Blackburn Rovers are one of the most historic clubs to have played across the Premier League and the EFL, and with that comes some names that dominated English football over the course of different eras.
The Lancashire club are currently playing in the Championship after their disastrous season in 2011/12, when they got relegated from the Premier League.
Rovers are without a doubt a massive club and have a proud history, celebrating 150 years this season, being one of the seven Premier League champions, lifting the top flight on three occasions and claiming the FA Cup on six.
Due to this success, they have had some fantastic players, and in order to bring that success, you need a man to put the ball in the back of the net, and Blackburn fans have been able to witness some of the best finishers to grace English football.
EFL Analysis brings you the top five goal scorers across the history of Blackburn Rovers.
Top five goal scorers ever in the history of Blackburn Rovers
5. Adam Armstrong – 64 goals
Kicking off the list of record goal scorers for Blackburn Rovers is the player who was most recently at the club and the only one who is still playing.
Adam Armstrong joined the club on loan initially in January 2018 when they were in League One before signing permanently the next summer from Newcastle United.
He would spend two full seasons in the Championship with Blackburn, scoring 64 goals across league and cup in 160 appearances.
Armstrong would leave the club in August 2021 to join Southampton, who were in the Premier League at the time.
4. Jordan Rhodes – 85 goals
The Scottish international retired last year, bringing to an end a career that saw Jordan Rhodes score 248 club goals.
He scored 85 of those goals at Blackburn Rovers across four seasons in Lancashire before he would exit the club to join Middlesbrough.
These goals came across 169 games, which demonstrated just how prolific he was while wearing the blue and white of Blackburn.
3. Andy McEvoy – 89 goals
The Irish striker spent 11 years at the club between 1956 and 1967, being part of the side for four years with the player next on the list.
Andy McEvoy came from Dublin and would play his international football for Ireland, making 17 appearances but never featuring in a major tournament.
Andy McEvoy playing for Blackburn Rovers
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He would feature in 183 matches for Blackburn, scoring 89 goals before he would leave the club to move back to Ireland.
McEvoy would join Limerick and see out his career here when he retired in 1972.
2. Peter Dobing – 104 goals
Peter Dobing spent five seasons at Blackburn Rovers, joining the club in 1955, opting to sign for them over Manchester United.
Peter Dobing for Blackburn Rovers in 1958
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He would be crucial in helping the club gain promotion from the Second Division to the First and in reaching the FA Cup final in 1960.
Dobing would leave the club in 1961 to join Manchester City after playing a total of 205 games, scoring 104 goals.
1. Alan Shearer – 130 goals
Alan Shearer would be the key to Blackburn Rovers winning the Premier League title in 1995, joining the club from Southampton.
Blackburn v Man Utd 1994
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The Geordie would feature in 171 matches for Rovers across four seasons before opting to move to his boyhood club.
He would score an impressive 130 goals in his appearances, meaning he was almost scoring a goal a game while at Ewood Park.