Blackburn

Town in Lancashire, England

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Blackburn is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8 mi (13 km) east of Preston and 21 mi (34 km) north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is the core centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town in Lancashire.

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Ipswich beat Blackburn to go top of Championship Conor Chaplin's early goal sends Ipswich top of the Championship as they squeeze past Blackburn at Ewood Park. BBC Sport - Published on March 29, 2024
Blackburn reject £18.5m Palace bid for Wharton Crystal Palace have had a £18.5m bid for Blackburn midfielder Adam Wharton rejected. BBC Sport - Published on January 25, 2024
Szmodics scores 'beautiful' hat-trick for Blackburn Sammie Szmodics scores a "beautiful" first-half hat-trick for Blackburn Rovers against Cambridge United. BBC Sport - Published on January 6, 2024

Championship: Leeds visit Blackburn & managerless Sunderland host West Brom Follow live text updates from the Championship, starting with Blackburn v Leeds and Sunderland v West Brom. BBC Sport - Published on December 8, 2023
Preston earn 90th-minute derby win at Blackburn Liam Lindsay heads in a Preston winner in the final minute in the Lancashire derby at Blackburn. BBC Sport - Published on November 10, 2023
Championship: In-form Blackburn host Preston in Lancashire derby Follow live text commentary and score updates as Blackburn host Preston in a Lancashire derby in the Championship. BBC Sport - Published on November 9, 2023

Contrasting fortunes before Blackburn-Preston derby Blackburn and Preston go into Friday's Lancashire derby in contrasting form - but which team will come out on top? BBC Sport - Published on November 9, 2023
Championship: Norwich look to end winless run at Blackburn Live text updates as Norwich City host Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. BBC Sport - Published on November 5, 2023
Burnley squad yet to take in title feat - Kompany Boss Vincent Kompany says Burnley's feat of winning the Championship at rivals Blackburn is yet to sink in for his players. BBC Sport - Published on April 26, 2023
Burnley clinch Championship title with derby win at Blackburn Promoted Burnley finally clinch the Championship title with a win over rivals Blackburn Rovers in the east Lancashire derby. BBC Sport - Published on April 25, 2023

Coventry keeper scores stoppage-time equaliser at Blackburn Coventry goalkeeper Ben Wilson scores a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to earn Coventry a point at play-off rivals Blackburn at Ewood Park. BBC Sport - Published on April 19, 2023
Hedges rescues point for Blackburn at Huddersfield Substitute Ryan Hedges rescues a point for play-off hopefuls Blackburn with an injury-time equaliser against relegation-threatened Huddersfield BBC Sport - Published on April 10, 2023
Limbo ends for Forest's O'Brien as he joins Rooney in MLS Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O'Brien - left out of the squad after a failed deadline-day move to Blackburn - joins MLS side DC United on loan. BBC Sport - Published on March 20, 2023	Brereton Diaz grabs Blackburn a point at West Brom Ben Brereton Diaz smashes in a late free-kick to rescue a point for Blackburn Rovers against West Bromwich Albion in their Championship fixture. BBC Sport - Published on February 15, 2023
Championship: Wigan visit Blackburn in Maloney's first game in charge Follow live text commentary from the Championship as Wigan Athletic visit Blackburn Rovers in Shaun Maloney's first game as boss. BBC Sport - Published on February 5, 2023	Blackburn 'devastated' over failed transfers Blackburn director of football Gregg Broughton calls the failure to sign Lewis O'Brien and Ethan Brierley "frustrating and annoying". BBC Sport - Published on February 3, 2023
Birmingham report racist abuse in Blackburn draw Birmingham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge complains of being racially abused by spectators after his side force their FA Cup tie with Blackburn to a replay. BBC Sport - Published on January 28, 2023	Evans double helps Preston ease past Blackburn Ched Evans scores twice as Preston win at Blackburn and are now only two points behind their Lancashire rivals. BBC Sport - Published on December 10, 2022
Coventry to play Blackburn at CBS Arena as planned Coventry City will play Tuesday's Championship game against Blackburn Rovers at the CBS Arena as scheduled. BBC Sport - Published on October 31, 2022	Blackburn Rovers 0-7 Fulham: Free-scoring Cottagers hit seven at Ewood Park Fulham hit Blackburn for seven to make it five straight wins and keep up the pressure on Bournemouth at the top of the Championship. BBC Sport - Published on November 3, 2021
Seven men found guilty of murdering law student during botched drive-by shooting in Blackburn Seven men have been found guilty of the murder of a law student, mistakenly shot during a botched drive-by assassination attempt. Sky News - Published on August 3, 2021	Blackburn officials deny over-18s will be offered COVID vaccine after communications error Officials in Blackburn have been forced to deny that over-18s will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine, just hours after it had said extra doses would be made available next week. Sky News - Published on May 13, 2021
Over 18s in some parts of Blackburn to be offered COVID vaccine after rise in Indian variant cases People aged 18 and over will be able to receive a coronavirus vaccine in some areas of Blackburn from next week following a rise in cases of the Indian variant. Sky News - Published on May 13, 2021