On This Day – 27th July
Kenny Dalglish completed one of the most important signings in Blackburn Rovers’ 145 year history on this day back in 1992.
Alan Shearer signed for Rovers from Southampton for a then British record of £3.6 million. He would go on and score twice on his debut away to Crystal Palace on the opening day of the 1992/93 season (a video of this can be seen at the bottom of this article).
In his first season at Ewood Park, Shearer scored 16 goals in 21 appearances. but missed over half of the campaign through injury. His second season was injury free and he scored 31 times in 40 games and Rovers finished runners-up in the league.
In July 1994, Dalglish signed Chris Sutton to partner Shearer up front for Blackburn and the two of them instantly started a formidable partnership. It became known as the ‘SAS’ partnership and Blackburn stormed to the Premier League title.
Shearer would stay at Blackburn until the summer of 1996, when his hometown club Newcastle United came in for him. Yet again, his signature made him the most expensive player in British football history as he joined United for £15 million. He is currently the Premier League’s all-time highest goalscorer with 260 goals.
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