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| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |  |
41 | Mame Biram Diouf Mame Biram Diouf Mame Biram Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester United and the Senegal national football team.... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | FW |  |
9 | Nikola Kalinić Nikola Kalinic Nikola Kalinić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.Croatia manager Slaven Bilić described him as "the future of Croatian football".-Early career:... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | FW |  |
23 | David Hoilett David Hoilett David Wayne "Junior" Hoilett is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers.-Club career:Born in Brampton, Canada, Hoilett made his debut for Paderborn against Kickers Offenbach, after being a substitute for Sven Lintjens. Paderborn won the match 3–2. Hoilett's first match in... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | FW |  |
30 | Jason Roberts Jason Roberts (footballer) Jason Andre Davis Roberts MBE is an English-born Grenadian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. Born in Park Royal, London, Roberts began playing football from an early age, and spent time in the youth academies at several professional clubs, but was not... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF |  |
12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen Morten Gamst Pedersen Morten Gamst Pedersen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Norway national football team.-Tromsø IL:... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF |  |
4 | Chris Samba Christopher Samba Veijeany Christopher Samba , more commonly known as Christopher Samba, is a Congolese footballer who plays as a defender for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.-Sedan:... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF |  |
7 | Brett Emerton Brett Emerton Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF |  |
8 | David Dunn David Dunn David John Ian Dunn is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.-Blackburn Rovers:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | FW |  |
21 | Benjani Benjani Mwaruwari Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF |  |
5 | Gaël Givet Gaël Givet Gaël Givet-Viaros is a French footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. Givet is a left-footed centre back who can also play left-back.-Monaco:... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF |  |
6 | Ryan Nelsen Ryan Nelsen Ryan William Nelsen, ONZM is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender, and is captain of Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. Nelsen captains the New Zealand national team, the All Whites. He joined Blackburn back in 2005 on a free transfer from D.C. United... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF |  |
3 | Martin Olsson Martin Olsson Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson is a Swedish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Sweden national football team. He signed from Högaborgs BK for a nominal fee in January 2006 after a trial period.-Högaborgs BK:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | |
15 | Steven N'Zonzi Steven N'Zonzi Steven N'Kemboanza Mike Christopher N'Zonzi is a French footballer of Congolese descent who plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers.-Early career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF |  |
31 | Grant Hanley Grant Hanley Grant Hanley is a Scottish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Scotland national team.-Early years:Hanley was born in Dumfries, Scotland... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 43 | 4 | 2 | 49 | ||||
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010. | DF |  Spain Hugo Fernandez |
Spain Union Deportiva Cornella |
Nominal Fee |
| Aug 2010. | FW | Zimbabwe Benjani Benjani Mwaruwari Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker.... |
Free agent Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
Free Transfer |
| Oct 2010. | MF | France Herold Goulon Hérold Goulon Darryl Hérold Goulon , or Hérold Goulon as he is commonly known, is a French footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Premier League club Blackburn Rovers. Goulon can play as a Defensive Midfielder or as a Central Midfielder.Goulon is well known for his strength and aggression,solid... |
France Le Mans |
Nominal Fee |
| Jan 2011. | FW | Spain Rubén Rochina Rubén Rochina Rubén Rochina Naixes is a Spanish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, as a striker.-Barcelona:... |
Spain FC Barcelona B FC Barcelona B Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their... |
Undisclosed Fee |
| Jan 2011. | MF |  Argentina Mauro FormicaMauro Formica Mauro Formica is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Blackburn Rovers and the Argentina national football team.-Newell's Old Boys:... |
Argentina Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
Undisclosed Fee |
Total spending: Undisclosed Fee
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010. | MF |  Republic of Ireland Steven ReidSteven Reid Steven John Reid is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a defender, but played most of his career in midfield... |
England West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
Free Transfer |
| June 2010. | FW | England Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall (footballer) Marcus Joseph L. Marshall is an English footballer who plays for Rotherham United.-Career:Marshall made his first team debut for Blackburn Rovers in the League Cup as a 76th minute substitute in a 4–1 victory against Grimsby Town on 27 August 2008.On 23 January 2010 Marshall was signed on a... |
England Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
Free Transfer |
| June 2010. | GK | England Josh Swann |
Free agent Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
Free Agent |
| June 2010. | MF |  Turkey Yıldıray Baştürk |
Free agent Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
Free Agent |
| June 2010. | DF | England Michael Hall |
England Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system.... |
Free Transfer |
| July 2010. | MF | England Andy Haworth Andy Haworth Andrew Alan David "Andy" Haworth is an English footballer who plays for Bury as a winger.Haworth progressed through the Blackburn Rovers youth system and made his first team debut in 2008... |
England Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Free Transfer |
| Aug 2010. | DF |  Northern Ireland Johnny FlynnJohnny Flynn (footballer) Jonathan Joseph "Johnny" Flynn is a footballer playing as a defender for Ross County having left English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer in August 2010.... |
Scotland Ross County Ross County F.C. Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the... |
Free Transfer |
| Aug 2010. | DF |  Denmark Lars JacobsenLars Jacobsen Lars Christian Jacobsen, , and raised in Odense on Funen, is a Danish footballer. He currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen.-Odense Boldklub:Jacobsen started his career with local top-flight team Odense Boldklub... |
England West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
Free Transfer |
| Jan 2011 | MF | England Alex Marrow Alex Marrow Alexander James Marrow is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a defender or midfielder. He signed for Palace on the 5th January 2011 for an undisclosed fee, after a successful three months on loan from Blackburn Rovers... |
England Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
Undisclosed Fee |
| Dec 2010 | FW | England Jason Banton |
Free agent Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
N/A |
| Dec 2010. | FW |  Paraguay Julio Santa Cruz |
Free agent Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
N/A |
| Jan 2011 | MF | Republic of Ireland Alan Judge Alan Judge (Irish footballer) Alan Judge is an Irish footballer who plays for Football League One club Notts County as a winger, having previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.... |
England Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Undisclosed Fee |
| Jan 2011 | DF | France Pascal Chimbonda Pascal Chimbonda Pascal Chimbonda is a French footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers, having been released early from a short term deal by Queens Park Rangers... |
Free agent Free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise.... |
Released by mutual consent |
Total income: Undisclosed Fee's (Nominal)
Loan in
| Date From | Date To | Pos. | Name | Moving From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Aug 2010 | 30 Jun 2011 | FW | Senegal Mame Biram Diouf Mame Biram Diouf Mame Biram Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester United and the Senegal national football team.... |
England Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
| 14 Jan 2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | FW | Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.... |
England Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
| 16 Jan 2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | CM |  United States Jermaine JonesJermaine Jones Jermaine Jones is a German-born American soccer player who plays for Schalke 04.- Personal life :Jones grew up in Frankfurt-Bonames. His father is an African-American soldier who was stationed in Germany. As a child, Jones lived in Chicago and Greenwood, Mississippi in the U.S... |
 Germany Schalke 04 |
Loan out
| Date From | Date To | Pos. | Name | Moving To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2010 | 1 January 2011 | FW | England Nick Blackman Nick Blackman Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Blackman is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers.- Early life :Blackman attended the King David School as well as Phillips High School in Manchester... |
Scotland Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
| 21 August 2010 | 3 January 2011 | DF | England Alex Marrow Alex Marrow Alexander James Marrow is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a defender or midfielder. He signed for Palace on the 5th January 2011 for an undisclosed fee, after a successful three months on loan from Blackburn Rovers... |
England Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
| 31 August 2010 | 30 June 2011 | DF |  Georgia (country) Zurab KhizanishviliZurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili is a Georgian footballer who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor as a defender.-Early career:Khizanishvili started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi where he remained for just one season, before joining FC Tbilisi to improve his chances of playing regular first team football.In 1999... |
England Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
| 31 August 2010 | 1 January 2011 | MF | Republic of Ireland Alan Judge Alan Judge (Irish footballer) Alan Judge is an Irish footballer who plays for Football League One club Notts County as a winger, having previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.... |
England Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
| 31 August 2010 | 30 June 2011 | FW |  Netherlands Maceo RigtersMaceo Rigters Maceo Rigters is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for Gold Coast United in the Australian A-League. His previous clubs include Heerenveen, Dordrecht, NAC Breda and Blackburn Rovers... |
Netherlands Willem II |
| September 2010 | 4 February 2011 | GK | England Jake Kean Jake Kean Jacob Kendall Kean is a goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers.-Football Career:Kean started his football career at Derby County before moving to Blackburn Rovers towards the end of the 2008-09 season. Playing in Blackburn's academy and youth teams.-Hartlepool United:Kean joined Hartlepool... |
England Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
| 11 September 2010 | 15 November 2010 | GK |  Wales Jason Brown |
England Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
| November 2010 | 31 January 2011 | DF | Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning Gavin Gunning Gavin Jude Gunning is an Irish footballer who plays for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. Gunning attended St. Benildus College in Kilmacud and is also a former Gaelic football player, representing Naomh Olaf.-Club career:... |
England Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
| 19 November 2010 | 19 December 2010 | GK | Wales Jason Brown |
England Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
| 07 January 2011 | 14 January 2011 | MF | Republic of Ireland Alan Judge Alan Judge (Irish footballer) Alan Judge is an Irish footballer who plays for Football League One club Notts County as a winger, having previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.... |
England Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
| 13 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 | MF |  Algeria Amine LinganziAmine Linganzi Amine Linganzi Koumba is an Algerian football player of Congolese origin who plays for Preston North End on loan from Blackburn Rovers as a midfielder.... |
England Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
| 13 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 | FW | England Nick Blackman Nick Blackman Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Blackman is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers.- Early life :Blackman attended the King David School as well as Phillips High School in Manchester... |
Scotland Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
| 25 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 | MF | Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran Aaron Doran Aaron Brian Doran Cogan , known as Aaron Doran, is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.-Blackburn Rovers:... |
Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas... |
| 28 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 | DF | Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning Gavin Gunning Gavin Jude Gunning is an Irish footballer who plays for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. Gunning attended St. Benildus College in Kilmacud and is also a former Gaelic football player, representing Naomh Olaf.-Club career:... |
Scotland Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
| 31 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 | MF | Senegal El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with... |
Scotland Glasgow Rangers |
| 25 February 2011 | 30 June 2011 | GK | England Frank Fielding Frank Fielding Francis David "Frank" Fielding is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Derby County.-Club career:Born in Blackburn Lancashire, Fielding is a product of Blackburn Rovers Academy. He joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on 28 September 2007 on a three-month loan deal alongside... |
England Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
| 03 March 2011 | 03 April 2011 | GK | Wales Jason Brown |
Wales Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
| 17 March 2011 | 30 June 2011 | FW | England Zac Aley Zac Aley Zac Aley is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Southport, on loan from Blackburn Rovers.-Football career:... |
England Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
| 24 March 2011 | 30 June 2011 | MF | England Jason Lowe Jason Lowe Jason John Lowe is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. He is primarily a midfielder but can also play at right back. He made his senior debut on 8 January 2011 in the FA Cup and his Premier League debut on 15 January 2011... |
England Oldham Athletic |