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
2014–15 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season League club Stoke City managed by ex-Rover Mark Hughes. Blackburn Rovers 2014–15 Sky Bet Championship season opener with Cardiff City moved a day forward to Friday 8 August for live TV coverage. The first round draw of the 2014-15 Football League Cup took place on Tuesday 17 June at 10:00am. Rovers hosted Scunthorpe United in the first round. Rovers entered the FA Cup in the Third Round Proper which commenced on Saturday 3 January 2015. 2014–15 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season The 2014–15 season is Blackburn Rovers 127th season as a professional football club and its third playing in the Football