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 |
---|---|
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. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Jimmy Forrest | WH | 1883–1895 | 148 | 2 | 195 | 7 | ![]() |
[2] | |
Nat Walton | IF/GK | 1884–1893 | 110 | 37 | 139 | 49 | ![]() |
[3] | |
Jack Southworth | CF | 1887–1893 | 108 | 97 | 132 | 121 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Billy Townley | W | 1887–1892 1893–1894 |
97 | 37 | 123 | 51 | ![]() |
[a] | [6] |
John Forbes | FB | 1888–1894 | 106 | 1 | 127 | 2 | — | [2] | |
Tom Brandon | FB | 1889–1891 1893–1900 |
216 | 2 | 245 | 2 | ![]() |
[7] | |
Harry Campbell | IF | 1889–1894 | 98 | 22 | 113 | 26 | ![]() |
[8] | |
Geordie Dewar | CH/WH | 1889–1897 | 174 | 7 | 196 | 10 | ![]() |
[9] | |
Harry Chippendale | W | 1891–1897 | 134 | 50 | 147 | 52 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[7] | |
Kelly Houlker | WH | 1896–1902 1906–1909 |
151 | 2 | 163 | 2 | ![]() |
[13] | |
Bob Crompton | FB | 1897–1920 | 529 | 14 | 576 | 14 | ![]() |
[b] | [8] |
Fred Blackburn | W | 1898–1905 | 192 | 25 | 206 | 31 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[7] | |
Bob Evans | GK | 1903–1908 | 104 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ![]() |
[15] | |
Sam Wolstenholme | WH | 1904–1908 | 98 | 1 | 105 | 2 | ![]() |
[3] | |
Arthur Cowell | FB | 1905–1919 | 278 | 0 | 305 | 0 | ![]() |
[8] | |
Bill Davies | CF | 1905–1912 | 132 | 67 | 143 | 70 | ![]() |
[9] | |
Walter Aitkenhead | IF/HB | 1906–1915 | 210 | 75 | 239 | 95 | ![]() |
[10] | |
Eddie Latheron | IF | 1906–1915 | 256 | 94 | 281 | 104 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Joe Hodkinson | W | 1913–1923 | 228 | 19 | 244 | 20 | ![]() |
[13] | |
Danny Shea | IF | 1913–1920 | 97 | 62 | 105 | 65 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[17] | |
Ronnie Sewell | GK | 1920–1927 | 227 | 0 | 248 | 0 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Jock McKay | IF | 1921–1927 | 150 | 46 | 161 | 49 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[8] | |
John Crisp | W | 1923–1926 | 98 | 18 | 108 | 19 | — | [8] | |
Ted Harper | CF | 1923–1927 1933–1934 |
171 | 121 | 177 | 122 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[18] | |
Arthur Rigby | W | 1925–1929 | 156 | 41 | 169 | 44 | ![]() |
[17] | |
Jock Hutton | FB | 1926–1932 | 127 | 4 | 146 | 5 | ![]() |
[13] | |
Herbert Jones | FB | 1926–1933 | 247 | 0 | 261 | 0 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[8] | |
Bill Eckersley | FB | 1948–1960 | 406 | 20 | 432 | 21 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[7] | |
Bill Smith | U | 1952–1960 | 119 | 10 | 128 | 12 | — | [4] | |
Bryan Douglas | FW | 1954–1969 | 438 | 101 | 503 | 115 | ![]() |
[9] | |
Ken Taylor | FB | 1954–1969 | 200 | 0 | 233 | 0 | — | [6] | |
Roy Vernon | IF | 1955–1960 | 131 | 49 | 144 | 52 | ![]() |
[25] | |
Peter Dobing | FW | 1956–1961 | 179 | 88 | 205 | 104 | ![]() |
[9] | |
Harry Leyland | GK | 1956–1961 | 166 | 0 | 188 | 0 | — | [16] | |
Ally MacLeod | W | 1956–1961 | 193 | 47 | 218 | 53 | ![]() |
[11] | |
Mick McGrath | WH | 1956–1965 | 268 | 8 | 312 | 12 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[15] | |
Andy McEvoy | IF/WH | 1959–1967 | 183 | 89 | 213 | 103 | ![]() |
[11] | |
Fred Pickering | CF | 1959–1964 1971 |
134 | 61 | 158 | 74 | ![]() |
[18] | |
Keith Newton | FB | 1960–1969 | 306 | 9 | 357 | 10 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[17] | |
George Sharples | WH/CH | 1965–1969 | 103 | 5 | 113 | 5 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Billy Wilson | FB | 1965–1971 | 247 | 0 | 277 | 0 | — | [3] | |
John Connelly | W | 1966–1970 | 149 | 36 | 164 | 39 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[11] [27] | |
Roger Jones | GK | 1970–1976 | 242 | 0 | 277 | 0 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[7] [27] | |
Glenn Keeley | CH | 1976–1987 | 370 | 23 | 431 | 24 | ![]() |
[23] [27] | |
Noel Brotherston | W | 1977–1987 | 317 | 40 | 381 | 54 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Howard Gayle ‡ | FW | 1987–1991 | 116 | 29 | 144 | 34 | ![]() |
[21] [30] | |
Colin Hendry ‡ | CD | 1987–1989 1991–1998 |
336 | 34 | 408 | 35 | ![]() |
[13] [30] | |
Keith Hill | CD | 1987–1992 | 96 | 4 | 113 | 5 | — | [13] | |
John Millar | FB/MF | 1987–1991 | 126 | 1 | 151 | 1 | ![]() |
[11] | |
Bobby Mimms | GK | 1987 1991–1995 |
134 | 0 | 162 | 0 | ![]() |
[L 2] | [11] [30] |
Nicky Reid | MF | 1987–1992 | 174 | 9 | 209 | 10 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[11] | |
Jason Wilcox | W | 1990–1999 | 269 | 31 | 312 | 34 | ![]() |
[3] [30] | |
Mike Newell | FW | 1991–1996 | 130 | 28 | 167 | 48 | ![]() |
[26] [30] [31] | |
Stuart Ripley | W | 1992–1998 | 187 | 13 | 228 | 16 | ![]() |
[17] [30] | |
Alan Shearer ‡ | FW | 1992–1996 | 138 | 112 | 171 | 130 | ![]() |
[4] [30] | |
Tim Sherwood | MF | 1992–1999 | 246 | 25 | 300 | 31 | ![]() |
[L 3] | [4] [30] [32] |
Henning Berg | DF | 1993–1997 2000–2003 |
250 | 7 | 296 | 7 | ![]() |
[L 4] [j] | [7] [30] [33] |
Tim Flowers | GK | 1993–1999 | 177 | 0 | 217 | 0 | ![]() |
[2] [30] | |
Kevin Gallacher | FW | 1993–1999 | 144 | 46 | 169 | 53 | ![]() |
[21] [30] | |
Graeme Le Saux | FB | 1993–1997 | 129 | 7 | 154 | 7 | ![]() |
[34] | |
Chris Sutton ‡ | FW | 1994–1999 | 130 | 47 | 161 | 59 | ![]() |
[35] | |
Jeff Kenna | FB | 1995–2001 | 155 | 1 | 194 | 1 | ![]() |
[36] | |
Billy McKinlay | MF | 1995–1999 | 90 | 3 | 103 | 4 | ![]() |
[37] | |
Garry Flitcroft | MF | 1996–2005 | 246 | 14 | 280 | 20 | ![]() |
[38] [39] | |
Damien Duff ‡ | W | 1997–2003 | 184 | 27 | 223 | 35 | ![]() |
[40] | |
David Dunn | MF | 1998–2003 2007–2015 |
316 | 50 | 378 | 59 | ![]() |
[41] [30] | |
Keith Gillespie | W | 1998–2003 | 113 | 5 | 137 | 6 | ![]() |
[42] | |
Martin Taylor | CD | 1998–2004 | 88 | 5 | 125 | 6 | ![]() |
[43] | |
Matt Jansen ‡ | FW | 1999–2005 | 153 | 44 | 182 | 57 | ![]() |
[30] | |
Craig Short | DF | 1999–2005 | 134 | 4 | 146 | 5 | — | [44] | |
Brad Friedel ‡ | GK | 2000–2008 | 288 | 1 | 357 | 1 | ![]() |
[45] | |
Nils-Eric Johansson | DF | 2001–2005 | 86 | 0 | 110 | 2 | ![]() |
[46] | |
Tugay Kerimoğlu ‡ | MF | 2001–2009 | 233 | 10 | 294 | 12 | ![]() |
[47] | |
Lucas Neill | DF/MF | 2001–2007 | 188 | 5 | 227 | 8 | ![]() |
[48] | |
Andy Cole | FW | 2002–2004 | 83 | 27 | 100 | 37 | ![]() |
[k] | [49] |
Andy Todd ‡ | DF | 2002–2007 | 88 | 4 | 113 | 5 | — | [50] | |
Brett Emerton | W | 2003–2011 | 247 | 13 | 294 | 19 | ![]() |
[51] [52] | |
Steven Reid | MF | 2003–2010 | 113 | 6 | 134 | 8 | [53] [54] | ||
Morten Gamst Pedersen | MF | 2004–2013 | 288 | 35 | 349 | 47 | ![]() |
[55] | |
David Bentley ‡ | MF | 2005–2008 2013 |
107 | 13 | 140 | 21 | ![]() |
[L 5] [56] | |
Aaron Mokoena | DF | 2005–2009 | 101 | 0 | 139 | 2 | ![]() |
[57] | |
Ryan Nelsen | DF | 2005–2011 | 172 | 8 | 208 | 8 | ![]() |
[58] | |
Robbie Savage | MF | 2005–2007 | 76 | 1 | 100 | 3 | ![]() |
[59] | |
Benni McCarthy | FW | 2006–2010 | 109 | 37 | 140 | 52 | ![]() |
[60] | |
Jason Roberts | FW | 2006–2011 | 134 | 24 | 156 | 28 | ![]() |
[61] | |
Martin Olsson | DF/MF | 2007–2013 | 117 | 3 | 142 | 5 | ![]() |
[62] | |
Christopher Samba | CD | 2007–2011 | 161 | 16 | 185 | 18 | ![]() |
[63] | |
Stephen Warnock ‡ | DF/MF | 2007–2009 | 88 | 5 | 109 | 6 | ![]() |
[64] | |
Paul Robinson ‡ | GK | 2008–2014 | 189 | 0 | 201 | 0 | ![]() |
[65] | |
Gaël Givet | DF | 2009 2009–2013 |
115 | 3 | 132 | 5 | ![]() |
[L 6] [66] | |
Grant Hanley ‡ | DF | 2009–2016 | 183 | 7 | 200 | 8 | ![]() |
[67] | |
Scott Dann | DF | 2011–2014 | 98 | 5 | 106 | 7 | ![]() |
[68] | |
Jason Lowe | MF | 2011–2017 | 173 | 1 | 196 | 1 | ![]() |
[69] | |
Marcus Olsson ‡ | DF | 2012–2016 | 104 | 1 | 114 | 1 | ![]() |
[70] | |
Jordan Rhodes ‡ | FW | 2012–2016 | 159 | 83 | 169 | 85 | ![]() |
[k] | [72] |
Corry Evans | MF | 2013–2021 | 206 | 4 | 219 | 5 | ![]() |
[73] | |
Ben Marshall | MF | 2013–2017 | 126 | 11 | 140 | 15 | ![]() |
[74] | |
Craig Conway | MF | 2014–2019 | 178 | 19 | 200 | 22 | ![]() |
[75] | |
Jason Steele | GK | 2014–2017 | 113 | 0 | 120 | 0 |
|
[76] | |
Darragh Lenihan | DF | 2015–2022 | 233 | 9 | 252 | 10 | ![]() |
[77] | |
Ryan Nyambe | DF | 2015–2022 | 183 | 0 | 201 | 0 | ![]() |
[78] | |
David Raya | GK | 2015–2019 | 98 | 0 | 108 | 0 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[L 8] | [83] [84] |
Charlie Mulgrew | DF | 2016–2019 | 100 | 27 | 109 | 27 | ![]() |
[85] | |
Derrick Williams ‡ | DF | 2016–2020 | 138 | 6 | 152 | 6 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[92] [30] | |
John Buckley * | MF | 2019–present | 124 | 6 | 141 | 9 | — | [93] | |
Tyrhys Dolan * | FW | 2020–present | 148 | 16 | 164 | 19 | ![]() |
[30] | |
Thomas Kaminski ‡ | GK | 2020–2023 | 115 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ![]() |
[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
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 |
---|---|
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. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Jimmy Forrest | WH | 1883–1895 | 148 | 2 | 195 | 7 | ![]() |
[2] | |
Nat Walton | IF/GK | 1884–1893 | 110 | 37 | 139 | 49 | ![]() |
[3] | |
Jack Southworth | CF | 1887–1893 | 108 | 97 | 132 | 121 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Billy Townley | W | 1887–1892 1893–1894 |
97 | 37 | 123 | 51 | ![]() |
[a] | [6] |
John Forbes | FB | 1888–1894 | 106 | 1 | 127 | 2 | — | [2] | |
Tom Brandon | FB | 1889–1891 1893–1900 |
216 | 2 | 245 | 2 | ![]() |
[7] | |
Harry Campbell | IF | 1889–1894 | 98 | 22 | 113 | 26 | ![]() |
[8] | |
Geordie Dewar | CH/WH | 1889–1897 | 174 | 7 | 196 | 10 | ![]() |
[9] | |
Harry Chippendale | W | 1891–1897 | 134 | 50 | 147 | 52 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[7] | |
Kelly Houlker | WH | 1896–1902 1906–1909 |
151 | 2 | 163 | 2 | ![]() |
[13] | |
Bob Crompton | FB | 1897–1920 | 529 | 14 | 576 | 14 | ![]() |
[b] | [8] |
Fred Blackburn | W | 1898–1905 | 192 | 25 | 206 | 31 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[7] | |
Bob Evans | GK | 1903–1908 | 104 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ![]() |
[15] | |
Sam Wolstenholme | WH | 1904–1908 | 98 | 1 | 105 | 2 | ![]() |
[3] | |
Arthur Cowell | FB | 1905–1919 | 278 | 0 | 305 | 0 | ![]() |
[8] | |
Bill Davies | CF | 1905–1912 | 132 | 67 | 143 | 70 | ![]() |
[9] | |
Walter Aitkenhead | IF/HB | 1906–1915 | 210 | 75 | 239 | 95 | ![]() |
[10] | |
Eddie Latheron | IF | 1906–1915 | 256 | 94 | 281 | 104 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Joe Hodkinson | W | 1913–1923 | 228 | 19 | 244 | 20 | ![]() |
[13] | |
Danny Shea | IF | 1913–1920 | 97 | 62 | 105 | 65 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[17] | |
Ronnie Sewell | GK | 1920–1927 | 227 | 0 | 248 | 0 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Jock McKay | IF | 1921–1927 | 150 | 46 | 161 | 49 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[8] | |
John Crisp | W | 1923–1926 | 98 | 18 | 108 | 19 | — | [8] | |
Ted Harper | CF | 1923–1927 1933–1934 |
171 | 121 | 177 | 122 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[18] | |
Arthur Rigby | W | 1925–1929 | 156 | 41 | 169 | 44 | ![]() |
[17] | |
Jock Hutton | FB | 1926–1932 | 127 | 4 | 146 | 5 | ![]() |
[13] | |
Herbert Jones | FB | 1926–1933 | 247 | 0 | 261 | 0 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[8] | |
Bill Eckersley | FB | 1948–1960 | 406 | 20 | 432 | 21 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[7] | |
Bill Smith | U | 1952–1960 | 119 | 10 | 128 | 12 | — | [4] | |
Bryan Douglas | FW | 1954–1969 | 438 | 101 | 503 | 115 | ![]() |
[9] | |
Ken Taylor | FB | 1954–1969 | 200 | 0 | 233 | 0 | — | [6] | |
Roy Vernon | IF | 1955–1960 | 131 | 49 | 144 | 52 | ![]() |
[25] | |
Peter Dobing | FW | 1956–1961 | 179 | 88 | 205 | 104 | ![]() |
[9] | |
Harry Leyland | GK | 1956–1961 | 166 | 0 | 188 | 0 | — | [16] | |
Ally MacLeod | W | 1956–1961 | 193 | 47 | 218 | 53 | ![]() |
[11] | |
Mick McGrath | WH | 1956–1965 | 268 | 8 | 312 | 12 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[15] | |
Andy McEvoy | IF/WH | 1959–1967 | 183 | 89 | 213 | 103 | ![]() |
[11] | |
Fred Pickering | CF | 1959–1964 1971 |
134 | 61 | 158 | 74 | ![]() |
[18] | |
Keith Newton | FB | 1960–1969 | 306 | 9 | 357 | 10 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[17] | |
George Sharples | WH/CH | 1965–1969 | 103 | 5 | 113 | 5 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Billy Wilson | FB | 1965–1971 | 247 | 0 | 277 | 0 | — | [3] | |
John Connelly | W | 1966–1970 | 149 | 36 | 164 | 39 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[11] [27] | |
Roger Jones | GK | 1970–1976 | 242 | 0 | 277 | 0 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[7] [27] | |
Glenn Keeley | CH | 1976–1987 | 370 | 23 | 431 | 24 | ![]() |
[23] [27] | |
Noel Brotherston | W | 1977–1987 | 317 | 40 | 381 | 54 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[4] | |
Howard Gayle ‡ | FW | 1987–1991 | 116 | 29 | 144 | 34 | ![]() |
[21] [30] | |
Colin Hendry ‡ | CD | 1987–1989 1991–1998 |
336 | 34 | 408 | 35 | ![]() |
[13] [30] | |
Keith Hill | CD | 1987–1992 | 96 | 4 | 113 | 5 | — | [13] | |
John Millar | FB/MF | 1987–1991 | 126 | 1 | 151 | 1 | ![]() |
[11] | |
Bobby Mimms | GK | 1987 1991–1995 |
134 | 0 | 162 | 0 | ![]() |
[L 2] | [11] [30] |
Nicky Reid | MF | 1987–1992 | 174 | 9 | 209 | 10 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[11] | |
Jason Wilcox | W | 1990–1999 | 269 | 31 | 312 | 34 | ![]() |
[3] [30] | |
Mike Newell | FW | 1991–1996 | 130 | 28 | 167 | 48 | ![]() |
[26] [30] [31] | |
Stuart Ripley | W | 1992–1998 | 187 | 13 | 228 | 16 | ![]() |
[17] [30] | |
Alan Shearer ‡ | FW | 1992–1996 | 138 | 112 | 171 | 130 | ![]() |
[4] [30] | |
Tim Sherwood | MF | 1992–1999 | 246 | 25 | 300 | 31 | ![]() |
[L 3] | [4] [30] [32] |
Henning Berg | DF | 1993–1997 2000–2003 |
250 | 7 | 296 | 7 | ![]() |
[L 4] [j] | [7] [30] [33] |
Tim Flowers | GK | 1993–1999 | 177 | 0 | 217 | 0 | ![]() |
[2] [30] | |
Kevin Gallacher | FW | 1993–1999 | 144 | 46 | 169 | 53 | ![]() |
[21] [30] | |
Graeme Le Saux | FB | 1993–1997 | 129 | 7 | 154 | 7 | ![]() |
[34] | |
Chris Sutton ‡ | FW | 1994–1999 | 130 | 47 | 161 | 59 | ![]() |
[35] | |
Jeff Kenna | FB | 1995–2001 | 155 | 1 | 194 | 1 | ![]() |
[36] | |
Billy McKinlay | MF | 1995–1999 | 90 | 3 | 103 | 4 | ![]() |
[37] | |
Garry Flitcroft | MF | 1996–2005 | 246 | 14 | 280 | 20 | ![]() |
[38] [39] | |
Damien Duff ‡ | W | 1997–2003 | 184 | 27 | 223 | 35 | ![]() |
[40] | |
David Dunn | MF | 1998–2003 2007–2015 |
316 | 50 | 378 | 59 | ![]() |
[41] [30] | |
Keith Gillespie | W | 1998–2003 | 113 | 5 | 137 | 6 | ![]() |
[42] | |
Martin Taylor | CD | 1998–2004 | 88 | 5 | 125 | 6 | ![]() |
[43] | |
Matt Jansen ‡ | FW | 1999–2005 | 153 | 44 | 182 | 57 | ![]() |
[30] | |
Craig Short | DF | 1999–2005 | 134 | 4 | 146 | 5 | — | [44] | |
Brad Friedel ‡ | GK | 2000–2008 | 288 | 1 | 357 | 1 | ![]() |
[45] | |
Nils-Eric Johansson | DF | 2001–2005 | 86 | 0 | 110 | 2 | ![]() |
[46] | |
Tugay Kerimoğlu ‡ | MF | 2001–2009 | 233 | 10 | 294 | 12 | ![]() |
[47] | |
Lucas Neill | DF/MF | 2001–2007 | 188 | 5 | 227 | 8 | ![]() |
[48] | |
Andy Cole | FW | 2002–2004 | 83 | 27 | 100 | 37 | ![]() |
[k] | [49] |
Andy Todd ‡ | DF | 2002–2007 | 88 | 4 | 113 | 5 | — | [50] | |
Brett Emerton | W | 2003–2011 | 247 | 13 | 294 | 19 | ![]() |
[51] [52] | |
Steven Reid | MF | 2003–2010 | 113 | 6 | 134 | 8 | [53] [54] | ||
Morten Gamst Pedersen | MF | 2004–2013 | 288 | 35 | 349 | 47 | ![]() |
[55] | |
David Bentley ‡ | MF | 2005–2008 2013 |
107 | 13 | 140 | 21 | ![]() |
[L 5] [56] | |
Aaron Mokoena | DF | 2005–2009 | 101 | 0 | 139 | 2 | ![]() |
[57] | |
Ryan Nelsen | DF | 2005–2011 | 172 | 8 | 208 | 8 | ![]() |
[58] | |
Robbie Savage | MF | 2005–2007 | 76 | 1 | 100 | 3 | ![]() |
[59] | |
Benni McCarthy | FW | 2006–2010 | 109 | 37 | 140 | 52 | ![]() |
[60] | |
Jason Roberts | FW | 2006–2011 | 134 | 24 | 156 | 28 | ![]() |
[61] | |
Martin Olsson | DF/MF | 2007–2013 | 117 | 3 | 142 | 5 | ![]() |
[62] | |
Christopher Samba | CD | 2007–2011 | 161 | 16 | 185 | 18 | ![]() |
[63] | |
Stephen Warnock ‡ | DF/MF | 2007–2009 | 88 | 5 | 109 | 6 | ![]() |
[64] | |
Paul Robinson ‡ | GK | 2008–2014 | 189 | 0 | 201 | 0 | ![]() |
[65] | |
Gaël Givet | DF | 2009 2009–2013 |
115 | 3 | 132 | 5 | ![]() |
[L 6] [66] | |
Grant Hanley ‡ | DF | 2009–2016 | 183 | 7 | 200 | 8 | ![]() |
[67] | |
Scott Dann | DF | 2011–2014 | 98 | 5 | 106 | 7 | ![]() |
[68] | |
Jason Lowe | MF | 2011–2017 | 173 | 1 | 196 | 1 | ![]() |
[69] | |
Marcus Olsson ‡ | DF | 2012–2016 | 104 | 1 | 114 | 1 | ![]() |
[70] | |
Jordan Rhodes ‡ | FW | 2012–2016 | 159 | 83 | 169 | 85 | ![]() |
[k] | [72] |
Corry Evans | MF | 2013–2021 | 206 | 4 | 219 | 5 | ![]() |
[73] | |
Ben Marshall | MF | 2013–2017 | 126 | 11 | 140 | 15 | ![]() |
[74] | |
Craig Conway | MF | 2014–2019 | 178 | 19 | 200 | 22 | ![]() |
[75] | |
Jason Steele | GK | 2014–2017 | 113 | 0 | 120 | 0 |
|
[76] | |
Darragh Lenihan | DF | 2015–2022 | 233 | 9 | 252 | 10 | ![]() |
[77] | |
Ryan Nyambe | DF | 2015–2022 | 183 | 0 | 201 | 0 | ![]() |
[78] | |
David Raya | GK | 2015–2019 | 98 | 0 | 108 | 0 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[L 8] | [83] [84] |
Charlie Mulgrew | DF | 2016–2019 | 100 | 27 | 109 | 27 | ![]() |
[85] | |
Derrick Williams ‡ | DF | 2016–2020 | 138 | 6 | 152 | 6 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[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 | ![]() |
[92] [30] | |
John Buckley * | MF | 2019–present | 124 | 6 | 141 | 9 | — | [93] | |
Tyrhys Dolan * | FW | 2020–present | 148 | 16 | 164 | 19 | ![]() |
[30] | |
Thomas Kaminski ‡ | GK | 2020–2023 | 115 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ![]() |
[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