Blackburn Rovers FC

Club: Blackburn Rovers
Formed: 1875
Nickname: Rovers
Colours: Blue and white halves
Stadium: Ewood Park (31,367)
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 4JF
Website: www.rovers.co.uk

Blackburn Rovers are a club that have known all about football's high and lows since their foundation in 1875.

They quickly emerged as one of England's most powerful clubs and by 1928 Rovers had won the league championship twice and the FA Cup on six occasions. For the next sixty years, however, the trophy cabinet was bare and they remained outside of the top-flight - sinking to Division Three in 1971 - between 1966 and 1993. Not that promotion to the Premiership, via the play-offs, would herald an end to the club's topsy-turvy nature, though.

Funded by Jack Walker's millions, Rovers immediately launched a sustained assault on Manchester United's title dominance, eventually toppling their Lancashire rivals to win the championship in 1995. Bizarrely, just four years later they found themselves back in Division One.

Now back in the Premiership - and winners of the Worthington Cup in 2002 - Graeme Souness' stewardship appears to have Rovers back on an even-keel despite battling to avoid the drop in 2003/4.

Fast Fact: Blackburn won the Premiership in 1994 under Kenny Dalglish despite losing their last game of the season at Anfield.

Fast Fact: Blackburn won the FA Cup in three consecutive years back in 1884, 1885 and 1886.