Rovers and UEFA Champions League

[Branton Rover]

Billy Bremner captained Jimmy Armfield’s Leeds team in the 1975 European Cup final.

[Branton Rover]

Billy Bremner 1975 European Cup Final captain as well in Jimmy Armfields team

[RoversInSpain]

Here's a variant question.

Which players have played against us, then gone on to play in a European Cup/Champs League Final.

The following did it in the same season 18 years ago.

Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboué
Alexander Hleb
Gilberto Silva
Plus Senderos and van Persie played against us and were unused subs in the final.

Please don’t mention Gilberto Silva, I’ve just started to cry again and write another letter to Mr Heffernan as to why he didn’t lump it into Asda, Airfield or just anywhere really…. Soooo close

[Chris Black come back]

Here's a variant question.

Which players have played against us, then gone on to play in a European Cup/Champs League Final.

The following did it in the same season 18 years ago.

Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboué
Alexander Hleb
Gilberto Silva
Plus Senderos and van Persie played against us and were unused subs in the final.

James Milner and Adam Lallana.
Danny Rose.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Here's a variant question.

Which players have played against us, then gone on to play in a European Cup/Champs League Final.

The following did it in the same season 18 years ago.

Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboué
Alexander Hleb
Gilberto Silva
Plus Senderos and van Persie played against us and were unused subs in the final.

James Milner and Adam Lallana.
Danny Rose.

Keegan, Hughes, Clements and Smith? I can't find the lineups for the cup matches in 74.

[drfchound]

This thread has gone miles away from what was asked in the OP.

[pib]

Here's a variant question.

Which players have played against us, then gone on to play in a European Cup/Champs League Final.

The following did it in the same season 18 years ago.

Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboué
Alexander Hleb
Gilberto Silva
Plus Senderos and van Persie played against us and were unused subs in the final.

Harry Kane. Played (and scored) at the KM for Millwall, and played in the Champions League final in 2019.

Dele Alli also played in the same final, having played for Milton Keynes against us twice in the 2014-15 season.

Edit - Jordan Henderson also, played in a few finals for Liverpool. Played against Rovers for Coventry when he was on loan there in March 2009.

Add also Riyad Mahrez. And probably Kyle Walker and John Stones who surely must've played against us in their Sheff Utd/Barnsley days (haven't got time to check)

[NickDRFC]

Here's a variant question.

Which players have played against us, then gone on to play in a European Cup/Champs League Final.

The following did it in the same season 18 years ago.

Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboué
Alexander Hleb
Gilberto Silva
Plus Senderos and van Persie played against us and were unused subs in the final.

Harry Kane. Played (and scored) at the KM for Millwall, and played in the Champions League final in 2019.

Dele Alli also played in the same final, having played for Milton Keynes against us twice in the 2014-15 season.

Edit - Jordan Henderson also, played in a few finals for Liverpool. Played against Rovers for Coventry when he was on loan there in March 2009.

Add also Riyad Mahrez. And probably Kyle Walker and John Stones who surely must've played against us in their Sheff Utd/Barnsley days (haven't got time to check)

Harry Maguire must also have played against us, and Rickie Lambert probably played in the Champs League.

I bet there are also a ton of players we played against in the Championship years who would have played for smaller, non-English teams.

[pib]

Here's a variant question.

Which players have played against us, then gone on to play in a European Cup/Champs League Final.

The following did it in the same season 18 years ago.

Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboué
Alexander Hleb
Gilberto Silva
Plus Senderos and van Persie played against us and were unused subs in the final.

Harry Kane. Played (and scored) at the KM for Millwall, and played in the Champions League final in 2019.

Dele Alli also played in the same final, having played for Milton Keynes against us twice in the 2014-15 season.

Edit - Jordan Henderson also, played in a few finals for Liverpool. Played against Rovers for Coventry when he was on loan there in March 2009.

Add also Riyad Mahrez. And probably Kyle Walker and John Stones who surely must've played against us in their Sheff Utd/Barnsley days (haven't got time to check)

Harry Maguire must also have played against us, and Rickie Lambert probably played in the Champs League.

I bet there are also a ton of players we played against in the Championship years who would have played for smaller, non-English teams.

They both probably did. Not sure either got to a final though (I appreciate BST's question was a different one to the OP).

Ryan Bertrand is another. Played against us multiple times on loan for Oldham, Norwich, Reading and probably others. Started (and won) the CL with Chelsea in 2012.

Looking at it, there are loads aren't there? We faced some very decent players over the years, especially in our Championship days.

[Chris Black come back]

Here's a variant question.

Which players have played against us, then gone on to play in a European Cup/Champs League Final.

The following did it in the same season 18 years ago.

Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboué
Alexander Hleb
Gilberto Silva
Plus Senderos and van Persie played against us and were unused subs in the final.

Harry Kane. Played (and scored) at the KM for Millwall, and played in the Champions League final in 2019.

Dele Alli also played in the same final, having played for Milton Keynes against us twice in the 2014-15 season.

Edit - Jordan Henderson also, played in a few finals for Liverpool. Played against Rovers for Coventry when he was on loan there in March 2009.

Add also Riyad Mahrez. And probably Kyle Walker and John Stones who surely must've played against us in their Sheff Utd/Barnsley days (haven't got time to check)

Harry Maguire must also have played against us, and Rickie Lambert probably played in the Champs League.

I bet there are also a ton of players we played against in the Championship years who would have played for smaller, non-English teams.

Rickie Lambert has definitely played in the Champions League group stage. In 2014/15 he appeared for Liverpool three times in their Group B games, including scoring their opener against Ludogorets.

[Chris Black come back]

Probably a much, much smaller list of players who have played against us, and then gone on to appear in the Champions League group stages or later for non-English (or non-UK) clubs. A few much further up in the thread.

[Draytonian III]

What about the Leicester City team that we beat at home with an own goal some of them must have played in the Champions League a couple of years later

[Draytonian III]

Fredico Machedo the lad we had on loan from Man Utd did he play in Champions League after he left Old Trafford.
One who might have played before joined Rovers would be Mark Atkins at Blackburn