Blackburn Rovers Women Football Club is a women's football club based in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England, that competes in the Women's Championship, the second tier of English women's football, after gaining promotion from the Women's National League North at the end of the 2018–19 season. The club spent five seasons in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, the highest level of the women's game in England prior to the formation of the Women's Super League in 2011, from 2006 until their relegation at the end of the 2010–11 season. They declined to submit an application to become an inaugural member of the Women's Super League due to their reluctance to split the team from the men's. They have been affiliated with Blackburn Rovers as the women's division since their formation in 1991.
Jordan Luke Rhodes is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Blackpool, on loan from Championship club Huddersfield Town. Born in England, he represented the Scotland national team.
Jordan Brian Henderson is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq and the England national team. Henderson is noted for his leadership, versatility and physicality.
Rachel Louise Williams is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United of the English Women's Super League.
Thomas Cairney is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham, whom he captains.
Rhiannon Beth "Razza" Roberts is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish Liga F club Real Betis. Born in England, she plays for the Wales women's national team.
Grant Campbell Hanley is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Scotland national team.
Jordan Michael Slew is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Morecambe.
Jason John Lowe is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Port Vale. He has played much of his career as a midfielder, but has also been used as a right-back.
David Raya Martín is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal, on loan from Brentford, and the Spain national team.
Ryan Nyambe is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County. He previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic, and is also an international footballer for the Namibia national team.
Georgia Marie Stanway is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the England national team. Stanway started her senior career at Blackburn Rovers before joining Manchester City and wining the WSL in 2016, as well as three times the FA Cup and League Cup. In her first season with Bayern, they won the Frauen-Bundesliga. Stanway has also represented England at various youth levels, including captaining the U17 team, prior to scoring on her senior debut in 2018.
Keira Fae Walsh is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Barcelona and the England women's national team. She is considered both a playmaker and a defensive midfielder. She has previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City, and Great Britain at the Olympics. With Manchester City, she topped the Women's Super League in 2016; won the FA Cup three times; and won the League Cup four times, taking one domestic treble. At Barcelona, she won the league, Supercopa, and Champions League in her first season. She was part of the England team that won the Euro 2022, and was named player of the match in the final.
Bethany England is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women’s Super League club Tottenham Hotspur, whom she captains and the England national team. She previously played for Doncaster Rovers Belles, Liverpool and Chelsea, and represented England on the U19 and U23 national teams.
Harvey Daniel James Elliott is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Premier League club Liverpool.
Natasha Jane Flint is an English footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Liverpool. She has represented England at the youth levels, playing at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, as well as the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in 2015, 2014 and 2013, collecting a runners-up medal in 2013. She played as a teenager for Manchester City, with whom she won the FA Women's League Cup in 2014.
Georgia Walters is a Welsh footballer, who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Wales national team. She has previously played for Swindon Town, Reading, Tranmere Rovers and Liverpool.
Bianca Lorenz-Baptiste is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Watford FC. She was the top scorer for Tottenham Hotspur in 2017.
The 2022–23 season is Birmingham City Football Club's 120th season in the English football league system and 12th consecutive season in the second-tier Championship. As with all English Football League clubs, the first team competed in the FA Cup, from which they were eliminated by Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round, and the EFL Cup, in which they lost to Norwich City in the first. They secured their Championship status for a further season following a 1–0 win at Millwall with three matches left to play, and finished in 17th place.
The 2022–23 season is the 135th season in the existence of Blackburn Rovers Football Club and the club's fifth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
