Blackburn Football Book

The history of your club over the last century
Filled with news reports written at the time
Beautifully bound hardback book (38cm x 31cm)
Updated for 2008 / 09 season

from £39.99

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Relive Blackburn Rovers’ rich history through newspaper headlines, in this fascinating Blackburn Football Book.

Read about the famous League and Cup wins, the memorable games, and the stars – past and present – all through newspaper coverage, written by reporters who were present at the games at the time. This book is the perfect Blackburn gift for a Rovers fan!

Personalise the Blackburn Football Book by featuring the recipient’s name on the Certificate on the title page. The recipient’s name can also be gold embossed on the front cover.

This personalised Blackburn Football Book is ‘Tabloid’ size (38cm x 31cm), and beautifully bound in a choice of quality hardback covers.

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Personalised Blackburn Rovers Football Books

Enjoy a Newspaper History of the Rovers

Blackburn Rovers FC formed in 1875 and became a founder member of the Football League three years later. The club enjoyed much success in the early decades and won five FA Cups by the end of the 1920s. Rovers had also become First Division Champions in 1912. The club slipped out of the First Division in 1966 and found it difficult to regain their position at the top of the game. Joy returned to Ewood Park in the 1990s however, as lifelong fan Jack Walker bought the club and invested time and money into the team. Blackburn Rovers won promotion to the Premiership in 1992 and became champions three years later. A significant part of this revival was the appointment of Kenny Dalglish as manager.

Personalised Blackburn Rovers Football Books - Inspired Gifts

A Blackburn Rovers Gift Book can be an inspired present for a fan of the club. It is unique, smartly presented and filled with fascinating newspaper reports on the history of the team. Being able to personalise this Blackburn Football Book makes the gift even more special and shows the thought that has gone into buying it. The present will also prove to be a terrific addition to a supporter’s Blackburn Rovers memorabilia collection.

Blackburn Rovers Football Book Coverage

This Blackburn Football Book opens with a FA Cup tie against Spurs in 1905, and goes on to cover many of the great games of the 20th Century and the present era.

Memorable stories in this Blackburn Rovers Football Book include winning the League in 1912 and the epic 1928 FA Cup win over Huddersfield. The Gift Book also features reports on promotion to Division One in both 1939 and 1958, the FA Cup Final versus Wolves in 1960 and the 7-2 thrashing of Spurs in 1963. Read about the appointment of Kenny Dalglish as Manager in 1991, promotion to the Premiership in 1992 and of course becoming Champions in 1995. More recent coverage in the Blackburn Book includes the appointment of Mark Hughes as Manager in September 2004 and an interesting selection of strong performances under his stewardship.

Newspaper coverage continues right up to the end of last season. This unique insight into Blackburn Rovers’ history makes these books truly memorable Blackburn Gifts and a great addition to a collection of Blackburn memorabilia.

Blackburn Rovers Memorabilia

If you are a collector of Blackburn Rovers memorabilia or looking for other Blackburn gifts, why not consider our Blackburn Rovers Calendar or Blackburn Rovers Diary? Each month features a newspaper headline on one of the Rovers’ key games. The presents can be personalised with the recipient’s name to make them even more special and both items make great gifts for Blackburn fans. Other Blackburn Rovers presents include Framed Reprints and unique Blackburn ‘My Football Year’ Season Books.

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Finally – Did You Know?

Blackburn Rovers was a founder member of the original Football League and later the Premiership. Only two other football clubs were founder members of both leagues - Aston Villa and Everton.
Jack Walker bought Blackburn Rovers in 1991 when the club was struggling in the Second Division. It took just four seasons for Rovers to become Premier League Champions.
Blackburn faced Liverpool on the final day of the 1994-1995 campaign. A win would have guaranteed the Premiership title and consigned Manchester United to second place. As Rovers’ manager Kenny Dalglish was a former Liverpool legend and Manchester United had a bitter rivalry with the Reds, much controversy filled the build-up to the game. Blackburn Rovers were in fact defeated 2-1 by Liverpool. They still won the title however, as Manchester United could only draw with West Ham.
Jack Walker passed away in 2000. A statue of the former Blackburn owner was erected at Ewood Park and a stand was also named in his honour.
Blackburn Rovers qualified for European competition three times in the space of five years between 2001 and 2006.