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2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
2015–16 season
ManagerGary Bowyer
(until 10 November 2015)
Paul Lambert
(from 15 November 2015)
StadiumEwood Park
Championship15th
Football League CupFirst round
(knocked out by Shrewsbury Town)
FA CupFifth round
(knocked out by West Ham United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Rhodes (10)
All: Jordan Rhodes (11)
Average home league attendance14,171

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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League table

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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
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHA
ResultWDLWDDDWWDLDLWLLDWWLWWLDLWLWLDWWDDLWWDDWDWLWW
Position371411109117459101312141616131114119111313111111121212101112121099101011811915
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2016. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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 Yellow card 45'
Olsson Yellow card 68'
Report Afobe 29'
Edwards 45'
Iorfa Yellow card 57'
Henry Yellow card 86'
Ojo Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,159
Referee: Mark Haywood
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
15:00 BST Wells 10'
Hudson Yellow card 31'
Whitehead Yellow card 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 Yellow card 79'
Duffy Yellow card 90'
Report Mason 5'
Connolly Yellow card 42'
Peltier Yellow card 53'
Morrison Yellow card 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', Yellow card 90'
Greer Yellow card 46'
Kayal Yellow card 72'
Hünemeier Yellow card 75'
Report Duffy Yellow card 39'
Marshall Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 53'
Henley Yellow card 55'
Report Touré Yellow card 20'
Maitland-Niles Yellow card 57'
Berra Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 34'
Taylor Yellow card 45'
Akpan Yellow card 62'
Evans Yellow card 88'
Report Johnson Yellow card 41'
Keogh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38' Report Craig Conway 1', Yellow card 90'
Rhodes 6'
Evans Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Davis Yellow card 62'
Report Marshall Yellow card 70'
Henley Yellow card 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 Yellow card 83'
Report Yennaris Yellow card 14'
Vibe 24'
Kerschbaumer Yellow card 45'
Bidwell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 50'
Garner Yellow card 59', 67'
Wright Yellow card 83' Red card 90'
Report Pickford 31' (o.g.)
Evans Yellow card 36'
Rhodes 52' (pen.)
Koita Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31', 44'
Report Hélan Yellow card 30'
Lee Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16' Red card 49' Report Hanley 59'
Lawrence Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46'
Olsson Yellow card 57'
Koita Yellow card 59'
Report Mancienne Yellow card 18'
Tesche Yellow card 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 Yellow card 86'
Report Akpan Yellow card 15'
Duffy Yellow card 16'
Henley Yellow card 82'
Hanley Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Moxey Yellow card 55'
Vela Yellow card 59'
Madine 77'
Pratley Yellow card 90'
Report Akpan Yellow card 53'
Duffy Yellow card 74'
Olsson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Duffy Yellow card 67'
Report Mason 58'
Ralls Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Spurr Yellow card 93'
Report Zamora 3'
Ridgewell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Leadbitter Yellow card 57'
Nugent 79'
Report Marshall Yellow card 24'
Lenihan Yellow card 34'
Evans Yellow card 36'
Hanley Yellow card 64'
Gómez 72', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65', 87'
Report Mattila Yellow card 52'
Fredericks Yellow card 58'
McCormack Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26', 71'
Brown Yellow card 50'
Gómez 53', 90+3'
Leniham Yellow card 96'
Report Carruthers 36'
McFadzean Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Lenihan Yellow card 69'
Graham 83'
Jackson Yellow card 90+2'
Report Forshaw 90+1'
Stuani Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Ulvestad Yellow card 90+2'
Report Gómez Yellow card 13'
Lenihan Yellow card 52'
Bennett Yellow card 91'
Watt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Bennett Yellow card 45'
Evans Yellow card 60'
Lenihan Yellow card 73'
Report Grounds Yellow card 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 Yellow card 80'
Jackson 89'
Report Bamba 34'
Antenucci 69', Yellow card 70'
Berardi Yellow card 80'
Bellusci Yellow card 81'
Cook Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Murphy 67' (pen.), 87'
Douglas Yellow card 77'
Report Evans Yellow card 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 Yellow card 78' Report Hanley Yellow card 28' Red card 57'
Graham Yellow card 63'
Akpan Yellow card 74'
Duffy 86', Yellow card 87'
Lenihan Yellow card 90+2'
Watt Yellow card 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', Yellow card 57'
Duffy Red card 24'
Bennett Yellow card 57'
Graham Yellow card 75'
Report Garner 24'
Gallagher Yellow card 37'
Hugill 43'
Pearson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'
Wallace 62'
Report Conway 46', Red card 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 Yellow card 72' Report Lenihan Yellow card 37'
Grimes Yellow card 60'
Bennett Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Lenihan Yellow card 73'
Duffy Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'
Gardner Yellow card 76'
Report Graham 22', Yellow card 42'
Evans Yellow card 75'
Lenihan Yellow card 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 Red card 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

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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 Yellow card 49'
Report Collins 9'
Barnett 32'
Tootle Yellow card 78'
Leutwiler Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup

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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 Yellow card 73'
Day Red card 90'
Report Marshall 8'
Brown Red card 10'
Lawrence Yellow card 47'
Rhodes 75' (pen.)
Taylor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5'
Baldock Yellow card 64'
Kenny Yellow card 90'
Report Marshall 36', 76'
Spurr Yellow card 39'
Watt 45'
Jackson Yellow card 50'
Lenihan Yellow card 54'
Conway Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 55'
Lenihan Yellow card 84'
Report Moses 26'
Payet 36', 90+2'
Emenike 64', 85'
Kouyaté Red card 75'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,793
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Backroom Staff

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

Last updated: November 2015
Source: [53]

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 8 May 2016[54]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
13 GK England ENG Simon Eastwood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK England ENG Jason Steele 45 0 41+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
33 GK Spain ESP David Raya 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

2 DF Wales WAL Adam Henley 26 0 20+4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Tommy Spurr 26 0 20+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon 11 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Grant Hanley (captain) 46 2 44+0 2 2+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Elliott Ward 9 1 6+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Duffy 42 4 41+0 4 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Namibia NAM Ryan Nyambe 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
34 DF England ENG Scott Wharton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF England ENG Jack Doyle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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

7 FW England ENG Nathan Delfouneso 16 2 7+8 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
9 FW England ENG Chris Brown 20 0 4+13 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW England ENG Danny Graham (on loan from Sunderland) 18 7 18+0 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW Canada CAN Simeon Jackson 19 2 3+14 2 1+1 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John O'Sullivan (on loan at Bury) 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF England ENG 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 The Gambia GAM Modou Barrow (on loan from Swansea City) 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
15 DF Canada CAN Doneil Henry (on loan from West Ham United) 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF Sweden SWE Marcus Olsson 20 0 19+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW France FRA Bengali-Fodé Koita 15 0 8+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
16 FW Wales WAL Tom Lawrence (on loan from Leicester City) 23 1 14+7 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Rhodes 26 11 25+0 10 0+1 1 0+0 0
8 FW Scotland SCO Tony Watt (on loan from Charlton Athletic) 11 2 6+3 1 1+1 1 0+0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 8 May 2016[54]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 11 FW Scotland Jordan Rhodes* 10 1 0 11
2 12 FW England Danny Graham 7 0 0 7
3 10 MF England Ben Marshall 2 4 0 6
4 22 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy 4 0 0 4
5 21 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 3 0 0 3
= 14 MF Spain Jordi Gómez 3 0 0 3
= 32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 3 0 0 3
8 16 FW Wales Tom Lawrence* 2 0 0 2
= 5 DF Scotland Grant Hanley 2 0 0 2
= 7 FW England Nathan Delfouneso 1 0 1 2
= 8 FW Scotland Tony Watt* 1 1 0 2
= 31 MF England Elliott Bennett 2 0 0 2
= 35 FW Canada Simeon Jackson 2 0 0 2
14 29 MF Northern Ireland Corry Evans 1 0 0 1
= 15 DF England Elliott Ward 1 0 0 1
Own Goal 2 0 0 2
Total 46 6 1 53
  • * left the club

Assists

[edit]
As of 8 May 2016[54]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 5 0 0 5
2 16 FW Wales Tom Lawrence* 2 1 0 3
3 8 FW France Bengali-Fodé Koita* 2 0 0 2
= 2 DF Wales Adam Henley 2 0 0 2
= 31 MF England Elliott Bennett 2 0 0 2
= 22 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy 2 0 0 2
= 26 MF Republic of Ireland Darragh Lenihan 2 0 0 2
= 16 MF England Matt Grimes 2 0 0 2
= 5 DF Scotland Grant Hanley 2 0 0 2
= 4 DF England Matthew Kilgallon 2 0 0 2
11 24 DF Namibia Ryan Nyambe 0 0 1 1
= 35 FW Canada Simeon Jackson 1 0 0 1
= 30 GK England Jason Steele 1 0 0 1
= 8 FW Scotland Tony Watt* 1 0 0 1
= 14 MF Spain Jordi Gómez 1 0 0 1
= 6 MF England Jason Lowe 1 0 0 1
No assist 18 5 0 23
Total 46 6 1 53
  • * left the club

Disciplinary record

[edit]
As of 8 May 2016[54]
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
2 DF Wales Adam Henley 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
3 DF England Tommy Spurr 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
4 DF England Matthew Kilgallon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Scotland Grant Hanley 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
8 FW France Bengali-Fodé Koita* 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF England Ben Marshall 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 FW Scotland Jordan Rhodes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Sweden Marcus Olsson* 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1
23 MF England Danny Guthrie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
29 MF Northern Ireland Corry Evans 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
30 GK England Jason Steele 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
16 FW Wales Tom Lawrence* 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 MF England Chris Taylor 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
9 FW England Chris Brown 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
26 MF Republic of Ireland Darragh Lenihan 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
35 FW Canada Simeon Jackson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 MF Spain Jordi Gómez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
12 FW England Danny Graham 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
31 MF England Elliott Bennett 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8 FW Scotland Tony Watt * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 MF England Elliott Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 MF England 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

[edit]

Transfers in

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
21 July 2015 DM France Sacha Petshi Bastia Free transfer [12]
21 July 2015 RW France Bengali-Fodé Koita Caen Free transfer [13]
5 August 2015 CM England Danny Guthrie Reading Free transfer [16]
6 August 2015 CF England Nathan Delfouneso Blackpool Free transfer [17]
11 August 2015 CM Nigeria Hope Akpan Reading Free transfer [19]
5 January 2016 MF Jamaica Elliott Bennett Norwich City Undisclosed (nominal fee) [31]
15 January 2016 FW Canada Simeon Jackson Barnsley Free transfer [32]
20 January 2016 DF England Elliott Ward AFC Bournemouth Free transfer [35]

Loans in

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref.
10 August 2015 CF The Gambia Modou Barrow Swansea City Three-month loan (terminated by Swansea City 08/09/2015) [18][a]
21 August 2015 CF Wales Tom Lawrence Leicester City Four-month loan (3 January) (Extended 31 January) [20][30]
24 November 2015 DF Canada Doneil Henry West Ham United One-month loan (3 January) [24]
20 January 2016 FW England Danny Graham Sunderland End of season [34]
29 January 2016 FW Scotland Tony Watt Charlton Athletic End of season (fee agreed)(Returned to Charlton due to injury) [38][56]
1 February 2016 MF Spain Jordi Gómez Sunderland End of season [40]
13 February 2016 MF England Matt Grimes Swansea City Three-month loan (16 May) [41]
  1. ^ On 8 September 2015, Barrow was recalled by his parent club Swansea City.[55]

Transfers out

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
26 June 2015 CM Scotland Tom Cairney Fulham £3,000,000 (£3,500,000+ with add-ons)[57] [6][58]
1 July 2015 LB England Ben Marsh Free Agent
1 July 2015 CB England Kellen Daly Free Agent Released [3]
1 July 2015 AM England David Dunn Oldham Athletic [a] Released [60]
1 July 2015 CM Spain Adrián Edo Free Agent Released [3]
1 July 2015 CB Wales Sam Jones Free Agent Released [3]
1 July 2015 CM Portugal Paulo Jorge Free Agent Released [3]
1 July 2015 LW Norway Joshua King AFC Bournemouth Bosman: £1,500,000 (£2,000,000 with add-ons) [4][61]
1 July 2015 LM England Josh Morris Bradford City Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 DM England George Pierce Free Agent Released [3]
1 July 2015 GK England Paul Robinson Burnley [b] Released [3]
1 July 2015 RB England James Rae Barnsley [c] Released [3]
1 July 2015 CB Cameroon Yann Songo'o Plymouth Argyle Released [3]
1 July 2015 CF England Luke Varney Ipswich Town [d] Released [3]
1 July 2015 GK England Callum Williams Altrincham Released [3]
8 July 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Leon Best Rotherham United [e] Mutual consent [11]
31 July 2015 GK England Jake Kean Norwich City [f] Mutual consent [14]
31 July 2015 CF Benin Rudy Gestede Aston Villa £6,000,000 [15]
6 January 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Edgar Coleraine Free transfer [67]
26 January 2016 LB Sweden Marcus Olsson Derby County £750,000 (£1,000,000 with add-ons)[68] [36]
27 January 2016 FW France Bengali-Fodé Koita Kasımpaşa £240,000 [37]
1 February 2016 FW Scotland Jordan Rhodes Middlesbrough Undisclosed (~£9,000,000 + potential add-ons worth ~£2–4million) [39]
1 February 2016 MF France Sacha Petshi Créteil Free transfer [69]
  1. ^ Following Dunn's release he joined Oldham Athletic.[59]
  2. ^ Following Robinson's release he later joined Burnley.[62]
  3. ^ Following Scott's release he joined Barnsley's U21 squad.[63]
  4. ^ Following Varney's release he later joined Ipswich Town.[64]
  5. ^ Following Best's release he later joined Rotherham United.[65]
  6. ^ Following Kean's release he joined Norwich City.[66]

Loans out

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref.
21 August 2015 CF Scotland Jordan Preston Ayr United Six-month loan (16 January) (Extended (9 June)) [72][73]
4 September 2015 FW England Callum Hendry Clitheroe Work experience (Extended (2 November)) [74][75]
4 September 2015 DF Wales Ben Williams Morecambe Work Experience [74]
18 September 2015 FW England Sam Joel Bamber Bridge One-month loan (17 October) (Extended) [76][77]
23 September 2015 MF England Lewis Hardcastle Salford City One-month loan (24 October) (Extended (28 November)) (Extended (24 December)) [78][79][80]
16 October 2015 FW England Modou Cham Stockport County One-month loan (14 November) (Extended) [81][82]
7 November 2015 FW England Dean Rittenberg Chorley One-month loan (5 December) [83]
21 November 2015 FW England Luke Wall Skelmersdale United One-month loan (19 December) [84]
26 November 2015 MF Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan Rochdale One-month loan (3 January) [26]
26 November 2015 FW England Anton Forrester Morecambe One-month loan (3 January) [27]
15 January 2016 MF Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan Bury One-month loan (13 February) (Extended till end of season) [33][85]
4 March 2016 FW England Modou Cham Hednesford Town One-month loan (2 April) (Extended 30 April) [86][87]
17 March 2016 MF England Chris Taylor Millwall End of season [43]
18 March 2016 FW England Nathan Delfouneso Bury One-month loan (19 April) [45]


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