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1875 - 1884: The early years

The Blackburn Rovers club was formed in 1875 following a meeting on November 5th in the St. Leger Hotel on King William Street...

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1875 - 1884: The early years

The Blackburn Rovers club was formed in 1875 following a meeting on November 5th in the St. Leger Hotel on King William Street...

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1885 - 1894: Blackburn's cup over-floweth

A hat trick of Cup victories was achieved in 1885-86 when Rovers retained the trophy once more following a 2-0 victory over West Bromwich in the final.

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1895 - 1904: End of century blues

The late 1890's brought a decline in Rovers performances in both league and cup.

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1905 - 1914: The best team in the land

Once these projects had been completed funds were released to recruit new players.

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1915 - 1924: All quiet on the Ewood front

It wasn't until 1919 that normal service was re-introduced following the end of World War I.

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1925 - 1934: The cup that cheers

The man Rovers turned to, to rescue them from the doldrums, was non other than the original Mr Blackburn himself, Bob Crompton.

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1935 - 1944: Relegation and promotion

Relegation to Division Two was the end result of this turmoil, following the disastrous 1935-36 season.

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1945 - 1954: Decline and frustration

After World War II the Football League began again in earnest for the 1946-47 season.

HRH The Duke of Gloucester shakes hands with Blackburn Rovers' Derek Dougan as he is introduced to the players before the match

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1955 - 1964: A golden era

Two more promotion near misses, in 1955-56 and 1956-57, when the team finished fourth on each occasion only served to underline the depth of talent at the club.

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1965 - 1974: The decline and fall

Unfortunately the 1965-66 season proved to be an absolute disaster.

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