| DALGLISH | Manager of Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United (8) |
| KENNY | ..... Dalglish, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United manager (5) |
| SHEARER | Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United striker (7) |
| STIG | .. Inge Bjornebye, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Norway defender (4) |
| HARKNESS | Steve, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Benfica and Sheffield Wednesday defender (8) |
| HOULLIER | Gerald _, late footballer and former manager of Liverpool FC who passed away in December (8) |
| CHARLTON | Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United manager (4,8) |
| ARNESLOT | Dutch coach appointed as manager of Liverpool in 2024 (4,4) |
| TOMASSON | Jon Dahl, former Denmark and Newcastle United striker (8) |
| OMICHERE | Bristol Rovers and 2022-24 Fleetwood striker (7,8) |
| RAFA | ____ Benitez, Spanish former manager of Liverpool and Newcastle United football clubs (4) |
| VAGABOND | Rover and very small governor form a relationship (8) |
| PETNAMES | Monickers - of Rover and Tibbles? (3,5) |
| BRAD | .... Friedel, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham and USA goalkeeper (4) |
| GILLESPIE | Keith ......... , 1994-2008 Northern Ireland, 1995-98 Newcastle United, 1998-2003 Blackburn Rovers and 2005-09 Sheffield United winger (9) |
| MORAN | Kevin ....., Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Republic of Ireland defender (5) |
| OVERTURE | Theme for a Rover & ute maybe (8) |
| KENNYDALGLISH | Scotland's most capped footballer, also manager of Celtic, Liverpool, Blackburn and Newcastle (5,8) |
| OATES | Graham ..... , 1969-74 Bradford City, 1974-76 Blackburn Rovers and 1976-78 Newcastle United defender/midfielder (5) |
| LUCASNEILL | Former captain of the Australian football team whose British clubs included Millwall, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United |
