Where Blackburn Rovers’ best paid player from 10 years ago is right now
Blackburn Rovers haven’t played in the Premier League for the past ten years.
The Lancashire team hasn’t even finished in the top six of the Championship in the years since they were demoted from the top division in 2012.
Although Rovers swiftly recovered and were promoted back to the second division in 2018, they even suffered another relegation to League One in 2017.
Keeping his team in the running this season, John Eustace will be trying to lead Blackburn back to at least a play-off spot.
Here, we use Capology’s estimated data to examine the current status of the club’s highest paid player from the 2014–15 season.
Blackburn’s highest earner 2014/15
During this time, when Blackburn was vying for a spot in the playoffs, the forward was quite productive for the squad.
After Rovers were relegated from the Premier League in the summer of 2012, the now 35-year-old joined the team.
In his first two seasons, he scored 27 and 25 goals, helping the team finish 17th and eighth in the standings, respectively.
| Jordan Rhodes – Blackburn Rovers league goals and appearances (per Fbref.com) | ||||
| Season | Appearances (Starts) | Goals (Assists) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 43 (42) | 27 (4) | ||
| 2013-14 | 46 (45) | 25 (3) | ||
| 2014-15 | 45 (40) | 21 (4) | ||
| 2015-16 | 25 | 10 | ||
By the start of the 2014–15 season, when he added another 21 to his league total—Blackburn coming in ninth—this had justified his large wage.
Other high earners include Grant Hanley, a defender who receives £18,000 a week, and Leon Best, who was earning £32,000 per week.
Rhodes’ pay was far more than that of his teammates, as seen by the £7,989 average weekly income at Rovers at the time.
The striker ultimately departed Ewood Park midway through the following season, scoring another 10 times in the Championship before departing for Middlesbrough.
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