List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Blackburn Rovers. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included (and sourced) in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Blackburn Rovers players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players, and for the current squad see Blackburn Rovers F.C.#Current squad.

Explanation of list

Players are listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions and seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions, an appropriate note will be added to the table.

League appearances

League appearances and goals includes data for the following league spells, but does not include test or play-off matches:

• Football League / Premier League: 1888–89 to present

Total appearances

The figures for total appearances and goals includes the league figures together with the following competitions:

• Test matches (1897–98)
• Play-off matches (1987–88 to 1989–90, 1991–92)
• FA Cup; FA Charity Shield (1912–13, 1928–29, 1994–95, 1995–96)
• Football League Cup; Full Members Cup (1986–87 to 1991–92); Anglo-Scottish Cup (1975–76 to 1980–81)
• UEFA Champions League (1995–96); UEFA Cup (1994–95, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08); UEFA Intertoto Cup (2007–08)

Table

Statistics are up to date as of 8 March 2013.

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Name	Position	Club career	League apps	League goals	Total apps	Total goals	Notes
Fred Hargreaves	DF	18??-188?	0	0	?	?	Captained Blackburn in 1882 FA Cup final
Fergus Suter	GK	1880–1889	1	0	?	?	Played in four FA Cup finals with Blackburn
James Brown	IF	1881?–1889?	4	0	?	?	Played in four FA Cup finals with Blackburn, and was captain in two finals (1885–6)
William Townley	FW	1888?–1892?	77	27	?	?	Played for Blackburn in two FA Cup finals, scoring a hat-trick in 1890
Geordie Dewar	DF	1889–1897	174	7	?	?
Bob Crompton	DF	1896–1920	530	14	?	?	Manager of Blackburn 1926–1931, 1938–1941
Robert Haworth	DF	1898?–1904?	122	5	?	?
Willie McIver	GK	1901–1906	126	0	?	?	Returned as a guest during World War I
Billy Bradshaw	MF	1903–1919	386	36	?	?
William Davies	FW	1905–1913	132	66	?	?	Also known as "Tinker" Davies
Jock Simpson	FW	1910–1914	151	16	?	?
Jack Roscamp	WH/FW	1923–1931	223	37	?	?
Syd Puddefoot	FW	1924?–1932?	250	79	?	?
Herbert Jones	DF	1925–1934	247	0	?	?
Jack Bruton	OR	1929?–1939?	324	108	?	?	Manager of Blackburn 1947–1949
Walter Crook	DF	1931–1947	236	2	?	?	Most consecutive League appearances by Blackburn player (208)
Ernie Thompson	FW	1931?–1936?	171	82	?	?
Bill Eckersley	DF	1947–1961	406	20	?	?
Ronnie Clayton	WH	1950–1969	581	15	?	?
Eddie Quigley	FW	1951–1956	159	92	?	?	Manager of Blackburn 1967–1970
Tommy Briggs	FW	1952–1957	194	140	?	?
Bryan Douglas	FW	1952–1969	438	100	?	?	36 appearances for England scoring 11 goals
Keith Newton	DF	1960–1969	306	9	?	?
Billy Wilson	DF	1964–1972	247	0	?	?
Derek Fazackerley	DF	1969–1987	596	23	671	?	Record Blackburn appearances
Tony Parkes	MF	1970?–1981	350	38	?	?	Caretaker manager of Blackburn on six different occasions between 1986 and 2004
John Butcher	GK	1976–1982	104	0	?	?
Glenn Keeley	DF	1976?–1987?	370	23	?	?
Noel Brotherston	WN	1977?–1987?	317	40	?	?
Simon Garner	FW	1978–1992	474	168	555	192	Record Blackburn goalscorer
Jim Branagan	DF	1979?–1987?	294	5	?	?
Andy Crawford	FW	1979-1982	?	?	56	21	Andy Crawford scored both goals in the 2-1 win at Gigg Lane that secured Rovers’ promotion into the Second Division.
Howard Kendall	MF	1979–1981	79	6	?	?	Player-manager of Blackburn 1979–1981
Jason Wilcox	MF	1989–1999	269	31	?	?
Alan Shearer	FW	1992–1996	138	112	171	130
Tim Sherwood	MF	1992–1999	246	25	298	31
Henning Berg	DF	1993–1997, 2000-2003	251	7	297	7	Manager of Blackburn 2012
Tim Flowers	GK	1993–1999	177	0	217	0
Brad Friedel	GK	2000–2008	289	1	356	1
David Dunn	MF	1997–2003, 2007–	275	45	331	54
Mark Hughes	FW	2000–2002	50	6	64	7	Manager of Blackburn 2004–2008
Andrew Cole	FW	2001–2004	83	27	100	37	Blackburn's joint record transfer fee paid (£8M)
Tugay Kerimoğlu	MF	2001–2009	233	11	294	13
Lucas Neill	DF	2001–2007	188	5	227	8
Brett Emerton	MF	2003–2011	246	13	294	20
Steven Reid	MF	2003–2010	113	6	135	8
Eddie Crossan	IF	1947-1957	287	73	?	?
Morten Gamst Pedersen	MF	2004–	282	35	342	47
Ryan Nelsen	DF	2005–2012	172	8	209	8
Aaron Mokoena	DF	2005–2009	?	?	101	0
Benni McCarthy	FW	2006–2010	109	37	140	52
Jason Roberts	FW	2006–2011	134	24	156	28
Christopher Samba	DF	2007–2012	161	16	186	18
Roque Santa Cruz	FW	2007–2009, 2011	66	23	80	29	Record transfer fee received by Blackburn (£17.5M)
Paul Robinson	GK	2008–	189	0	201	0
Jason Lowe	MF	2010–	120	0	137	0
Jordan Rhodes	FW	2012–	132	72	141	73

References

• Post-war Football League Player statistics
• Soccerbase stats (use Search menu in top right and select 'Players' drop down)
• http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/eddiecrossan.html