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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.