2017–18 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Blackburn Rovers' 130th season as a professional football club and its first playing in the League One following its relegation from the Championship the previous season.[2] Along with competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. Thanks to a 0-1 win against Doncaster Rovers on 24 April, Blackburn were promoted to the Championship.[3] The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Blackburn Rovers

2017–18 season
Director	Mike Cheston
Manager	Tony Mowbray[1]
Stadium	Ewood Park
League One	2nd
FA Cup	Third Round (vs. Hull City)
EFL Cup	Second round (vs. Burnley)
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Bradley Dack (18) All: Bradley Dack (18)
Average home league attendance	12,173
Home colours Away colours

Summer Activity

May

On 8 May Rovers announced Paul Senior has resigned from his role as Director of Football & Operations.[4]

On 16 May Rovers owners Venky's have brought in accountancy firms Deloitte and KPMG to carry out an overview of the club.

On 18 May Rovers announced their retained list: Adam Henley, Gordon Greer, Jason Lowe, Hope Akpan, Danny Guthrie, Wes Brown, Ramirez Howarth and Joshua Askew have not been offered further terms. The following academy scholars will not be retained: Ben Ascroft, Alex Curran, Mason Fawns, Callum Hendry, Matthew Makinson, Tre Pemberton, Joel Steer and Ben Williams with non-contracted player Joshua Powell also released.

The club also announced that new contract offers had been made to Connor Mahoney and Lewis Travis. Whilst professional contract offers have been made to youngsters Charley Doyle, Joe Grayson, Tyler Magloire and Stefan Mols.[5]

June

On 2 June Rovers announced Mark Venus had joined as the club's Assistant Manager.[6]

On 8 June Rovers confirmed Tony Mowbray's backroom staff after the appointment of Mark Venus, David Lowe will take up the role as first team coach, David Dunn will revert to his role as assistant coach of the under 23s & Ben Benson will remain as goalkeeping coach.[7]

On 9 June Rovers announced Tony Mowbray has committed his long-term future to the club signing a new 2-year contract with the option of a further 12 months.[8]

On 13 June Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Peter Whittingham on a free from Cardiff City. The 32-year-old, became manager Tony Mowbray's first signing, putting pen-to-paper on a two-year deal at Ewood Park, which runs through to the summer of 2019.[9]

On 14 June Rovers announced promising young defender Lewis Travis has signed a new 1-year deal.[10]

On 16 June Rovers were drawn against Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena in First Round of the Carabao Cup, Tony Mowbray old club.[11]

On 17 June Rovers announced three of Rovers rising stars midfielders Joe Grayson and Stefan Mols and defender Charley Doyle had all signed their first professional contracts, signing two-year deals.[12]

On 20 June Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Richie Smallwood on a free from Rotherham United, putting pen-to-paper on a two-year deal with the option of a further year.[13]

On 26 June Rovers announced that another rising star, defender Tyler Magloire, has signed his first professional contract, signing a two-year deal.[14]

On 26 June Rovers announced that first team coach David Lowe has pledged his commitment to the club by putting pen-to-paper on a new long-term contract.[15]

On 27 June Rovers announced the signing of attacking midfielder Bradley Dack from Gillingham for a reported £750,000 plus add-ons, on a 3-year deal.[16]

On 28 June Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Ben Gladwin from Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee, on a 2-year deal.[17]

On 29 June Rovers commenced pre-season training.[18]

July

On 4 July Bournemouth announced the signing of midfielder Connor Mahoney on a 4-year deal after rejecting a new contract at Rovers, compensation to be agreed.[19]

On 11 July Rovers announced that Eric Kinder has left his position as the club's Head of Academy.[20]

On 18 July Rovers announced rising stars will continue to compete at the highest level of youth football after the club confirmed it will remain a Category One Academy.[21]

On 18 July Burton Albion announced the signing of midfielder Hope Akpan on a 1-year deal following his release from Rovers.[22]

On 19 July Rovers announced the signing of striker Dominic Samuel from Reading for an undisclosed fee, on a 3-year deal.[23]

On 20 July Rovers announced the signing of defender Paul Caddis following a successful trial at the club on a 2-year deal, he was a free agent following his release from Bury.[24]

On 21 July Rovers announced the departure of striker Anthony Stokes by mutual consent.[25]

On 21 July Rovers announced that defender Ryan Nyambe had signed a new long term contract, signing a 3-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months.[26]

On 22 July Rovers announced the signing of striker Joe Nuttall following a successful trial scoring 5 goals in 2 games for the u23s, on a 12-month deal with option of a further 12 months, he was a free agent following his release from Aberdeen.[27]

On 24 July Rovers announced the appointment of Stuart Jones as Head of Academy, he joined as the Academy as Head of Education in 2011, before moving up to the role of Head of Academy Operations four years later.[28]

On 26 July Rovers announced Jason Steele has joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.[29]

On 31 July Kilmarnock announced the signing of defender Gordon Greer following his release from Rovers.[30]

On 31 July Rovers announced Goalkeeping Coach Ben Benson has signed a new long term deal at the club.[31]

August

On 2 August Rovers announced the signing of Canadian International Goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler from Shrewsbury Town on a 2-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[32]

On 2 August Hibernian announced the signing of striker Anthony Stokes on a 2-year deal following his release from Rovers.[33]

On 4 August Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Harry Chapman on loan for the season from Middlesbrough.[34]

On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of forward Marcus Antonsson on loan for the season from Leeds United.[35]

On 14 August Rovers announced the appointment of Tony Carss as the academy's Head of Coaching.[36]

On 15 August Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Wes Brown for the upcoming Indian Super League season, following his release from Rovers.[37]

On 31 August Birmingham City announced the signing of Jason Lowe on a 12-month contract following his release from Rovers.[38]

On 31 August Rovers announced the signings of midfielder Rekeem Harper on loan for the season from West Brom,[39] defender Sam Hart from Liverpool on a 2-year deal for an Undisclosed fee [40] and defender Paul Downing on loan for a season from Milton Keynes Dons.[41] It was also announced that midfielder Liam Feeney has gone out on loan to Cardiff City until 1 January 2018.[42]

September

On 11 September Rovers announced that defender Scott Wharton had signed a new 3-year contract.[43]

October

On 5 October Rovers announced that striker Daniel Butterworth had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2-year deal.[44]

On 5 October Rovers announced that midfielder Elliott Bennett had signed a new 2-year contract.[45]

November

On 3 November Rovers announced that midfielder Willem Tomlinson had signed a new & extended contract until 2019.[46]

On 13 November Rovers announced that goalkeeper Andy Fisher had signed a new & extended contract until 2019.[47]

On 28 November Rovers announced that midfielder Lewis Hardcastle had signed a new & extended contract until 2019.[48]

December

On 18 December Rovers announced that defender Matthew Platt had signed a new & extended contract until 2019.[49]

On 18 December Rovers announced the appointment of Steve Waggott as the club's new chief executive.[50]

Winter Activity

January

On 2 January Rovers announced West Brom have recalled Rekeem Harper from his loan spell.[51]

On 5 January Rovers announced that midfielder Liam Feeney will remain on loan at Cardiff City until the end of the season.[52]

On 8 January Rovers announced that defender Paul Downing has signed permanently from Milton Keynes Dons following his loan spell for an undisclosed fee.[53]

On 9 January Rovers announced that striker Adam Armstrong has joined on loan for the remainder of the season from Newcastle United.[54]

On 16 January Rovers announced that attacking midfielder Jack Payne has joined on loan for the remainder of the season from Huddersfield Town.[55]

On 17 January Rovers announced that defender Sam Hart has joined Rochdale on loan for the remainder of the season.[56]

On 18 January Rovers announced that striker Joe Nuttall has signed a new 3 a half year deal, until 2021.[57]

On 19 January Rovers announced the signing of defender Amari'i Bell from Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee on a 2 and half year contract.[58]

On 26 January Rovers announced that midfielder John Buckley had signed his 1st professional contract, until 2020.[59]

On 30 January Rovers announced that defender Elliott Ward has joined Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the season.[60]

On 31 January Rovers announced that the club has agreed to terminate the contract of young midfielder Connor Thomson by mutual consent,[61] young center-back Scott Wharton has joined Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season,[62] academy midfielder Callum Wright has joined Leicester City for an undisclosed fee.[63]

February

On 1 February Rovers announced that goalkeeper David Raya has signed a new 3 a half year deal, until 2021.[64]

On 2 February Rovers announced that young versatile midfielder Lewis Travis has signed a new 3 a half year deal, until 2021.[65]

On 7 February Rovers announced that midfielder Jack Evans had signed his 1st professional contract, until 2020.[66]

On 14 February Rovers announced the signing of highly rated young forward Okera Simmonds from Liverpool on a 1 and half year contract & will link up with the u23s squad.[67]

On 16 February Rovers announced that defender Hayden Carter had signed his 1st professional contract, until 2020.[68]

On 14 February Rovers announced the signing of goalkeeper Oliver Byrne who was recently with Cardiff City on a 1 and half year contract & will link up with the u23s squad.[69]

On 22 February Rovers announced that defender Jack Doyle has joined Derry City on loan for the remainder of the season.[70]

March

On 3 March Rovers announced that young Canadian midfielder Ben Paton had signed his 1st professional contract, until 2019.[71]

On 16 March Rovers announced that young attacking midfielder Jack Vale had signed his 1st professional contract, until 2020.[72]

On 20 March Rovers announced that young defender Lewis Thompson had signed his 1st professional contract, until 2019.[73]

April

On 3 April Rovers trio David Raya, Charlie Mulgrew & Bradley Dack have all been included in the EFL League One Team of the Year.[74]

On 15 April Rovers star Bradley Dack has been named as the League One Player of the Year.[75]

On 18 April Rovers players Bradley Dack, Charlie Mulgrew, Danny Graham & Amari'i Bell were announced in the PFA League One Team of the Year.[76]

On 20 April Rovers U23 were crowned champions of the Premier League 2 Division 2.[77]

On 24 April Rovers won promotion back to the Championship, following a 1-0 at Doncaster Rovers.[78]

May

On 5 May Rovers announced Bradley Dack as the Player of the Season, he also won Goal of the Season with his goal against Peterborough.[79]

On 7 May Rovers held their end of season awards the winners follow:

Young Player – David Raya, Players’ Player – Charlie Mulgrew, Best Newcomer – Richie Smallwood, Unsung Hero – Elliott Bennett, Man of the Match (Seasonal) – Bradley Dack, Goal of the Season – Bradley Dack, Player of the Year – Bradley Dack, Special Achievement – Tony Mowbray.[80]

Squad information

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Contract Expires	Other
Goalkeepers
1	David Raya		GK	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995	2021[64]
13	Jayson Leutwiler		GK	(1989-04-25) 25 April 1989	2019[32]	Option for 1-year extension
37	Andy Fisher		GK	(1998-02-12) 12 February 1998	2019[47]
Defenders
2	Ryan Nyambe		DF	(1997-12-04) 4 December 1997	2020 [26]	Option for 1-year extension
3	Derrick Williams		DF	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993	2019[81]
5	Sam Hart		DF	(1996-09-10) 10 September 1996	2019[40]	On loan at Rochdale[56]
14	Charlie Mulgrew		DF/MF	(1986-03-06) 6 March 1986	2019[82]
15	Elliott Ward		DF	(1985-01-19) 19 January 1985	2018[83]	On loan at Milton Keynes Dons[60]
16	Paul Caddis		DF	(1988-04-19) 19 April 1988	2019[24]
17	Amari'i Bell		DF	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994	2020[58]
25	Paul Downing		DF	(1991-10-26) 26 October 1991	2019[53]	Option for 1-year extension
26	Darragh Lenihan		DF/MF	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994	2019[84]
34	Scott Wharton		DF	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997	2020[43]	On loan at Lincoln City[62]
35	Lewis Travis		DF/MF	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997	2021[65]
36	Jack Doyle		DF	(1997-02-02) 2 February 1997	2019[85]	On loan at Derry City[70]
39	Matthew Platt		DF	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997	2019[49]
Midfielders
6	Richie Smallwood		MF	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990	2019[13]	Option for 1-year extension
7	Liam Feeney		MF	(1987-01-21) 21 January 1987	2018[86]	Option for 1-year extension On loan at Cardiff City[42]
8	Harry Chapman		MF	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997	2018 (loan)[34]	On loan from Middlesbrough
11	Peter Whittingham		MF	(1984-09-08) 8 September 1984	2019[9]
19	Jack Payne		MF	(1994-10-25) 25 October 1994	2018 (loan)[55]	On loan from Huddersfield Town
22	Ben Gladwin		MF	(1992-06-08) 8 June 1992	2019[17]
23	Bradley Dack		MF	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993	2020[16]	Option for 1-year extension
28	Willem Tomlinson		MF	(1998-01-27) 27 January 1998	2019[46]
29	Corry Evans		MF	(1990-07-30) 30 July 1990	2019[87]
31	Elliott Bennett		MF	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988	2020[45]
32	Craig Conway		MF	(1985-05-02) 2 May 1985	2018[88]
42	Joe Rankin-Costello		MF	(1999-07-26) 26 July 1999	2019[89]
43	Stefan Mols		MF	(1999-01-31) 31 January 1999	2019[12]
44	Lewis Hardcastle		MF	(1998-07-04) 4 July 1998	2019[48]
Forwards
9	Dominic Samuel		FW	(1994-04-01) 1 April 1994	2020[23]
10	Danny Graham		FW	(1985-08-12) 12 August 1985	2018[90]	Option for 1-year extension
18	Adam Armstrong		FW	(1997-02-10) 10 February 1997	2018 (loan)[54]	On loan from Newcastle United
20	Marcus Antonsson		FW	(1991-05-08) 8 May 1991	2018 (loan)[35]	On loan from Leeds United
38	Joe Nuttall		FW	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997	2021 [57]
41	Lewis Mansell		FW	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997	2018[91]
45	Daniel Butterworth		FW	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999	2020 [44]

Pre-Season Friendlies

As of 17 June 2017, Blackburn Rovers have announced six pre-season friendlies against Barrow, Morecambe, Grimsby Town,[92] York City,[93] Carlisle United[94] and Sparta Prague.[95]

Barrow v Blackburn Rovers

8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) Friendly	Barrow	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Richie Bennett  68'	Report	Conway  41' Graham  91'	Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 891 (418 Rovers fans)

Sparta Prague v Blackburn Rovers

14 July 2017 Friendly	Sparta Prague	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Salzburg, Austria
16:00 CEST	Janko  50'	Report		Stadium: The SAK Stadium Nonntal

York City v Blackburn Rovers

18 July 2017 Friendly	York City	0–8	Blackburn Rovers	York
19:30 BST		Report	Dack  12' Evans  17' Gladwin  27'  44' Caddis  53'  59' Graham  74' Bennett  84'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 1,037 (276 Rovers fans)

Morecambe v Blackburn Rovers

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21) Friendly	Morecambe	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Morecambe
19:30 BST	Turner  40'	Report	Graham  10' Bennett  31'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,714 (1,122 Rovers fans)

Grimsby Town v Blackburn Rovers

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Friendly	Grimsby Town	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Grimsby
19:30 BST		Report	Graham  64'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,692 (157 Rovers fans)

Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers

28 July 2017 Friendly	Carlisle United	3-1	Blackburn Rovers	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Nyambe (o.g.) Lambe  41' S. Miller  90+1'	Report	Graham  17'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1816 (312 Rovers Fans)

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Wigan Athletic (C, P)	46	29	11	6	89	29	+60	98	Promotion to the EFL Championship
2	Blackburn Rovers (P)	46	28	12	6	82	40	+42	96
3	Shrewsbury Town	46	25	12	9	60	39	+21	87	Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Rotherham United (O, P)	46	24	7	15	73	53	+20	79
5	Scunthorpe United	46	19	17	10	65	50	+15	74

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W
Position	15	22	17	10	10	10	11	9	8	6	10	10	6	7	6	6	6	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2018. Source: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/2017-2018/results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

Southend United v Blackburn Rovers

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 1	Southend United	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Leonard  27' Kightly  38'	Report	Mulgrew  53' Lenihan  55' Nyambe  70' Williams  72'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,257 Referee: Lee Swabey

Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) 2	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Mulgrew  66' Evans  74' Samuel  87'	Report	Marquis  46' Coppinger  67' (pen.) May  82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,223 Referee: David Webb

Bradford City v Blackburn Rovers

19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 3	Bradford City	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Dieng  23' McCartan  37' McMahon  67' Kilgallon  90+3'	Report	Samuel  45+1'  47' Smallwood  59'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 21,403 Referee: Peter Bankes

Blackburn Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 4	Blackburn Rovers	4–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Williams  2'  35' Mulgrew  29'  77' Samuel  83'	Report	Upson  25' Lewington  75'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,111 Referee: Scott Duncan

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 5	Rochdale	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report	Smallwood  10' Antonsson  57' Dack  70' Graham  79'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 6,524 Referee: Steve Martin

Scunthorpe United v Blackburn Rovers

12 September 2017 6	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST		Report	Antonsson  58' Graham  90+3'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Blackburn Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 7	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Bennett  69' Evans  89'	Report	Appiah  16' Nightingale  60' Fuller  86'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,833 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Shrewsbury Town v Blackburn Rovers

23 September 2017 8	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Nsiala  57'	Report	Dack  56'  85'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 8,202 Referee: David Webb

Blackburn Rovers v Rotherham United

26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 9	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Rotherham United	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Downing  23' Antonsson  27' Samuel  45+3' Evans  71' Chapman  85'	Report	Rodák  45+3' Wood  80' Vaulks  90' Moore  90+4'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,228 Referee: Mark Heywood

Blackburn Rovers v Gillingham

30 September 2017 10	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Gillingham	Blackburn
15:00	Samuel  31' Chapman  85'	Report	Byrne  11' Clare  23'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,844 Referee: Robert Jones

Oldham Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

14 October 2017 11	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Oldham
15:00 BST	Dummigan  16' Menig  90'	Report	Smallwood  61' Bennett  73' Chapman  75' Dack  79'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,784 Referee: Darren Handley

Blackburn Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

17 October 2017 12	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Smallwood  13' Dack  45+2'	Report	Carey  31'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth

21 October 2017 13	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Portsmouth	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Dack  38' Graham  58' Nyambe  60' Samuel  87' Conway  90'	Report	Donohue  54'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: Chris Kavanagh Referee: 11,673

Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

28 October 2017 14	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Wigan
15:00 BST		Report	Bennett  43'  58' Smallwood  56' Whittingham  82' Chapman  85'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,211 Referee: Darren England

Blackburn Rovers v Fleetwood Town

31 October 2017 15	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Fleetwood Town	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Smallwood  44' Dack  53' Nuttall  77' Williams  88'	Report	O'Neill  64'  68' Burns  82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,399 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Blackburn Rovers v Walsall

11 November 2017 P	Blackburn Rovers	v	Walsall	Blackburn
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: On 31 October, the scheduled home fixture against Walsall was postponed due to international call-ups.[96]

Bury v Blackburn Rovers

18 November 2017 16	Bury	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Bury
15:00 GMT		Report	Antonsson  12', 37' Dack  63'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,159 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers

21 November 2017 17	Oxford United	2–4	Blackburn Rovers	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Payne  45+2' Obika  85'	Report	Mulgrew  6', 22' (pen.)  74' Antonsson  17' Nuttall  71' Downing  82'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,965 Referee: John Brooks

Blackburn Rovers v Bristol Rovers

25 November 2017 18	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Mulgrew  61' (pen.) Samuel  67' Nyambe  78'	Report	Harrison  58'  58' Leadbitter  86'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 11,660 Referee: Ross Joyce

Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers

28 November 2017 19	Blackpool	2–4	Blackburn Rovers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Mellor  29' Ryan  42' Philliskirk  75'	Report	Antonsson  25' Smallwood  42' Dack  45' Mulgrew  63' Downing  67' Williams  78'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,302 Referee: Andy Madley

Peterborough United v Blackburn Rovers

9 December 2017 20	Peterborough United	2–3	Blackburn Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Baldwin  3'  90+5' Taylor  11' Marriott  90+3' Tafazolli  90+5'	Report	Antonsson  30' Mulgrew  48' Dack  51', 58' Smallwood  61'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic

16 December 2017 21	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Best  30' (o.g.) Nuttall  90' Graham  90+4'	Report	Forster-Caskey  32' Pearce  35'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,907 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Northampton Town v Blackburn Rovers

23 December 2017 22	Northampton Town	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Northampton
14:00 GMT	Pierre  21' O'Toole  90+3'	Report	Ward  36' Downing  43' Dack  48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,541 Referee: Gavin Ward

Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale

26 December 2017 23	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Smallwood  24' Ntlhe  35' (o.g.) Mulgrew  42' (pen.) Williams  84' Nuttall  85'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,115 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Blackburn Rovers v Scunthorpe United

30 December 2017 24	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Graham  6', 47' Smallwood  75' Dack  84' Bennett  88'	Report	van Veen  12' Hopper  38' Townsend  56'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,784 Referee: Andy Haines

Rotherham United v Blackburn Rovers

1 January 2018 25	Rotherham United	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Dack  66' Mulgrew  77'	Report	Ball  89' Ajayi  90+4'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,347 Referee: Martin Coy

AFC Wimbledon v Blackburn Rovers

6 January 2018 P	AFC Wimbledon	v	Blackburn Rovers	Norbiton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Note: On 3 December, it was announced that the away trip to face AFC Wimbledon was to be rearranged due to FA Cup third round involvement.[97]

Blackburn Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

13 January 2018 26	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Mulgrew  6', 70' (pen.) Raya  35' Graham  60'	Report	Beckles  13' Nolan  35' (pen.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,579 Referee: John Brooks

Fleetwood Town v Blackburn Rovers

20 January 2018 27	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Fleetwood Town
15:00 GMT	McAleny  55'	Report	Dack  28' Smallwood  83'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,391 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Blackburn Rovers v Northampton Town

27 January 2018 28	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Northampton Town	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Graham  74'	Report	O'Toole  12'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,555 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blackburn Rovers v Walsall

30 January 2018 29	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Walsall	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Graham  5', 32' Dack  47'	Report	Edwards  37'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 11,241 Referee: Steve Martin

Plymouth Argyle v Blackburn Rovers

4 February 2018 30	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Lameiras  25' Taylor  37'	Report	Samuel  46' Dack  47' Bennett  75'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,801 (1,226 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Blackburn Rovers v Oldham Athletic

10 February 2018 31	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Mulgrew  63' Armstrong  71'	Report	Nazon  26', 38' Pringle  32' Fané  45+4' Davies  62' Moimbé	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,665 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Portsmouth v Blackburn Rovers

13 February 2018 32	Portsmouth	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Thompson  30' Chaplin  50'	Report	Dack  3' Armstrong  21',  87' Travis  90+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,152 Referee: Oliver Langford

Blackburn Rovers v Bury

19 February 2018 33	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Bury	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Graham  51' Armstrong  67'	Report	Cameron  86'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,038 Referee: John Busby

Walsall v Blackburn Rovers

24 February 2018 34	Walsall	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Fitzwater  45' Dobson  85' Ngoy  88'	Report	Graham  17',  26'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,893 Referee: Ross Joyce

AFC Wimbledon v Blackburn Rovers

27 February 2018 35	AFC Wimbledon	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 GMT		Report	Nyambe  7' Dack  30',  69' Bennett  64'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,401 Referee: Graham Scott

Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic

4 March 2018 36	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Armstrong  6' Bennett  17',  60' Evans  25' Nyambe  86'	Report	Morsy  35' Elder  54' Jacobs  63' Powell  68' Power  73'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,142 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool

10 March 2018 37	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Blackpool	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Dack  45' Evans  48' Armstrong  69',  90' Mulgrew  85'	Report	Vassell  51' Delfouneso  59'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,230 Referee: Lee Probert

Blackburn Rovers v Bradford City

29 March 2018 38	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Bradford City	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Dack  68' Bell  70' Conway  80'	Report	Knight-Percival  5'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,443 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Milton Keynes Dons v Blackburn Rovers

2 April 2018 39	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Pawlett  72',  76'	Report	Armstrong  12',  45+1' Williams  75'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,215 Referee: Kevin Friend

Blackburn Rovers v Southend United

7 April 2018 40	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Southend United	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Graham  59' Smallwood  84' Downing  90'	Report	Cox  90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,186 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Gillingham v Blackburn Rovers

10 April 2018 41	Gillingham	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Gillingham
19:45 BST		Report	Lenihan  90+3'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,361 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bristol Rovers v Blackburn Rovers

14 April 2018 42	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Bristol
15:00 BST	Broadbent  61' Clarke  63' Lines  90+4'	Report	Mulgrew  65' (pen.) Lenihan  83'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,029 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Blackburn Rovers v Peterborough United

19 April 2018 43	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Peterborough United	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Dack  54',  90+4',  90+5' Evans  78' Graham  83'	Report	Edwards  36' Mulgrew  44' (o.g.) Anderson  90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 11,679 Referee: Ross Joyce

Doncaster Rovers v Blackburn Rovers

24 April 2018 44	Doncaster Rovers	0-1	Blackburn Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Marquis  79'	Report	Mulgrew  46',  80' Conway  55'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 10,443 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

28 April 2018 45	Charlton Athletic	1-0	Blackburn Rovers	London
15:00 BST	Pearce  19' Page  34' Forster-Caskey  85'	Report	Payne  41' Lenihan  65' Smallwood  72' Downing  90+5'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,310 Referee: Robert Jones

Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United

5 May 2018 46	Blackburn Rovers	2-1	Oxford United	Blackburn
17:30 BST	Lenihan  12' Payne  76'	Report	Eastwood  41' Rothwell  61' Henry  66'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,600 Referee: Carl Boyeson

EFL Cup

The first round draw of the EFL Cup took place on 16 June 2017 and Blackburn Rovers were drawn away to Coventry City.[11] A home tie against Burnley was confirmed for the second round.[98]

Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers

8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) First round	Coventry City	1–3	Blackburn Rovers	Coventry
19:45 BST	Nazon  22' Camwell  28'	Report	Evans  16'  34' Smallwood  33' Samuel  53'  56' Bennett  69'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 5,372 Referee: Darren England

Blackburn Rovers v Burnley

23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) Second round	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Burnley	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Bennett  90'	Report	Cork  27' Brady  45+5' Bardsley  54' Long  64'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,313 Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Blackburn Rovers would face Barnet at home in the first round[99] and Crewe Alexandra at home in the second round.[100]

Blackburn Rovers v Barnet

4 November 2017 First round	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Barnet	Blackburn
15:00 Greenwich Mean Time	Evans  60' Nuttall  63' Graham  70' Antonsson  81'	Report	Akinola  31'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Blackburn Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

3 December 2017 Second round	Blackburn Rovers	3–3	Crewe Alexandra	Blackburn
14:00 GMT	Samuel  11', 20' Graham  15' Harper  33' Bennett  57'	Report	Walker  27' Porter  35' (pen.), 66' Nolan  63' Ng  90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 4,472 Referee: David Webb

Crewe Alexandra v Blackburn Rovers

13 December 2017[lower-alpha 1] Second round replay	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Crewe
19:45 GMT		Report	Graham  24' Harper  29' Ward  89'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blackburn Rovers v Hull City

6 January 2018 Third round	Blackburn Rovers	0-1	Hull City	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Williams  30' Tomlinson  44'	Report	Aina  58'  71'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 6,777 Referee: Oliver Langford

1. On 12 December, both clubs agreed to reschedule the fixture 24 hours later due to adverse weather conditions.[101]

EFL Trophy

The first round fixtures of the EFL Trophy (named Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons) are scheduled for week commencing Monday 28 August.[102]

Blackburn entered the competition at the first round group stage and were drawn against Bury, Rochdale and Stoke City u23s in Northern Group C.[103][104]

2017–18 EFL Trophy Group C Northern Section

Group C

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rochdale (Q)	3	1	1	1	0	5	1	+4	6	Round 2
2	L1	Bury (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	4	5	−1	6
3	L1	Blackburn Rovers (E)	3	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	ACA	Stoke City U21s (E)	3	0	1	0	2	1	4	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City U21s

29 August 2017 (2017-08-29)	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Stoke City U21s	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Nuttall  77'			Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 1,501

Blackburn Rovers v Bury

3 October 2017 (2017-10-03)	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Bury	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Platt  64' Hart  86'	Report	Skarz  40' Williams  64' Bunn  77'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 2,025 (232 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

7 November 2017	Rochdale	1–1 (5–3 p)	Blackburn Rovers	Spotland
19:45 GMT	Slew  72'	Report	Wharton  28' Hart  41' Nuttall  43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Antony Backhouse
	Penalties
	Rafferty Inman Slew Gillam Bunney		Hart Ward Smallwood Bennett

Backroom staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Tony Mowbray
Assistant manager	Mark Venus
First-team coach	David Lowe
Goalkeeping coach	Ben Benson
Head of Academy	Stuart Jones
Head of Academy coaching	Tony Carss
Under-23 lead coach	Damien Johnson
Under-23 assistant coach	David Dunn

Last updated: May 2017
Source: [105]

1st Team squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 May 2018[106]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		David Raya	47	0	45+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK		Jayson Leutwiler	5	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	GK		Andy Fisher	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF		Ryan Nyambe	35	0	27+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF		Derrick Williams	51	1	45+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF		Charlie Mulgrew (C)	46	14	41+0	14	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Paul Caddis	20	0	13+1	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Amari'i Bell	12	0	6+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Paul Downing	30	1	26+2	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF		Darragh Lenihan	14	1	13+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF		Lewis Travis	10	0	0+5	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
39	DF		Matthew Platt	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
6	MF		Richie Smallwood	52	3	46+0	2	1+1	0	2+0	1	1+1	0
8	MF		Harry Chapman (on loan from Middlesbrough)	16	1	1+11	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
11	MF		Peter Whittingham	23	0	14+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF		Jack Payne (on loan from Huddersfield Town)	18	1	7+11	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Ben Gladwin	11	0	0+5	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
23	MF		Bradley Dack	45	18	37+5	18	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Willem Tomlinson	7	0	0+4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
29	MF		Corry Evans	36	1	26+6	0	3+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
31	MF		Elliott Bennett	47	2	40+1	2	2+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
32	MF		Craig Conway (VC)	28	2	19+5	2	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
42	MF		Joe Rankin-Costello	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
43	MF		Stefan Mols	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
44	MF		Lewis Hardcastle	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Dominic Samuel	41	8	19+17	5	2+0	2	1+1	1	1+0	0
10	FW		Danny Graham	48	17	29+13	14	3+1	3	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	FW		Adam Armstrong (on loan from Newcastle United)	22	9	17+5	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Marcus Antonsson (on loan from Leeds United)	33	8	22+8	7	1+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
38	FW		Joe Nuttall	19	5	3+10	2	2+1	1	0+0	0	1+2	2
41	FW		Lewis Mansell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45	FW		Daniel Butterworth	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
5	DF		Sam Hart (on loan at Rochdale)	7	0	0+3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF		Liam Feeney (on loan at Cardiff City)	4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
15	DF		Elliott Ward (on loan at Milton Keynes Dons)	15	0	9+1	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
34	DF		Scott Wharton (on loan to Lincoln City)	2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
36	DF		Jack Doyle (on loan to Derry City)	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
4	MF		Rakeem Harper (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)	9	0	1+3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0

Goalscorers

As of 7 May 2018[106]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	23	MF	Bradley Dack	18	0	0	0	18
2	10	FW	Danny Graham	14	3	0	0	17
3	14	DF	Charlie Mulgrew	14	0	0	0	14
4	18	FW	Adam Armstrong	9	0	0	0	9
5	20	FW	Marcus Antonsson	7	1	0	0	8
=	9	FW	Dominic Samuel	5	2	1	0	8
7	38	FW	Joe Nuttall	2	1	0	2	5
8	6	MF	Richie Smallwood	2	0	1	0	3
9	31	MF	Elliott Bennett	2	0	0	0	2
=	32	MF	Craig Conway	2	0	0	0	2
11	3	DF	Derrick Williams	1	0	0	0	1
=	8	MF	Harry Chapman	1	0	0	0	1
=	25	DF	Paul Downing	1	0	0	0	1
=	29	MF	Corry Evans	0	0	1	0	1
=	26	DF	Darragh Lenihan	1	0	0	0	1
=	19	MF	Jack Payne	1	0	0	0	1
—	—	—	Own goal	2	0	0	0	2
Total				82	7	3	2	94

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2018[106]

No.	Pos.	Name	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
1	GK	David Raya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Ryan Nyambe	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3	DF	Derrick Williams	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	MF	Rakeem Harper	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
5	DF	Sam Hart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
6	MF	Richie Smallwood	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
8	MF	Harry Chapman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW	Dominic Samuel	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
10	FW	Danny Graham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	MF	Peter Whittingham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	DF	Charlie Mulgrew	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
15	DF	Elliott Ward	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	DF	Amari'i Bell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	MF	Jack Payne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	FW	Marcus Antonsson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	MF	Bradley Dack	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
25	DF	Paul Downing	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
26	DF	Darragh Lenihan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
28	MF	Willem Tomlinson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
29	MF	Corry Evans	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
31	MF	Elliott Bennett	5	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1
32	MF	Craig Conway	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
34	DF	Scott Wharton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
35	DF	Lewis Travis	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
38	FW	Joe Nuttall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Total			62	1	2	5	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	1	72	1	5

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
27 May 2017	CF		Kyle Connell	Motherwell	Undisclosed	[107]
27 May 2017	CF		Callum Dolan	Manchester United	Undisclosed	[107]
27 June 2017	CM		Bradley Dack	Gillingham	£750,000	[16]
28 June 2017	CM		Ben Gladwin	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	[17]
1 July 2017	CM		Richie Smallwood	Rotherham United	Free	[13]
1 July 2017	CM		Peter Whittingham	Cardiff City	Free	[9]
19 July 2017	CF		Dominic Samuel	Reading	Undisclosed (~£500,000)[108]	[23]
20 July 2017	DF		Paul Caddis	Free agent [lower-alpha 1]	Free	[24]
22 July 2017	CF		Joe Nuttall	Free agent [lower-alpha 2]	Free	[27]
2 August 2017	GK		Jayson Leutwiler	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[32]
13 August 2017	GF		Charlie Albinson	Free agent [lower-alpha 3]	Free	[111]
13 August 2017	GK		Aaron Dillon	Free agent [lower-alpha 4]	Free	[111]
31 August 2017	DF		Sam Hart	Liverpool	Undisclosed	[40]

1. Caddis joined Rovers following his departure from Bury.[109]
2. Nuttall joined Rovers following his release by Aberdeen.[110]
3. Albinson joined Rovers following his release by Manchester City.
4. Dillon joined Rovers following his release by Galway United.[112]

Total outgoing: +/- ~£1,250,000 (undisclosed fee)

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM		Hope Akpan	Burton Albion [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	LB		Joshua Askew	Salford City [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	CB		Wes Brown	Kerala Blasters [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	CB		Gordon Greer	Kilmarnock [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	CM		Danny Guthrie	Mitra Kukar [lower-alpha 5]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	RB		Adam Henley	Real Salt Lake [lower-alpha 6]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	LW		Ramirez Howarth	Skelmersdale United [lower-alpha 7]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	CM		Jason Lowe	Birmingham City [lower-alpha 8]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	LB		Ben Williams	Barnsley [lower-alpha 9]	Released	[5]
1 July 2017	CM		Connor Mahoney	Bournemouth [lower-alpha 10][118]	£425,000 (+ add ons tribunal)	[5]
1 July 2017	CF		Callum Hendry	St Johnstone [lower-alpha 11]	Released	[5]
12 July 2017	RW		Tre Pemberton	Stoke City [lower-alpha 12]	Released	[5]
21 July 2017	CF		Anthony Stokes	Hibernian [lower-alpha 13]	Mutual Consent	[25]
26 July 2017	GK		Jason Steele	Sunderland	Undisclosed fee	[29]

1. Akpan joined Burton Albion following his release.[22]
2. Askew joined Salford City following his release.[113]
3. Brown joined Kerala Blasters following his release.[37]
4. Greer joined Kilmarnock following his release.[30]
5. Guthrie joined Mitra Kukar following his release.[114]
6. Henley joined Real Salt Lake following his release.[115]
7. Howarth joined Skelmersdale United following his release.[116]
8. Lowe joined Birmingham City following his release.[38]
9. William joined Barnsley following his release.[117]
10. Mahoney joined Bournemouth following his rejection of a new contract offer.[19]
11. Hendry joined St Johnstone following his release.[119]
12. Pemberton joined Stoke City following his release.[120]
13. Stokes joined Hibernian following his release.[33]

Total incoming: +/- ~£ £425,000 + further Undisclosed fee's ( * Connor Mahoney transfer fee £425,000 as determined by tribunal including additional add on fee's – ** Jason Steele transfer Undisclosed, however estimated to be around £560,000 with add ons.)

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Length	Ref.
4 August 2017	MF		Harry Chapman	Middlesbrough	Season-long	[34]
11 August 2017	CF		Marcus Antonsson	Leeds United	Season-long	[35]
31 August 2017	CM		Rekeem Harper	West Bromwich Albion	Season-long (recalled 2 January 2018) [lower-alpha 1]	[39]
31 August 2017	DF		Paul Downing	Milton Keynes Dons	Season-long (signed permanently)[lower-alpha 2]	[41]

1. On 2 January 2018, West Brom recalled Harper.[51]
2. On 8 January 2018, Rovers signed Downing permanently.[53]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Length	Ref.
31 August 2017	MF		Liam Feeney	Cardiff City	5-month loan (extended)[lower-alpha 1]	[42]

1. On 5 January 2018, Cardiff extended the loan until the end of the season.[52]

Winter

Transfers In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
8 January 2018	DF		Paul Downing	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[53]
19 January 2018	DF		Amari'i Bell	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[58]
14 February 2018	FW		Okera Simmonds	Liverpool	Undisclosed	[67]
17 February 2018	GK		Oliver Byrne	Cardiff City	Free	[69]

Transfers Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 January 2018	CM		Connor Thomson	Halifax Town [lower-alpha 1]	Contract Mutually Terminated	[61]
31 January 2018	RW		Callum Wright	Leicester City	Undisclosed Fee	[63]

1. Thomson joined Halifax Town following his release.[121]

Loans In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Length	Ref.
9 January 2018	FW		Adam Armstrong	Newcastle United	Season-long	[54]
16 January 2018	MF		Jack Payne	Huddersfield Town	Season-long	[55]

Loans Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Length	Ref.
17 January 2018	DF		Sam Hart	Rochdale	6-month loan	[56]
30 January 2018	DF		Elliott Ward	Milton Keys Dons	6-month loan	[60]
31 January 2018	DF		Scott Wharton	Lincoln City	6-month loan	[62]
14 February 2018	GK		Aaron Dillon	Bray Wanderers	5-month loan	[122]
22 February 2018	DF		Jack Doyle	Derry City	5-month loan	[70]

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