2021–22 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
The 2021–22 season was Blackburn Rovers' 134th season as a professional football club. The club participated in the Championship for a fourth consecutive season.[2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
| 2021–22 season | |
|---|---|
| CEO | Steve Waggott |
| Manager | Tony Mowbray[1] |
| Stadium | Ewood Park |
| Championship | 8th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| EFL Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ben Brereton Díaz (22) All: Ben Brereton Díaz (22) |
Activity
Summer activity
May
On 14 May 2021, Rovers announced their retained list, Ryan Nyambe, Joe Rothwell and Joe Rankin-Costello have had the one-year options in their contracts activated. Bradley Johnson has extended his stay by a further 12 months. Discussions are ongoing with club captain Elliott Bennett regarding the possibility of extending his stay, however he is free to consider other options. Harry Chapman has been offered a new contract.
Corry Evans, Charlie Mulgrew, Amari'i Bell, Stewart Downing, Lewis Holtby, Joe Grayson, Stefan Mols, Lewis Thompson, Ben Paton, Brad Lyons and Tom White, along with scholars James Connolly, George Wyatt and Ben Pleavin, have all been informed that they will not be retained by the club when their current contracts/agreements are due to expire on June 30th 2021
The following players from the development squad Dan Pike, Sam Burn, Sam Barnes, Louie Annesley, Jalil Saadi and Sam Durrant their time with the club has been extended. The following second year scholars have all been offered their first professional contracts with the club Lennie Cirino, Jared Harlock, Zak Gilsenan, Alex Baker and Aidan Dowling. Joe Ferguson and Brandon Lonsdale have had their scholarships extended into a third year.[3]
On 17 May 2021, Rovers announced a new partnership with kit manufacturers Macron, with a 5 year deal agreed to become Official Technical Kit Sponsor and Supplier.[4]
On 18 May 2021, Rovers announced u18 striker Alex Baker had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2 year deal until 2023.[5]
On 19 May 2021, Rovers announced u23 striker Sam Burn had signed a new 1 year deal until 2022, with the option of a further 12 months.[6]
On 20 May 2021, Rovers announced u18 goalkeeper Aidan Dowling had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2 year deal until 2023.[7]
On 21 May 2021, Rovers announced u18 attacker Zak Gilsenan had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2 year deal until 2023.[8]
On 22 May 2021, Rovers announced u23 defender Dan Pike had signed a new contract, a 2 year deal until 2023, with the option of a 12 month extension.[9]
On 24 May 2021, Rovers announced defender Scott Wharton had signed a new contract, a 3 year deal until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months.[10]
On 25 May 2021, Rovers announced u18 midfielder Jared Harlock had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2 year deal until 2023.[11]
On 27 May 2021, Rovers announced u23 defender Lenni Cirino had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2 year deal until 2023.[12]
On 29 May 2021, Brentford were promoted to the Premier League by way of the EFL Championship play-offs. With David Raya's promotion as a result activating a promotion bonus in which Rovers stood to gain £2 million.[13]
June
On 3 June 2021, Rovers announced u23 midfielder Jake Garrett had signed a new long-term contract, a 4 year deal until 2025.[14]
On 4 June 2021, Rovers announced midfielder Joe Rankin-Costello had signed a new long-term contract, a 3 year deal until 2024.[15]
On 8 June 2021, Barrow announced the signing of Tom White following his release from Rovers.[16]
On 14 June 2021, Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Joe Hilton had signed a new contract, a 2 year deal until 2023.[17]
On 15 June 2021, Dundee United announced the signing of Charlie Mulgrew following his release from Rovers,[18] Also Rovers announced u23 defender Louie Annesley signed a new 2 year deal until 2023.[19]
On 17 June 2021, Rovers announced midfielder Elliott Bennett will join Shrewsbury Town,[20] Also Kilmarnock announced the signing of Brad Lyons following his release from Rovers.[21]
On 23 June 2021, Barrow announced the signing of Joe Grayson following his release from Rovers.[22]
On 24 June 2022, Cardiff City announced the signing of James Connolly following his release from Rovers.[23]
On 25 June 2021, Luton Town announced the signing of Amari'i Bell following his release from Rovers.[24]
On 28 June 2021, Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Joe Hilton had joined Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.[25]
On 29 June 2021, Rovers announced midfielder Harry Chapman had signed a new 12 month contract until 2022.[26]
On 30 June 2021, Rovers announced u23 defender Sam Barnes had signed a new 2 year deal until 2023.[27]
July
On 9 July 2021, Accrington Stanley announced the signing of Ben Pleavin following his release from Rovers.[28] Also Rovers announced u23 midfielder Sam Durrant had signed a new 1 year contract until 2022.[29]
On 15 July 2021, Sunderland announced the signing of Corry Evans following his release from Rovers.[30]
On 16 July 2021, Scunthorpe United announced the signing of Lewis Thompson following his release from Rovers,[31] Rovers also announced the appointment of John Park as the club's new Head of Recruitment.[32]
August
On 1 August 2021, Salford City announced the appointment of Rovers u23 manager Billy Barr as their assistant manager.[33] Also Stoke City announced the appointment of Rovers head of Academy recruitment Simon Cooper in a similar role.[34] Also Stewart Downing announced his retirement from football.[35]
On 6 August 2021, Ross County announced the signing of Ben Paton following his release from Rovers.[36]
On 10 August 2021, Rovers announced striker Adam Armstrong had joined Southampton for a significant undisclosed fee.[37]
On 16 August 2021, Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Leighton Clarkson on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season.[38]
On 17 August 2021, Holstein Kiel announced the signing of Lewis Holtby following his release from Rovers in the summer.[39]
On 18 August 2021, Rovers announced defender Hayden Carter had signed a new contract, a 3 year deal until 2024, with the option of a 12 month extension.[40]
On 20 August 2021, Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Aidan Dowling had joined Halifax Town on a 1 month loan.[41]
On 23 August 2021, Rovers announced the signing of attacking midfielder Ian Poveda on loan from Leeds United until the end of the season.[42]
On 29 August 2021, Rovers announced the signing of defender Jan Paul van Hecke on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the season.[43]
On 31 August 2021, Rovers announced the signing of winger Reda Khadra on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the season,[44] Rovers also announced the signing of defender Tayo Edun from Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee on a 3 year deal, with the option of a further 12 months,[45] Rovers also announced midfielder Harry Chapman had joined Burton Albion on a 6 month loan until 2 January.[46]
September
On 3 September 2021, Rovers announced the appointment of Mike Sheron as u23 head coach making the step up from u18s.[47]
On 4 September 2021, Rovers announced the appointment of Ryan Kidd as u18 head coach.[48]
On 9 September 2021, Rovers announced defender Dan Pike had joined AFC Fylde on a month's loan until 9 October,[49] Rovers also announced forward Jack Vale had joined FC Halifax Town until 2 January 2022.[50]
October
On 2 October 2021, Ramsbottom United announced the signing of George Wyatt following his release from Rovers in the summer.[51]
On 9 October 2021, Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Aidan Dowling had joined Lancaster City on a month's loan until 6 November.[52]
On 12 October 2021, Warrington Town announced the signing of Stefan Mols following his release from Rovers in the summer.[53]
On 16 October 2021, Rovers announced u23 forward Sam Burns had joined FC United on a month's loan until 13 November.[54]
On 22 October 2021, Rovers announced u18 forward Brandon Lonsdale had joined Lancaster City on a month's loan until 20 November.[55]
On 28 October 2021, Rovers announced u18 defender George Pratt had joined Hyde United on loan until 27 November.[56]
On 29 October 2021, Rovers announced u23 defender Louie Annesley had joined Woking on loan until 4 December.[57]
November
On 25 November 2021, Rovers announced the return of Chris Samba as an academy coach.[58]
On 26 November 2021, Rovers announced u18 forward Brandon Lonsdale had joined Macclesfield on a short-term loan until 3 January.[59]
Winter activity
December
On 8 December 2021, Rovers announced u18 striker Harry Leonard had signed his 1st professional contract, a long-term deal until 2025.[60]
On 21 December 2021, Rovers announced defender Dan Pike had rejoined AFC Fylde on a month's loan until 16 January.[61]
January
On 1 January 2022, Rovers announced forward Sam Gallagher had signed a new 2 year contract until 2024, with the option of a 12 month extension.[62]
On 2 January 2022, Rovers announced that Leighton Clarkson had returned to Liverpool.[63]
On 4 January 2022, Rovers announced that u23 forward Sam Burns had joined Scunthorpe United until the end of the season.[64]
On 5 January 2022, Rovers announced u23 defender Louie Annesley had extended his stay at Woking until 15 May 22.[65]
On 6 January 2022, Rovers announced the signing of Irish right back James Brown from Drogheda United on a free transfer following a successful trial.[66]
On 14 January 2022, Rovers announced the signing of Dutch right back Deyovaisio Zeefuik from Hertha Berlin on loan, with a view to making the deal permanent at the end of the season.[67]
On 15 January 2022, Rovers announced that defender Hayden Carter had joined Portsmouth until the end of the season.[68]
On 18 January 2022, Rovers announced the signing of Dilan Markanday from Tottenham Hotspur on a 3 and half year deal, with the option of a further 12 months, for an undisclosed fee.[69] Also Rovers announced defender Tyler Magloire had joined Northampton Town until the end of the season.[70] Rovers also announced that Totally Wicked will be the new shirt sponsor for the rest of the season after the partnership with Recoverite Compression ended with immediate effect.[71]
On 30 January 2022, Rovers announced the signing of Ryan Hedges from Aberdeen on a 3 and half year deal, with the option of a further 12 months, for an undisclosed fee.[72]
On 31 January 2022, Rovers announced u23 attacker Connor McBride had joined Queens Park until the end of the season.[73] Rovers also announced midfielder Harry Chapman had re-joined Burton Albion until the end of the season.[74] Rovers also announced that attacker Daniel Butterworth had joined Fleetwood Town until the end of the season.[75] Also Rovers announced the signing of English midfielder Ryan Giles from Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.[76]
February
On 11 February 2022, Rovers announced goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski had signed a new 3 and half year contract until 2025.[77]
On 14 February 2022, Rovers announced u23 midfielder Adam Wharton had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2 and half year contract until 2024, with the option of a further 12 months.[78]
March
On 2 March 2022, Rovers announced defender James Brown who initially joined on a 6 month deal had signed a new contract until 2024, with the option of a further 12 months.[79]
April
On 24 April 2022, Rovers announced that the club have won the Diversity Award at this year's EFL Awards.[80]
May
On 1 May 2022, Rovers announced u23 forward Sam Burns had signed a new 1 year contract until 2023.[81]
On 3 May 2022, Rovers announced their end of season award winners Jan Paul van Hecke was voted Player of the Year, Reda Khadra's goal against QPR was voted Goal of the Season, John Buckley won Young Player of the Year, Ben Brereton won both Players Player of the Year and Junior Rovers Player of the Year, Darragh Lenihan was awarded a Special Club award, Sam Gallagher was awarded the Man of the Match award, Lewis Travis was awarded a Team Contribution award & Scott Wharton was awarded an Unsung Hero award.
Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 16 March 2022. List is representative of players who have made an appearance for the first-team this season and of information available on Rovers.co.uk.[82]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth & age | Year joined | Contract expires | Joined from | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Thomas Kaminski | 23 October 1992 | 2020 | 2025[77] | Gent | ||
| 13 | GK | Aynsley Pears | 23 April 1998 | 2020 | 2024[83] | Middlesbrough | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | Daniel Ayala | 7 November 1990 | 2020 | 2023[84] | Middlesbrough | ||
| 24 | DF | Hayden Carter | 17 December 1999 | 2014 | 2024[40] | Academy | Option for 12 month extension. On loan at Portsmouth | |
| 26 | DF | Darragh Lenihan | 16 March 1994 | 2011 | 2022[85] | Academy | ||
| 36 | DF | Tyler Magloire | 21 December 1998 | 2019 | 2022[86] | Academy | On loan at Northampton Town | |
| 2 | DF | Ryan Nyambe | 4 December 1997 | 2011 | 2022[3] | Academy | ||
| 3 | DF | Harry Pickering | 29 December 1998 | 2021 | 2025[87] | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 25 | DF | Jan Paul van Hecke | 8 June 2000 | 2021 | 2022[43] | Brighton & Hove Albion | On loan from Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| 16 | DF | Scott Wharton | 3 October 1997 | 2010 | 2024[10] | Academy | Option for 12-month extension. | |
| 42 | DF | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | 11 March 1998 | 2022 | 2022[67] | Hertha Berlin | On loan from Hertha Berlin, option to purchase at end of season | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 21 | MF | John Buckley | 13 October 1999 | 2006 | 2024[88] | Academy | Option for 12-month extension. | |
| 17 | MF | Harry Chapman | 5 November 1997 | 2019 | 2022 [26] | Middlesbrough | On loan at Burton Albion | |
| 23 | MF | Bradley Dack | 31 December 1993 | 2017 | 2023[89] | Gillingham | Option for 12-month extension. | |
| 6 | MF | Jacob Davenport | 28 December 1998 | 2018 | 2022 [90] | Manchester City | ||
| 20 | MF | Tayo Edun | 14 May 1998 | 2021 | 2024[45] | Lincoln City | Option for 12 month extension. | |
| 28 | MF | Ryan Giles | 26 January 2000 | 2022 | 2022[76] | Wolverhampton Wanderers | On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 19 | MF | Ryan Hedges | 8 July 1995 | 2022 | 2025[72] | Aberdeen | Option for 12-month extension. | |
| 4 | MF | Bradley Johnson | 28 April 1987 | 2019 | 2022[3] | Derby County | ||
| 11 | MF | Joe Rankin-Costello | 26 July 1999 | 2014 | 2024[15] | Academy | ||
| 8 | MF | Joe Rothwell | 11 January 1995 | 2018 | 2022[3] | Oxford United | ||
| 27 | MF | Lewis Travis | 16 October 1997 | 2014 | 2026[91] | Academy | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 22 | FW | Ben Brereton Diaz | 18 April 1999 | 2018 | 2022[92] | Nottingham Forest | Option for 12-month extension.[93] | |
| 14 | FW | Daniel Butterworth | 14 September 1999 | 2016 | 2022 [94] | Academy | On at Fleetwood Town | |
| 10 | FW | Tyrhys Dolan | 28 December 2001 | 2020 | 2024[95] | Preston North End | Option for 12-month extension. | |
| 9 | FW | Sam Gallagher | 15 September 1995 | 2019 | 2024[62] | Southampton | Option for 12-month extension. | |
| 7 | FW | Reda Khadra | 4 July 2001 | 2021 | 2022[44] | Brighton & Hove Albion | On loan from Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| 18 | FW | Dilan Markanday | 20 August 2001 | 2022 | 2025[69] | Tottenham Hotspur | Option for 12-month extension. | |
| 30 | FW | Ian Poveda | 9 February 2000 | 2021 | 2022 [42] | Leeds United | On loan from Leeds United | |
| 37 | FW | Jack Vale | 3 March 2001 | 2017 | 2023[96] | Academy | ||
Other players
Players and squad numbers last updated on 16 March 2022. List below includes players that have been issued a squad number for the 2021-22 season but haven't made an appearance for the first-team and aren't listed as part of the first-team setup on Rovers.co.uk.[82]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth & age | Year joined | Contract expires | Joined from | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 45 | GK | Jordan Eastham | 8 September 2001 | 2016 | 2022[97] | Academy | ||
| 41 | GK | Antonis Stergiakis | 16 March 1999 | 2020 | 2023[98] | Slavia Sofia | Option for 12-month extension. | |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | James Brown | 4 June 1998 | 2022 | 2024[79] | Drogheda United | Option for 12 month extension. | |
| 33 | DF | Lenni Cirino | 25 January 2003 | 2017 | 2023[12] | Academy | ||
| 39 | DF | Ashley Phillips | 26 June 2005 | 2017 | Academy | |||
| 34 | DF | Daniel Pike | 1 September 2002 | 2010 | 2023[9] | Academy | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 35 | MF | Jake Garrett | 10 March 2003 | 2013 | 2025[14] | Academy | ||
| 40 | MF | Adam Wharton | 2 June 2004 | 2010 | 2024[78] | Academy | Option for 12 months extension | |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 32 | FW | Connor McBride | 20 January 2001 | 2020 | 2022[99] | Celtic | Option for 12 month extension. On loan at Queens Park | |
Pre-season
Blackburn Rovers confirmed they would play friendlies against AFC Fylde,[100] Bradford City,[101] Leeds United[102] and Bolton Wanderers[100] as part of their pre-season preparations.
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | AFC Fylde | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Medlar-with-Wesham |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Mill Farm |
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Bradford City | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 28 July 2021 Friendly | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Leeds United | Blackburn |
| 19:30 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium |
Competitions
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 75 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 70 | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 69 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 69 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 67 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 66 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[103]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 24 | −1 |
Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Rovers fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[104]
| 7 August 2021 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Swansea City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,260 Referee: David Webb |
| 18 August 2021 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST |
| Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 24,850 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 28 August 2021 5 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 14 September 2021 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Hull City | Blackburn |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,140 Referee: John Brooks |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 5–1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 11,670 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 28 September 2021 10 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 19 October 2021 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Shepherd's Bush |
| 19:45 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Referee: David Webb |
| 6 November 2021 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Sheffield United | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 17,291 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 24 November 2021 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–0 | Peterborough United | Blackburn |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,038 Referee: John Brooks |
| 27 November 2021 20 | Stoke City | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,739 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 4 December 2021 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Preston North End | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,487 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 11 December 2021 22 | Bournemouth | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Kings Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,064 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 18 December 2021 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–0 | Birmingham City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Buckley 6', 41' Khadra 52' Brereton 60' (pen.), 79' | Report | Šunjić 43' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,148 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 2 January 2022 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Blackburn |
| 14:00 GMT | Travis 33' Buckley 39' van Hecke 84' | Report | High 14' Holmes 80' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,313 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 19 January 2022 27 | Hull City | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Kingston upon Hull |
| 19:45 GMT | Honeyman 8' Eaves 67' | Report | Rothwell 81' Lenihan 88' Brereton Díaz 90+5' | Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 13,950 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 29 January 2022 28 | Luton Town | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bree 29' Lockyer 47' Cornick 90+6' | Report | Van Hecke 28' Kaminski 90+6' | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,987 Referee: James Linington |
| 5 February 2022 30 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Landore |
| 17:30 GMT | Obafemi 16' Ntcham 37' Manning 38' 53' Christie 90+2' | Report | Rothwell 24' Buckley 33' | Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,933 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 9 February 2022 31 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn |
| 19:45 GMT | Buckley 18' Lenihan 40' 53' Rothwell 50' Brereton Díaz 59' | Report | Garner 22', 69' Colback 31' Surridge 87' Johnson 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,869 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 14 February 2022 32 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Rankin-Costello 41' | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 20,680 Referee: John Brooks |
| 23 February 2022 33 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Egan 29' Gibbs-White 56' Berge 58' Goode 66' Davies 90+2' | Report | Rothwell 26' Travis 67' Khadra 72' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,495 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 26 February 2022 34 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Blackburn |
| 12:30 GMT | Khadra 77' Travis 84' Kaminski 89' Wharton 90+1' | Report | Field 6' Chair 90+2' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,293 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 12 March 2022 37 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Bristol City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Khadra 49' Dack 83' | Report | Scott 26' Bentley 87' Weimann 88', 90+2' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,567 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 15 March 2022 38 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Derby County | Blackburn |
| 19:45 GMT | Wharton 53' Dolan 59' Travis 83' Gallagher 90+7' | Report | Morrison 28', 67' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,406 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 2 April 2022 40 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Pickering 8' (o.g.) Robins 10' Maatsen 76' Gyökeres 78', 90+9' | Report | van Hecke 37' Dack 46' Gallagher 49' Brereton Díaz 63' Buckley 68' Wharton 78', 82' | Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 19,939 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 15 April 2022 42 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Peterborough |
| 15:00 BST | Fuchs 51' Szmodics 83' Marriott 87' | Report | Edun 22' 41' Brereton Díaz 77' van Hecke 83' | Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 9,426 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 18 April 2022 43 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Stoke City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 BST | Wharton 32' van Hecke 34' | Report | Brown 4' Maja 23' Smith 56' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 30 April 2022 45 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | Bournemouth | Blackburn |
| 15:00 BST | Wharton 15' Hedges 40' Buckley 48' van Hecke 52' | Report | Phillips 3' Solanke 21' Billing 70', 79' Zemura 87' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,396 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 7 May 2022 46 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Bordesley |
| 12:30 BST | Pedersen 78' | Report | Buckley 29' Edun 43' Brereton Díaz 45' | Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Referee: Andy Davies |
FA Cup
Rovers were drawn away to Wigan Athletic in the third round.[105]
| 8 January 2022 Third round | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Power 61', 86' McClean 73' Whatmough 75' Aasgaard 90+4' | Report | van Hecke 21' Dolan 33' Khadra 49' Buckley 64' Butterworth 72' Ayala 89' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,892 Referee: Tim Robinson |
EFL Cup
On 24 June 2021, the first round draw was confirmed.[106][107]
Backroom staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Tony Mowbray |
| Assistant manager | Mark Venus |
| First-team coach | David Lowe |
| First-team coach | Damien Johnson |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ben Benson |
| Head of Recruitment | John Park |
| Head of Academy | Stuart Jones |
| Head of Academy coaching | Tony Carss |
| Under-23 lead coach | Mike Sheron |
| Under-18 lead coach | Ryan Kidd |
Last updated: May 2017
Source: [108]
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 7 May 2022[109]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | BEL | Thomas Kaminski | 45 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Aynsley Pears | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | GRE | Antonis Stergiakis | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | ENG | Jordan Eastham | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NAM | Ryan Nyambe | 32 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Harry Pickering | 33 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Daniel Ayala | 22 | 3 | 16+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | James Brown | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Scott Wharton | 30 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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The 2021 22 season was Blackburn Rovers 134th season as a professional football club The club participated in the Championship for a fourth consecutive season 2 Along with competing in the Championship the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 Blackburn Rovers2021 22 seasonCEOSteve WaggottManagerTony Mowbray 1 StadiumEwood ParkChampionship8thFA CupThird roundEFL CupFirst roundTop goalscorerLeague Ben Brereton Diaz 22 All Ben Brereton Diaz 22 Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 2020 212022 23 Contents 1 Activity 1 1 Summer activity 1 1 1 May 1 1 2 June 1 1 3 July 1 1 4 August 1 1 5 September 1 1 6 October 1 1 7 November 1 2 Winter activity 1 2 1 December 1 2 2 January 1 2 3 February 1 2 4 March 1 2 5 April 1 2 6 May 2 Squad information 2 1 Other players 3 Pre season 4 Competitions 4 1 Championship 4 1 1 League table 4 1 2 Results summary 4 1 3 Results by matchday 4 1 4 Matches 4 2 FA Cup 4 3 EFL Cup 5 Backroom staff 6 Squad statistics 6 1 Appearances and goals 6 2 Goalscorers 7 Transfers 7 1 Summer 7 1 1 Transfers in 7 1 2 Transfers out 7 1 3 Loans in 7 1 4 Loans out 7 2 Winter 7 2 1 Transfers in 7 2 2 Transfers out 7 2 3 Loans in 7 2 4 Loans out 8 ReferencesActivity EditSummer activity Edit May Edit On 14 May 2021 Rovers announced their retained list Ryan Nyambe Joe Rothwell and Joe Rankin Costello have had the one year options in their contracts activated Bradley Johnson has extended his stay by a further 12 months Discussions are ongoing with club captain Elliott Bennett regarding the possibility of extending his stay however he is free to consider other options Harry Chapman has been offered a new contract Corry Evans Charlie Mulgrew Amari i Bell Stewart Downing Lewis Holtby Joe Grayson Stefan Mols Lewis Thompson Ben Paton Brad Lyons and Tom White along with scholars James Connolly George Wyatt and Ben Pleavin have all been informed that they will not be retained by the club when their current contracts agreements are due to expire on June 30th 2021The following players from the development squad Dan Pike Sam Burn Sam Barnes Louie Annesley Jalil Saadi and Sam Durrant their time with the club has been extended The following second year scholars have all been offered their first professional contracts with the club Lennie Cirino Jared Harlock Zak Gilsenan Alex Baker and Aidan Dowling Joe Ferguson and Brandon Lonsdale have had their scholarships extended into a third year 3 On 17 May 2021 Rovers announced a new partnership with kit manufacturers Macron with a 5 year deal agreed to become Official Technical Kit Sponsor and Supplier 4 On 18 May 2021 Rovers announced u18 striker Alex Baker had signed his 1st professional contract a 2 year deal until 2023 5 On 19 May 2021 Rovers announced u23 striker Sam Burn had signed a new 1 year deal until 2022 with the option of a further 12 months 6 On 20 May 2021 Rovers announced u18 goalkeeper Aidan Dowling had signed his 1st professional contract a 2 year deal until 2023 7 On 21 May 2021 Rovers announced u18 attacker Zak Gilsenan had signed his 1st professional contract a 2 year deal until 2023 8 On 22 May 2021 Rovers announced u23 defender Dan Pike had signed a new contract a 2 year deal until 2023 with the option of a 12 month extension 9 On 24 May 2021 Rovers announced defender Scott Wharton had signed a new contract a 3 year deal until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months 10 On 25 May 2021 Rovers announced u18 midfielder Jared Harlock had signed his 1st professional contract a 2 year deal until 2023 11 On 27 May 2021 Rovers announced u23 defender Lenni Cirino had signed his 1st professional contract a 2 year deal until 2023 12 On 29 May 2021 Brentford were promoted to the Premier League by way of the EFL Championship play offs With David Raya s promotion as a result activating a promotion bonus in which Rovers stood to gain 2 million 13 June Edit On 3 June 2021 Rovers announced u23 midfielder Jake Garrett had signed a new long term contract a 4 year deal until 2025 14 On 4 June 2021 Rovers announced midfielder Joe Rankin Costello had signed a new long term contract a 3 year deal until 2024 15 On 8 June 2021 Barrow announced the signing of Tom White following his release from Rovers 16 On 14 June 2021 Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Joe Hilton had signed a new contract a 2 year deal until 2023 17 On 15 June 2021 Dundee United announced the signing of Charlie Mulgrew following his release from Rovers 18 Also Rovers announced u23 defender Louie Annesley signed a new 2 year deal until 2023 19 On 17 June 2021 Rovers announced midfielder Elliott Bennett will join Shrewsbury Town 20 Also Kilmarnock announced the signing of Brad Lyons following his release from Rovers 21 On 23 June 2021 Barrow announced the signing of Joe Grayson following his release from Rovers 22 On 24 June 2022 Cardiff City announced the signing of James Connolly following his release from Rovers 23 On 25 June 2021 Luton Town announced the signing of Amari i Bell following his release from Rovers 24 On 28 June 2021 Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Joe Hilton had joined Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season 25 On 29 June 2021 Rovers announced midfielder Harry Chapman had signed a new 12 month contract until 2022 26 On 30 June 2021 Rovers announced u23 defender Sam Barnes had signed a new 2 year deal until 2023 27 July Edit On 9 July 2021 Accrington Stanley announced the signing of Ben Pleavin following his release from Rovers 28 Also Rovers announced u23 midfielder Sam Durrant had signed a new 1 year contract until 2022 29 On 15 July 2021 Sunderland announced the signing of Corry Evans following his release from Rovers 30 On 16 July 2021 Scunthorpe United announced the signing of Lewis Thompson following his release from Rovers 31 Rovers also announced the appointment of John Park as the club s new Head of Recruitment 32 August Edit On 1 August 2021 Salford City announced the appointment of Rovers u23 manager Billy Barr as their assistant manager 33 Also Stoke City announced the appointment of Rovers head of Academy recruitment Simon Cooper in a similar role 34 Also Stewart Downing announced his retirement from football 35 On 6 August 2021 Ross County announced the signing of Ben Paton following his release from Rovers 36 On 10 August 2021 Rovers announced striker Adam Armstrong had joined Southampton for a significant undisclosed fee 37 On 16 August 2021 Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Leighton Clarkson on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season 38 On 17 August 2021 Holstein Kiel announced the signing of Lewis Holtby following his release from Rovers in the summer 39 On 18 August 2021 Rovers announced defender Hayden Carter had signed a new contract a 3 year deal until 2024 with the option of a 12 month extension 40 On 20 August 2021 Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Aidan Dowling had joined Halifax Town on a 1 month loan 41 On 23 August 2021 Rovers announced the signing of attacking midfielder Ian Poveda on loan from Leeds United until the end of the season 42 On 29 August 2021 Rovers announced the signing of defender Jan Paul van Hecke on loan from Brighton amp Hove Albion until the end of the season 43 On 31 August 2021 Rovers announced the signing of winger Reda Khadra on loan from Brighton amp Hove Albion until the end of the season 44 Rovers also announced the signing of defender Tayo Edun from Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee on a 3 year deal with the option of a further 12 months 45 Rovers also announced midfielder Harry Chapman had joined Burton Albion on a 6 month loan until 2 January 46 September Edit On 3 September 2021 Rovers announced the appointment of Mike Sheron as u23 head coach making the step up from u18s 47 On 4 September 2021 Rovers announced the appointment of Ryan Kidd as u18 head coach 48 On 9 September 2021 Rovers announced defender Dan Pike had joined AFC Fylde on a month s loan until 9 October 49 Rovers also announced forward Jack Vale had joined FC Halifax Town until 2 January 2022 50 October Edit On 2 October 2021 Ramsbottom United announced the signing of George Wyatt following his release from Rovers in the summer 51 On 9 October 2021 Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Aidan Dowling had joined Lancaster City on a month s loan until 6 November 52 On 12 October 2021 Warrington Town announced the signing of Stefan Mols following his release from Rovers in the summer 53 On 16 October 2021 Rovers announced u23 forward Sam Burns had joined FC United on a month s loan until 13 November 54 On 22 October 2021 Rovers announced u18 forward Brandon Lonsdale had joined Lancaster City on a month s loan until 20 November 55 On 28 October 2021 Rovers announced u18 defender George Pratt had joined Hyde United on loan until 27 November 56 On 29 October 2021 Rovers announced u23 defender Louie Annesley had joined Woking on loan until 4 December 57 November Edit On 25 November 2021 Rovers announced the return of Chris Samba as an academy coach 58 On 26 November 2021 Rovers announced u18 forward Brandon Lonsdale had joined Macclesfield on a short term loan until 3 January 59 Winter activity Edit December Edit On 8 December 2021 Rovers announced u18 striker Harry Leonard had signed his 1st professional contract a long term deal until 2025 60 On 21 December 2021 Rovers announced defender Dan Pike had rejoined AFC Fylde on a month s loan until 16 January 61 January Edit On 1 January 2022 Rovers announced forward Sam Gallagher had signed a new 2 year contract until 2024 with the option of a 12 month extension 62 On 2 January 2022 Rovers announced that Leighton Clarkson had returned to Liverpool 63 On 4 January 2022 Rovers announced that u23 forward Sam Burns had joined Scunthorpe United until the end of the season 64 On 5 January 2022 Rovers announced u23 defender Louie Annesley had extended his stay at Woking until 15 May 22 65 On 6 January 2022 Rovers announced the signing of Irish right back James Brown from Drogheda United on a free transfer following a successful trial 66 On 14 January 2022 Rovers announced the signing of Dutch right back Deyovaisio Zeefuik from Hertha Berlin on loan with a view to making the deal permanent at the end of the season 67 On 15 January 2022 Rovers announced that defender Hayden Carter had joined Portsmouth until the end of the season 68 On 18 January 2022 Rovers announced the signing of Dilan Markanday from Tottenham Hotspur on a 3 and half year deal with the option of a further 12 months for an undisclosed fee 69 Also Rovers announced defender Tyler Magloire had joined Northampton Town until the end of the season 70 Rovers also announced that Totally Wicked will be the new shirt sponsor for the rest of the season after the partnership with Recoverite Compression ended with immediate effect 71 On 30 January 2022 Rovers announced the signing of Ryan Hedges from Aberdeen on a 3 and half year deal with the option of a further 12 months for an undisclosed fee 72 On 31 January 2022 Rovers announced u23 attacker Connor McBride had joined Queens Park until the end of the season 73 Rovers also announced midfielder Harry Chapman had re joined Burton Albion until the end of the season 74 Rovers also announced that attacker Daniel Butterworth had joined Fleetwood Town until the end of the season 75 Also Rovers announced the signing of English midfielder Ryan Giles from Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season 76 February Edit On 11 February 2022 Rovers announced goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski had signed a new 3 and half year contract until 2025 77 On 14 February 2022 Rovers announced u23 midfielder Adam Wharton had signed his 1st professional contract a 2 and half year contract until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months 78 March Edit On 2 March 2022 Rovers announced defender James Brown who initially joined on a 6 month deal had signed a new contract until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months 79 April Edit On 24 April 2022 Rovers announced that the club have won the Diversity Award at this year s EFL Awards 80 May Edit On 1 May 2022 Rovers announced u23 forward Sam Burns had signed a new 1 year contract until 2023 81 On 3 May 2022 Rovers announced their end of season award winners Jan Paul van Hecke was voted Player of the Year Reda Khadra s goal against QPR was voted Goal of the Season John Buckley won Young Player of the Year Ben Brereton won both Players Player of the Year and Junior Rovers Player of the Year Darragh Lenihan was awarded a Special Club award Sam Gallagher was awarded the Man of the Match award Lewis Travis was awarded a Team Contribution award amp Scott Wharton was awarded an Unsung Hero award Squad information EditPlayers and squad numbers last updated on 16 March 2022 List is representative of players who have made an appearance for the first team this season and of information available on Rovers co uk 82 Note Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nat Name Date of birth amp age Year joined Contract expires Joined from OtherGoalkeepers1 GK Thomas Kaminski 1992 10 23 23 October 1992 age 30 2020 2025 77 Gent13 GK Aynsley Pears 1998 04 23 23 April 1998 age 24 2020 2024 83 MiddlesbroughDefenders5 DF Daniel Ayala 1990 11 07 7 November 1990 age 32 2020 2023 84 Middlesbrough24 DF Hayden Carter 1999 12 17 17 December 1999 age 23 2014 2024 40 Academy Option for 12 month extension On loan at Portsmouth26 DF Darragh Lenihan 1994 03 16 16 March 1994 age 29 2011 2022 85 Academy36 DF Tyler Magloire 1998 12 21 21 December 1998 age 24 2019 2022 86 Academy On loan at Northampton Town2 DF Ryan Nyambe 1997 12 04 4 December 1997 age 25 2011 2022 3 Academy3 DF Harry Pickering 1998 12 29 29 December 1998 age 24 2021 2025 87 Crewe Alexandra25 DF Jan Paul van Hecke 2000 06 08 8 June 2000 age 22 2021 2022 43 Brighton amp Hove Albion On loan from Brighton amp Hove Albion16 DF Scott Wharton 1997 10 03 3 October 1997 age 25 2010 2024 10 Academy Option for 12 month extension 42 DF Deyovaisio Zeefuik 1998 03 11 11 March 1998 age 25 2022 2022 67 Hertha Berlin On loan from Hertha Berlin option to purchase at end of seasonMidfielders21 MF John Buckley 1999 10 13 13 October 1999 age 23 2006 2024 88 Academy Option for 12 month extension 17 MF Harry Chapman 1997 11 05 5 November 1997 age 25 2019 2022 26 Middlesbrough On loan at Burton Albion23 MF Bradley Dack 1993 12 31 31 December 1993 age 29 2017 2023 89 Gillingham Option for 12 month extension 6 MF Jacob Davenport 1998 12 28 28 December 1998 age 24 2018 2022 90 Manchester City20 MF Tayo Edun 1998 05 14 14 May 1998 age 24 2021 2024 45 Lincoln City Option for 12 month extension 28 MF Ryan Giles 2000 01 26 26 January 2000 age 23 2022 2022 76 Wolverhampton Wanderers On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers19 MF Ryan Hedges 1995 07 08 8 July 1995 age 27 2022 2025 72 Aberdeen Option for 12 month extension 4 MF Bradley Johnson 1987 04 28 28 April 1987 age 35 2019 2022 3 Derby County11 MF Joe Rankin Costello 1999 07 26 26 July 1999 age 23 2014 2024 15 Academy8 MF Joe Rothwell 1995 01 11 11 January 1995 age 28 2018 2022 3 Oxford United27 MF Lewis Travis 1997 10 16 16 October 1997 age 25 2014 2026 91 AcademyForwards22 FW Ben Brereton Diaz 1999 04 18 18 April 1999 age 23 2018 2022 92 Nottingham Forest Option for 12 month extension 93 14 FW Daniel Butterworth 1999 09 14 14 September 1999 age 23 2016 2022 94 Academy On at Fleetwood Town10 FW Tyrhys Dolan 2001 12 28 28 December 2001 age 21 2020 2024 95 Preston North End Option for 12 month extension 9 FW Sam Gallagher 1995 09 15 15 September 1995 age 27 2019 2024 62 Southampton Option for 12 month extension 7 FW Reda Khadra 2001 07 04 4 July 2001 age 21 2021 2022 44 Brighton amp Hove Albion On loan from Brighton amp Hove Albion18 FW Dilan Markanday 2001 08 20 20 August 2001 age 21 2022 2025 69 Tottenham Hotspur Option for 12 month extension 30 FW Ian Poveda 2000 02 09 9 February 2000 age 23 2021 2022 42 Leeds United On loan from Leeds United37 FW Jack Vale 2001 03 03 3 March 2001 age 22 2017 2023 96 AcademyOther players Edit Players and squad numbers last updated on 16 March 2022 List below includes players that have been issued a squad number for the 2021 22 season but haven t made an appearance for the first team and aren t listed as part of the first team setup on Rovers co uk 82 Note Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nat Name Date of birth amp age Year joined Contract expires Joined from OtherGoalkeepers45 GK Jordan Eastham 2001 09 08 8 September 2001 age 21 2016 2022 97 Academy41 GK Antonis Stergiakis 1999 03 16 16 March 1999 age 24 2020 2023 98 Slavia Sofia Option for 12 month extension Defenders15 DF James Brown 1998 06 04 4 June 1998 age 24 2022 2024 79 Drogheda United Option for 12 month extension 33 DF Lenni Cirino 2003 01 25 25 January 2003 age 20 2017 2023 12 Academy39 DF Ashley Phillips 2005 06 26 26 June 2005 age 17 2017 Academy34 DF Daniel Pike 2002 09 01 1 September 2002 age 20 2010 2023 9 AcademyMidfielders35 MF Jake Garrett 2003 03 10 10 March 2003 age 20 2013 2025 14 Academy40 MF Adam Wharton 2004 06 02 2 June 2004 age 18 2010 2024 78 Academy Option for 12 months extensionForwards32 FW Connor McBride 2001 01 20 20 January 2001 age 22 2020 2022 99 Celtic Option for 12 month extension On loan at Queens ParkPre season EditBlackburn Rovers confirmed they would play friendlies against AFC Fylde 100 Bradford City 101 Leeds United 102 and Bolton Wanderers 100 as part of their pre season preparations AFC Fylde v Blackburn Rovers 10 July 2021 FriendlyAFC Fylde0 1Blackburn RoversMedlar with Wesham15 00 BST Report 74 McBride Stadium Mill Farm Everton v Blackburn Rovers 17 July 2021 FriendlyEverton1 0Blackburn RoversHalewood13 00 BST Gbamin 36 Report Stadium Finch Farm Attendance 0 Behind closed doors Bradford City v Blackburn Rovers 24 July 2021 FriendlyBradford City2 0Blackburn RoversBradford15 00 BST Angol 19 pen Cooke 57 Report Stadium Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance 1 660Referee Andy Haines Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United 28 July 2021 FriendlyBlackburn Rovers1 1Leeds UnitedBlackburn19 30 BST McBride 73 Report 81 Struijk Stadium Ewood Park Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers 31 July 2021 FriendlyBolton Wanderers2 2Blackburn RoversHorwich15 00 BST Johnston 28 Carter 51 o g Report 68 72 Brereton Stadium University of Bolton StadiumCompetitions EditChampionship Edit Main article 2021 22 EFL Championship League table Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 18 75 Qualification for Championship play offs6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 8 757 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 9 708 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 9 699 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 8 6910 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 7 6711 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 1 66Source EFL Official WebsiteRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored 4 Head to head results 5 Wins 6 Away goals 7 Penalty points sec 9 5 8 12 point sending off offences 103 Results summary Edit Overall Home AwayPld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD46 19 12 15 59 50 9 69 12 5 6 36 26 10 7 7 9 23 24 1Last updated 7 May 2022 Source citation needed Results by matchday Edit Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAResultWDWLDDWDWLLDLWWLWDWWWWWWDWLWDLLDLWLDLWLDDLLWLWPosition486910108666891312712787444333332222354545566788798Updated to match es played on 7 May 2022 Source EFLA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches Edit Rovers fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021 104 Blackburn Rovers v Swansea City 7 August 2021 1Blackburn Rovers2 1Swansea CityBlackburn15 00 BST Gallagher 36 Brereton 48 pen Report 52 Paterson Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 10 260Referee David Webb Millwall v Blackburn Rovers 14 August 2021 2Millwall1 1Blackburn RoversBermondsey15 00 BST Wallace 64 Report 76 Brereton Stadium The Den Attendance 12 490Referee Andy Davies Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers 18 August 2021 3Nottingham Forest1 2Blackburn RoversWest Bridgford19 45 BST Colback 54 Zinckernagel 69 Lawrence Gabriel 85 90 Report 47 Ayala 66 Gallagher 71 Carter 86 Lenihan 90 2 Brereton Stadium The City Ground Attendance 24 850Referee Gavin Ward Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion 21 August 2021 4Blackburn Rovers1 2West Bromwich AlbionBlackburn15 00 BST Brereton 51 Travis 58 Report 1 Mowatt 18 Livermore 45 4 Phillips 81 Furlong Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 11 926Referee Tony Harrington Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers 28 August 2021 5Middlesbrough1 1Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough15 00 BST Howson 36 Morsy 10 Olusanya 87 Report 17 Gallagher 19 79 Carter 87 Travis 90 4 Dolan Stadium Riverside Stadium Referee Michael Salisbury Blackburn Rovers v Luton Town 11 September 2021 6Blackburn Rovers2 2Luton TownBlackburn15 00 BST Lenihan 8 Dolan 27 48 Pickering 31 Brereton 49 Gallagher 67 Report 36 Naismith 49 Sluga 50 Jerome 59 Osho 61 Lansbury 73 90 8 Berry Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 11 241Referee Oliver Langford Blackburn Rovers v Hull City 14 September 2021 7Blackburn Rovers2 0Hull CityBlackburn19 45 BST Ayala 61 Brereton 65 Pickering 74 Report 59 Elder 79 Bernard Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 9 140Referee John Brooks Barnsley v Blackburn Rovers 18 September 2021 8Barnsley0 0Blackburn RoversBarnsley15 00 BST Report 47 Dolan Stadium Oakwell Attendance 13 640Referee Andy Woolmer Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City 25 September 2021 9Blackburn Rovers5 1Cardiff CityBlackburn15 00 BST Gallagher 24 Brereton 32 45 2 90 pen Dolan 53 Report 8 Flint 58 Morrison 89 Phillips Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 11 670Referee Keith Stroud Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers 28 September 2021 10Huddersfield Town3 2Blackburn RoversHuddersfield19 45 BST Vallejo 36 Ward 60 84 Sarr 63 Nicholls 90 3 Report 57 65 pen Brereton Stadium John Smith s Stadium Referee Jeremy Simpson Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers 2 October 2021 11Blackpool2 1Blackburn RoversBlackpool15 00 GMT Lavery 4 Yates 24 Ekpiteta 46 Wintle 87 Bowler 90 5 Report 25 Ayala 50 Brereton Stadium Bloomfield Road Attendance 13 419Referee Josh Smith Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City 16 October 2021 12Blackburn Rovers2 2Coventry CityBlackburn15 00 BST Buckley 28 Rothwell 39 Gallagher 45 van Hecke 73 Report 62 Walker 68 o g Kaminski 79 Kane 90 4 Hamer Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 14 110Referee Matt Donohue Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers 19 October 2021 13Queens Park Rangers1 0Blackburn RoversShepherd s Bush19 45 BST Dickie 28 Chair 83 Amos 90 4 Report 45 1 Clarkson 50 Butterworth 55 Rothwell Stadium Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Referee David Webb Blackburn Rovers v Reading 23 October 2021 2021 10 23 14Blackburn Rovers2 0ReadingBlackburn15 00 BST Buckley 38 Gallagher 61 Dolan 64 van Hecke 72 Poveda 79 Johnson 90 1 Report 56 Swift 90 2 Drinkwater Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 10 517Referee Tony Harrington Derby County v Blackburn Rovers 30 October 2021 2021 10 30 15Derby County1 2Blackburn RoversDerby15 00 BST Shinnie 29 Lawrence 50 Davies 89 Report 8 20 Brereton 59 Lenihan 86 Buckley 88 Khadra 89 Poveda 90 2 Travis Stadium Pride Park Referee Steve Martin Blackburn Rovers v Fulham 2 November 2021 2021 11 02 16Blackburn Rovers0 7FulhamBlackburn19 45 GMT van Hecke 30 Edun 74 Report 6 79 Kebano 19 Mitrovic 54 58 Wilson 81 90 1 Muniz Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 9 326Referee Jarred Gillett Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United 6 November 2021 17Blackburn Rovers3 1Sheffield UnitedBlackburn15 00 GMT Khadra 37 Brereton 59 Poveda 70 Lenihan 76 Report 2 Brewster 5 Bogle 24 Fleck 80 Norwood Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 17 291Referee Oliver Langford Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers 20 November 2021 18Bristol City1 1Blackburn RoversBristol15 00 GMT O Dowda 34 Williams 71 Massengo 74 Lenihan 76 Report 33 Nyambe 75 Brereton 82 Rothwell Stadium Ashton Gate Referee John Busby Blackburn Rovers v Peterborough United 24 November 2021 19Blackburn Rovers4 0Peterborough UnitedBlackburn19 45 GMT Pickering 16 Brereton 35 60 53 Lenihan 45 Report 44 Beevers 71 Edwards Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 9 038Referee John Brooks Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers 27 November 2021 20Stoke City0 1Blackburn RoversStoke on Trent15 00 GMT Brown 60 Davies 74 Chester 75 Wilmot 90 Report 52 Khadra 74 Dolan 81 Nyambe 89 Pickering 90 1 Brereton Stadium Bet365 Stadium Attendance 21 739Referee Tim Robinson Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End 4 December 2021 21Blackburn Rovers1 0Preston North EndBlackburn15 00 GMT Lenihan 15 Brereton 53 van Hecke 65 Travis 68 Report 65 Riis Jakobsen 83 Evans Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 18 487Referee Gavin Ward Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers 11 December 2021 22Bournemouth0 2Blackburn RoversKings Park15 00 GMT L Cook 38 Stacey 54 Marcondes 62 Report 21 o g Pearson 42 Brereton 65 86 van Hecke 90 1 Buckley Stadium Vitality Stadium Attendance 10 064Referee Simon Hooper Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City 18 December 2021 23Blackburn Rovers4 0Birmingham CityBlackburn15 00 GMT Buckley 6 41 Khadra 52 Brereton 60 pen 79 Report Sunjic 43 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 12 148Referee Geoff Eltringham Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley 29 December 2021 24Blackburn Rovers2 1BarnsleyBlackburn19 45 GMT Rothwell 24 Brereton Diaz 65 Lenihan 67 Gallagher 83 Kaminski 88 Report Morris 45 1 Benson 64 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 14 228Referee Dean Whitestone Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town 2 January 2022 25Blackburn Rovers0 0Huddersfield TownBlackburn14 00 GMT Travis 33 Buckley 39 van Hecke 84 Report High 14 Holmes 80 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 16 313Referee Keith Stroud Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers 15 January 2022 26Cardiff City0 1Blackburn RoversLeckwith12 30 GMT Drameh 41 Ng 59 Collins 72 Pack 90 5 Report Rothwell 14 van Hecke 42 Travis 50 Lenihan 55 Nyambe 59 76 Wharton 76 Kaminski 90 2 Stadium Cardiff City Stadium Referee Matt Donohue Hull City v Blackburn Rovers 19 January 2022 27Hull City2 0Blackburn RoversKingston upon Hull19 45 GMT Honeyman 8 Eaves 67 Report Rothwell 81 Lenihan 88 Brereton Diaz 90 5 Stadium MKM Stadium Attendance 13 950Referee Thomas Bramall Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough 24 January 2022 28Blackburn Rovers1 0MiddlesbroughBlackburn19 45 GMT Nyambe 37 Travis 50 Gallagher 67 Wharton 81 Edun 90 11 Report Taylor 4 Crooks 15 Connolly 26 Tavernier 29 McNair 90 3 Jones 90 9 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 14 670Referee Darren England Luton Town v Blackburn Rovers 29 January 2022 28Luton Town0 0Blackburn RoversLuton15 00 GMT Bree 29 Lockyer 47 Cornick 90 6 Report Van Hecke 28 Kaminski 90 6 Stadium Kenilworth Road Attendance 9 987Referee James Linington Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers 5 February 2022 30Swansea City1 0Blackburn RoversLandore17 30 GMT Obafemi 16 Ntcham 37 Manning 38 53 Christie 90 2 Report Rothwell 24 Buckley 33 Stadium Swansea com Stadium Attendance 16 933Referee Tim Robinson Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest 9 February 2022 31Blackburn Rovers0 2Nottingham ForestBlackburn19 45 GMT Buckley 18 Lenihan 40 53 Rothwell 50 Brereton Diaz 59 Report Garner 22 69 Colback 31 Surridge 87 Johnson 90 pen Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 13 869Referee Josh Smith West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers 14 February 2022 32West Bromwich Albion0 0Blackburn RoversWest Bromwich20 00 GMT Report Rankin Costello 41 Stadium The Hawthorns Attendance 20 680Referee John Brooks Sheffield United v Blackburn Rovers 23 February 2022 33Sheffield United1 0Blackburn RoversSheffield19 45 GMT Egan 29 Gibbs White 56 Berge 58 Goode 66 Davies 90 2 Report Rothwell 26 Travis 67 Khadra 72 Stadium Bramall Lane Attendance 26 495Referee Matt Donohue Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers 26 February 2022 34Blackburn Rovers1 0Queens Park RangersBlackburn12 30 GMT Khadra 77 Travis 84 Kaminski 89 Wharton 90 1 Report Field 6 Chair 90 2 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 14 293Referee Jeremy Simpson Fulham v Blackburn Rovers 5 March 2022 35Fulham2 0Blackburn RoversFulham12 30 GMT Kebano 25 Wilson 35 Williams 64 Ream 80 Report Dolan 35 Lenihan 87 Stadium Craven Cottage Referee David Webb Blackburn Rovers v Millwall 8 March 2022 36Blackburn Rovers0 0MillwallBlackburn19 45 GMT van Hecke 90 Report Cooper 41 Wallace 67 Saville 73 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 12 874Referee Geoff Eltringham Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City 12 March 2022 37Blackburn Rovers0 1Bristol CityBlackburn15 00 GMT Khadra 49 Dack 83 Report Scott 26 Bentley 87 Weimann 88 90 2 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 13 567Referee Gavin Ward Blackburn Rovers v Derby County 15 March 2022 38Blackburn Rovers3 1Derby CountyBlackburn19 45 GMT Wharton 53 Dolan 59 Travis 83 Gallagher 90 7 Report Morrison 28 67 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 12 406Referee Tony Harrington Reading v Blackburn Rovers 19 March 2022 39Reading1 0Blackburn RoversReading15 00 GMT Yiadom 15 Laurent 78 Report Buckley 49 Wharton 90 4 Stadium Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee James Linington Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers 2 April 2022 40Coventry City2 2Blackburn RoversCoventry15 00 BST Pickering 8 o g Robins 10 Maatsen 76 Gyokeres 78 90 9 Report van Hecke 37 Dack 46 Gallagher 49 Brereton Diaz 63 Buckley 68 Wharton 78 82 Stadium Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance 19 939Referee Peter Bankes Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool 9 April 2022 41Blackburn Rovers1 1BlackpoolBlackburn15 00 BST Gallagher 10 63 Pickering 80 Report Dougall 44 Ekpiteta 48 Madine 85 Bowler 90 2 Connolly 90 6 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 17 806Referee Matt Donohue Peterborough United v Blackburn Rovers 15 April 2022 42Peterborough United2 1Blackburn RoversPeterborough15 00 BST Fuchs 51 Szmodics 83 Marriott 87 Report Edun 22 41 Brereton Diaz 77 van Hecke 83 Stadium Weston Homes Stadium Attendance 9 426Referee Chris Kavanagh Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City 18 April 2022 43Blackburn Rovers0 1Stoke CityBlackburn15 00 BST Wharton 32 van Hecke 34 Report Brown 4 Maja 23 Smith 56 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 13 428Referee Geoff Eltringham Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers 25 April 2022 44Preston North End1 4Blackburn RoversPreston19 45 BST Browne 29 38 Whiteman 62 Report Pickering 1 Gallagher 9 21 Buckley 12 63 Lenihan 37 Travis 52 Stadium Deepdale Referee Jeremy Simpson Blackburn Rovers v Bournemouth 30 April 2022 45Blackburn Rovers0 3BournemouthBlackburn15 00 BST Wharton 15 Hedges 40 Buckley 48 van Hecke 52 Report Phillips 3 Solanke 21 Billing 70 79 Zemura 87 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 21 396Referee Keith Stroud Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers 7 May 2022 46Birmingham City1 2Blackburn RoversBordesley12 30 BST Pedersen 78 Report Buckley 29 Edun 43 Brereton Diaz 45 Stadium St Andrew s Stadium Referee Andy Davies FA Cup Edit Main article 2021 22 FA Cup Rovers were drawn away to Wigan Athletic in the third round 105 Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers 8 January 2022 Third roundWigan Athletic3 2Blackburn RoversWigan15 00 GMT Power 61 86 McClean 73 Whatmough 75 Aasgaard 90 4 Report van Hecke 21 Dolan 33 Khadra 49 Buckley 64 Butterworth 72 Ayala 89 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 9 892Referee Tim Robinson EFL Cup Edit Main article 2021 22 EFL Cup On 24 June 2021 the first round draw was confirmed 106 107 Blackburn Rovers v Morecambe 10 August 2021 First roundBlackburn Rovers1 2MorecambeBlackburn19 45 BST Buckley 6 Dolan 22 Davenport 81 Report Stockton 52 O Connor 75 Phillips 84 pen 90 1 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 5 283Referee Steve MartinBackroom staff EditPosition StaffManager Tony MowbrayAssistant manager Mark VenusFirst team coach David LoweFirst team coach Damien JohnsonGoalkeeping coach Ben BensonHead of Recruitment John ParkHead of Academy Stuart JonesHead of Academy coaching Tony CarssUnder 23 lead coach Mike SheronUnder 18 lead coach Ryan KiddLast updated May 2017Source 108 Squad statistics EditAppearances and goals Edit As of 7 May 2022 109 No Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK BEL Thomas Kaminski 45 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 013 GK ENG Aynsley Pears 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 041 GK GRE Antonis Stergiakis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 045 GK ENG Jordan Eastham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 DF NAM Ryan Nyambe 32 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03 DF ENG Harry Pickering 33 2 31 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 05 DF ESP Daniel Ayala 22 3 16 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 015 DF IRL James Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 DF ENG Scott Wharton 30 2 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 025 DF span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. | |||||||||