17 Facts About Blackburn Rovers

1. At the beginning of the 90s, Blackburn Rovers were still firmly in the Second Division.

2. Blackburn Rovers finished the season 10th in the league, with McCarthy netting 18 league goals.

3. Blackburn Rovers won the FA Cup again in 1886, defeating West Bromwich Albion after a replay.

4. Blackburn Rovers are an English football club formed in 1875.

5. Blackburn Rovers was established in 1875, becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888.

6. Blackburn Rovers came into this one sat one from bottom in Premier League 2, while Leicester City were just two off top with a game in-hand.

7. Blackburn Rovers enjoyed a field day against the Foxes back-line, breaking with ease, though they were undoubtedly helped by the first-half dismissal of Calvin Ughelumba.

8. Blackburn Rovers threw themselves forward in the last embers but could do nothing stop the City rot as the Robins stretched the unbeaten run to 14 games.

9. Blackburn Rovers had other ideas but for the in-form Fielding between the sticks.

10. Blackburn Rovers was replaced by Paul Ince, Ince's first job was to persuade some of the wantaway players to stay.

11. Unlike most teams, Blackburn Rovers have only ever had one design to their home kit.

12. In December 2011, Blackburn Rovers posted an annual pre-tax loss of £18.6m for the year ending 30 June 2011.

13. Blackburn Rovers made headlines in the summer of 1992 by paying an English record fee of £3.5million for the 22-year-old Southampton and England centre forward Alan Shearer.

14. Blackburn Rovers were founder members of the Football League in 1888.

15. On 28 September 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association.

16. In 1992, Blackburn 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.

17. Blackburn Rovers have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups and one Football League Cup.