2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
201819 season
CEO Steve Waggott
Manager Tony Mowbray[1]
Stadium Ewood Park
Championship 14
EFL Cup Third Round
(vs. Bournemouth)
Top goalscorer League: Bradley Dack (5)
All: Bradley Dack (7)
Average home league attendance 13,669
Home colours
Away colours

The 2018–19 season is Blackburn Rovers' 131st season as a professional football club and it will participate in the Championship following promotion from League One the previous season.[2][3] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Summer Activity

May

On 14 May, Rovers confirmed their retained list. Danny Graham, Craig Conway, Lewis Mansell were offered new contracts whilst Rovers took up the option to extend Charlie Albinson's and Andrew Jackson's contracts by 12 months.

Elliott Ward, Liam Feeney, Aaron Dillon and scholars Matthew Campbell, Matthew Chan, Callum Dolan, Ben Donnelly-Blackburn, Frank Jones and Brad Lynch have been informed that they will not be retained by the club upon the expiration of their current contract/scholarship.[4]

June

On 11 June, striker Danny Graham had signed a new 12-month contract, until 2019, with the option of a further 12 months.[5]

On 13 June, midfielder Craig Conway signed a new 12-month contract, until 2019, with the option of a further 12 months.[6]

On 22 June, David Dunn left his role as the club's under-23 assistant manager.[7]

On 22 June, Rovers signed midfielder Joe Rothwell from Oxford United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal,until 2021.[8]

July

On 2 July Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Jacob Davenport from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal, until 2022.[9]

On 3 July Rovers announced that defender Darragh Lenihan had signed a new 4-year contract, until 2022.[10]

On 12 July Rovers announced that defender Derrick Williams had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.[11]

On 13 July Rovers announced that defender Richie Smallwood had signed a new 2-year contract, until 2020.[12]

On 18 July Rovers announced that defender Scott Wharton had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.[13]

On 20 July Rovers announced that attacking midfielder Bradley Dack had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.[14]

On 22 July Rovers announced defender Scott Wharton has re-joined Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season.[15]

On 30 July Rovers announced the signing of attacking midfielder Kasey Palmer from Chelsea on loan until the end of the season.[16]

August

On 3 August Rovers announced defender Matthew Platt has joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[17]

On 6 August Rovers announced the signing of attacker Adam Armstrong from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal, until 2022.[18]

On 23 August Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Jack Rodwell on a free transfer on a 12-month contract until 2019, following his release from Sunderland.[19]

On 27 August Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Harrison Reed from Southampton on loan until the end of the season.[20]

On 28 August Rovers announced the signing of forward Ben Brereton from Nottingham Forest on loan until January, with the option to make his transfer permanent.[21]

On 30 August Rovers announced defender Sam Hart has re-joined Rochdale on loan until the end of the season[22] & midfielder Lewis Hardcastle has joined Port Vale on loan until the end of the season.[23]

On 31 August Rovers announced that goalkeeper Andrew Fisher had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.[24] It was also announced that Rovers had reached a mutual agreement with Paul Caddis[25] and Peter Whittingham[26] to terminate their contracts with immediate effect. Rovers also announced the signing of young forward Mitchel Candlin from Walsall on loan with the option to make the move permanent in January.[27]

September

On 4 September Rovers announced the deadline day signing of young attacking midfielder Brad Lyons from Coleraine on loan until January, with the option to make his transfer permanent, had been approved.[28]

On 7 September Rovers announced young development squad pair Lewis Thompson & Lewis Mansell have joined FC United on a 1-month loan until 6 October.[29]

On 21 September Rovers announced young defender Jack Doyle has joined Maidstone United on a 3-month loan until 22 December.[30]

On 28 September Rovers announced young goalkeeper Oliver Byrne have joined Bamber Bridge on a 1-month loan until 27 October.[31]

October

On 8 October Rovers announced young development squad pair Lewis Thompson & Lewis Mansell will remain at FC United for a further month until 10 November.[32]

Squad Information

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Contract Expires Other
Goalkeepers
33 Andy Fisher England GK 12 February 1998 2021[24]
13 Jayson Leutwiler Canada GK 25 April 1989 2019[33] Option for 1-year extension
1 David Raya Spain GK 15 September 1995 2021[34]
Defenders
17 Amari'i Bell England DF 5 May 1994 2020[35]
25 Paul Downing England DF 26 October 1991 2019[36] Option for 1-year extension
35 Joe Grayson England DF 26 March 1999 2019[37]
30 Sam Hart England DF 10 September 1996 2019[38] on loan at Rochdale[22]
26 Darragh Lenihan Republic of Ireland DF 16 March 1994 2022[10]
14 Charlie Mulgrew Scotland DF 6 March 1986 2019[39]
2 Ryan Nyambe Namibia DF 4 December 1997 2020 [40] Option for 1-year extension
34 Scott Wharton England DF 3 October 1997 2021[13] on loan at Lincoln City[15]
3 Derrick Williams Republic of Ireland DF 17 January 1993 2021[11]
Midfielders
31 Elliott Bennett Jamaica MF 18 December 1988 2020[41]
32 Craig Conway Scotland MF 2 May 1985 2019[6] Option for 1-year extension
23 Bradley Dack England MF 31 December 1993 2021[14]
18 Jacob Davenport England MF 28 December 1998 2022 [9]
29 Corry Evans Northern Ireland MF 30 July 1990 2019[42]
22 Ben Gladwin England MF 8 June 1992 2019[43]
45 Kasey Palmer England MF 9 November 1996 2019 on loan from Chelsea[16]
4 Harrison Reed England MF 27 January 1995 2019 on loan from Southampton[20]
5 Jack Rodwell England MF 11 March 1991 2019[19]
8 Joe Rothwell England MF 11 January 1995 2021[8]
6 Richie Smallwood England MF 29 December 1990 2020[12]
28 Willem Tomlinson England MF 27 January 1998 2019[44]
27 Lewis Travis England MF 16 October 1997 2021[45]
Forwards
7 Adam Armstrong England FW 10 February 1997 2022[18]
19 Ben Brereton England FW 18 April 1999 2019[21] Transfer to be made permanent, January 1, 2019
34 Daniel Butterworth England FW 14 September 1999 2020 [46]
10 Danny Graham England FW 12 August 1985 2019[5] Option for 1-year extension
24 Joe Nuttall England FW 27 January 1997 2021 [47]
9 Dominic Samuel England FW 1 April 1994 2020[48]

Pre-Season Friendlies

Blackburn Rovers announced six pre-season friendlies against Scottish Premiership side Hibernian, EFL League Two's Port Vale, Champions League finalists Liverpool, EFL League Two's Lincoln City, Premier League side Everton and newly promoted EFL League One side Accrington Stanley,[49]

Championship Season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Derby County 12 5 3 4 15 13 +2 18
9 Norwich City 12 5 3 4 15 15 0 18
10 Blackburn Rovers 12 4 6 2 14 15 1 18
11 Swansea City 12 4 5 3 12 9 +3 17
12 Wigan Athletic 12 5 2 5 14 16 2 17
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [50]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 4 6 2 14 15  −1 18 1 4 1 6 7  −1 3 2 1 8 8  0

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112
GroundAHAHHAHAAHHA
ResultDDWDWLDDWDLW
Position81510951313131213149

Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2018. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[51][52]

EFL Cup

Rovers entered the EFL Cup in the first round and were drawn away to Carlisle United. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[53] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[54]

Backroom Staff

Position Staff
Manager England Tony Mowbray
Assistant manager England Mark Venus
First-team coach England David Lowe
Goalkeeping coach England Ben Benson
Head of Academy England Stuart Jones
Head of Academy coaching England Tony Carss
Under-23 lead coach Northern Ireland Damien Johnson
Under-13 lead coach Netherlands George Boateng

Last updated: May 2017
Source: [55]

1st Team Squad Statistics

As of 7 October 2018[56]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupEFL Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Spain David Raya 15012+000+003+00
13 GK Canada Jayson Leutwiler 000+000+000+00
33 GK England Andrew Fisher 000+000+000+00

2 DF Namibia Ryan Nyambe 13010+000+003+00
3 DF Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams 705+100+001+00
14 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 1038+130+001+00
17 DF England Amari'i Bell 13010+000+003+00
25 DF England Paul Downing 211+000+001+01
26 DF Republic of Ireland Darragh Lenihan 14012+000+002+00
35 DF England Joe Grayson 100+000+001+00

4 MF England Harrison Reed (on loan from Southampton) 714+210+000+10
5 MF England Jack Rodwell 301+100+001+00
6 MF England Richie Smallwood 12011+100+000+00
8 MF England Joe Rothwell 1203+600+003+00
18 MF England Jacob Davenport 000+000+000+00
22 MF England Ben Gladwin 000+000+000+00
23 MF England Bradley Dack 1089+060+001+02
27 MF England Lewis Travis 600+300+002+10
28 MF England Willem Tomlinson 100+000+000+10
29 MF Northern Ireland Corry Evans 12011+100+000+00
31 MF Jamaica Elliott Bennett 12011+100+000+00
32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 711+300+003+01
45 MF England Kasey Palmer (on loan from Chelsea) 1036+110+002+12

7 FW England Adam Armstrong 1246+410+002+03
9 FW England Dominic Samuel 301+100+000+10
10 FW England Danny Graham 1339+320+001+01
19 FW England Ben Brereton (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 500+400+001+00
24 FW England Joe Nuttall 611+300+001+11
34 FW England Daniel Butterworth 200+000+000+20
Players out on loan:
30 DF England Sam Hart (on loan at Rochdale) 000+000+000+00
34 DF England Scott Wharton (on loan at Lincoln City) 000+000+000+00
DF England Jack Doyle (on loan at Maidstone United) 000+000+000+00
DF England Matthew Platt (on loan at Accrington Stanley) 000+000+000+00
MF England Lewis Hardcastle (on loan at Port Vale) 000+000+000+00
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
16 DF Scotland Paul Caddis 100+000+001+00
11 MF England Peter Whittingham 100+000+000+10

Goalscorers

As of 7 October 2018[56]
RankNo.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal
123MFEngland Bradley Dack6028
218FWEngland Adam Armstrong1034
345MFEngland Kasey Palmer1023
=14DFScotland Charlie Mulgrew3003
=10FWEngland Danny Graham2013
624FWEngland Joe Nuttall0011
=25DFEngland Paul Downing0011
=4MFEngland Harrison Reed1001
=32MFScotland Craig Conway0011
Own goal0000
Total1401125

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CMEnglandJoe RothwellOxford UnitedUndisclosed[8]
1 July 2018CMEnglandSam DurrantLiverpoolUndisclosed[57]
2 July 2018CMEnglandJacob DavenportManchester CityUndisclosed[9]
6 August 2018CFEnglandAdam ArmstrongNewcastle United£1,750,000 [58][18]
23 August 2018CMEnglandJack RodwellSunderlandFree transfer[19]

Total outgoing: +/- ~£ 1,750,000+

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2018GKEnglandMatthew CampbellFree agentEnd of contract[4]
30 June 2018CMEnglandMatthew ChanFree agentEnd of contract[4]
30 June 2018GKRepublic of IrelandAaron DillonFree agentEnd of contract[4]
30 June 2018RMEnglandCallum DolanFree agentEnd of contract[4]
30 June 2018CBEnglandBen Donnelly-BlackburnFree agentEnd of contract[4]
30 June 2018LMEnglandLiam FeeneyBlackpoolEnd of contract[4][59]
30 June 2018CBEnglandFrank JonesFree agentEnd of contract[4]
30 June 2018CFEnglandBrad LynchFree agentEnd of contract[4]
30 June 2018CBEnglandElliott WardNotts CountyEnd of contract[4][60]
31 August 2018RBScotlandPaul CaddisFree agentMutual consent[25]
31 August 2018CMEnglandPeter WhittinghamFree agentMutual consent[26]

    Total incoming: +/- ~£ 0

    Loans in

    Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.
    30 July 2018AMEnglandKasey PalmerChelseaSeason Long[16]
    27 August 2018CMEnglandHarrison ReedSouthamptonSeason Long[20]
    28 August 2018CFEnglandBen BreretonNottingham ForestInitial Loan until January[21]
    31 August 2018FWEnglandMitchel CandlinWalsallInitial Loan until January[27]
    4 September 2018CMNorthern IrelandBrad LyonsNorthern Ireland ColeraineInitial Loan until January[28]

    Loans out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
    22 July 2018DFEnglandScott WhartonLincoln CitySeason Long[15]
    3 August 2018DFEnglandMatthew PlattAccrington StanleySeason Long[17]
    30 August 2018DFEnglandSam HartRochdaleSeason Long[22]
    30 August 2018MFEnglandLewis HardcastlePort ValeSeason Long[23]
    7 September 2018CFWalesLewis MansellFC United of ManchesterOne Month (extended)[29][32]
    7 September 2018LBEnglandLewis ThompsonFC United of ManchesterOne Month (extended)[29][32]
    21 September 2018LBEnglandJack DoyleMaidstone UnitedThree Months[30]
    28 September 2018GKEnglandOliver ByrneBamber BridgeOne Month[31]

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