Blackburn Rovers 2017 Newspaper Book Coverage

Total pages: 126

Date of PaperPagesEvent Covered (Daily Mirror unless stated)
26 Apr 1912Page 14Blackburn are Division 1 champions
25 Mar 1928Pages 1 and 26Arsenal 0 Blackburn 1 (FA Cup semi-final)
21 Apr 1928Pages 1, 5 and 18FA Cup Final preview
22 Apr 1928Pages 1, 22 and backBlackburn 3 Huddersfield 1 (FA Cup Final)
3 Nov 1929Page 28“Clubs that have made soccer” – Blackburn Rovers
7 May 1939Page 39Blackburn are Division 2 champions
9 Mar 1952Pages 14 and backBlackburn 3 Burnley 1 (FA Cup quarter-final)
17 Apr 1954Page 15Blackburn 3 Leicester 0
7 Feb 1955Page 13Tommy Briggs scores 7 goals in Rovers’ 8-3 win against Bristol Rovers
25 Mar 1958Page 21Blackburn 5 Bristol City 0
13 Apr 1958Page 26Middlesbrough 2 Blackburn 3
27 Apr 1958Page 26Charlton 3 Blackburn 4 (promoted to Division 1)
24 Aug 1958Page 22Newcastle 1 Blackburn 5
31 Aug 1958Page 22Blackburn 5 Tottenham 0
26 Oct 1958Page 30Blackburn 4 Arsenal 2
27 Mar 1960Page 34Blackburn 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (FA Cup semi-final)
7 May 1960Page 29FA Cup Final preview
8 May 1960Page 38Blackburn lose 3-0 to Wolves (FA Cup Final)
8 Sep 1963Page 30Blackburn 7 Tottenham 2
27 Dec 1963Page 19West Ham 2 Blackburn 8
10 Oct 1976Page 45Blackburn 6 Notts County 1
8 Oct 1988Page 37Blackburn 5 Crystal Palace 4
12 Oct 1991Pages 30, 31 and backKenny Dalglish is appointed manager
13 Oct 1991Pages 46 & 47Kenny Dalglish watches as Rovers beat Plymouth 5-2
26 May 1992Pages 26, 27 and backBlackburn 1 Leicester 0 (promoted to Premier League)
19 Aug 1992Back pageBlackburn 1 Arsenal 0
4 Oct 1992Pages 42 and backBlackburn 7 Norwich 1
16 Jul 1994Back pageChris Sutton joins Blackburn for £5m
9 Mar 1995Page 42Blackburn 3 Arsenal 1
21 Apr 1995Pages 42 & 43Blackburn 2 Crystal Palace 1
9 May 1995Pages 28 & 29Blackburn 1 Newcastle 0
15 May 1995 & 16 May 1995Pages 36,37,40,41,42,43 & back Pages 32, 33 and backBlackburn are Premiership champions
20 Nov 1995Score pages 6 & 7Blackburn 7 Nottingham Forest 0
4 Nov 1996Pages 28 & 29Blackburn 3 Liverpool 0
26 Aug 1997Pages 33 and backBlackburn 7 Sheffield Wednesday 2
11 Jan 2000Pages 46 & 47Liverpool 0 Blackburn 1 (FA Cup 4th Round)
19 Aug 2000Page 57Tributes to Jack Walker
2 Apr 2001Mania page 12Blackburn 5 Burnley 0
3 May 2001Pages 60 and backPreston 0 Blackburn 1 (promoted to Premiership)
25 Feb 2002Pages 50, 51 and backBlackburn 2 Tottenham 1 (League Cup Final)
20 Oct 2002Prem page 7Blackburn 5 Newcastle 2
12 May 2003Mania page 4Tottenham 0 Blackburn 4
17 Aug 2003Premplus page 16Blackburn 5 Wolves 1
2 May 2004Premplus pages 6 & 7Blackburn 1 Manchester United 0
14 Mar 2005Mania pages 6 & 7Blackburn 1 Leicester 0 (FA Cup quarter-final)
25 Sep 2005Premplus pages 2 & 3Manchester United 1 Blackburn 2
2 Feb 2006Pages 70 & 71Blackburn 4 Manchester United 3
3 May 2006Pages 52 & 53Blackburn 1 Chelsea 0
8 Jan 2007Mania pages 2 & 3Everton 1 Blackburn 4 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
1 Mar 2007Pages 62 & 63th Blackburn 1 Arsenal 0 (FA Cup 5 Round replay)
30 Sep 2007Premplus page 16Sunderland 1 Blackburn 2
8 Oct 2007Mania page 7Blackburn 2 Birmingham 1
25 Feb 2008Mania page 5Blackburn 4 Bolton 1
23 Mar 2008Premplus page 4Blackburn 3 Wigan 1
4 May 2008Premplus page 4Blackburn 3 Derby 1
18 Jan 2009Premplus page 4Blackburn 3 Newcastle 0
5 Apr 2009Premplus pages 6 & 7Blackburn 2 Tottenham 1
27 Apr 2009Premplus pages 6 & 7Blackburn 2 Wigan 0
10 May 2009Premplus pages 4 & 5Blackburn 2 Portsmouth 0
19 Oct 2009Mania page 5Blackburn 3 Burnley 2
3 Dec 2009Page 93Blackburn beat Chelsea 4-3 on penalties (League Cup quarter-final)
22 Feb 2010Mania page 5Blackburn 3 Bolton 0
29 Mar 2010Mania page 6Burnley 0 Blackburn 1
24 Jan 2011Pages 56 & 57Blackburn 2 West Brom 0
18 Sep 2011Football pages 2 & 3Blackburn 4 Arsenal 3
1 Jan 2012Football pages 2 & 3Manchester United 2 Blackburn 3
17 Sep 2012Football page 17Bristol City 3 Blackburn 5
2 Jan 2013Football page 15Blackburn 3 Nottingham Forest 0
17 Feb 2013Football pages 2 & 3th Arsenal 0 Blackburn 1 (FA Cup 5 Round)
2 Sep 2013Football page 17Blackburn 4 Bolton 1
2 Jan 2014Football page 20Leeds 1 Blackburn 2
17 Mar 2014Football page 17Huddersfield 2 Blackburn 4
4 Jan 2015Football page 15rd Charlton 1 Blackburn 2 (FA Cup 3 Round)
25 Jan 2015Football page 12Blackburn 3 Swansea 1 (FA Cup 4th Round)
15 Feb 2015Football pages 1 and 6th Blackburn 4 Stoke 1 (FA Cup 5 Round)
17 Feb 2016Page 57Blackburn 3 Fulham 0
2 Mar 2016Page 57Blackburn 2 Middlesbrough 1
3 Jan 2017Football page 9Blackburn 1 Newcastle 0
30 Apr 2017Football page 12Blackburn 1 Aston Villa 0