Ben Brereton Díaz is the 23rd player in the history of Blackburn Rovers to score at least 20 league goals in a season, despite having only netted twice in 2022.

After a blistering first half of 2021-22 it looked likely that he might claim a top 10 position in the below list, but he still joins a lot of famous names - his 22 goals match Simon Garner's best tally.

	Player	League Goals*	Season	Tier
1	Ted Harper	43	1925-26	1
2	Ted Harper	35	1926-27	1
3	Alan Shearer	34	1994-95	1
4	Tommy Briggs	33	1954-55	2
5	Tommy Briggs	32	1953-54	2
=	Tommy Briggs	32	1956-57	2
=	Andy McEvoy	32	1963-64	1
8	Tommy Briggs	31	1955-56	2
=	Alan Shearer	31	1993-94	1
=	Alan Shearer	31	1995-96	1
11	Andy McEvoy	29	1964-65	1
12	Danny Shea	28	1913-14	1
=	Eddie Quigley	28	1954-55	2
=	Adam Armstrong	28	2020-21	2
15	Jordan Rhodes	27	2012-13	2
16	Jack Southworth	26	1890-91	1
17	John Byrom	25	1964-65	1
=	Jordan Rhodes	25	2013-14	2
19	Peter Dobing	24	1958-59	1
20	Fred Pickering	23	1962-63	1
=	Fred Pickering	23	1963-64	1
=	David Speedie	23	1991-92	2
=	Matt Jansen	23	2000-01	2
24	Jack Southworth	22	1889-90	1
=	Jack Southworth	22	1891-92	1
=	Eddie Quigley	22	1953-54	2
=	Simon Garner	22	1982-83	2
=	Ben Brereton Díaz	22	2021-22	2
29	Clarrie Bourton	21	1929-30	1
=	Ernie Thompson	21	1931-32	1
=	Albert Clarke	21	1938-39	2
=	Dennis Westcott	21	1948-49	2
=	Jordan Rhodes	21	2014-15	2
34	Percy Dawson	20	1914-15	1
=	Len Butt	20	1937-38	2
=	Peter Dobing	20	1957-58	2
=	Simon Garner	20	1988-89	2
=	Rudy Gestede	20	2014-15	2

*Regular league season only. Howard Gayle scored 19 league goals 1988-89 plus two in play-off matches.

Articles contributed by Paul Worthington & Simon Burns

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