David Dunn
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David John Ian Dunn is an English
footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers
.
as a trainee at the beginning of 1997 and made his debut during a goalless draw with Everton
on September 26, 1998. Dunn came off the bench after 70 minutes, but was taken off again on 81 minutes, due to the sending off of a Blackburn player. Whilst Dunn was a trainee at Blackburn he cleaned former Rovers keeper Christian McCrone's boots.
Dunn's first goal came in a 3–1 victory against Aston Villa
on February 26, 1999, but the team was subsequently relegated in this, his first full season.
His best season in a Blackburn shirt would appear to be 2000–01, when he played a big role in helping the club to automatic promotion from Division One
. That year saw Blackburn entertain local team Rochdale in the League Cup
where Dunn scored a hat-trick from the penalty spot, reported by Sky Sports
as a World's First. He reached double figures in terms of goals in 2000, and continued his good form in 2001–02 when the club won the League Cup.
Dunn starred in Rovers return to the Premier League, putting in a string of impressive performances, notably in the 7–1 battering of West Ham United
and the thrilling 3–3 draw at Arsenal
, where he managed to score two goals, one a last minute equalizer.
Dunn was at one time dubbed "the New Gazza
", a testament to his flair and technical ability. A string of fine performances in 2001 put Dunn in contention for a call-up to the England
squad, but he did not win his first cap
until September 2002, when he replaced Kieron Dyer
. He impressed against Portugal
but has not been given another chance on the big stage since.
Dunn began the 2002–03 season in dazzling form but a loss of form and being made to play on the right wing did not help his cause and he fell out with then-Blackburn
manager Graeme Souness
. Subsequently, Dunn was ready to move on to another club in the summer of 2003.
Blackburn initially rejected offers from a number of clubs, but Birmingham
's revised bid of £5.5 million was accepted, and Dunn moved to the West Midlands in time for the start of the 2003–04 season.
career started brightly with a debut goal in the 1–0 victory over Tottenham on 16 August 2003.
A niggling hamstring sustained in February 2004 meant that Dunn spent much of the second half of that season on the sidelines. The beginning of 2004–05 again saw Dunn quickly re-establishing himself in the heart of the Birmingham midfield and chipping in with some vital goals. A recurrence of Dunn's hamstring problems in November 2004 limited him to just a handful of performances for the remainder of 2004–05 and kept him out of the side until midway through 2005–06.
Ultimately, Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League with Dunn still not returning to fitness.
In October 2006, Dunn was linked with a return to Blackburn in the upcoming transfer window. However, both Dunn and Rovers manager Mark Hughes
denied this.
after manager Sam Allardyce
negotiated a fee for the midfielder, but on January 17, it was revealed that Dunn had turned his back on Bolton, having already passed his medical, in favour of a return to hometown club Blackburn for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal believed to be £2.2 million.
He managed to play a small part in the remainder of the 2006–07 season and managed to earn a free kick against Sheffield United
which led to Rovers scoring a last minute winner.
On 3 February 2007, he played his first Premiership match since his return to Blackburn Rovers against Sheffield United
. At the end of this campaign he managed to feature in 16 games in all competitions in total, including appearing in 11 Premier League matches.
Dunn was a regular for Rovers in the 2007–08 season, in which he made 31 league appearances and scored once, against Arsenal
. In total during this eventful campaign for Dunn he appeared in 38 games in all competitions and scored one goal against Arsenal in the league. He was appointed vice-captain by new manager Paul Ince
for the 2008–09 season, but the player managed only 17 appearances in all competitions, scoring once, in a season disrupted by niggling injuries. Despite missing the first two games of the 2009–10 season Dunn returned in the League Cup
clash against Gillingham
and scored on his return in a 3–1 win in the second round making Rovers progress to the third round of the tournament.
He then hit top form for Rovers, scoring first goals in the Premier League including strikes against Wolverhampton Wanderers
, Aston Villa
, Arsenal
, Bolton Wanderers
and a memorable equaliser against local East Lancashire rivals Burnley
at Ewood Park. Dunn made his 260th appearance for Blackburn Rovers in a home fixture with Chelsea
at Ewood Park in a 1–1 draw on 21 March 2010, playing for 56 minutes before being replaced by Australian international Brett Emerton
. He scored twice against Birmingham City on 24 March 2010 in a 2–1 victory at Ewood Park, one in front of the Darwen End in the 5th minute with him shooting with his left foot right in the corner of the goal and the other goal came on 67 minutes with a well timed header from a corner taken by winger El Hadji Diouf
from the left by line, and he celebrated in front of the Walkersteel Blackburn End with all the Rovers supporters, and received a yellow card for going into the crowd. On 28 March, Dunn scored the winning goal from the penalty spot against rivals Burnley
at Turf Moor
.
On 26 January 2010, with Dunn's contract expiring at Rovers, he signed a new long-term two-and-a-half year contract to keep him with his boyhood club until at least July 2012. He then scored his ninth Premier League goal of the season against Arsenal in the 2–1 win at Ewood Park. Over the course of the 2009–10 season, Dunn scored in both games against Burnley
and Arsenal
, the latter of which being his 50th goal for his hometown club.
Dunn scored his first goal of the 2010/2011 season against Wolves with a close range header. On 2 February 2011, in the match against Tottenham Hotspur at Ewood Park
, Dunny made his 100th premier league appearance since returning to the club for a second spell which ended in a disappointing 1-0 defeat. On 5 February 2011, he came on for Brett Emerton
in the 60th minute with Rovers down 3-2 against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, he netted a penalty kick in the 81st minute but couldn't prevent them from losing 4-3 after full time.
between 1999 and 2002.
In 2001, Dunn was called up to the England
squad, but he did not win his first cap
until September 2002, when he replaced Kieron Dyer
against Portugal.
actress Sammy Winward
, and a son, Isaac with his current wife Hayley.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
.
Blackburn Rovers
Dunn joined Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
as a trainee at the beginning of 1997 and made his debut during a goalless draw with Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
on September 26, 1998. Dunn came off the bench after 70 minutes, but was taken off again on 81 minutes, due to the sending off of a Blackburn player. Whilst Dunn was a trainee at Blackburn he cleaned former Rovers keeper Christian McCrone's boots.
Dunn's first goal came in a 3–1 victory against Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
on February 26, 1999, but the team was subsequently relegated in this, his first full season.
His best season in a Blackburn shirt would appear to be 2000–01, when he played a big role in helping the club to automatic promotion from Division One
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
. That year saw Blackburn entertain local team Rochdale in the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
where Dunn scored a hat-trick from the penalty spot, reported by Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
as a World's First. He reached double figures in terms of goals in 2000, and continued his good form in 2001–02 when the club won the League Cup.
Dunn starred in Rovers return to the Premier League, putting in a string of impressive performances, notably in the 7–1 battering of West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
and the thrilling 3–3 draw at Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, where he managed to score two goals, one a last minute equalizer.
Dunn was at one time dubbed "the New Gazza
Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal...
", a testament to his flair and technical ability. A string of fine performances in 2001 put Dunn in contention for a call-up to the England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
squad, but he did not win his first cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
until September 2002, when he replaced Kieron Dyer
Kieron Dyer
Kieron Courtney Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Ipswich, he is an attacking midfielder who played youth football for his home club before going on to make nearly 100 league appearances for the club's first team...
. He impressed against Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
but has not been given another chance on the big stage since.
Dunn began the 2002–03 season in dazzling form but a loss of form and being made to play on the right wing did not help his cause and he fell out with then-Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
manager Graeme Souness
Graeme Souness
Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s and player-manager of Rangers in the late 1980s as well as captain of the Scottish national team. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur,...
. Subsequently, Dunn was ready to move on to another club in the summer of 2003.
Blackburn initially rejected offers from a number of clubs, but Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
's revised bid of £5.5 million was accepted, and Dunn moved to the West Midlands in time for the start of the 2003–04 season.
Birmingham City
After signing a four-year contract, Dunn's BirminghamBirmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
career started brightly with a debut goal in the 1–0 victory over Tottenham on 16 August 2003.
A niggling hamstring sustained in February 2004 meant that Dunn spent much of the second half of that season on the sidelines. The beginning of 2004–05 again saw Dunn quickly re-establishing himself in the heart of the Birmingham midfield and chipping in with some vital goals. A recurrence of Dunn's hamstring problems in November 2004 limited him to just a handful of performances for the remainder of 2004–05 and kept him out of the side until midway through 2005–06.
Ultimately, Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League with Dunn still not returning to fitness.
In October 2006, Dunn was linked with a return to Blackburn in the upcoming transfer window. However, both Dunn and Rovers manager Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
denied this.
Return to Blackburn Rovers
In January 2007, Dunn looked set to return to Lancashire in a transfer to BoltonBolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
after manager Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
negotiated a fee for the midfielder, but on January 17, it was revealed that Dunn had turned his back on Bolton, having already passed his medical, in favour of a return to hometown club Blackburn for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal believed to be £2.2 million.
He managed to play a small part in the remainder of the 2006–07 season and managed to earn a free kick against Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
which led to Rovers scoring a last minute winner.
On 3 February 2007, he played his first Premiership match since his return to Blackburn Rovers against Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. At the end of this campaign he managed to feature in 16 games in all competitions in total, including appearing in 11 Premier League matches.
Dunn was a regular for Rovers in the 2007–08 season, in which he made 31 league appearances and scored once, against Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
. In total during this eventful campaign for Dunn he appeared in 38 games in all competitions and scored one goal against Arsenal in the league. He was appointed vice-captain by new manager Paul Ince
Paul Ince
Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town...
for the 2008–09 season, but the player managed only 17 appearances in all competitions, scoring once, in a season disrupted by niggling injuries. Despite missing the first two games of the 2009–10 season Dunn returned in the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
clash against Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
and scored on his return in a 3–1 win in the second round making Rovers progress to the third round of the tournament.
He then hit top form for Rovers, scoring first goals in the Premier League including strikes against Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
and a memorable equaliser against local East Lancashire rivals Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
at Ewood Park. Dunn made his 260th appearance for Blackburn Rovers in a home fixture with Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
at Ewood Park in a 1–1 draw on 21 March 2010, playing for 56 minutes before being replaced by Australian international Brett Emerton
Brett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team...
. He scored twice against Birmingham City on 24 March 2010 in a 2–1 victory at Ewood Park, one in front of the Darwen End in the 5th minute with him shooting with his left foot right in the corner of the goal and the other goal came on 67 minutes with a well timed header from a corner taken by winger El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with...
from the left by line, and he celebrated in front of the Walkersteel Blackburn End with all the Rovers supporters, and received a yellow card for going into the crowd. On 28 March, Dunn scored the winning goal from the penalty spot against rivals Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
at Turf Moor
Turf Moor
Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of...
.
On 26 January 2010, with Dunn's contract expiring at Rovers, he signed a new long-term two-and-a-half year contract to keep him with his boyhood club until at least July 2012. He then scored his ninth Premier League goal of the season against Arsenal in the 2–1 win at Ewood Park. Over the course of the 2009–10 season, Dunn scored in both games against Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
and Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, the latter of which being his 50th goal for his hometown club.
Dunn scored his first goal of the 2010/2011 season against Wolves with a close range header. On 2 February 2011, in the match against Tottenham Hotspur at Ewood Park
Ewood Park
Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
, Dunny made his 100th premier league appearance since returning to the club for a second spell which ended in a disappointing 1-0 defeat. On 5 February 2011, he came on for Brett Emerton
Brett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team...
in the 60th minute with Rovers down 3-2 against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, he netted a penalty kick in the 81st minute but couldn't prevent them from losing 4-3 after full time.
International career
Dunn has represented England at international level making 22 appearances scoring three goals for the England Under-21'sEngland national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
between 1999 and 2002.
In 2001, Dunn was called up to the England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
squad, but he did not win his first cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
until September 2002, when he replaced Kieron Dyer
Kieron Dyer
Kieron Courtney Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Ipswich, he is an attacking midfielder who played youth football for his home club before going on to make nearly 100 league appearances for the club's first team...
against Portugal.
Club career statistics
- (correct as of 6 October 2011
Club Season League Cup Europe UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C.Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....1998–99 14 1 5 0 0 0 19 1 1999–00 22 2 4 1 0 0 26 3 2000–01 42 12 10 6 0 0 52 18 2001–02 29 7 7 1 0 0 36 8 2002–03 28 8 4 0 4 0 36 8 Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...2003–04 21 2 4 0 0 0 25 2 2004–05 11 2 1 0 0 0 12 2 2005–06 15 2 5 1 0 0 20 3 2006–07 11 1 1 0 0 0 12 1 Total 58 7 11 1 0 0 69 8 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C.Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....2006–07 11 0 3 0 2 0 16 0 2007–08 31 1 3 0 4 0 38 1 2008–09 2008–09 in English footballThe 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while...15 1 2 0 0 0 17 1 2009–10 2009–10 in English footballThe 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...23 9 5 3 6 5 34 10 2010–11 2010–11 in English footballThe 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...27 2 0 0 0 0 27 2 2011–12 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Blackburn Total 246 32 44 9 10 0 300 30 Career Total 304 39 55 10 10 0 369 68
Personal life
Dunn has a daughter, Mia, with his ex-fiancee, EmmerdaleEmmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
actress Sammy Winward
Sammy Winward
Samantha Kate Winward is an English actress, singer and model. She is best known for playing Katie Sugden in the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale.-Personal life:...
, and a son, Isaac with his current wife Hayley.
Honours
Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
- League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: 2001–022002 Football League Cup FinalThe 2002 Worthington Cup Final was played between Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on Sunday, 24 February 2002. Blackburn won the match 2–1....