With his winner against Barnsley on Wednesday night, Ben Brereton Díaz has become the 23rd player in the history of Blackburn Rovers to reach 20 league goals in a season. The hopefully complete list is below (any corrections much appreciated!)

Howard Gayle scored 19 goals in regular league matches in 1988-89 plus two in play-off matches and therefore could also have a claim for a spot.

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

*Season still ongoing. Ted Harper's record in sight!

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