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Blackburn Rovers Shirts - Official Kits Available Now

Shop the latest Blackburn Rovers football shirts at UK Soccer Shop. From the iconic blue and white halved home kit that's graced Ewood Park for over 140 years to striking away jerseys, we stock the complete range of Blackburn Rovers kits for men, women and kids. With fast UK delivery and worldwide shipping, supporting Rovers has never been easier.


Whether you're looking for the latest season's designs or classic retro Blackburn Rovers shirts celebrating their legendary 1995 Premier League title triumph under Kenny Dalglish, multiple FA Cup victories, and rich Lancashire football heritage, our collection honours one of England's founding football clubs. Add official EFL lettering and personalise your shirt with your favourite player's name and number.


Order your Blackburn Rovers kit today and wear the colours of one of football's original powerhouses. With secure checkout, hassle-free returns, and expert customer service, UK Soccer Shop makes it simple to support Rovers.

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The Heritage of Blackburn Rovers Kits


Blackburn Rovers football shirts represent over 145 years of English footballing history and pride. Founded in 1875, Rovers are one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888, making their distinctive blue and white halved shirt one of football's oldest and most historic designs. The club's remarkable heritage includes three FA Cup victories in the 1880s when they were the dominant force in English football, and most memorably, their stunning 1994-95 Premier League title - the only team besides the traditional elite to win the Premier League in its first three decades.


The Blackburn shirt has been worn by footballing legends from the Victorian era through to the star-studded squad that conquered England in 1995 - Alan Shearer, Chris Sutton, Tim Flowers, Colin Hendry - and modern heroes who've kept Rovers' proud traditions alive through various divisions. The shirt represents Lancashire football heritage, working-class pride, and the romantic story of a historic club rising to conquer modern football's giants.


Evolution of Blackburn Rovers Kits


The blue and white halved design has been Blackburn's signature for over a century, creating one of football's most distinctive and recognisable kits. The exact shades of blue and the dividing line between colours have evolved, but the core halved aesthetic remains iconic. Away kits have traditionally been white, red, or yellow, with recent seasons exploring modern interpretations while respecting tradition.


Blackburn's kit partnerships have included major British and international brands. Umbro produced their shirts during various successful periods including the 1990s Premier League era, creating instantly recognisable designs. Asics brought technical innovation, while more recent partnerships with Macron and Erreà have delivered distinctive designs. Each manufacturer has respected the sacred halved design while adding contemporary touches.


Sponsors have evolved from local businesses like McEwan's Lager to the famous Daewoo deal of the 1990s that funded the title-winning team, and various betting and financial companies in modern times - each becoming part of the shirt's visual identity across different eras.


Most Iconic Blackburn Rovers Shirts


The 1994-95 Premier League title winning shirt stands as Blackburn's most legendary jersey. The Asics-manufactured blue and white halved kit with McEwan's sponsor, worn during their dramatic championship triumph when Alan Shearer's 34 goals powered them to glory, represents one of football's greatest underdog stories. This shirt is a holy grail for collectors of Premier League memorabilia.


The 1884-86 FA Cup treble winning shirts (three consecutive FA Cup victories) represent Blackburn's dominance of Victorian football, though originals are museum pieces. Replica versions celebrating this golden era have become popular among fans celebrating the club's founding glory.


The 2001-02 League Cup winning shirt, worn during Blackburn's 2-1 victory over Tottenham at the Millennium Stadium under Graeme Souness, represents their most recent major trophy and features distinctive Reebok design from the early 2000s.


More recently, anniversary and commemorative shirts celebrating significant milestones in Blackburn's 145+ year history have become treasured collector's items.


Little-Known Facts About Blackburn Rovers Kits


The Halved Design Factory Worker Origins Blackburn's famous blue and white halved shirt wasn't chosen for aesthetic reasons - it was designed to be easy for local cotton mill workers to identify from far away while working in the mills that overlooked early football grounds. The stark vertical division made Rovers players instantly distinguishable even at distance and through industrial haze. The design was deliberately high-contrast for visibility in Lancashire's industrial landscape. This makes Blackburn's kit literally designed for working-class spectator visibility, a perfect embodiment of Victorian football's social context. Early prototype shirts with horizontal halves instead of vertical were rejected specifically because they were less visible from mill windows.


The Shearer £3.6m Shirt Printing Prophecy When Alan Shearer arrived from Southampton for a British record £3.6 million in 1992, the club shop printed "Shearer 9" shirts using a special metallic gold thread for the numbering instead of standard white. This was supposedly a printing error, but Shearer went on to score 112 league goals in 138 games and lead Rovers to the title. The "gold lettering" became seen as prophecy of his golden touch. These early Shearer shirts with incorrect gold printing are now extremely valuable, worth significantly more than later shirts with correct white lettering. Some collectors believe the printing error was actually intentional by a prescient kit manager.


The Premier League Title Celebration Shirt Shortage When Blackburn won the 1994-95 Premier League title on the final day (despite losing to Liverpool while Manchester United beat West Ham), the title was confirmed at Anfield. Blackburn's players celebrated in Liverpool's dressing room still wearing their match shirts - but the club had prepared championship celebration shirts back at Ewood Park. By the time the team returned to Blackburn for the trophy presentation, thousands of fans had already purchased the celebration shirts, and the club shop had sold out. The actual squad had to wear standard match shirts for the trophy lift because all the special celebration shirts had been sold to fans. Match-worn "celebration" shirts don't exist from the trophy presentation because the team wore standard kit - making the fan-owned celebration shirts from that day more exclusive than the official trophy lift kit.


The Jack Walker Blue Tribute After benefactor Jack Walker's death in 2000, Blackburn modified their blue shade for the 2000-01 season to be slightly darker as a mourning tribute. This "Walker Blue" was meant to be temporary, but fans loved the deeper shade and it became permanent. However, not all kit manufacturers matched the colour precisely in subsequent seasons, creating multiple "Walker Blue" shades. Collectors now differentiate between "true Walker Blue" (2000-03) and "approximate Walker Blue" (later seasons), with the original tribute season shirts being most valuable. Some seasons' blues are closer to the original than others, creating a collecting hierarchy based on colour accuracy to the 2000 tribute.


The SEM Sponsor Invisibility Technology In the 2009-10 season, Blackburn's sponsor SEM (a sports marketing company) experimented with special reflective ink that made their logo highly visible in photographs but less prominent to naked eye viewing. The concept was to maximize TV/photo exposure while keeping the shirt aesthetic cleaner for fans. However, the technology was inconsistent - under some stadium lights the logo virtually disappeared, while under others it was overly bright. This created shirts where the sponsor visibility varied wildly depending on viewing conditions. SEM terminated their sponsorship partly due to this failed technology, making these "invisible sponsor" shirts rare one-season curiosities.


The Sutton-Shearer "SAS" Double Printing During the 1994-95 title season, some unofficial retailers created shirts with both "Shearer 9" and "Sutton 7" printed on them - front and back - celebrating the famous "SAS" strike partnership. These weren't official Blackburn products but became popular among fans. Blackburn threatened legal action against retailers selling these double-printed shirts. However, after winning the title, the club quietly produced a limited run of official "SAS" shirts with both names, legitimizing the concept. The original unofficial "bootleg" SAS shirts from before the title win are now more valuable than the official versions because they represent grassroots fan creativity that the club initially opposed but eventually embraced.


The Ewood Park Stand Names Hidden Pattern Blackburn's 2015-16 home kit featured what looked like a simple texture pattern, but it was actually the names of Ewood Park's four stands (Darwen End, Blackburn End, Riverside Stand, Jack Walker Stand) written microscopically and repeated thousands of times across the fabric. The text was so small it appeared as texture, only revealing itself under magnification. This was a tribute to the stadium, but fewer than 5% of fans who bought the shirt realized it wasn't just a generic pattern. When the secret was revealed late in the season, demand surged from collectors wanting the "hidden Ewood" shirt.


The Relegation Shirt Superstition Blackburn fans have noticed a pattern: seasons where the away kit is predominantly yellow correlate with relegation or poor form. The club was relegated from the Premier League in 1998-99, 2011-12, and came close other years - often while wearing yellow away kits. While statistically questionable, the superstition became so strong that when yellow away kits are announced, fan forums fill with relegation dread. Kit designers are now aware of this and avoid pure yellow, instead using gold, amber, or yellow with substantial blue elements. Pure yellow Blackburn away shirts from various eras are now considered "cursed" collectibles.


The Centenary Shirt Time Capsule For Blackburn's centenary in 1975, the club produced a special commemorative shirt with a sealed pocket sewn into the lining. Inside was a microfilm containing the names of all season ticket holders and a message to future generations. These shirts were sold as "time capsule kits" with the instruction not to open the pocket. However, most fans eventually cut them open out of curiosity. Unopened centenary shirts with intact time capsule pockets are now incredibly rare - worth significantly more than opened versions. Some collectors have used X-rays to verify the microfilm is still inside without cutting open the pocket, creating a market for "verified sealed" versus "claimed sealed" time capsule shirts.


Our Blackburn Rovers Shirt Collection & Personalisation


At UK Soccer Shop, we stock the complete range of Blackburn Rovers football shirts including the latest home, away, and third kits alongside classic retro designs celebrating the club's Premier League title and FA Cup victories. Our collection covers adult sizes from small to XXXL, kids' kits with matching shorts and socks, and women's fitted jerseys. Every shirt is 100% authentic and officially licensed by Blackburn Rovers.


Personalise your Blackburn shirt with official EFL printing, adding your favourite player's name and number with authentic league patches. From legendary numbers celebrating Shearer, Sutton, and the title-winning heroes to current squad stars, our professional printing service uses the same technology as EFL clubs themselves.


Fast UK dispatch typically arrives within 2-3 working days, with express international shipping available worldwide, ensuring Rovers supporters across the globe can wear the blue and white halves with pride.


Related Championship and English Football Shirts


Explore our complete Premier League shirts collection featuring all clubs. Check out Lancashire rivals Burnley kits and Preston North End shirts, or browse Bolton jerseys for another historic club. 


For fans of clubs with blue and white halved designs, explore Bristol Rovers kits and Huddersfield Town shirts. For Premier League nostalgia, check out Leicester City jerseys (another underdog champions) and Newcastle United kits.