2000–01 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Rovers returned to the top flight of English football, thanks to a second-place finish in Division One which came two seasons after relegation. Rovers looked intent on returning to the top flight in style fulfilling the wishes of late owner Jack Walker who died shortly after the season began. Striker Matt Jansen, signed during the relegation campaign, was the club's top scorer with 23 Division One goals. Rovers also re-signed Henning Berg just after the start of the season, three years after they sold him to Manchester United. Berg was one of the club's last remaining links with the 1995 title winning side.

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{{Main|2000–01 FA Cup}}

{{Main|2000–01 Football League Cup}}

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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=AUS|pos=GK|name=John Filan}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=John Curtis}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Jason McAteerMcAteer was born in Birkenhead, England.}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Stig Inge Bjørnebye}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Craig Short}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Garry Flitcroft}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=David Dunn}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Mark Hughes}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Craig Hignett}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Damien Duff}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Jeff Kenna}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Alan Kelly}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Nathan Blake}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Matt Jansen}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Marlon Broomes}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Marcus Bent}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Keith Gillespie}}

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{{Fs player|no=19|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Damien Johnson}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Egil Østenstad}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Henning Berg}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ISR|pos=MF|name=Eyal Berkovic|other=on loan from Celtic}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Alan Mahon|other=on loan from Sporting Lisbon}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Darren Dunning}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Simon Grayson}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=James Thomas}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Alan Miller}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Martin Taylor}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Marc Keller}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Gary Hamilton}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Burton O'BrienO'Brien was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Brad Friedel}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Jonathan Douglas}}

{{Fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Marc Richards}}

{{Fs player|no=35|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jonathan EllisonEllison was born in Bradford, England.}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jimmy Corbett}}

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{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ashley Ward|other=to Bradford City}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Christian Dailly|other=to West Ham United}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Kaba Diawara|other=on loan from Paris Saint-Germain}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Billy McKinlay|other=to Bradford City}}

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{{Fs player|no=22|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Ben BurgessBurgess was born in Buxton, England.|other=to Northern Spirit}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Lee Carsley|other=to Coventry City}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Steve Harkness|other=to Sheffield Wednesday}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Darren Peacock|other=retired}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Fred Murray}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=David McNamee}}

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• {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Jansen 23
• {{flagicon|ENG}} David Dunn 12
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Marcus Bent 8
• {{flagicon|WAL}} Nathan Blake 6
• {{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Hughes 5

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