Some fans considered him as the club's greatest ever player.-- William Townley helped Blackburn Rovers to win the FA Cup. "With Rovers gaining promotion back to the Premiership at the end of the 2000-2001 season Graeme Souness went in search of quality, experienced footballers. His debut came the following season against Newcastle United in 1978 at St. James' Park, the first of 484 league games for Rovers, in which he scored 168 goals. Shearer’s first season was plagued by an ACL injury limiting his appearances, but the following season Shearer proved he was worth the transfer fee bagging 31 goals as Blackburn finished second. David Dunn spent 14 seasons at Ewood Park appearing in 251 Premier League and Championship matches. He's also scored some outrageous goals, namely his sublime scorpion kick effort against Crystal Palace.It's been a while since we picked a player who courted controversy, so why not bounce back with a bang and introduce Paolo Di Canio. By lifting the Premiership trophy as a defender, he had cemented the legend that had begun in `87 with his striking brilliance.His record says it all. Yet Clayton, who has died aged 76, was quite happy with his lot, venturing from his native Preston only as far as nearby Blackburn, where he made his League debut in 1951, and went on as a right-half to establish a club record of 665 appearances.For England, he won no fewer than 35 caps, the first of them against Northern Ireland in 1955, the last against Yugo- slavia in 1960, and captaining the side on his last five appearances. Ranking the 50 greatest Premier League strikers of all time.
Further spells followed at Tottenham and Crystal Palace, but Adebayor was always a class act on his day - particularly back in the Spursy side of north London.Promise, we're not just grouping the bad boys together for ease. Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford, Hounslow, London.Between 1897 and 1920, the first team competed in the London League, Southern League and Western League.
Yep, that sums Les Ferdinand quite nicely, particularly if you're talking about the early-to-mid 1990s version of 'Sir Les'.
But there once was a time when signing a foreign player was as frequent as Leicester City title wins. CB Mike England (Wales) His continued improvement at Aston Villa eventually led to Old Trafford, where he established himself as a true Premier League legend. The Uruguayan was mediocre in his first season on Merseyside, but then turned on the style to record 54 goals in two seasons - including 31 during 2013/14 as Brendan Rodgers' side just fell short of glory. There, he plundered 24 goals in the 2009/10 campaign, and also notched 18 for Charlton in two consecutive seasons.Jurgen Klinsmann's stay in the Premier League was far too brief, but the German striker was sensational in his pomp - much to the delight of Tottenham's adoring faithful. 'Teddy, Teddy, Teddy, Teddy Sheringham.
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On the 10th of April the following year, Crompton made a successful first team debut at Centre Forward.
How far football has come since those days of the Premier League, according to this Brad Friedel solidified himself as one of Blackburn Rovers all-time greats between 2000 and 2008.
He was the first player to score a hattrick in the Final.