 | 138 | 17 | — | [3] | |
Ron Suart | FB/CH | 1949–1955 | 176 | 0 | 187 | 0 | — | [4] | |
Ronnie Clayton | WH | 1951–1969 | 581 | 15 | 665 | 16 | England | [8] | |
Reg Elvy | GK | 1951–1956 | 192 | 0 | 208 | 0 | — | [15] | |
Willie Kelly | CH | 1951–1956 | 186 | 1 | 202 | 1 | — | [23] | |
Eddie Quigley | IF | 1951–1956 | 159 | 92 | 166 | 95 | — | [e] | [24] |
Tommy Briggs | CF | 1952–1957 | 194 | 140 | 204 | 143 | England B | [7] | |
Bill Smith | U | 1952–1960 | 119 | 10 | 128 | 12 | — | [4] | |
Bryan Douglas | FW | 1954–1969 | 438 | 101 | 503 | 115 | England | [9] | |
Ken Taylor | FB | 1954–1969 | 200 | 0 | 233 | 0 | — | [6] | |
Roy Vernon | IF | 1955–1960 | 131 | 49 | 144 | 52 | Wales | [25] | |
Peter Dobing | FW | 1956–1961 | 179 | 88 | 205 | 104 | England U23 | [9] | |
Harry Leyland | GK | 1956–1961 | 166 | 0 | 188 | 0 | — | [16] | |
Ally MacLeod | W | 1956–1961 | 193 | 47 | 218 | 53 | Scottish Schools | [11] | |
Mick McGrath | WH | 1956–1965 | 268 | 8 | 312 | 12 | Republic of Ireland | [11] | |
Matt Woods | CH | 1956–1963 | 260 | 2 | 307 | 3 | — | [3] | |
John Bray | FB | 1959–1965 | 153 | 2 | 184 | 2 | — | [7] | |
Mike England | CH | 1959–1966 | 165 | 21 | 184 | 21 | Wales | [15] | |
Andy McEvoy | IF/WH | 1959–1967 | 183 | 89 | 213 | 103 | Republic of Ireland | [11] | |
Fred Pickering | CF | 1959–1964 1971 |
134 | 61 | 158 | 74 | England | [18] | |
Keith Newton | FB | 1960–1969 | 306 | 9 | 357 | 10 | England | [26] | |
John Byrom | W | 1961–1966 | 124 | 50 | 149 | 64 | — | [7] | |
Fred Else | GK | 1961–1966 | 187 | 0 | 221 | 0 | — | [15] | |
Mike Ferguson | W | 1962–1968 | 220 | 29 | 249 | 36 | — | [2] | |
Mike Harrison | W | 1962–1967 | 160 | 40 | 181 | 43 | — | [13] | |
Walter Joyce | MF | 1964–1967 | 120 | 4 | 135 | 4 | — | [19] | |
Dick Mulvaney | CD | 1964–1971 | 141 | 4 | 151 | 4 | — | [11] | |
Malcolm Darling | FW | 1965–1970 | 128 | 30 | 141 | 34 | — | [9] | |
Eamonn Rogers | MF | 1965–1971 | 165 | 30 | 183 | 39 | Republic of Ireland | [17] | |
George Sharples | WH/CH | 1965–1969 | 103 | 5 | 113 | 5 | England U18 | [4] | |
Billy Wilson | FB | 1965–1971 | 247 | 0 | 277 | 0 | — | [3] | |
John Connelly | W | 1966–1970 | 149 | 36 | 164 | 39 | England | [8] | |
Adam Blacklaw | GK | 1967–1970 | 96 | 0 | 110 | 0 | — | [7] | |
Don Martin | CF | 1968–1975 | 224 | 57 | 255 | 63 | — | [11][27] | |
Stuart Metcalfe | MF | 1968–1980 1983 |
387 | 21 | 451 | 26 | England U18 | [11][27] | |
Roger Jones | GK | 1970–1976 | 242 | 0 | 277 | 0 | England U23 | [19][27] | |
Tony Parkes | MF | 1970–1981 | 350 | 38 | 409 | 46 | — | [f] | [18][27] |
Mick Wood | FB | 1970–1978 | 148 | 2 | 170 | 4 | — | [3][27] | |
Preben Arentoft | MF/DF | 1971–1974 | 94 | 3 | 108 | 3 | — | [10] | |
Derek Fazackerley ‡ | CD | 1971–1986 | 596 | 24 | 689 | 26 | — | [g] | [2][27] |
Tony Field | FW | 1971–1974 | 106 | 45 | 120 | 54 | — | [2] | |
Terry Garbett | MF | 1971–1974 | 90 | 6 | 103 | 7 | — | [21] | |
Mick Heaton | FB | 1971–1976 | 171 | 1 | 194 | 1 | — | [13][27] | |
John Waddington | CD/MF | 1973–1979 | 148 | 18 | 175 | 20 | — | [3][27] | |
Ken Beamish | FW | 1974–1976 | 86 | 18 | 104 | 28 | — | [7][27] | |
Graham Hawkins | CD | 1974–1977 | 109 | 4 | 131 | 4 | — | [13][27] | |
Kevin Hird | MF/FB | 1974–1979 | 132 | 20 | 160 | 21 | — | [13][27] | |
John Bailey | FB | 1975–1979 | 120 | 1 | 144 | 1 | England B | [7][27] | |
Glenn Keeley | CH | 1976–1987 | 370 | 23 | 431 | 24 | England U18 | [23][27] | |
Noel Brotherston | W | 1977–1987 | 317 | 40 | 381 | 54 | Northern Ireland | [7][27] | |
John Butcher | GK | 1977–1980 | 104 | 0 | 122 | 0 | — | [7][27] | |
Simon Garner ‡ | CF | 1978–1992 | 484 | 168 | 570 | 194 | — | [h] | [21][27] |
Jim Branagan | FB | 1979–1987 | 294 | 5 | 338 | 5 | — | [7][27] | |
Mick Rathbone ‡ | FB | 1979–1987 | 273 | 2 | 310 | 2 | — | [17][27] | |
John Lowey | CF/MF | 1980–1986 | 141 | 14 | 156 | 16 | — | [16][27] | |
Terry Gennoe ‡ | GK | 1981–1990 | 289 | 0 | 334 | 0 | England U18 | [21][27] | |
David Hamilton | MF | 1981–1986 | 114 | 7 | 123 | 7 | — | [13] | |
Ian Miller | W | 1981–1989 | 268 | 16 | 305 | 18 | — | [11] | |
David Mail ‡ | CD | 1982–1990 | 206 | 4 | 248 | 4 | — | [11] | |
Simon Barker ‡ | MF | 1983–1988 | 182 | 35 | 208 | 41 | England U21 | [i] | [7] |
Mark Patterson | W | 1983–1988 | 101 | 20 | 115 | 22 | — | [18] | |
Chris Thompson | CF | 1983–1986 | 85 | 24 | 100 | 26 | — | [6] | |
Scott Sellars ‡ | MF | 1986–1992 | 202 | 35 | 245 | 41 | England | [4] | |
Howard Gayle ‡ | FW | 1987–1991 | 116 | 29 | 144 | 34 | England U21 | [21][30] | |
Colin Hendry ‡ | CD | 1987–1989 1991–1998 |
336 | 34 | 408 | 35 | Scotland | [13][30] | |
Keith Hill | CD | 1987–1992 | 96 | 4 | 113 | 5 | — | [13] | |
John Millar | FB/MF | 1987–1991 | 126 | 1 | 151 | 1 | Scotland U18 | [11] | |
Bobby Mimms | GK | 1987 1991–1995 |
134 | 0 | 162 | 0 | England | [L 2] | [11][30] |
Nicky Reid | MF | 1987–1992 | 174 | 9 | 209 | 10 | England U21 | [17] | |
Chris Sulley | FB | 1987–1991 | 134 | 3 | 156 | 3 | — | [4] | |
Mark Atkins | FB/MF | 1988–1995 | 257 | 34 | 314 | 39 | — | [10][30] | |
David May | CD | 1989–1994 | 123 | 2 | 151 | 5 | — | [11] | |
Kevin Moran ‡ | CD | 1990–1994 | 147 | 10 | 173 | 12 | Republic of Ireland | [11] | |
Jason Wilcox | W | 1990–1999 | 269 | 31 | 312 | 34 | England | [3][30] | |
Mike Newell | FW | 1991–1996 | 130 | 28 | 167 | 48 | England B | [26][30][31] | |
Stuart Ripley | W | 1992–1998 | 187 | 13 | 228 | 16 | England | [17][30] | |
Alan Shearer ‡ | FW | 1992–1996 | 138 | 112 | 171 | 130 | England | [4][30] | |
Tim Sherwood | MF | 1992–1999 | 246 | 25 | 300 | 31 | England | [L 3] | [4][30][32] |
Henning Berg | DF | 1993–1997 2000–2003 |
250 | 7 | 296 | 7 | Norway | [L 4][j] | [7][30][33] |
Tim Flowers | GK | 1993–1999 | 177 | 0 | 217 | 0 | England | [2][30] | |
Kevin Gallacher | FW | 1993–1999 | 144 | 46 | 169 | 53 | Scotland | [21][30] | |
Graeme Le Saux | FB | 1993–1997 | 129 | 7 | 154 | 7 | England | [34] | |
Chris Sutton ‡ | FW | 1994–1999 | 130 | 47 | 161 | 59 | England | [35] | |
Jeff Kenna | FB | 1995–2001 | 155 | 1 | 194 | 1 | Republic of Ireland | [36] | |
Billy McKinlay | MF | 1995–1999 | 90 | 3 | 103 | 4 | Scotland | [37] | |
Garry Flitcroft | MF | 1996–2005 | 246 | 14 | 280 | 20 | England U21 | [38][39] | |
Damien Duff ‡ | W | 1997–2003 | 184 | 27 | 223 | 35 | Republic of Ireland | [40] | |
David Dunn | MF | 1998–2003 2007–2015 |
316 | 50 | 378 | 59 | England | [41][30] | |
Keith Gillespie | W | 1998–2003 | 113 | 5 | 137 | 6 | Northern Ireland | [42] | |
Martin Taylor | CD | 1998–2004 | 88 | 5 | 125 | 6 | England U21 | [43] | |
Matt Jansen ‡ | FW | 1999–2005 | 153 | 44 | 182 | 57 | England U21 | [30] | |
Craig Short | DF | 1999–2005 | 134 | 4 | 146 | 5 | — | [44] | |
Brad Friedel ‡ | GK | 2000–2008 | 288 | 1 | 357 | 1 | United States | [45] | |
Nils-Eric Johansson | DF | 2001–2005 | 86 | 0 | 110 | 2 | Sweden | [46] | |
Tugay Kerimoğlu ‡ | MF | 2001–2009 | 233 | 10 | 294 | 12 | Turkey | [47] | |
Lucas Neill | DF/MF | 2001–2007 | 188 | 5 | 227 | 8 | Australia | [48] | |
Andy Cole | FW | 2002–2004 | 83 | 27 | 100 | 37 | England | [k] | [49] |
Andy Todd ‡ | DF | 2002–2007 | 88 | 4 | 113 | 5 | — | [50] | |
Brett Emerton | W | 2003–2011 | 247 | 13 | 294 | 19 | Australia | [51][52] | |
Steven Reid | MF | 2003–2010 | 113 | 6 | 134 | 8 | [53][54] | ||
Morten Gamst Pedersen | MF | 2004–2013 | 288 | 35 | 349 | 47 | Norway | [55] | |
David Bentley ‡ | MF | 2005–2008 2013 |
107 | 13 | 140 | 21 | England | [L 5][56] | |
Aaron Mokoena | DF | 2005–2009 | 101 | 0 | 139 | 2 | South Africa | [57] | |
Ryan Nelsen | DF | 2005–2011 | 172 | 8 | 208 | 8 | New Zealand | [58] | |
Robbie Savage | MF | 2005–2007 | 76 | 1 | 100 | 3 | Wales | [59] | |
Benni McCarthy | FW | 2006–2010 | 109 | 37 | 140 | 52 | South Africa | [60] | |
Jason Roberts | FW | 2006–2011 | 134 | 24 | 156 | 28 | Grenada | [61] | |
Martin Olsson | DF/MF | 2007–2013 | 117 | 3 | 142 | 5 | Sweden | [62] | |
Christopher Samba | CD | 2007–2011 | 161 | 16 | 185 | 18 | Congo | [63] | |
Stephen Warnock ‡ | DF/MF | 2007–2009 | 88 | 5 | 109 | 6 | England | [64] | |
Paul Robinson ‡ | GK | 2008–2014 | 189 | 0 | 201 | 0 | England | [65] | |
Gaël Givet | DF | 2009 2009–2013 |
115 | 3 | 132 | 5 | France | [L 6][66] | |
Grant Hanley ‡ | DF | 2009–2016 | 183 | 7 | 200 | 8 | Scotland | [67] | |
Scott Dann | DF | 2011–2014 | 98 | 5 | 106 | 7 | England U21 | [68] | |
Jason Lowe | MF | 2011–2017 | 173 | 1 | 196 | 1 | England U21 | [69] | |
Marcus Olsson ‡ | DF | 2012–2016 | 104 | 1 | 114 | 1 | Sweden | [70] | |
Jordan Rhodes ‡ | FW | 2012–2016 | 159 | 83 | 169 | 85 | Scotland | [k] | [72] |
Corry Evans | MF | 2013–2021 | 206 | 4 | 219 | 5 | Northern Ireland | [73] | |
Ben Marshall | MF | 2013–2017 | 126 | 11 | 140 | 15 | England U21 | [74] | |
Craig Conway | MF | 2014–2019 | 178 | 19 | 200 | 22 | Scotland | [75] | |
Jason Steele | GK | 2014–2017 | 113 | 0 | 120 | 0 |
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Darragh Lenihan | DF | 2015–2022 | 233 | 9 | 252 | 10 | Republic of Ireland | [77] | |
Ryan Nyambe | DF | 2015–2022 | 183 | 0 | 201 | 0 | Namibia | [78] | |
David Raya | GK | 2015–2019 | 98 | 0 | 108 | 0 | Spain | [79] | |
Sam Gallagher * | FW | 2016–2017 2019–present |
219 | 45 | 235 | 49 | [L 7] | [80][30][81] | |
Elliott Bennett | MF | 2016–2021 | 177 | 8 | 192 | 9 | — | [82] | |
Danny Graham ‡ | FW | 2016 2016–2020 |
176 | 52 | 191 | 57 | England U20 | [L 8] | [83][84] |
Charlie Mulgrew | DF | 2016–2019 | 100 | 27 | 109 | 27 | Scotland | [85] | |
Derrick Williams ‡ | DF | 2016–2020 | 138 | 6 | 152 | 6 | Republic of Ireland | [86] | |
Bradley Dack ‡ | MF | 2017–2023 | 158 | 50 | 173 | 57 | — | [87] | |
Lewis Travis * | DF | 2017–present | 200 | 6 | 224 | 6 | — | [88] | |
Adam Armstrong ‡ | FW | 2018–2021 | 151 | 58 | 160 | 64 | England U21 | [L 9] | [89] |
Ben Brereton Díaz | FW | 2018–2023 | 160 | 45 | 177 | 47 | [L 10] | [90][91] | |
Joe Rothwell | MF | 2018–2022 | 149 | 10 | 161 | 11 | England U20 | [92][30] | |
John Buckley * | MF | 2019–present | 124 | 6 | 141 | 9 | — | [93] | |
Tyrhys Dolan * | FW | 2020–present | 148 | 16 | 164 | 19 | England U20 | [30] | |
Thomas Kaminski ‡ | GK | 2020–2023 | 115 | 0 | 118 | 0 | Belgium | [30] | |
Harry Pickering * | DF | 2021–present | 108 | 4 | 120 | 4 | — | [94] | |
Scott Wharton * | DF | 2016–present | 89 | 5 | 106 | 8 | — | [95] | |
Joe Rankin-Costello * | MF | 2017–present | 86 | 4 | 100 | 5 | — | [96] |
Player statistics include games played while on loan from clubs listed below. Unless individually sourced, loaning clubs come from the appearances source.
Brett Emerton went against the trend for most of the world's football stars when he reportedly turned down offers from bigger clubs so he could play in his preferred position of wing with Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League.
Steven has played a number of positions for Rovers since signing in 2003 but has recently settled down in a central midfield berth