The 2021/22 season ultimately ended in a rather disappointing way for Blackburn Rovers.

An excellent start to the campaign had seen the Ewood Park club threaten to challenge for automatic promotion.

However, a run of just four wins from their final 18 games saw Tony Mowbray's side drop out of the top six completely, eventually finishing eighth in the final Championship table.

One thing that was noticable about Blackburn over the course of that campaign, was a rather significant change in playing style.

While as the 2020/21 season has seen Rovers aim for a flowing, possession based approach, Mowbray opted for a different strategy, after an underwhelming 15th place finish during that campaign.

This time time around, the club took a different approach, often preferring to play without the ball, and becoming much more combative on the pitch.

But how did that impact on Blackburn's disciplinary record across the course of the campaign in comparision to the other 23 clubs in the Championship?

Here, we've taken a look at the number of yellow and red cards shown to Rovers players over the course of the season, according to WhoScored, in order to find out.

Looking at those statistics, it is clear to see that the change in style from Blackburn this season, certainly earned them plenty of attention from Championship referees.

Across the course of the campaign, Blackburn were shown 107 yellow cards, which is more than any other club in the second-tier received during the season, highlighting the physical approach they took.

Indeed, it is a similar story when it comes to dismissals, with Rovers picking up five red cards over the course of the campaign.

Interestingly, those red cards were each given to a different player, with Hayden Carter, Darragh Lenihan, Ryan Nyambe, Tayo Edun and Jan Paul van Hecke all receiving their marching orders while playing for Rovers.

Across the whole Championship, only West Brom, who finished tenth, and Derby, who would have been mid-table but for the points deduction that saw them relegated, received more red cards, with both teams having players sent off on seven occasions.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth, who claimed automatic promotion, matched Blackburn for being shown five red cards during the season.

With that approach having taking Blackburn close, but not close enough to a top six spot, there will be plenty of interest heading into the new season, about whether whoever replaces Mowbray will continue with that, or look to change styles again for 2022/23.