Benni McCarthy | All 52 goals for Blackburn Rovers
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- čas přidán 26. 10. 2023
- Did you know, that Blackburn Rovers once managed to sign a Champions League proven striker for £2.5m, and that the same striker finished second only to Didier Drogba in the Premier League golden boot race in his first season in England?
Yes, this really happened. The striker? South African hitman, Benni McCarthy. Blackburn Rovers pulled off quite the coup in bringing the forward to England, back in July 2006. Having won the Champions League at Porto under Jose Mourinho two years earlier, and being a recognised goal scorer, Benni McCarthy arrived at Ewood Park to much excitement.
Rovers needed a replacement for the departing Craig Bellamy, the Welshman having signed for Liverpool after only one season at Rovers, and Benni fit the bill. McCarthy's first goal for Rovers came on his home debut, a 1-1 draw against Everton at Ewood Park and there was plenty more of that to come.
Benni would go on to enjoy a blistering first campaign during the 2006/7 Season, scoring 18 Premier League goals and finishing second in the golden boot race ahead of the likes of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. The fact that McCarthy only scored two goals less than the winner, Didier Drogba (20), shows the impact he made in his first season.
Benni scored 24 goals in all competitions in his debut campaign, as Rovers finished 10th in the Premier League and reached the semi finals of the FA Cup and the Round of 32 in the UEFA Cup. Most memorably, Benni capped off a stunning move, crafted by Tugay, to deliver a knockout blow to Liverpool at Ewood on Boxing Day 2006.
He also scored a superb winner against Arsenal at Ewood Park in an FA Cup 5th Round replay in February 2007. A strike which will live long in the memory of all Rovers fans who witnessed it.
The following season saw Benni's goal output lessen somewhat, but this can be put down to a combination of injuries, fitness issues and the arrival of new forward, Roque Santa Cruz, who became the main man upfront. Despite this, Benni still managed to score 11 goals in all competitions in his second season at Rovers. In 2008/9, McCarthy chipped in with 13 goals in all competitions, 10 of those in the Premier League, proving to be crucial in helping Rovers to avoid the drop.
Benni McCarthy spent four seasons as a Blackburn Rovers player in all and his contribution in a Rovers shirt places him amongst the very best of strikers to have played for the club.
Making 140 appearances for the club and scoring 52 goals. Here are all 52 of Benni's goals in a Rovers shirt. - Sport
Was a quality player
With likes of Pedersen and Bentley on either wing and the magical Tugay behind, he was always gona get chances. Brilliant player.
Benni was a class act excellent forward for Rovers
Brilliant bit of business from Mark Hughes. To bring in a Champions League quality forward to Rovers for £2.5m is quite something. It's sad looking at our forward options today.
@rovers9585 I had season tickets all through that era Benni Santa cruz Tugay Pedersen Samba Emerton we had such a good few seasons then the rot set in and we've not been back such a shame but we're heading in the right direction with a good young side under JDT👍
@@RubyMarkLindMilly JDT is doing a good job considering the budget restrictions. We're playing some of the best football we have played in years, but are lacking that main finisher and that bit of quality needed out wide. I hope that can be addressed soon, as I believe that JDT can take us up, given a bit of backing from the owners.
Brilliant upload, many thanks!!
Thanks for the upload bro! ....😀
Boy oh boy this Blackburn team
Quality players, a few internationals too. Benni was top class. It is sad to see the condition Blackburn are in today.
Not a bad signing at all
A top signing for Rovers.
Can you do a video of Ashey Wards goals for Rovers please
Hi George. Sadly it is not possible to do a video like this for Ashley Ward. He scored 13 goals for Rovers, but only six of those goals are available to include in a video. His seven other goals came mostly in the 1999/00 season and the club didn't put out a DVD/VHS that year. So those seven Ward goals would be missing from the video.
I will be posting individual match highlights though where you can see those six goals from Ward, if that would be good.
Prem plus was the best mate
Thank you for the video mate