Blackburn Rovers is an English professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire. The club has competed eight times in UEFA competitions in its history, with its first entry coming in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup. Additionally, the club has also participated in the minor Anglo-Scottish Cup on a number of occasions. History 1994–95 UEFA Cup Blackburn's first foray into European competition came following the club's second-place finish in the 1993–94 FA Premier League. Drawn against Swedish side Trelleborg in the first round, Blackburn were unable to negotiate the two-legged tie and were eliminated.
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate1994–95UEFA CupFirst round Trelleborg0–113,7752–26,7302–3 1995–96 UEFA Champions League In 1995, Blackburn won the league championship, and thus qualified for Europe's premier competition, the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. Drawn in a group alongside teams from Russia, Poland and Norway, Blackburn went into the competition with a degree of confidence that they would be able to negotiate what was felt to be a less difficult group than it might have been. However, the club ultimately came bottom of their group with a single win from their six games.
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate1995–96UEFA Champions LeagueGroup B Spartak Moscow0–120,9400–325,0004th Rosenborg4–120,6771–212,210 Legia Warsaw0–020,8970–115,000 1998–99 UEFA Cup Having missed out on European competition for three seasons, Blackburn qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup thanks to their sixth place finish in the Premier League. Drawn in the first round against French club Lyon, Blackburn again failed to negotiate their way through, losing 3–2 on aggregate. Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate1998–99UEFA CupFirst round Lyon0–113,6462–224,5582–3 2002–03 UEFA Cup Having won the 2001–02 Football League Cup, their first trophy since the 1994–95 Premier League title, Blackburn gained qualification for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, the club's third attempt at the competition. This saw them get through the opening round of European competition for the first time thanks to an away goals victory over Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia, which led to them meeting Celtic in the second round. Ultimately, Blackburn were unable to negotiate the so-called "Battle of Britain" tie, and were eliminated by the Scottish side. Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate2002–03UEFA CupFirst round CSKA Sofia1–118,3003–318,0004–4 (a)Second round Celtic0–229,6980–155,5530–3
2003–04 UEFA Cup Blackburn's sixth place finish in the 2002–03 FA Premier League saw them once again enter the UEFA Cup the following season, which saw them drawn against Gençlerbirliği from Turkey. Once again Blackburn were unable to get past the first round of the competition, this time losing 4–2 on aggregate over the two legs.
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate2003–04UEFA CupFirst round Gençlerbirliği1–114,5731–314,1022–4 2006–07 UEFA Cup Another sixth place finish in the league saw Blackburn qualify for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. Having beaten Red Bull Salzburg in the opening round, the club qualified for the group stage. Three wins in the group stage led to Blackburn finish top and reach the latter stages of a UEFA competition for the first time. In the following Round of 32, the club faced off against Bayer Leverkusen, who knocked them out 3–2 on aggregate.
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate2006–07UEFA CupFirst round Red Bull Salzburg2–018,8882–216,1404–2Group E Wisła Kraków2–110,5001st Basel3–013,789 Feyenoord0–028,000 Nancy1–012,568Round of 32 Bayer Leverkusen0–025,1242–317,9062–3 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup Although only finishing tenth in the 2006–07 FA Premier League, Blackburn were the highest ranked club in the table that applied for entry into the UEFA Intertoto Cup that had not otherwise qualified for European football. As a result, the club entered UEFA's summer competition for the first time. The format of the competition meant that, entering in the third round, victory in a single two-legged tie would provide a place in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Drawn against FK Vėtra of Lithuania, Blackburn secured a 6–0 aggregate victory, the club's largest such win in European competition. Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate2007UEFA Intertoto CupThird round FK Vėtra4–011,8542–04,2006–0 2007–08 UEFA Cup Having negotiated the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Blackburn gained a place in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Entering in the second qualifying round, the club negotiated its way past Finnish side MyPa 47 before being eliminated in the first round proper by Larissa of Greece.
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate2007–08UEFA CupSecond qualifying round MyPa 472–013,4901–03,3403–0First round AEL2–120,7410–28,1262–3
Overall record in UEFA competitions
Record by competition Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Best performanceUEFA Champions League 611458-3Group stage (1995–96)UEFA Cup 2278727270Round of 32 (2006–07)UEFA Intertoto Cup 220080+8Third round (2007) Total 30 10 9 11 40 35 +5 Record by nation Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Opponents211042+2Red Bull Salzburg2020440CSKA Sofia220030+3MyPa-473111330Lyon, Nancy201123-1Bayer Leverkusen210123-1AEL220060+6FK Vėtra1010000Feyenoord210153+2Rosenborg3111220Legia Warsaw, Wisła Kraków200204-4Spartak Moscow200203-3Celtic110030+3Basel201123-1Trelleborg201124-2Gençlerbirliği Record by match Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1994–95UEFA CupFirst round Trelleborg0–12–22–31995–96UEFA Champions LeagueGroup B Spartak Moscow0–10–34th Rosenborg4–11–2 Legia Warsaw0–00–11998–99UEFA CupFirst round Lyon0–12–22–31998–99UEFA CupFirst round CSKA Sofia1–13–34–4 (a)Second round Celtic0–20–10–32003–04UEFA CupFirst round Gençlerbirliği1–11–32–42006–07UEFA CupFirst round Red Bull Salzburg2–02–24–2Group E Wisła Kraków2–11st Basel3–0 Feyenoord0–0 Nancy1–0Round of 32 Bayer Leverkusen0–02–32–32007UEFA Intertoto CupThird round FK Vėtra4–02–06–02007–08UEFA CupSecond qualifying round MyPa 472–01–03–0First round AEL2–10–22–3
All-time goalscorers in UEFA competitions The following is a list of Blackburn's goalscorers in official UEFA competitions:
RankPlayerChampions LeagueUEFA CupIntertoto CupTotal1 Benni McCarthy0325=2 David Bentley0404 Mike Newell4004=4 Matt Derbyshire0112 Jason Roberts0112 Robbie Savage0202 Alan Shearer1102=8 Damien Duff0101 Brett Emerton0101 Garry Flitcroft0101 Corrado Grabbi0101 Matt Jansen0101 Francis Jeffers0101 Lucas Neill0101 Shabani Nonda0101 Egil Østenstad0101 Morten Gamst Pedersen0011 Sébastien Pérez0101 Christopher Samba0011 Roque Santa Cruz0101 Chris Sutton0101 David Thompson0101 Tugay Kerimoğlu0101 Stephen Warnock0101
Non-UEFA competitions Anglo-Scottish Cup Blackburn Rovers participated in every instance of the Anglo-Scottish Cup, a competition inaugurated in 1975 as a reincarnation of the Texaco Cup. 1975–76 Anglo-Scottish Cup Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1975–76Group C Sheffield United1–31st Manchester City1–0 Blackpool3–2Quarter-final Motherwell0–01–21–2 1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1976–77Group A Burnley1–14th Blackpool1–0 Bolton Wanderers0–2 1977–78 Anglo-Scottish Cup Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1977–78Group A Burnley1–21st Blackpool3–1 Bolton Wanderers2–0Quarter-final Hibernian0–11–21–3 1978–79 Anglo-Scottish Cup Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1978–79Group A Blackpool1–02nd Preston North End1–0 Burnley1–1 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1979–80Group A Blackpool2–22nd Burnley2–2 Preston North End1–1 1980–81 Anglo-Scottish Cup Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1980–81Group D Blackpool0–22nd Preston North End1–0 Carlisle United4–1
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