The 2008–09 season was

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

' 121st season as a professional club. The close season saw the departure of manager

Mark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963) is a Welsh association football, football coach and former player who is the head coach of club Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United. During his playing career he usually operated as a Forward (asso ...

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

. He was replaced by

Paul Ince Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (; born 21 October 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Reading. A midfielder, Ince played professionally from 1986 to 2007, starting his career with West ...

, although after a poor start to the campaign, Ince was sacked and succeeded by

Sam Allardyce Samuel Allardyce (born 19 October 1954) is an English football manager and former professional player. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football League, as well as brief spells in the North ...

First-team squad

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André Ooijer André Antonius Maria Ooijer (born 11 July 1974) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for Ajax, SDW and SDZ. Ooijer's international career lasted over a decade with the Netherlands and earned 57 caps. He was sele ...

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Stephen Warnock Stephen Warnock (born 12 December 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Starting off his career at Liverpool, he went on to also represent Coventry City, Bradford City, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Bo ...

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Christopher Samba Veijeany Christopher Samba (born 28 March 1984), known as Christopher Samba, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played for the Congo national team. Samba notably played in the Premier League for Bl ...

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Tugay Kerimoğlu Tugay Kerimoğlu (born 24 August 1970), known in England as just Tugay, is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played most notably for Galatasaray, followed by Rangers and Blackburn Rovers. After retirement, he ...

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Ryan Nelsen Ryan William Nelsen (born 18 October 1977) is a former New Zealand professional football player and former head coach of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. Nelsen commonly played as a defender, and his professional career began in 1995. He ...

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Brett Emerton Brett Michael Emerton (born 22 February 1979) is an Australian former professional Association football, footballer who played for Sydney Olympic FC, Sydney Olympic, Sydney FC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers and the ...

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David Dunn David John Ian Dunn (born 27 December 1979) is an English former professional football player, manager and coach. Dunn played as an attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career representing Blackburn Rovers. His first sti ...

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Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan Primera División club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay n ...

, align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 70 , align=center, 29 , align=center, 10 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 10 , align=center,

Benni McCarthy Benedict Saul McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African football coach who is currently the manager of the Kenya national football team. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu, and as assis ...

, align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 118 , align=center, 48 , align=center, 6 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 11 , align=center,

Vince Grella Vincenzo Grella (born 5 October 1979) is an Australian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Dandenong to Italian immigrants, Antonio and Maria, Grella began his senior career in Australia before moving to Italy, where he spent ov ...

, align=center, , align=center, Midfielder , align=center, 17 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 12 , align=center,

Morten Gamst Pedersen Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 8 September 1981) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. During his spell for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League he was known for his skill and long range goals. Pedersen began his care ...

, align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 199 , align=center, 33 , align=center, 46 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 13 , align=center,

Zurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili ( ka, ზურაბ ხიზანიშვილი; born 6 October 1981) is a Georgian football coach and former player who is the assistant manager of Georgia U21. A defender, he was the most recent Georgian footballe ...

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Steven Reid Steven John Reid (born 10 March 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a right back, having previously played most of his career in midfield. Reid began his career with Millwall in 1998, moving to Blackburn Rovers five years l ...

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El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (; born 15 January 1981) is a Senegalese former professional footballer. Throughout his career, Diouf played as a winger or a forward. Having started his professional football career in France with Sochaux, Rennes a ...

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Danny Simpson Daniel Peter Simpson (born 4 January 1987) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a right-back. He started his career at Manchester United F.C., Manchester United in the Premier League, later loaned for ...

, align=center, , align=center, Full Back , align=center, 20 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 24 , align=center, Keith Treacy , align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 22 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 1 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 25 , align=center, Alan Judge , align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 26 , align=center, Julio Santa Cruz , align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 27 , align=center,

Matt Derbyshire Matthew Anthony Derbyshire (born 14 April 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for club Matlock Town. He began his career with non-League side Great Harwood Town before earning himself a move to local Premier League team ...

, align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 85 , align=center, 19 , align=center, 10 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 28 , align=center, Tony Kane , align=center, , align=center, Full Back , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 29 , align=center,

Martin Olsson Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson (born 17 May 1988) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back for Malmö FF and the Sweden men's national football team, Sweden nation ...

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Frank Fielding Francis David Fielding (born 4 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Stoke City. He began his career at Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. He spent time on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, Northamp ...

, align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 34 , align=center, Gunnar Nielsen , align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 36 , align=center,

Marcus Marshall Marcus John Marshall (born 25 November 1978) is a former Champ Car driver from Australia. Biography He began racing in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard-fought win in a wet race. He co ...

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Alex Marrow Alexander James Marrow (born 21 January 1990) is an English professional footballer. Career Blackburn Rovers (first spell, 2008–2011) Marrow started his youth career at Bolton Wanderers. After leaving Bolton, Marrow joined Ashton Athletic in ...

, align=center, , align=center, Midfielder , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 38 , align=center, Mark Bunn , align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 39 , align=center, Aaron Doran , align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 40 , align=center, Björn Bussmann , align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, , align=center, , align=center, , - , align=center, , align=center, 41 , align=center,

Andy Haworth Andrew Alan David Haworth (born 28 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a winger. Haworth progressed through the Blackburn Rovers youth system and made his first team debut in 2008. He had loans with Gateshead in 2009, Rochdal ...

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Transfers

In

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Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

, £3,500,000 , - , 2 August 2008 , align=center, , 19 , Carlos Villanueva , Versatile ,

Audax Italiano Audax Club Sportivo Italiano () is a Chilean football club based in La Florida playing in the Campeonato Nacional, having has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football. History The club was founded by Italian residents in S ...

, Loan , - , 4 August 2008 , align=center, , 22 ,

, Full-back ,

Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

, Loan , - , , align=center, , 26 , Julio Santa Cruz , Forward ,

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

, Free , - , 26 August 2008 , align=center, , 11 ,

, Midfielder ,

Torino Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

, £4,000,000 , - , 28 August 2008 , align=center, , 17 , Keith Andrews , Midfielder ,

MK Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club, usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football leag ...

, £1,000,000 , - , 12 September 2008 , align=center, , 23 ,

Robbie Fowler Robert Bernard Fowler (born 9 April 1975) is an English football coach and former player. He most recently managed Saudi First Division League side Al-Qadsiah. As a player, he was a striker, and is the ninth-highest goalscorer in the histor ...

, Forward ,

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

, Free , - , , align=center, , 38 , Mark Bunn , Goalkeeper , Northmapton Town , Undisclosed , - , , align=center, , 21 , Gaël Givet , Defender ,

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

, Loan , - , , align=center, , 18 ,

, Winger ,

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...

, £2,000,000

Out

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Brad Friedel Bradley Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971) is an American professional soccer coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Friedel played 84 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country a ...

, Goalkeeper ,

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...

, £2,000,000 , - , , align=center, ,

Bruno Berner Bruno George Berner (born 21 November 1977) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player. He most recently was head coach of Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League. Throughout his playing career, Berner played predomin ...

, Full-back ,

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

, Free , - , , align=center, ,

Stéphane Henchoz Stéphane Henchoz (; born 7 September 1974) is a Swiss football coach and a former professional player who played as a centre-back, most notably for the English club Liverpool. He was capped 72 times and played for the Switzerland national team ...

, Defender , Retired , Free , - , , align=center, ,

Peter Enckelman Peter Mikael Enckelman (born 10 March 1977) is a Finnish former professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Enckelman represented Finland national football team, Finland and played ...

, Goalkeeper ,

, Free , - , 31 July 2008 , align=center, ,

David Bentley David Michael Bentley (born 27 August 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but also played as a central midfielder or as a second striker. Bentley started his career with Arsenal in the Premier ...

, Winger ,

, £15,000,000 , - , 9 August 2008 , align=center, ,

Maceo Rigters Maceo Rigters (born 22 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker for SC Heerenveen, Dordrecht, NAC Breda and Willem II in the Netherlands, for Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and Barnsley in England, and for ...

, Forward ,

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

, Loan , - , , align=center, , Paul Gallagher , Winger ,

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

, Loan , - , , align=center, ,

Rostyn Griffiths Rostyn John Griffiths (born 10 March 1988) is an Australian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, defender or Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for National ...

, Midfield ,

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...

, Loan , - , 2 January 2009 , align=center, ,

Eddie Nolan Edward William Nolan (born 5 August 1988) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a full-back or centre-back. During his career Nolan played for Blackburn Rovers, Stockport County, Hartlepool United, Preston North End, Sheffie ...

, Defender ,

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

, Undisclosed , - , , align=center, ,

David Hoilett David Wayne Hoilett (born 5 June 1990), known as Junior Hoilett, is a Canadian professional soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who ...

, Forward ,

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team plays in the Bundesliga from the 2024–25 Bundesli ...

, Loan , - , 23 December 2008 , align=center, ,

, Forward , N/A , Free , - , , align=center, ,

Sergio Peter Sergio Mario Peter (born 12 October 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger. Early career Born in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Peter began his career with TSV Mannheim Schönau and joined local heavyweigh ...

, Winger ,

Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

, Undisclosed , - , , align=center, , Alan Judge , Winger ,

, Loan , - , 28 January 2009 , align=center, ,

, Forward ,

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

, Loan , - , , align=center, , Gunnar Nielsen , Goalkeeper ,

, Free * Fees are an estimate

Results

Pre-season

Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

Season statistics

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, align=center, , align=center, Midfielder , align=center, 4 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 17 , align=center, Keith Andrews , align=center, , align=center, Midfielder , align=center, 33 , align=center, 4 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 5 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 18 , align=center, Paul Gallagher , align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 18 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 12 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2 , - , align=center, , align=center, 19 , align=center, Carlos Villanueva , align=center, , align=center, Versatile , align=center, 20 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 21 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 21 , align=center, Gaël Givet , align=center, , align=center, Defender , align=center, 16 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 22 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Full Back , align=center, 20 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 4 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 23 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 6 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 24 , align=center, Keith Treacy , align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 20 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 25 , align=center, Alan Judge , align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 26 , align=center, Julio Santa Cruz , align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 27 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 22 , align=center, 5 , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 28 , align=center, Tony Kane , align=center, , align=center, Full Back , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 29 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Full Back , align=center, 14 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1 , - , align=center, , align=center, 30 , align=center, Jason Roberts , align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 29 , align=center, 7 , align=center, 5 , align=center, 4 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 31 , align=center, Bryan Hodge , align=center, , align=center, Midfielder , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 32 , align=center, Jason Brown , align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 7 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 33 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 34 , align=center, Gunnar Nielsen , align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 35 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Defender , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 36 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 37 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Midfielder , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 38 , align=center, Mark Bunn , align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 39 , align=center, Aaron Doran , align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 40 , align=center, Björn Bussmann , align=center, , align=center, Goalkeeper , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 41 , align=center,

, align=center, , align=center, Winger , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 42 , align=center, Gavin Gunning , align=center, , align=center, Defender , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , - , align=center, , align=center, 43 , align=center, Jamie Clarke , align=center, , align=center, Forward , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0

Final league table

References

External links

Official Club sitePlayer Statistics – RoversMad
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