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Hi, thanks for editing the Blackburn Rovers article. I've reverted some your changes and I thought I should let you know why. As I tried to explain in the edit summary, the introduction is supposed to serve as a summary of the entire article -- for readers who just want quick information -- as recommended in the Wikipedia style guide. I'm sure it can be improved though... so feel free to edit again bearing in mind its function. Thanks. - Motor ( talk) 19:06, 17 September 2005 (UTC) and expanded upon it in the "new millenium" section. And I assure you it's not just because I'm a Spurs fan! ;) - Pal 20:44, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
I've just added Blackburn's 2000-01 promotion to the premiership to the honours box (since they won promotion by finishing as runners-up in the old First division) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.194.197 ( talk) 10:13, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
I reverted the edits by this IP because Jonathan Douglas does have an entry on Wikipedia, which mentions his association with BR. Jonathon Douglas does not. I don't know if the wikipedia article is wrong, but it made me suspicious, and so I reverted all four edits by 195.8.163.194 -- which included a couple of removed players -- pending some more checks. - Motor ( talk) 12:37, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
I think this section is a bit dubious at best... but I've just removed some players from the section. They didn't have wikipedia entries (or had ones for other people with the same name). If anyone wants to add them back, could they please provide a source for them. - Motor ( talk) 22:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
This section has been aded to quite a bit recently. There have been no sources quoted for the entries, and besides that I really don't see what it's supposed to add to the article. There's also the difficult issue of what constitutes "famous". So I'm removing it. - Motor ( talk) 20:25, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
I edited the links section, however given my potential bias (I am an admin of brfcs.com and co-founder of BRISA) I figured it was better to be upfront about this and get some peer review.
I added BRISA. BRISA was formed after the club disbanded the official supporters associations and to my knoweldge is the only supporters association recognised by the club (other than a couple of indendant travel clubs and the Disabled Supporters Association with still operates under the club's "official" banner).
I added BRFCS.COM. For many years this has been the most used supporters web site. It is also referenced in the discussion section of this page.
I reworded the RoverTalk link. The "Fans Forum" is a recognised focus group run by the club, so I reworded it "fans chat forum" to avoid it being mistaken for the official group.
I removed the link to the official message boards (as they are simply part of the official website, which is already linked).
I'm fairly new to editing on wikipedia, so I won't be offended if my changes are removed.
SlamTilt 14:24, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Well, in the trivia section of this article, it is stated that Blackburn beat Man United 18-0 in a pre-season friendly. Does anyone know exactly in what year this occured. I feel that it is best to include the year in which this happened for greater accuracy. This is indeed a notable event as well! -- S iva1979 Talk to me 14:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
The socks are gray.I saw the Rovers play.But,when I edited it,somebody changed it.It's true! And don't change my editings!@$#@#%$%$^^^^^^^^&%567 it!I was wrong! They're White!
I recently posted the kits underneath the sponsorship section, it was removed, although i'm not sure why, I had intended to develop that bit with the old kits, different colours and history of the kits.
Anyone know what that is about... -- Catz [ T • C 15:44, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
the article is under heavy attack by mindless vandals. Chensiyuan 16:56, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
You may have noticed that there's been a bit of a revert war over who are Rovers' main rivals.
For purposes of clarity Rovers' main rivals are in this order:
Accrington Stanley aren't a rival due to them - until this season at least - being a non-league side...
D-Notice 23:19, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
I too seem to have become embroiled in this.... it's clearly vandalism, but very subtle and well... odd. also had to remove some rubbish about a 'best fanzine seller'
Billcarr178 16:50, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
I found a survey which, I reluctantly say, indeed has 1. Burnley, 2. Bolton, 3. Man Utd. I personally disagree with this. Anyone who thinks MU are our rivals clearly hasn't moved on from the 90's. Historically, there is no doubt that PNE should occupy 3rd spot. I'm not sure what people would like to do. The survey was completed in 2003 and I suspect things may be different now, but it's the only source I can find so surely it has to be used. Here it is anyway: http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf 80.189.230.94 04:35, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
It's just silliness from young kids who don't know the historic rivalry that Rovers and Burnley have had down the years. I just wish Burnley were good again :-( Jimokay 23:52, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
This edit war needs to Stop. I'm impartial as I don't follow Blackburn and don't know who their main rivals are, and I suggest that all rivalries are only included in the article if they are accompanied by a reliable source confirming that they are. This is Wikipedia policy and will be a good way of stopping the edit war. If the rivalry is mentioned in another source that already exists in the article, it can be used to source the rivalry by using the ref name parameter. The football fans census above is a good start but more sources are needed. Bill ( talk| contribs) 19:53, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
[1] The rivalry was fiercest in the mid nineties when Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United fought closely for the Premier League title. [4]
I'll include the reference section so editors can check my links
Well, if anyone wants to add it there is a poll conducted recently called the League of Love and Hate that showed Rovers' top five rivals as Burnley, Preston, Bolton, Manchester United and Oldham. I'm not editing anything as I'm a Bolton fan and wouldn't want to be accused of any bias. ;) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.18.172 ( talk) 13:03, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
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I've added a source for a Preston incident but ideally more information would be included to. I'm sure something like a match programme from a Blackburn - Preston match would mention the rivalry and that would be a useful source. This goes for any of the rivalries/derbies. As for the order, I think I'd prefer alphabetical order whether it be a list or the expanded version, unless a source is found with somebody high up in the club saying "This is our biggest rivalry". (A chairman or manager or something like that). Bill ( talk| contribs) 11:25, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
I originally created the main rivals article. The original order kept getting changed and when I changed it to alphabetical orders things seemed fine unless the further info was added. Personally I think the section now is just fine as it is. No further citations are neccessary as there are enough included already. Otherwise if it keeps getting changed I would vote for the whole section to be removed as I now regret creating it in the first place. A survey from 5 years ago is hardly a reliable source now and only included votes from a small percentage of Rovers fans. Brfc97 16:49, 13 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brfc97 ( talk • contribs)
I just want to state for the record my preference for the Main rivals section at this diff (16:15, 13 February 2008). In my opinion, this version is more informative, written in a more encyclopedic tone, and more comprehensively referenced. I also feel (though it appears I'm in a minority of one on this issue) an alphabetical list isn't necessarily the best way of rendering this info. I feel a prose section that progresses logically from most heated rivalry to lesser rivalries and from an historical to a present day perspective would be a better format. -- Muchness ( talk) 01:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Phrases such as "2nd rivals after" is NOT alphebetical order. Anything referring to any order other than alphebetical should be deleted. The survey should also be deleted as it is from 5 years ago and not alphebetical eiether. Brfc97 ( talk) 22:13, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
The phrases and survey is likely to cause disputes. If I don't remove it someone else would I assure you. It's best that it isn't included as there is still enough information included. The source is not reliable as it is from an independant site and only a very small percentage of fans probably voted. My editing was only done in the belief that the list was supposed to remian alphebetical only and that wasn't the case. Any other order causes too many disputes. How about leaving the section as it is for a few days and seeing whether that resolves the situation? Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 22:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
If I leave the section someone else would edit it anyway as there are too many disputes. If people want to look for suggested orders other than alphebetical there are other places to find out. I think we should see what happens and if nobody changes anything just keep things the same. Neither an alphebetical list on it's own as it originally was or any other order info is the way to go. I believe the current version is the correct balance so I think it should be left as it is for now. Give it a few days at least. Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 23:15, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
I have reverted again because clearly you aren't even bothering to take my views into consideration. The survey is not relevant and will not be included on this page. Put it on another page if neccessary but not this one. You can block my account again if you wish but I strongly doubt that would make a difference. Somebody else would edit the section again in my opinion. The current version is fine and I suggest you experiment with my version. Alphebetical order was what was agreed nothing else. You wanted further info and I had no issues with that but I'm not going to cater to every demand when it is not in the best interests of the section. Everybody should be allowed a say in this and I'm going to have mine. There is the right balance now and an explanation so I can't see what's wrong with the current version. Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 01:44, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Each rival has at least one citation which is more than enough. There are quotes in the 96-97 section referencing the Man United rivalry. Bolton and Burnley are local sides and that is a citation itself. Preston is also local. I request that the currrent section remain as it is. The survey can be posted elsewhere. I think that there is a case for the whole section being removed. I have tried to be reasonable and the current version is the right balance in my view. If people want more info and order surveys they can visit club messageboards and other sites. Wikipedia presents facts not surveys and opinions. Just leave the section alone for 24=48 hours and see if it remains the same. I have been asked to debate this issue yet you keep changing it anyway so further debate would be almost pointless. Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 02:03, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
I can't recall that long ago so I don't know whether I was involved in past "edit wars." As far as I recall I created the main rivals section but can't recall several months back. That's my point though that if there is any dispute over the order it keeps getting changed. Some people don't want Manchester United on the list and some don't want Burnley on the list. Therefore it's best it's in alphebetical order rather than including links such as surveys. I feel the current version means everyone has had a fair say in what the section should include. Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 02:11, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
The following is a breakdown of the citations in this section:
Bill ( talk| contribs) 18:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Although i think he is a decent player, i do not think this guy deserves to be in "notable former or serving players" section. Maybe its just me but i would class 'notable' as a player who has atleast moderate fame with the fans or media. This guy is still young and does not really qualify for it, heck even Matt Derbyshire is more notable than sergio peter and he isnt listed! (and i wouldnt class him to be listed yet either!). anyone elses opinios? Lukey12345 23:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
I think your correct, he's barely had 10 match starts, so shouldn't be on the "notable former or serving players"
Doesn't seem to be in the current squad. He didn't leave, did he? Whoizzet 16:10, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Due to amount of vandalism the page has been suffering over the past few weeks, does anyone feel that it should be locked to non-registered users? D-Notice 10:19, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Isn't Blackburn Rovers' nickname supposed to be, "The Riversiders"? Flonto 18:49, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
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Middlesbrough's nickname because their stadium is called the Riverside.
Fulham are called "The Cottagers" in referance to their stadium, Craven Cottage.
FootyStavros 22:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
According to http://www.pubquizhelp.34sp.com/sport/names.html, Blackburn Rovers are sometimes nicknamed 'The Riversiders' in reference to a stand at Ewood Park, their homeground. Morstar ( talk) 12:42, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
En dashes should be used in scorelines and only full dates and dates with a day and month should be wikilinked, including in the footnotes. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dashes) and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers). Epbr123 20:45, 26 June 2007 (UTC) roque santacruz te amamos-----------------------------------francisco matias bedoya 021585057 yamame es mi numero
Surely someone could make a page with background information on the Chairman, John Williams? Or would that be pointless now that takeover talk is rife? sepmix 23.26, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
I noticed the team has only four Englishmen (and a North Irishman and Welshman apiece) on the current squad, a good deal fewer than any other Premiership club... Is this noteworthy to mention? Is it a point of contention among supporters or opponents (I don't know, I'm not a Briton)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 214.13.209.200 ( talk) 01:45, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
Three references.
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The history section is rather patchy. The section headed "Early 20th century" in particular seems extremely short, with four lines covering 30 years or so. As Rovers won the League title twice before World War One, and the FA Cup (for the last time so far) in 1928, surely this deserves more attention. -- Daemonic Kangaroo ( talk) 06:11, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
It seems that a new article on the history of the club has been created. However, said article seems very similar to the history section on the main BRFC page. I feel there is a need to discuss whether the history section of the main article is culled in favour of the new page or whether this new article is itself not needed. Theelf29 ( talk) 14:39, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
I think that the new article should be left, and the history on the general page should be alot shorter! In comparison to other premier league teams, our history is far longer. Somebody needs to trim it, and leave all the excessive details in the specific 'history of' page. talk) 09:27, 29 August 2008 (UTC
Hodgson was sacked in December ... team captain and midfield enforcer Tim Sherwood was sold to Tottenham Hotspur, leaving the side without a leader. Brian Kidd ... was named as Hodgson's successor.
This implies that Hodgson sold Sherwood but the Tim Sherwood page states that he was sold in 1999, after Hodgson's sacking. There's a reference online to the exact date of the transfer at Sherwood to make pounds 4m move to Spurs . Sherwood was sold during this period, but not by Hodgson. Whilst it may be true that Hodgson was a factor in Sherwood's transfer, the sequence as currently written is inaccurate.
Simon Marchese ( talk) 11:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Regarding advertising of personal websites I am the owner of www.brfcattitude.com. I believe it is left to neutral editors (i.e not the owner) to decide whether or not the link should be included. I believe there is no reason why it shouldn't be there as it is authentic and relevant to Blackburn Rovers. Content is low at the moment but that is generally the same with all new websites. I will be adding historical sections + profiles in due course so in terms of regular updates it is very active.
So your decision and I hope you decide to keep it there as one website link isn't really damaging the page. Please add the link if or when it is approved. Thank you. BRFC Attitude ( talk) 14:39, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
I've seen that another one of this editor's sockpuppets has been blocked for blanking the page and refusing to get involved in any debate whatsoever.
How long until another one appears?
By the way, I saw that the page was semi-protected. Can someone tell me why it didn't stop the vandalism? D-Notice ( talk) 20:41, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
The length of the history section is ridiculous, considering that the history of Blackburn Rovers already has its own page. Why doesn't someone reduce this significantly, so the page for the club can function as a good resource. Cloudz679 ( talk) 08:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Yes, somebody, please —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slash99 ( talk • contribs) 15:40, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to submit my photo... http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w139/timpickup/PremiershipTrophyBase1.jpg
heyy...just wondering if the phrase 'paul ince era' is strictly correct...it was less than 6 months so surely it's more of a spell? And with the takeover thing, as everything has gone quiet and nothing is happening with any of those bids any more is there a point to it? Just wondering. Nikki clash'd ( talk) 19:48, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
If a player is injured it does not mean that they are not on the first team squad any longer. For example, Brett Emerton at this moment. No other football club wikipedia pages do this as far as I can tell other than the Blackburn Rovers page. If there are no objections, I'd like to move the injured players back into the first team squad as it's inaccurate otherwise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aquavit ( talk • contribs) 04:09, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
The notable players section has been deleted for no apparent reason. I'm happy to debate the reasons in favour and against it being listed. D-Notice ( talk) 15:33, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Is this worth updating yet or should we wait until new season begins? It's just there is nothing about us managing to stay up under Sam
hi, sorry to get all technical but sas isnt an acroynm its an initialisation, an acroynm is pronounced and an initialisation is spelt out .calling it an acrynm would make it rhyme with pass —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pelestation ( talk • contribs) 21:23, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Is Maceo Rigters still in the Blackburn team?
yes he is still with the team, he just hasn't been allocated a squad number.
Was player of the year 2004-2005 if you cared 194.75.129.200 ( talk) 13:53, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Under the section 'Main Rivals', it is stated that the two teams, Blackburn and Burnley, are EIGHT miles apart; they are in fact SIXTEEN miles apart. The two towns are 14 miles apart centre to centre, Ewood Park is 1.5 miles outside town centre and Turf Moor is 0.5 miles outside town centre in opposite direction, making 16 miles in total. I can authenticate this, having been a taxi driver in the area for over 20 years. Signed Leprechawn. 28th Jan 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leprechawn ( talk • contribs) 12:12, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Blackburn Rovers Football Club (pronounced /ˈblækbərn ˈroʊvərz/) ???????
Only those with a speech impediment do. And, by the way, whoever wrote that really should try to provide a 'verification'!
92.239.71.235 ( talk) 21:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)Jemmy Hanson, Bryn. 92.239.71.235 ( talk) 21:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Can someone put Henning Berg on the list : "Premier League Apperances"? I think he has 209 P.L apperances for Rovers. How could Berg be let out/forgotten - the only player with the Premiership title with two different clubs and also the most capped player in the club`s history.
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Anothergopher ( talk) 09:51, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
The section has a comment, only visible when editing the page, stating that the section is listed alphabetically. It isn't alphabetical - Burnley before Bolton, and Manchester United before Manchester City. I would have removed the comment, as there has been a discussion in the past about this, I decided to mention it here first - what is the current consensus? Peter E. James ( talk) 09:52, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
I don't know if this is a relevant fact, but you might want to put in the article that Blackburn Rovers' blue and white colours influenced the early kits of Spanish teams Athletic de Bilbao (founded by Englishmen from Blackburn) and Atlético de Madrid (founded, in turn, by Basque students in Madrid), who played in blue and white until 1911, when the person who was in charge of traveling to England to buy the kits for both teams couldn't find Blackburn Rovers' kits and bought Southampton FC's instead, therefore changing the Spanish teams' colours to their current red-and-white stripes.
Athletic de Bilbao decided to switch completely to Southampton's colours (including the black shorts), whereas Atlético de Madrid decided to retain Blackburn's blue shorts.
There's more information and sources in the teams' articles on Wikipedia.
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Blackburn Rovers are traditionally a big club and the 6th most succesful club in England.
Srigz ( talk) 11:29, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
Please disambiguate correctly the listing for Paul Robinson in player of the year section — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.208.60.141 ( talk) 17:06, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
3rd colours should either not be listed, or be red/black/red as last seasons away kit was — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.4.91 ( talk) 21:43, 13 September 2011 (UTC) home socks should also be blue — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.4.91 ( talk) 21:46, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
On the Blackburn Rovers F.C. article in the Honours section it states that Blackburn Rovers F.C. have won the Lancashire Senior Cup 17 times but they have won the Lancashire Senior Cup 18 times and it says so on the Lancashire Senior Cup article. I wish for an administrator to update the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidan11diouf ( talk • contribs) 21:48, 29 July 2012 (UTC) Blackburn Rovers won The Lancashire Senior Cup in 2011 and Blackburn Rovers F.C., Honours it is written 17 times up to 2007 but they also won it in 2011, it needs to be edited. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_Senior_Cup This is a source and proof that Blackburn Rovers have won the Lacashire Senior Cup 18 times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.221.197.138 ( talk) 20:21, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
blackburn won the lancashire senior cup in 2011, i have added this to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jordaniair ( talk • contribs) 21:02, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
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In the current squad section Paulo Jorge has now played a senior game, so should now be able to have a wikipedia article, Paulo Jorge Gomes Pereira is his full name so the article should be linked to a page at that title.
Sources for apperance: [11] & "82:08 Substitution Substitution Danny Murphy goes off and Paulo Jorge comes on. " [12].
Sources for name: [13], [14], previous wiki article that was deleted before his debut [15].
Thank you
95.148.62.21 ( talk) 21:12, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
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Please change Least points gained in a season (3pts) from 35 (1998/99) to 31 (2011/12) [1] 90.215.235.46 ( talk) 02:13, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
This poster was correct and it seems to have remained incorrect on the site for the last 12 months. Blackburn were relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2011/12 season after finishing with 31 points: /info/en/?search=2011%E2%80%9312_Premier_League - I haven't yet qualified to edit semi-protected articles so I will change it at a later date if no-one else has picked up on it SimonUpNorth ( talk) 22:23, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. Here is a link to the final table 2011/12: http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2011-2012 SimonUpNorth ( talk) 19:33, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
take out the comment about Man City winning on goal differential. This is a qualifier irrelevant to Blackburn. There are 5 winners, you win or you lose. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.204.181.245 ( talk) 19:42, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
"The club's Latin motto is "Arte et labore", the club's translation of which is "By Skill and Hard Work", but literally means "Craft and Labour".
Whoever produced that sentence clearly never studied Latin, so missed the significance of those final e's. I checked the original English translation - and my own. I did get a distinction in Latin, many years ago - and confirmed my own translation from contributors to my favorite "third hemisphere'- who else but Wikipedia? The first two translations of "arte et labore" from Wikipedia are printed below.
1. effort, labor, toil, exertion 2. The literal translation of "Arte et Labore" can be: -<< By skill and work -<< By ability and work etc., etc.
I rest my case, and suggest that the original translation should be restored (a) in the interests of Wikipedia;'s reputation for accuracy; and (b) to do justice to Blackburn Rovers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcleod duckworth ( talk • contribs) 18:23, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
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Seems to be a bit of confusion about the date that Rovers moved to Alexandra Meadows and their first game there. Clitheroe ran a feature in one of their match programmes in 2001 about how they were the first team to beat Rovers at Alexandra Meadows by winning 1-0 on 17 November 1877 (programme 24/03/2001 v Taunton Town). This goes against the first game being against Partick in Jan 1878. It seems that they moved to Alexandra Meadows earlier around September, Clitheroe beat them in November, and then the Partick game came along in Jan 1878.
The Rovers official web site does not say that the Partick game was the first, just that it was a big game against renowned opponents: http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/1875-1884-the-early-years-223575.aspx?pageView=full#anchored
Reading about the Pleasington ground situation, it seems clear they were there for a short time, from early 1877 to the end of the season probably.
I suggest that the title "Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877–1878" be amended to remove "-1878". I suggest that the title "Alexandra Meadows 1878–1881" be amended to "Alexandra Meadows 1877–1881" and references to Partick being the first game to be amended to more closely match what the official Rovers site says.
88.96.57.182 ( talk) 20:19, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
OK sorry - this was the first request I have ever done :) I will make it clearer what I am requesting. The issue is that the current text contradicts both the official Rovers site: http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/1875-1884-the-early-years-223575.aspx?pageView=full#anchored and a feature article I read written by Clitheroe FC. To clarify, Clitheroe FC (or Clitheroe Central as they were called then) played Blackburn Rovers at Alexandra Meadows on 17 November 1877 and they were the first team to beat Rovers at the ground, so pre-dating the Partick game by around 2 months. There is no source for the Partick game being the first game there on the Wikipedia page, and it seems to have come from a single web site, rather than anything official. The page in question is here: http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamStadia/England/EngAlex.html - it is an Unofficial site listing grounds where England played internationals, and because they played once a Alexandra Meadows in 1881, they have listed what they believed was the first game there. However, the official Rovers site talks about this game, but as a one-off lucrative game against Partick, and does not make any reference to the fact it was the first game at the ground - a fact that clearly seems to have been assumed by the England site, and since the site has not been updated for almost 6 years, cannot be claimed as reliable. So, I will reference the Official Rovers site (URL above) in the re-write that I am suggesting :
-- TO BE REMOVED -- Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877–1878
Due to the rough conditions at Oozehead, the committee felt an established sports ground would be best to play on. Therefore half way through the 1877 season they acquired the use of Pleasingtons cricket ground to the south west of the town. Play stopped on this ground after Henry Smith of Preston North End died of a heart attack whilst playing.[53]
Alexandra Meadows 1878–1881
Still adopting cricket grounds, the committee acquired the use of the East Lancashire Cricket Clubs ground in the centre of the town, Alexandra Meadows. The first game played was a friendly against Scottish team Partick on 2 January 1878. It was on this ground Blackburn Rovers played for the first time under artificial light against Accrington on 4 November 1878.[53] -- END --
-- TO BE REPLACED WITH -- Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877
Due to the rough conditions at Oozehead, the committee felt an established sports ground would be best to play on. Therefore in 1877 they acquired the use of Pleasington Cricket Ground to the south west of the town. Play stopped on this ground after Henry Smith of Preston North End died of a heart attack whilst playing.[53]
Alexandra Meadows 1877–1881
Still adopting cricket grounds, the committee acquired the use of the East Lancashire Cricket Club's ground in the centre of the town. Alexandra Meadows was where on January 2nd 1878 they met the renowned Partick Thistle team. Two goals from Dick Birtwistle brought a famous victory. [2] It was on this ground Blackburn Rovers played for the first time under artificial light against Accrington on 4 November 1878.[53] -- END --
Ref 64 would then be added: 1875 - 1884: The early years [16]
Please let me know if I need to provide further clarification or have not presented the changes correctly. Thanks.
Thanks for the reply. I have scanned and uploaded the programme in question - the URL is a jpg of the front cover and page 38 of the Clitheroe v Taunton programme. Clearly the author of the article has a source that had the date of the Clitheroe Central v Blackburn Rovers game as 17 November 1877 (although I note that they have spelt Alexandra Meadows wrong!), so I will happily contact the club to try and get hold of the source that led to the programme feature pictured here if this is not enough evidence - please let me know if this is the case. On the front cover of the programme you can see that Clitheroe FC was founded (as Clitheroe Central) in 1877 and so this Blackburn Rovers game would have been one of their first ever games: http://www.jameshreeve.co.uk/gallery/ClitheroevTaunton.jpg Thanks.
Thanks for updating. Just a typo in there - you have missed an apostrophe out: "...the East Lancashire Cricket Club's ground..." is correct rather than "...the East Lancashire Cricket Clubs ground..." I do have quite extensive experience of Lancashire football as a reporter across the county since 1999, having covered hundreds of games at all Lancashire club league and non-league grounds, although that doesn't make it any easier to produce the absolute factual evidence to work on these articles. I will sign up at some point and try and understand how it all works. Regarding the Clitheroe example here, I have been in touch with the club and they have passed me to the secretary at the time the article was written so if I can produce conclusive proof (presumably from Clitheroe FC's official archive) then I will do so. -- Update -- I have now signed up :) Just trying to get my head round how it all works! SimonUpNorth ( talk) 23:23, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
I have managed to track down more evidence that confirms that the Blackburn Rovers v Clitheroe Central match at Alexandra Meadows was definitely the first defeat for Rovers at the ground. However the date 17 November 1877 is quoted as the date of an earlier reverse fixture, which supports the opposite of what I was thinking. As this means that it is feasible that the 2 January 1878 game v Partick was the first game there (with Clitheroe beating them afterwards). I am awaiting further hopefully conclusive evidence, and will see that the article is updated as appropriate. Source: Match programme for FA Vase Final 1996 at Wembley - Page 28: http://www.jameshreeve.co.uk/gallery/Clitheroe1996.jpg SimonUpNorth ( talk) 00:55, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
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Minor Corrections - The url of Spartacus Educational has changed. There are two links in Early Years and one in the External Links that need to be updated. 1. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Fblackburn.htm needs to be changed to http://www.spartacus-educational.com/Fblackburn.htm 2. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Ffacup.htm needs to be changed to www.spartacus-educational.com/Ffacup.htm 3. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Fblackburn.htm needs to be changed to http://www.spartacus-educational.com/Fblackburn.htm Thanks 2.120.239.61 ( talk) 11:56, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
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Please change the plain text reference to Dave Whelan to a hyperlink to Wiki's page for him. 86.145.138.151 ( talk) 14:15, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
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Hello just looking at the edits. That have been reversed. Somebody appears to have been blocked for the facts as below but they are sourced -
Also worth a mention is the proud fact Blackburn Rovers are the 7th highest producers of England internationals [ [17]]
Blackburn Rovers are currently the 9th most succesful club in England football and the most successful town team in England. Having won 3 League Titles, 6 Fa Cups and a League Cup. [ [18]]. Blackburn Rovers have much history to be proud of namely being the only team in existence to win 3 Fa Cups in a row and has spent the majority of its existence in the top flight of english football with 72 years. [ [19]].Blackburn Rovers have spent far longer in the top flight than local opposition Burnley, Preston, Blackpool Wigan.[ [20]]
Blackburn Rovers supporters have formed several support clubs related to the team, and almost all of them are partially focused on making trips to Ewood Park easier. Rovers home games were incredibly highly attended as a percentage of the Blackburn population throughout the 2000’s with an average attendance of 24019, on average their crowds were equal to roughly a quarter of Blackburn (pop. approximately 100,000).
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Re: Squad list
Feeney is not Irish (he has Irish flag beside his name) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.171.156.67 ( talk) 13:58, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
Nathan Delfouneso needs to be added to the list of players who are out on loan. He has a wiki page that says he's currently on loan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:A000:898B:7A00:A830:4F64:AF3C:63B5 ( talk) 14:12, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, in the records section it has our record points total as 91 from 2000-01, however in the 2017-18 season we finished with 96 points in League 1. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by C1E5F8 ( talk • contribs) 08:33, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
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Scott Wharton with No 34 Daniel Butterworth to remove No 34
Source: https://www.rovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/ Peizhou9 ( talk) 14:07, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
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Add section on hooliganism, Blackburn Rovers have had multiple firms such as Darwen Mob, H Division, Mill Hill Mob, and the Blackburn Youth
A whole host of information can be found in this book
Nick Lowles, Andy Nicholls Hooligans, Volume 1 (Milo Books Ltd, 6 Sep 2007) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=g_hmDwAAQBAJ Page number unclear, search 'Blackburn Rovers', a whole chapter on the subject of football hooliganism in Blackburn is present.
A news report on the Blackburn Youth firm can be found here
Stocks, Rob Hooligans not welcome here (Blackpool Gazette Retrieved 23 November 2006)
The hooliganism in Blackburn in the late 1960s and early 1970s was notorious and made Ewood Park a feared place to visit. Firms were run by greasers and bikers, the Darwen Mob was run by Hell's Angels members who called themselves Moses, Jesus and God. Reports as early as 1963 shows that football violence was present in Blackburn in a major way, but it goes unnoticed due to it being way before the time of the big hooliganism crisis in the late 70s and 80s.
It is a fairly large part of the history of the club which is never heard and is important to show how Blackburn Rovers was seen pre-Jack Walker and the identity of the club in the 1970s.
An edit to show such information would be most appreciated, more info can be found in the sources cited. 2A00:23C5:6825:B700:70:2C5B:514B:D73F ( talk) 14:43, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
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Blackburn Rovers have a third playing kit this year which needs to be added to the kit icon section.
I don't know how to do it myself.
Source: https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/august/Rovers-unveil-30th-Anniversary-third-kit-/ 2A02:C7F:F2E2:A700:50A6:39D3:943D:E3EC ( talk) 16:40, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
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In 2020-2021 Season, Blackburn Rovers Finished 15th in the Championship. On August 10, 2021, Adam Armstrong, Rovers' top scorer in that season was sold to Southampton for £15 Million with Newcastle United receiving 40% of the fee due to the sell-on clause that they put in when Armstrong signed for Rovers back in 2018. Thomas200309 ( talk) 00:49, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
Consider updating the location to an appropriate level of precision. Hundredths of a second are blades of glass. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.9.119.245 ( talk) 11:47, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
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Please change "though" to "but" in three sentences in the lead – inappropriate use of "though":
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Needs updating to 8-0 win over Harrogate Town in the League Cup tonight. 2A00:23C8:4F05:9001:986D:EFA9:3D67:A64B ( talk) 22:12, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Request to change History section of page to reflect managerial changes made since 2016-17. JacobP98 ( talk) 06:55, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hi, thanks for editing the Blackburn Rovers article. I've reverted some your changes and I thought I should let you know why. As I tried to explain in the edit summary, the introduction is supposed to serve as a summary of the entire article -- for readers who just want quick information -- as recommended in the Wikipedia style guide. I'm sure it can be improved though... so feel free to edit again bearing in mind its function. Thanks. - Motor ( talk) 19:06, 17 September 2005 (UTC) and expanded upon it in the "new millenium" section. And I assure you it's not just because I'm a Spurs fan! ;) - Pal 20:44, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
I've just added Blackburn's 2000-01 promotion to the premiership to the honours box (since they won promotion by finishing as runners-up in the old First division) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.194.197 ( talk) 10:13, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
I reverted the edits by this IP because Jonathan Douglas does have an entry on Wikipedia, which mentions his association with BR. Jonathon Douglas does not. I don't know if the wikipedia article is wrong, but it made me suspicious, and so I reverted all four edits by 195.8.163.194 -- which included a couple of removed players -- pending some more checks. - Motor ( talk) 12:37, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
I think this section is a bit dubious at best... but I've just removed some players from the section. They didn't have wikipedia entries (or had ones for other people with the same name). If anyone wants to add them back, could they please provide a source for them. - Motor ( talk) 22:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
This section has been aded to quite a bit recently. There have been no sources quoted for the entries, and besides that I really don't see what it's supposed to add to the article. There's also the difficult issue of what constitutes "famous". So I'm removing it. - Motor ( talk) 20:25, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
I edited the links section, however given my potential bias (I am an admin of brfcs.com and co-founder of BRISA) I figured it was better to be upfront about this and get some peer review.
I added BRISA. BRISA was formed after the club disbanded the official supporters associations and to my knoweldge is the only supporters association recognised by the club (other than a couple of indendant travel clubs and the Disabled Supporters Association with still operates under the club's "official" banner).
I added BRFCS.COM. For many years this has been the most used supporters web site. It is also referenced in the discussion section of this page.
I reworded the RoverTalk link. The "Fans Forum" is a recognised focus group run by the club, so I reworded it "fans chat forum" to avoid it being mistaken for the official group.
I removed the link to the official message boards (as they are simply part of the official website, which is already linked).
I'm fairly new to editing on wikipedia, so I won't be offended if my changes are removed.
SlamTilt 14:24, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Well, in the trivia section of this article, it is stated that Blackburn beat Man United 18-0 in a pre-season friendly. Does anyone know exactly in what year this occured. I feel that it is best to include the year in which this happened for greater accuracy. This is indeed a notable event as well! -- S iva1979 Talk to me 14:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
The socks are gray.I saw the Rovers play.But,when I edited it,somebody changed it.It's true! And don't change my editings!@$#@#%$%$^^^^^^^^&%567 it!I was wrong! They're White!
I recently posted the kits underneath the sponsorship section, it was removed, although i'm not sure why, I had intended to develop that bit with the old kits, different colours and history of the kits.
Anyone know what that is about... -- Catz [ T • C 15:44, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
the article is under heavy attack by mindless vandals. Chensiyuan 16:56, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
You may have noticed that there's been a bit of a revert war over who are Rovers' main rivals.
For purposes of clarity Rovers' main rivals are in this order:
Accrington Stanley aren't a rival due to them - until this season at least - being a non-league side...
D-Notice 23:19, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
I too seem to have become embroiled in this.... it's clearly vandalism, but very subtle and well... odd. also had to remove some rubbish about a 'best fanzine seller'
Billcarr178 16:50, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
I found a survey which, I reluctantly say, indeed has 1. Burnley, 2. Bolton, 3. Man Utd. I personally disagree with this. Anyone who thinks MU are our rivals clearly hasn't moved on from the 90's. Historically, there is no doubt that PNE should occupy 3rd spot. I'm not sure what people would like to do. The survey was completed in 2003 and I suspect things may be different now, but it's the only source I can find so surely it has to be used. Here it is anyway: http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf 80.189.230.94 04:35, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
It's just silliness from young kids who don't know the historic rivalry that Rovers and Burnley have had down the years. I just wish Burnley were good again :-( Jimokay 23:52, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
This edit war needs to Stop. I'm impartial as I don't follow Blackburn and don't know who their main rivals are, and I suggest that all rivalries are only included in the article if they are accompanied by a reliable source confirming that they are. This is Wikipedia policy and will be a good way of stopping the edit war. If the rivalry is mentioned in another source that already exists in the article, it can be used to source the rivalry by using the ref name parameter. The football fans census above is a good start but more sources are needed. Bill ( talk| contribs) 19:53, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
[1] The rivalry was fiercest in the mid nineties when Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United fought closely for the Premier League title. [4]
I'll include the reference section so editors can check my links
Well, if anyone wants to add it there is a poll conducted recently called the League of Love and Hate that showed Rovers' top five rivals as Burnley, Preston, Bolton, Manchester United and Oldham. I'm not editing anything as I'm a Bolton fan and wouldn't want to be accused of any bias. ;) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.18.172 ( talk) 13:03, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
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I've added a source for a Preston incident but ideally more information would be included to. I'm sure something like a match programme from a Blackburn - Preston match would mention the rivalry and that would be a useful source. This goes for any of the rivalries/derbies. As for the order, I think I'd prefer alphabetical order whether it be a list or the expanded version, unless a source is found with somebody high up in the club saying "This is our biggest rivalry". (A chairman or manager or something like that). Bill ( talk| contribs) 11:25, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
I originally created the main rivals article. The original order kept getting changed and when I changed it to alphabetical orders things seemed fine unless the further info was added. Personally I think the section now is just fine as it is. No further citations are neccessary as there are enough included already. Otherwise if it keeps getting changed I would vote for the whole section to be removed as I now regret creating it in the first place. A survey from 5 years ago is hardly a reliable source now and only included votes from a small percentage of Rovers fans. Brfc97 16:49, 13 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brfc97 ( talk • contribs)
I just want to state for the record my preference for the Main rivals section at this diff (16:15, 13 February 2008). In my opinion, this version is more informative, written in a more encyclopedic tone, and more comprehensively referenced. I also feel (though it appears I'm in a minority of one on this issue) an alphabetical list isn't necessarily the best way of rendering this info. I feel a prose section that progresses logically from most heated rivalry to lesser rivalries and from an historical to a present day perspective would be a better format. -- Muchness ( talk) 01:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Phrases such as "2nd rivals after" is NOT alphebetical order. Anything referring to any order other than alphebetical should be deleted. The survey should also be deleted as it is from 5 years ago and not alphebetical eiether. Brfc97 ( talk) 22:13, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
The phrases and survey is likely to cause disputes. If I don't remove it someone else would I assure you. It's best that it isn't included as there is still enough information included. The source is not reliable as it is from an independant site and only a very small percentage of fans probably voted. My editing was only done in the belief that the list was supposed to remian alphebetical only and that wasn't the case. Any other order causes too many disputes. How about leaving the section as it is for a few days and seeing whether that resolves the situation? Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 22:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
If I leave the section someone else would edit it anyway as there are too many disputes. If people want to look for suggested orders other than alphebetical there are other places to find out. I think we should see what happens and if nobody changes anything just keep things the same. Neither an alphebetical list on it's own as it originally was or any other order info is the way to go. I believe the current version is the correct balance so I think it should be left as it is for now. Give it a few days at least. Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 23:15, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
I have reverted again because clearly you aren't even bothering to take my views into consideration. The survey is not relevant and will not be included on this page. Put it on another page if neccessary but not this one. You can block my account again if you wish but I strongly doubt that would make a difference. Somebody else would edit the section again in my opinion. The current version is fine and I suggest you experiment with my version. Alphebetical order was what was agreed nothing else. You wanted further info and I had no issues with that but I'm not going to cater to every demand when it is not in the best interests of the section. Everybody should be allowed a say in this and I'm going to have mine. There is the right balance now and an explanation so I can't see what's wrong with the current version. Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 01:44, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Each rival has at least one citation which is more than enough. There are quotes in the 96-97 section referencing the Man United rivalry. Bolton and Burnley are local sides and that is a citation itself. Preston is also local. I request that the currrent section remain as it is. The survey can be posted elsewhere. I think that there is a case for the whole section being removed. I have tried to be reasonable and the current version is the right balance in my view. If people want more info and order surveys they can visit club messageboards and other sites. Wikipedia presents facts not surveys and opinions. Just leave the section alone for 24=48 hours and see if it remains the same. I have been asked to debate this issue yet you keep changing it anyway so further debate would be almost pointless. Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 02:03, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
I can't recall that long ago so I don't know whether I was involved in past "edit wars." As far as I recall I created the main rivals section but can't recall several months back. That's my point though that if there is any dispute over the order it keeps getting changed. Some people don't want Manchester United on the list and some don't want Burnley on the list. Therefore it's best it's in alphebetical order rather than including links such as surveys. I feel the current version means everyone has had a fair say in what the section should include. Brfc97 ( talk| contribs) 02:11, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
The following is a breakdown of the citations in this section:
Bill ( talk| contribs) 18:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Although i think he is a decent player, i do not think this guy deserves to be in "notable former or serving players" section. Maybe its just me but i would class 'notable' as a player who has atleast moderate fame with the fans or media. This guy is still young and does not really qualify for it, heck even Matt Derbyshire is more notable than sergio peter and he isnt listed! (and i wouldnt class him to be listed yet either!). anyone elses opinios? Lukey12345 23:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
I think your correct, he's barely had 10 match starts, so shouldn't be on the "notable former or serving players"
Doesn't seem to be in the current squad. He didn't leave, did he? Whoizzet 16:10, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Due to amount of vandalism the page has been suffering over the past few weeks, does anyone feel that it should be locked to non-registered users? D-Notice 10:19, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Isn't Blackburn Rovers' nickname supposed to be, "The Riversiders"? Flonto 18:49, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
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Middlesbrough's nickname because their stadium is called the Riverside.
Fulham are called "The Cottagers" in referance to their stadium, Craven Cottage.
FootyStavros 22:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
According to http://www.pubquizhelp.34sp.com/sport/names.html, Blackburn Rovers are sometimes nicknamed 'The Riversiders' in reference to a stand at Ewood Park, their homeground. Morstar ( talk) 12:42, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
En dashes should be used in scorelines and only full dates and dates with a day and month should be wikilinked, including in the footnotes. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dashes) and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers). Epbr123 20:45, 26 June 2007 (UTC) roque santacruz te amamos-----------------------------------francisco matias bedoya 021585057 yamame es mi numero
Surely someone could make a page with background information on the Chairman, John Williams? Or would that be pointless now that takeover talk is rife? sepmix 23.26, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
I noticed the team has only four Englishmen (and a North Irishman and Welshman apiece) on the current squad, a good deal fewer than any other Premiership club... Is this noteworthy to mention? Is it a point of contention among supporters or opponents (I don't know, I'm not a Briton)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 214.13.209.200 ( talk) 01:45, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
Three references.
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The history section is rather patchy. The section headed "Early 20th century" in particular seems extremely short, with four lines covering 30 years or so. As Rovers won the League title twice before World War One, and the FA Cup (for the last time so far) in 1928, surely this deserves more attention. -- Daemonic Kangaroo ( talk) 06:11, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
It seems that a new article on the history of the club has been created. However, said article seems very similar to the history section on the main BRFC page. I feel there is a need to discuss whether the history section of the main article is culled in favour of the new page or whether this new article is itself not needed. Theelf29 ( talk) 14:39, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
I think that the new article should be left, and the history on the general page should be alot shorter! In comparison to other premier league teams, our history is far longer. Somebody needs to trim it, and leave all the excessive details in the specific 'history of' page. talk) 09:27, 29 August 2008 (UTC
Hodgson was sacked in December ... team captain and midfield enforcer Tim Sherwood was sold to Tottenham Hotspur, leaving the side without a leader. Brian Kidd ... was named as Hodgson's successor.
This implies that Hodgson sold Sherwood but the Tim Sherwood page states that he was sold in 1999, after Hodgson's sacking. There's a reference online to the exact date of the transfer at Sherwood to make pounds 4m move to Spurs . Sherwood was sold during this period, but not by Hodgson. Whilst it may be true that Hodgson was a factor in Sherwood's transfer, the sequence as currently written is inaccurate.
Simon Marchese ( talk) 11:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Regarding advertising of personal websites I am the owner of www.brfcattitude.com. I believe it is left to neutral editors (i.e not the owner) to decide whether or not the link should be included. I believe there is no reason why it shouldn't be there as it is authentic and relevant to Blackburn Rovers. Content is low at the moment but that is generally the same with all new websites. I will be adding historical sections + profiles in due course so in terms of regular updates it is very active.
So your decision and I hope you decide to keep it there as one website link isn't really damaging the page. Please add the link if or when it is approved. Thank you. BRFC Attitude ( talk) 14:39, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
I've seen that another one of this editor's sockpuppets has been blocked for blanking the page and refusing to get involved in any debate whatsoever.
How long until another one appears?
By the way, I saw that the page was semi-protected. Can someone tell me why it didn't stop the vandalism? D-Notice ( talk) 20:41, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
The length of the history section is ridiculous, considering that the history of Blackburn Rovers already has its own page. Why doesn't someone reduce this significantly, so the page for the club can function as a good resource. Cloudz679 ( talk) 08:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Yes, somebody, please —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slash99 ( talk • contribs) 15:40, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to submit my photo... http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w139/timpickup/PremiershipTrophyBase1.jpg
heyy...just wondering if the phrase 'paul ince era' is strictly correct...it was less than 6 months so surely it's more of a spell? And with the takeover thing, as everything has gone quiet and nothing is happening with any of those bids any more is there a point to it? Just wondering. Nikki clash'd ( talk) 19:48, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
If a player is injured it does not mean that they are not on the first team squad any longer. For example, Brett Emerton at this moment. No other football club wikipedia pages do this as far as I can tell other than the Blackburn Rovers page. If there are no objections, I'd like to move the injured players back into the first team squad as it's inaccurate otherwise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aquavit ( talk • contribs) 04:09, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
The notable players section has been deleted for no apparent reason. I'm happy to debate the reasons in favour and against it being listed. D-Notice ( talk) 15:33, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Is this worth updating yet or should we wait until new season begins? It's just there is nothing about us managing to stay up under Sam
hi, sorry to get all technical but sas isnt an acroynm its an initialisation, an acroynm is pronounced and an initialisation is spelt out .calling it an acrynm would make it rhyme with pass —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pelestation ( talk • contribs) 21:23, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Is Maceo Rigters still in the Blackburn team?
yes he is still with the team, he just hasn't been allocated a squad number.
Was player of the year 2004-2005 if you cared 194.75.129.200 ( talk) 13:53, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Under the section 'Main Rivals', it is stated that the two teams, Blackburn and Burnley, are EIGHT miles apart; they are in fact SIXTEEN miles apart. The two towns are 14 miles apart centre to centre, Ewood Park is 1.5 miles outside town centre and Turf Moor is 0.5 miles outside town centre in opposite direction, making 16 miles in total. I can authenticate this, having been a taxi driver in the area for over 20 years. Signed Leprechawn. 28th Jan 2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leprechawn ( talk • contribs) 12:12, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Blackburn Rovers Football Club (pronounced /ˈblækbərn ˈroʊvərz/) ???????
Only those with a speech impediment do. And, by the way, whoever wrote that really should try to provide a 'verification'!
92.239.71.235 ( talk) 21:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)Jemmy Hanson, Bryn. 92.239.71.235 ( talk) 21:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Can someone put Henning Berg on the list : "Premier League Apperances"? I think he has 209 P.L apperances for Rovers. How could Berg be let out/forgotten - the only player with the Premiership title with two different clubs and also the most capped player in the club`s history.
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The section has a comment, only visible when editing the page, stating that the section is listed alphabetically. It isn't alphabetical - Burnley before Bolton, and Manchester United before Manchester City. I would have removed the comment, as there has been a discussion in the past about this, I decided to mention it here first - what is the current consensus? Peter E. James ( talk) 09:52, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
I don't know if this is a relevant fact, but you might want to put in the article that Blackburn Rovers' blue and white colours influenced the early kits of Spanish teams Athletic de Bilbao (founded by Englishmen from Blackburn) and Atlético de Madrid (founded, in turn, by Basque students in Madrid), who played in blue and white until 1911, when the person who was in charge of traveling to England to buy the kits for both teams couldn't find Blackburn Rovers' kits and bought Southampton FC's instead, therefore changing the Spanish teams' colours to their current red-and-white stripes.
Athletic de Bilbao decided to switch completely to Southampton's colours (including the black shorts), whereas Atlético de Madrid decided to retain Blackburn's blue shorts.
There's more information and sources in the teams' articles on Wikipedia.
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Blackburn Rovers are traditionally a big club and the 6th most succesful club in England.
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Please disambiguate correctly the listing for Paul Robinson in player of the year section — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.208.60.141 ( talk) 17:06, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
3rd colours should either not be listed, or be red/black/red as last seasons away kit was — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.4.91 ( talk) 21:43, 13 September 2011 (UTC) home socks should also be blue — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.4.91 ( talk) 21:46, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
On the Blackburn Rovers F.C. article in the Honours section it states that Blackburn Rovers F.C. have won the Lancashire Senior Cup 17 times but they have won the Lancashire Senior Cup 18 times and it says so on the Lancashire Senior Cup article. I wish for an administrator to update the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidan11diouf ( talk • contribs) 21:48, 29 July 2012 (UTC) Blackburn Rovers won The Lancashire Senior Cup in 2011 and Blackburn Rovers F.C., Honours it is written 17 times up to 2007 but they also won it in 2011, it needs to be edited. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_Senior_Cup This is a source and proof that Blackburn Rovers have won the Lacashire Senior Cup 18 times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.221.197.138 ( talk) 20:21, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
blackburn won the lancashire senior cup in 2011, i have added this to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jordaniair ( talk • contribs) 21:02, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
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In the current squad section Paulo Jorge has now played a senior game, so should now be able to have a wikipedia article, Paulo Jorge Gomes Pereira is his full name so the article should be linked to a page at that title.
Sources for apperance: [11] & "82:08 Substitution Substitution Danny Murphy goes off and Paulo Jorge comes on. " [12].
Sources for name: [13], [14], previous wiki article that was deleted before his debut [15].
Thank you
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Please change Least points gained in a season (3pts) from 35 (1998/99) to 31 (2011/12) [1] 90.215.235.46 ( talk) 02:13, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
This poster was correct and it seems to have remained incorrect on the site for the last 12 months. Blackburn were relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2011/12 season after finishing with 31 points: /info/en/?search=2011%E2%80%9312_Premier_League - I haven't yet qualified to edit semi-protected articles so I will change it at a later date if no-one else has picked up on it SimonUpNorth ( talk) 22:23, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. Here is a link to the final table 2011/12: http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2011-2012 SimonUpNorth ( talk) 19:33, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
take out the comment about Man City winning on goal differential. This is a qualifier irrelevant to Blackburn. There are 5 winners, you win or you lose. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.204.181.245 ( talk) 19:42, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
"The club's Latin motto is "Arte et labore", the club's translation of which is "By Skill and Hard Work", but literally means "Craft and Labour".
Whoever produced that sentence clearly never studied Latin, so missed the significance of those final e's. I checked the original English translation - and my own. I did get a distinction in Latin, many years ago - and confirmed my own translation from contributors to my favorite "third hemisphere'- who else but Wikipedia? The first two translations of "arte et labore" from Wikipedia are printed below.
1. effort, labor, toil, exertion 2. The literal translation of "Arte et Labore" can be: -<< By skill and work -<< By ability and work etc., etc.
I rest my case, and suggest that the original translation should be restored (a) in the interests of Wikipedia;'s reputation for accuracy; and (b) to do justice to Blackburn Rovers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcleod duckworth ( talk • contribs) 18:23, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
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Seems to be a bit of confusion about the date that Rovers moved to Alexandra Meadows and their first game there. Clitheroe ran a feature in one of their match programmes in 2001 about how they were the first team to beat Rovers at Alexandra Meadows by winning 1-0 on 17 November 1877 (programme 24/03/2001 v Taunton Town). This goes against the first game being against Partick in Jan 1878. It seems that they moved to Alexandra Meadows earlier around September, Clitheroe beat them in November, and then the Partick game came along in Jan 1878.
The Rovers official web site does not say that the Partick game was the first, just that it was a big game against renowned opponents: http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/1875-1884-the-early-years-223575.aspx?pageView=full#anchored
Reading about the Pleasington ground situation, it seems clear they were there for a short time, from early 1877 to the end of the season probably.
I suggest that the title "Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877–1878" be amended to remove "-1878". I suggest that the title "Alexandra Meadows 1878–1881" be amended to "Alexandra Meadows 1877–1881" and references to Partick being the first game to be amended to more closely match what the official Rovers site says.
88.96.57.182 ( talk) 20:19, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
OK sorry - this was the first request I have ever done :) I will make it clearer what I am requesting. The issue is that the current text contradicts both the official Rovers site: http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/1875-1884-the-early-years-223575.aspx?pageView=full#anchored and a feature article I read written by Clitheroe FC. To clarify, Clitheroe FC (or Clitheroe Central as they were called then) played Blackburn Rovers at Alexandra Meadows on 17 November 1877 and they were the first team to beat Rovers at the ground, so pre-dating the Partick game by around 2 months. There is no source for the Partick game being the first game there on the Wikipedia page, and it seems to have come from a single web site, rather than anything official. The page in question is here: http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamStadia/England/EngAlex.html - it is an Unofficial site listing grounds where England played internationals, and because they played once a Alexandra Meadows in 1881, they have listed what they believed was the first game there. However, the official Rovers site talks about this game, but as a one-off lucrative game against Partick, and does not make any reference to the fact it was the first game at the ground - a fact that clearly seems to have been assumed by the England site, and since the site has not been updated for almost 6 years, cannot be claimed as reliable. So, I will reference the Official Rovers site (URL above) in the re-write that I am suggesting :
-- TO BE REMOVED -- Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877–1878
Due to the rough conditions at Oozehead, the committee felt an established sports ground would be best to play on. Therefore half way through the 1877 season they acquired the use of Pleasingtons cricket ground to the south west of the town. Play stopped on this ground after Henry Smith of Preston North End died of a heart attack whilst playing.[53]
Alexandra Meadows 1878–1881
Still adopting cricket grounds, the committee acquired the use of the East Lancashire Cricket Clubs ground in the centre of the town, Alexandra Meadows. The first game played was a friendly against Scottish team Partick on 2 January 1878. It was on this ground Blackburn Rovers played for the first time under artificial light against Accrington on 4 November 1878.[53] -- END --
-- TO BE REPLACED WITH -- Pleasington Cricket Ground 1877
Due to the rough conditions at Oozehead, the committee felt an established sports ground would be best to play on. Therefore in 1877 they acquired the use of Pleasington Cricket Ground to the south west of the town. Play stopped on this ground after Henry Smith of Preston North End died of a heart attack whilst playing.[53]
Alexandra Meadows 1877–1881
Still adopting cricket grounds, the committee acquired the use of the East Lancashire Cricket Club's ground in the centre of the town. Alexandra Meadows was where on January 2nd 1878 they met the renowned Partick Thistle team. Two goals from Dick Birtwistle brought a famous victory. [2] It was on this ground Blackburn Rovers played for the first time under artificial light against Accrington on 4 November 1878.[53] -- END --
Ref 64 would then be added: 1875 - 1884: The early years [16]
Please let me know if I need to provide further clarification or have not presented the changes correctly. Thanks.
Thanks for the reply. I have scanned and uploaded the programme in question - the URL is a jpg of the front cover and page 38 of the Clitheroe v Taunton programme. Clearly the author of the article has a source that had the date of the Clitheroe Central v Blackburn Rovers game as 17 November 1877 (although I note that they have spelt Alexandra Meadows wrong!), so I will happily contact the club to try and get hold of the source that led to the programme feature pictured here if this is not enough evidence - please let me know if this is the case. On the front cover of the programme you can see that Clitheroe FC was founded (as Clitheroe Central) in 1877 and so this Blackburn Rovers game would have been one of their first ever games: http://www.jameshreeve.co.uk/gallery/ClitheroevTaunton.jpg Thanks.
Thanks for updating. Just a typo in there - you have missed an apostrophe out: "...the East Lancashire Cricket Club's ground..." is correct rather than "...the East Lancashire Cricket Clubs ground..." I do have quite extensive experience of Lancashire football as a reporter across the county since 1999, having covered hundreds of games at all Lancashire club league and non-league grounds, although that doesn't make it any easier to produce the absolute factual evidence to work on these articles. I will sign up at some point and try and understand how it all works. Regarding the Clitheroe example here, I have been in touch with the club and they have passed me to the secretary at the time the article was written so if I can produce conclusive proof (presumably from Clitheroe FC's official archive) then I will do so. -- Update -- I have now signed up :) Just trying to get my head round how it all works! SimonUpNorth ( talk) 23:23, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
I have managed to track down more evidence that confirms that the Blackburn Rovers v Clitheroe Central match at Alexandra Meadows was definitely the first defeat for Rovers at the ground. However the date 17 November 1877 is quoted as the date of an earlier reverse fixture, which supports the opposite of what I was thinking. As this means that it is feasible that the 2 January 1878 game v Partick was the first game there (with Clitheroe beating them afterwards). I am awaiting further hopefully conclusive evidence, and will see that the article is updated as appropriate. Source: Match programme for FA Vase Final 1996 at Wembley - Page 28: http://www.jameshreeve.co.uk/gallery/Clitheroe1996.jpg SimonUpNorth ( talk) 00:55, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
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Minor Corrections - The url of Spartacus Educational has changed. There are two links in Early Years and one in the External Links that need to be updated. 1. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Fblackburn.htm needs to be changed to http://www.spartacus-educational.com/Fblackburn.htm 2. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Ffacup.htm needs to be changed to www.spartacus-educational.com/Ffacup.htm 3. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Fblackburn.htm needs to be changed to http://www.spartacus-educational.com/Fblackburn.htm Thanks 2.120.239.61 ( talk) 11:56, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
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Please change the plain text reference to Dave Whelan to a hyperlink to Wiki's page for him. 86.145.138.151 ( talk) 14:15, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
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Hello just looking at the edits. That have been reversed. Somebody appears to have been blocked for the facts as below but they are sourced -
Also worth a mention is the proud fact Blackburn Rovers are the 7th highest producers of England internationals [ [17]]
Blackburn Rovers are currently the 9th most succesful club in England football and the most successful town team in England. Having won 3 League Titles, 6 Fa Cups and a League Cup. [ [18]]. Blackburn Rovers have much history to be proud of namely being the only team in existence to win 3 Fa Cups in a row and has spent the majority of its existence in the top flight of english football with 72 years. [ [19]].Blackburn Rovers have spent far longer in the top flight than local opposition Burnley, Preston, Blackpool Wigan.[ [20]]
Blackburn Rovers supporters have formed several support clubs related to the team, and almost all of them are partially focused on making trips to Ewood Park easier. Rovers home games were incredibly highly attended as a percentage of the Blackburn population throughout the 2000’s with an average attendance of 24019, on average their crowds were equal to roughly a quarter of Blackburn (pop. approximately 100,000).
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Re: Squad list
Feeney is not Irish (he has Irish flag beside his name) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.171.156.67 ( talk) 13:58, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
Nathan Delfouneso needs to be added to the list of players who are out on loan. He has a wiki page that says he's currently on loan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:A000:898B:7A00:A830:4F64:AF3C:63B5 ( talk) 14:12, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, in the records section it has our record points total as 91 from 2000-01, however in the 2017-18 season we finished with 96 points in League 1. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by C1E5F8 ( talk • contribs) 08:33, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
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Scott Wharton with No 34 Daniel Butterworth to remove No 34
Source: https://www.rovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/ Peizhou9 ( talk) 14:07, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
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Add section on hooliganism, Blackburn Rovers have had multiple firms such as Darwen Mob, H Division, Mill Hill Mob, and the Blackburn Youth
A whole host of information can be found in this book
Nick Lowles, Andy Nicholls Hooligans, Volume 1 (Milo Books Ltd, 6 Sep 2007) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=g_hmDwAAQBAJ Page number unclear, search 'Blackburn Rovers', a whole chapter on the subject of football hooliganism in Blackburn is present.
A news report on the Blackburn Youth firm can be found here
Stocks, Rob Hooligans not welcome here (Blackpool Gazette Retrieved 23 November 2006)
The hooliganism in Blackburn in the late 1960s and early 1970s was notorious and made Ewood Park a feared place to visit. Firms were run by greasers and bikers, the Darwen Mob was run by Hell's Angels members who called themselves Moses, Jesus and God. Reports as early as 1963 shows that football violence was present in Blackburn in a major way, but it goes unnoticed due to it being way before the time of the big hooliganism crisis in the late 70s and 80s.
It is a fairly large part of the history of the club which is never heard and is important to show how Blackburn Rovers was seen pre-Jack Walker and the identity of the club in the 1970s.
An edit to show such information would be most appreciated, more info can be found in the sources cited. 2A00:23C5:6825:B700:70:2C5B:514B:D73F ( talk) 14:43, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
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Blackburn Rovers have a third playing kit this year which needs to be added to the kit icon section.
I don't know how to do it myself.
Source: https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2021/august/Rovers-unveil-30th-Anniversary-third-kit-/ 2A02:C7F:F2E2:A700:50A6:39D3:943D:E3EC ( talk) 16:40, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
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In 2020-2021 Season, Blackburn Rovers Finished 15th in the Championship. On August 10, 2021, Adam Armstrong, Rovers' top scorer in that season was sold to Southampton for £15 Million with Newcastle United receiving 40% of the fee due to the sell-on clause that they put in when Armstrong signed for Rovers back in 2018. Thomas200309 ( talk) 00:49, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
Consider updating the location to an appropriate level of precision. Hundredths of a second are blades of glass. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.9.119.245 ( talk) 11:47, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
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82.5.97.161 ( talk) 15:47, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
Plays for Middlesbrough
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Please change "though" to "but" in three sentences in the lead – inappropriate use of "though":
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Needs updating to 8-0 win over Harrogate Town in the League Cup tonight. 2A00:23C8:4F05:9001:986D:EFA9:3D67:A64B ( talk) 22:12, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Request to change History section of page to reflect managerial changes made since 2016-17. JacobP98 ( talk) 06:55, 5 May 2024 (UTC)