Blackburn Rovers 1980s squad
Every player who appeared for Blackburn Rovers in the 1980s — 73 in all, with their career-at-club league appearances and goals. Derek Fazackerley made the most appearances (596). Simon Garner scored the most (168).
| Player | Pos | Apps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fazackerley | DF | 596 | 23 | 78 |
| Simon Garner | FW | 474 | 168 | 77 |
| Noel Brotherston | MF | 317 | 40 | 77 |
| Tony Parkes | MF | 350 | 38 | 76 |
| Mark Atkins | MF | 257 | 35 | 76 |
| Scott Sellars | MF | 202 | 35 | 76 |
| Glenn Keeley | DF | 370 | 23 | 76 |
| Terry Gennoe | GK | 289 | 0 | 76 |
| Jason Wilcox | MF | 271 | 31 | 76 |
| Simon Barker | MF | 182 | 35 | 76 |
| Jim Branagan | DF | 294 | 5 | 75 |
| Mick Rathbone | DF | 273 | 2 | 74 |
| Stuart Metcalfe | MF | 386 | 21 | 74 |
| Ian Miller | MF | 268 | 16 | 73 |
| David Mail | DF | 206 | 4 | 72 |
| Kevin Stonehouse | FW | 85 | 27 | 71 |
| Nicky Reid | DF | 174 | 9 | 71 |
| Mark Patterson | MF | 101 | 20 | 71 |
| Howard Gayle | FW | 116 | 29 | 70 |
| Andy Kennedy | FW | 59 | 23 | 70 |
| Chris Thompson | MF | 85 | 24 | 70 |
| John Butcher | GK | 104 | 0 | 68 |
| Chris Sulley | DF | 134 | 3 | 68 |
| David May | DF | 123 | 3 | 67 |
| David Hamilton | MF | 114 | 7 | 66 |
| Jimmy Quinn | FW | 71 | 17 | 66 |
| Colin Hendry | DF | 102 | 22 | 65 |
| Duncan McKenzie | FW | 74 | 16 | 65 |
| John Millar | MF | 126 | 1 | 64 |
| Keith Hill | DF | 96 | 4 | 64 |
| Vince O'Keefe | GK | 68 | 0 | 64 |
| Howard Kendall | MF | 79 | 6 | 63 |
| Frank Stapleton | FW | 81 | 13 | 63 |
| Jim Arnold | GK | 58 | 0 | 62 |
| Chris Price | DF | 83 | 11 | 62 |
| Norman Bell | FW | 61 | 10 | 61 |
| Alan Ainscow | MF | 65 | 5 | 61 |
| John Lowey | FW | 141 | 14 | 61 |
| Colin Randell | DF | 73 | 7 | 61 |
| Lenny Johnrose | MF | 42 | 11 | 59 |
| Joe Craig | FW | 48 | 8 | 59 |
| Alan Irvine | MF | 58 | 3 | 58 |
| Mick Speight | MF | 51 | 4 | 58 |
| Marshall Burke | MF | 39 | 7 | 58 |
| Steve Archibald | FW | 20 | 6 | 55 |
| Ally Dawson | DF | 40 | 0 | 54 |
| Ronnie Hildersley | MF | 30 | 4 | 54 |
| Martin Fowler | MF | 38 | 0 | 51 |
| Tony Diamond | FW | 26 | 3 | 50 |
| David Glenn | DF | 24 | 0 | 49 |
| Bobby Mimms | GK | 6 | 0 | 49 |
| Brian Morley | DF | 20 | 0 | 48 |
| Kevin Arnott | MF | 17 | 2 | 47 |
| Russell Coughlin | MF | 24 | 0 | 46 |
| Darren Collier | FW | 27 | 0 | 46 |
| Craig Skinner | MF | 16 | 1 | 46 |
| Tim Parkin | DF | 13 | 0 | 45 |
| Andy Marriott | GK | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Peter Devine | MF | 8 | 2 | 44 |
| Stuart Parker | FW | 9 | 1 | 43 |
| David Barton | DF | 8 | 1 | 43 |
| Viv Busby | FW | 8 | 1 | 43 |
| Mike Salmon | GK | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Paul Comstive | DF/MF | 6 | 0 | 40 |
| Osvaldo Ardiles | MF | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| Paul McKinnon | FW | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| David Byrne | MF | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| Dennis Thorley | FW | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| Chris Pearce | GK | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Donal Murphy | MF | 3 | 0 | 39 |
| Martin Foyle | FW | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Franz Carr | MF | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Tony Finnigan | MF | — | — | 33 |
Blackburn Rovers through the decades
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