Blackburn Rovers F.C. season as play-off winners, ending 26 years outside the top flight. 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. After finishing fourth in 1992–93 and runners-up in 1993–94, they went on to win the Premier League title in 1994–95. The title chase went down to the last game of the season, but despite Rovers losing to Liverpool they edged out rivals Manchester United to win the championship. Kenny Dalglish moved upstairs to the position of Director of Football at the end of
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