Blackburn 1996/1997

Angleterre

CityBlackburn

Full nameBlackburn Rovers

Foundation1875

Stadium Ewood Park

Official websitehttps://www.rovers.co.uk/

Season

First Team

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Roster Blackburn 1996/1997

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Shay Given

Goalkeeper

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 30/05/1996

left on : 30/05/1997

B.date	20/04/1976
Age	21 years
Height	1m85
Weight	84 kg

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	2
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Clean sheets	1
Goals against	1
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	185
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Colin Hendry

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 08/11/1991

left on : 04/08/1998

B.date	07/12/1965
Age	31 years
Height	1m86
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	39
First team matches	39
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	3449
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	3449
Yellow cards	4
Red cards	0
Victories	31%
Draws	36%
Losses	33%

Ian Pearce

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 04/10/1993

left on : 18/09/1997

B.date	07/05/1974
Age	23 years
Height	1m91
Weight	98 kg

Display stats

Played matches	14
First team matches	8
On the bench	6
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	818
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	14%
Draws	36%
Losses	50%

Paul Warhurst

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 11/09/1993

left on : 01/08/1997

B.date	26/09/1969
Age	27 years
Height	1m86
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	11
First team matches	5
On the bench	6
Goals	2
Efficiency	259
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	517
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	18%
Draws	36%
Losses	45%

Nicky Marker

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 23/09/1992

left on : 29/07/1997

B.date	03/05/1965
Age	32 years
Height	1m86
Weight	83 kg

Display stats

Played matches	8
First team matches	5
On the bench	3
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	482
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	13%
Draws	38%
Losses	50%

Marlon Broomes

Right central defender

England

Arrived on : 22/03/1997

left on : 24/10/2000

B.date	28/11/1977
Age	19 years
Height	1m83
Weight	82 kg

Chris Coleman

Defender

Wales

Arrived on : 15/12/1995

left on : 01/12/1997

B.date	10/06/1970
Age	27 years
Height	1m88

Display stats

Played matches	9
First team matches	9
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	793
Yellow cards	3
Red cards	0
Victories	11%
Draws	33%
Losses	56%

Adam Reed

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/08/1995

left on : 01/02/1997

B.date	18/02/1975
Age	22 years
Height	1m83
Weight	76 kg

Jeff Kenna

Right full-back

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 15/03/1995

left on : 20/03/2001

B.date	27/08/1970
Age	26 years
Height	1m80
Weight	74 kg

Display stats

Played matches	42
First team matches	42
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	3745
Yellow cards	3
Red cards	0
Victories	29%
Draws	33%
Losses	38%

Henning Berg

Right full-back

Norway

Arrived on : 26/01/1993

left on : 11/08/1997

B.date	01/09/1969
Age	27 years
Height	1m83
Weight	74 kg

Display stats

Played matches	41
First team matches	41
On the bench	0
Goals	2
Efficiency	1834
Own goals	1
Assists	0
Minutes played	3668
Yellow cards	4
Red cards	0
Victories	29%
Draws	34%
Losses	37%

Graeme Le Saux

Left full-back

England

Arrived on : 25/03/1993

left on : 08/08/1997

B.date	17/10/1968
Age	28 years
Height	1m75
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	28
First team matches	28
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	2513
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2513
Yellow cards	6
Red cards	0
Victories	36%
Draws	32%
Losses	32%

Garry Flitcroft

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 26/03/1996

left on : 12/01/2006

B.date	06/11/1972
Age	24 years
Height	1m80
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	31
First team matches	30
On the bench	1
Goals	4
Efficiency	625
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2500
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	23%
Draws	35%
Losses	42%

Tim Sherwood

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 12/02/1992

left on : 04/02/1999

B.date	06/02/1969
Age	28 years
Height	1m86
Weight	72 kg

Display stats

Played matches	42
First team matches	42
On the bench	0
Goals	5
Efficiency	741
Own goals	1
Assists	0
Minutes played	3705
Yellow cards	9
Red cards	1
Victories	29%
Draws	33%
Losses	38%

Lars Bohinen

Centre Midfield

Norway

Arrived on : 14/10/1995

left on : 25/03/1998

B.date	08/09/1969
Age	27 years
Height	1m85
Weight	91 kg

Display stats

Played matches	27
First team matches	20
On the bench	7
Goals	3
Efficiency	675
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2025
Yellow cards	6
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Billy McKinlay

Right central midfielder

Scotland

Arrived on : 13/10/1995

left on : 24/11/2000

B.date	22/04/1969
Age	28 years
Height	1m73
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	27
First team matches	25
On the bench	2
Goals	1
Efficiency	2216
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2216
Yellow cards	11
Red cards	0
Victories	30%
Draws	37%
Losses	33%

James Beattie

Striker

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1995

left on : 10/07/1998

B.date	27/02/1978
Age	19 years
Height	1m85
Weight	84 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	159
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Chris Sutton

Striker

England

Arrived on : 13/07/1994

left on : 05/07/1999

B.date	10/03/1973
Age	24 years
Height	1m91
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	29
First team matches	28
On the bench	1
Goals	12
Efficiency	198
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2372
Yellow cards	4
Red cards	0
Victories	34%
Draws	38%
Losses	28%

Kevin Gallacher

Right Winger

Scotland

Arrived on : 22/03/1993

left on : 01/10/1999

B.date	23/11/1966
Age	30 years
Height	1m70
Weight	62 kg

Display stats

Played matches	39
First team matches	39
On the bench	0
Goals	11
Efficiency	303
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	3336
Yellow cards	5
Red cards	0
Victories	31%
Draws	38%
Losses	31%

Giorgos Donis

Right Winger

Greece

Arrived on : 06/06/1996

left on : 22/09/1997

B.date	29/10/1969
Age	27 years
Height	1m80
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	24
First team matches	14
On the bench	10
Goals	2
Efficiency	621
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1242
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	17%
Losses	50%

Stuart Ripley

Right Winger

England

Arrived on : 20/07/1992

left on : 06/07/1998

B.date	20/11/1967
Age	29 years
Height	1m80
Weight	79 kg

Display stats

Played matches	13
First team matches	5
On the bench	8
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	522
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	31%
Losses	69%

Jason Wilcox

Left Winger

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1988

left on : 17/12/1999

B.date	15/07/1971
Age	25 years
Height	1m78
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	32
First team matches	30
On the bench	2
Goals	2
Efficiency	1361
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2721
Yellow cards	3
Red cards	0
Victories	31%
Draws	38%
Losses	31%

Matty Holmes

Left Winger

England

Arrived on : 15/08/1995

left on : 21/07/1997

B.date	01/08/1969
Age	27 years
Height	1m70
Weight	67 kg

Niklas Gudmundsson

Left Winger

Sweden

Arrived on : 02/12/1995

left on : 20/03/1997

B.date	29/02/1972
Age	25 years

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	0
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	20
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Per Werner Pedersen

Forward

Denmark

Arrived on : 12/02/1997

left on : 20/10/1997

B.date	30/03/1969
Age	28 years
Height	1m86
Weight	82 kg

Display stats

Played matches	11
First team matches	6
On the bench	5
Goals	1
Efficiency	482
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	482
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	27%
Draws	36%
Losses	36%

Graham Fenton

Forward

England

Arrived on : 07/11/1995

left on : 01/08/1997

B.date	22/05/1974
Age	23 years

Display stats

Played matches	15
First team matches	5
On the bench	10
Goals	1
Efficiency	664
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	664
Yellow cards	3
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	20%
Losses	47%

Manager

Tony Parkes

Manager

B.date 05/05/1949

Age 48 years

Arrived on : 25/10/1996

Left on : 01/06/1997

30 Games

10 Victories

9 Losses

Success rate in this team:

40 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

40 %

Roy Harford

Manager

B.date 01/06/1945

Age 52 years

Arrived on : 25/05/1995

Left on : 25/10/1996

Preferred formation 4-1-2-1-2 100%

13 Games

2 Victories

7 Losses

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

36 %

Staff members

Alan Irvine	Arrived on : 01/07/1992
	Left on : 14/01/1997
Tony Parkes	Arrived on : 12/10/1991
	Left on : 25/10/1996
Terry Gennoe	Arrived on : 01/07/1991
goalkeeping coach	Left on : 01/07/1997
Derek Fazackerley	Arrived on : 01/06/1995
forward coach	Left on : 07/12/1998
Kenny Dalglish	Arrived on : 25/06/1995
Head of Football	Left on : 13/01/1997

Games list

FA Cup

17/08	17/08/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 1R1	Blackburn	0 2	Tottenham
21/08	21/08/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 2R2	Aston Villa	1 0	Blackburn
25/08	25/08/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 3R3	Man United	2 2	Blackburn
04/09	04/09/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 4R4	Blackburn	0 1	Leeds United
09/09	09/09/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 5R5	Blackburn	1 2	Derby County
14/09	14/09/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 6R6	Newcastle United	2 1	Blackburn
17/09	17/09/1996	League CupLC	2nd round2	Brentford	1 2	Blackburn
21/09	21/09/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 7R7	Blackburn	1 1	Everton
24/09	24/09/1996	League CupLC	2nd round2	Blackburn	2 0	Brentford
28/09	28/09/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 8R8	Coventry	0 0	Blackburn
12/10	12/10/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 9R9	Blackburn	0 2	Arsenal
19/10	19/10/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 10R10	S Wednesday	1 1	Blackburn
22/10	22/10/1996	League CupLC	Round of 32R32	Blackburn	0 1	Stockport
26/10	26/10/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 11R11	West Ham	2 1	Blackburn
03/11	03/11/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 12R12	Blackburn	3 0	Liverpool
16/11	16/11/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 13R13	Blackburn	1 1	Chelsea
25/11	25/11/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 14R14	Nottingham	2 2	Blackburn
30/11	30/11/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 15R15	Blackburn	2 1	Southampton
07/12	07/12/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 16R16	Leicester	1 1	Blackburn
14/12	14/12/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 17R17	Wimbledon FC	1 0	Blackburn
26/12	26/12/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 19R19	Blackburn	1 0	Newcastle United
28/12	28/12/1996	Premier LeaguePL	Round 21R21	Derby County	0 0	Blackburn
01/01	01/01/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 22R22	Everton	0 2	Blackburn
04/01	04/01/1997	FA CupFAC	3rd round3	Blackburn	1 0	Port Vale
11/01	11/01/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 23R23	Blackburn	4 0	Coventry
18/01	18/01/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 24R24	Sunderland	0 0	Blackburn
29/01	29/01/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 20R20	Tottenham	2 1	Blackburn
01/02	01/02/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 25R25	Blackburn	2 1	West Ham
15/02	15/02/1997	FA CupFAC	Round of 32R32	Blackburn	1 2	Coventry
22/02	22/02/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 27R27	Liverpool	0 0	Blackburn
01/03	01/03/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 28R28	Blackburn	1 0	Sunderland
05/03	05/03/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 32R32	Chelsea	1 1	Blackburn
11/03	11/03/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 26R26	Blackburn	1 1	Nottingham
15/03	15/03/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 29R29	Blackburn	3 1	Wimbledon FC
19/03	19/03/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 37R37	Middlesbrough	2 1	Blackburn
22/03	22/03/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 30R30	Blackburn	0 2	Aston Villa
07/04	07/04/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 31R31	Leeds United	0 0	Blackburn
12/04	12/04/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 33R33	Blackburn	2 3	Man United
19/04	19/04/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 34R34	Arsenal	1 1	Blackburn
22/04	22/04/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 35R35	Blackburn	4 1	S Wednesday
03/05	03/05/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 36R36	Southampton	2 0	Blackburn
08/05	08/05/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 18R18	Blackburn	0 0	Middlesbrough
11/05	11/05/1997	Premier LeaguePL	Round 38R38	Blackburn	2 4	Leicester

Competitions overview 1996/1997Last updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Premier League
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
38	9	15	14	42	43	-1

League Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
3	2	0	1	4	2	2
FA Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Total
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
43	12	15	16	48	47	1

Transfers: In

Players in
30/05	30/05/1996	Shay Given	Sunderland	Return from loan
06/06	06/06/1996	Giorgos Donis	Pana
12/02	12/02/1997	P. W. Pedersen	Odense	3.8 M€
22/03	22/03/1997	Marlon Broomes	Swindon Town	Return from loan
Staff members in

Transfers: Out

Players out
31/05	31/05/1996	Bobby Mimms	Palace	Free
01/06	01/06/1996	Gary Tallon	Kilmarnock
29/07	29/07/1996	Mike Newell	Birmingham	1.2 M€
30/07	30/07/1996	Alan Shearer	Newcastle	22.3 M€
01/02	01/02/1997	Adam Reed	Darlington
Players loaned out
22/01	22/01/1997	Marlon Broomes	Swindon Town	Loan
20/03	20/03/1997	N. Gudmundsson	Ipswich	Loan
Staff members out
25/10	25/10/1996	Roy Harford	Deceased	manager
13/01	13/01/1997	Kenny Dalglish	Newcastle	Head of Football
14/01	14/01/1997	Alan Irvine	Newcastle

Trophy room

Victories

League Cup	1	2002
Premier League	3	199519141912
Full Members Cup	1	1987
Championship	1	1939
FA Cup	4	1928189018861885
Community Shield	1	1912

Runner-ups

League One	1	2018
Championship	2	20011958
Community Shield	3	199519941928
Premier League	1	1994
FA Cup	1	1960

Data verified since 1888/1889

Club overall statsLast updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

26%

42%

34%

All competitions

26%

40%

33%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

26%

32%

29%

All competitions

30%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

47%

32%

39%

All competitions

43%

35%

40%

Number of times the team scores first

League

53%

26%

39%

All competitions

57%

30%

44%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

42%

47%

45%

All competitions

39%

45%

42%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

All competitions

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

All competitions

Most frequent score

Score	League	All competitions
Home
0 - 2	3 times	3 times
0 - 1	1 times	2 times
1 - 2	1 times	2 times
1 - 1	3 times	3 times
2 - 0	0 times	1 times
3 - 0	1 times	1 times
2 - 1	2 times	2 times
1 - 0	2 times	3 times
4 - 0	1 times	1 times
3 - 1	1 times	1 times
2 - 3	1 times	1 times
4 - 1	1 times	1 times
0 - 0	1 times	1 times
2 - 4	1 times	1 times

Score	League	All competitions
Away
1 - 0	2 times	2 times
2 - 2	2 times	2 times
2 - 1	4 times	4 times
1 - 2	0 times	1 times
0 - 0	5 times	5 times
1 - 1	4 times	4 times
0 - 2	1 times	1 times
2 - 0	1 times	1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

80%

20%

Away

20%

60%

20%

Total

60%

33.33%

6.67%

All competitions

Home

76.92%

15.38%

7.69%

Away

33.33%

50%

16.67%

Total

63.16%

26.32%

10.53%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

12.5%

87.5%

Away

33.33%

66.67%

Total

23.53%

76.47%

All competitions

Home

11.11%

88.89%

Away

33.33%

66.67%

Total

22.22%

77.78%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

28%

50%

22%

Min./Match

14%

64%

22%

Min./Match

21%

57%

22%

Min./Match

All competitions

27%

49%

24%

Min./Match

18%

62%

21%

Min./Match

23%

55%

22%

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 04/04/2025 at 12:10

Minutes	Goals for	Goals against
0 - 15	6	4
Best scorer : Chris Sutton - 4 Goals
16 - 30	10	5
Best scorer : Tim Sherwood - 6 Goals
31 - 45	10	13
Best scorer : Billy McKinlay - 4 Goals
46 - 60	8	3
Best scorer : Kevin Gallacher - 4 Goals
61 - 75	8	10
Best scorer : Kevin Gallacher - 5 Goals
76 - 90	6	12
Best scorer : Chris Sutton - 5 Goals

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 22/03/2025 at 13:15

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1987 and 1997 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.

11	Chelsea	1.41 pts/m
12	Leeds United	1.56 pts/m
13	Coventry	1.21 pts/m
14	Newcastle United	1.59 pts/m
15	Southampton	1.19 pts/m
16	Blackburn	1.63 pts/m
17	Norwich City	1.3 pts/m
18	Manchester City	1.38 pts/m
19	Crystal Palace	1.53 pts/m
20	West Ham	1.34 pts/m
21	Derby County	1.37 pts/m

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/08/1987. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 03/04/2025 at 20:21

Best club streaksLast updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Series	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins	5	1	3
League	5	1	2
consecutive draws	0
consecutive losses	3	1	3
League	3	1	3
consecutive matches without a win	4	8	6
League	5	10	11
consecutive matches without a draw	7	2	4
League	5	1	3
consecutive matches without a loss	7	3	6
League	9	3	6
matches with at least one goal scored	11	4	6
League	9	4	7
matches with at least one goal conceded	5	5	8
League	5	5	7
matches without scoring any goal	2	2	2
League	2	2	2
matches without conceding any goal	3	3	6
League	2	3	5

Running streaksLast updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Series Running	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins
League
consecutive losses	1	1	1
League	1	1	1
consecutive matches without a win	2	8	3
League	2	8	3
consecutive matches without a draw	1	1	1
League	1	1	1
consecutive matches without a loss
League
matches with at least one goal scored	1		1
League	1		1
matches with at least one goal conceded	1	2	1
League	1	2	1
matches without scoring any goal		1
League		1
matches without conceding any goal
League

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Blackburn 1996/1997

Roster Blackburn 1996/1997

Games list

Manager

Staff members

Games list

Competitions overview 1996/1997Last updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Total

Transfers: In

Players in

Staff members in

Transfers: Out

Players out

Players loaned out

Staff members out

Trophy room

Victories

Runner-ups

Club overall statsLast updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Number of matches without scoring

Number of matches without conceding a goal

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

Number of times the team scores first

Number of times the opponent scores first

Average minute of the first goal scored

Average minute of the first goal conceded

Most frequent score

Result when the team scores first

Result when the opponent scores first

Time leading and behind score

Season formLast updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Goals per quarterLast updated on 04/04/2025 at 12:10

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 22/03/2025 at 13:15

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 03/04/2025 at 20:21

Best club streaksLast updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

Running streaksLast updated on 28/03/2025 at 17:36

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