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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1875 | Club formed | |
| 1876 | Started playing home matches at Oozehead ground | |
| 1877 | Started playing home matches at Pleasington Cricket Ground | |
| 1878 | Started playing home matches at Alexandra Meadows | |
| 1880 | Turned professional | |
| 1881 | Started playing home matches at Leamington Road | |
| 1882 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Old Etonians 1-0 | |
| 1884 | Thomas Mitchell became the first manager | |
| 1884 | Won FA Cup final beating Queens Park, Glasgow 2-1 | |
| 1884 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Rossendale 11-0 in FA Cup 1st round | |
| 1885 | Won FA Cup final beating Queens Park, Glasgow 2-0 | |
| 1886 | Won FA Cup final beating WBA 2-0 (after 0-0 draw) | |
| 1888 | Elected to Football League as founder members | |
| 1890 | Started playing home matches at Ewood Park | |
| 1890 | Won FA Cup final beating Sheffield Wednesday 6-1 | |
| 1891 | Won FA Cup final beating Notts County 3-1 | |
| 1896 | J Walmsley became new manager | |
| 1897 | Club became a Limited Company | |
| 1903 | R B Middleton became new manager | |
| 1911 | Harry Dennison became club's youngest player at 16 years and 155 days | |
| 1911 | 1912 | Football League Champions |
| 1913 | 1914 | Football League Champions |
| 1922 | Jack Carr became new manager | |
| 1926 | Bob Crompton became new manager | |
| 1925 | 1926 | Tommy Harper set record for most League goals in a season with 43 |
| 1928 | Won FA Cup final beating Huddersfield 3-1 | |
| 1929 | Record home attendance of 62,522 against Bolton in FA Cup 6th round | |
| 1931 | Arthur Barritt became new manager | |
| 1933 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Arsenal 8-0 in Division 1 | |
| 1935 | 1936 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1936 | Reg Taylor became new manager | |
| 1938 | Bob Crompton became manager for second time | |
| 1938 | 1939 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1944 | Eddie Hapgood became new manager | |
| 1947 | 1948 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1947 | Will Scott became new manager | |
| 1947 | Jack Bruton became new manager | |
| 1949 | Jackie Bestall became new manager | |
| 1953 | Johnny Carey became new manager | |
| 1954 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Middlesbrough 9-0 in Division 2 | |
| 1957 | 1958 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1958 | Dally Duncan became new manager | |
| 1960 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Wolves 3-0 | |
| 1960 | Jack Marshall became new manager | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1967 | Eddie Quigley became new manager | |
| 1970 | Johnny Carey became manager for second time | |
| 1970 | 1971 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1971 | Ken Furphy became new manager | |
| 1972 | 1973 | Finished 3rd in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1974 | Gordon Lee became new manager | |
| 1974 | 1975 | Football League Division 3 Champions |
| 1975 | Jim Smith became new manager | |
| 1978 | Jim Iley became new manager | |
| 1978 | John Pickering became new manager | |
| 1978 | 1979 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1979 | 1980 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1979 | Howard Kendall became new manager | |
| 1981 | Bobby Saxton became new manager | |
| 1986 | Derek Fazackerley played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 596 | |
| 1987 | Don Mackay became new manager | |
| 1991 | Kenny Dalglish became new manager | |
| 1991 | 1992 | At end of season promoted to Division 1 as Play-off winners |
| 1992 | Simon Garner became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 168 goals | |
| 1993 | 1994 | Runners-up in FA Premier League |
| 1994 | 1995 | FA Premier League Champions |
| 1995 | Ray Harford became new manager | |
| 1997 | Roy Hodgson became new manager | |
| 1998 | Brian Kidd became new manager | |
| 1999 | Tony Parkes became new manager | |
| 2000 | Graeme Souness became new manager | |
| 2000 | 2001 | Runners-up in Nationwide Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 2001 | Club broke transfer record when buying Andy Cole for £7,500,000 | |
| 2002 | Won Football League Cup final (Worthington Cup) beating Tottenham 2-1 | |
| 2003 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Damien Duff for £16-million | |
| 2003 | Henning Berg became club's most-capped player, with 50 caps for Norway | |
| 2004 | Mark Hughes became new manager | |