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Blackburn Rovers
2023–24 season
OwnerVenkys London Ltd
CEOSteve Waggott
Head CoachJon Dahl Tomasson
StadiumEwood Park
Championship17th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sammie Szmodics (16)
All:
Sammie Szmodics (19)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2023.

The 2023–24 season is the 136th season in the existence of Blackburn Rovers Football Club and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they are also competing in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Season summary

May

On 19 May 2023, Rovers confirmed their retained list for the 2023–24 season. The club confirmed Bradley Dack, Ben Brereton Diaz, Daniel Ayala, Danny Butterworth, Dan Pike, Sam Burns, Aidan Dowling, George Chmiel, Will Blease & Ryan Wilson will all leave the club when their contracts end on 30 June. Jared Harlock, Lenni Cirino & Alex Baker have all had their contracts extended by a further 12 months, whilst Zak Gilsenan, Patrick Gamble and Isaac Whitehall have been offered new contracts. The following scholars have also been offered their first professional contracts with the club Dominik Biniek, Adam Caddick, Leo Duru, Ben Fyles and Charlie Olson.[1]

On 22 May 2023, Rovers announced academy defender Charlie Olson had signed his 1st professional contract, a 1 year deal until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months.[2]

On 23 May 2023, Rovers announced academy midfielder Adam Caddick had signed his 1st professional contract, a 1 year deal until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months.[3]

On 24 May 2023, Rovers announced academy midfielder Ben Fyles had signed his 1st professional contract, a 1 year deal until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months.[4]

On 25 May 2023, Rovers announced academy defender Leo Duru had signed his 1st professional contract, a 1 year deal until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months.[5]

On 26 May 2023, Rovers announced academy forward Dominik Biniek had signed his 1st professional contract, a 1 year deal until 2024 with the option of a further 12 months.[6]

On 27 May 2023, Rovers announced u21 defender Patrick Gamble had signed a new contract, a 2 year deal until 2025 with the option of a further 12 months.[7]

June

On 19 June 2023, Rovers announced u21 attacker Zak Gilsenan had signed a new contract, a 2 year deal until 2025 with the option of a further 12 months.[8]

On 28 June 2023, Rovers announced u21 midfielder Isaac Whitehall had signed a new contract, a 1 year deal until 2024.[9]

July

On 10 July 2023, Rovers announced defender Joe Rankin-Costello had signed a new long term contract, a 4 year deal until 2027.[10]

On 29 July 2023, Rovers announced striker Harry Leonard had signed a new long term contract, a 4 year deal until 2027.[11]

August

On 3 August 2023, Rovers announced u21 goalkeeper Felix Goddard had signed a new 2 year deal until 2025.[12]

September

On 29 September 2023, Rovers announced u18 defender Tom Atcheson had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2 and half year deal until 2026.[13]

November

On 28 November 2023, Rovers announced midfielder Sammie Szmodics had signed a new contract, a 2 and half year deal until 2026, with the option of a further 12 months.[14]

Backroom staff

Backroom staff last updated on 27 November 2022. List is representative of staff available on rovers.co.uk.[15]

Position Staff
Director of Football England Gregg Broughton
Head Coach Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson
Assistant Head Coach Netherlands Remy Reynierse
First Team Coach England David Lowe
Goalkeeping Coach England Ben Benson
First Team Technical Coach & Head of Player Development Northern Ireland Damien Johnson
Performance Director England Ben Rosen
Consultant England Dr Chris Dalton
Head of Medical Services England Andrew Procter
Head of Performance Analysis England Adam Collins
Head of Recruitment England Sean Kimberley
Head of Academy England Stuart Jones
Head of Academy Coaching England Jordan McCann
Under-23s Lead Coach England Mike Sheron
Head of Education & Welfare England Neil Chadwick
Head of Academy Sports Science and Medical England Russ Wrigley
Head of Academy Recruitment England Michael Cribley
Under-18s Lead Coach England Ryan Kidd

Source: [citation needed]

Current squad

Players and squad numbers last updated on 2 January 2024. List is representative of players who have made an appearance for the first-team this season and of information available on Rovers.co.uk.[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth & age Year joined Contract expires Joined from Other Ref
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Aynsley Pears (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) 2020 2027 England Middlesbrough [17]
12 GK Sweden Leopold Wahlstedt (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 25) 2023 2026 Norway Odd [18]
34 GK England Joe Hilton (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25) 2019 2025 England Everton [19]
35 GK England Jordan Eastham (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 23) 2018 2025 Academy on loan at Hyde United [20]
38 GK England Nicholas Michalski (2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 17) 2023 2025 Academy [21]
Defenders
2 DF England Callum Brittain (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26) 2022 2026 England Barnsley [22]
3 DF England Harry Pickering (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) 2021 2027 (+1) England Crewe Alexandra Option for 12 month extension [23]
5 DF Scotland Dominic Hyam (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28) 2022 2025 England Coventry City [24]
15 DF England Patrick Gamble (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) 2010 2025 (+1) Academy Option for 12 month extension [7]
16 DF England Scott Wharton (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27) 2010 2027 Academy [25]
17 DF England Hayden Carter (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24) 2014 2027 Academy [26]
25 DF England Jake Batty (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 2021 2025 Academy [27]
26 DF England Sam Barnes (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) 2012 2024 (+1) Academy Option for 12 month extension [28]
31 DF Northern Ireland Tom Atcheson (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 (age 18) 2023 2026 Academy [13]
40 DF England Rhys Doherty (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18) 2017 2024 Academy [29]
41 DF England Leo Duru (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19) 2015 2024 (+1) Academy Option for 12 month extension [5]
DF England Ben Chrisene (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 2024 2024 England Aston Villa On loan for the 2023-24 season [30]
Midfielders
6 MF Norway Sondre Tronstad (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29) 2023 2026 Netherlands Vitesse [31]
7 MF Iceland Arnór Sigurðsson (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 25) 2023 2025 Russia CSKA Moscow [32]
8 MF Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 29) 2022 2026 (+1) England Peterborough United Option for 12 month extension [14]
10 MF England Tyrhys Dolan (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22) 2020 2024 (+1) England Preston North End Option for 12 month extension [33]
11 MF England Joe Rankin-Costello (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 25) 2014 2027 Academy [10]
19 MF Wales Ryan Hedges (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 29) 2022 2025 (+1) Scotland Aberdeen Option for 12 month extension [34]
21 MF England John Buckley (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25) 2006 2027 Academy [35]
22 MF Republic of Ireland Zak Gilsenan (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21) 2019 2025 (+1) England Liverpool Option for 12 month extension [8]
23 MF England Adam Wharton (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20) 2010 2028 Academy [36]
24 MF Republic of Ireland Andrew Moran (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 21) 2023 2024 England Brighton & Hove Albion On loan for the 2023-24 season [37]
27 MF England Lewis Travis (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) 2014 2026 Academy on loan at Ipswich Town [38]
28 MF England Charlie Weston (2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 20) 2019 2024 Academy [39]
30 MF England Jake Garrett (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) 2013 2027 Academy [40]
36 MF England James Edmondson (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 18) 2011 2025 Academy [41]
39 MF Scotland Kristi Montgomery (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20) 2013 2024 (+1) Academy [42]
42 MF Republic of Ireland Rory Finneran (2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 16) Academy
44 MF Sweden Yasin Ayari (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21) 2024 2024 England Brighton & Hove Albion On loan for the 2023-24 season [43]
Forwards
9 FW England Sam Gallagher (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) 2019 2024 (+1) England Southampton Option for 12 month extension [44]
14 FW England Niall Ennis (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25) 2023 2027 (+1) England Plymouth Argyle Option for 12 month extension [45]
18 FW England Dilan Markanday (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) 2022 2025 (+1) England Tottenham Hotspur Option for 12 month extension [46]
20 FW England Harry Leonard (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) 2013 2027 Academy [11]
29 FW Wales Jack Vale (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 (age 23) 2017 2025 (+1) Academy Option for 12 month extension [47]
33 FW Germany Semir Telalović (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 24) 2023 2026 (+1) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Option for 12 month extension [48]
37 FW Republic of Ireland Tom Bloxham (2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 (age 19) 2023 2025 England Tottenham Hotspur [49]

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref Other
15 May 2023 MF England Nathan Dlamini England Aston Villa Free Transfer [50] Signed for Blackburn Rovers U18's
21 June 2023 AM Iceland Arnór Sigurðsson Russia CSKA Moscow End of Season [51] Joins until the end of season after exercising his right to move clubs in accordance with current FIFA regulations
1 July 2023 CF England Niall Ennis England Plymouth Argyle Free Transfer [45]
1 July 2023 CM Norway Sondre Tronstad Netherlands Vitesse Free Transfer [31]
1 July 2023 LW Republic of Ireland Tom Bloxham England Tottenham Hotspur Free Transfer [49] Signed for Blackburn Rovers U21's
8 August 2023 GK Sweden Leopold Wahlstedt Norway Odds Undisclosed [18]
1 September 2023 CF Germany Semir Telalović Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Undisclosed [48]
1 January 2024 AM Iceland Arnór Sigurðsson Russia CSKA Moscow Free Transfer [32]

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 CB Spain Daniel Ayala England Rotherham United Released [52][1][53]
30 June 2023 GK Republic of Ireland Will Blease Unattached Released [1]
30 June 2023 LW Chile Ben Brereton Diaz Spain Villarreal Released [54][1][55]
30 June 2023 CF England Sam Burns Greece Panachaiki Released [1][56]
30 June 2023 CF England Danny Butterworth England Carlisle United Released [57][1][58]
30 June 2023 CF Poland George Chmiel England Barnoldswick Town Released [1]
30 June 2023 AM England Bradley Dack England Sunderland Released [59][1][60]
30 June 2023 GK England Aidan Dowling Northern Ireland Larne Released [1][61]
30 June 2023 RB England Dan Pike England Tranmere Rovers Released [1][62]
30 June 2023 CB England Ryan Wilson England Sheffield Wednesday Released [1][63]
7 July 2023 RB Republic of Ireland James Brown Scotland Ross County Free Transfer [64]
25 July 2023 LB England Tayo Edun England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [65]
3 August 2023 GK Belgium Thomas Kaminski England Luton Town Undisclosed [66]
5 August 2023 CB England Ash Phillips England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [67]

Loans in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref Other
26 August 2023 AM Republic of Ireland Andrew Moran England Brighton & Hove Albion End of Season [37]
31 August 2023 CB England James Hill England Bournemouth 10 January 2024[a] [68][69]
5 January 2024 CM Sweden Yasin Ayari England Brighton & Hove Albion End of Season [43]
5 January 2024 LB England Ben Chrisene England Aston Villa End of Season [30]
  1. ^ On 10 January, Hill's loan was cut short after been recalled by Bournemouth.

Loans out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref Other
3 August 2023 GK England Felix Goddard England Marine 30 December 2023[a] [12][70]
9 August 2023 CM England Jared Harlock Wales The New Saints End of Season [71]
1 September 2023 CM England John Buckley England Sheffield Wednesday 2 January 2024[b] [72][73]
1 September 2023 LB England Georgie Gent Scotland Motherwell End of Season [74]
1 September 2023 CF Wales Jack Vale England Lincoln City 5 January 2024[c] [75][76]
1 September 2023 LW England Ethan Walker England Morecambe 2 January 2024[d] [77]
9 November 2023 CB France Jalil Saadi England Marine One month [78]
2 January 2024 LW England Ethan Walker England Oldham Athletic End of Season [79]
5 January 2024 CM England Lewis Travis England Ipswich Town End of Season [80]
6 January 2024 GK England Jordan Eastham England Hyde United End of Season [81]
  1. ^ On 30 December, Goddard's loan at Marine was cut short due to picking up a injury.
  2. ^ On 2 January, Buckley's loan at Sheffield Wednesday was cut short due to picking up a injury.
  3. ^ On 2 January, Vale's loan at Morecambe was cut short.
  4. ^ On 2 January, Walker's loan at Morecambe was cut short.

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 26, Blackburn announced their first pre-season fixture, against Accrington Stanley.[82] Two further friendlies were added to the schedule on 5 June, against Fleetwood Town and Barnsley.[83] A day later, another two additions were added to the pre-season calendar, Stockport County and Girona.[84] A pre-season training camp in Austria was also announced, along with a friendly against TSV Hartberg.[85]

8 July 2023 Friendly Accrington Stanley 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Accrington
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Wham Stadium
Note: Match one of two 60-minute matches
8 July 2023 Friendly Accrington Stanley 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Accrington
16:20 BST
Report
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Note: Match two of two 60-minute matches
15 July 2023 Friendly TSV Hartberg 0–6 Blackburn Rovers Hartberg, Austria
10:30 CEST
09:30 BST		 Report Rankin-Costello 32', 52', 65' (pen.)
Leonard 47'
Hedges 48'
Travis 59'		 Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Note: Match one of two 70-minute matches
15 July 2023 Friendly TSV Hartberg 1–4 Blackburn Rovers Hartberg, Austria
14:00 CEST
13:00 BST		 Entrup 57' Report Hyam 7'
Szmodics 26'
Weston 35'
Gallagher 65'		 Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Note: Match two of two 70-minute matches
21 July 2023 Friendly Fleetwood Town 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Fleetwood
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
22 July 2023 Friendly Barnsley 3–4 Blackburn Rovers Brockhall Village
15:00 BST Norwood 68', 80'
Cole 90'		 Report Leonard 62'
Buckley 72' (pen)
Gilsenan 74'
Bloxham 84'		 Stadium: Brockhall
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
28 July 2023 Friendly Stockport County 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Stockport
19:30 BST Report Gilsenan 71' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,460 (878 away)
29 July 2023 Friendly Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Girona Blackburn
15:00 BST Leonard 37'
Markanday 67'		 Report Stuani 24'
Tsyhankov 30'
Blind 51'		 Stadium: Ewood Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 5 August 2023 4 May 2024 Matchday 1 26 10 2 14 39 48 −9 038.46
FA Cup January 2024 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 8 August 2023 1 November 2023 First round Fourth round 4 3 0 1 17 7 +10 075.00
Total 30 13 2 15 56 55 +1 043.33

Last updated: 1 January 2023
Source: [1]

Championship

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
16 Sunderland 46 16 8 22 52 54 −2 56
17 Stoke City 46 15 11 20 49 60 −11 56
18 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 11 20 47 58 −11 56
19 Blackburn Rovers 46 14 11 21 60 74 −14 53
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 8 23 44 68 −24 53
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 12 21 59 70 −11 51
22 Birmingham City (R) 46 13 11 22 50 65 −15 50 Relegated to EFL League One
Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[86]
(R) Relegated


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 10 2 14 39 48  −9 32 5 1 7 18 23  −5 5 1 7 21 25  −4

Last updated: 1 January 2023.
Source: [2]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWDLWLWLLLLWWWLWLWWLLWLLLLD
Position671291381214182017151112101110771191114151517
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2023. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[87]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 BST Markanday 20'
Leonard 22'
Travis Yellow card 29'
Szmodics Yellow card 30'
Carter Yellow card 48'
Hedges Yellow card 87'		 Report Yokuşlu Yellow card 45+4'
Phillips 50'
Kipré Yellow card 53'
Wallace Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,741
Referee: Dean Whitestone
12 August 2023 2 Rotherham United 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Rotherham
15:00 BST Odoffin 23'
Cafú Yellow card 33'
Lembikisa Yellow card 45+1'
Onyedinma 48' Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 50'
Johansson Yellow card 55'		 Report Szmodics soccer ball with red X 15' Yellow card 38' 75', 78' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,828
Referee: Bobby Madley
19 August 2023 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Hull City Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,943
Referee: Oliver Langford
27 August 2023 4 Watford 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Watford
12:00 BST Hoedt Yellow card 24'
Louza Yellow card 69'
Andrews Yellow card 69'		 Report Hyam Yellow card 63'
Hedges 72'
Rankin-Costello Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Gavin Ward
2 September 2023 5 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Plymouth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,067
Referee: Stephen Martin
16 September 2023 6 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,348
Referee: James Bell
20 September 2023 7 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Sunderland Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,621
Referee: John Busby
23 September 2023 8 Ipswich Town 4–3 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,792
Referee: Keith Stroud
1 October 2023 9 Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Leicester City Blackburn
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,937
Referee: James Linington
4 October 2023 10 Coventry City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Coventry
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 22,370
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 October 2023 11 Queens Park Rangers 0–4 Blackburn Rovers Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 15,376
Referee: Josh Smith
21 October 2023 12 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,572
Referee: Robert Madley
24 October 2023 13 Millwall 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Bermondsey
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,834
Referee: Andy Davies
28 October 2023 14 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Swansea City Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Stephen Martin
5 November 2023 15 Norwich City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Norwich
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,696
Referee: Josh Smith
10 November 2023 16 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Preston North End Blackburn
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,596
Referee: Thomas Bramall
25 November 2023 17 Stoke City 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 22,652
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
29 November 2023 18 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Birmingham City Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,693
Referee: Leigh Doughty
2 December 2023 19 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Owlerton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,507
Referee: David Webb
9 December 2023 20 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Leeds United Blackburn
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,963
Referee: Bobby Madley
12 December 2023 21 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Bristol City Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,092
Referee: James Linington
16 December 2023 22 Southampton 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Southampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,545
Referee: Graham Scott
23 December 2023 23 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Watford Blackburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
26 December 2023 24 Huddersfield Town 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,516
Referee: Darren England
29 December 2023 25 Hull City 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 21,876
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 January 2023 26 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Rotherham United Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,054
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Rovers entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Cambridge United[88][89] and then to Wrexham in the fourth round.[90]

6 January 2024 Third round Blackburn Rovers 5–2 Cambridge United Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 8,311
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26-29 January 2024 Fourth round Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham Blackburn
TBC GMT Stadium: Ewood Park

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Blackburn were drawn at home against Walsall in the first round,[91] away to Harrogate Town in the second round,[92] back at home against Cardiff City for the third round[93] and then away again, against Chelsea, in the fourth round.[94]

8 August 2023 First round Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Walsall Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 6,173
Referee: Ben Speedie
30 August 2023 Second round Harrogate Town 0–8 Blackburn Rovers Harrogate
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,653
Referee: Will Finnie
26 September 2023 Third round Blackburn Rovers 5–2 Cardiff City Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,371
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
1 November 2023 Fourth round Chelsea 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Fulham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,548
Referee: Tim Robinson

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 6 January 2024[95]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Aynsley Pears 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK Sweden SWE Leopold Wahlstedt 22 0 17+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
34 GK England ENG Joe Hilton 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 GK England ENG Nicholas Michalski 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Callum Brittain 29 1 21+4 1 1+0 0 2+1 0
3 DF England ENG Harry Pickering 27 1 22+0 1 1+0 0 3+1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Dominic Hyam (C) 19 0 16+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
15 DF England ENG Patrick Gamble 2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
16 DF England ENG Scott Wharton 16 2 9+3 2 0+0 0 3+1 0
17 DF England ENG Hayden Carter 28 0 23+1 0 1+0 0 1+2 0
25 DF England ENG Jake Batty 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 DF England ENG Sam Barnes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tom Atcheson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
40 DF England ENG Rhys Doherty 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF England ENG Leo Duru 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ben Chrisene (on loan from Aston Villa) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Norway NOR Sondre Tronstad 23 0 17+2 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
7 MF Iceland ISL Arnór Sigurðsson 21 7 13+5 5 1+0 1 1+1 1
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Sammie Szmodics (VC) 27 19 25+0 16 1+0 3 0+1 0
10 MF England ENG Tyrhys Dolan 19 2 14+4 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF England ENG Joe Rankin-Costello 15 2 10+4 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF Wales WAL Ryan Hedges 9 1 5+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF England ENG John Buckley 3 3 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 3
22 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Zak Gilsenan 4 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 2
23 MF England ENG Adam Wharton 27 1 21+3 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andrew Moran (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 26 3 16+6 1 1+0 0 3+0 2
28 MF England ENG Charlie Weston 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF England ENG Jake Garrett 16 3 2+9 0 1+0 0 4+0 3
36 MF England ENG James Edmondson 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
37 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Tom Bloxham 2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
39 MF Scotland SCO Kristi Montgomery 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Finneran 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
44 MF Sweden SWE Yasin Ayari (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Sam Gallagher 6 2 2+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
14 FW England ENG Niall Ennis 13 1 3+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
18 FW England ENG Dilan Markanday 18 3 6+8 1 0+0 0 3+1 2
20 FW England ENG Harry Leonard 21 4 8+10 3 0+1 1 1+1 0
29 FW Wales WAL Jack Vale 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Germany GER Semir Telalović 12 0 2+8 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
Players out on loan:
27 MF England ENG Lewis Travis (on loan at Ipswich Town) 22 0 12+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
35 GK England ENG Jordan Eastham (on loan at Hyde United) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
4 DF England ENG James Hill (on loan from Bournemouth) 20 1 15+3 1 0+0 0 2+0 0

Goalscorers

As of 6 January 2024[95]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 8 MF Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics 16 3 0 19
2 7 MF Iceland Arnór Sigurðsson 5 1 1 7
3 20 FW England Harry Leonard 3 1 0 4
4 18 FW England Dilan Markanday 1 0 2 3
= 21 MF England John Buckley 0 0 3 3
= 24 MF Republic of Ireland Andrew Moran 1 0 2 3
= 30 MF England Jake Garrett 0 0 3 3
8 9 FW England Sam Gallagher 1 0 1 2
= 10 MF England Tyrhys Dolan 2 0 0 2
= 11 MF England Joe Rankin-Costello 2 0 0 2
= 16 DF England Scott Wharton 2 0 0 2
= 22 MF Republic of Ireland Zak Gilsenan 0 0 2 2
13 2 DF England Callum Brittain 1 0 0 1
= 3 DF England Harry Pickering 1 0 0 1
= 4 DF England James Hill 1 0 0 1
= 14 FW England Niall Ennis 0 0 1 1
= 19 MF Wales Ryan Hedges 1 0 0 1
= 23 MF England Adam Wharton 1 0 0 1
= 36 MF England James Edmondson 0 0 1 1
= 37 MF Republic of Ireland Tom Bloxham 0 0 1 1
— — — Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 39 5 17 61

Assists

As of 6 January 2024[96][97]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 24 MF Republic of Ireland Andrew Moran 5 0 3 8
2 2 DF England Callum Brittain 2 1 1 4
= 4 DF England James Hill 3 0 1 4
= 17 DF England Hayden Carter 2 2 0 4
5 8 MF Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics 3 0 0 3
= 19 MF Wales Ryan Hedges 1 0 2 3
= 23 MF England Adam Wharton 3 0 0 3
18 10 MF England Tyrhys Dolan 2 0 0 2
= 11 MF England Joe Rankin-Costello 2 0 0 2
= 20 FW England Harry Leonard 2 0 0 2
= 21 MF England John Buckley 0 0 2 2
= 27 MF England Lewis Travis 2 0 0 2
= 30 MF England Jake Garrett 1 0 1 2
14 3 DF England Harry Pickering 0 1 0 1
= 6 MF Norway Sondre Tronstad 1 0 0 1
= 7 MF Iceland Arnór Sigurðsson 1 1 0 2
= 9 FW England Sam Gallagher 0 0 1 1
= 22 MF Republic of Ireland Zak Gilsenan 0 0 1 1
Total 29 5 12 46

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