Founded: 1875
Nicknames: Rovers
Stadium: Ewood Park
Capacity: 31,154
When the Rovers joined the EPL in the early 1990s to make the league more competitive, it was their first time back in the top rankings since 1966. Sports betting enthusiast were first introduced to future hall of famer Alan Shearer in the 1992/1993 season when the Rovers signed Shearer to a 3.2 million pounds contract. Along with a few other key signings that year, the squad went from one of the worst for the last two and half decades to one fans placing a bet online could feel confident about. The squad would finish fourth in the 1992/1993 season, yet their greatest success was in the team’s second season as they finished a runner up to the dynasty known as Manchester United. In the team’s third season they would win their only FA Carling Championship after defeating the Red Devils.
Ever since, the team has been on the bottom end of the shaft, as in 1999 they were the first and only team to ever win an FA Carling Championship and be relegated. After two years in the second division, the team regained form and returned to the EPL. In the 2001/2002 season, Blackburn won their first ever League Cup title under manager Graeme Souness and star striker Andy Cole’s guidance. From 2004 to 2008 they were led by manager Mark Hughes before he bolted for Man City. Hughes was then replaced by Paul Ince, who did not last long at all as in the 2008/2009 season the team lost six games in a row and Ince was fired. The team is now led by former Bolton and Newcastle skipper Sam Allardyce. Allardyce has been able to steer the club upward from the lower to middle echelons of the Premier League.
