2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers F.C.

2020–21 season

CEO

Steve Waggott

Manager

Tony Mowbray^[1]

Stadium

15th

Third round

Second round

Top goalscorer

League: Adam Armstrong (28)
All: Adam Armstrong (29)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2020–21 season was Blackburn Rovers' 133nd season as a professional football club and it participated in the Championship for a third 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 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Summer activity

June

On the 24 Rovers announced their retained list Danny Graham, Stewart Downing, Dominic Samuel, Jayson Leutwiler, Richie Smallwood & Sam Hart discussions will be held regarding their future at the club.

From the development squad Rovers took the option to extend Matthew Platt contract by 12 months until 2021, whilst Brad Lyons & Ben Paton have both been offered new contracts, Jordan Eastham has signed a contract till 2022 while Sam Burns, Dan Pike, Jalil Saadi, Sam Durrant & James Connelly have signed contracts until 2021. Luke Brennan & Flavien Enzo Boyomo have been offered professional contracts but have yet to sign. Chanka Zimba, Jack Evans & Charley Doyle will not be retained by the club.^[3]

July

On the 1 Rovers announced the signing of young attacking midfielder Tyrhys Dolan from Preston North End on a 2-year deal following his release.^[4] Rovers also announced young winger Luke Brennan has signed his 1st professional deal, a 2-year contract until 2022, Also midfield duo Brad Lyons & Ben Paton signed 1 year deals until 2021.^[5]

On the 7 Forest Green Rovers announced the signing of Jack Evans following his release from Rovers.^[6]

On the 24 Rovers announced Danny Graham, Dominic Samuel, Jayson Leutwiler, Richie Smallwood & Sam Hart will not be offered new contracts by the club, Discussions continue to be held with Stewart Downing about extending his stay with Rovers.^[7]

On the 28 Rovers announced u23 midfielder Tom White had joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.^[8]

On the 29 Rovers announced u23 defender Matthew Platt had joined Barrow on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.^[9]

August

On the 11 Hull City announced the signing of Richie Smallwood following his release from Rovers. ^[10]

On the 12 Atlético Albacete announced the signing of Flavien Enzo Boyomo after he rejected a new contract from Rovers.^[11]

On the 16 Rovers confirmed their agreement with official principal sponsor 10bet had ended 2 years into a 3-year deal.^[12]

On the 17 Rovers announced an extension to their partnership with Totally Wicked.^[13]

On the 26 Rovers announced the signing of Belgium goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski from Gent for an undisclosed fee, on a 2-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.^[14]

On the 28 Rovers announced Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors will remain our back-of-shirt sponsor for a third successive season.^[15]

On the 29 Rovers announced a new multi year shirt sponsor with leading performance and recovery compression wear brand Recoverite Compression, The new deal will see the Recoverite Compression brand on the front of all first team, Under-23s, youth and replica kits.^[16]

September

On the 2 Rovers announced the signing of young striker Connor McBride from Celtic on a free transfer, he signed a 2-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.^[17] Also Stalybridge Celtic announced the signing of Charley Doyle following his release from Rovers.^[18]

On the 4 Cardiff City announced the signing of Chanka Zimba following his release from Rovers.^[19]

On the 7 Sunderland announced the signing of Danny Graham following his release from Rovers.^[20]

On the 11 Fleetwood Town announced the signing of Jayson Leutwiler following his release from Rovers.^[21]

On the 15 Rovers announced the signing of defender Daniel Ayala following his release from Middlesbrough on a 3-year deal until 2023.^[22]

On the 21 Gillingham announced the signing of Dominic Samuel following his release from Rovers.^[23]

On the 28 Rovers announced the signing of young goalkeeper Felix Goddard following his release from Manchester City on a 2-year scholarship.^[24]

October

On the 6 Rovers announced u23 midfielder Stefan Mols had joined Intercity on loan until the end of the season.^[25] Also Rovers announced the signing of Greek u21 goalkeeper Antonis Stergiakis from Slavia Sofia on a 3-year deal until 2023 with the option of a further 12 months.^[26]

On the 16 Rovers announced the signing of defender Barry Douglas on loan from Leeds United until the end of the season,^[27] Rovers also announced the signing of midfielder Tom Trybull on loan from Norwich City until the end of the season,^[28] Rovers also announced defender Charlie Mulgrew had joined Fleetwood Town on loan until the end of the season,^[29] Rovers also announced the signing of goalkeeper Aynsley Pears from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal until 2024,^[30] Rovers also announced goalkeeper Andy Fisher had joined Milton Keynes Dons on a permanent deal,^[31] Rovers also announced the signing of Harvey Elliott on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season.^[32]

November

On the 2 Rovers announced midfielder Stewart Downing had rejoined the club.^[33]

On the 9 Rovers announced defender Tyler Magloire had joined Hartlepool United on loan until 9 January.^[34]

On the 11 Southend United announced the signing of Sam Hart following his release from Rovers.^[35]

On the 13 Rovers announced winger Luke Brennan had joined AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season.^[36]

Winter activity

December

On the 23 Rovers announced attacking midfielder Bradley Dack had signed new 2 and half year deal until 2023, with the option of a further 12 months.^[37]

On the 31 Rovers announced winger Harry Chapman had joined Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.^[38]

January

On the 6 Rovers announced midfielder Brad Lyons had joined Morecambe on loan until the end of the season,^[39] Also defender Hayden Carter joined Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season.^[40]

On the 12 Rovers announced goalkeeper Joe Hilton had joined Fleetwood Town on an emergency 7 day loan.^[41]

On the 13 Rovers announced midfielder Luke Brennan had been recalled from his loan at AFC Fylde.^[42]

On the 14 Rovers announced the signing of defender Jarrad Branthwaite on loan from Everton until the end of the season.^[43]

On the 15 Rovers announced young midfielder Joe Nolan had signed a professional contract until 2022 following a successful trial.^[44]

On the 22 Rovers announced midfielder Stefan Mols had returned from his loan spell at Intercity.^[45]

On the 27 Rovers announced goalkeeper Joe Hilton had signed a new contract until 2022 & joined Ross County until the end of the season.^[46]

February

On the 1 Rovers announced the signing of defender Harry Pickering from Crewe Alexandra for an undisclosed fee, on a 4 and half year deal until 2025, he will remain on loan until the end of the season,^[47] Rovers also announced defender Joe Grayson had joined Oxford United on loan until the end of the season,^[48] Rovers also announced defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis had joined on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season,^[49] Rovers also announced forward Jack Vale had joined Rochdale on loan until the end of the season.^[50]

On the 2 Rovers announced midfielder Tom White had returned from his loan spell at Bolton Wanderers,^[51] Rovers also announced defender Tyler Magloire had joined Motherwell on loan until the end of the season.^[52]

On the 5 Rovers announced midfielder Tom White had joined Hartlepool United on a short-term loan deal.^[53]

On the 15 Rovers announced midfielder John Buckley signed a new long-term deal until 2024, with the option of a further 12 months.^[54]

On the 16 Rovers announced midfielder Tyrhys Dolan signed a new long-term deal until 2024, with the option of a further 12 months.^[55]

March

On the 4 Rovers announced defender Derrick Williams had left the club by mutual consent to join LA Galaxy.^[56]

April

May

On the 7 Rovers announced their end of season award winners Thomas Kaminski was voted Player of the Season,^[57] Harvey Elliott's goal against Millwall was voted Goal of the Season,^[58] Adam Armstrong was voted Player's Player of the Year & Junior Rovers Player of the Year^[59] & Tyrhys Dolan was named this season's PFA Club Community Champion.^[60]

Squad information

Squad no.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Contract expires	Other
Goalkeepers
45	Jordan Eastham	GK	(2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 23)	2022^[3]
1	Thomas Kaminski	GK	(1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 32)	2022^[14]	Option for 12-month extension.
13	Aynsley Pears	GK	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)	2024^[30]
41	Antonis Stergiakis	GK	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25)	2023^[26]	Option for 12-month extension.
Defenders
5	Daniel Ayala	DF	(1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 34)	2023^[22]
17	Amari'i Bell	DF	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30)	2021^[61]
30	Jarrad Branthwaite	DF	(2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 (age 22)	2021^[43]	on loan from Everton
25	Hayden Carter	DF	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24)	2022^[62]	on loan at Morecambe
15	Barry Douglas	DF	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 35)	2021^[27]	on loan from Leeds United
36	Joe Grayson	DF	(1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25)	2021^[63]	on loan at Oxford United
22	Taylor Harwood-Bellis	DF	(2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22)	2021^[49]	on loan from Manchester City
26	Darragh Lenihan	DF	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30)	2022^[64]
38	Tyler Magloire	DF	(1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25)	2022^[65]	on loan at Motherwell
14	Charlie Mulgrew	DF	(1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 38)	2021^[66]	on loan at Fleetwood Town
2	Ryan Nyambe	DF	(1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26)	2021 ^[67]	Option for 12-month extension.^[68]
	Harry Pickering	DF	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)	2025^[47]	on loan at Crewe Alexandra
40	Daniel Pike	DF	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 22)	2023^[69]	Option for 12-month extension.
28	Scott Wharton	DF	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)	2024^[70]	Option for 12-month extension.
Midfielders
31	Elliott Bennett	MF	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35)	2021^[71]
21	John Buckley	MF	(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25)	2024^[54]	Option for 12-month extension.
37	Luke Brennan	MF	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23)	2022^[5]
11	Harry Chapman	MF	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)	2021 ^[72]	Option for 12-month extension,^[73] on loan at Shrewsbury Town
23	Bradley Dack	MF	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30)	2023^[37]	Option for 12-month extension.
18	Jacob Davenport	MF	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)	2022 ^[74]
39	Tyrhys Dolan	MF	(2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22)	2024^[55]	Option for 12-month extension.
6	Stewart Downing	MF	(1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 40)	2021^[33]
16	Harvey Elliott	MF	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)	2021^[32]	on loan from Liverpool
29	Corry Evans	MF	(1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34)	2021^[75]
10	Lewis Holtby	MF	(1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 34)	2021^[76]
4	Bradley Johnson	MF	(1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37)	2021^[77]
34	Brad Lyons	MF	(1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 27)	2021^[5]	on loan at Burton Albion
43	Connor McBride	MF	(2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23)	2022^[17]	Option for 12-month extension.
24	Joe Rankin-Costello	MF	(1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 25)	2021^[78]	Option for 12-month extension.^[68]
8	Joe Rothwell	MF	(1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 29)	2021^[79]	Option for 12-month extension.^[68]
27	Lewis Travis	MF	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27)	2023^[80]	Option for 12 months extension
19	Tom Trybull	MF	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)	2021^[28]	on loan from Norwich City
Forwards
7	Adam Armstrong	FW	(1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27)	2022^[81]
20	Ben Brereton Díaz	FW	(1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25)	2022^[82]
32	Daniel Butterworth	FW	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)	2022 ^[83]
9	Sam Gallagher	FW	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29)	2023^[84]

Pre-season

On 14 August Rovers confirmed their pre-season scheduled.^[85]

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Fleetwood Town	1–4	Blackburn Rovers	Fleetwood
13:00 BST	Evans 14'	Report	Chapman 26' Armstrong 46' 67' Brennan 78'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Blackpool	1–3	Blackburn Rovers	Blackpool
19:00 BST	Virtue 40'	Report	Brereton 4' 30' Dolan 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: Behind closed doors

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	v	Blackburn Rovers	Bolton
TBC				Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: On 21 August, the scheduled away fixture against Bolton Wanderers was postponed due to Rovers game against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup been scheduled on the same date.^[86]

1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) Friendly	Blackburn Rovers	Cancelled	Everton	Blackburn
18:00 BST				Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: On 30 August following discussions between the two clubs it was mutually agreed that the game will be called off.^[87]

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Friendly	Leicester City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Leicester
13:00 BST	Amartey 66'	Report	Williams 80'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Luton Town	46	17	11	18	41	52	−11	62
13	Preston North End	46	18	7	21	49	56	−7	61
14	Stoke City	46	15	15	16	50	52	−2	60
15	Blackburn Rovers	46	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57
16	Coventry City	46	14	13	19	49	61	−12	55
17	Nottingham Forest	46	12	16	18	37	45	−8	52
18	Birmingham City	46	13	13	20	37	61	−24	52

Source: EFL Official Website
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^[88]

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	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57	9	7	7	37	28	+9	6	5	12	28	26	+2

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	W
Position	13	9	6	6	9	14	10	12	14	17	12	14	12	9	9	9	10	12	11	11	11	14	11	11	10	8	8	8	12	12	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	17	17	15	15	15	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[89]

12 September 2020 1	Bournemouth	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Kings Park
15:00 BST	Stacey 25' Lerma 53' Danjuma 84'	Report	Johnson 42' Armstrong 73'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

19 September 2020 2	Blackburn Rovers	5–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Armstrong 16' (pen.), 33', 83' Dolan 20' Williams 67'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Referee: Peter Bankes

26 September 2020 3	Derby County	0–4	Blackburn Rovers	Derby
15:00 BST	Buchanan 33' Rooney 80'	Report	Dolan 11' Johnson 12', 15' 36' Lenihan 42' Rothwell 66' Armstrong 77'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

3 October 2020 4	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Cardiff City	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Johnson 50' Gallagher 80'	Report	Cunningham 34' Bacuna 49' Tomlin 59' 69'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

17 October 2020 5	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Johnson 58' Gallagher 72'	Report	Figueiredo 28' Lolley 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

21 October 2020 6	Watford	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Watford
19:45 BST	Pedro 13' 84' Cleverley 17' Kabasele 22' Lenihan 49' (o.g.) Ngakia 75'	Report	Brereton 28' Armstrong 69'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

24 October 2020 7	Coventry City	0–4	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Rose 14' Sheaf 74'	Report	Armstrong 15' (pen.), 49' 51' Douglas 20' Elliott 62' Gallagher 88'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

27 October 2020 8	Blackburn Rovers	2–4	Reading	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Armstrong 3', 66' Holtby 5' Trybull 20'	Report	Méïté 1' Olise 15' Laurent 18' Rafael 76' João 79' 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

31 October 2020 9	Swansea City	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Ayew 19' 61' Cabango 25' 55' Bidwell 30'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

3 November 2020 10	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Trybull 18' Rankin-Costello 50' Lenihan 78' Wharton 85' Holtby 90+2'	Report	McNair 67'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

7 November 2020 11	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Queens Park Rangers	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Brereton 50' Johnson 65' Armstrong 73', 90+6'	Report	Kane 9' Dickie 23' Dykes 61' (pen.) Bonne 90+3'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

21 November 2020 12	Luton Town	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Luton
15:00 GMT	Berry 69'	Report	Rothwell 32' Johnson 71' Gallagher 72' Elliott 81' Brereton 90+3'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

24 November 2020 13	Preston North End	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
19:45 GMT	Browne 22' Rafferty 44'	Report	Trybull 36' Armstrong 45' (pen.) Brereton 53' Dolan 76'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

28 November 2020 14	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Barnsley	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Armstrong 44' 69' Gallagher 78' Rothwell 90+6'	Report	Palmer 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

2 December 2020 15	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Millwall	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Elliott 25' Armstrong 90+1'	Report	Williams 19' Malone 34' Wallace 64'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

5 December 2020 16	Brentford	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Forss 5' Janelt 31' Toney 37' (pen.) Canós 61' Fosu 82'	Report	Douglas 10' Rothwell 19' 49' Lenihan 27' 36' Johnson 57' Davenport 87' Kaminski 90+4'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Oliver Langford

9 December 2020 17	Bristol City	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT	Wells 38' Diédhiou 82'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Referee: Steve Martin

12 December 2020 18	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Norwich City	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Elliott 59'	Report	Pukki 22', 65' 84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

16 December 2020 19	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Rotherham United	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Douglas 58' Elliott 80' Nyambe 90+1' Armstrong 90+8'	Report	Ihiekwe 38' Smith 61' Lindsay 64' Jones 90+5'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

19 December 2020 20	Stoke City	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Powell 6' Chester 36'	Report		Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

26 December 2020 21	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Rothwell 76' Lenihan 79'	Report	Reach 41'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

29 December 2020 22	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Pipa 41' Sarr 53', 90' Campbell 55' Hogg 67'	Report	Lenihan 50' Gallagher 86' Holtby 89'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

2 January 2021 23	Birmingham City	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Bordesley
15:00 GMT	Sánchez 85'	Report	Armstrong 10' 83' Travis 39' Douglas 81' Dack 90+2'	Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

16 January 2021 24	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Stoke City	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Travis 36' Buckley 76'	Report	Powell 38' Thompson 48' Norrington-Davies 71' Chester 79'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

24 January 2021 25	Middlesbrough	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Morsy 57' Tavernier 81' Bola 88'	Report	Davenport 26' Rothwell 63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

30 January 2021 26	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Luton Town	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Travis 50' Armstrong 85'	Report	Rea 63'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

6 February 2021 27	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT	Austin 5' Ball 20' Barbet 54' Adomah 90+2'	Report	Davenport 9' Gallagher 60'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

12 February 2021 28	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Armstrong 45+1' (pen.)		Cunningham 19' Lindsay 43' Ledson 61'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

17 February 2021 29	Barnsley	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Andersen 53' Morris 72' Mowatt 90'	Report	Harwood-Bellis 83' Armstrong 90+4'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

20 February 2021 30	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Mighten 25' Murray 41' Garner 68'	Report	Harwood-Bellis 2' Armstrong 73'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

24 February 2021 31	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	Watford	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Rothwell 34' Elliott 43' Brereton 82'	Report	Pedro 25' Sarr 38' Sema 61'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

27 February 2021 32	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Coventry City	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Brereton 27' Douglas 61'	Report	James 50' Østigård 69' 83'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

2 March 2021 33	Reading	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Reading
20:00 GMT	Semedo 17' Puscas 24'	Report	Bell 52' Evans 58' Kaminski 90+5'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

6 March 2021 34	Millwall	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Woods 43' Evans 77'	Report	Dack 18' Gallagher 65', 75' Trybull 77' Kaminski 85'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

9 March 2021 35	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Swansea City	Blackburn
18:00 GMT	Dack 37' Rankin-Costello 53'	Report	Ayew 41' (pen.) Cabango 68'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

12 March 2021 36	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Brentford	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Buckley 75' Lenihan 86' Bennett 90+6' Johnson 90+9'	Report	Toney 10' (pen.) Mbeumo 80' Sørensen 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

17 March 2021 37	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Bristol City	Blackburn
19:45 GMT		Report	Palmer 74'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

20 March 2021 38	Norwich City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Norwich
15:00 GMT	McLean 53'	Report	Gallagher 77'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

2 April 2021 39	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Onyedinma 47' Thompson 85'	Report	Holtby 25'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

5 April 2021 40	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Bournemouth	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Elliott 78' Armstrong 90+2'	Report	Billing 29' Lerma 50' Solanke 51' Danjuma 75'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

10 April 2021 41	Cardiff City	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Vaulks 27' Murphy 44' Ralls 70', 75'	Report	Kaminski 19' Armstrong 43', 90' Lenihan 65'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

16 April 2021 42	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Derby County	Blackburn
18:00 BST	Holtby 32' Gallagher 42' Elliott 66', 67'	Report	Lawrence 22' Clarke 45+2'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

20 April 2021 43	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Owlerton
19:00 BST	Hutchinson 15' Windass 37' Bannan 80'	Report	Evans 40' Rothwell 74'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

24 April 2021 44	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	Huddersfield Town	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Travis 5' Armstrong 8', 54', 60' Brereton 22' Lenihan 26' Gallagher 57' Davenport 89'	Report	Nyambe 45' (o.g.) Holmes 82' Koroma 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

1 May 2021 45	Rotherham United	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Smith 21' Lindsay 69' Barlaser 78' Wing 86'	Report	Armstrong 17'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

8 May 2021 46	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	Birmingham City	Blackburn
12:30 BST	Armstrong 27' (pen.), 71', 85' Brereton 45+1' Elliott 83'	Report	Pedersen 22', 67' Leko 26' Stirk 40' Jutkiewicz 50'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[90]

9 January 2021 Third round	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Downing 35' Travis 40' Davenport 90+2'	Report	Richards 42' John 81'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[91] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[92]

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) First round	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Holtby 30' Lenihan 53' Rankin-Costello 72' Armstrong 81' (pen)	Report	Wright 44' Okenabirhie 54' (pen) Anderson 55' Gomes 64' Halliday 70'	Stadium: Ewood Park Referee: Anthony Backhouse

15 September 2020 Second round	Newcastle United	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:30 BST	Fraser 35'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

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 Academy	Stuart Jones
Head of Academy coaching	Tony Carss
Under-23 lead coach	Billy Barr
Under-18 lead coach	Mike Sheron

Last updated: May 2017
Source: ^[93]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 May 2021^[94]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BEL	Thomas Kaminski	44	0	43+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Aynsley Pears	4	0	3+0	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	39	0	33+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ESP	Daniel Ayala	10	0	8+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	SCO	Barry Douglas (on loan from Leeds United)	31	0	29+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	DF	JAM	Amari'i Bell	22	0	15+4	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
22	DF	ENG	Taylor Harwood-Bellis (on loan from Manchester City)	19	0	17+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	IRL	Darragh Lenihan (VC)	44	0	41+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
28	DF	ENG	Scott Wharton	8	0	5+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	DF	ENG	Jarrad Branthwaite (on loan from Everton)	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	DF	ENG	Daniel Pike	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

4	MF	ENG	Bradley Johnson	32	3	25+5	3	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Stewart Downing	19	0	2+16	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Joe Rothwell	42	3	29+10	3	0+1	0	1+1	0
10	MF	GER	Lewis Holtby	29	1	20+7	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
16	MF	ENG	Harvey Elliott (on loan from Liverpool)	42	7	31+10	7	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Jacob Davenport	16	1	6+9	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
19	MF	GER	Tom Trybull (on loan from Norwich City)	26	0	18+7	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	John Buckley	30	1	7+21	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
23	MF	ENG	Bradley Dack	17	3	7+9	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Joe Rankin-Costello	16	1	14+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
27	MF	ENG	Lewis Travis	22	0	16+3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
29	MF	NIR	Corry Evans	18	0	11+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	ENG	Elliott Bennett (C)	9	0	2+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	ENG	Luke Brennan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	MF	ENG	Tyrhys Dolan	40	3	10+27	3	1+0	0	1+1	0
43	MF	SCO	Connor McBride	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

7	FW	ENG	Adam Armstrong	43	29	40+0	28	0+1	0	1+1	1
9	FW	ENG	Sam Gallagher	39	8	24+15	8	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	CHI	Ben Brereton Díaz	43	7	30+10	7	1+0	0	2+0	0
32	FW	ENG	Daniel Butterworth	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
11	MF	ENG	Harry Chapman (on loan at Shrewsbury Town)	7	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
14	DF	SCO	Charlie Mulgrew (on loan at Fleetwood Town)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	ENG	Hayden Carter (on loan at Burton Albion)	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	NIR	Brad Lyons (on loan at Morecambe)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Joe Grayson (on loan at Oxford United)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Tyler Magloire (on loan at Motherwell)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Joe Hilton (on loan at Ross County)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Harry Pickering (on loan at Crewe Alexandra)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Tom White (on loan at Hartlepool United)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	WAL	Jack Vale (on loan at Rochdale)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
33	GK	ENG	Andrew Fisher	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Derrick Williams	11	1	10+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goalscorers

As of 8 May 2021^[94]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	League	EFL Cup	Total
1	7	FW	Adam Armstrong	28	1	29
2	9	FW	Sam Gallagher	8	0	8
3	16	MF	Harvey Elliott	7	0	7
=	20	FW	Ben Brereton Díaz	7	0	7
5	4	MF	Bradley Johnson	3	0	3
=	8	MF	Joe Rothwell	3	0	3
=	39	MF	Tyrhys Dolan	3	0	3
=	23	MF	Bradley Dack	3	0	3
9	3	DF	Derrick Williams	1	0	1
=	10	MF	Lewis Holtby	0	1	1
=	18	MF	Jacob Davenport	1	0	1
=	21	MF	John Buckley	1	0	1
=	24	MF	Joe Rankin-Costello	0	1	1
—	—	—	Own goal	0	0	0
Total				65	3	68

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.	Other.
1 July 2020	CAM	Tyrhys Dolan	Unattached^[a]	Free	^[4]	Signed for Blackburn Rovers U23's
26 August 2020	GK	Thomas Kaminski	Gent	Undisclosed	^[14]
2 September 2020	CF	Connor McBride	Celtic	Free	^[17]	Signed for Blackburn Rovers U23's
15 September 2020	CB	Daniel Ayala	Unattached^[b]	Free	^[22]
28 September 2020	GK	Felix Goddard	Unattached^[c]	Free	^[24]	Signed for Blackburn Rovers U18's
6 October 2020	GK	Antonis Stergiakis	Slavia Sofia	Undisclosed	^[26]	Signed for Blackburn Rovers U23's
16 October 2020	GK	Aynsley Pears	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	^[30]

^ Released from Preston North End
^ Released from Middlesbrough
^ Released from Manchester City

Total outgoing: +/- ~£

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2020	CF	Chanka Zimba	Released^[a]	n\a	^[3]
30 June 2020	LB	Jack Evans	Released^[b]	n\a	^[3]
30 June 2020	CB	Charley Doyle	Released^[c]	n\a	^[3]
24 July 2020	CF	Danny Graham	Released^[d]	n\a	^[7]
24 July 2020	CF	Dominic Samuel	Released^[e]	n\a	^[7]
24 July 2020	CM	Richard Smallwood	Released^[f]	n\a	^[7]
24 July 2020	LB	Sam Hart	Released^[g]	n\a	^[7]
24 July 2020	GK	Jayson Leutwiler	Released^[h]	n\a	^[7]
24 July 2020	CB	Flavien Enzo Boyomo	End of Contract^[i]	n\a	^[3]
29 July 2020	CB	Matthew Platt	Barrow	Undisclosed	^[9]
16 October 2020	GK	Andy Fisher	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	^[31]

^ Joined Cardiff City on 4 September^[19]
^ Joined Forest Green Rovers on 7 July^[6]
^ Joined Stalybridge Celtic on 2 September^[18]
^ Joined Sunderland on 7 September^[20]
^ Joined Gillingham on 21 September^[23]
^ Joined Hull City on 11 August^[10]
^ Joined Southend United on 11 November^[35]
^ Joined Fleetwood Town on 11 September^[21]
^ Joined Atlético Albacete on 12 August^[11]

Total incoming: +/- ~£ 0

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Length	Ref.
16 October 2020	LB	Barry Douglas	Leeds United	Season-long	^[27]
16 October 2020	CM	Tom Trybull	Norwich City	Season-long	^[28]
16 October 2020	RW	Harvey Elliott	Liverpool	Season-long	^[32]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Length	Ref.
28 July 2020	CM	Tom White	Bolton Wanderers	Season-long (Recalled)	^[8]^[51]
6 October 2020	CM	Stefan Mols	Intercity	Season-long (Recalled)	^[25]^[45]
16 October 2020	CB	Charlie Mulgrew	Fleetwood Town	Season-long	^[29]
6 November 2020	CB	Tyler Magloire	Hartlepool United	9 January 2021	^[34]
13 November 2020	RW	Luke Brennan	AFC Fylde	Season-long (Recalled)	^[36]^[42]

Winter

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.	Other.
15 January 2021	CM		Joe Nolan	Unattached^[a]	Free Transfer	^[44]	Signed for Blackburn Rovers U23's
1 February 2021	LB		Harry Pickering	Crewe Alexandra	Undisclosed	^[47]

^ Last played for Runcorn Linnets

Total outgoing: +/- ~£

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
4 March 2021	CB		Derrick Williams	LA Galaxy	Free Transfer	^[56]

Total incoming: +/- ~£ 0

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Length	Ref.
14 January 2021	CB		Jarrad Branthwaite	Everton	Season-long	^[43]
1 February 2021	CB		Taylor Harwood-Bellis	Manchester City	Season-long	^[49]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Length	Ref.
31 December 2020	RW	Harry Chapman	Shrewsbury Town	Season-long	^[38]
6 January 2021	CM	Brad Lyons	Morecambe	Season-long	^[39]
6 January 2021	CB	Hayden Carter	Burton Albion	Season-long	^[40]
12 January 2021	GK	Joe Hilton	Fleetwood Town	7 day emergency loan	^[41]
27 January 2021	GK	Joe Hilton	Ross County	Season-long	^[46]
1 February 2021	LB	Harry Pickering	Crewe Alexandra	Season-long	^[47]
1 February 2021	CB	Joe Grayson	Oxford United	Season-long	^[48]
1 February 2021	CF	Jack Vale	Rochdale	Season-long	^[50]
2 February 2021	CB	Tyler Magloire	Motherwell	Season-long	^[52]
5 February 2021	CM	Tom White	Hartlepool United	One-month	^[53]

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Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
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Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (2020 Final) (2021 Final) FA Vase (2020 Final) (2021 Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (2020 Final) (2021 Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Sheffield United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Derby County Huddersfield Town Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Swansea City Watford Wycombe Wanderers
League One	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Blackpool Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Charlton Athletic Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Hull City Ipswich Town Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Rochdale Shrewsbury Town Sunderland Swindon Town Wigan Athletic
League Two	Barrow Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Exeter City Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Oldham Athletic Port Vale Salford City Scunthorpe United Southend United Stevenage Tranmere Rovers Walsall
National League	Wrexham

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57	9	7	7	37	28	+9	6	5	12	28	26	+2

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57	9	7	7	37	28	+9	6	5	12	28	26	+2

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57	9	7	7	37	28	+9	6	5	12	28	26	+2