Blackburn Rovers

FM15 Release

Club
111Reputation
8Last season
—Squad value
31154Capacity

Squad strength

FMDB calculation
35Players
—Average age
—Under 21
110Average ability
131Average potential
—Squad value
£309,697Wage bill per week
10Nationalities
—Home-grown
—Expiring contracts
122CA16
141PA16

These are the FMDB's own figures over all 35 registered members of the primary team, not just the rows listed below; hover a figure for the population it was computed from. The wage bill is the sum of recorded contract wages, not an asserted payroll. This version's export records no game start year, so ages and the contract-expiry window cannot be computed. CA16 and PA16 are the means of the sixteen highest recorded abilities and potentials; a coded potential enters PA16 at its band's midpoint and the figure says how many did. Home-grown counts players whose person_trained_status names this club.

Best eleven

FMDB calculation
The FMDB's own selection: the highest recorded current ability per slot of the supplied 4-3-3, each player used once, and only where player_position.competency for that slot is at least 10. Mean ability of the eleven 123, from the 35 strongest squad members.

Club

Full name
Blackburn Rovers
Short name
Blackburn
Nickname
—
Nation
England
Current division
Sky Bet Championship
Continental competition
—
Stadium
Ewood Park
Founded
1875
Reputation
111
Colours
#F50000 #FFFFFF
Vice-captain
Jordan Rhodes
Other teams
—

Finances

Partial export
Balance
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Transfer budget
—
Wage budget
—
Debt
—
Club value
—
Financial status
—
Owner
—
Shirt sponsor
—

Balance is club_finance_detail.cash and Debt its basic_loan_debt, as authored. Every other club_finance row — loans, gifts and FFP totals — is listed by the source family loan_source_type gives it, with the amount's meaning on hover, rather than summed into a figure the source does not state. Club value, a named owner and a shirt sponsor are not established by the export.

Squad

35 people with a club_squad_number row for this teamSet-piece takers
Squad members with number, position, age, nationality, ability, contract, wage, value and last season
No start year CA PA Value Apps (Gls) 2014–15 HG Not in this export
1Paul William RobinsonGK—England1261532015-06-30£35,000———
2Adam HenleyDR—Wales114-72017-06-30£7,500———
3Tommy SpurrDL—England1211262016-06-30£11,000———
4Matthew KilgallonDC—England1181202015-06-30£12,000———
5Grant HanleyDC—Scotland1211502018-06-30£17,999———
6Jason LoweMC—England1171252017-06-30£12,000———
7Joshua Christian Kojo KingAML—Norway1211402015-06-30£10,000———
8David John Ian DunnAMC—England1151522015-06-30£5,999———
9Christopher Alan BrownFC—England1151222016-06-30£7,999———
10Thomas CairneyMC—Scotland1181352017-06-30£9,000———
11Jordan RhodesFC—Scotland1391452019-06-30£35,000———
12Ben MarshallAMR—England1261302016-06-30£12,500———
13Simon EastwoodGK—England851052016-06-30£4,500———
14Marcus OlssonDL—Sweden1131202015-06-30£6,000———
15Alexander John-BaptisteDC—England1151322016-06-30£12,000———
16Luke Ivan VarneyFC—England1141182015-06-30£8,000———
17Lee WilliamsonDMC—England1111242015-06-30£8,000———
18John O'SullivanMC—Republic of Ireland95-72015-06-30£1,200———
19Chris TaylorMR—England1191262015-06-30£9,000———
20Yann Songo'oDC—Cameroon1111202015-06-30£5,000———
21Jack O'ConnellDC—England1001302016-06-30£1,000———
22Bradley James OrrDR—England1001202015-06-30£19,000———
22Shane Patrick Michael DuffyDC—Republic of Ireland1111422017-06-30£9,200—0 (0)—
24Josh MorrisML—England1051252015-06-30£1,500———
25Ryan TunnicliffeMC—England1061382016-06-30£6,000———
26Darragh LenihanMC—Republic of Ireland95-62015-06-30£300———
28Anthony Dean O'ConnorDC—Republic of Ireland881202015-06-30£800———
29Corry John EvansMC—Northern Ireland1211352016-06-30£12,000———
30Jason SteeleGK—England1231522015-06-30£7,500———
31Connor MahoneyAMR—England105-82018-06-30£400———
32Craig ConwayAML—Scotland1281362016-06-30£7,500———
33David RayaGK—Spain80-62017-06-30£300———
34Jake KeanGK—England1061332016-06-30£6,000———
39Rudy GestedeFC—France1261302017-06-30£8,000———
42Kellen DalyDC—England57-62015-06-30£500———

Sort by clicking a column header. Hide columns you do not need; the choice is remembered in this browser. Apps (Gls) is the 2014–15 season, the latest player_history season recorded for anyone in this squad; it is named explicitly because no database records the date the game starts on.

Highest potential

FMDB calculation
Highest recorded potential ability across every team the club owns
Player Pos Age CA PA Value
Paul William RobinsonGK—126153—
David John Ian DunnAMC—115152—
Jason SteeleGK—123152—
Grant HanleyDC—121150—
Jordan RhodesFC—139145—
Shane Patrick Michael DuffyDC—111142—

The highest recorded player.potential_ability across all 1 of this club's team, one row per person. A negative potential is a coded band rather than a fixed ability and is shown as the code it is, never ranked as a number. Ages are season-start ages where the export records a start year; the list is ranked on potential alone, so it is not an age-filtered wonderkid list.

Facilities

Training only in the export
  • Training facilities16
  • Youth facilities—
  • Youth recruitment—
  • Junior coaching—
  • Corporate facilities—
Training ground
—
Academy
—
Morale
13
Season ticket holders
10800
Average attendance
14960
Lowest and highest
7000 / 31117

club_facility carries training facilities only, in every version: youth facilities, youth recruitment, junior coaching and academy category are not in the export. The training ground is the stadium row that club_server names.

Key staff

Managing Director
—
Director of Football
—
Assistant Manager
Terry McPhillips
Head of Youth Development
—

Roles held now from staff_history. "Unknown person" is a spell whose person uid this version does not contain.

League position by season

25 seasons on this page
Blackburn Rovers league position by season11019 1989–901993–941997–982001–022005–062009–102013–14English Premier Division, 1992–93: position 4 of 22English Premier Division, 1993–94: position 2 of 22English Premier Division, 1994–95: position 1 of 22English Premier Division, 1995–96: position 7 of 20English Premier Division, 1996–97: position 13 of 20English Premier Division, 1997–98: position 6 of 20English Premier Division, 1998–99: position 19 of 20English Premier Division, 2001–02: position 10 of 20English Premier Division, 2002–03: position 6 of 20English Premier Division, 2003–04: position 15 of 20English Premier Division, 2004–05: position 15 of 20English Premier Division, 2005–06: position 6 of 20English Premier Division, 2006–07: position 10 of 20English Premier Division, 2007–08: position 7 of 20English Premier Division, 2008–09: position 15 of 20English Premier Division, 2009–10: position 10 of 20English Premier Division, 2010–11: position 15 of 20English Premier Division, 2011–12: position 19 of 20Sky Bet Championship, 1989–90: position 5 of 24Sky Bet Championship, 1990–91: position 19 of 24Sky Bet Championship, 1991–92: position 6 of 24Sky Bet Championship, 1999–00: position 11 of 24Sky Bet Championship, 2000–01: position 2 of 24Sky Bet Championship, 2012–13: position 17 of 24Sky Bet Championship, 2013–14: position 8 of 24
Finishing position as recorded, 1 at the top, from the 25 season rows on this page.
Blackburn Rovers league position by season
SeasonCompetitionPosition
2013–14Sky Bet Championship8
2012–13Sky Bet Championship17
2011–12English Premier Division19
2010–11English Premier Division15
2009–10English Premier Division10
2008–09English Premier Division15
2007–08English Premier Division7
2006–07English Premier Division10
2005–06English Premier Division6
2004–05English Premier Division15
2003–04English Premier Division15
2002–03English Premier Division6
2001–02English Premier Division10
2000–01Sky Bet Championship2
1999–00Sky Bet Championship11
1998–99English Premier Division19
1997–98English Premier Division6
1996–97English Premier Division13
1995–96English Premier Division7
1994–95English Premier Division1
1993–94English Premier Division2
1992–93English Premier Division4
1991–92Sky Bet Championship6
1990–91Sky Bet Championship19
1989–90Sky Bet Championship5

Honours

FMDB calculation

Competitions won by any of this club's 1 recorded team, counted from comp_history. Every recorded season in this version. It records no cancelled, abandoned or joint-winner flags, so none are excluded. The newer nation_cup_history export covers national-team tournament runs; it does not establish club cup-run coverage.

Transfers

Exported; UI pending
Record signing
—
Record sale
—
Net spend
—
Date Player From or to Fee
————

Modern exports separate completed transfer events, agreed future moves and club fee records. This panel has not integrated them. Unknown fees and incomplete coverage cannot establish full net spend.

Stadium

In the export
Capacity
31154
Seated
31154
Expandable to
37154
Built
1882-07-01
Pitch
115 × 72
Roof
Not retractable
Owner
—

Affiliates

Not in this export
Club Relationship Terms
———

Affiliations from club_link in both directions, with the yearly cost, dates, loan counts and wage share the row records. link_type_id has no lookup table in the catalog, so the relationship is shown as its code rather than given a name. Owned teams are listed separately under Other teams.

Fans

Not in this export
Supporter profile
—
Expectation
—
Season ticket waiting list
—

Supporter values are the researched 1–20 figures in club_supporter_profile; the expectation is the media's predicted finish in club_media_expectation; ticket prices are from club_finance_detail. Supporter-type percentages and a waiting list are not exported.

Across versions

Recorded
Blackburn Rovers reputation across versions05K10K CM0102 RFM06 RFM10 RFM13 RFM16 RFM19 RFM22 RFM26 UReputation, CM0102 Release: 12 Reputation, CM0203 Release: 12 Reputation, CM0304 Release: 13 Reputation, CM0304 Update: 13 Reputation, FM05 Release: 130 Reputation, FM05 Update: 125 Reputation, FM06 Release: 127 Reputation, FM07 Release: 132 Reputation, FM07 Update: 135 Reputation, FM08 Release: 135 Reputation, FM09 Release: 134 Reputation, FM09 Update: 134 Reputation, FM10 Release: 128 Reputation, FM10 Update: 128 Reputation, FM11 Release: 127 Reputation, FM11 Update: 127 Reputation, FM12 Release: 129 Reputation, FM12 Update: 129 Reputation, FM13 Release: 119 Reputation, FM13 Update: 116 Reputation, FM14 Release: 110 Reputation, FM14 Update: 110 Reputation, FM15 Release: 111 Reputation, FM15 Update: 111 Reputation, FM16 Release: 111 Reputation, FM16 Update: 111 Reputation, FM17 Release: 112 Reputation, FM17 Update: 112 Reputation, FM18 Release: 108 Reputation, FM18 Update: 5,400 Reputation, FM19 Release: 111 Reputation, FM19 Update: 5,550 Reputation, FM20 Release: 112 Reputation, FM20 Update: 5,700 Reputation, FM21 Release: 114 Reputation, FM21 Update: 5,700 Reputation, FM22 Release: 5,700 Reputation, FM23 Release: 5,800 Reputation, FM24 Release: 5,850 Reputation, FM26 Release: 5,900 Reputation, FM26 Update: 5,900
Recorded reputation in each database where this uid resolves. Missing values remain gaps. Raw export scales may differ between versions.

Current staff

20 spells
Roles held now, from staff_history spells with no end date or one still in the future
Role Person Joined Until Rating FMDB calculation
Invalid JobMarty Royal———
CoachRichard Kyle———
CoachDavid Lowe2011-06-23——
CoachCraig Jonathan Short2013-06-21——
CoachAnthony James Grant2013-06-24——
ChairmanAnuradha Desai2011-02-03——
DirectorBalaji Rao2011-01-03——
DirectorGandhi Babu2011-01-20——
DirectorVenkatesh Rao2011-02-03——
ScoutKeith Milner———
ScoutLarry Redmond———
ScoutGerard Cassidy2001-04-01——
ScoutVictor Halom2011-07-01——
ScoutDavid Cross2011-07-01——
ManagerPhil Cannon2009-09-18——
ManagerGary Bowyer2013-05-24——
Assistant ManagerTerry McPhillips2013-06-24——
Fitness CoachChris Rush2011-07-01——
Chief ScoutTommy Johnson2014-08-25——
Head PhysioDavid Fevre1999-07-01——

Playing spells belong to a career and are shown on the person's own page. A further 0 current spells point at a person uid this version does not contain.

Season records

Points as stored, never recomputed
League seasons, as stored: points include any deduction applied at the time
Season Competition Pos Of P W D L GF GA Pts
2013–14Sky Bet Championship82446181612706270
2012–13Sky Bet Championship172446141616556258
2011–12English Premier Division1920388723487831
2010–11English Premier Division152038111017465943
2009–10English Premier Division102038131114415550
2008–09English Premier Division152038101117406041
2007–08English Premier Division72038151310504858
2006–07English Premier Division10203815716525452
2005–06English Premier Division6203819613514263
2004–05English Premier Division15203891514324342
2003–04English Premier Division15203812818515944
2002–03English Premier Division62038161210524360
2001–02English Premier Division102038121016555146
2000–01Sky Bet Championship2244626137763991
1999–00Sky Bet Championship112446151714555162
1998–99English Premier Division19203871417385235
1997–98English Premier Division62038161012575258
1996–97English Premier Division13203891514424342
1995–96English Premier Division7203818713614761
1994–95English Premier Division122422787803989
1993–94English Premier Division222422598633684
1992–93English Premier Division42242201111684671
1991–92Sky Bet Championship62446211114705374
1990–91Sky Bet Championship192446141022516652
1989–90Sky Bet Championship52446191710745974

Club records

More record types
Club records
Record type Holder Name as recorded Value
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record_type is a raw code; the two rows read as most appearances and most goals. Attendance record, biggest win and heaviest defeat belong here too.

Derbies and partnerships

Derbies involving this club
Derby Opponent W Needs data D L First match Needs data Reputation
East LancashireBurnley4118381888-11-03—

No partnerships recorded

club_partnership is empty or near-empty in most versions of the source.

Kits

Season and slots
  • Kit 1, style 5, -1
  • Kit 1, style 36, -1
  • Kit 1, style -1, -1
  • Kit 1, style -1, -1
  • Kit 1, style -1, -1
  • Kit 1, style 102, -1
  • Kit 1, style 101, -1
  • Kit 1, style 201, -1

Showing up to 8 of 27 loaded kit rows. Legacy colour slots are shown. Modern kit-part and style exports now describe the parts, but these drawings have not integrated them.

Data wishlist for this page

20 data pointsWhole site
  • export_meta.game_start_year Season-start ages, under-21 count and this season's expiring contracts Now liveAges are taken at 1 July of the exported game start year and the expiry window closes on 30 June of the next; the convention is stated on every figure because no .dat database stores an in-game date. CSV-era versions carry no start year and say so.
  • player.current_ability, player.potential_ability over the squad CA16 and PA16 Now liveFMDB means of the sixteen highest recorded abilities and potentials in the primary squad; a coded potential is counted at its band midpoint (config/potential.php) and the figure says how many were.
  • player over club_squad_number Squad ability, potential, value and recorded wage totals Now liveFigures cover the whole primary-team squad with recorded-value coverage. League-relative ability stars are not implemented.
  • player.current_ability and player_position Best eleven Now liveFMDB selects eligible players for a fixed 4-3-3 from at most 60 candidates. Empty positions stay blank and a team average requires eleven filled slots.
  • person_trained_status, person_days_at_location Training days and home-grown squad status Partial exportThe squad table and the home-grown count show recorded trained-at-club and trained-in-nation relationships where the version exports them. Rule codes are not interpreted and training days are not shown; neither is a ruling on eligibility under a competition rule.
  • player.current_ability, player.potential_ability Squad member ability and potential Now liveThe squad table displays stored figures where recorded; coded potential is not a fixed ability.
  • player_history Squad appearances and goals for a named season Now liveThe page uses the latest season recorded for anyone in the squad, not an inferred last season relative to a game date.
  • player.potential_ability across the club teams Highest potential at the club Now livePlayers are deduplicated across the club teams. This is not an age-based wonderkid list.
  • club_finance, club_finance_source, club_finance_detail, club_director Balance, budgets, debt rows, embargo and directors Partial exportCash balance, basic loan debt, the embargo flag and directors are displayed, and every other finance row is listed by its loan_source_type family with the amount meaning on hover. Club valuation, a named owner, a financial-status label and a shirt sponsor are not established: owner type, financial state and income type are raw codes.
  • club_facility, club_server.training_ground_stadium_uid Youth facilities, recruitment, junior coaching and academy status Needs source dataOnly training_facilities is present in any version; the training ground is shown where club_server names one. A corporate revenue field is not a facilities rating.
  • club identity Club nickname Needs source dataThe current club catalog has no nickname column; a short name is not a nickname.
  • transfer_event, future_transfer, club_transfer_record Transfers and record signing or sale Exported; UI pendingCompleted FM24/FM26 events, agreed future moves and recorded club fee records now have separate tables. They are not integrated into this panel; incomplete or unknown fees cannot support complete net-spend totals.
  • club_link Affiliations and agreement terms Partial exportLinks in both directions are displayed with cost, dates, loan counts and wage share. link_type_id, flags and reasons have no lookup, so the relationship is shown as a code; club_partnership is a player-pair relation.
  • comp_history for every recorded club team Confirmed titles with competition and years Now liveThe honours calculation covers all recorded club teams, with edition and stage checks where available. nation_cup_history describes national-team tournament runs, not club cup coverage.
  • stadium Stadium capacity, build date, pitch dimensions, roof and owner Now liveThese fields are rendered where recorded. Pitch type and heating remain available source fields not shown in this club panel.
  • staff_history, staff_ability, staff_coaching Staff quality by recorded job Now liveFMDB computes role-specific attribute means with coverage thresholds; these are not stored scouting stars or a staff-subtype census.
  • club_supporter_profile, club_media_expectation Supporter loyalty, passion, patience, affluence, temperament, expectations and media prediction Now liveResearched FM23+ supporter values and the predicted league finish are displayed where exported; computed supporter-type percentages are deliberately absent.
  • derby Derby record and history Now liveRecorded results are oriented to this club; dates and reputation remain missing where unrecorded.
  • club across versions Reputation across versions Partial exportRaw reputation history is live. Squad value and average ability across versions are not implemented; reputation-scale integration is also pending.
  • club_kit, club_kit_part, kit_display_type, kit_style Kit seasons, parts and patterns Partial exportThe page shows legacy kit rows and colour slots. Modern exports now identify parts, goalkeeper kits and style lookups; drawings have not integrated them, and numbering differs by era.

Reviewed 30 September 2026 against the current schema and page implementation. “Now live” means implemented where data is recorded; “Exported; UI pending” means the schema has data this page does not yet use. Tables and coverage vary by version. Missing values stay blank.