List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons
Blackburn Rovers were established in 1875, becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1995. In 1890, Rovers moved to Ewood Park . They have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups , one Football League Cup and one Full Members' Cup .[1] The club has spent most of its existence in the top flight of English football.[2]
Chart showing the progress of Blackburn Rovers F.C. through the English football league system from the inaugural season in 1888–89 to present
The table below details the club's achievements in all national competitions, from their first FA Cup campaign in 1879–80 up until the most recent completed season.[3] [4]
Seasons
Season
League[3] [4]
FA Cup [4]
League Cup [4]
Other Cup[a] [3] [4]
Avg. att.[4] [b]
Top goalscorer(s)[5] [c]
Tier
Division
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
Pos
Player(s)
Goals
1879–80
N/A [d]
R3
–
–
–
–
–
1880–81
N/A
R2
–
–
–
–
–
1881–82
N/A
RU [e]
–
–
–
–
–
1882–83
N/A
R2
–
–
–
–
–
1883–84
N/A
W
–
–
–
–
–
1884–85
N/A
W
–
–
–
–
–
1885–86
N/A
W
–
–
–
–
–
1886–87
N/A
R2
–
–
–
–
–
1887–88
N/A
QF
–
–
–
–
–
1888–89
1
Football League [f]
22
10
6
6
66
45
26
4th
SF
–
–
5,505
John Southworth
16
1889–90
1
Football League
22
12
3
7
78
41
27
3rd
W
–
–
7,205
1890–91
1
Football League
22
11
2
9
52
43
24
6th
W
–
–
7,805
1891–92
1
Football League
26
10
6
10
58
65
26
9th
R2
–
–
5,105
1892–93
1
Div 1 [g]
30
8
13
9
47
56
29
9th
SF
–
–
5,970
1893–94
1
Div 1
30
16
2
12
69
53
34
4th
SF
–
–
6,420
1894–95
1
Div 1
30
11
10
9
59
49
32
5th
R2
–
–
7,910
1895–96
1
Div 1
30
12
5
13
40
50
29
8th
R1
–
–
7,810
1896–97
1
Div 1
30
11
3
16
35
62
25
14th
QF
–
–
7,005
1897–98
1
Div 1
30
7
10
13
39
54
24
15th
R1
–
–
7,845
1898–99
1
Div 1
34
14
8
12
60
52
36
6th
R1
–
–
8,920
1899–1900
1
Div 1
34
13
4
17
49
61
30
14th
R2
–
–
6,725
1900–01
1
Div 1
34
12
9
13
39
47
33
9th
R1
–
–
6,225
1901–02
1
Div 1
34
15
6
13
52
48
36
4th
R1
–
–
7,950
1902–03
1
Div 1
34
12
5
17
44
63
29
16th
R2
–
–
8,080
1903–04
1
Div 1
34
11
6
17
48
60
28
15th
QF
–
–
9,395
1904–05
1
Div 1
34
11
5
18
40
51
26
13th
R1
–
–
11,145
1905–06
1
Div 1
38
16
8
14
54
52
40
9th
R1
–
–
12,920
1906–07
1
Div 1
38
14
7
17
56
59
35
12th
R2
–
–
12,265
1907–08
1
Div 1
38
12
12
14
51
63
36
15th
R1
–
–
13,270
1908–09
1
Div 1
38
14
13
11
61
50
41
4th
R3
–
–
14,745
1909–10
1
Div 1
38
18
9
11
73
55
45
3rd
R3
–
–
13,805
1910–11
1
Div 1
38
13
11
14
62
54
37
12th
SF
–
–
14,350
1911–12
1
Div 1
38
20
9
9
60
43
49
1st
SF
–
–
17,765
1912–13
1
Div 1
38
16
13
9
79
43
45
5th
QF
–
–
18,560
1913–14
1
Div 1
38
20
11
7
78
42
51
1st
R3
–
–
22,295
1914–15
1
Div 1
38
18
7
13
83
61
43
3rd
R1
–
–
12,740
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War .
1919–20
1
Div 1
42
13
11
18
64
77
37
20th
R1
–
–
18,110
1920–21
1
Div 1
42
13
15
14
57
59
41
11th
R1
–
–
27,930
1921–22
1
Div 1
42
13
12
17
54
57
38
15th
R3
–
–
23,580
1922–23
1
Div 1
42
14
12
16
47
62
40
14th
R2
–
–
18,755
1923–24
1
Div 1
42
17
11
14
54
50
45
8th
R1
–
–
18,520
1924–25
1
Div 1
42
11
13
18
53
66
35
16th
SF
–
–
16,340
1925–26
1
Div 1
42
15
11
16
91
80
41
12th
R4
–
–
17,775
1926–27
1
Div 1
42
15
8
19
77
96
38
18th
R3
–
–
18,891
1927–28
1
Div 1
42
16
9
17
66
78
41
12th
W
–
–
19,120
1928–29
1
Div 1
42
17
11
14
72
63
45
7th
QF
–
–
16,841
1929–30
1
Div 1
42
19
7
16
99
93
45
6th
R5
–
–
18,714
1930–31
1
Div 1
42
17
8
17
83
84
42
10th
R5
–
–
15,701
1931–32
1
Div 1
42
16
6
20
89
95
38
16th
R4
–
–
13,176
1932–33
1
Div 1
42
14
10
18
76
102
38
15th
R4
–
–
12,944
1933–34
1
Div 1
42
18
7
17
74
81
43
8th
R3
–
–
14,005
1934–35
1
Div 1
42
14
11
17
66
78
39
15th
R5
–
–
13,166
1935–36
1
Div 1
42
12
9
21
55
96
33
22nd ↓
R4
–
–
15,498
1936–37
2
Div 2
42
16
10
16
70
62
42
12th
R3
–
–
14,821
1937–38
2
Div 2
42
14
10
18
71
80
38
16th
R3
–
–
14,779
1938–39
2
Div 2
42
25
5
12
94
60
55
1st ↑
QF
–
–
18,262
1939–40 [h]
1
Div 1
3
0
1
2
3
5
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War .
1945–46
N/A
R3[i]
–
–
–
–
–
1946–47
1
Div 1
42
14
8
20
45
53
36
17th
R5
–
–
26,367
1947–48
1
Div 1
42
11
10
21
45
53
36
21st ↓
R4
–
–
27,883
1948–49
2
Div 2
42
15
8
19
53
63
38
14th
R3
–
–
22,421
1949–50
2
Div 2
42
14
10
18
55
60
38
16th
R3
–
–
22,351
1950–51
2
Div 2
42
19
8
15
65
66
46
6th
R3
–
–
24,830
1951–52
2
Div 2
42
17
6
19
54
63
40
14th
SF
–
–
23,228
1952–53
2
Div 2
42
18
8
16
68
65
44
9th
R3
–
–
23,157
1953–54
2
Div 2
42
23
9
10
86
50
55
3rd
R4
–
–
26,123
1954–55
2
Div 2
42
22
6
14
114
79
50
6th
R3
–
–
26,928
1955–56
2
Div 2
42
21
6
15
84
65
48
4th
R5
–
–
23,049
1956–57
2
Div 2
42
21
10
11
83
75
Pts
4th
R3
–
–
23,091
1957–58
2
Div 2
42
22
12
8
93
57
Pts
2nd ↑
SF
–
–
22,705
1958–59
1
Div 1
42
17
10
15
76
70
44
10th
R4
–
–
30,544
1959–60
1
Div 1
42
16
5
21
60
70
37
17th
RU
–
–
27,299
1960–61
1
Div 1
42
15
13
14
77
76
43
8th
R5
R4[j]
–
19,344
1961–62
1
Div 1
42
14
11
17
50
58
39
16th
QF
SF
–
15,906
1962–63
1
Div 1
42
15
12
15
79
71
42
11th
R3
QF
–
16,001
1963–64
1
Div 1
42
18
10
14
89
65
46
7th
R5
R2
–
21,543
1964–65
1
Div 1
42
16
10
16
83
79
42
10th
R3
R3
–
16,110
1965–66
1
Div 1
42
8
4
30
57
88
20
22nd ↓
QF
R2
–
13,513
1966–67
2
Div 2
42
19
13
10
56
46
51
4th
R3
R4
–
14,721
1967–68
2
Div 2
42
16
11
15
56
49
43
8th
R3
R4
–
13,531
1968–69
2
Div 2
42
13
11
18
52
63
37
19th
R5
R3
–
10,617
1969–70
2
Div 2
42
20
7
15
54
50
47
8th
R3
R3
–
12,523
1970–71
2
Div 2
42
6
15
21
37
69
27
21st ↓
R3
R2
–
8,034
1971–72
3
Div 3
46
19
9
18
54
57
47
10th
R1
R2
–
8,256
1972–73
3
Div 3
46
20
15
11
57
47
55
3rd
R2
R1
–
9,214
1973–74
3
Div 3
46
18
10
18
62
64
46
13th [k]
R3
R2
–
7,432
1974–75
3
Div 3
46
22
16
8
68
45
60
1st ↑
R3
R3
–
12,651
1975–76
2
Div 2
42
12
14
16
45
50
38
15th
R3
R1
QF[l]
10,489
1976–77
2
Div 2
42
15
9
18
42
54
39
12th
R5
R2
Grp
10,130
1977–78
2
Div 2
42
16
13
13
56
60
45
5th
R4
R2
QF[m]
12,227
1978–79
2
Div 2
42
10
10
22
41
72
30
22nd ↓
R4
R2
Grp
8,640
1979–80
3
Div 3
46
25
9
12
58
36
59
2nd ↑
R5
R2
–
10,311
1980–81
2
Div 2
42
16
18
8
42
29
50
4th
R3
R3
–
11,684
1981–82
2
Div 2
42
16
11
15
47
43
59
10th
R3
R3
–
8,405
1982–83
2
Div 2
42
15
12
15
58
58
57
11th
R3
R2
–
7,103
1983–84
2
Div 2
42
17
16
9
57
46
67
6th
R5
R2
–
7,623
1984–85
2
Div 2
42
21
10
11
66
41
73
5th
R5
R2
–
9,648
1985–86
2
Div 2
42
12
13
17
53
62
49
19th
R4
R2
–
5,826
1986–87
2
Div 2
42
15
10
17
45
55
55
12th
R3
R2
W [n]
6,773
1987–88
2
Div 2
44
21
14
9
68
52
77
5th [o]
R3
R2
R1
9,503
1988–89
2
Div 2
46
22
11
13
74
59
77
5th [p]
R5
R3
R3
8,891
1989–90
2
Div 2
46
19
17
10
74
59
74
5th [q]
R3
R3
R1
9,624
1990–91
2
Div 2
46
14
10
22
51
66
52
19th
R3
R3
R2
8,126
1991–92
2
Div 2
46
21
11
14
70
53
74
6th ↑[r]
R4
R1
R1
13,250
1992–93
1
Prem [s]
42
20
11
11
68
46
71
4th
QF
SF
–
16,246
Alan Shearer
16
1993–94
1
Prem
42
25
9
8
63
36
84
2nd
R4
R4
–
17,721
Alan Shearer
31
1994–95
1
Prem
42
27
8
7
80
39
89
1st
R3
R4
RU [t]
25,272
Alan Shearer
34
R1[u]
1995–96
1
Prem
38
18
7
13
61
47
61
7th
R3
R4
RU [v]
27,714
Alan Shearer
31
Grp[w]
1996–97
1
Prem
38
9
15
14
42
43
42
13th
R4
R3
–
24,947
Chris Sutton
11
1997–98
1
Prem
38
16
10
12
57
52
58
6th
R5
R3
–
25,253
Chris Sutton
18
1998–99
1
Prem
38
7
14
17
38
52
35
19th ↓
R5
QF
R1[x]
25,773
Kevin Gallacher
5
Ashley Ward
5
1999–2000
2
Div 1
46
15
17
14
55
51
62
11th
R5
R3
–
19,253
Lee Carsley
10
2000–01
2
Div 1
46
26
13
7
76
39
91
2nd ↑
QF
R3
–
20,740
Matt Jansen
23
2001–02
1
Prem
38
12
10
16
55
51
46
10th
R5
W [y]
–
25,976
Matt Jansen
10
2002–03
1
Prem
38
16
12
10
52
43
60
6th
R4
SF
R2[z]
26,226
Damien Duff
9
2003–04
1
Prem
38
12
8
18
51
59
44
15th
R3
R3
R1[aa]
24,376
Andrew Cole
11
2004–05
1
Prem
38
9
15
14
32
43
42
15th
SF
R2
–
22,315
Paul Dickov
9
2005–06
1
Prem
38
19
6
13
51
42
63
6th
R4
SF
–
21,015
Craig Bellamy
13
2006–07
1
Prem
38
15
11
14
41
55
50
10th
SF
R3
R3[ab]
21,275
Benni McCarthy
18
2007–08
1
Prem
38
15
13
10
50
48
58
7th
R3
QF
R1[ac]
23,944
Roque Santa Cruz
19
2008–09
1
Prem
38
10
11
17
40
60
41
15th
R5
QF
–
23,479
Benni McCarthy
10
2009–10
1
Prem
38
13
11
14
41
55
50
10th
R3
SF
–
25,428
David Dunn
9
2010–11
1
Prem
38
11
10
17
46
59
43
15th
R4
R3
–
25,000
Junior Hoilett Nikola Kalinić Jason Roberts
5
2011–12
1
Prem
38
8
7
23
48
78
31
19th ↓
R3
QF
–
22,551
Yakubu
18
2012–13
2
Chmp
46
14
16
16
55
62
58
17th
QF
R2
–
14,997
Jordan Rhodes
26
2013–14
2
Chmp
46
18
16
12
70
62
70
8th
R3
R1
–
14,962
Jordan Rhodes
25
2014–15
2
Chmp
46
17
16
13
66
59
67
9th
QF
R1
–
14,912
Jordan Rhodes
21
2015–16
2
Chmp
46
13
16
17
46
46
55
15th
R5
R1
–
14,131
Jordan Rhodes
10
2016–17
2
Chmp
46
12
15
19
53
65
51
22nd ↓
R5
R3
Grp[ad]
12,688
Danny Graham
11
2017–18
3
L1
46
28
12
6
82
40
96
2nd ↑
R3
R2
Grp[ae]
12,832
Bradley Dack
18
2018–19
2
Chmp
46
16
12
18
64
69
60
15th
R3
R3
–
14,550
Bradley Dack
18
2019–20
2
Chmp
46
17
12
17
66
63
63
11th
R3
R2
–
14,009
Adam Armstrong
17
2020–21
2
Chmp
46
15
12
19
65
54
57
15th
R3
R2
–
—[af]
Adam Armstrong
28
2021–22
2
Chmp
46
19
12
15
59
50
69
8th
R3
R1
–
13,958
Ben Brereton Díaz
22
2022–23
2
Chmp
46
20
9
17
52
54
69
7th
QF
R4
–
14,772
Ben Brereton Díaz
14
2023–24
2
Chmp
46
14
11
21
60
74
53
19th
R5
R4
–
2024–25
2
Chmp
R3
R1
–
Overall
Correct up to end of 2022–23 season.
Notes
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