History of Blackburn Rovers F.C. at Wembley where they beat Leicester City 1–0 thanks to a Mike Newell penalty. Rovers made headlines in the summer of 1992 by paying an English record fee of £3.5million for the 22-year-old Southampton and England centre forward Alan Shearer. They remained in the title challenge for most of the season before finishing fourth in the final table. In 1993–94, they were Premiership runners-up to Manchester United. Rovers broke the English transfer fee record again a few weeks later when paying Norwich City £5million for 21-year-old striker Chris Sutton. Blackburn won the Premier League in 1994–95. Kenny Dalglish moved upstairs
Blackburn Rovers F.C. over by their current owners as they descended into League One–the first Premier League champions to sink into the third tier. On 24 April 2018, they were promoted back to the second tier with a 0-1 win at Doncaster Rovers. "For recent transfers, see 2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season." "For a list of notable Blackburn Rovers players in sortable-table format see List of Blackburn Rovers F.C. players." Unlike most teams, Blackburn Rovers have only ever had one design to their home kit. The distinctive blue and white halved jersey is widely acknowledged as the "town colour". Although the design has