List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players

Blackburn Rovers Football Club was founded in 1875, first entered the FA Cup four years later, and became a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. The club's first team have been English champions three times, and have won six FA Cups, one Football League Cup and one Full Members' Cup. All players who have made 100 or more appearances in nationally or internationally organised competitive matches for the club should be listed below.

Each player's details include the duration of his Rovers career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in domestic league matches and in all senior competitive matches. Where applicable, the list also includes the national team(s) for which the player was selected.

Key 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 as a substitute are included. Statistics are correct up to and including the end of the 2023–24 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season. + Positions keyGKGoalkeeperDFDefenderFBFull backCDCentral defenderMFMidfielderCHCentre halfWHWing halfWWingerFWForwardIFInside forwardCFCentre forwardUUtility player

Players with 100 or more appearances

+ Table of players, including playing position, club statistics and international selectionPlayerClub careerLeagueTotalInternationalselectionNotesAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWH1883–189514821957IF/GK1884–18931103713949CF1887–189310897132121W1887–18921893–1894973712351FB1888–189410611272—FB1889–18911893–190021622452IF1889–1894982211326CH/WH1889–1897174719610W1891–18971345014752CH1892–18971898–19001781920020—New Brighton TowerFB1892–189610901220—GK1893–189710801200—WH1896–19001111012311WH1896–19021906–190915121632FB1897–19205291457614W1898–19051922520631CH/WH1898–190312251295—CF1899–19031694318247—CH1899–19061441215212—W1899–19082505726557—GK1901–190812601320—FW1903–1907994210443—WH1903–19203863642639GK1903–190810401130WH1904–19089811052FB1905–191927803050CF1905–19121326714370IF/HB1906–19152107523995IF1906–191525694281104FB1907–191510301100—WH1907–192027263006—W1908–19141491116414—GK1908–191311401290CH/CF1908–19101911–19151383415242—CH1910–192017251936—GK1911–192014401570—W1911–19151511516922W1913–19232281924420IF1913–1920976210565CF1914–19231407115173—IF1919–1924963410034—WH/CH1919–19323601239713FW1919–19281162412525—CH1919–192312781389—FB1919–192620752256GK1920–192722702480IF1921–19271504616149WH1921–192611101240—FB1921–192517401910—IF/WH1922–19271753819438—WH1923–192916171849W1923–1926981810819—CF1923–19271933–1934171121177122WH/FW1923–19322233725144—FB1924–193011401280—GK1925–193215501730—IF1925–19322507927687W1925–19291564116944FB1926–193212741465FB1926–193324702610IF1927–19352474427549—CH1927–193214441624—W1929–1938324108344115WH1929–19341652317624—W1929–19361132411524—GK1930–193618301960—CH1930–193614321462—W1930–19331294714055FB1931–193721302250—CF1931–19361718217984—FB1932–194721822372 wartimeCH1933–19493201134511—WH1933–194921832393—IF1937–19461104411748—W1938–19481953–19562125723058WH1946–195632393339—U1946–19552241924520—GK1946–195610701120—FW1947–19521504215744—FB1947–195310751115—IF1948–19572877330274FB1948–19604062043221W1948–19521291513817—FB/CH1949–195517601870—WH1951–19695811566516GK1951–195619202080—CH1951–195618612021—IF1951–19561599216695—CF1952–1957194140204143 England BU1952–19601191012812—FW1954–1969438101503115FB1954–196920002330—IF1955–19601314914452FW1956–196117988205104GK1956–196116601880—W1956–19611934721853 Scottish SchoolsWH1956–1965268831212CH1956–196326023073—FB1959–196515321842—CH1959–19661652118421IF/WH1959–196718389213103CF1959–196419711346115874FB1960–1969306935710W1961–19661245014964—GK1961–196618702210—W1962–19682202924936—W1962–19671604018143—MF1964–196712041354—CD1964–197114141514—FW1965–19701283014134—MF1965–19711653018339WH/CH1965–196910351135FB1965–197124702770—W1966–19701493616439GK1967–19709601100—CF1968–19752245725563—.MF1968–198019833872145126GK1970–197624202770MF1970–19813503840946—FB1970–197814821704—MF/DF1971–19749431083— CD1971–19865962468926—FW1971–19741064512054—MF1971–19749061037—FB1971–197617111941—CD/MF1973–19791481817520—FW1974–1976861810428—CD1974–197710941314—MF/FB1974–19791322016021—FB1975–197912011441 England BCH1976–19873702343124W1977–19873174038154GK1977–198010401220— CF1978–1992484168570194—FB1979–198729453385— FB1979–198727323102—CF/MF1980–19861411415616— GK1981–199028903340MF1981–198611471237—W1981–19892681630518— CD1982–199020642484— MF1983–19881823520841W1983–19881012011522—CF1983–1986852410026— MF1986–19922023524541 FW1987–19911162914434 CD1987–19891991–19983363440835CD1987–19929641135—FB/MF1987–199112611511GK19871991–199513401620EvertonMF1987–1992174920910FB1987–199113431563—FB/MF1988–19952573431439—CD1989–199412321515— CD1990–19941471017312W1990–19992693131234FW1991–19961302816748 England BW1992–19981871322816 FW1992–1996138112171130MF1992–19992462530031Norwich CityFor FA Cup appearance omitted by worldfootball.net: DF1993–19972000–200325072967Manchester UnitedGK1993–199917702170FW1993–19991444616953FB1993–199712971547 FW1994–19991304716159FB1995–200115511941MF1995–19999031034MF1996–20052461428020 W1997–20031842722335MF1998–20032007–20153165037859W1998–200311351376CD1998–20048851256 FW1999–20051534418257Individual player pages linked from: DF1999–200513441465— GK2000–200828813571DF2001–20058601102 MF2001–20092331029412DF/MF2001–200718852278FW2002–2004832710037 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Notes

Player statistics include games played while on loan from clubs listed below. Unless individually sourced, loaning clubs come from the appearances source.

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