Blackburn Rovers — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Reigning Premier League champions (1994–95), Blackburn Rovers had a difficult title defence and finished 7th. The departure of Alan Shearer to Newcastle United cast a long shadow over the 1996–97 campaign.

The Rovers

Nickname

English Premier League

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Ewood Park

Stadium · 31,800 capacity

Ray Harford

Manager

69.0

Squad avg · 27 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	Tim Flowers Skills Move Speed 46 Agility 83 Acceleration 79 Stamina 64 Strength 61 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 28 Passing 59 Heading 34 Control 81 Dribbling 20 Tack Tackling Determination 32 Tackling Skill 41 GK GK Kick 77 GK Throw 81 GK Handling 87 Other Cool 79 Awareness 86 Flair 14 Throw-in 21 Leadership 43 Consistency 71 Determination 58 Greed 30 Position ratings GK 81 RB 51 LB 51 CD 46 RWB 44 LWB 44 SW 51 DM 56 RM 52 LM 52 AM 52 RW 46 LW 46 FR 48 FOR 44 SS 46	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	29	81
2	CD	Chris Coleman Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 75 Acceleration 67 Stamina 74 Strength 83 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 39 Heading 81 Control 52 Dribbling 34 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 30 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 66 Awareness 66 Flair 25 Throw-in 42 Leadership 37 Consistency 59 Determination 66 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 45 RB 68 LB 68 CD 70 RWB 55 LWB 55 SW 60 DM 58 RM 51 LM 51 AM 49 RW 46 LW 46 FR 48 FOR 48 SS 45	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh	26	70
3	LB	Jeff Kenna Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 61 Acceleration 67 Stamina 68 Strength 76 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 52 Heading 56 Control 58 Dribbling 55 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 65 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 69 Awareness 64 Flair 38 Throw-in 57 Leadership 41 Consistency 71 Determination 72 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 43 RB 64 LB 64 CD 63 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 61 DM 59 RM 56 LM 56 AM 55 RW 55 LW 55 FR 55 FOR 48 SS 48	🇮🇪 Irish	25	64
4	AM	Tim Sherwood Skills Move Speed 67 Agility 62 Acceleration 64 Stamina 70 Strength 72 Fitness 76 Skill Shooting 71 Passing 72 Heading 59 Control 73 Dribbling 50 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 67 GK GK Kick 10 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 11 Other Cool 73 Awareness 78 Flair 54 Throw-in 46 Leadership 77 Consistency 46 Determination 67 Greed 49 Position ratings GK 41 RB 67 LB 67 CD 67 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 66 DM 70 RM 68 LM 68 AM 68 RW 63 LW 63 FR 63 FOR 67 SS 67	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	68
5	CD	Colin Hendry Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 68 Acceleration 58 Stamina 79 Strength 93 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 29 Passing 41 Heading 90 Control 37 Dribbling 13 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 81 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 77 Awareness 89 Flair 16 Throw-in 41 Leadership 82 Consistency 86 Determination 88 Greed 26 Position ratings GK 47 RB 79 LB 79 CD 80 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 64 DM 66 RM 52 LM 52 AM 49 RW 39 LW 39 FR 42 FOR 46 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	30	80
6	LB	Graham Le Saux Skills Move Speed 79 Agility 67 Acceleration 68 Stamina 75 Strength 78 Fitness 73 Skill Shooting 62 Passing 55 Heading 60 Control 71 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 72 Tackling Skill 78 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 75 Awareness 77 Flair 61 Throw-in 68 Leadership 45 Consistency 77 Determination 77 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 47 RB 73 LB 73 CD 72 RWB 70 LWB 70 SW 71 DM 67 RM 65 LM 65 AM 64 RW 65 LW 65 FR 67 FOR 65 SS 64	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	73
7	RW	Stuart Ripley Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 65 Acceleration 60 Stamina 70 Strength 68 Fitness 76 Skill Shooting 64 Passing 66 Heading 42 Control 69 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 33 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 66 Awareness 62 Flair 49 Throw-in 53 Leadership 51 Consistency 40 Determination 55 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 42 RB 44 LB 44 CD 41 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 54 DM 54 RM 58 LM 58 AM 60 RW 62 LW 62 FR 62 FOR 61 SS 61	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	62
8	FOR	Kevin Gallacher Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 60 Acceleration 58 Stamina 68 Strength 76 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 61 Heading 69 Control 60 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 42 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 30 Other Cool 64 Awareness 73 Flair 74 Throw-in 40 Leadership 38 Consistency 41 Determination 60 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 46 RB 52 LB 52 CD 50 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 60 DM 58 RM 60 LM 60 AM 61 RW 64 LW 64 FR 67 FOR 69 SS 68	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	29	69
9	FOR	Per Pedersen Skills Move Speed 71 Agility 70 Acceleration 78 Stamina 61 Strength 71 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 82 Passing 57 Heading 70 Control 68 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 31 GK GK Kick 13 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 70 Awareness 75 Flair 76 Throw-in 44 Leadership 46 Consistency 70 Determination 52 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 46 RB 48 LB 48 CD 46 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 58 DM 54 RM 57 LM 57 AM 60 RW 66 LW 66 FR 69 FOR 75 SS 72	🇩🇰 Danish	22	75
11	LW	Jason Wilcox Skills Move Speed 76 Agility 60 Acceleration 58 Stamina 82 Strength 72 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 65 Passing 71 Heading 41 Control 60 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 35 Tackling Skill 36 GK GK Kick 30 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 68 Awareness 74 Flair 73 Throw-in 54 Leadership 47 Consistency 45 Determination 62 Greed 50 Position ratings GK 44 RB 48 LB 48 CD 44 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 59 DM 59 RM 63 LM 63 AM 65 RW 67 LW 67 FR 68 FOR 63 SS 65	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	25	67
12	CD	Nicky Marker Skills Move Speed 58 Agility 51 Acceleration 53 Stamina 58 Strength 78 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 23 Passing 34 Heading 63 Control 51 Dribbling 30 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 72 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 61 Awareness 61 Flair 21 Throw-in 46 Leadership 54 Consistency 65 Determination 47 Greed 48 Position ratings GK 39 RB 64 LB 64 CD 66 RWB 49 LWB 49 SW 54 DM 53 RM 45 LM 45 AM 43 RW 38 LW 38 FR 41 FOR 39 SS 37	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	31	66
13	GK	Shay Given Skills Move Speed 58 Agility 79 Acceleration 70 Stamina 72 Strength 63 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 9 Passing 72 Heading 34 Control 74 Dribbling 23 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 32 GK GK Kick 72 GK Throw 74 GK Handling 81 Other Cool 82 Awareness 74 Flair 24 Throw-in 23 Leadership 40 Consistency 75 Determination 60 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 77 RB 48 LB 48 CD 42 RWB 44 LWB 44 SW 50 DM 57 RM 55 LM 55 AM 57 RW 51 LW 51 FR 49 FOR 38 SS 43	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	77
14	FOR	Graham Fenton Skills Move Speed 80 Agility 65 Acceleration 70 Stamina 62 Strength 65 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 30 Heading 66 Control 51 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 35 Tackling Skill 34 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 40 Other Cool 60 Awareness 74 Flair 76 Throw-in 40 Leadership 35 Consistency 40 Determination 55 Greed 57 Position ratings GK 49 RB 46 LB 46 CD 45 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 54 DM 44 RM 46 LM 46 AM 46 RW 54 LW 54 FR 62 FOR 67 SS 61	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	67
15	AM	Matt Holmes Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 57 Acceleration 63 Stamina 71 Strength 67 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 55 Passing 70 Heading 51 Control 63 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 44 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 5 Other Cool 66 Awareness 70 Flair 61 Throw-in 49 Leadership 41 Consistency 39 Determination 41 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 37 RB 51 LB 51 CD 49 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 59 DM 61 RM 62 LM 62 AM 64 RW 64 LW 64 FR 64 FOR 59 SS 61	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	64
16	FOR	Chris Sutton Skills Move Speed 72 Agility 65 Acceleration 64 Stamina 75 Strength 76 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 71 Passing 61 Heading 70 Control 60 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 46 Tackling Skill 45 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 16 GK Handling 30 Other Cool 73 Awareness 75 Flair 71 Throw-in 41 Leadership 40 Consistency 44 Determination 58 Greed 50 Position ratings GK 47 RB 55 LB 55 CD 54 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 62 DM 60 RM 60 LM 60 AM 62 RW 65 LW 65 FR 67 FOR 68 SS 67	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	68
17	AM	Billy McKinlay Skills Move Speed 61 Agility 50 Acceleration 61 Stamina 73 Strength 63 Fitness 76 Skill Shooting 62 Passing 70 Heading 52 Control 61 Dribbling 60 Tack Tackling Determination 55 Tackling Skill 56 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 69 Awareness 70 Flair 55 Throw-in 43 Leadership 41 Consistency 38 Determination 47 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 38 RB 58 LB 58 CD 57 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 62 DM 64 RM 63 LM 63 AM 64 RW 62 LW 62 FR 62 FOR 60 SS 61	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	27	64
18	FOR	Niklas Gudmundsson Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 58 Acceleration 68 Stamina 51 Strength 58 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 72 Passing 48 Heading 58 Control 58 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 35 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 9 Other Cool 57 Awareness 68 Flair 67 Throw-in 40 Leadership 35 Consistency 35 Determination 30 Greed 37 Position ratings GK 37 RB 46 LB 46 CD 45 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 55 DM 50 RM 52 LM 52 AM 53 RW 59 LW 59 FR 63 FOR 65 SS 63	🇸🇪 Swedish	24	65
19	CD	Adam Reed Skills Move Speed 51 Agility 48 Acceleration 47 Stamina 64 Strength 85 Fitness 58 Skill Shooting 32 Passing 31 Heading 59 Control 57 Dribbling 33 Tack Tackling Determination 87 Tackling Skill 82 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 57 Awareness 61 Flair 24 Throw-in 46 Leadership 37 Consistency 64 Determination 78 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 38 RB 70 LB 70 CD 71 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 56 DM 54 RM 46 LM 46 AM 43 RW 38 LW 38 FR 41 FOR 41 SS 39	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	71
20	RB	Henning Berg Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 57 Acceleration 60 Stamina 71 Strength 79 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 25 Passing 41 Heading 78 Control 64 Dribbling 38 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 76 Awareness 78 Flair 36 Throw-in 71 Leadership 66 Consistency 68 Determination 80 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 45 RB 73 LB 73 CD 74 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 64 DM 62 RM 54 LM 54 AM 51 RW 47 LW 47 FR 51 FOR 48 SS 46	🇳🇴 Norwegian	26	73
21	RW	Georgios Donis Skills Move Speed 80 Agility 70 Acceleration 72 Stamina 68 Strength 74 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 73 Heading 66 Control 64 Dribbling 76 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 36 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 70 Awareness 75 Flair 78 Throw-in 48 Leadership 32 Consistency 47 Determination 49 Greed 59 Position ratings GK 46 RB 51 LB 51 CD 48 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 63 DM 62 RM 66 LM 66 AM 68 RW 73 LW 73 FR 74 FOR 71 SS 71	🇬🇷 Greek	26	73
22	AM	Lars Bohinen Skills Move Speed 71 Agility 60 Acceleration 69 Stamina 76 Strength 64 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 59 Passing 70 Heading 62 Control 65 Dribbling 73 Tack Tackling Determination 49 Tackling Skill 54 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 62 Awareness 81 Flair 78 Throw-in 52 Leadership 49 Consistency 47 Determination 41 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 43 RB 59 LB 59 CD 58 RWB 66 LWB 66 SW 67 DM 66 RM 67 LM 67 AM 68 RW 70 LW 70 FR 71 FOR 65 SS 66	🇳🇴 Norwegian	29	68
23	AM	Gary Flitcroft Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 59 Acceleration 73 Stamina 75 Strength 61 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 75 Heading 63 Control 70 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 38 Tackling Skill 45 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 64 Awareness 73 Flair 64 Throw-in 40 Leadership 48 Consistency 37 Determination 61 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 40 RB 54 LB 54 CD 52 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 63 DM 64 RM 67 LM 67 AM 68 RW 68 LW 68 FR 68 FOR 69 SS 69	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	68
24	AM	Paul Warhurst Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 58 Acceleration 62 Stamina 74 Strength 70 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 65 Passing 71 Heading 57 Control 69 Dribbling 67 Tack Tackling Determination 52 Tackling Skill 68 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 65 Awareness 78 Flair 63 Throw-in 45 Leadership 40 Consistency 35 Determination 50 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 42 RB 65 LB 65 CD 64 RWB 67 LWB 67 SW 69 DM 70 RM 69 LM 69 AM 69 RW 67 LW 67 FR 68 FOR 65 SS 66	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	69
25	CD	Ian Pearce Skills Move Speed 64 Agility 56 Acceleration 56 Stamina 60 Strength 81 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 57 Passing 42 Heading 71 Control 55 Dribbling 35 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 67 GK GK Kick 24 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 63 Awareness 66 Flair 23 Throw-in 40 Leadership 30 Consistency 74 Determination 71 Greed 23 Position ratings GK 40 RB 66 LB 66 CD 65 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 57 DM 57 RM 50 LM 50 AM 49 RW 45 LW 45 FR 47 FOR 55 SS 51	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	65
26	CD	Graham Coughlan Skills Move Speed 57 Agility 48 Acceleration 48 Stamina 57 Strength 76 Fitness 57 Skill Shooting 24 Passing 32 Heading 57 Control 48 Dribbling 28 Tack Tackling Determination 76 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 57 Awareness 57 Flair 19 Throw-in 38 Leadership 28 Consistency 60 Determination 71 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 36 RB 65 LB 65 CD 66 RWB 48 LWB 48 SW 53 DM 52 RM 45 LM 45 AM 42 RW 36 LW 36 FR 38 FOR 37 SS 36	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	66
34	CD	Gary Croft Skills Move Speed 54 Agility 56 Acceleration 59 Stamina 64 Strength 81 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 43 Heading 67 Control 53 Dribbling 31 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 71 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 61 Awareness 67 Flair 25 Throw-in 40 Leadership 39 Consistency 63 Determination 73 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 41 RB 66 LB 66 CD 66 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 56 DM 57 RM 50 LM 50 AM 48 RW 43 LW 43 FR 44 FOR 44 SS 42	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	66
35	CD	Marlon Broomes Skills Move Speed 72 Agility 59 Acceleration 51 Stamina 60 Strength 73 Fitness 76 Skill Shooting 41 Passing 42 Heading 58 Control 49 Dribbling 52 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 68 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 60 Awareness 69 Flair 41 Throw-in 41 Leadership 33 Consistency 41 Determination 63 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 40 RB 63 LB 63 CD 63 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 61 DM 57 RM 52 LM 52 AM 51 RW 50 LW 50 FR 53 FOR 49 SS 48	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	18	63