2008–09 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |
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| Chairman | John Williams |
| Manager | Paul Ince (until 16 December) Sam Allardyce |
| Premier League | 15th |
| FA Cup | Fifth round |
| League Cup | Quarter-final |
| Top goalscorer | Benni McCarthy (13) |
The 2008–09 Blackburn Rovers season was the club's 121st season as a professional club.
The close season saw the departure of manager Mark Hughes to Manchester City. He was replaced by Paul Ince, although after a poor start to the campaign, Ince was sacked and succeeded by Sam Allardyce.
First-team squad
This squad consists of all players issued with a squad number.
Last update: 3 May 2009 15:00
| Name | Age | Position | Apps | Goals | Assists | Goal ratio | Assist ratio | Goal/assist ratio | ||
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1 | Paul Robinson | 15 October 1979 | Goalkeeper | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
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2 | André Ooijer | 11 July 1974 | Defender | 94 | 2 | 3 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
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3 | Stephen Warnock | 12 December 1981 | Full Back | 105 | 6 | 8 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
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4 | Christopher Samba | 28 March 1984 | Defender | 96 | 8 | 6 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
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5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 24 August 1970 | Midfielder | 291 | 12 | 12 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
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6 | Ryan Nelsen | 18 October 1977 | Defender | 144 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
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7 | Brett Emerton | 22 February 1979 | Winger | 230 | 13 | 29 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 |
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8 | David Dunn | 27 December 1979 | Midfielder | 239 | 40 | 32 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.3 |
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9 | Roque Santa Cruz | 16 August 1981 | Forward | 70 | 29 | 10 | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.56 |
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10 | Benni McCarthy | 12 November 1977 | Forward | 118 | 48 | 6 | 0.41 | 0.06 | 0.47 |
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11 | Vince Grella | 5 October 1979 | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||
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12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 8 September 1981 | Winger | 199 | 33 | 46 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.4 |
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13 | Zurab Khizanishvili | 6 October 1981 | Defender | 90 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
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15 | Aaron Mokoena | 25 November 1980 | Midfielder | 137 | 2 | 7 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
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16 | Steven Reid | 10 March 1981 | Midfielder | 124 | 7 | 10 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.14 |
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17 | Keith Andrews | 13 September 1980 | Midfielder | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
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18 | Paul Gallagher | 9 August 1984 | Winger | 74 | 8 | 7 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.2 |
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18 | El Hadji Diouf | 15 January 1981 | Winger | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
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19 | Carlos Villanueva | 5 February 1986 | Versatile | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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21 | Gaël Givet | 9 October 1981 | Defender | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||
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22 | Danny Simpson | 4 January 1987 | Full Back | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
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24 | Keith Treacy | 13 September 1988 | Winger | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
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25 | Alan Judge | 11 November 1988 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
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26 | Julio Santa Cruz | 1 February 1990 | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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27 | Matt Derbyshire | 14 April 1986 | Forward | 85 | 19 | 10 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.34 |
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28 | Tony Kane | 29 August 1987 | Full Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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29 | Martin Olsson | 17 May 1988 | Full-back | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
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30 | Jason Roberts | 25 January 1978 | Forward | 84 | 17 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.36 |
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31 | Bryan Hodge | 23 September 1987 | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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32 | Jason Brown | 18 May 1982 | Goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
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33 | Frank Fielding | 4 March 1988 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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34 | Gunnar Nielsen | 7 October 1986 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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36 | Marcus Marshall | 7 October 1989 | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
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37 | Alex Marrow | 21 January 1990 | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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38 | Mark Bunn | 19 November 1984 | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
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39 | Aaron Doran | 13 May 1991 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
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40 | Björn Bussmann | 18 March 1991 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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41 | Andy Haworth | 28 November 1988 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
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42 | Gavin Gunning | 28 January 1991 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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43 | Jamie Clarke | 11 September 1988 | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| Player | Position | Previous club | Fee | ||
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1 | Paul Robinson | Goalkeeper | Tottenham Hotspur | £3,500,000 |
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19 | Carlos Villanueva | Versatile | Audax Italiano | Loan |
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22 | Danny Simpson | Full-back | Manchester United | Loan |
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26 | Julio Santa Cruz | Forward | Cerro Porteño | Free |
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11 | Vince Grella | Midfielder | Torino | £4,000,000 |
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17 | Keith Andrews | Midfielder | MK Dons | £1,000,000 |
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23 | Robbie Fowler | Forward | Cardiff City | Free |
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38 | Mark Bunn | Goalkeeper | Northmapton Town | Undisclosed |
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21 | Gaël Givet | Defender | Marseille | Loan |
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18 | El Hadji Diouf | Winger | Sunderland | £2,000,000 |
Out
| Player | Position | New club | Fee | |
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Brad Friedel | Goalkeeper | Aston Villa | £2,000,000 |
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Bruno Berner | Full-back | Leicester City | Free |
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Stéphane Henchoz | Defender | Retired | Free |
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Peter Enckelman | Goalkeeper | Cardiff City | Free |
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David Bentley | Winger | Tottenham Hotspur | £15,000,000 |
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Maceo Rigters | Forward | Barnsley | Loan |
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Paul Gallagher | Winger | Plymouth Argyle | Loan |
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Rostyn Griffiths | Midfield | Accrington Stanley | Loan |
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Eddie Nolan | Defender | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
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David Hoilett | Forward | FC St. Pauli | Loan |
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Robbie Fowler | Forward | N/A | Free |
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Sergio Peter | Winger | Sparta Prague | Undisclosed |
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Alan Judge | Winger | Plymouth Argyle | Loan |
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Matt Derbyshire | Forward | Olympiacos | Loan |
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Gunnar Nielsen | Goalkeeper | Manchester City | Free |
- Fees are an estimate
Results
Pre-season
| 14 July 2008 | Macclesfield Town | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
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Dunn Gallagher |
| 21 July 2008 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
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McCarthy |
| 25 July 2008 |  Benfica | 2 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | |
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Pedersen Roberts Emerton |
| 26 July 2008 | Sporting CP | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
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McCarthy |
| 2 August 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
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Derbyshire Santa Cruz |
| 9 August 2008 | NAC Breda | 1 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn |
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Roberts |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
Premier League
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| 16 August 2008 | Everton | 2 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
| Arteta 45' Yakubu 64' |
Dunn 22' Santa Cruz 66'Ooijer 90' |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 23 August 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Hull City | Blackburn |
| Roberts 38' |
Garcia 40' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 30 August 2008 | West Ham United | 4 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| Davenport 12' Samba 20' (o.g.)Bellamy 90'Cole 90' |
Roberts 22' |
Stadium: Upton Park |
| 13 September 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 4 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Warnock  80' |
8' Van Persie 45+1', 81' (pen.), 90+2' Adebayor 60' Denílson |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 20 September 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Fulham | Blackburn |
| Derbyshire 84' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 27 September 2008 | Newcastle | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Owen 51' (pen.) |
Samba 31' Santa Cruz 41' |
Stadium: St James' Park |
| 4 October 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 2 | Manchester United | Blackburn |
| Brown 31' Rooney 64' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 18 October 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Horwich |
| Stadium: Reebok Stadium |
| 25 October 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Middlesbrough | Blackburn |
| McCarthy 90' |
Alves 74' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 29 October 2008 | Aston Villa | 3 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
| Luke Young 45' Barry 65'Agbonlahor 87' |
Warnock 30' Emerton 90' |
Stadium: Villa Park |
| 1 November 2008 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
| Bednář 55' Miller 62' |
McCarthy 13' (pen.) Andrews 89' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns |
| 8 November 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 2 | Chelsea | Blackburn |
| Anelka 40', 68' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 15 November 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 2 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
| Samba 45' |
Jones 49' Cissé 71' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 22 November 2008 | Tottenham | 1 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| Pavlyuchenko 9' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 29 November 2008 | Portsmouth | 3 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
| Crouch 49' Defoe 53'Davis 79' |
Derbyshire 62' Kerimoğlu 67' |
Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 6 December 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 3 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
| Santa Cruz 86' |
Alonso 69' Benayoun 79'Gerrard 90' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 13 December 2008 | Wigan Athletic | 3 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
| Heskey 10' Valencia 12'Cattermole 77' |
Stadium: DW Stadium |
| 20 December 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 0 | Stoke City | Blackburn |
| McCarthy 9', 27' (pen.) Roberts 18' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 26 December 2008 | Sunderland | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Stadium of Light |
| 28 December 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 2 | Manchester City | Blackburn |
| McCarthy 45' Roberts 84' |
Sturridge 88' Robinho 90' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 17 January 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 0 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
| McCarthy 61' (pen.) Roberts 66', 86' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 28 January 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Blackburn |
| Warnock 66' McCarthy 87' |
Taylor 15' K. Davies 35' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 31 January 2009 | Middlesbrough | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough |
| Stadium: Riverside Stadium |
| 7 February 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 2 | Aston Villa | Blackburn |
| Milner 27' Agbonlahor 90' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 21 February 2009 | Manchester United | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
| Rooney 23' Ronaldo 60' |
Santa Cruz 32' |
Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 28 February 2009 | Hull City | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Kingston upon Hull |
| Ashbee 79' |
Warnock 34' Andrews 37' |
Stadium: KC Stadium |
| 4 March 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 0 | Everton | Blackburn |
| Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 11 March 2009 | Fulham | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| Dempsey 2' |
Diouf 69' Roberts 85' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage |
| 14 March 2009 | Arsenal | 4 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| Ooijer 2' (o.g.) Arshavin 65'Eboué 87', 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium |
| 21 March 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
| Andrews 51' |
Noble 35' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 4 April 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 1 | Tottenham | Blackburn |
| McCarthy 82' Ooijer 89' |
Keane 30' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 11 April 2009 | Liverpool | 4 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
| Torres 5', 33' Agger 83'N'Gog 90' |
Stadium: Anfield |
| 18 April 2009 | Stoke City | 1 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Lawrence 75' |
Stadium: Britannia Stadium |
| 25 April 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 0 | Wigan Athletic | Blackburn |
| McCarthy 45' Nelsen 60' |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 2 May 2009 | Manchester City | 3 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
| Caicedo 27' Robinho 34'Elano 45' (pen.) |
Andrews 66' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium |
| 9 May 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 0 | Portsmouth | Blackburn |
| Pedersen 31' McCarthy 58' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 16 May 2009 | Chelsea | 2 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| Malouda 4' Anelka 59' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 24 May 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Blackburn |
| Stadium: Ewood Park |
FA Cup
| 5 January 2009 | Blyth Spartans | 0 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Blyth, Northumberland |
| Report | Villanueva |
Stadium: Croft Park |
| 24 January 2009 | Sunderland | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
| Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 22,634 |
| 5 February 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 1 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
| Mokoena McCarthy |
Report | Healy |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,112 |
| 14 February 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 2 | Coventry City | Blackburn |
| Santa Cruz 2' Samba 90' |
Report | Gunnarsson 61' Doyle 76' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,053 |
| 24 February 2009 | Coventry City | 1 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Coventry |
| Best 59' |
Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,793 |
League Cup
| 27 August 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 – 1 | Grimsby Town | Blackburn |
| Villanueva Derbyshire Emerton |
Newey |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 24 September 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Everton | Blackburn |
| Olsson |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 12 November 2008 | Sunderland | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
| Jones 71' |
Santa Cruz 65' Bardsley 70' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 18,555 |
| 3 December 2008 | Manchester United | 5 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
| Tevez 35', 50' (pen.), 54', 90+4' Nani 40' |
Report | McCarthy 48', 90+2' Derbyshire 84' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 53,997 |
Season statistics
| Player | Age | Position | Apps | Goals | Assists | Y. Cards | R. Cards | ||
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1 | Paul Robinson | 15 October 1979 | Goalkeeper | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | André Ooijer | 11 July 1974 | Defender | 34 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
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3 | Stephen Warnock | 12 December 1981 | Full Back | 41 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
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4 | Christopher Samba | 28 March 1984 | Defender | 37 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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5 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 24 August 1970 | Midfielder | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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6 | Ryan Nelsen | 18 October 1977 | Defender | 38 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
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7 | Brett Emerton | 22 February 1979 | Winger | 22 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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8 | David Dunn | 27 December 1979 | Midfielder | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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9 | Roque Santa Cruz | 16 August 1981 | Forward | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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10 | Benni McCarthy | 12 November 1977 | Forward | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
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11 | Vince Grella | 5 October 1979 | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 8 September 1981 | Winger | 35 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
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13 | Zurab Khizanishvili | 6 October 1981 | Defender | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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14 | Johann Vogel | 8 March 1977 | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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15 | Aaron Mokoena | 25 November 1980 | Midfielder | 24 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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16 | Steven Reid | 10 March 1981 | Midfielder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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17 | Keith Andrews | 13 September 1980 | Midfielder | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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18 | Paul Gallagher | 9 August 1984 | Winger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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18 | El Hadji Diouf | 15 January 1981 | Winger | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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19 | Carlos Villanueva | 5 February 1986 | Versatile | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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21 | Sergio Peter | 12 October 1986 | Winger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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21 | Gaël Givet | 9 October 1981 | Defender | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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22 | Danny Simpson | 4 January 1987 | Full Back | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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23 | Robbie Fowler | 9 April 1975 | Forward | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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24 | Keith Treacy | 13 September 1988 | Winger | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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25 | Alan Judge | 11 November 1988 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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26 | Julio Santa Cruz | 1 February 1990 | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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27 | Matt Derbyshire | 14 April 1986 | Forward | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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28 | Tony Kane | 29 August 1987 | Full Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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29 | Martin Olsson | 17 May 1988 | Full Back | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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30 | Jason Roberts | 25 January 1978 | Forward | 29 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
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31 | Bryan Hodge | 23 September 1987 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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32 | Jason Brown | 18 May 1982 | Goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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33 | Frank Fielding | 4 March 1988 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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34 | Gunnar Nielsen | 7 October 1986 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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35 | Eddie Nolan | 5 August 1988 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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36 | Marcus Marshall | 7 October 1989 | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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37 | Alex Marrow | 21 January 1990 | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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38 | Mark Bunn | 19 November 1984 | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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39 | Aaron Doran | 13 May 1991 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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40 | Björn Bussmann | 18 March 1991 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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41 | Andy Haworth | 28 November 1988 | Winger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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42 | Gavin Gunning | 28 January 1991 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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43 | Jamie Clarke | 11 September 1988 | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League table
Premier League table on 16 December 2008 after Paul Ince's sacking as Blackburn manager.
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