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A superb performance, capped by a brilliant strike from Steve Foley, sees the Town take a 2-1 advantage back to the County Ground for the second leg of their play-off semi-final.
Division One Play-off Semi-Final (First Leg) - Blackburn Rovers vs Swindon Town

In tribute to Ossie Ardiles, the Town fans recreate the atmosphere of the 1978 World Cup - and the tickertape reception inspires the Town to clinch their place at Wembley, despite the chaos in the board room.
Division One Play-off Semi-Final (Second Leg) - Swindon Town vs Blackburn Rovers

 

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Swindon's record versus Blackburn Rovers in the selected competitions:

COMPETITION P W D L Pens
Won		 Pens
Lost		 F A SR%
All competitions 32 13 5 14 0 0 39 39 48.4%
League (inc. playoffs) 24 9 5 10 0 0 28 30 47.9%
FA Cup 4 2 0 2 0 0 6 3 50.0%
League Cup 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 5 33.3%
All other competitions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 100.0%

Biggest victory in the selected competitions:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
3 JAN 1970 FAC Blackburn Rovers (Away) 4 - 0 Smith, Horsfield, Rogers, Butler 11,538 Match Centre

Biggest defeat in the selected competitions:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
4 OCT 1995 LC Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 2 - 16,924 Match Centre
    Blackburn Rovers win 5-2 on aggregate.
26 MAR 1994 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 1 - 3 Fjørtoft 20,046 Match Centre League Table
2 OCT 1993 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 3 Taylor 15,847 Match Centre League Table
29 MAR 1980 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 2 - 11,571 Match Centre League Table
1 MAR 1975 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 2 - 13,621 Match Centre League Table
9 AUG 1969 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 2 - 12,953 Match Centre League Table

Highest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
27 JAN 1968 FAC Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 0 Nurse 20,830 Match Centre

Lowest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
10 NOV 1987 FMC Blackburn Rovers (Away) 2 - 1 Gittens, Parkin 3,638 Match Centre

 

Player records for STFC vs. Blackburn Rovers in the selected competitions:
MOST APPEARANCES TOP GOALSCORERS SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)
PLAYER APPS  
Fraser DIGBY 15  
Steve WHITE 13  
Paul BODIN 12  
Colin CALDERWOOD 11  
Steve FOLEY 10 (+1)  
PLAYER GOALS  
Duncan SHEARER 4  
Steve WHITE 4  
Steve FOLEY 3  
Joe BUTLER 2  
Jon GITTENS 2  
PLAYER SR%  
Peter DOWNSBOROUGH 83.3%  
Stan HARLAND 71.4%  
Don ROGERS 71.4%  
Joe BUTLER 66.7%  
Peter NOBLE 66.7%  
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Player records for Blackburn Rovers vs. STFC in the selected competitions: (no data available for opposition in non-league competitions)
MOST APPEARANCES TOP GOALSCORERS SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)
PLAYER APPS  
Simon GARNER 9 (+4)  
Nicky REID 11  
Scott SELLARS 10  
Mark ATKINS 9 (+1)  
David MAIL 9  
PLAYER GOALS  
Alan SHEARER 8  
Simon GARNER 4  
Howard GAYLE 3  
Steve ARCHIBALD 2  
Andy CRAWFORD 2  
PLAYER SR%  
Bobby MIMMS 80.0%  
Colin HENDRY 75.0%  
Derek FAZACKERLEY 60.0%  
Tony PARKES 60.0%  
Jason WILCOX 60.0%  
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Links with STFC - men who have served both clubs:


 

DATE PLAYER   CLUB / TRANSFER DETAIL
1902 Neil LOGAN OUT Blackburn Rovers
Summer 1903 Neil LOGAN IN Blackburn Rovers
Free transfer
JUL 1949 Alf WHEELER IN Blackburn Rovers
AUG 1981 Ian MILLER OUT Blackburn Rovers
£60,000
15 AUG 1984 Jimmy QUINN OUT Blackburn Rovers
£32,500
19 DEC 1986 Jimmy QUINN IN Blackburn Rovers
£50,000
27 MAR 1992 Duncan SHEARER OUT Blackburn Rovers
£800,000
18 JAN 1995 Peter THORNE IN Blackburn Rovers
£200,000
19 JAN 1995 Shay GIVEN IN Blackburn Rovers
(loan)
18 FEB 1995 Shay GIVEN OUT Blackburn Rovers
(loan return)
7 AUG 1995 Shay GIVEN IN Blackburn Rovers
(loan)
6 SEP 1995 Shay GIVEN OUT Blackburn Rovers
(loan return)
8 SEP 1995 Frank TALIA IN Blackburn Rovers
(loan)
10 NOV 1995 Frank TALIA IN Blackburn Rovers
£150,000
22 JAN 1997 Marlon BROOMES IN Blackburn Rovers
(loan)
21 MAR 1997 Marlon BROOMES OUT Blackburn Rovers
(loan return)
25 MAR 1997 Graham COUGHLAN IN Blackburn Rovers
(loan)
24 APR 1997 Graham COUGHLAN OUT Blackburn Rovers
(loan return)

 

All match details from the selected competitions::

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
12 FEB 2000 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 0 - 16,938 Match Centre League Table
28 SEP 1999 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 2 - 1 Grayson (og), Howe 7,354 Match Centre League Table
4 OCT 1995 LC Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 2 - 16,924 Match Centre
    Blackburn Rovers win 5-2 on aggregate.
20 SEP 1995 LC Blackburn Rovers (Home) 2 - 3 Allison, Finney 14,740 Match Centre
26 MAR 1994 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 1 - 3 Fjørtoft 20,046 Match Centre League Table
2 OCT 1993 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 3 Taylor 15,847 Match Centre League Table
1 FEB 1992 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 1 - 2 Mitchell 14,887 Match Centre League Table
19 OCT 1991 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 2 - 1 White, Calderwood 10,717 Match Centre League Table
2 MAR 1991 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 1 - 2 White 6,506 Match Centre League Table
1 DEC 1990 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 1 Shearer 8,091 Match Centre League Table
16 MAY 1990 PO Blackburn Rovers (Home) 2 - 1 Shearer, White 12,416 Media  Match Centre
    Swindon win 4-2 on aggregate.
13 MAY 1990 PO Blackburn Rovers (Away) 2 - 1 White, Foley 15,636 Media  Match Centre
16 APR 1990 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 1 - 2 Gittens 10,689 Match Centre League Table
26 DEC 1989 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 4 - 3 Shearer 2, Bodin, Foley 8,426 Match Centre League Table
1 APR 1989 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 1 Foley 8,220 Match Centre League Table
17 SEP 1988 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 0 - 7,622 Match Centre League Table
25 APR 1988 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 0 - 13,536 Match Centre League Table
9 APR 1988 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 2 Barnes 9,373 Match Centre League Table
10 NOV 1987 FMC Blackburn Rovers (Away) 2 - 1 Gittens, Parkin 3,638 Match Centre
28 JAN 1984 FAC Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 2 Quinn 11,143 Match Centre
29 MAR 1980 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 2 - 11,571 Match Centre League Table
17 NOV 1979 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 2 - 0 Kamara, Miller 7,086 Match Centre League Table
1 MAR 1975 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 2 - 13,621 Match Centre League Table
31 AUG 1974 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 2 - 0 Dixon, Eastoe 4,951 Match Centre League Table
27 MAR 1971 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 3 - 0 Butler, Gough, C.Jones 11,299 Match Centre League Table
5 SEP 1970 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 1 - 6,330 Match Centre League Table
20 APR 1970 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 0 Horsfield 10,491 Match Centre League Table
3 JAN 1970 FAC Blackburn Rovers (Away) 4 - 0 Smith, Horsfield, Rogers, Butler 11,538 Match Centre
9 AUG 1969 LGE Blackburn Rovers (Away) 0 - 2 - 12,953 Match Centre League Table
24 SEP 1968 LC Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 0 Rogers 15,402 Match Centre
27 JAN 1968 FAC Blackburn Rovers (Home) 1 - 0 Nurse 20,830 Match Centre
28 JAN 1922 FAC Blackburn Rovers (Home) 0 - 1 - 19,143 Match Centre

Minor competitions and friendly matches in the database:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
2 MAY 1961 TEST Blackburn Rovers (Home) 2 - 4 Thompson, Morgan 8,500 Match Centre