2009–10 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

December 2014 July 2020 Blackburn Rovers 2009–10 Sam Allardyce John Williams Premier League 10th FA Cup Third round League Cup Semi-finals David Dunn (9) David Dunn (10) 29,912 (vs. Manchester United,11 April 2010) 8,419 (vs. Peterborough United,27 October 2009) 25,426 (league), 15,050 (Cup), 23,686 (all comps) _rovers0910h _rovers0910h _rovers0910h _blackburn0910h 0000CC 0000CC FFFFFF ffffFF 0000CC _vila09a _blackburn0910a _vila09a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 _blackburn0809a _blackburn0809a _blackburn0809a _blackburn0809a _blackburn0809al 000033 000033 000033 000033 000033 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was Blackburn Rovers' 122nd season as a professional football club. The 2009–10 season was Blackburn Rovers' 16th season in the Premier League, and their 9th consecutive season in the top division of English football. Pre-season Ins and outs The end of the previous season saw the departure of first-team squad players. André Ooijer,http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_5340409,00.html https://archive.today/20120718064423/http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_5340409,00.html dead 18 July 2012 Ooijer agrees Rovers Exit 21 May 2009 Sky Sports 29 March 2010 Aaron Mokoenahttps://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1666197,00.html Pompey Chimes for Mokoena 24 May 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090527081405/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1666197%2C00.html 27 May 2009 and Tugay Kerimoğlu https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/01/tugay-blackburn-football Blackburn to say goodbye to Tugay 1 May 2009 The Guardian Website 29 March 2010 all left the club on free transfers. With that in mind, Sam Allardyce wasted no time in bringing new additions into the club, with the signing of the South African international winger Elrio Van Heerdenhttps://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1678490,00.html Rovers Sign South African Star 2 June 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111007020700/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1678490%2C00.html 7 October 2011 from Club Brugge on 2 June on a free transfer. A few weeks later, Roque Santa Cruzhttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1698262,00.html Roque Moves On 22 June 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090624233245/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1698262,00.html 24 June 2009 dead signed for Manchester City, ending 12 months of speculation. Two days later, Matt Derbyshirehttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1699203,00.html Matt's Greek Odyssey Begins 24 June 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090627023911/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1699203,00.html 27 June 2009 dead completed a move to Olympiacos, where he had been on loan since January 2009. With the incoming cash, Blackburn quickly move to secure Gaël Givethttps://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1678490,00.html Givet Completes Ewood switch 26 June 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111007020700/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1678490%2C00.html 7 October 2011 to a permanent contract following his successful loan spell from Marseille in the second half of the prior season. He was swiftly followed into Ewood Park by another free transfer, right-back Lars Jacobsen,http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1705296,00.html Rovers Sign Dane Defender 29 June 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090702033559/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1705296,00.html 2 July 2009 dead who had been released from Everton following two years plagued by injury, and Steven Nzonzi,https://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1705295,00.html Rovers capture french Ace 3 July 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090703065647/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1705295%2C00.html 3 July 2009 dead a central midfielder who joined from French club Amiens for an undisclosed fee. With the departure of two strikers and the lack of depth shown up front the prior season by being forced to play Christopher Samba as a striker for the most part, the attention was then shifted to strengthening the frontline. After being linked to numerous big-name strikers such as Bojan,No-go for Bojan loan to Blackburn Rovers https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/4398446.no-go-bojan-loan-blackburn-rovers/ 3 October 2020 Lancashire Telegraph 27 May 2009 Ruud van NistelrooyRovers downbeat on Van Nistelrooy https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/8122158.stm BBC 7 July 2009 7 October 2009 and Christian VieriVieri trial at Blackburn extended https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/8151089.stm BBC 15 July 2009 7 October 2009 throughout the summer, Blackburn finally secured the signings of Franco Di Santohttps://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1742334,00.html Rovers Sign Di Santo 3 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers Official Website 29 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716193350/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1742334%2C00.html 16 July 2011 on loan and the permanent signing of Croatian striker Nikola Kalinićhttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1753844,00.html Sam Feels in Good Nik 13 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090816085806/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1753844,00.html 16 August 2009 dead in early August. Due to the arrival of two new strikers, Paul Gallagher was allowed to leave the club, joining Championship side Leicester City in order to play regular first-team football.http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1762951,00.html Gallagher Joins The Foxes 21 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090826125441/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1762951,00.html 26 August 2009 dead In mid-August, Míchel Salgadohttps://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1759598,00.html Salgado Signs! 19 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405075404/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1759598%2C00.html 5 April 2010 dead became available on a free transfer after being released by Real Madrid. Given Allardyce's previous experience of prolonging older players careers, Salgado opted to join Blackburn. This would seemingly signal the end of any summer transfer activity as the board had requested that the wage bill be reduced and that a large amount of the transfer fees received from the sales of Santa Cruz and Derbyshire go towards paying off existing debt and supporting the upcoming season's wage bill.https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/blackburnrovers/news/4584054.Blackburn_Rovers_chairman_answers_critics_over_transfer_cash/ Blackburn Rovers chairman answers critics over transfer cash 7 September 2009 Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Official Website 29 March 2010 However, after the season had begun, Aston Villa began to pursue Blackburn's previous player of the season, Stephen Warnock.http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1779912,00.html Warnock Completes Villa Switch 27 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090831075632/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1779912,00.html 31 August 2009 dead Unable to resist the money on offer, Blackburn accepted the bid and allowed the player to leave. A reason behind allowing the move was that a ready replacement was already lined up, in the form of Pascal Chimbonda,https://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1779869,00.html Chimbonda Joins The Ranks 27 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090829064034/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1779869%2C00.html 29 August 2009 who joined on the same day as Warnock departed. Barring loan deals to lower league teams, this would mark the end of Blackburn's summer transfer activities. Friendlies 14 July 2009 Cambridge 0–4 W Report Blackburn Rovers Andrews 27Diouf 37Roberts 57 79 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 1,813 16 July 2009 Roma 2–2 D Report Blackburn Rovers Taddei 24Riise 36 Gallagher 44Doran 52 Druso Stadium Bolzano 9,074 18 July 2009 Nacional 0–0 D Report Blackburn Rovers Gradski stadion u Poljudu Split 18 July 2009 Hajduk Split 1–0 L Report Blackburn ROvers Ibričić 12 Gradski stadion u Poljudu Split 25 July 2009 Leeds United 1–1 D Report Blackburn Rovers Beckford 50 Gallagher 89 pen. Elland Road Leeds 11,885 1 August 2009 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 D Report Blackburn Rovers Sodje 23Tudgay 50 Nelsen 6Roberts 21 Hillsborough Sheffield 5,579 5 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 D Report Hibernian Ewood Park Blackburn 5,563 8 August 2009 Dundee United 2–0 L Report Blackburn Rovers Shala 27Khizanishvili 71 o.g. Ewood Park Blackburn 3,717 The matches against Nacional and Hajduk Split were both 45 minutes in length as part of a mini tournament. The match against Roma ended with a penalty shoot-out which Blackburn lost 3–2. Premier League August 15 August 2009 15:00 Blackburn 0–2 L Report Manchester City Warnock 84Gallagher 90 Adebayor 3Ireland 90+1Richards 79 Ewood Park Blackburn 29,584 Mike Dean 22 August 2009 15:00 Sunderland 2–1 L Report Blackburn Jones 32 53Cattermole 45+1Bardsley 81 Givet 21 McCarthy 90+1 Stadium of light Sunderland 37,106 Alan Wiley 29 August 2009 15:00 Blackburn 0–0 D Report West Ham United Dunn 75 Collins 9Noble 54Parker 79 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,421 Phil Dowd At the end of August, Blackburn were sitting 18th in the table, taking only 1 point from a possible 9. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points18Blackburn Rovers301214-31 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points September 12 September 2009 15:00 Blackburn 3–1 W Report Wolves Diouf 19Roberts 56Dunn 64Andrews 81 Maierhofer 88Stearman 66Berra 86 Ewood Park Blackburn 24,845 (7,448 away) Steve Bennett 20 September 2009 15:00 Everton 3–0 L Report Blackburn Saha 22 54Yobo 58Heitinga 18 Dunn 37Diouf 65 Goodison Park Liverpool 35,546 Lee Mason 26 September 2009 15:00 Blackburn 2–1 W Report Aston Villa Samba 24Dunn 89 pen., 60Grella 2 34 68 Agbonlahor 3Delph 55Petrov 66 Ewood Park Blackburn 25,172 Mark Clattenburg From the September fixtures Blackburn had taken 6 points from a possible 9 and moved up to 13th in the table. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points13Blackburn Rovers621369-37 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points October 5 October 2009 13:30 Arsenal 6–2 L Report Blackburn Vermaelen 17Van Persie 33 45+3Arshavin 37Fàbregas 57Walcott 75Bendtner 89 Nzonzi 4Dunn 30Di Santo 11 Emirates Stadium London 59,431 Peter Walton 18 October 2009 13:00 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 W Report Burnley Dunn 9Di Santo 21, 22Chimbonda 43Nzonzi 51Samba 87 Blake 5Eagles 90+2Carlisle 83Mears 86Jensen 90+3 Ewood Park Blackburn 26,689 Chris Foy 24 October 2009 17:30 Chelsea 5–0 L Report Blackburn Givet 20 o.g.Lampard 48 59 pen.Essien 52 Drogba 64 Pedersen 45+1 Stamford Bridge London 40,836 Alan Wiley 31 October 2009 17:30 Manchester United 2–0 L Report Blackburn Berbatov 55Rooney 87 Emerton 35Chimbonda 37 Old Trafford Manchester 74,658 Phil Dowd From the October fixtures Blackburn had taken 3 points from a possible 12 and moved down to 17th in the table. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points17Blackburn Rovers103161124-1310 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points November 7 November 2009 15:00 Blackburn 3–1 W Report Portsmouth Roberts 53 86Nelsen 73, 40Chimbonda 35Givet 36 O'Hara 15, 35Boateng 56Brown 65 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,110 Peter Walton 22 November 2009 13:30 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 W Report Blackburn Taylor 41Muamba 44Klasnić 79 Dunn 31, 44Ricketts 72 o.g. Reebok Stadium Bolton 21,777 Mike Dean 25 November 2009 20:00 Fulham 3–0 L Report Blackburn Nevland 43Dempsey 67 88 Craven Cottage London 21,414 Stuart Attwell 28 November 2009 15:00 Blackburn 0–0 D Report Stoke City Di Santo 60 Whitehead 37Wilkinson 89 Ewood Park Blackburn 25,143 Howard Webb At the end of November Blackburn were sitting 13th in the table taking 7 points from a possible 12. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points13Blackburn Rovers145271628-1217 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points December 5 December 2009 15:00 Blackburn 0–0 D Report Liverpool Diouf 55 Ewood Park Blackburn 29,660 Martin Atkinson 12 December 2009 15:00 Hull City 0–0 D Report Blackburn Marney 9 Kalinić 63Samba 71 KC Stadium Hull 24,124 Chris Foy 15 December 2009 20:00 Birmingham City 2–1 L Report Blackburn Jerome 12 48, 48Ferguson 90+3 Nelsen 69, 57Nzonzi 45+1 St Andrew's Birmingham 23,187 Michael Jones 19 December 2009 15:00 Blackburn 0–2 L Report Tottenham Hotspur Crouch 45+2 82Ćorluka 34 Ewood Park Blackburn 29,490 Peter Walton 26 December 2009 15:00 Wigan Athletic 1–1 D Report Blackburn Rodallega 53Thomas 90+3 McCarthy 29Salgado 14Givet 37Chimbonda 43Nzonzi 84 DW Stadium Wigan 20,243 Mark Clattenburg 28 December 2009 15:00 Blackburn 2–2 D Report Sunderland Pedersen 53Diouf 77McCarthy 62 Bent 52 65Nosworthy 30Meyler 36Bardsley 88Da Silva 90+4 Ewood Park Blackburn 25,656 Mike Dean At the end of December Blackburn remained 13th in the table taking 4 points from a possible 18. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points13Blackburn Rovers205692035-1521 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points January 11 January 2010 20:00 Manchester City 4–1 L Report Blackburn Tevez 7 49 90+1Richards 39Zabaleta 61 Pedersen 71 78 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 40,292 Chris Foy 17 January 2010 15:00 Blackburn 2–0 W Report Fulham Samba 25, 28Nelsen 54 Baird 82Nevland 85Gera 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 21,287 Kevin Friend 27 January 2010 20:00 Blackburn 2–1 W Report Wigan Pedersen 20 Kalinić 76Reid 59Nzonzi 83Robinson 90+1 Caldwell 58Diamé 71 Ewood Park Blackburn 22,190 Lee Mason 30 January 2010 15:00 West Ham United 0–0 D Report Blackburn Emerton 38 Boleyn Ground London 33,093 Peter Walton At the end of January Blackburn were sitting 10th in the table taking 7 points from a possible 12. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points10Blackburn Rovers2477102540-1528 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points February 6 February 2010 15:00 Stoke City 3–0 L Report Blackburn Higginbotham 8Sidibe 45+2Etherington 67Shawcross 37Fuller 73 Samba 2 37 59Nzonzi 52Andrews 90+3 Britannia Stadium Stoke on Trent 27,386 Steve Bennett 10 February 2010 19:45 Blackburn 1–0 W Report Hull City Myhill 16 o.g.Nelsen 75 McShane 51Altidore 61Gardner 77Boateng 0 40 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,518 Lee Probert 21 February 2010 14:00 Blackburn 3–0 W Report Bolton Wanderers Kalinić 41 Roberts 73Givet 84 Steinsson 75 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,888 Chris Foy 28 February 2010 13:00 Liverpool 2–1 L Report Blackburn Gerrard 20Torres 44Lucas 90+2 Andrews 40Salgado 17Olsson 48Nzonzi 50Kalinić 50Diouf 70 Anfield Liverpool 42,795 Alan Wiley At the end of February Blackburn were sitting 10th in the table taking 6 points from a possible 12. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points10Blackburn Rovers2897123045-1534 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points March 13 March 2010 12:45 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 L Report Blackburn Defoe 45+1Pavlyuchenko 55 85 Samba 80 White Hart Lane London 35,474 Howard Webb 21 March 2010 16.00 Blackburn 1–1 D Report Chelsea Diouf 70 Drogba 6Zhirkov 88 Ewood Park Blackburn 25,554 Steve Bennett 24 March 2010 20.00 Blackburn 2–1 W Report Birmingham City Dunn 5 67Dunn 68Andrews 89 McFadden 55Carr 86 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,856 Mark Clattenburg 28 March 2010 12:00 Burnley 0–1 W Report Blackburn Rovers Dunn 20 Turf Moor 21,546 Mike Dean At the end of March Blackburn were sitting 10th in the table taking 7 points from a possible 12. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points10Blackburn Rovers32118133550-1541 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points April 3 April 2010 15:00 Portsmouth 0–0 D Report Blackburn Vanden Borre 43, 0 60Brown 74 Dunn 50 Fratton Park Portsmouth 16,207 Steve Bennett 11 April 2010 13:30 Blackburn 0–0 D Report Manchester United Salgado 23 Neville 70Gibson 87 Ewood Park Blackburn 29,912 Peter Walton 17 April 2010 15:00 Blackburn 2–3 L Report Everton Nzonzi 69Roberts 81Pedersen 20Andrews 65Roberts 82 Arteta 4 pen.Yakubu 79Cahill 90Arteta 20Distin 76 Ewood Park Blackburn 27,022 Andre Marriner 24 April 2010 15:00 Wolverhampton 1–1 D Report Blackburn Ebanks-Blake 81 Nelsen 28Pedersen 54 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 28,967 Mark Clattenburg At the end of April Blackburn were sitting 11th in the table taking 3 points from a possible 12. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points10Blackburn Rovers361111143854-1644 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points May 3 May 2010 17:00 Blackburn 2–1 W Report Arsenal Grella 25Dunn 43Pedersen 59Samba 68 Van Persie 13Silvestre 65Campbell 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 26,138 Martin Atkinson 9 May 2010 16:00 Aston Villa 0–1 W Report Blackburn Dunne 7A. Young 78 Dunn 58Dunne 84 o.g. Villa Park Birmingham 41,799 Steve Bennett At the end of the season Blackburn finished 10th in the table taking a maximum 6 points out of 6 in May. Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points10Blackburn Rovers381311144155-1450 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A Result L/L/D/W/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/D/D/D/L/L/D/D/L/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/L/D/W/W/D/D/L/D/W/W Position 17/18/17/13/18/15/16/13/16/17/14 November 2012/13 December 2012/12/13/13/13/13 December 2011/10/12/11/12/12/12/12/11/10/11/11/12/11/10/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Final league table BLB FA Cup Third round 2 January 2010 15.00 Aston Villa 3-1 L Report Blackburn Delfouneso 12Cuéllar 37Carew 90+1 penReo-Coker 31 Kalinić 55Salgado 37Diouf 0 42 Villa Park Birmingham 25,453 Howard Webb Both managers seemed to have placed the mid-week League Cup semi-final higher on the priority list as, between them, they made a total of 16 changes from the teams that started their previous matches. Villa's line-up was the stronger of the two and the home side went ahead after 12 minutes. Cutting in from the left, Ashley Young centred the ball to Nathan Delfouneso, who opened the scoring with a straightforward header from 10 yards out. Young could have extended the lead himself before Villa conceded a penalty when Nigel Reo-Coker was adjudged to have brought down Steven Reid, but Brad Guzan saved from David Dunn. The miss was made worse when Young's free-kick was glanced in by Carlos Cuéllar to give Villa a 2–0 lead six minutes later. Things got even bleaker for Rovers when El-Hadji Diouf was given a straight red card before the break when he recklessly brought down Habib Beye. Blackburn's attempts to get back into the match were given an unexpected lift when Guzan dropped an inswinging corner to allow Nikola Kalinić to score. Villa suddenly looked perturbed and Kalinić could have levelled matters after being sent clear by substitute Morten Gamst Pedersen, but Villa restored their authority when Reo-Coker had a shot turned round the post and, in the 90th minute, Gaël Givet brought down John Carew in the box with the Norwegian sending Rovers keeper Jason Brown the wrong way from the spot to send Blackburn crashing out at the first hurdle. League Cup Second round 25 August 2009 19:45 Gillingham 1–3 W Report Blackburn Jackson 70 pen.Gowling 31Fuller 53 Dunn 5Hoilett 47Pedersen 74Kalinić 38Reid 45Olsson 61Brown 69 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham 7,293 Kevin Friend As one of the 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competition, Blackburn entered at the second round along with the winners from the first round plus Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, who also received a first round bye. The draw for the second round took place on 12 August, after the first round had been completed.Carling Cup second–round draw https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8198604.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 12 August 2009 12 August 2009 Blackburn were drawn away to Gillingham; the match was played on 25 August.2009/10 Carling Cup Key Dates http://www.football–league.co.uk/page/KeyDates/0,,10794~1357319,00.html The Football League 1 August 2008 26 May 2009 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Blackburn started the game brightly and, within 5 minutes, were 1–0 up when David Dunn slotted home Nikola Kalinić's through ball. Gillingham pressed for an equaliser and went closest when Mark McCammon headed just wide. Two minutes after the break, Rovers doubled their lead when Keith Andrews crossed the ball for David Hoilett to score his first goal for the club with a diving header. In the 70th minute Zurab Khizanishvili brought down Simeon Jackson in the box; Jackson himself got back up and scored from the spot to bring Gillingham back into the game. It proved not to be for Gillingham as Blackburn's progress into the next round was sealed 4 minutes later when Morten Gamst Pedersen scored direct from a corner on the right hand side. Third round 22 September 2009 19:45 Nottingham Forest 0–1 W Report Blackburn Earnshaw 70 McCarthy 37Salgado 16 City Ground, Nottingham 11,553 Michael Oliver The draw for the third round took place on 29 August, after the second round had been played. The seven Premier League teams involved in European competition entered at this stage, joined by the winners from the second round. Blackburn were drawn away to Nottingham Forest; the tie was played on 22 September. Both teams created a few chances in an opening period where Forest looked more than a match for their Premiership rivals, although it was Blackburn who took the lead in the 37th minute when Benni McCarthy's cross-cum-shot-cum-free kick bypassed everyone in the box and nestled in the far corner. Forest were nearly level soon after when Robert Earnshaw's freekick struck the corner of the goal frame with Jason Brown beaten. Forest continued to press after the break and were awarded a penalty on 70 minutes when Steven Reid handled in the box. Dexter Blackstock stepped up to take the penalty but it was saved by Jason Brown. In the 90th minute Earnshaw had an even better chance to draw his team level but managed to blast over from a yard out. Fourth round 27 October 2009 20:00 Blackburn 5–2 W Report Peterborough Pedersen 4Reid 45 penSalgado 57 McCarthy 72Kalinić 74 pen Givet 26 Whelpdale 17Boyd 50Lewis 0 43 Ewood Park Blackburn 8,419 Anthony Taylor The draw for the fourth round took place after the third-round games had been played, on 26 September; the matches were played in the week beginning 26 October. Blackburn were drawn at home to Championship side Peterborough. Sam Allardyce opted to make seven changes from the team beaten at Chelsea and was swiftly rewarded when Morten Gamst Pedersen rifled home a free kick in the fourth minute. Peterborough fought back and after a dangerous free kick of their own equalised when Chris Whelpdale headed Chris Rowe's cross back across Jason Brown and into the back of the net. Just before half-time Peterborough were reduced to ten men when goalkeeper Joe Lewis was sent off when he brought down Pedersen after a defensive header had fallen short. Steven Reid stepped up to take the penalty and, despite slipping whilst taking the kick, still scored. 5 minutes after the restart Peterborough once again got themselves on level terms when George Boyd hit a fierce left-foot effort past Brown. The game was effectively ended as a contest in the 57th minute when Míchel Salgado collected Brett Emerton's pass and blasted in his first goal in English football. In the 72nd minute Benni McCarthy calmly slid the ball past substitute keeper James McKeown after being put through by Nikola Kalinić and, when Blackburn were awarded a penalty for handball two minutes later, Kalinić stepped up to the spot and converted for his first goal for the club. Blackburn were successfully through to the fifth round for the third successive season. Fifth round 2 December 2009 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 3-3 W Report Chelsea Kalinić 9Emerton 64McCarthy 93 pen.Grella 106 Drogba 48Kalou 52Ferreira 120+1Bruma 101 Ewood Park Blackburn 18,136 Alan Wiley McCarthy Emerton Grella Kalinić Hoilett 4 – 3 Ballack Drogba Malouda Zhirkov Kakuta The fifth round draw took place on 31 October, with Blackburn being handed a home tie against Chelsea. The match was played on 2 December. The tie started at a fast and frenetic pace, with both teams showing a willingness to attack from the opening whistle. Nikola Kalinić shot wide under pressure from Ferreira shortly before his ninth-minute opener, a well-constructed goal that saw Morten Gamst Pedersen play in Pascal Chimbonda, who in turn drilled the ball low across the face of goal for Kalinić to slot home. Chelsea were unusually wasteful in possession and struggled to create clear-cut openings. Even so, Salomon Kalou, Mikel John Obi, Joe Cole, Michael Ballack and Yuri Zhirkov all either forced regulation saves from Paul Robinson or missed the target before the break. Kalou's miss was the most glaring, heading wide from six yards at the far post. Carlo Ancelotti made a bold triple substitution at half-time, introducing Jeffrey Bruma, Gaël Kakuta and Didier Drogba. It looked like a good decision as, after being on the pitch for just three minutes, Drogba climbed above Ryan Nelsen to head home Florent Malouda's cross. Four minutes later, Chelsea took the lead when Zhirkov collected a loose ball and released Kalou, who closed in on goal before slotting the ball beyond Robinson. Rovers levelled in the 64th minute when Kalinić attempted to head Brett Emerton's deflected cross at the near post. The striker didn't appear to get anything on the ball but, regardless, did enough to distract Hilario and the ball went in at the far post. Chelsea were reduced to ten men when Kalou limped off; due to the triple change at half-time, they were unable to bring on a replacement. Rovers thought they had snatched a dramatic victory in injury-time but McCarthy's effort was ruled out for offside. Kalinić then forced a good save from Hilário but Chelsea survived to take the match into extra-time. Rovers' pressure eventually told when the home team regained the lead from the penalty spot early in extra-time. Zhirkov clearly fouled substitute David Hoilett and McCarthy sent Hilário the wrong way from the penalty spot. Ferreira equalised with just about the last action of extra time with a neat finish from a tight angle after Robinson had flapped at a cross. Kakuta missed the crucial spot kick as Rovers won the shoot-out 4–3 to seal a place in the last four. The 18-year-old struck the ball straight at Paul Robinson, who had earlier sensationally tipped Michael Ballack's spot kick on to the post. Semi-final 14 January 2010 20.00 Blackburn 0-1 L Report Aston Villa McCarthy 89 Milner 23Agbonlahor 38 Ewood Park Blackburn 18,595 Mark Clattenburg Originally scheduled for 5 January 2010, the first leg was postponed as police advised that the travelling conditions for both sets of supporters were unsafe. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8439683.stm Blackburn P–P Aston Villa 5 January 2010 BBC 29 March 2010 The game was rearranged for 14 January. http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1924289,00.html New dates for league and cup match 6 January 2010 Blackburn Rovers Football Club Official Site 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100109193737/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1924289,00.html 9 January 2010 dead 20 January 2010 19.45 Aston Villa 6-4 L [ Report] Blackburn Warnock 30Milner 39 pen.Nzonzi 52 o.g.Agbonlahor 57Heskey 62Young 90+3Milner 27Heskey 60 Kalinić 10 26Olsson 63Emerton 84Givet 35Samba 0 38Nzonzi 52 Villa Park Birmingham Martin Atkinson First–team squad Updated 28 January 2010 Profiles http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10303,00.html Blackburn Rovers F.C. 7 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120606114858/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10303,00.html 6 June 2012 dead 1 ENG GK Paul Robinson 2 DEN DF Lars Jacobsen 4 Congo DF Christopher SambaSamba was born in Créteil, France, but also qualified to represent Congo internationally and made his international debut for Congo in 2004. 5 FRA DF Gaël Givet 6 NZL DF Ryan Nelsen captain 7 AUS MF Brett Emerton 8 ENG MF David Dunn 9 GRN FW Jason RobertsRoberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and French Guiana through his mother and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998. 11 AUS MF Vince Grella 12 NOR MF Morten Gamst Pedersen 13 GEO DF Zurab Khizanishvili 14 ALG MF Amine LinganziLinganzi was born in Algiers, Algeria, but also qualified to represent Congo internationally and would make his international debut for Congo in 2013. 15 FRA MF Steven Nzonzi 16 IRL MF Steven ReidReid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001. 17 IRL MF Keith Andrews 18 SEN MF El Hadji Diouf 19 IRL MF Aaron Doran 20 TUR MF Yıldıray BaştürkBaştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1998. 21 SWE DF Martin Olsson 22 CRO FW Nikola Kalinić 23 CAN FW David Hoilett 24 IRL MF Keith Treacy 25 IRL MF Alan Judge 26 ARG FW Franco Di Santo on loan from Chelsea 27 ESP DF Míchel Salgado 28 ENG DF Phil Jones 29 IRL MF Gavin Gunning 30 NED FW Maceo Rigters 32 WAL GK Jason BrownBrown was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Wales in May 2006. 34 ENG GK Frank Fielding 36 ENG FW Marcus Marshall 38 ENG GK Mark Bunn 39 FRA DF Pascal ChimbondaChimbonda was born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in May 2006. - ENG MF Alex Marrow - ENG MF Andy Haworth Jordan Rhodes Squad statistics Appearances and goals Current squad No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKENG Paul Robinson35000303802DFDEN Lars Jacobsen11 (2)0001 (1)012 (3)04DFCongo Christopher Samba30400303345DFFRA Gaël Givet33 (1)2103037 (1)26DFNZL Ryan Nelsen25 (3)4004 (1)029 (4)47MFAUS Brett Emerton17 (7)0005222 (7)28MFENG David Dunn20 (3)9103 (1)124 (4)109FWGRN Jason Roberts15 (14)5001 (1)016 (15)511MFAUS Vince Grella10 (5)0000 (2)010 (7)012MFNOR Morten Gamst Pedersen27 (6)30 (1)05232 (7)513DFGEO Zurab Khizanishvili000 (1)0101 (1)015MFFRA Steven Nzonzi332005038216MFIRE Steven Reid1 (3)0103 (2)15 (5)117MFIRE Keith Andrews22 (10)1001 (2)023 (12)118MFSEN El Hadji Diouf24 (2)3100025 (2)319MFIRE Aaron Doran0000000020MFTUR Yıldıray Baştürk1000001021DFSWE Martin Olsson19 (2)1104 (1)124 (3)222FWCRO Nikola Kalinić14 (12)2116421 (12)723FWCAN David Hoilett8 (15)0003 (1)111 (16)125MFENG Alan Judge0000000026FWARG Franco Di Santo15 (7)1100 (1)016 (8)127DFESP Míchel Salgado16 (5)0104121 (5)128DFENG Phil Jones7 (2)0102010 (2)029DFIRE Gavin Gunning0000000032GKWAL Jason Brown3 (1)010307 (1)034GKENG Frank Fielding0000000038GKENG Mark Bunn0000000039DFFRA Pascal Chimbonda22 (2)1103 (1)026 (3)1 Former players No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals(3)DFENG Stephen Warnock10000010(10)FWRSA Benni McCarthy7 (7)1003 (2)310 (9)4(14)FWSCO Paul Gallagher0 (1)000000 (1)0(20)MFRSA Elrio Van Heerden00000 (2)00 (2)0(24)MFIRE Keith Treacy00000000 Substitution appearances in brackets Last Update: 31 January 2010Season 2009/10 – Appearances and Goalscorers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website Data does not include appearances/goals obtained whilst at another club Substitution appearances in (brackets) League – Premier League FA Cup – FA Cup League Cup – League Cup Starting formations As of 31 January 2010 FormationPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal4-4-21113154-5-11302154-3-30011 Top scorer As of 28 January 2010 P.PlayerPositionPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1ENG David DunnMidfielder901102CRO Nikola KalinićForward21473NOR Morten Gamst PedersenMidfielder30254RSA Benni McCarthyForward10345Grenada Jason RobertsForward5005 Most appearances As of 6 May 2010 P.PlayerPositionPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1IRL Keith AndrewsMidfielder3203352NOR Morten Gamst PedersenMidfielder3315393FRA Gaël GivetDefender3413384ENG Paul RobinsonGoalkeeper3503385FRA Steven NzonziMidfielder330538 Substitution appearances counted as full Discipline Current squad As of 13 May 2010 No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal 1GKENG Paul Robinson100000104DFCongo Christopher Samba510001525DFFRA Gaël Givet300020506DFNZL Ryan Nelsen300000307MFAUS Brett Emerton200000208MFENG David Dunn7000007011MFAUS Vince Grella2100103112MFNOR Morten Gamst Pedersen5000005015MFFRA Steven Nzonzi6000006016MFIRE Steven Reid1000102017MFIRE Keith Andrews4000004018MFSEN El Hadji Diouf3001003121DFSWE Martin Olsson1000102022FWCRO Nikola Kalinić2000103026FWARG Franco Di Santo3000003027DFESP Míchel Salgado3010105032GKWAL Jason Brown0000101039DFFRA Pascal Chimbonda30000030 TOTALS5421181634 Former players No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal (3)DFENG Stephen Warnock10000010(10)FWRSA Benni McCarthy20001030(14)FWSCO Paul Gallagher10000010 TOTALS40001050 Transfers In Date Player Previous club Cost 2 June 2009 RSA Elrio van HeerdenBEL Club BruggeFree 26 June 2009 FRA Gaël GivetFRA MarseilleUndisclosed 29 June 2009 DEN Lars JacobsenENG EvertonFree 3 July 2009 FRA Steven NzonziFRA AmiensUndisclosed 13 August 2009 CRO Nikola KalinićCRO Hajduk Split£6,000,000 19 August 2009 ESP Míchel SalgadoESP Real MadridFree 27 August 2009 FRA Pascal ChimbondaENG Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed 27 January 2010 TUR Yıldıray BaştürkGER VfB StuttgartFreehttps://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1945901,00.html Rovers complete Basturk deal 27 January 2010 Blackburn Rovers Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410162837/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1945901%2C00.html 10 April 2010 dead 28 January 2010 ALG Amine LinganziFRA Saint-ÉtienneFreehttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1947678,00.html Amine arrives at Ewood 28 January 2010 Blackburn Rovers Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100201231609/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1947678,00.html 1 February 2010 dead Out Date Player New Club Cost22 June 2009 PAR Roque Santa CruzENG Manchester CityUndisclosed24 June 2009 ENG Matt DerbyshireGRE OlympiacosUndisclosed1 July 2009 RSA Aaron Mokoena ENG PortsmouthFree1 July 2009 TUR Tugay Kerimoğlu Retired-1 July 2009 NED André OoijerNED PSVFree21 August 2009 SCO Paul GallagherENG LeicesterUndisclosed27 August 2009ENG Stephen WarnockENG Aston VillaUndisclosed 11 January 2010 RSA Elrio van HeerdenTUR SivassporFreehttps://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1928971,00.html South African departs 11 January 2010 Blackburn Rovers Official Site 29 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100114165028/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1928971%2C00.html 14 January 2010 1 February 2010 RSA Benni McCarthyENG West HamUndisclosedhttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1951170,00.html Benni moves on 1 February 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100204180603/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1951170,00.html 4 February 2010 dead 1 February 2010 IRE Keith TreacyENG Preston North EndUndisclosedhttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1952013,00.html Treacy departs for Deepdale 1 February 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329033858/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1952013,00.html 29 March 2012 dead Loaned in Date Player Club Return Date 3 August 2009 ARG Franco Di SantoENG ChelseaMay 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1918875,00.html Franco Remains a Rover 30 December 2009 Blackburn Rovers Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100101212250/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1918875,00.html 1 January 2010 dead Loaned out Date Player Club Return Date 24 July 2009 IRE Keith TreacyENG Sheffield UnitedDecember 2009http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1730904,00.html Treacy Joins The Blades 24 July 2009 Blackburn Rovers Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090727102908/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1730904,00.html 27 July 2009 deadBlades loan duo sent back to clubs http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Blades-loan-duo-sent-back.5915808.jp thestar 16 December 2009 16 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091220001407/http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Blades-loan-duo-sent-back.5915808.jp 20 December 2009 dead 2 August 2009 ENG Mark BunnENG Sheffield UnitedMay 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1738897,00.html Bunn Becomes A Blade 3 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090807041348/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1738897,00.html 7 August 2009 deadhttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1918814,00.html Bunn extends Blade Stay 30 December 2009 Blackburn Rovers Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100101212246/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1918814,00.html 1 January 2010 dead 4 August 2009 IRE Alan JudgeENG Plymouth Argyle January 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1743317,00.html Judge Returns To Plymouth 4 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090807090424/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1743317,00.html 7 August 2009 dead 6 August 2009 IRE Gavin GunningENG Tranmere RoversSeptember 2009https://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_5448327,00.html Spurs sign Blades duo 22 July 2009 Sky Sports Official Website 29 March 2010 6 August 2009 ENG Alex MarrowENG Oldham AthleticMay 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1744883,00.html Marrow makes Loan Move 24 July 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090808061652/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1744883,00.html 8 August 2009 deadhttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1776643,00.html Duo Extend Loans 27 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090830063226/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1776643,00.html 30 August 2009 dead https://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11676_5831585,00.html Blackman back at Blackburn 4 January 2010 Sky Sports. Official Website 29 March 2010 6 August 2009 ENG Nick BlackmanENG Oldham AthleticJanuary 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1761896,00.html Blackman Joins The Latics 20 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090826150344/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1761896,00.html 26 August 2009 dead 17 September 2009 GEO Zurab KhizanishviliENG Newcastle UnitedDecember 2009http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1799554,00.html Zura Joins The Magpies 17 September 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090923171610/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1799554,00.html 23 September 2009 dead 29 September 2009 ENG Frank FieldingENG Leeds UnitedNovember 2009https://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1811739,00.html Fielding Joins Leeds 29 September 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120229150402/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1811739%2C00.html 29 February 2012 5 October 2009 IRE Aaron DoranENG MK DonsNovember 2009http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1817945,00.html Doran Joins The Dons 5 October 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091008115730/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1817945,00.html 8 October 2009 dead 16 October 2009 NIR Johnny FlynnENG Chester CityNovember 2009http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1828292,00.html Flynn Joins Chester 16 October 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091018063402/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1828292,00.html 18 October 2009 dead 13 November 2009 ENG Andy HaworthENG GatesheadDecember 2009http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1874539,00.html Howarth Moves on Loan 13 November 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120014659/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1874539,00.html 20 November 2009 dead 19 November 2009 IRL Steven ReidENG Queens Park RangersDecember 2009https://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1879427,00.html Loan ranger 19 November 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091123073046/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1879427%2C00.html 23 November 2009 26 November 2009 NIR Johnny FlynnENG Accrington StanleyMay 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1887246,00.html Flynn joins Stanley 26 November 2009 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314032016/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1887246,00.html 14 March 2012 deadhttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1951437,00.html Flynn stays wit Stanley 1 February 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329033838/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1951437,00.html 29 March 2012 dead 22 January 2010 ENG Andy HaworthENG RochdaleJune 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1940299,00.html Winger Joins Dale 22 January 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100125150657/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1940299,00.html 25 January 2010 dead 22 January 2010 IRE Gavin GunningENG Rotherham UnitedMay 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1941138,00.html Defender joins the Millers 22 January 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100125171005/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1941138,00.html 25 January 2010 deadhttp://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1944255,00.html Duo extend Millers stay 1 February 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100130201244/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1944255,00.html 30 January 2010 dead 23 January 2010 ENG Marcus MarshallENG Rotherham UnitedMay 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1941473,00.html Marshall heads out on loan 23 January 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100126101219/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1941473,00.html 26 January 2010 dead 25 January 2010 GEO Zurab KhizanishviliENG ReadingMay 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1944255,00.html Zura on the move 25 January 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100130201244/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1944255,00.html 30 January 2010 dead 1 February 2010 ENG Frank FieldingENG RochdaleMay 2010http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1951163,00.html Frankie returns to Spotland 2 February 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329033906/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1951163,00.html 29 March 2012 dead 22 February 2010 IRL Aaron DoranENG Leyton OrientMarch 2010https://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1973339,00.html Doran joins the O's 22 February 2010 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100225032908/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1973339%2C00.html 25 February 2010 dead Notes notes References External links Official Club site The Daily Rover – Fan Driven Website https://web.archive.org/web/20100302140657/http://thedailyrover.com/ 2 March 2010 Player Statistics – Official Club Site Category:2009–10 Premier League by team 2009-10