Blackburn Rovers — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

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

English Premier League

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Ewood Park

Stadium · 31,800 cap

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Area

Ray Harford

Manager

69.1

Squad avg · 26 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

FOR

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	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	English	81
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	Scottish	80
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	English	77
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	Danish	75
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	Greek	73
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	English	73
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	Norwegian	73
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	English	71
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	Welsh	70
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	Scottish	69
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	English	69
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	Norwegian	68
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	English	68
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	English	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	English	68
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	English	67
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	English	67
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	English	66
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	English	66
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	English	65
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	Swedish	65
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	Irish	64
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	English	64
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	Scottish	64
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	English	63
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	English	62