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2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
2018–19 season
CEOSteve Waggott
ManagerTony Mowbray[1]
StadiumEwood Park
Championship15th
FA CupThird round replay
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bradley Dack / Danny Graham (15)
All: Bradley Dack (18)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 21,577 vs Preston North End
(9 March 2019)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 11,818 vs Reading
(22 August 2018)
All: 5,211 vs Lincoln City
(28 August 2018, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance14,552
Biggest win5–1 vs Carlisle United
(14 August 2018, EFL Cup)
Biggest defeat1–4 vs Bristol City
(2 September 2018, League round 6)

The 2018–19 season is Blackburn Rovers' 131st season as a professional football club and it will participate in the Championship following promotion from League One the previous season.[2][3] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Summer activity

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May

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On 14 May, Rovers confirmed their retained list. Danny Graham, Craig Conway, Lewis Mansell were offered new contracts whilst Rovers took up the option to extend Charlie Albinson's and Andrew Jackson's contracts by 12 months.

Elliott Ward, Liam Feeney, Aaron Dillon and scholars Matthew Campbell, Matthew Chan, Callum Dolan, Ben Donnelly-Blackburn, Frank Jones and Brad Lynch have been informed that they will not be retained by the club upon the expiration of their current contract/scholarship.[4]

June

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On 11 June Rovers announced striker Danny Graham had signed a new 12-month contract, until 2019, with the option of a further 12 months.[5]

On 13 June Rovers announced midfielder Craig Conway signed a new 12-month contract, until 2019, with the option of a further 12 months.[6]

On 22 June Rovers announced Rovers signed midfielder Joe Rothwell from Oxford United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, until 2021.[7] Also David Dunn left his role as the club's under-23 assistant manager.[8]

July

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On 2 July Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Jacob Davenport from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal, until 2022.[9]

On 3 July Rovers announced that defender Darragh Lenihan had signed a new 4-year contract, until 2022.[10]

On 12 July Rovers announced that defender Derrick Williams had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.[11]

On 13 July Rovers announced that defender Richie Smallwood had signed a new 2-year contract, until 2020.[12]

On 18 July Rovers announced that defender Scott Wharton had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.[13]

On 20 July Rovers announced that attacking midfielder Bradley Dack had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.[14]

On 22 July Rovers announced defender Scott Wharton has re-joined Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season.[15]

On 30 July Rovers announced the signing of attacking midfielder Kasey Palmer from Chelsea on loan until the end of the season.[16]

August

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On 3 August Rovers announced defender Matthew Platt has joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[17]

On 6 August Rovers announced the signing of attacker Adam Armstrong from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal, until 2022.[18]

On 23 August Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Jack Rodwell on a free transfer on a 12-month contract until 2019, following his release from Sunderland.[19] Also Blackpool announced the signing of Liam Feeney following his release from Rovers in the summer.[20]

On 27 August Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Harrison Reed from Southampton on loan until the end of the season.[21]

On 28 August Rovers announced the signing of forward Ben Brereton from Nottingham Forest on loan until January, with the option to make his transfer permanent.[22]

On 30 August Rovers announced defender Sam Hart had re-joined Rochdale on loan until the end of the season[23] and midfielder Lewis Hardcastle had joined Port Vale on loan until the end of the season.[24]

On 31 August Rovers announced that goalkeeper Andrew Fisher had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.[25] It was also announced that Rovers had reached a mutual agreement with Paul Caddis[26] and Peter Whittingham[27] to terminate their contracts with immediate effect. Rovers also announced the signing of young forward Mitchel Candlin from Walsall on loan with the option to make the move permanent in January.[28]

September

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On 3 September Notts County announced the signing of Elliott Ward following his release in the summer.[29]

On 4 September Rovers announced the deadline day signing of young attacking midfielder Brad Lyons from Coleraine on loan until January, with the option to make his transfer permanent, had been approved.[30]

On 7 September Rovers announced young development squad pair Lewis Thompson & Lewis Mansell have joined FC United on a 1-month loan until 6 October.[31]

On 21 September Rovers announced young defender Jack Doyle has joined Maidstone United on a 3-month loan until 22 December.[32]

On 28 September Rovers announced young goalkeeper Oliver Byrne have joined Bamber Bridge on a 1-month loan until 27 October.[33]

October

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On 8 October Rovers announced young development squad pair Lewis Thompson & Lewis Mansell will remain at FC United for a further month until 10 November.[34]

On 26 October Rovers announced young goalkeeper Charlie Albinson have joined Warrington Town on a 1-month loan until 1 December.[35]

November

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On 9 November it was announced that defender Jack Doyle has returned from his loan spell from Maidstone United due to injury.[36]

On 12 November Rovers announced youngster Lewis Thompson will remain at FC United for a further month until 15 December, while Lewis Mansell will return to the club following the end of his loan spell.[37]

On 15 November Rovers announced that defender Charlie Mulgrew had signed a new 2+1⁄2-year contract, until 2021.[38]

On 16 November Rovers announced that midfielder Elliott Bennett had signed a new 2+1⁄2-year contract, until 2021.[39] Also Bradford City announced the signing of Paul Caddis following his release.[26]

On 30 November Rovers announced manager Tony Mowbray had signed a new long-term contract putting pen to paper on a new 3+1⁄2-year deal, until 2020.[40]

Winter activity

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December

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On 3 December Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Charlie Albinson will remain at Warrington Town for a further month until 2 January.[41]

On 10 December Rovers announced that u23 defender Joe Grayson had signed a new 2+1⁄2-year contract, until 2021.[42]

On 13 December Rovers announced that midfielder Corry Evans had signed a new 2+1⁄2-year contract, until 2021.[43]

January

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On 2 January Rovers announced Matthew Platt and Sam Hart had been recalled from their loan spells from Accrington Stanley and Rochdale.[44]

On 4 January Rovers announced the permanent signing of forward Ben Brereton from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee on a 3+1⁄2-year deal, until 2022 and that forward Danny Graham had signed a one-year contract extension, until 2020.[45]

On 7 January Rovers announced Lewis Hardcastle had been recalled from their loan spells from Port Vale.[46]

On 9 January Rovers announced Kasey Palmer had been recalled by Chelsea, to join Bristol City on loan.[47][48]

On 11 January Rovers announced the permanent signing of attacking midfielder Brad Lyons from Coleraine on an 18-month deal, until 2020.[49]

On 14 January Rovers announced Mitchel Candlin had been recalled by Walsall.[50] Also u23 goalkeeper Oliver Byrne had joined Stevenage on loan until the end of the season.[51]

On 15 January Rovers announced that u23 attacking midfielder Brad Lyons had joined St Mirren on loan until the end of the season.[52] Also defender Sam Hart had joined Southend United on loan until the end of the season.[53]

On 16 January Rovers announced that u23 defender Sam Barnes had joined Marine on short loan deal until 14 February.[54] Also u23 forward Lewis Mansell had joined Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season.[55]

On 18 January Rovers announced that defender Joe Grayson had joined Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the season.[56]

On 22 January Rovers announced that defender Sam Hart had signed a 1-year contract extension, until 2020.[57]

On 23 January Rovers announced that defender Scott Wharton has been recalled from his loan spell at Lincoln City & joined Bury on loan until the end of the season.[58]

On 24 January Rovers announced that defender Paul Downing had joined Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[59]

On 28 January Rovers announced the signing of winger Harry Chapman from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee on a 2+1⁄2-year deal, until 2021.[60]

On 30 January Rovers announced the signing of young Gibraltar international Louie Annesley from Lincoln Red Imps for an undisclosed fee on a 2+1⁄2-year deal, until 2021.[61]

On 31 January Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Oliver Byrne had joined Stevenage permanently,[62] It was also announced that U23 pair Willem Tomlinson and Okera Simmonds had left the club by mutual consent.[63]

February

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On 1 February Rovers announced that u23 defender Tyler Magloire had signed a new 3+1⁄2-year contract, until 2022.[64] It was also announced that Okera Simmonds had joined Accrington Stanley following his release.[65]

On 4 February it was announced Willem Tomlinson had joined Mansfield Town following his release.[66]

On 8 February Rovers announced that u23 goalkeeper Andy Fisher had joined FC United on a months loan.[67] Also announced u23 midfielder Lewis Hardcastle had joined Barrow on a months loan.[68] Rovers hosted an Hall of Fame event with the following players been introduced into it Ronnie Clayton, Bob Crompton, Bryan Douglas, Derek Fazackerley, Simon Garner, Alan Shearer & Brad Friedel.[69]

On 9 February Rovers announced that u23 defender Matthew Platt had joined Southport on a months loan.[70]/

On 15 February Rovers announced that u23 defender Sam Barnes had signed his 1st professional contract putting pen to paper on a 2+1⁄2-year contract, until 2021.[71]

On 20 February Rovers announced that u23 Canadian midfielder Ben Paton had signed a new 1+1⁄2-year contract, until 2020.[72]

March

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On 1 March Rovers announced that u23 midfielder John Buckley had signed a new 3+1⁄2-year contract, until 2022.[73]

On 5 March Rovers announced Indian forward Aniket Jadhav will join the academy for a 3-month training spell.[74]

On 8 March Rovers announced that u23 goalkeeper Andy Fisher had extended his loan at FC United for a further month.[75]

On 13 March Rovers announced that u23 pair Lewis Hardcastle & Matthew Platt had their loan spells extended, midfielder Hardcastle will remain at Barrow until 7 April & defender Platt will remain at Southport until 29 April.[76]

On 16 March Rovers announced that u23 defender Lewis Thompson had signed a new deal until 2020.[77]

On 21 March Rovers announced that u23 forward Daniel Butterworth had signed a new 3+1⁄2-year contract, until 2022.[78]

On 27 March Rovers announced that u23 midfielder Stefan Mols had signed a new 2-year contract, until 2021.[79]

On 28 March Rovers announced that u23 midfielder Lewis Hardcastle had joined Barrow permanently.[80]

April

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On 2 April Rovers announced that u23 defender Charley Doyle had signed a new 12-month contract, until 2020.[81]

On 4 April Rovers announced that u23 midfielder Joe Rankin-Costello had signed a new 2-year contract, until 2021.[82]

On 23 April Rovers announced that defender Ryan Nyambe had signed a new contract until 2021.[83]

On 31 April Rovers held their end of season awards the winners follow:

Young Player – Lewis Travis, Players’ Player – Danny Graham, Best Newcomer – Harrison Reed, Unsung Hero – Damien Johnson, Man of the Match (Seasonal) – Darragh Lenihan, Goal of the Season – Joe Rothwell, Player of the Year – Danny Graham.[84]

May

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On 11 May Rovers announced that defender Matthew Platt had signed a new 1-year contract until 2020.[85]

Squad information

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Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Contract expires Other
Goalkeepers
33 Andy Fisher England GK (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26) 2021[25] On loan at FC United[67]
13 Jayson Leutwiler Canada GK (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35) 2019[86] Option for 1-year extension
1 David Raya Spain GK (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) 2021[87]
Defenders
17 Amari'i Bell England DF (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) 2020[88]
25 Paul Downing England DF (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 33) 2019[89] Option for 1-year extension, on loan at Doncaster Rovers[59]
35 Joe Grayson England DF (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25) 2021[42] on loan at Grimsby Town[56]
30 Sam Hart England DF (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28) 2020[57] on loan at Southend United[53]
26 Darragh Lenihan Republic of Ireland DF (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) 2022[10]
38 Tyler Magloire England DF (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25) 2022[64]
14 Charlie Mulgrew Scotland DF (1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 38) 2021[38]
2 Ryan Nyambe Namibia DF (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 27) 2021 [83]
5 Jack Rodwell England DF (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) 2019[19]
Scott Wharton England DF (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27) 2021[13] on loan at Bury[58]
3 Derrick Williams Republic of Ireland DF (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) 2021[11]
Midfielders
31 Elliott Bennett Jamaica MF (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) 2021[39]
39 John Buckley England MF (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25) 2022[73]
11 Harry Chapman England MF (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27) 2021 [60]
32 Craig Conway Scotland MF (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39) 2019[6] Option for 1-year extension
23 Bradley Dack England MF (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30) 2021[14]
18 Jacob Davenport England MF (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25) 2022 [9]
29 Corry Evans Northern Ireland MF (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34) 2021[43]
22 Ben Gladwin England MF (1992-06-08) 8 June 1992 (age 32) 2019[90]
4 Harrison Reed England MF (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29) 2019 on loan from Southampton[21]
8 Joe Rothwell England MF (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 29) 2021[7]
6 Richie Smallwood England MF (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33) 2020[12]
27 Lewis Travis England MF (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) 2021[91]
Forwards
7 Adam Armstrong England FW (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27) 2022[18]
19 Ben Brereton England FW (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) 2022[45]
34 Daniel Butterworth England FW (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25) 2022 [78]
10 Danny Graham England FW (1985-08-12) 12 August 1985 (age 39) 2020[45]
24 Joe Nuttall England FW (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27) 2021 [92]
9 Dominic Samuel England FW (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30) 2020[93]

Pre-season friendlies

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Blackburn Rovers announced six pre-season friendlies against Scottish Premiership side Hibernian, EFL League Two's Port Vale, Champions League finalists Liverpool, EFL League Two's Lincoln City, Premier League side Everton and newly promoted EFL League One side Accrington Stanley,[94]

8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) Friendly Hibernian 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Scotland Edinburgh
15:00 BST Report Conway 54'
Tomlinson 55'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Referee: Gavin Duncan
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Port Vale 1–1 Blackburn Rovers England Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Mulgrew 10' (o.g.) Report Lenihan 24' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 966 (245 Rovers fans)
Referee: Oli Yates
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) Friendly Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Liverpool England Blackburn
19:45 BST Report Marković 63'
Sturridge 73'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,620
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 July 2018 (2018-07-22) Friendly Lincoln City 0–1 Blackburn Rovers England Lincoln
15:00 BST Report Nuttall 43' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: John Brooks
26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) Friendly Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Everton England Blackburn
19:45 BST Lenihan 10'
Samuel 40'
Dack 69'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,478
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–0 Blackburn Rovers England Accrington
15:00 BST Kee 11' Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: Darren Bond

Championship season

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Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 −2 64
13 Hull City 46 17 11 18 66 68 −2 62
14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 67 67 0 61
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 16 12 18 64 69 −5 60
16 Stoke City 46 11 22 13 45 52 −7 55
17 Birmingham City 46 14 19 13 64 58 +6 52[a]
18 Wigan Athletic 46 13 13 20 51 64 −13 52
Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[96]
Notes:
  1. ^ Birmingham City were deducted 9 points for failure to comply with the EFL profitability and sustainability rules.[95]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 16 12 18 64 69  −5 60 10 7 6 32 21  +11 6 5 12 32 48  −16

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultDDWDWLDDWDLWWLDWDLLWDDLLLWWWWLLLLDLLWLLLWWWWLD
Position81510951313131213149771289101310111214141515141081113141414171716171616161514141414
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

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On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[97][98]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Ipswich Town 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
15:00 BST Edwards 5'
Edun 90+1'		 Report Graham 20'
Dack 29'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,940
Referee: Andy Davies
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Millwall Blackburn
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,239
Referee: Gavin Ward
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Hull City 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Report Dack 43' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 12,233
Referee: David Coote
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 4 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Reading Blackburn
19:45 BST Mulgrew 51' (pen.), 76' (pen.) Report Böðvarsson 12', 25' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,818
Referee: Oliver Langford
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Brentford Blackburn
15:00 BST Palmer 43' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,094
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 6 Bristol City 4–1 Blackburn Rovers Bristol
13:30 BST Brownhill 38'
Watkins 55'
Diédhiou 73'
Pack 82'		 Report Mulgrew 13' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 19,769
Referee: David Webb
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa Blackburn
17:30 BST Dack 76' Report Hourihane 90+3' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,982
Referee: Steve Martin
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8 Derby County 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Derby
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,580
Referee: Darren England
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Stoke City 2–3 Blackburn Rovers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Berahino 79'
Ince 76'		 Report Dack 26'
Graham 44'
Reed 46'		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 25,673
Referee: Tony Harrington
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
15:00 BST Armstrong 65'
Dack 74'		 Report Grabban 52', 80' (pen.) Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,440
Referee: Andrew Madley
3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) 11 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Sheffield United Blackburn
19:45 BST Report Sharp 66', 79' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,440
Referee: Robert Jones
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Bolton
17:30 BST Report Dack 22' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 15,461
Referee: Darren Bond
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Leeds United Blackburn
12:00 BST Graham 2'
Lenihan 70'		 Report Klich 45+1' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,929
Referee: Darren England
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Swansea City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Swansea
19:45 BST Raya 64' (o.g.)
Roberts 68'
Celina 85'		 Report Mulgrew 26' (pen.) Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 18,035
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
15:00 BST Dawson 40' Report Reed 71' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,820
Referee: Scott Duncan
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Blackburn
15:00 GMT Dack 74' (pen.) Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,294
Referee: Peter Bankes
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Rotherham United Blackburn
15:00 GMT Dack 81' Report Smith 75', Yellow card 79' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,847
Referee: David Webb
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Preston North End 4–1 Blackburn Rovers Preston
15:00 GMT Barkhuizen 2'
Robinson 10'
Moult 74'
Browne 85'		 Report Graham 48' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,912
Referee: Andrew Madley
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28) 19 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
19:45 GMT Roberts 37'
Vaughan 54' (pen.)
McManaman 86'		 Report Burn 83' (o.g.) Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,777
Referee: Keith Stroud
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
15:00 GMT Graham 11', 66', 90'
Downing Yellow card 39'
Dack 53'		 Report Bannan Yellow card 57'
Lucas João 62'
Raya 85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,154
Referee: Robert Jones
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Shotton Yellow card 13'
Bešić Red card 21'
Assombalonga 62'
Friend Yellow card 43'		 Report Williams Yellow card 18'
Mulgrew 22'
Dack Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Birmingham City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Graham 19'
Armstrong 46'		 Report Gardner 78' (pen.)
Adams 80'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,622
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Norwich City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 23'
Smallwood Yellow card 29'		 Report Hernández Yellow card 28'
Leitner Yellow card 42'
Pukki 86'
Cantwell Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,202
Referee: Darren England
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Leeds United 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
15:00 GMT Williams 33' (o.g.)
Douglas Yellow card 77'
Phillips Yellow card 89'
Roofe 90+1', 90+4'		 Report Rodwell Yellow card 44'
Mulgrew 47' (pen.), 90'
Lenihan Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,863
Referee: Steve Martin
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Sheffield United 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Basham Red card 51'
Sharp 73', 77'
McGoldrick 82'		 Report Smallwood Red card 71' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,384
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 GMT Bennett Yellow card 52'
Mulgrew 53'
Dack 58'
Brereton Yellow card 89'
Reed Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Adarabioyo Yellow card 41'
Rodriguez 63' (pen.)
Dawson Yellow card 77'
Livermore Red card 87'
Barry Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,258
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Millwall 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Bermondsey
17:30 GMT Report Nuttall 86'
Armstrong 87'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,862
Referee: Robert Jones
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Ipswich Town Blackburn
15:00 GMT Graham 65' (pen.)
Lenihan Yellow card 69'
Nuttall 74'
Nuttall Yellow card 76'		 Report Chambers Yellow card 66' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,762
Referee: Darren England
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Hull City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Armstrong 10'
Rodwell 17'
Reed 74'
Rodwell Yellow card 87'		 Report Grosicki Yellow card 64' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,589
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Brentford 5–2 Blackburn Rovers Brentford
15:00 GMT Benrahma 13'
Barbet Yellow card 45+3'
Watkins 58', 73'
Maupay 79'
Canós 90+2'		 Report Dack 2'
Graham 7'
Lenihan Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,972
Referee: Andy Davies
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Bristol City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Travis Yellow card 25' Report Wright Yellow card 37'
Brownhill Yellow card 75'
Pisano 80'
Fielding Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,593
Referee: James Linington
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 32 Reading 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Reading
20:00 GMT Ejaria Yellow card 40'
Swift 45+1'
Oliveira 86'		 Report Brereton Yellow card 42'
Bell 82'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: Stephen Martin
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) 33 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Middlesbrough Blackburn
13:00 GMT Rodwell Yellow card 33'
Williams Red card 45'		 Report Assombalonga 19' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,249
Referee: Darren Bond
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Birmingham City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 GMT Adams 16', 85' Report Mulgrew Yellow card 46' 52'
Graham 83'
Smallwood Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,869
Referee: Peter Bankes
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Rotherham United 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Rotherham
15:00 GMT Ajayi 2', 83'
Robertson Yellow card 30'
Mattock Yellow card 50'
Williams 57'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Smallwood Yellow card 8'
Bell 51'
Mulgrew 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,663
Referee: John Brooks
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Preston North End Blackburn
12:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 58'
Reed Yellow card 60'		 Report Johnson 8'
Fisher Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
19:45 GMT Graham 39' (pen.), 54'
Conway Yellow card 45'
Williams Yellow card 80'
Dack 86'
Rothwell Yellow card 89'		 Report Olsson Yellow card 42'
Dunkley Yellow card 42'
Garner Yellow card 78'
James Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,763
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Blackburn Rovers Owlerton
15:00 GMT Fletcher 10' Yellow card 40'
Winnall Yellow card 52'
Nuhiu 60'
Aarons Yellow card 74'
Iorfa 79'
Lees Yellow card 81'
Matias 86'		 Report Conway 72'
Bennett 88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,608
Referee: James Linington
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39 Aston Villa 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Aston
15:00 GMT Abraham 8'
Mings 61'
McGinn Yellow card 77'		 Report Bennett Yellow card 26'
Bell 74'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,687
Referee: Robert Jones
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Stoke City Blackburn
15:00 BST Williams Yellow card 76'
Bennett Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Etebo 14'
Bojan soccer ball with red X 45+3'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,478
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Derby County Blackburn
19:45 BST Bennett Yellow card 51'
Rothwell 76'
Travis Yellow card 85'
Dack 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,590
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Blackburn Rovers West Bridgford
15:00 BST Bennett 52' (o.g.)
Yates Yellow card 56'
Byram Yellow card 74'		 Report Rothwell 29'
Graham 49'
Bennett Yellow card 68'
Evans Yellow card 69'
Williams Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,786
Referee: Darren Bond
19 April 2019 43 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Luongo Yellow card 59'
Osayi-Samuel Yellow card 81'
Smith 90+2'
Wells Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Graham 22' (pen.)
Dack Yellow card 31' 46'
Rodwell Yellow card 83'
Leutwiler Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,632
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 April 2019 44 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn
15:00 BST Brereton 30'
Armstrong 50'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,495
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 April 2019 45 Norwich City 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Norwich
19:30 BST Stiepermann 13'
Vrančić 21'
Zimmermann Yellow card 64'		 Report Lenihan Yellow card 18'
Travis 23'
Dack Yellow card 53'
Armstrong Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,848
Referee: Andrew Madley
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Swansea City Blackburn
12:30 BST Lenihan 21'
Dack Yellow card 44' 47'		 Report Baker-Richardson 25'
McBurnie 35'
Carter-Vickers Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,227
Referee: Jarred Gillett

EFL Cup

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Rovers entered the EFL Cup in the first round and were drawn away to Carlisle United. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[99] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[100]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Carlisle United 1–5 Blackburn Rovers Carlisle
19:45 BST Hope 22' Report Armstrong 2', 54'
Dack 6', 34'
Palmer 40'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Ross Joyce
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Lincoln City Blackburn
19:45 BST Nuttall 4'
Graham 49'
Downing 61'
Palmer 77'		 Report Luque 28' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,211
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Boscombe
19:45 BST Stanislas 14'
Ibe 58' (pen.)
Wilson 90+4'		 Report Conway 64'
Armstrong 72' (pen.)
Williams Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,715
Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[101]

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Newcastle United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT Ritchie 84' (pen.) Report Dack 56' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,440
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) Third round replay Blackburn Rovers 2–4 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Blackburn
19:45 GMT Armstrong 33'
Lenihan 45+1'		 Report Longstaff 1'
Roberts 22'
Fernández Yellow card 90+3'
Joselu 105+3'
Pérez 106'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,228
Referee: Lee Probert

Backroom staff

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Position Staff
Manager England Tony Mowbray
Assistant manager England Mark Venus
First-team coach England David Lowe
Goalkeeping coach England Ben Benson
Head of Academy England Stuart Jones
Head of Academy coaching England Tony Carss
Under-23 lead coach Northern Ireland Damien Johnson
Under-13 lead coach Netherlands George Boateng

Last updated: May 2017
Source: [102]

1st Team squad statistics

[edit]
As of 5 May 2019[103]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain ESP David Raya 46 0 41+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
13 GK Canada CAN Jayson Leutwiler 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Namibia NAM Ryan Nyambe 33 0 25+4 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Derrick Williams 29 0 23+4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Jack Rodwell 22 1 16+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF Scotland SCO Charlie Mulgrew(C) 31 10 28+1 10 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF England ENG Amari'i Bell 43 3 35+3 3 2+0 0 3+0 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darragh Lenihan 38 3 34+0 2 2+0 1 2+0 0
38 DF England ENG Tyler Magloire 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England ENG Harrison Reed (on loan from Southampton) 36 3 28+5 3 1+1 0 0+1 0
6 MF England ENG Richie Smallwood 33 0 29+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Joe Rothwell 37 2 13+20 2 0+1 0 3+0 0
11 MF England ENG Harry Chapman 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Jacob Davenport 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF England ENG Ben Gladwin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Bradley Dack 45 18 40+2 15 1+1 1 1+0 2
27 MF England ENG Lewis Travis 31 1 19+7 1 2+0 0 2+1 0
29 MF Northern Ireland NIR Corry Evans 36 0 33+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Jamaica JAM Elliott Bennett 42 1 38+2 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Craig Conway 26 2 9+12 1 1+1 0 3+0 1
39 MF England ENG John Buckley 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW England ENG Adam Armstrong 48 9 31+13 5 2+0 1 2+0 3
9 FW England ENG Dominic Samuel 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 FW England ENG Danny Graham 46 16 37+6 15 2+0 0 1+0 1
19 FW England ENG Ben Brereton 28 1 4+21 1 1+1 0 1+0 0
24 FW England ENG Joe Nuttall 18 3 2+13 2 0+1 0 1+1 1
34 FW England ENG Daniel Butterworth 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
Players out on loan:
25 DF England ENG Paul Downing (on loan at Doncaster Rovers) 4 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
30 DF England ENG Sam Hart (on loan at Southend United) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK England ENG Andrew Fisher (on loan at FC United) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF England ENG Joe Grayson (on loan at Grimsby Town) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Matthew Platt (on loan at Southport) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Scott Wharton (on loan at Bury) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Brad Lyons (on loan at St Mirren) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Wales WAL Lewis Mansell (on loan at Partick Thistle) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
16 DF Scotland SCO Paul Caddis 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
45 MF England ENG Kasey Palmer (on loan from Chelsea) 17 3 10+4 1 0+0 0 2+1 2
28 MF England ENG Willem Tomlinson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

[edit]
As of 5 May 2019[103]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 23 MF England Bradley Dack 15 1 2 18
2 10 FW England Danny Graham 15 0 1 16
3 14 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 10 0 0 10
4 7 FW England Adam Armstrong 5 1 3 9
5 4 MF England Harrison Reed 3 0 0 3
= 17 DF England Amari'i Bell 3 0 0 3
= 24 FW England Joe Nuttall 2 0 1 3
= 26 DF Republic of Ireland Darragh Lenihan 2 1 0 3
= 45 MF England Kasey Palmer 1 0 2 3
9 8 MF England Joe Rothwell 2 0 0 2
= 32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 1 0 1 2
12 5 DF England Jack Rodwell 1 0 0 1
= 19 FW England Ben Brereton 1 0 0 1
= 25 DF England Paul Downing 0 0 1 1
= 27 MF England Lewis Travis 1 0 0 1
= 31 MF Jamaica Elliott Bennett 1 0 0 1
— — — Own goal 1 0 0 0
Total 64 3 11 78

Transfers

[edit]

Summer

[edit]

Transfers in

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM England Joe Rothwell Oxford United Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2018 CM England Sam Durrant Liverpool Undisclosed [104]
2 July 2018 CM England Jacob Davenport Manchester City Undisclosed [9]
6 August 2018 CF England Adam Armstrong Newcastle United £1,750,000 [105] [18]
23 August 2018 CM England Jack Rodwell Sunderland Free transfer [19]

Total outgoing: +/- ~£ 1,750,000+

Transfers out

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2018 GK England Matthew Campbell Free agent End of contract [4]
30 June 2018 CM England Matthew Chan Free agent End of contract [4]
30 June 2018 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron Dillon Free agent End of contract [4]
30 June 2018 RM England Callum Dolan Free agent End of contract [4]
30 June 2018 CB England Ben Donnelly-Blackburn Free agent End of contract [4]
30 June 2018 LM England Liam Feeney Blackpool End of contract [4][20]
30 June 2018 CB England Frank Jones Free agent End of contract [4]
30 June 2018 CF England Brad Lynch Free agent End of contract [4]
30 June 2018 CB England Elliott Ward Notts County End of contract [4][29]
31 August 2018 RB Scotland Paul Caddis Bradford City Mutual consent [26][106]
31 August 2018 CM England Peter Whittingham Free agent Mutual consent [27]

Total incoming: +/- ~£ 0

Loans in

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.
30 July 2018 AM England Kasey Palmer Chelsea Season Long (Recalled 9 Jan 2019) [16][47]
27 August 2018 CM England Harrison Reed Southampton Season Long [21]
28 August 2018 CF England Ben Brereton Nottingham Forest Initial Loan until January [22]
31 August 2018 FW England Mitchel Candlin Walsall Initial Loan until January (Recalled) [28][50]
4 September 2018 CM Northern Ireland Brad Lyons Northern Ireland Coleraine Initial Loan until January [30]

Loans out

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
22 July 2018 DF England Scott Wharton Lincoln City Season Long (Recalled) [15][58]
3 August 2018 DF England Matthew Platt Accrington Stanley Season Long (recalled) [17][44]
30 August 2018 DF England Sam Hart Rochdale Season Long (recalled) [23][44]
30 August 2018 MF England Lewis Hardcastle Port Vale Season Long (recalled) [24][46]
7 September 2018 CF Wales Lewis Mansell FC United of Manchester One Month (extended) [31][34]
7 September 2018 LB England Lewis Thompson FC United of Manchester One Month (extended) (recalled) [31][34][37][107]
21 September 2018 LB England Jack Doyle Maidstone United Three Months (cut short) [32][36]
28 September 2018 GK England Oliver Byrne Bamber Bridge One Month [33]
26 October 2018 GK England Charlie Albinson Warrington Town One Month (extended) [35][41]

Winter

[edit]

Transfers in

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
4 January 2019 CF England Ben Brereton Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [45]
11 January 2019 CM Northern Ireland Brad Lyons Northern Ireland Coleraine Undisclosed [49]
28 January 2019 RW England Harry Chapman Middlesbrough Undisclosed [60]
30 January 2019 CB Gibraltar Louie Annesley Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Undisclosed [61]

Total outgoing: +/- ~£

Transfers out

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
31 January 2019 GK England Oliver Byrne Stevenage Undisclosed [62]
31 January 2019 CM England Willem Tomlinson Mansfield Town Mutual Consent [63][66]
31 January 2019 FW England Okera Simmonds Accrington Stanley Mutual Consent [63][65]
28 March 2019 CM England Lewis Hardcastle Barrow Free [80]
1 April 2019 GK England Ben Winterbottom Liverpool Undisclosed [108]

Total incoming: +/- ~£ 0

Loans in

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.

Loans out

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
14 January 2019 GK England Oliver Byrne Stevenage 31 January 2019 [51][62]
15 January 2019 LB England Sam Hart Southend United Season-Long [53]
15 January 2019 CM Northern Ireland Brad Lyons Scotland St Mirren Season-Long [52]
16 January 2019 CB England Sam Barnes Marine One Month (extended) [54]
16 January 2019 FW Wales Lewis Mansell Scotland Partick Thistle Season-Long [55]
18 January 2019 CB England Joe Grayson Grimsby Town Season-Long [56]
23 January 2019 CB England Scott Wharton Bury Season-Long [58]
24 January 2019 CB England Paul Downing Doncaster Rovers Season-Long [59]
8 February 2019 GK England Andy Fisher FC United of Manchester One Month (extended) [67][75]
8 February 2019 CM England Lewis Hardcastle Barrow One Month (extended) [68][76]
9 February 2019 CB England Matthew Platt Southport One Month (extended) [70][76]

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