Blackburn Rovers F.C.
The birth of the Premier League also heralded Blackburn Rovers' return to the top flight for the first time in 26 years. They underlined their ambition by breaking the English transfer record to sign a 22-year-old Alan Shearer for £3.2m. Other expensive signings ensured they finished an impressive fourth.
Premier League History
1992/93 - Blackburn break national transfer record by signing Alan Shearer from Southampton for £3.5m.
1993/94 - Finish runners-up in the FA Carling Premiership
1994/95 - Break the English transfer record again, signing Chris Sutton from Norwich City for £5m. Win the FA Carling Premiership
1995/96 - Manager Kenny Dalglish becomes Director of Football. Former assistant, Ray Harford, becomes manager
1996/97 - Shearer sold to Newcastle United for a record £15m. Harford resigns after failing to win any of the ten opening matches. Tony Parkes takes over as caretaker
1997/98 - Roy Hodgson appointed as manager
1998/99 - Hodgson sacked in December and replaced by Brian Kidd. Relegated
1999/00 - Kidd sacked. Parkes takes over again until March when the club appoint Graeme Souness
2000/01 - Jack Walker dies. Promoted as runners-up
2001/02 - Break club transfer record with £8m signing of Andy Cole from Manchester United. Win their first-ever League Cup
2004/05 - Souness leaves to join Newcastle. Replaced by Mark Hughes
2007/08 - Manager Mark Hughes leaves the club for Manchester City in June, and Rovers name Paul Ince as his replacement
2008/09 - Paul Ince is sacked in December after a run of six successive Barclays Premier League defeats. He was replaced by former Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce who steers the club to safety.
2010/11 - Club is taken over in November by Indian poultry company Venky's.
2010/11 - Sam Allardyce is sacked in December. Replaced by his assistant Steve Kean.
1993/94 - Finish runners-up in the FA Carling Premiership
1994/95 - Break the English transfer record again, signing Chris Sutton from Norwich City for £5m. Win the FA Carling Premiership
1995/96 - Manager Kenny Dalglish becomes Director of Football. Former assistant, Ray Harford, becomes manager
1996/97 - Shearer sold to Newcastle United for a record £15m. Harford resigns after failing to win any of the ten opening matches. Tony Parkes takes over as caretaker
1997/98 - Roy Hodgson appointed as manager
1998/99 - Hodgson sacked in December and replaced by Brian Kidd. Relegated
1999/00 - Kidd sacked. Parkes takes over again until March when the club appoint Graeme Souness
2000/01 - Jack Walker dies. Promoted as runners-up
2001/02 - Break club transfer record with £8m signing of Andy Cole from Manchester United. Win their first-ever League Cup
2004/05 - Souness leaves to join Newcastle. Replaced by Mark Hughes
2007/08 - Manager Mark Hughes leaves the club for Manchester City in June, and Rovers name Paul Ince as his replacement
2008/09 - Paul Ince is sacked in December after a run of six successive Barclays Premier League defeats. He was replaced by former Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce who steers the club to safety.
2010/11 - Club is taken over in November by Indian poultry company Venky's.
2010/11 - Sam Allardyce is sacked in December. Replaced by his assistant Steve Kean.
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