Tim Flowers
A formidable and reliable English goalkeeper whose stellar season anchored Blackburn Rovers' unlikely Premier League title triumph.
Born 1967 (age 59)·English footballer·Birthday: February 3·Generation X
Biography
Tim Flowers carved out a reputation as one of English football's most dependable and physically imposing goalkeepers during the 1990s. His career began at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but it was at Southampton where he first established himself as a Premier League number one, making over 150 appearances. His defining move came in 1993 when Kenny Dalglish signed him for Blackburn Rovers. At Ewood Park, Flowers became the last line of defense for a team built to win. In the 1994-95 season, he was immense, keeping 21 clean sheets as Blackburn held off Manchester United to claim the Premier League crown, a landmark achievement for the club. His performances earned him the first of 11 England caps. Known for his commanding presence, sharp reflexes, and a powerful, long-range goal kick, Flowers remained a top-flight stalwart with later spells at Leicester City and Manchester City before moving into coaching and management.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Tim was born in 1967, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Tim Was Born
The biggest hits of 1967
#1 Movie
The Jungle Book
Best Picture
In the Heat of the Night
#1 TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Tim's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1967Born
Summer of Love in San Francisco; first Super Bowl
Gas: $0.33/galHome: $14,250Min wage: $1.40/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"To Sir, with Love" — LuluBest Picture: In the Heat of the Night
1972Started school
Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1980Became a teenager
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1983Could drive
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1985Could vote
Live Aid concerts raise money for Ethiopian famine
Gas: $1.12/galHome: $62,900Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Careless Whisper" — Wham!Best Picture: Out of Africa
1988Turned 21
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1997Turned 30
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash; Harry Potter published
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $104,100Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Candle in the Wind 1997" — Elton JohnBest Picture: Titanic
2007Turned 40
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2017Turned 50
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2026Age 59 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Was the first-choice goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers during their 1994-95 Premier League title-winning campaign.
- Earned 11 caps for the England national team, serving as a squad member for Euro 1992.
- Made over 350 appearances in the English Premier League for clubs including Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, and Leicester City.
- Won the Football League Cup with Blackburn Rovers in 2002, near the end of his tenure at the club.
Did You Know?
He was in goal for Blackburn on the final day of the 1994-95 season when they lost to Liverpool but still won the league because Manchester United could only draw.
He started his career as an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers but did not make a first-team league appearance for them.
After retiring, he became a goalkeeping coach and later managed in non-league football, including Solihull Moors and Barnet.
He conceded a famous long-range goal from Manchester United's Eric Cantona in 1996, chipped from near the halfway line.
“You don't win the league without a solid man between the posts.”
