2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

April 2022 Blackburn Rovers 2015–16 Gary Bowyer (until 10 November 2015)Paul Lambert (from 15 November 2015) Managing Director Ewood Park Championship 15th Football League Cup First round(eliminated by Shrewsbury Town) FA Cup Fifth round(eliminated by West Ham United) Jordan Rhodes (10) Jordan Rhodes (11) 14,171 _rovers1516h _red stripes 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF _rovers1516a _rovers1516a _rovers1516a _navy_line FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 season is Blackburn Rovers' 128th season as a professional football club and its fourth playing in the Championship.History http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/history Statto 14 April 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134232/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/history live Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Summer Activity On 12 May Rovers announced a new sponsorship deal with Dafabet.Rovers agree deal with Dafabet http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/blackburn-rovers-dafabet-2451570.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 12 May 2015 On 16 May Rovers announced their retained list and Matthew Kilgallon & Lee Williamson had their contracts extended by a further 12 months. It was also confirmed long serving players David Dunn & Paul Robinson would be leaving the club upon the expiration of their contracts whilst Josh King & youth player Darragh Lenihan who made his 1st team appearance last season had been offered new contracts. Chris Taylor & Luke Varney were free to talk to other clubs. On 28 May it was announced that Rovers forward Josh King would join Premier League new boys AFC Bournemouth upon the expiration of his contract. On 25 June it was announced Luke Varney will undergo rehab at Ipswich Town upon leaving Rovers.VARNEY TO DO REHAB AT TOWN http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/luke-varney-to-undergo-rehabilitation-at-ipswich-town-2506647.aspx Ipswich Town FC 25 June 2015 On 26 June Rovers announced Tom Cairney will be joining Fulham. On 1 July Rovers announced Ryan Nyambe has signed his first professional contract, the defender has signed a 3-year deal, Also penning new deals at are Ryan Crump, Jack Doyle, Mark Edgar, Anton Forrester, Sam Joel, Sam Lavelle and Connor Thomson. They have each signed new one-year contracts, whilst Hyuga Tanner and Luke Wall have signed extensions to their Academy scholarships.Rovers reward Ryan http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/ryan-nyambe-new-deal-2518295.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 1 July 2015 On 1 July Rovers announced Darragh Lenihan has signed a one-year deal.New deal for Darragh http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/darragh-lenihan-2518357.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 1 July 2015 On 1 July Rovers announced Josh Morris will be joining Bradford City. On 2 July Rovers announced Chris Taylor had signed a new one-year deal.Chris commits to new deal http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/chris-taylor-new-contract-2521974.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 2 July 2015 On 8 July Rovers announced Leon Best had been released by mutual consent. On 21 July 2015 Rovers announced their first and second signings of the summer transfer window, with the free agents Sacha Petshi signing a one-year deal with an option of a second year and fellow Frenchmen Bengali-Fodé Koita signing a two-year deal with Rovers. On 31 July Rovers announced Jake Kean had been released by mutual consent. On 31 July Rovers announced Rudy Gestede had joined Aston Villa. On 5 August Rovers announced their third signing of the summer with free agent Danny Guthrie signing a two-year deal. On 6 August Rovers announced their fourth signing of the summer with free agent Nathan Delfouneso signing a one-year deal. On 10 August Rovers announced the loan signing of Modou Barrow from Swansea City until the 10 November. On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of Reading center midfielder Hope Akpan after his contract was terminated by Reading, and completed a two-year contract to join Rovers. On 21 August Rovers announced the loan signing of Tom Lawrence from Leicester City until 3 January. Autumn activity On 11 November Rovers confirmed Gary Bowyer had left the club, Assistant manager Terry McPhillips, First team coaches Craig Short & Tony Grant & goalkeeping coach John Keeley also left with immediate effect.Club statement http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/blackburn-rovers-2795565.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 11 November 2015 On 15 November Rovers confirmed Paul Lambert has been appointed as new manager, with Alan Irvine as his Assistant manager, Rob Kelly as a coach & Laurence Batty as goalkeeping coach.Club statement http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/paul-lambert-blackburn-rovers-2802333.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 15 November 2015 On 20 November Rovers announced Corry Evans has committed his long-term future to the club signing a contract extension until the summer of 2019.Evans extends Ewood stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/corry-evans-blackburn-rovers-northern-ireland-2809256.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 20 November 2015 On 24 November Rovers announced the loan signing of Doneil Henry from West Ham United until 3 January. On 24 November Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has signed a contract extension until the summer of 2017.New deal for O'Sullivan http://www.rovers.co.uk//news/article/john-osullivan-blackburn-rovers-2817468.aspx?site=desktop Blackburn Rovers FC 24 November 2015 On 26 November Rovers announced John O'Sullivan had joined Rochdale on loan until 3 January. On 26 November Rovers announced Anton Forrester had joined Morecambe on loan until 3 January. On 3 December Rovers announce they are now compliant with the Football League's Financial Fair Play regulations and will have their transfer embargo lifted.Blackburn Rovers 'compliant' with FFP regulations http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11676/10087697/blackburn-rovers-compliant-with-ffp-regulations Skysports 3 December 2015 On 10 December Rovers announced Craig Conway has committed his long-term future to the club signing a contract extension until the summer of 2018.Conway pens new contract http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/craig-conway-blackburn-rovers-new-deal-2845200.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 10 December 2015 Winter Activity On 5 January Rovers announced that Tom Lawrence will remain on loan for a further month, until 31 January. On 5 January Rovers announced the signing of Elliott Bennett on a 2 and half year deal, for an undisclosed fee from Norwich City. On 15 January Rovers announced the signing of Simeon Jackson on a short-term deal until the end of the season, on a free transfer following his release from Barnsley. On 15 January Rovers announced John O'Sullivan had joined Bury on loan until the 13 February. On 20 January Rovers announced signed of Danny Graham on loan from Sunderland until end of the season. On 20 January Rovers announced the signing of Elliott Ward on a 2 and half year deal, on a free transfer from Bournemouth. On 26 January Rovers announced Marcus Olsson will move to Derby County for an undisclosed fee. On 27 January Rovers announced they have reached an agreement with Turkish team Kasımpaşa for the transfer of Bengali-Fodé Koita for a fee of 320,000 Euros. On 29 January Rovers announced signed of Tony Watt on loan from Charlton Athletic until end of the season, with a fee agree to sign permanently in summer. On 1 February Rovers announced Jordan Rhodes will join Middlesbrough for £9,000,000 with £2,000,000 add ons. On 1 February Rovers announced Sacha Petshi has joined Créteil. On 1 February Rovers announced signed of Jordi Gómez on loan from Sunderland until end of the season. On 13 February Rovers announced signed of Matt Grimes on loan from Swansea City on a 93-day loan. On 26 February Rovers announced Darragh Lenihan signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal.New deal delight for Darragh http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/darragh-lenihan-new-deal-2975279.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 26 February 2016 Spring activity On 17 March Rovers announced Chris Taylor, who is out of contract in the summer, has joined Millwall on loan until end of season. On 18 March Paul Lambert says he will make the decision on the players who are out of contract in the summer when his budget is confirmed, Simon Eastwood, Tommy Spurr, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Taylor, Lee Williamson, Nathan Delfouneso & Chris Brown are all out of contract in the summer.Blackburn Rovers boss will make decision on out-of-contract players when summer transfer budget is confirmed http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/14352644.Blackburn_Rovers_boss_will_make_decision_on_out_of_contract_players_when_summer_transfer_budget_is_confirmed/?ref=mac Blackburn Rovers FC 18 March 2016 On 18 March Rovers announced Nathan Delfouneso has joined Bury on loan until 19 April. On 28 April Rovers announced that Paul Lambert will be leaving at the end of the current season.Club Statement http://www.rovers.co.uk//news/article/paul-lambert-blackburn-rovers-3083225.aspx?site=desktop Blackburn Rovers FC 28 April 2016 Pre-Season friendlies On 15 May 2015, Blackburn Rovers announced six pre-season friendlies, Wigan Athletic, Bury, Oldham Athletic, Accrington Stanley, Rochdale and Tranmere Rovers.Pre-season fixtures confirmed http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-accrington-bury-oldham-tranmere-rochdale-wigan-2457634.aspx? Blackburn Rovers FC 15 May 2015 2015 07 11 y 15:00 BST Friendly Accrington Stanley 0–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Furman (trialist) 12Conway 81 Crown Ground Accrington 1,497 (816 Rovers supporters) W 2015 07 21 y 19:45 BST Friendly Rochdale 2–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Henderson 32 83 Williamson 19 Spotland Rochdale 1,369 L 2015 07 24 y 19:45 BST Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Sarpong (trialist) 76Mahoney 77 Prenton Park Tranmere 1,789 W 2015 07 25 y 15:00 BST Friendly Oldham Athletic 0–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Delfouneso 58Conway 84 Boundary Park Oldham 1,651 (inc. 453 Rovers supporters) W 2015 07 28 y 19:30 BST Friendly Bury 1–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Pope 26 Conway 65 The JD Stadium Bury 1,696 (inc. 522 Rovers supporters) Darren Handley D 2015 08 01 y 15:00 BST Friendly Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Report Wigan Athletic Tomlinson 74Hanley 83Marshall 88 Ewood Park Blackburn 3,504 (inc. 557 visiting supporters) W Championship League table BLB Result by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A Result W/D/L/W/D/D/D/W/W/D/L/D/L/W/L/L/D/W/W/L/W/W/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/W/D/D/L/W/W/D/D/W/D/W/L/W/W/ Position 3/7/14/11/10/9/11/7/4/5/9/10/13/12/14/16/16/13/11/14/11/9/11/13/13/11/11/11/12/12/12/10/11/12/12/10/9/9/10/10/11/8/11/9/15/ Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 Statto.com 16 April 2016 August 2015 Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.Home start again for Rovers http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/fixture-release-day-wolves-sky-bet-championship-2015-16-2496244.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 17 June 2015 2015 08 08 y 15:00 BST 1 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Conway 39 Guthrie 45 Olsson 68 Afobe 29 Edwards 45 Iorfa 57 Henry 86 Ojo 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 16,159 Mark Haywood L 2015 08 15 y 15:00 BST 2 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Wells 10 Hudson 31 Whitehead 46 Delfouneso 60 John Smith's Stadium Huddersfield 11,338 Peter Bankes D 2015 08 18 y 19:45 BST 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Report Cardiff City Hanley 88 Akpan 79 Duffy 90 Mason 5 Connolly 42 Peltier 53 Morrison 61 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,025 Scott Duncan D 2015 08 22 y 15:15http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/13620549.Kick_off_at_Blackburn_Rovers__clash_at_Brighton___Hove_Albion_delayed_after_plane_crash/ Kick-off at Blackburn Rovers' clash at Brighton & Hove Albion delayed after plane crash that has killed seven people 22 August 2015 23 August 2015 BST 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Report Blackburn Rovers LuaLua 35, 90 Greer 46 Kayal 72 Hünemeier 75 Duffy 39 Marshall 90 Falmer Stadium Brighton 22,659 Andy Madley L 2015 08 28 y 19:45 BST 5 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Report Bolton Wanderers Dervite 0 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 14,632 Paul Tierney D 2015 9 13 y 12:00 BST 6 Fulham 2–1 Report Blackburn Rovers McCormack 4Dembélé 30 Rhodes 68 pen. Craven Cottage Fulham 14,372 Tony Harrington L 2015 09 16 y 19:45 BST 7 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Henley 46 o.g.Onuoha 79 Duffy 14Rhodes 60 Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 14,007 Darren Deadman D 2015 09 19 y 15:00 BST 8 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Report Charlton Athletic Rhodes 45 75Hanley 67Lawrence 85 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,088 Carl Boyeson W 2015 9 26 y 15:00 BST 9 Hull City 1–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Hernández 73 Rhodes 90 KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 16,486 Andy Haines D 2015 10 3 y 15:00 BST 10 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Report Ipswich Town Rhodes 12 16Evans 53Henley 55 Touré 20Maitland-Niles 57Berra 64 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,672 Andre Marriner W 2015 10 17 y 15:00 BST 11 Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Reeves 11 pen. 89 Church 71 Henley 0 10 Stadium mk Milton Keynes 11,548 James Linington L 2015 10 21 y 19:45 BST 12 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Report Derby County Lawrence 34 Taylor 45 Akpan 62 Evans 88 Johnson 41 Keogh 45 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,968 Darren Drysdale D 2015 10 24 y 12:30 BST 13 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Report Burnley Arfield 63 Ewood Park Blackburn 19,897 Keith Stroud L 2015 10 29 y 19:45 GMT 14 Leeds United 0–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Bamba 38 Craig Conway 1, 90 Rhodes 6 Evans 90 Elland Road Leeds 19,666 Tim Robinson W 2015 11 03 y 19:45 GMT 15 Birmingham City 0–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Shinnie 55 Davis 62 Marshall 70 Henley 89 St Andrews Birmingham 15,701 Chris Kavanagh D 2015 11 07 y 15:00 GMT 16 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Report Brentford Lawrence 37 Olsson 83 Yennaris 14 Vibe 24 Kerschbaumer 45 Bidwell 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,328 Andy Woolmer D 2015 11 22 y 15:00 GMT 17 Preston North End 1–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Huntington 50 Garner 59, 67 Wright 1 83 90 Pickford 31 o.g. Evans 36 Rhodes 52 pen. Koita 85 Deepdale Preston 19,852 Mike Dean W 2015 11 29 y 15:00 GMT 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Report Sheffield Wednesday Akpan 5 Evans 31, 44 Hélan 30 Lee 37 Sougou 39 João 84 Ewood Park Blackburn 15,837 Fred Graham D 2015 12 5 y 15:00 GMT 19 Bristol City 0–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Baker 1 16 49 Hanley 59 Lawrence 69 Marshall 86 pen. Ashton Gate Bristol 15,021 Geoff Eltringham W 2015 12 11 y 17:45 GMT 20 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Report Rotherham United Hyam 31 o.g. Broadfoot 74 Ewood Park Blackburn 13,054 Tony Harrington W 2015 12 14 y 17:45 GMT 21 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Report Nottingham Forest Guthrie 46 Olsson 57 Koita 59 Mancienne 18 Tesche 43 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,002 Chris Kavanagh D 2015 12 20 y 15:00 GMT 22 Reading 1–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Williams 11 Robson-Kanu 86 Akpan 15 Duffy 16 Henley 82 Hanley 88 Madejski Stadium Reading 16,529 Peter Bankes L 2015 12 28 y 12:45 GMT 23 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Davies 52 Moxey 55 Vela 59 Madine 77 Pratley 90 Akpan 53 Duffy 74 Olsson 90 Macron Stadium Bolton 18,048 Jon Moss L 2016 01 02 y 15:00 GMT 24 Cardiff City 1–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Akpan 39 Duffy 67 Mason 58 Ralls 62 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 14,385 Andy Woolmer L 2016 01 12 y 19:45 GMT 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Akpan 85 Fer 24 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,285 Eddie Ilderton D 2016 01 16 y 15:00 GMT 26 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Kilgallon 33 Spurr 93 Zamora 3 Ridgewell 57 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,930 Kevin Wright L 2016 01 23 y 15:00 GMT 27 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Lennon 30 Rhodes 45 Duffy 90 The Valley Charlton 13,512 Robert Lewis D 2016 02 6 y 15:00 GMT 28 Middlesbrough 1–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Sola 18 Leadbitter 57 Nugent 79 Marshall 24 Lenihan 34 Evans 36 Hanley 64 Gómez 72, 74 Riverside Middlesbrough 26,244 Dean Whitestone D 2016 02 13 y 15:00 GMT 29 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Report Hull City Hernández 53 Diamé 63 Ewood Park Blackburn 13,902 Oliver Langford L 2016 02 16 y 19:45 GMT 30 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Report Fulham Marshall 15 pen. Duffy 62 Graham 65, 87 Mattila 52 Fredericks 58 McCormack 71 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,157 Phil Gibbs W 2016 02 24 y 19:45 GMT 31 Derby County 1–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Butterfield 8 Pride Park Stadium Derby 27,411 Nigel Miller L 2016 02 27 y 15:00 GMT 32 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Report Milton Keynes Dons Bennett 26, 71 Brown 50 Gómez 53 90+3 Leniham 96 Carruthers 36 McFadzean 66 Revell 86 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,693 Simon Hooper W 2016 03 01 y 19:45 GMT 33 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Report Middlesbrough Akpan 47 Spurr 59 Lenihan 69 Graham 83 Jackson 90+2 Forshaw 90+1 Stuani 90+2 Ewood Park Blackburn 16,601 Andy Madley W 2016 03 05 y 12:30 GMT 34 Burnley 1–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Gray 16 pen. Lowton 63 Ulvestad 90+2 Gómez 13 Lenihan 52 Bennett 91 Watt 92 Turf Moor Burnley 20,478 Mike Jones L 2016 03 08 y 19:45 GMT 35 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Report Birmingham City Watt 20 Graham 23 Gómez 45 Bennett 45 Evans 60 Lenihan 73 Grounds 45 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,774 Stuart Attwell W 2016 03 12 y 12:30 GMT 36 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Report Leeds United Hanley 80 Jackson 89 Bamba 34 Antenucci 69, 70 Berardi 80 Bellusci 81 Cook 92 Ewood Park Blackburn 16,017 Keith Stroud L 2016 03 15 y 19:45 GMT 37 Ipswich Town 2–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Hyam 63 Murphy 67 pen. 87 Douglas 77 Evans 29 Portman Road Ipswich Iain Williamson 16,488 L 2016 03 19 y 15:00 GMT 38 Brentford 0–1 Report Blackburn Rovers McEachran 78 Hanley 1 28 57 Graham 63 Akpan 74 Duffy 86, 87 Lenihan 90+2 Watt 90+5 Griffin Park Brentford 10,575 Michael Bull W 2016 04 02 y 12:30 GMT 39 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Report Preston North End Ward 13, 57 Duffy 0 24 Bennett 57 Graham 75 Garner 24 Gallagher 37 Hugill 43 Pearson 57 Ewood Park Blackburn 21,029 Eddie Ilderton L 2016 04 05 y 19:45 GMT 40 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Henley 51 o.g. Lee 58 Wallace 62 Conway 46, 0 53 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 21,803 David Webb L 2016 04 09 y 15:00 GMT 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Iorfa 72 Lenihan 37 Grimes 60 Bennett 87 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 19,538 Mark Brown D 2016 04 16 y 15:00 GMT 42 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Report Huddersfield Town Hanley 61Lenihan 73Duffy 80 Wells 35Kilgallon 54 o.g. Ewood Park Blackburn 15,061 Carl Boyeson L 2016 04 19 y 19:45 GMT 43 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Blackstock 15 Mills 49 Gardner 76 Graham 22, 42 Evans 75 Lenihan 76 City Ground Nottingham 16,449 Chris Kavanagh D 2016 04 23 y 15:00 GMT 44 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Report Bristol City Graham 17 80 Kodjia 70 Wilbraham 74 Smith 0 86 Ewood Park Blackburn 12,752 Tim Robinson D 2016 04 30 y 15:00 GMT 45 Rotherham United 0–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Duffy 6 New York Stadium Rotherham 11,035 Steve Martin W 2016 05 07 y 12:30 GMT 46 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Report Reading Bennett 8 Graham 14 Jackson 86 Kermorgant 31 Ewood Park Blackburn 13,140 Andy Madley W Football League Cup On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Blackburn Rovers were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town.Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/news/article/capital-one-cup-201516-round-1-draw-2494383.aspx Capital One Cup 16 June 2015 2015-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617124706/http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/news/article/capital-one-cup-201516-round-1-draw-2494383.aspx 2015-06-17 dead 2015 08 11 y 19:45 BST First round Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Report Shrewsbury Town Delfouneso 30 Spurr 49 Collins 9 Barnett 32 Tootle 78 Leutwiler 82 Ewood Park Blackburn 5,280 Geoff Eltringham L FA Cup Rovers will enter the FA Cup in the third round proper which commences on 9 January 2016.http://www.rovers.co.uk//news/article/2015-16-sky-bet-championship-fixtures-released-three-weeks-today.-2472226.aspx Diary Dates Blackburn Rovers 7 May 2015 On 7 December 2015, the third round draw was made, Blackburn Rovers were drawn away against Newport County.Exeter City to face Liverpool in Emirates FA Cup third round http://www.thefa.com/news/the-fa-cup/2015/dec/third-round-proper-draw-041215 FA Cup 7 December 2015 2016 01 18 y 19:15 GMT Round 3 Newport County 1–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Byrne 30 Dymond 73 Day 0 90 Marshall 8 Brown 0 10 Lawrence 47 Rhodes 75 pen. Taylor 88 Rodney Parade Newport 5,083 Charles Breakspear W 2016 01 30 y 15:00 GMT Round 4 Oxford United 0–3 Report Blackburn Rovers Mullins 5 Baldock 64 Kenny 90 Marshall 36 76 Spurr 39 Watt 45 Jackson 50 Lenihan 54 Conway 79 Kassam Stadium Oxford 11,647 Andy Davies W 2016 02 21 y 14:00 GMT Round 5 Blackburn Rovers 1–5 Report West Ham United Marshall 20Taylor 2 35 55Lenihan 84 Moses 26Payet 36 90+2Emenike 64 85Kouyaté 0 75 Ewood Park Blackburn 18,793 Jonathan Moss L Backroom staff Manager SCO Paul Lambert Assistant Manager SCO Alan Irvine First Team Coach ENG Rob Kelly Goalkeeping Coach ENG Laurence Batty Head of Academy ENG Eric Kinder Under-21 Head Coach Northern Ireland Damien Johnson Under-21 Assistant Coach ENG David Dunn November 2015 http://www.rovers.co.uk/club/whoswho/ Who's Who Blackburn Rovers Nov 2015 November 2015 Squad statistics Appearances and goals 8 May 2016 Championship FA Cup League Cup 13 Simon Eastwood GK ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Jason Steele GK ENG 41+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 33 David Raya GK ESP 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 Adam Henley DF WAL 20+4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 3 Tommy Spurr DF ENG 20+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4 Matthew Kilgallon DF ENG 7+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 5 Grant Hanley (captain) DF SCO 44+0 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 15 Elliott Ward DF ENG 6+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 22 Shane Duffy DF IRL 41+0 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 24 Ryan Nyambe DF NAM 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 34 Scott Wharton DF ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 36 Jack Doyle DF ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 6 Jason Lowe MF ENG 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 10 Ben Marshall MF ENG 44+0 2 3+0 4 1+0 0 14 Jordi Gómez (on loan from Sunderland) MF ESP 17+2 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 16 Matt Grimes (on loan from Swansea City) MF ENG 9+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 17 Lee Williamson MF JAM 2+8 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 21 Hope Akpan MF NGA 29+6 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 23 Danny Guthrie MF ENG 10+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 26 Darragh Lenihan MF IRL 18+5 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 27 Willem Tomlinson MF ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 Connor Mahoney MF ENG 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 29 Corry Evans MF NIR 26+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 31 Elliott Bennett MF JAM 16+5 2 3+0 0 0+0 0 32 Craig Conway MF SCO 29+6 3 2+1 0 0+0 0 7 Nathan Delfouneso FW ENG 7+8 1 0+0 0 1+0 1 9 Chris Brown FW ENG 4+13 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 12 Danny Graham (on loan from Sunderland) FW ENG 18+0 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 35 Simeon Jackson FW CAN 3+14 2 1+1 0 0+0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players out on loan: 18 John O'Sullivan (on loan at Bury) MF IRL 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 19 Chris Taylor (on loan at Millwall) MF ENG 6+6 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club: 31 Modou Barrow (on loan from Swansea City) FW GAM 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 15 Doneil Henry (on loan from West Ham United) DF CAN 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 14 Marcus Olsson DF SWE 19+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 8 Bengali-Fodé Koita FW FRA 8+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 16 Tom Lawrence (on loan from Leicester City) FW WAL 14+7 2 1+1 0 0+0 0 11 Jordan Rhodes FW SCO 25+0 10 0+1 1 0+0 0 8 Tony Watt (on loan from Charlton Athletic) FW SCO 6+3 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 |} Goalscorers 8 May 2016http://www.rovers.co.uk/stats/player-stats/ Player Statistics Blackburn Rovers May 2015 2015-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20120810033947/http://www.rovers.co.uk/stats/player-stats/ 2012-08-10 dead RankNo.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal111FWSCO Jordan Rhodes*101011 212FWENG Danny Graham7007310MFENG Ben Marshall2406422DFIRL Shane Duffy4004521MFNGA Hope Akpan3003=14MFESP Jordi Gómez3003=32MFSCO Craig Conway3003816FWWAL Tom Lawrence*2002 =5DFSCO Grant Hanley2002=7FW ENG Nathan Delfouneso1012=8FWSCO Tony Watt*1102=31MFENG Elliott Bennett2002=35FWCAN Simeon Jackson20021429MFNIR Corry Evans1001=15DFENG Elliott Ward1001——— Own Goal2002Total466153 * left the club Assists 8 May 2016 RankNo.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal132MFSCO Craig Conway5005216FWWAL Tom Lawrence*210338FW FRA Bengali-Fodé Koita*2002=2DFWAL Adam Henley2002=31MFENG Elliott Bennett2002=22DFIRE Shane Duffy2002=26MFIRE Darragh Lenihan2002=16MF ENG Matt Grimes2002=5DFSCO Grant Hanley2002=4DF ENG Matthew Kilgallon20021124DF NAM Ryan Nyambe0011=35FW CAN Simeon Jackson1001=30GK ENG Jason Steele1001=8FW SCO Tony Watt*1001=14MF ESP Jordi Gómez1001=6MF ENG Jason Lowe1001——— No assist185023Total466153 * left the club Disciplinary record 8 May 2016 No.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal 1 1 1 1 2DFWAL Adam Henley 4010000004013DFENG Tommy Spurr 2001001004004DFENG Matthew Kilgallon 1000000001005DFSCO Grant Hanley 8100000008108FWFRA Bengali-Fodé Koita* 30000000030010MFENG Ben Marshall 40000000040011FWSCO Jordan Rhodes 10000000010014MFSWE Marcus Olsson* 40000000040022DFIRL Shane Duffy 1001000000100123MFENG Danny Guthrie 40000000040029MFNIR Corry Evans 1100000000110030GKENG Jason Steele 10000000010021MFNGA Hope Akpan 70000000070016FWWAL Tom Lawrence* 20010000030019MFENG Chris Taylor 10011000011032MFSCO Craig Conway 1011000002019FWENG Chris Brown 10000100010126MFIRE Darragh Lenihan 900200000110035FWCAN Simeon Jackson 10010000020014MFESP Jordi Gómez 30000000030012FWENG Danny Graham 40000000040031MFENG Elliott Bennett 5000000005008FWSCO Tony Watt * 20000000020015MFENG Elliott Ward 10000000010016MFENG Matt Grimes 100000000100Total88138111009724 * left the club Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. Reference 21 July 2015 DM FRA Sacha Petshi Bastia Free transfer Rovers seal Sacha deal http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/sacha-petshi-new-signing-blackburn-rovers-2561123.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 21 July 2015 21 July 2015 RW FRA Bengali-Fodé Koita Caen Free transfer Striker deal completed http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/fode-koita-new-signing-2561616.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 21 July 2015 5 August 2015 CM ENG Danny Guthrie Reading Free transfer Danny seals Rovers deal http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/danny-guthrie-2595450.aspx? Blackburn Rovers FC 5 August 2015 6 August 2015 CF ENG Nathan Delfouneso Blackpool Free transfer Rovers boost attacking options http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/nathan-delfouneso-blackburn-rovers-new-signing-2597770.aspx? Blackburn Rovers FC 6 August 2015 11 August 2015 CM NGA Hope Akpan Reading Free transfer Rovers complete Akpan signing http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/hope-akpan-new-signing-blackburn-rovers-2609762.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 11 August 2015 5 January 2016 MF JAM Elliott Bennett Norwich City Undisclosed (nominal fee) Bennett becomes a Rover! http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/elliott-bennett-blackburn-rovers-2886405.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 5 January 2016 15 January 2016 FW CAN Simeon Jackson Barnsley Free transfer Simeon signs for Rovers http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/simeon-jackson-2902905.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 15 January 2016 20 January 2016 DF ENG Elliott Ward AFC Bournemouth Free transfer Defender deal done! http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/elliott-ward-new-signing-2912099.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 20 January 2016 Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Length Ref. Reference 10 August 2015 CF GAM Modou Barrow Swansea City Three-month loan (terminated by Swansea City 08/09/2015) Rovers secure Mo move http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/modou-barrow-blackburn-rovers-2608187.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 10 August 2015On 8 September 2015, Barrow was recalled by his parent club Swansea City.Barrow returns to Swansea http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/modou-barrow-blackburn-rovers-swansea-city-2675562.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 8 September 2015 8 September 2015 21 August 2015 CF WAL Tom Lawrence Leicester City Four-month loan (3 January) (Extended 31 January) Rovers sign Lawrence on loan http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/tom-lawrence-blackburn-rovers-leicester-city-2635618.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 21 August 2015Lawrence extends Ewood stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/tom-lawrence-blackburn-rovers-leicester-city-2885803.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 5 January 2016 24 November 2015 DF CAN Doneil Henry West Ham United One-month loan (3 January) Doneil returns to Rovers! http://www.rovers.co.uk//news/article/doneil-henry-blackburn-rovers-west-ham-united-2816654.aspx?site=desktop Blackburn Rovers FC 24 November 2015 20 January 2016 FW ENG Danny Graham Sunderland End of season Rovers complete striker swoop http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/danny-graham-new-signing-2911377.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 20 January 2016 29 January 2016 FW SCO Tony Watt Charlton Athletic End of season (fee agreed)(Returned to Charlton due to injury) Rovers welcome Watt! http://www.rovers.co.uk//news/article/tony-watt-blackburn-rovers-new-signing-2927230.aspx?site=desktop Blackburn Rovers FC 29 January 2016Watt returns to Charlton http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/blackburn-rovers-charlton-athletic-tony-watt-3047238.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 7 April 2016 1 February 2016 MF ESP Jordi Gómez Sunderland End of season Rovers swoop for Sunderland ace http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-sunderland-jordi-gomez-loan-2933388.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 1 February 2016 13 February 2016 MF ENG Matt Grimes Swansea City Three-month loan (16 May) Welcome Matt! http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/matt-grimes-2953557.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 13 February 2016 Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. Reference 26 June 2015 CM SCO Tom Cairney Fulham £3,000,000 (£3,500,000+ with add-ons)Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer saddened to see Tom Cairney go http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/13370567.Blackburn_Rovers_boss_Gary_Bowyer_saddened_to_see_Tom_Cairney_go/ LT 4 July 2015 Cairney completes Cottagers switch http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/tom-cairney-fulham-2509033.aspx? Blackburn Rovers FC 26 June 2015Fulham sign Blackburn Rovers' Tom Cairney in £3m deal http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11681/9895861/fulham-sign-blackburns-tom-cairney-in-1633million-deal Sky Sports 26 June 2015 1 July 2015 LB ENG Ben MarshFree agentReleasedJanuary 2026 1 July 2015 CB ENG Kellen Daly Free agent Released 1 July 2015 AM ENG David Dunn Oldham Athletic Following Dunn's release he joined Oldham Athletic.David Dunn: Oldham Athletic sign ex-Blackburn Rovers midfielder https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33719166 BBC Sport 30 July 2015 Released David Dunn confirms Rovers departure http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/david-dunn-blackburn-rovers-2426477.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 27 April 2015 1 July 2015 CM ESP Adrián Edo Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CB WAL Sam Jones Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CM POR Paulo Jorge Free agent Released 1 July 2015 LW NOR Joshua King AFC Bournemouth Bosman: £1,500,000 (£2,000,000 with add-ons) King to sign for the Cherries http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/joshua-king-afc-bournemouth-2474552.aspx? Blackburn Rovers FC 28 May 2015Blackburn Rovers waiting on work permit for Kim Bo-Kyung after netting initial £1.5m for Josh King http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/13504724.Blackburn_Rovers_waiting_on_work_permit_for_Kim_Bo_Kyung_after_netting_initial___1_5m_for_Josh_King/?ref=mac Lancashire Telegraph 29 July 2015 1 July 2015 LM ENG Josh Morris Bradford City Free transfer Morris makes Bradford move http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/josh-morris-2518182.aspx? Blackburn Rovers FC 1 July 2015 1 July 2015 DM ENG George Pierce Free agent Released 1 July 2015 GK ENG Paul Robinson Burnley Following Robinson's release he later joined Burnley.Clarets Secure Robinson Signature http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/clarets-secure-robinson-signature-2921639.aspx 26 January 2016 26 January 2016 26 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126135219/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/clarets-secure-robinson-signature-2921639.aspx dead Released Rovers announce retained list http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-announce-retained-list-2458823.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 16 May 2015 1 July 2015 RB ENG James Rae Barnsley Following Scott's release he joined Barnsley's U21 squad.Maxwell The Wade Forward. http://www.barnsley-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/maxwell_the_wade_forward_865082/index.shtml Tykes Mad 4 July 2015 Released 1 July 2015 CB CMR Yann Songo'o Plymouth Argyle Released 1 July 2015 CF ENG Luke Varney Ipswich Town Following Varney's release he later joined Ipswich Town.LUKE VARNEY PENS DEAL http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/luke-varney-signs-for-ipswich-town-until-the-end-of-the-201516-season-2857038.aspx Ipswich Town F.C. 18 December 2015 Released 1 July 2015 GK ENG Callum Williams Altrincham Released 8 July 2015 CF IRL Leon Best Rotherham United Following Best's release he later joined Rotherham United.Millers strike Best deal. http://www.themillers.co.uk/news/article/rotherham-united-leon-best-2803824.aspx Rotherham United F.C. 19 November 2015 Mutual consent Leon Best departs http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-leon-best-2533650.aspx? Blackburn Rovers FC 8 July 2015 31 July 2015 GK ENG Jake Kean Norwich City Following Kean's release he joined Norwich City.CANARIES COMPLETE JAKE KEAN DEAL http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/norwich-city-jake-kean-joins-2585816.aspx Norwich City FC 5 August 2015 Mutual consent Jake Kean departs http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rovers-jake-kean-2583105.aspx? Blackburn Rovers FC 31 July 2015 31 July 2015 CF BEN Rudy Gestede Aston Villa £6,000,000 Striker seals Villa switch http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/rudy-gestede-aston-villa-2584220.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 31 July 2015 6 January 2016 MF IRE Mark Edgar Coleraine Free transfer Rover Edgar makes his return home to follow in his family's footsteps http://www.colerainetimes.co.uk/sport/football/rover-edgar-makes-his-return-home-to-follow-in-his-family-s-footsteps-1-7146296 ColeraineTimes 6 January 2016 26 January 2016 LB SWE Marcus Olsson Derby County £750,000 (£1,000,000 with add-ons)Blackburn Rovers left-back Markus Olsson signs for Derby County http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/14231393.Blackburn_Rovers_left_back_Markus_Olsson_signs_for_Derby_County/?ref=mac LT 26 January 2016 Defender departs for Derby http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/markus-olsson-derby-county-blackburn-rovers-2922276.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 26 January 2016 27 January 2016 FW FRA Bengali-Fodé Koita Kasımpaşa £240,000 Koita completes Turkish move http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/fode-koita-kasimpasa-2924392.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 27 January 2016 1 February 2016 FW SCO Jordan Rhodes Middlesbrough Undisclosed (~£9,000,000 + potential add-ons worth ~£2–4million) Jordan Rhodes joins Middlesbrough http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/blackburn-rovers-jordan-rhodes-middlesbrough-2933071.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 1 February 2016 1 February 2016 MF FRA Sacha Petshi Créteil Free transfer Midfielder returns home http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/sacha-petshi-2933113.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 1 February 2016 Includes estimated 15% sell on fee (£450,000-£600,000) following Steven Nzonzi transfer from Stoke City to Sevilla 9 July 2015Nzonzi seals Sevilla switch http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/nzonzi-seals-sevilla-switch-2536210.aspx Stoke City FC 9 July 2015Blackburn Rovers net cash windfall after Steven Nzonzi makes £7m move from Stoke City to Sevilla http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/13381428.Blackburn_Rovers_net_cash_windfall_after_Steven_Nzonzi_makes___7m_move_from_Stoke_City_to_Sevilla/?ref=mac Lancashire Telegraph 10 July 2015 and potential add-ons from the Tom Cairney sale. Sell-on clauses have been negotiated in the sales of Josh Morris and Tom Cairney. Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Length Ref. Reference 21 August 2015 CF SCO Jordan Preston Ayr United Six-month loan (16 January) (Extended (9 June)) Striker returns to Scotland http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/jordan-preston-ayr-united-2637086.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 21 August 2015Striker extends Ayr stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/jordan-preston-ayr-united-blackburn-rovers-2915068.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 23 January 2016 4 September 2015 FW ENG Callum Hendry Clitheroe Work experience (Extended (2 November)) Academy duo make local moves http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/ben-williams-callum-hendry-morecambe-clitheroe-2670179.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 4 September 2015Striker extends Shawbridge stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/callum-hendry-blackburn-rovers-clitheroe-2735959.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 9 October 2015 4 September 2015 DF WAL Ben Williams Morecambe Work Experience 18 September 2015 FW ENG Sam Joel Bamber Bridge One-month loan (17 October) (Extended) Joel makes Brig move http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/sam-joel-bamber-bridge-2696468.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 18 September 2015Striker extends Brig stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/sam-joel-bamber-bridge-2751446.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 19 October 2015 23 September 2015 MF ENG Lewis Hardcastle Salford City One-month loan (24 October) (Extended (28 November)) (Extended (24 December)) Hardcastle joins Salford on loan http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/lewis-hardcastle-salford-city-blackburn-rovers-eric-kinder-2705546.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 23 September 2015Hardcastle extends Salford stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/lewis-hardcastle-blackburn-rovers-salford-city-2766324.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 26 October 2015Hardcastle extends Salford stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/lewis-hardcastle-2827417.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 30 November 2015 16 October 2015 FW ENG Modou Cham Stockport County One-month loan (14 November) (Extended) Cham makes County move http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/modou-cham-blackburn-rovers-stockport-county-2746315.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 16 October 2015Cham extends Hatters stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/modou-cham-stockport-county-blackburn-rovers-2804448.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 19 November 2015 7 November 2015 FW ENG Dean Rittenberg Chorley One-month loan (5 December) Striker joins the Magpies http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/dean-rittenberg-chorley-2786869.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 7 November 2015 21 November 2015 FW ENG Luke Wall Skelmersdale United One-month loan (19 December) Striker joins Skelmersdale http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/luke-wall-2810260.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 21 November 2015 26 November 2015 MF IRE John O'Sullivan Rochdale One-month loan (3 January) O'Sullivan joins Dale http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/blackburn-rovers-john-osullivan-rochdale-2820268.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 26 November 2015 26 November 2015 FW ENG Anton Forrester Morecambe One-month loan (3 January) Striker joins the Shrimps http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/blackburn-rovers-anton-forrester-morecambe-2821243.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 26 November 2015 15 January 2016 MF IRE John O'Sullivan Bury One-month loan (13 February) (Extended till end of season) O'Sullivan joins Shakers http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/blackburn-rovers-john-osullivan-bury-2903613.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 15 January 2016O'Sullivan extends Shakers stay http://www.rovers.co.uk//news/article/john-osullivan-bury-blackburn-rovers-2931387.aspx?site=desktop Blackburn Rovers FC 1 February 2016 4 March 2016 FW ENG Modou Cham Hednesford Town One-month loan (2 April) (Extended 30 April) Modou makes loan move http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/modou-cham-hednesford-town-2988509.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 4 March 2016Cham extends Pitmen stay http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/modou-cham-blackburn-rovers-hednesford-town-3041406.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 4 March 2016 17 March 2016 MF ENG Chris Taylor Millwall End of season Midfielder makes Millwall move http://www.rovers.co.uk//news/article/chris-taylor-blackburn-rovers-millwall-3011310.aspx?site=desktop Blackburn Rovers FC 17 March 2016 18 March 2016 FW ENG Nathan Delfouneso Bury One-month loan (19 April) Striker seals Shakers move http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/nathan-delfouneso-bury-3013988.aspx Blackburn Rovers FC 18 March 2016 References Blackburn Rovers Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons