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Blackburn Rovers
2025–26 season
OwnerVenkys London Ltd.
CEOSteve Waggott
Head CoachValérien Ismaël
StadiumEwood Park
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The 2025–26 season is the 138th season in the history of Blackburn Rovers Football Club and their eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Season Summary

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May

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On 19 May 2025, Rovers announced their retained list, The club confirmed they activated the one-year options in the contract of Ryan Hedges, Under-21s players Harrison Wood, Zack Stritch & Adam Khan have also been informed that the club has taken up the option to extend their contract by a further year. Tyrhys Dolan, Danny Batth, Andi Weimann, Jake Batty & Felix Goddard have been offered new contracts while Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews has been offered his 1st professional contract, Dilan Markanday, Jack Vale, Zak Gilsenan, Patrick Gamble, Tom Bloxham, Jordan Eastham, Rhys Doherty, Isaac Whitehall, Jalil Saadi, Alex Baker, Adam Caddick, Paul Murphy-Worrell, Lewis Bell, Bradley Taylor, Jackson Shorrocks, Nathan Willis, Stephen Edmondson & Teddy Ramwell will not be retained by the club upon the expiration of their current agreements, the club will keep close contact with Adam Forshaw.[1]

June

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On 4 June 2025, Rovers announced u21 goalkeeper Felix Goddard had signed a new 2-year contract until 2027, with the option of a further 12 months.[2]

On 19 June 2025, Rovers announced Adam Forshaw had re-joined the club on a 1 year contract.[3]

July

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On 1 July 2025, Rovers announced Jake Batty had signed a new contract until 2026 with the option of a further 12 months.[4]

On 2 July 2025, Rovers announced u21 midfielder Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews had signed his 1st professional contract until 2026.[5]

On 7 July 2025, Rovers announced highly regarded defender Silver Eze had signed a 2 year scholarship with the club. Rovers also announced David Odogun had joined as a scholar from Wolverhampton Wanderers.[6]

On 14 July 2025, it was confirmed that first team coach David Lowe will be leaving the club.[7]

On 23 July 2025, it was announced Rovers have appointed Nacho Sancho, who is a strength and conditioning coach. He replaces Karl Hodges, Lead Sports Scientist, who has left to join Derby County. [8]

Backroom staff

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As of 19 May 2025[9]

Senior football

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Position Staff
Head Coach France Valérien Ismaël
Head of Football Operations Benin Rudy Gestede
Head of Recruitment
Head of Technical Wales Adam Owen
Assistant Head Coach England Dean Whitehead
First-Team Coach
Goalkeeping Coach England Ben Benson
First Team Technical Coach & Head of Player Development Northern Ireland Damien Johnson
Head of Performance Spain Nacho Sancho
Consultant England Dr. Chris Dalton
Head of Medical Services England Andrew Procter
Head of Performance Analysis England Adam Collins
Kit Manager England Paul Schofield

Academy football

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Position Staff
Head of Academy Northern Ireland Paul Gray
Head of Academy Coaching England John Prince
Under-21s Lead Coach England Mike Sheron
Under-18s Lead Coach England Ryan Kidd
Head of Academy Sports Science and Medical England Russ Wrigley
Head of Academy Recruitment England Michael Cribley
Academy Secretary England Dawn Dunn

Current squad

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 May 2025. List is representative of players who have made an appearance for the first-team this season and of information available on Rovers.co.uk.[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth & age Year joined Contract expires Joined from Other Ref
Goalkeepers
34 GK England Jack Barrett (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 23) 2024 2027 (+1) England Everton Option for 12-month extension [11]
37 GK England Felix Goddard (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 21) 2020 2027 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [2]
35 GK England Nicholas Michalski (2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 18) 2023 2026 Academy [12]
1 GK England Aynsley Pears (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 27) 2020 2027 England Middlesbrough [13]
22 GK Hungary Balázs Tóth (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27) 2024 2027 Hungary Fehérvár [14]
Defenders
38 DF Northern Ireland Tom Atcheson (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 (age 18) 2023 2026 Academy [15]
2 DF England Ryan Alebiosu (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 (age 23) 2025 2028 (+1) Belgium Kortrijk Option for 12-month extension [16]
33 DF England Jake Batty (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 20) 2021 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [4]
17 DF England Hayden Carter (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 25) 2014 2027 Academy [17]
5 DF Scotland Dominic Hyam (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 29) 2022 2026 England Coventry City [18]
40 DF England Matty Litherland (2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 (age 19) 2011 2027 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [19]
15 DF Republic of Ireland Sean McLoughlin (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 28) 2025 2027 (+1) England Hull City Option for 12-month extension [20]
12 DF Australia Lewis Miller (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 24) 2025 2028 (+1) Scotland Hibernian Option for 12 month extension. [21]
26 DF Republic of Ireland Connor O'Riordan (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21) 2024 2028 England Crewe Alexandra On loan at Doncaster Rovers [22]
3 DF England Harry Pickering (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 26) 2021 2027 (+1) England Crewe Alexandra Option for 12-month extension [23]
43 DF England George Pratt (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21) 2021 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [24]
4 DF Portugal Yuri Ribeiro (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 28) 2025 2027 (+1) Portugal Braga Option for 12-month extension [25]
16 DF England Scott Wharton (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27) 2010 2027 Academy [26]
Midfielders
21 MF England John Buckley (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25) 2006 2027 Academy [27]
10 MF England Todd Cantwell (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 27) 2024 2027 Scotland Rangers [28]
14 MF Belgium Dion De Neve (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 24) 2025 2028 (+1) Belgium Kortrijk Option for 12 month extension. [29]
36 MF England James Edmondson (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 19) 2011 2027 Academy [30]
28 MF England Adam Forshaw (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 33) 2025 2026 England Plymouth Argyle [3]
30 MF England Jake Garrett (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 22) 2013 2027 Academy [31]
18 MF Sweden Axel Henriksson (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 23) 2025 2029 (+1) Sweden GAIS Option for further 12 months [32]
31 MF Scotland Kristi Montgomery (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 21) 2013 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [33]
41 MF England Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews 2026 Academy .[5]
8 MF Portugal Sidnei Tavares (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23) 2025 2028 Portugal Moreirense [34]
27 MF England Lewis Travis (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) 2014 2026 Academy [35]
6 MF Norway Sondre Tronstad (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29) 2023 2026 Netherlands Vitesse [36]
Forwards
9 FW Senegal Makhtar Gueye (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 27) 2024 2027 (+1) Belgium RWD Molenbeek Option for 12-month extension [37]
19 FW Wales Ryan Hedges (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 30) 2022 2026 Scotland Aberdeen [38]
7 FW Sierra Leone Augustus Kargbo (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 25) 2025 2027 Italy Cesena [39]
20 FW England Harry Leonard (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) 2013 2027 Academy [40]
23 FW Japan Yūki Ōhashi (1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 29) 2024 2027 (+1) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Option for 12-month extension [41]
32 FW England Igor Tyjon (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 17) 2023 2026 Academy [42]

Transfers and contracts

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
10 June 2025 LM Belgium Dion De Neve Belgium Kortrijk £800,000 [29][43]
20 June 2025 CM Portugal Sidnei Tavares Portugal Moreirense £2,000,000 [34][44]
7 July 2025 RB Nigeria David Odogun [a] England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free Transfer [6][45]
10 July 2025 RB England Ryan Alebiosu Belgium Kortrijk £500,000 [16][46]
19 July 2025 CB Republic of Ireland Sean McLoughlin England Hull City £500,000 [20][47]
4 August 2025 RB Australia Lewis Miller Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed [21]
6 August 2025 CAM Sweden Axel Henriksson Sweden GAIS Undisclosed [32]
Expenditure: Decrease £3,800,000
  1. ^ Signed initially for the Under-18s

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
11 July 2025 RB England Joe Rankin-Costello England Charlton Athletic £1,000,000 [48][49]
4 August 2025 England Callum Brittain England Middlesbrough £3,500,000 [50][51]
Income: Increase £4,500,000

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
27 June 2025 CB Republic of Ireland Connor O'Riordan England Doncaster Rovers 31 May 2026 [52]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB England Danny Batth England Derby County 1 July 2025 [53][54]
GK England Jordan Eastham England Ashton United [1][55]
RW England Dilan Markanday England Chesterfield [1][56]
CF Austria Andreas Weimann England Derby County [53][57]
AM Republic of Ireland Zak Gilsenan England Grimsby Town 2 July 2025 [1][58]
CM England Nathan Willis England Barnsley 15 July 2025 [1][59]
CM England Paul Murphy-Worrell England Southport 16 July 2025 [1][60]
RW England Tyrhys Dolan Spain Espanyol 25 July 2025 [1][61]
CM England Adam Caddick England Warrington Rylands 30 July 2025 [1][62]
RW England Lewis Bell England Marine 30 July 2025 [1][63]
CB England Rhys Docherty England Kings Lynn Town 1 August 2025 [1][64]
CF England Alex Baker [1]
LW Republic of Ireland Tom Bloxham [1]
CM England Stephen Edmondson [1]
CB England Patrick Gamble [1]
CB England Teddy Ramwell [1]
DM Morocco Jalil Saadi [1]
AM England Daniel Shaw [1]
CM England Jackson Shorrocks [1]
CM England Bradley Taylor [1]
CF Wales Jack Vale [1]
DM England Isaac Whitehall [1]

New Contract

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Date Pos. Player Contracted until Ref.
4 June 2025 GK England Felix Goddard 30 June 2027[a] [2]
19 June 2025 CM England Adam Forshaw 30 June 2026 [3]
1 July 2025 LB England Jake Batty 30 June 2027[a] [4]
2 July 2025 CM England Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews 30 June 2026[b] [5]
  1. ^ a b Option of a further year
  2. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 23 April, Blackburn Rovers announced they would spend a week in Spain as part of their pre-season preparations, which would also includes two friendlies at the Pinatar Arena against Qatar and Elche.[65][66] Then on 3 June, the first two oppositions were added to the schedule, against Everton and Accrington Stanley.[67] A fifth friendly was later added in July, against NEC Nijmegen.[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Accrington
15:00 BST
  • Caton 50'
 Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
19 July 2025 Friendly Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Everton Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,399 (4,541 away)
22 July 2025 Friendly Blackburn Rovers 5–1 Qatar San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
25 July 2025 Friendly Elche 0–1 Blackburn Rovers San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
2 August 2025 Friendly NEC Nijmegen 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Nijmegen, Netherlands
19:00 CEST
Stadium: Goffertstadion

Competitions

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EFL Championship

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Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
3 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[69]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were announced, with Blackburn visiting West Bromwich Albion on the opening weekend.[70]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
16 August 2025 2 Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City Blackburn
15:00 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
23 August 2025 3 Hull City v Blackburn Rovers Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST Stadium: MKM Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[71]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Blackburn were drawn at home to Bradford City in the first round.[72][73]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Blackburn Rovers v Bradford City Blackburn
19:45 BST Stadium: Ewood Park

Statistics

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Appearances

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As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Goalscorers

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As of pre-season
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Total 0 0 0 0

Assists

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As of pre-season
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Total 0 0 0 0

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