The club moved quickly after sacking Paul Ince yesterday and have swooped for the former Bolton and Newcastle manager.
The club said in a statement: "Blackburn Rovers are delighted to announce the appointment of Sam Allardyce as manager with immediate effect. Sam has signed a three-year contract."
Rovers were keen to make an appointment as soon as possible - especially as Allardyce had also been linked with the vacant position at Sunderland.
Blackburn chairman John Williams had said it would be a huge advantage for the new manager to be in position before Saturday's visit by Stoke.
Williams said: “You can't underestimate how much of a boost a physical presence could have on Saturday for what is an absolutely mammoth game.
“Everyone needs to know how big this game is as this is a time the club really has to come together.”
Allardyce, 54, will be officially unveiled at a news conference at Ewood Park at 4pm tomorrow.
His eight successful years as Bolton boss persuaded the Rovers board that he is the man to rescue Blackburn from the threat of relegation.
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Ince and Keane now for City?
They cant do anyworse than the midfield they have now?
Wayneold i guess Ince can now join, keane, hughes, maclaren, charlton, kidd, stiles etc in the pantheon of ex reds who have become abysmal managers.....
Fancy anyone calling their child Wayne.
SAM gets slagged a lot in the press but you can't fault his record of success with Bolton and he wasn't given any time at Newcastle. Unlike our own clown of a manager who is being given too much time.
Sam should be our manager and why he wasn't chosen over Hughes only Cook will know. Good luck Sam.
Another United great bites the dust when will Hughes follow?
I'm sad to say that I'd swap Big Sam for Mark Hughes in a hearbeat...............
wayneold the red, this pains me to say this "You are right"