2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
2015–16 season
Manager	Gary Bowyer; (until 10 November 2015); Paul Lambert; (from 15 November 2015)
Stadium	Ewood Park
Championship	15th
Football League Cup	First round; (knocked out by Shrewsbury Town)
FA Cup	Fifth round; (knocked out by West Ham United)
Top goalscorer	League: Jordan Rhodes (10); All: Jordan Rhodes (11)
Average home league attendance	14,171
Home colours	Away colours

The 2015–16 season is Blackburn Rovers' 128th season as a professional football club and its fourth playing in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Summer Activity

On 12 May Rovers announced a new sponsorship deal with Dafabet.[2]

On 16 May Rovers announced their retained list and Matthew Kilgallon & Lee Williamson had their contracts extended by a further 12 months. It was also confirmed long serving players David Dunn & Paul Robinson would be leaving the club upon the expiration of their contracts whilst Josh King & youth player Darragh Lenihan who made his 1st team appearance last season had been offered new contracts. Chris Taylor & Luke Varney were free to talk to other clubs.[3]

On 28 May it was announced that Rovers forward Josh King would join Premier League new boys AFC Bournemouth upon the expiration of his contract.[4]

On 25 June it was announced Luke Varney will undergo rehab at Ipswich Town upon leaving Rovers.[5]

On 26 June Rovers announced Tom Cairney will be joining Fulham.[6]

On 1 July Rovers announced Ryan Nyambe has signed his first professional contract, the defender has signed a 3-year deal, Also penning new deals at are Ryan Crump, Jack Doyle, Mark Edgar, Anton Forrester, Sam Joel, Sam Lavelle and Connor Thomson. They have each signed new one-year contracts, whilst Hyuga Tanner and Luke Wall have signed extensions to their Academy scholarships.[7]

On 1 July Rovers announced Darragh Lenihan has signed a one-year deal.[8]

On 1 July Rovers announced Josh Morris will be joining Bradford City.[9]

On 2 July Rovers announced Chris Taylor had signed a new one-year deal.[10]

On 8 July Rovers announced Leon Best had been released by mutual consent.[11]

On 21 July 2015 Rovers announced their first and second signings of the summer transfer window, with the free agents Sacha Petshi signing a one-year deal with an option of a second year[12] and fellow Frenchmen Bengali-Fodé Koita signing a two-year deal with Rovers.[13]

On 31 July Rovers announced Jake Kean had been released by mutual consent.[14]

On 31 July Rovers announced Rudy Gestede had joined Aston Villa.[15]

On 5 August Rovers announced their third signing of the summer with free agent Danny Guthrie signing a two-year deal.[16]

On 6 August Rovers announced their fourth signing of the summer with free agent Nathan Delfouneso signing a one-year deal.[17]

On 10 August Rovers announced the loan signing of Modou Barrow from Swansea City until the 10 November.[18]

On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of Reading center midfielder Hope Akpan after his contract was terminated by Reading, and completed a two-year contract to join Rovers.[19]

On 21 August Rovers announced the loan signing of Tom Lawrence from Leicester City until 3 January.[20]

Autumn activity

On 11 November Rovers confirmed Gary Bowyer had left the club, Assistant manager Terry McPhillips, First team coaches Craig Short & Tony Grant & goalkeeping coach John Keeley also left with immediate effect.[21]

On 15 November Rovers confirmed Paul Lambert has been appointed as new manager, with Alan Irvine as his Assistant manager, Rob Kelly as a coach & Laurence Batty as goalkeeping coach.[22]

On 20 November Rovers announced Corry Evans has committed his long term future to the club signing a contract extension until the summer of 2019.[23]

On 24 November Rovers announced the loan signing of Doneil Henry from West Ham United until 3 January.[24]

On 24 November Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has signed a contract extension until the summer of 2017.[25]

On 26 November Rovers announced John O'Sullivan had joined Rochdale on loan until 3 January.[26]

On 26 November Rovers announced Anton Forrester had joined Morecambe on loan until 3 January.[27]

On 3 December Rovers announce they are now compliant with the Football League's Financial Fair Play regulations and will have their transfer embargo lifted.[28]

On 10 December Rovers announced Craig Conway has committed his long term future to the club signing a contract extension until the summer of 2018.[29]

Winter Activity

On 5 January Rovers announced that Tom Lawrence will remain on loan for a further month, until 31 January.[30]

On 5 January Rovers announced the signing of Elliott Bennett on a 2 and half year deal, for an undisclosed fee from Norwich City.[31]

On 15 January Rovers announced the signing of Simeon Jackson on a short term deal until the end of the season, on a free transfer following his release from Barnsley.[32]

On 15 January Rovers announced John O'Sullivan had joined Bury on loan until the 13 February.[33]

On 20 January Rovers announced signed of Danny Graham on loan from Sunderland until end of the season.[34]

On 20 January Rovers announced the signing of Elliott Ward on a 2 and half year deal, on a free transfer from Bournemouth.[35]

On 26 January Rovers announced Marcus Olsson will move to Derby County for an undisclosed fee.[36]

On 27 January Rovers announced they have reached an agreement with Turkish team Kasımpaşa for the transfer of Bengali-Fodé Koita for a fee of 320,000 Euros.[37]

On 29 January Rovers announced signed of Tony Watt on loan from Charlton Athletic until end of the season, with a fee agree to sign permanently in summer.[38]

On 1 February Rovers announced Jordan Rhodes will join Middlesbrough for £9,000,000 with £2,000,000 add ons.[39]

On 1 February Rovers announced Sacha Petshi has joined Créteil.[12]

On 1 February Rovers announced signed of Jordi Gómez on loan from Sunderland until end of the season.[40]

On 13 February Rovers announced signed of Matt Grimes on loan from Swansea City on a 93-day loan.[41]

On 26 February Rovers announced Darragh Lenihan signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal.[42]

Spring activity

On 17 March Rovers announced Chris Taylor, who is out of contract in the summer, has joined Millwall on loan until end of season.[43]

On 18 March Paul Lambert says he will make the decision on the players who are out of contract in the summer when his budget is confirmed, Simon Eastwood, Tommy Spurr, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Taylor, Lee Williamson, Nathan Delfouneso & Chris Brown are all out of contract in the summer.[44]

On 18 March Rovers announced Nathan Delfouneso has joined Bury on loan until 19 April.[45]

On 28 April Rovers announced that Paul Lambert will be leaving at the end of the current season.[46]

Pre-Season Friendlies

On 15 May 2015, Blackburn Rovers announced six pre-season friendlies, Wigan Athletic, Bury, Oldham Athletic, Accrington Stanley, Rochdale and Tranmere Rovers.[47]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Accrington
15:00 BST		Report	Furman (trialist) 12' Conway 81'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,497 (816 Rovers supporters)

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Rochdale	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Henderson 32', 83'	Report	Williamson 19'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,369

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Tranmere
19:45 BST		Report	Sarpong (trialist) 76' Mahoney 77'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,789

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Oldham
15:00 BST		Report	Delfouneso 58' Conway 84'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,651 (inc. 453 Rovers supporters)

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Bury	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Bury
19:30 BST	Pope 26'	Report	Conway 65'	Stadium: The JD Stadium Attendance: 1,696 (inc. 522 Rovers supporters) Referee: Darren Handley

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Tomlinson 74' Hanley 83' Marshall 88'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 3,504 (inc. 557 visiting supporters)

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Leeds United	46	14	17	15	50	58	−8	59
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	14	16	16	53	58	−5	58
15	Blackburn Rovers	46	13	16	17	46	46	0	55
16	Nottingham Forest	46	13	16	17	43	47	−4	55
17	Reading	46	13	13	20	52	59	−7	52

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result by round

Round	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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	W
Position	3	7	14	11	10	9	11	7	4	5	9	10	13	12	14	16	16	13	11	14	11	9	11	13	13	11	11	11	12	12	12	10	11	12	12	10	9	9	10	10	11	8	11	9	7

Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2016. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[48]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Conway 39' Guthrie 45' Olsson 68'	Report	Afobe 29' Edwards 45' Iorfa 57' Henry 86' Ojo 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,159 Referee: Mark Haywood

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Huddersfield	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Wells 10' Hudson 31' Whitehead 46'	Report	Delfouneso 60'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,338 Referee: Peter Bankes

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Hanley 88' Akpan 79' Duffy 90'	Report	Mason 5' Connolly 42' Peltier 53' Morrison 61'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,025 Referee: Scott Duncan

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Brighton
15:15[49] BST	LuaLua 35', 90' Greer 46' Kayal 72' Hünemeier 75'	Report	Duffy 39' Marshall 90'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 22,659 Referee: Andy Madley

28 August 2015 (2015-08-28) 5	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Blackburn
19:45 BST		Report	Dervite 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,632 Referee: Paul Tierney

13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 6	Fulham	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Fulham
12:00 BST	McCormack 4' Dembélé 30'	Report	Rhodes 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 14,372 Referee: Tony Harrington

16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) 7	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST	Henley 46' (o.g.) Onuoha 79'	Report	Duffy 14' Rhodes 60'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Darren Deadman

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Rhodes 45', 75' Hanley 67' Lawrence 85'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,088 Referee: Carl Boyeson

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Hull City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Hernández 73'	Report	Rhodes 90'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,486 Referee: Andy Haines

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Ipswich Town	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Rhodes 12', 16' Evans 53' Henley 55'	Report	Touré 20' Maitland-Niles 57' Berra 64'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,672 Referee: Andre Marriner

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 11	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Reeves 11' (pen.), 89' Church 71'	Report	Henley 10'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 11,548 Referee: James Linington

21 October 2015 (2015-10-21) 12	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Derby County	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Lawrence 34' Taylor 45' Akpan 62' Evans 88'	Report	Johnson 41' Keogh 45'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,968 Referee: Darren Drysdale

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Burnley	Blackburn
12:30 BST		Report	Arfield 63'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,897 Referee: Keith Stroud

29 October 2015 (2015-10-29) 14	Leeds United	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Bamba 38'	Report	Craig Conway 1', 90' Rhodes 6' Evans 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,666 Referee: Tim Robinson

3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15	Birmingham City	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Shinnie 55' Davis 62'	Report	Marshall 70' Henley 89'	Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 15,701 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Brentford	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Lawrence 37' Olsson 83'	Report	Yennaris 14' Vibe 24' Kerschbaumer 45' Bidwell 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,328 Referee: Andy Woolmer

22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 17	Preston North End	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Huntington 50' Garner 59', 67' Wright 83' 90'	Report	Pickford 31' (o.g.) Evans 36' Rhodes 52' (pen.) Koita 85'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,852 Referee: Mike Dean

29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 18	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Akpan 5' Evans 31', 44'	Report	Hélan 30' Lee 37' Sougou 39' João 84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,837 Referee: Fred Graham

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 19	Bristol City	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Baker 16' 49'	Report	Hanley 59' Lawrence 69' Marshall 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,021 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

11 December 2015 (2015-12-11) 20	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Rotherham United	Blackburn
17:45 GMT	Hyam 31' (o.g.)	Report	Broadfoot 74'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,054 Referee: Tony Harrington

14 December 2015 (2015-12-14) 21	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Blackburn
17:45 GMT	Guthrie 46' Olsson 57' Koita 59'	Report	Mancienne 18' Tesche 43'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,002 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

20 December 2015 (2015-12-20) 22	Reading	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Reading
15:00 GMT	Williams 11' Robson-Kanu 86'	Report	Akpan 15' Duffy 16' Henley 82' Hanley 88'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,529 Referee: Peter Bankes

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 23	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Bolton
12:45 GMT	Davies 52' Moxey 55' Vela 59' Madine 77' Pratley 90'	Report	Akpan 53' Duffy 74' Olsson 90'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,048 Referee: Jonathan Moss

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 24	Cardiff City	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Akpan 39' Duffy 67'	Report	Mason 58' Ralls 62'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,385 Referee: Andy Woolmer

12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 25	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Akpan 85'	Report	Fer 24'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,285 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Kilgallon 33' Spurr 93'	Report	Zamora 3' Ridgewell 57'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,930 Referee: Kevin Wright

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Lennon 30'	Report	Rhodes 45' Duffy 90'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,512 Referee: Robert Lewis

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 28	Middlesbrough	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Sola 18' Leadbitter 57' Nugent 79'	Report	Marshall 24' Lenihan 34' Evans 36' Hanley 64' Gómez 72', 74'	Stadium: Riverside Attendance: 26,244 Referee: Dean Whitestone

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 29	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Hull City	Blackburn
15:00 GMT		Report	Hernández 53' Diamé 63'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,902 Referee: Oliver Langford

16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) 30	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Fulham	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Marshall 15' (pen.) Duffy 62' Graham 65', 87'	Report	Mattila 52' Fredericks 58' McCormack 71'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,157 Referee: Phil Gibbs

24 February 2016 (2016-02-24) 31	Derby County	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Derby
19:45 GMT	Butterfield 8'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,411 Referee: Nigel Miller

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 32	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Bennett 26', 71' Brown 50' Gómez 53', 90+3' Leniham 96'	Report	Carruthers 36' McFadzean 66' Revell 86'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,693 Referee: Simon Hooper

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 33	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Akpan 47' Spurr 59' Lenihan 69' Graham 83' Jackson 90+2'	Report	Forshaw 90+1' Stuani 90+2'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,601 Referee: Andy Madley

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 34	Burnley	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Burnley
12:30 GMT	Gray 16' (pen.) Lowton 63' Ulvestad 90+2'	Report	Gómez 13' Lenihan 52' Bennett 91' Watt 92'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,478 Referee: Mike Jones

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Birmingham City	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Watt 20' Graham 23' Gómez 45' Bennett 45' Evans 60' Lenihan 73'	Report	Grounds 45'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,774 Referee: Stuart Attwell

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Leeds United	Blackburn
12:30 GMT	Hanley 80' Jackson 89'	Report	Bamba 34' Antenucci 69', 70' Berardi 80' Bellusci 81' Cook 92'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Keith Stroud

15 March 2016 (2016-03-15) 37	Ipswich Town	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Hyam 63' Murphy 67' (pen.), 87' Douglas 77'	Report	Evans 29'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: Iain Williamson Referee: 16,488

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38	Brentford	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Brentford
15:00 GMT	McEachran 78'	Report	Hanley 28' 57' Graham 63' Akpan 74' Duffy 86', 87' Lenihan 90+2' Watt 90+5'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,575 Referee: Michael Bull

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
12:30 GMT	Ward 13', 57' Duffy 24' Bennett 57' Graham 75'	Report	Garner 24' Gallagher 37' Hugill 43' Pearson 57'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,029 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Henley 51' (o.g.) Lee 58' Wallace 62'	Report	Conway 46', 53'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,803 Referee: David Webb

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Iorfa 72'	Report	Lenihan 37' Grimes 60' Bennett 87'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 19,538 Referee: Mark Brown

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Hanley 61' Lenihan 73' Duffy 80'	Report	Wells 35' Kilgallon 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,061 Referee: Carl Boyeson

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Blackstock 15' Mills 49' Gardner 76'	Report	Graham 22', 42' Evans 75' Lenihan 76'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,449 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Bristol City	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Graham 17', 80'	Report	Kodjia 70' Wilbraham 74' Smith 86'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,752 Referee: Tim Robinson

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Rotherham United	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 GMT		Report	Duffy 6'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Steve Martin

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Reading	Blackburn
12:30 GMT	Bennett 8' Graham 14' Jackson 86'	Report	Kermorgant 31'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Andy Madley

Football League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Blackburn Rovers were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town.[50]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Delfouneso 30' Spurr 49'	Report	Collins 9' Barnett 32' Tootle 78' Leutwiler 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup

Rovers will enter the FA Cup in the Third Round Proper which commences on 9 January 2016.[51] On 7 December 2015, the third round draw was made, Blackburn Rovers were drawn away against Newport County.[52]

18 January 2016 (2016-01-18) Round 3	Newport County	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Newport
19:15 GMT	Byrne 30' Dymond 73' Day 90'	Report	Marshall 8' Brown 10' Lawrence 47' Rhodes 75' (pen.) Taylor 88'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Charles Breakspear

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Round 4	Oxford United	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Mullins 5' Baldock 64' Kenny 90'	Report	Marshall 36', 76' Spurr 39' Watt 45' Jackson 50' Lenihan 54' Conway 79'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,647 Referee: Andy Davies

21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) Round 5	Blackburn Rovers	1–5	West Ham United	Blackburn
14:00 GMT	Marshall 20' Taylor 35' 55' Lenihan 84'	Report	Moses 26' Payet 36', 90+2' Emenike 64', 85' Kouyaté 75'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,793 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Backroom Staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Paul Lambert
Assistant Manager	Alan Irvine
First Team Coach	Rob Kelly
Goalkeeping Coach	Laurence Batty
Head of Academy	Eric Kinder
Under-21 Head Coach	Damien Johnson
Under-21 Assistant Coach	David Dunn

Last updated: November 2015
Source: [53]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 May 2016[54]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
13	GK		Simon Eastwood	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK		Jason Steele	45	0	41+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
33	GK		David Raya	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

2	DF		Adam Henley	26	0	20+4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Tommy Spurr	26	0	20+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF		Matthew Kilgallon	11	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Grant Hanley (captain)	46	2	44+0	2	2+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF		Elliott Ward	9	1	6+1	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF		Shane Duffy	42	4	41+0	4	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Ryan Nyambe	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
34	DF		Scott Wharton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF		Jack Doyle	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

6	MF		Jason Lowe	10	0	9+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Ben Marshall	48	6	44+0	2	3+0	4	1+0	0
14	MF		Jordi Gómez (on loan from Sunderland)	19	3	17+2	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Matt Grimes (on loan from Swansea City)	13	0	9+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Lee Williamson	11	0	2+8	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF		Hope Akpan	37	3	29+6	3	2+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Danny Guthrie	17	0	10+6	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
26	MF		Darragh Lenihan	27	0	18+5	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
27	MF		Willem Tomlinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Connor Mahoney	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF		Corry Evans	33	1	26+4	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
31	MF		Elliott Bennett	24	2	16+5	2	3+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Craig Conway	38	3	29+6	3	2+1	0	0+0	0

7	FW		Nathan Delfouneso	16	2	7+8	1	0+0	0	1+0	1
9	FW		Chris Brown	20	0	4+13	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
12	FW		Danny Graham (on loan from Sunderland)	18	7	18+0	7	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW		Simeon Jackson	19	2	3+14	2	1+1	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
18	MF		John O'Sullivan (on loan at Bury)	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF		Chris Taylor (on loan at Millwall)	15	0	6+6	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
31	FW		Modou Barrow (on loan from Swansea City)	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
15	DF		Doneil Henry (on loan from West Ham United)	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF		Marcus Olsson	20	0	19+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	FW		Bengali-Fodé Koita	15	0	8+6	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
16	FW		Tom Lawrence (on loan from Leicester City)	23	1	14+7	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
11	FW		Jordan Rhodes	26	11	25+0	10	0+1	1	0+0	0
8	FW		Tony Watt (on loan from Charlton Athletic)	11	2	6+3	1	1+1	1	0+0	0

Goalscorers

As of 8 May 2016[54]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	11	FW	Jordan Rhodes*	10	1	0	11
2	12	FW	Danny Graham	7	0	0	7
3	10	MF	Ben Marshall	2	4	0	6
4	22	DF	Shane Duffy	4	0	0	4
5	21	MF	Hope Akpan	3	0	0	3
=	14	MF	Jordi Gómez	3	0	0	3
=	32	MF	Craig Conway	3	0	0	3
8	16	FW	Tom Lawrence*	2	0	0	2
=	5	DF	Grant Hanley	2	0	0	2
=	7	FW	Nathan Delfouneso	1	0	1	2
=	8	FW	Tony Watt*	1	1	0	2
=	31	MF	Elliott Bennett	2	0	0	2
=	35	FW	Simeon Jackson	2	0	0	2
14	29	MF	Corry Evans	1	0	0	1
=	15	DF	Elliott Ward	1	0	0	1
—	—	—	Own Goal	2	0	0	2
Total				46	6	1	53

* left the club

Assists

As of 8 May 2016[54]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	32	MF	Craig Conway	5	0	0	5
2	16	FW	Tom Lawrence*	2	1	0	3
3	8	FW	Bengali-Fodé Koita*	2	0	0	2
=	2	DF	Adam Henley	2	0	0	2
=	31	MF	Elliott Bennett	2	0	0	2
=	22	DF	Shane Duffy	2	0	0	2
=	26	MF	Darragh Lenihan	2	0	0	2
=	16	MF	Matt Grimes	2	0	0	2
=	5	DF	Grant Hanley	2	0	0	2
=	4	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	2	0	0	2
11	24	DF	Ryan Nyambe	0	0	1	1
=	35	FW	Simeon Jackson	1	0	0	1
=	30	GK	Jason Steele	1	0	0	1
=	8	FW	Tony Watt*	1	0	0	1
=	14	MF	Jordi Gómez	1	0	0	1
=	6	MF	Jason Lowe	1	0	0	1
—	—	—	No assist	18	5	0	23
Total				46	6	1	53

* left the club

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2016[54]

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Adam Henley	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
3	DF	Tommy Spurr	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
4	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5	DF	Grant Hanley	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
8	FW	Bengali-Fodé Koita*	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	MF	Ben Marshall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	FW	Jordan Rhodes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	MF	Marcus Olsson*	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
22	DF	Shane Duffy	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1
23	MF	Danny Guthrie	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
29	MF	Corry Evans	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
30	GK	Jason Steele	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	MF	Hope Akpan	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
16	FW	Tom Lawrence*	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	MF	Chris Taylor	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
32	MF	Craig Conway	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
9	FW	Chris Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
26	MF	Darragh Lenihan	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
35	FW	Simeon Jackson	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	MF	Jordi Gómez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	FW	Danny Graham	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
31	MF	Elliott Bennett	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	FW	Tony Watt *	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	MF	Elliott Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	MF	Matt Grimes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			88	1	3	8	1	1	1	0	0	97	2	4

* left the club

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
21 July 2015	DM	Sacha Petshi	Bastia	Free transfer	[12]
21 July 2015	RW	Bengali-Fodé Koita	Caen	Free transfer	[13]
5 August 2015	CM	Danny Guthrie	Reading	Free transfer	[16]
6 August 2015	CF	Nathan Delfouneso	Blackpool	Free transfer	[17]
11 August 2015	CM	Hope Akpan	Reading	Free transfer	[19]

Total outgoing: ~£0 £0+/-

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Length	Ref.
10 August 2015	CF	Modou Barrow	Swansea City	3 Month Loan (terminated by Swansea City 08/09/2015)	[18][lower-alpha 1]
21 August 2015	CF	Tom Lawrence	Leicester City	4 Month Loan (3 January) (Extended 31 January)	[20][30]
24 November 2015	DF	Doneil Henry	West Ham United	1 Month Loan (3 January)	[24]

On 8 September 2015, Barrow was recalled by his parent club Swansea City.[55]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
26 June 2015	CM	Tom Cairney	Fulham	£3,000,000 (£3,500,000+ with add-ons)[56]	[6][57]
1 July 2015	LB	Ben Marsh	Free Agent
1 July 2015	CB	Kellen Daly	Free Agent	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	AM	David Dunn	Oldham Athletic [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[59]
1 July 2015	CM	Adrián Edo	Free Agent	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	CB	Sam Jones	Free Agent	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	CM	Paulo Jorge	Free Agent	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	LW	Joshua King	AFC Bournemouth	Bosman: £1,500,000 (£2,000,000 with add-ons)	[4][60]
1 July 2015	LM	Josh Morris	Bradford City	Free transfer	[9]
1 July 2015	DM	George Pierce	Free Agent	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	GK	Paul Robinson	Burnley [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	RB	James Rae	Barnsley [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	CB	Yann Songo'o	Plymouth Argyle	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	CF	Luke Varney	Ipswich Town [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[3]
1 July 2015	GK	Callum Williams	Altrincham	Released	[3]
8 July 2015	CF	Leon Best	Rotherham United [lower-alpha 5]	Mutual consent	[11]
31 July 2015	GK	Jake Kean	Norwich City [lower-alpha 6]	Mutual consent	[14]
31 July 2015	CF	Rudy Gestede	Aston Villa	£6,000,000	[15]

Following Dunn's release he joined Oldham Athletic.[58]
Following Robinson's release he later joined Burnley.[61]
Following Scott's release he joined Barnsley's U21 squad.[62]
Following Varney's release he later joined Ipswich Town.[63]
Following Best's release he later joined Rotherham United.[64]
Following Kean's release he joined Norwich City.[65]

Total incoming: ~£10,950,000-£12,100,000+

Includes estimated 15% sell on fee (£450,000-£600,000) following Steven Nzonzi transfer from Stoke City to Sevilla 9 July 2015[66][67] and potential add-ons from the Tom Cairney sale.[68]
Sell-on clauses have been negotiated in the sales of Josh Morris and Tom Cairney.[67]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Length	Ref.
21 August 2015	CF	Jordan Preston	Ayr United	6 Month Loan (16 January) (Extended (9 June))	[69][70]
4 September 2015	FW	Callum Hendry	Clitheroe	Work Experience (Extended (2 November))	[71][72]
4 September 2015	DF	Ben Williams	Morecambe	Work Experience	[71]
18 September 2015	FW	Sam Joel	Bamber Bridge	1 Month Loan (17 October) (Extended)	[73][74]
23 September 2015	MF	Lewis Hardcastle	Salford City	1 Month Loan (24 October) (Extended (28 November)) (Extended (24 December))	[75][76][77]
16 October 2015	FW	Modou Cham	Stockport County	1 Month Loan (14 November) (Extended)	[78][79]
7 November 2015	FW	Dean Rittenberg	Chorley	1 Month Loan (5 December)	[80]
21 November 2015	FW	Luke Wall	Skelmersdale United	1 Month Loan (19 December)	[81]
26 November 2015	MF	John O'Sullivan	Rochdale	1 Month Loan (3 January)	[26]
26 November 2015	FW	Anton Forrester	Morecambe	1 Month Loan (3 January)	[27]

Winter

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
5 January 2016	MF	Elliott Bennett	Norwich City	Undisclosed (nominal fee)	[31]
15 January 2016	FW	Simeon Jackson	Barnsley	Free transfer	[32]
20 January 2016	DF	Elliott Ward	AFC Bournemouth	Free transfer	[35]

Total outgoing: ~£0 £0+/-

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
6 January 2016	MF	Mark Edgar	Coleraine	Free transfer	[82]
26 January 2016	LB	Marcus Olsson	Derby County	£750,000 (£1,000,000 with add-ons)[68]	[36]
27 January 2016	FW	Bengali-Fodé Koita	Kasımpaşa	£240,000	[37]
1 February 2016	FW	Jordan Rhodes	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed (~£9,000,000 + potential add-ons worth ~£2–4million)	[39]
1 February 2016	MF	Sacha Petshi	Créteil	Free Transfer	[83]

Total incoming: ~£9.990,000-£14,240,000+

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Length	Ref.
20 January 16	FW	Danny Graham	Sunderland	End of Season	[34]
29 January 16	FW	Tony Watt	Charlton Athletic	End of Season (fee agreed)(Returned to Charlton due to injury)	[38][84]
1 February 16	MF	Jordi Gómez	Sunderland	End of Season	[40]
13 February 16	MF	Matt Grimes	Swansea City	3-month loan (16 May)	[41]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Length	Ref.
15 January 16	MF	John O'Sullivan	Bury	1 Month Loan (13 February) (Extended till end of season)	[33][85]
4 March 16	FW	Modou Cham	Hednesford Town	1 Month Loan (2 April) (Extended 30 April)	[86][87]
17 March 16	MF	Chris Taylor	Millwall	End of Season	[43]
18 March 16	FW	Nathan Delfouneso	Bury	1 Month Loan (19 April)	[45]

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"Joel makes Brig move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 18 September 2015.
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[56] On 8 September 2015, Barrow was recalled by his parent club Swansea City.[55]

[60] Following Dunn's release he joined Oldham Athletic.[58]

[64] Following Robinson's release he later joined Burnley.[61]

[66] Following Scott's release he joined Barnsley's U21 squad.[62]

[68] Following Varney's release he later joined Ipswich Town.[63]

[70] Following Best's release he later joined Rotherham United.[64]

[72] Following Kean's release he joined Norwich City.[65]

[1] "History". Statto.

[2] "Rovers agree deal with Dafabet". Blackburn Rovers FC. 12 May 2015.

[Twelve_Released-3] "Rovers announce retained list". Blackburn Rovers FC. 16 May 2015.

[King-4] "King to sign for the Cherries". Blackburn Rovers FC. 28 May 2015.

[5] "VARNEY TO DO REHAB AT TOWN". Ipswich Town FC. 25 June 2015.

[Cairney-6] "Cairney completes Cottagers switch". Blackburn Rovers FC. 26 June 2015.

[7] "Rovers reward Ryan". Blackburn Rovers FC. 1 July 2015.

[8] "New deal for Darragh". Blackburn Rovers FC. 1 July 2015.

[Morris-9] "Morris makes Bradford move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 1 July 2015.

[10] "Chris commits to new deal". Blackburn Rovers FC. 2 July 2015.

[Best-11] "Leon Best departs". Blackburn Rovers FC. 8 July 2015.

[Petshi-12] "Rovers seal Sacha deal". Blackburn Rovers FC. 21 July 2015.

[Koita-13] "Striker deal completed". Blackburn Rovers FC. 21 July 2015.

[Kean-14] "Jake Kean departs". Blackburn Rovers FC. 31 July 2015.

[Gestede-15] "Striker seals Villa switch". Blackburn Rovers FC. 31 July 2015.

[Guthrie-16] "Danny seals Rovers deal". Blackburn Rovers FC. 5 August 2015.

[Delfouneso-17] "Rovers boost attacking options". Blackburn Rovers FC. 6 August 2015.

[Barrow-18] "Rovers secure Mo move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 10 August 2015.

[Akpan-19] "Rovers complete Akpan signing". Blackburn Rovers FC. 11 August 2015.

[Lawrence-20] "Rovers sign Lawrence on loan". Blackburn Rovers FC. 21 August 2015.

[21] "Club statement". Blackburn Rovers FC. 11 November 2015.

[22] "Club statement". Blackburn Rovers FC. 15 November 2015.

[23] "Evans extends Ewood stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 20 November 2015.

[Henry-24] "Doneil returns to Rovers!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 24 November 2015.

[25] "New deal for O'Sullivan". Blackburn Rovers FC. 24 November 2015.

[O'Sullivan-26] "O'Sullivan joins Dale". Blackburn Rovers FC. 26 November 2015.

[Forrester-27] "Striker joins the Shrimps". Blackburn Rovers FC. 26 November 2015.

[28] "Blackburn Rovers 'compliant' with FFP regulations". Skysports. 3 December 2015.

[29] "Conway pens new contract". Blackburn Rovers FC. 10 December 2015.

[LawrenceExtended-30] "Lawrence extends Ewood stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 5 January 2016.

[Bennett-31] "Bennett becomes a Rover!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 5 January 2016.

[Jackson-32] "Simeon signs for Rovers". Blackburn Rovers FC. 15 January 2016.

[O'Sullivan2-33] "O'Sullivan joins Shakers". Blackburn Rovers FC. 15 January 2016.

[Graham-34] "Rovers complete striker swoop". Blackburn Rovers FC. 20 January 2016.

[Ward-35] "Defender deal done!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 20 January 2016.

[Olsson-36] "Defender departs for Derby". Blackburn Rovers FC. 26 January 2016.

[Koita2-37] "Koita completes Turkish move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 27 January 2016.

[Watt-38] "Rovers welcome Watt!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 29 January 2016.

[Rhodes-39] "Jordan Rhodes joins Middlesbrough". Blackburn Rovers FC. 1 February 2016.

[Gomez-40] "Rovers swoop for Sunderland ace". Blackburn Rovers FC. 1 February 2016.

[Grimes-41] "Welcome Matt!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 13 February 2016.

[42] "New deal delight for Darragh". Blackburn Rovers FC. 26 February 2016.

[Taylor-43] "Midfielder makes Millwall move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 17 March 2016.

[44] "Blackburn Rovers boss will make decision on out-of-contract players when summer transfer budget is confirmed". Blackburn Rovers FC. 18 March 2016.

[Delfouneso1-45] "Striker seals Shakers move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 18 March 2016.

[46] "Club Statement". Blackburn Rovers FC. 28 April 2016.

[47] "Pre-season fixtures confirmed". Blackburn Rovers FC. 15 May 2015.

[48] "Home start again for Rovers". Blackburn Rovers FC. 17 June 2015.

[49] "Kick-off at Blackburn Rovers' clash at Brighton & Hove Albion delayed after plane crash that has killed seven people". 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[50] "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

[dates-51] "Diary Dates". Blackburn Rovers. 7 May 2015.

[52] "Exeter City to face Liverpool in Emirates FA Cup third round". FA Cup. 7 December 2015.

[rovers1-53] "Who's Who". Blackburn Rovers. Nov 2015.

[www.rovers.co.uk-54] "Player Statistics". Blackburn Rovers. May 2015. Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

[55] "Barrow returns to Swansea". Blackburn Rovers FC. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

[lancashiretelegraph.co.uk1-57] "Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer saddened to see Tom Cairney go". LT. 4 July 2015.

[58] "Fulham sign Blackburn Rovers' Tom Cairney in £3m deal". Sky Sports. 26 June 2015.

[59] "David Dunn: Oldham Athletic sign ex-Blackburn Rovers midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 July 2015.

[61] "David Dunn confirms Rovers departure". Blackburn Rovers FC. 27 April 2015.

[62] "Blackburn Rovers waiting on work permit for Kim Bo-Kyung after netting initial £1.5m for Josh King". Lancashire Telegraph. 29 July 2015.

[63] "Clarets Secure Robinson Signature". 26 January 2016.

[65] "Maxwell The Wade Forward". Tykes Mad. 4 July 2015.

[67] "LUKE VARNEY PENS DEAL". Ipswich Town F.C. 18 December 2015.

[69] "Millers strike Best deal". Rotherham United F.C. 19 November 2015.

[71] "CANARIES COMPLETE JAKE KEAN DEAL". Norwich City FC. 5 August 2015.

[73] "Nzonzi seals Sevilla switch". Stoke City FC. 9 July 2015.

[Lancashire_Telegraph-74] "Blackburn Rovers net cash windfall after Steven Nzonzi makes £7m move from Stoke City to Sevilla". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 July 2015.

[lancashiretelegraph.co.uk-75] "Blackburn Rovers left-back Markus Olsson signs for Derby County". LT. 26 January 2016.

[Preston-76] "Striker returns to Scotland". Blackburn Rovers FC. 21 August 2015.

[JPreston-77] "Striker extends Ayr stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 23 January 2016.

[WorkExperience-78] "Academy duo make local moves". Blackburn Rovers FC. 4 September 2015.

[Hendry-79] "Striker extends Shawbridge stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 9 October 2015.

[Joel-80] "Joel makes Brig move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 18 September 2015.

[JoelExtended-81] "Striker extends Brig stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 19 October 2015.

[Hardcastle-82] "Hardcastle joins Salford on loan". Blackburn Rovers FC. 23 September 2015.

[HardcastleExtended-83] "Hardcastle extends Salford stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 26 October 2015.

[HardcastleExtended2-84] "Hardcastle extends Salford stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 30 November 2015.

[Cham-85] "Cham makes County move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 16 October 2015.

[ChamExtended-86] "Cham extends Hatters stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 19 November 2015.

[Rittenberg-87] "Striker joins the Magpies". Blackburn Rovers FC. 7 November 2015.

[Wall-88] "Striker joins Skelmersdale". Blackburn Rovers FC. 21 November 2015.

[Edgar-89] "Rover Edgar makes his return home to follow in his family's footsteps". ColeraineTimes. 6 January 2016.

[Petshi2-90] "Midfielder returns home". Blackburn Rovers FC. 1 February 2016.

[Watt1-91] "Watt returns to Charlton". Blackburn Rovers FC. 7 April 2016.

[O'Sullivan3-92] "O'Sullivan extends Shakers stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 1 February 2016.

[Cham2-93] "Modou makes loan move". Blackburn Rovers FC. 4 March 2016.

[Cham2Extended-94] "Cham extends Pitmen stay". Blackburn Rovers FC. 4 March 2016.