2010–11 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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Wolverhampton Wanderers
2010–11 season
ChairmanSteve Morgan OBE
ManagerMick McCarthy
Premier League17th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steven Fletcher (10)
All: Steven Fletcher (12)
Highest home attendance29,086 (vs Blackpool, 26 February 2011)
Lowest home attendance10,031 (vs Doncaster, 18 January 2011)
Average home league attendance27,696
Away colours

The 2010–11 season was the 112th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the Premier League, the highest level of English football, for a second consecutive season.

Although this season was the club's 62nd at the top level of English football, it was the first time they had faced consecutive campaigns in the highest division since 1981–82. The previous season had seen them survive their return to the highest level with a 15th-place finish, eight points above the relegation zone.

The club survived for a second successive season after finishing 17th, one place above the relegation zone. Despite losing their final fixture, results elsewhere on the final day kept Wolves one point ahead of the bottom three teams.

Season review[]

Preparing for their second consecutive season in the Premier League, the club made five new additions. Beside turning the loan of Adlène Guedioura into a permanent deal,[1] the summer also saw the arrival of Belgian international defender Jelle Van Damme,[2] and two players captured from relegated Hull City - Steven Mouyokolo and Stephen Hunt;[3][4] the latter ending a pursuit that had begun during the previous transfer window.[5] Their most expensive new addition was striker Steven Fletcher who equalled the club's record fee of £6.5 million in joining from another relegated side, Burnley.[6] For a third successive season, England under-21 defender Michael Mancienne joined on loan from Chelsea.[7]

Those players not involved in the World Cup Finals resumed training at their Sir Jack Hayward training ground on 28 June,[8] before travelling for a four-day stay in Dublin, where they undertook their first pre-season game.[9] Preparations were completed with the only home friendly, a game against La Liga side Atletico Bilbao.

Competitive action began with a 2–1 victory over Stoke City, the first opening game Wolves had won since 1999.[10] Two successive draws followed to push them up to fourth place, the highest position the club had occupied in the English football system since October 1979.[11] However, after losing their unbeaten start with an injury time defeat at Fulham,[12] the team tumbled down the table after a run of five defeats in their next six games.

Three points were finally gained after defeating big-spending Manchester City in late October, but a run of four successive losses followed.[13] Two late goals at home to Sunderland swung the game in Wolves' favour to keep them in touch with fellow strugglers Wigan and West Ham at the end of November.[14] December brought two defeats, but also two much-needed victories - against local rivals Birmingham City,[15] and a shock win at Anfield; their first since 1984.[16]

Jelle Van Damme returned to Belgium after just a five-month stay at Wolves having struggled to adapt to England.

The January transfer window saw the exit of Jelle Van Damme, who returned to Belgium after failing to settle in England.[17] Two young players arrived in permanent deals - winger Adam Hammill from Championship team Barnsley,[18] and Scottish forward Leigh Griffiths.[19] On the field, the year began with a loss at relegation rivals West Ham before an unexpected win at home to reigning champions Chelsea.[20] Three successive league defeats, and an exit from the FA Cup followed, before the team again turned the table on its head by ending Manchester United's 29-match unbeaten streak.[21]

Matt Jarvis collects his Player of the Season award after the final game.

The first Black Country derby in the top flight for 27 years arrived in February, after snow had caused the original December date to be postponed.[22] The game ended all square, but only after West Bromwich Albion had canceled out loanee Jamie O'Hara's opener with a stoppage time equaliser.[23] The next weekend saw Wolves record their biggest victory of the Premier League era, as they thumped Blackpool 4–0 to lift themselves out of the relegation zone for the first time since September.[24] Four more points then followed, after games with Tottenham and Aston Villa.

April brought the news that striker Kevin Doyle had suffered ligament damage while on international duty with the Republic of Ireland and would struggle to feature again during the season.[25] As manager Mick McCarthy switched formations and line-ups to try to replace Doyle as the spearhead of a 4–5–1 formation, the team endured a run of just two points from a possible 15. With three games remaining the team remained in the drop zone, but in touch with a number of other clubs. The renewed goalscoring form of Steven Fletcher, helped yield two successive 3–1 victories that clawed the team out of the relegation zone before the final day.[26][27]

The final day of the 2010–11 season featured one of the tightest ever relegation battles. At the start of the day, six teams had still not assured their safety - with one, West Ham, already condemned to relegation. The remaining two places could potentially be filled by Wolves, Blackburn, Birmingham, Blackpool or Wigan. Wolves faced Blackburn at Molineux in the final game to feature the North Bank stand that had stood since 1992.[28]

A dismal first half performance left the home side 0–3 down at the half time interval, meaning they occupied a relegation place.[29] Despite moving up to 17th after Birmingham fell behind at Tottenham early in the second half, two key goals in the same minute sunk Wolves back into the mire as Birmingham equalised, and Wigan took the lead in their game at Stoke.[29] With just three minutes remaining at Molineux, a goal by Stephen Hunt reduced the deficit to 2–3, meaning Wolves were safe by virtue of goals scored (having tied Birmingham on points and goal difference).[29] An injury time goal by Tottenham then ended all doubt and sent Birmingham down, along with Blackpool who had eventually lost at champions Manchester United despite having at one point led.[29]

Wolves had survived in 17th place, on 40 points, a two-point improvement on the previous campaign despite a much more nervous finale.

Results[]

Pre season[]

Wolves' seven pre season games saw them face opposition from five different leagues. As had become common in recent years, only their final game was held at their Molineux home. A second "Wolves Development XI" team largely comprising academy prospects also played a series of matches during this period.

17 July 2010 Bohemians 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Dublin
15:00 BST Report Craddock 6'
Fletcher 61'
Mujangi Bia 90+2'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Referee:
20 July 2010 Walsall 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall
19:45 BST Report Hemmings 11'
Vokes 37', 43'
Ebanks-Blake 66'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,963
Referee:
24 July 2010 RSC Charleroi 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Charleroi
19:00 BST Tormena 59' Report Doyle 52'
Edwards 83'		 Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Referee:
27 July 2010 Reading 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
20:00 BST Sigurðsson 10' (pen.)
Antonio 71'		 Report Jones 80' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,628
Referee:
31 July 2010 Leeds United 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST Gradel 36'
Sam 49'
Johnson 85'		 Report Jarvis 45+1' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 12,979
Referee:
3 August 2010 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Edinburgh
19:00 BST Report Halford 4'
Ward 18'		 Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 5,660
Referee: Dougie McDonald
7 August 2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Fletcher 15'
Ebanks-Blake 65'		 Report López 36' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,502
Referee: Lee Mason

"Wolves Development XI" pre season results (all away): 4–1 v Lisburn Distillery (15 July), 1–0 v Glenavon (17 July), 0–2 v Newport County (23 July), 1–0 v Cheltenham Town (30 July), 7–1 v Chasetown (2 August), 4–2 v Telford United (10 August)

Premier League[]

See also: 2010–11 Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2010–11 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2010, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[30]

14 August 2010 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Stoke City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Jones 37'
Fletcher 39'		 Report Faye 55' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,850 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
21 August 2010 2 Everton 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 BST Cahill 43' Report Ebanks-Blake 74' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,767 (2,857 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
28 August 2010 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Ebanks-Blake 43' Report Carroll 62' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,745 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
11 September 2010 4 Fulham 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Dembélé 49', 90+1' Report Van Damme 10' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,280 (1,566 away fans)
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 September 2010 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST van der Vaart 77' (pen.)
Pavlyuchenko 87'
Hutton 90+1'		 Report Fletcher 45' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,940 (1,700 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
26 September 2010 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
14:05 BST Jarvis 61' Report Downing 27'
Heskey 88'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,511 (2,596 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
2 October 2010 7 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wigan
12:45 BST Gómez 65'
Rodallega 85'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,042 (2,088 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
16 October 2010 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 West Ham United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Jarvis 10' Report Noble 53' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,582 (2,591 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 October 2010 9 Chelsea 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Malouda 23'
Kalou 81'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,752 (1,475 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
30 October 2010 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Manchester City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Milijaš 30'
Edwards 57'		 Report Adebayor 23' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,971 (2,588 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
6 November 2010 11 Manchester United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT Park 45', 90+3' Report Ebanks-Blake 66' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,285 (1,886 away fans)
Referee: Phil Dowd
10 November 2010 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Arsenal Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Report Chamakh 1', 90+4' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,329 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 November 2010 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Foley 69'
Fletcher 77'		 Report Stearman 1' (o.g.)
Elmander 62'
Holden 67'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,508 (994 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
20 November 2010 14 Blackpool 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Varney 3'
Harewood 44'		 Report Doyle 86' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,922 (2,140 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
27 November 2010 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Foley 50'
Hunt 81'
Ebanks-Blake 89'		 Report Bent 67'
Welbeck 77'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,112 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
4 December 2010 16 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
15:00 GMT Dunn 29'
Emerton 43'
Nelsen 55'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,314 (2,356 away fans)
Referee: Howard Webb
12 December 2010 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
13:30 GMT Hunt 45' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,150 (2,287 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 December 2010 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Fletcher 87' Report Rodallega 9'
Cleverley 20'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,901 (604 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
29 December 2010 19 Liverpool 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
20:00 GMT Report Ward 56' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,614 (1,771 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
1 January 2011 20 West Ham United 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Zubar 51' (o.g.)
Sears 79'		 Report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 33,500 (2,053 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
5 January 2011 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Chelsea Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Bosingwa 5' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,432 (2,436 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 January 2011 22 Manchester City 4–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT K. Touré 40'
Tevez 49', 66'
Y. Touré 54'		 Report Milijaš 12'
Doyle 68' (pen.)
Zubar 86'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,672 (2,800 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
22 January 2011 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Liverpool Wolverhampton
12:45 GMT Report Torres 36', 90+1'
Meireles 50'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,869 (2,598 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2 February 2011 24 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
20:00 GMT Sturridge 90+2' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 18,944 (1,902 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
5 February 2011 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Manchester United Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT Elokobi 10'
Doyle 40'		 Report Nani 3' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,811 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
12 February 2011 26 Arsenal 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT van Persie 16', 56' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,050 (2,000 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
20 February 2011 27 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
12:00 GMT Vela 90+2' Report O'Hara 39' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,170 (2,700 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
26 February 2011 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Blackpool Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Jarvis 2'
O'Hara 54'
Ebanks-Blake 78', 90'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,086 (1,488 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
6 March 2011 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
16:00 GMT Doyle 20', 40' (pen.)
Fletcher 87'		 Report Defoe 30', 35'
Pavlyuchenko 48'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,669 (2,576 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
19 March 2011 30 Aston Villa 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Jarvis 38' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,965 (2,720 away fans)
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 April 2011 31 Newcastle United 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Nolan 22'
Ameobi 45'
Løvenkrands 50'
Gutiérrez 90+3'		 Report Ebanks-Blake 58' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,939 (2,750 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
9 April 2011 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Everton Wolverhampton
12:45 BST Report Beckford 21'
Neville 39'
Bilyaletdinov 45'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,352 (1,926 away fans)
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 April 2011 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Fulham Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Fletcher 22' Report Johnson 80' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,825 (1,494 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 April 2011 34 Stoke City 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST Jones 16'
Shawcross 45+1'
Pennant 51'		 Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,030 (2,474 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
1 May 2011 35 Birmingham City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
12:00 BST Larsson 27' Report Fletcher 7' (pen.) Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,072 (2,492 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 May 2011 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
12:00 BST Fletcher 15', 47'
Guedioura 28'		 Report Odemwingie 55' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,510 (2,541 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
14 May 2011 37 Sunderland 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
12:45 BST Sessègnon 34' Report Craddock 22'
Fletcher 54'
Elokobi 78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,273 (1,911 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
22 May 2011 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
16:00 BST O'Hara 73'
Hunt 87'		 Report Roberts 22'
Emerton 38'
Hoilett 45+1'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,009 (2,599 away fans)
Referee: Howard Webb

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Wigan Athletic 38 9 15 14 40 61 –21 42
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 7 20 46 66 –20 40
18 Birmingham City 38 8 15 15 37 58 –21 39
19 Blackpool 38 10 9 19 55 78 –23 39
20 West Ham United 38 7 12 19 43 70 –27 33

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 7 20 46 66  −20 40 8 4 7 30 30  0 3 3 13 16 36  −20

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
ResultWDDLLLLDLWLLLLWLWLWLWLLLWLDWDWLLDLDWWL
Position454915171919191919191919192019201920171819202020201719181919191919171617
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

See also: 2010–11 FA Cup
8 January 2011 R3 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Doncaster
15:00 BST Sharp 41'
Hayter 43'		 Report Milijaš 38'
Hunt 58' (pen.)		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,616 (1,856 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
18 January 2011 R3 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Doncaster Rovers Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Fletcher 5'
Mujangi Bia 61'
Doyle 66'
Jarvis 74'
Jones 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 10,031 (643 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 January 2011 R4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Stoke City Wolverhampton
13:00 GMT Report Huth 81' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,967 (2,148 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones

League Cup[]

See also: 2010–11 Football League Cup
24 August 2010 R2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Southend United Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Milijaš 27' (pen.)
Stearman 120+3'		 Report Easton 80' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 10,284 (282 away fans)
Referee:
21 September 2010 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4��2 (a.e.t.) Notts County Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Milijaš 83' (pen.)
Fletcher 92'
Doyle 105+2', 119'		 Report Hughes 57'
Smith 114'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,516 (704 away fans)
Referee:
26 October 2010 R4 Manchester United 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
20:00 BST Bébé 56'
Park 70'
Hernández 90'		 Report Elokobi 60'
Foley 76'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 46,083 (909 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason

Players[]

New squad rules operated in the Premier League for the season. Squads were capped at 25 senior players (those aged 21 and above at the beginning of 2010), and all squads had to include a minimum of 8 "homegrown" players.[31][32] Wolves squads included 14, then 15, such players.[33][34]

Statistics[]

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

  • # = Squad number
  • Pos = Playing position
  • P = Number of games played
  • G = Number of goals scored
  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • DF = Defender
  • MF = Midfielder
  • FW = Forward
  • A yellow card = Yellow cards
  • A red card = Red cards
  • † Permanent player left club during the season
  • ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1 GK United States Marcus Hahnemann 14 0 3 0 0 0 17 0 1 0
2 DF Belgium Jelle Van Damme † 4(2) 1 0 0 0 0 4(2) 1 2 0
3 DF Cameroon George Elokobi 23(4) 2 2 0 3 1 28(4) 3 5 1
4 MF Wales David Edwards 12(3) 1 1(1) 0 1 0 15(4) 1 1 0
5 DF England Richard Stearman 27(4) 0 3 0 2 1 31(4) 1 6 0
6 DF England Jody Craddock 14(1) 1 1 0 0 0 15(1) 1 5 0
7 MF England Michael Kightly 1(3) 0 0 0 0 0 1(3) 0 1 0 [nb 1]
8 MF England Karl Henry (c) 28(1) 0 2 0 0 0 30(1) 0 8 1
9 FW England Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 9(19) 7 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 11(21) 7 0 0
10 FW Scotland Steven Fletcher 16(12) 10 3 1 1(1) 1 20(13) 12 1 0
11 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ward 27(6) 1 2(1) 0 0 0 29(7) 1 2 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt 14(7) 3 3 1 1 0 18(7) 4 5 0
13 GK Wales Wayne Hennessey 24 0 0 0 3 0 27 0 0 0
14 MF England David Jones 11(1) 1 1(1) 1 1 0 13(2) 2 1 0
15 MF England Greg Halford ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0 1 0
16 DF Scotland Christophe Berra 31(1) 0 2 0 2 0 35(1) 0 6 1
17 MF England Matt Jarvis 35(2) 4 2(1) 1 1 0 38(3) 5 2 0
18 FW Wales Sam Vokes ¤ 0(2) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 0(4) 0 0 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
19 FW England Marcus Bent ‡ 0(3) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1(4) 0 0 0
19 MF England Adam Hammill 7(3) 0 0 0 0 0 7(3) 0 0 0
20 MF Serbia Nenad Milijaš 20(3) 2 2 1 2 2 24(3) 5 2 0
21 DF England Michael Mancienne ‡ 13(3) 0 0 0 1 0 14(3) 0 1 0
22 DF France Steven Mouyokolo 2(2) 0 1 0 2 0 5(2) 0 0 0
23 DF Guadeloupe Ronald Zubar 14(1) 1 2 0 1 0 17(1) 1 5 0
24 MF England Jamie O'Hara ‡ 13(1) 3 0 0 0 0 13(1) 3 3 0
25 MF Belgium Geoffrey Mujangi Bia ‡ 0(1) 0 1 1 0(1) 0 1(2) 1 0 0
26 DF England Matt Hill ¤ † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [nb 2]
26 GK Brazil Adriano Basso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle 24(1) 5 1(1) 1 0(3) 2 25(5) 8 1 0
30 GK Nigeria Carl Ikeme ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [nb 3]
31 GK England Matt Murray † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [nb 4]
32 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley 29(3) 2 0 0 2(1) 1 31(4) 3 4 0
33 FW Austria Stefan Maierhofer ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Algeria Adlène Guedioura 4(6) 1 0 0 2 0 6(6) 1 3 0
35 DF England Ethan Ebanks-Landell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Republic of Ireland John Dunleavy ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England David Davis ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW England Sam Winnall ¤ 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
39 DF England Danny Batth ¤ 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
40 FW England Ashley Hemmings ¤ 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
41 DF England Scott Malone ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW England James Spray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF England Jamie Reckord ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Republic of Ireland Nathan Rooney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF Republic of Ireland Matt Doherty 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
  1. ^ Kightly was omitted from the squad list submitted after the Summer transfer window due to continuing injury problems.
  2. ^ Hill was omitted from the squad list submitted after the Summer transfer window.
  3. ^ Ikeme was omitted from the squad list submitted after the January transfer window after undergoing shoulder surgery.
  4. ^ Murray announced his playing retirement due to multiple injury problems in August 2010.

Awards[]

Award Winner[35]
Fans' Player of the Season Matt Jarvis
Players' Player of the Season Matt Jarvis
Young Player of the Season Matt Doherty
Academy Player of the Season Johnny Gorman
Goal of the Season Jamie O'Hara
(vs West Bromwich Albion, 20 February 2011)

Transfers[]

See also: List of English football transfers summer 2010 and List of English football transfers winter 2010–11

In[]

Date Player From Fee
10 May 2010 Algeria Adlène Guedioura Belgium Charleroi Undisclosed[1]
June 2010 England Dominic Iorfa Southend United Free
June 2010 Republic of Ireland Jordan Keane Derby County Free
June 2010 Slovakia Kristián Koštrna Slovakia Spartak Trnava Free
1 June 2010 Belgium Jelle Van Damme Belgium Anderlecht £2.5 million[2]
3 June 2010 Scotland Steven Fletcher Burnley £6.5 million[6]
18 June 2010 France Steven Mouyokolo Hull City Undisclosed[3]
21 June 2010 Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt Hull City £3,000,000[4]
22 August 2010 Republic of Ireland Matt Doherty Republic of Ireland Bohemians £75,000[36]
1 January 2011 England Michael Ihiekwe Liverpool Free
20 January 2011 England Adam Hammill Barnsley Undisclosed[18]
27 January 2011 Scotland Leigh Griffiths Scotland Dundee Undisclosed[19]
31 January 2011 Brazil Adriano Basso Unattached Free[37]

Out[]

Date Player To Fee
12 May 2010 England Jason Shackell Barnsley Undisclosed[38]
25 May 2010 England Mark Little Peterborough United Free[39]
1 June 2010 Scotland Chris Iwelumo Burnley Undisclosed[40]
11 June 2010 England Daniel Jones Sheffield Wednesday Free[41]
14 June 2010 England George Friend Doncaster Rovers Free[42]
22 June 2010 England Andrew Surman Norwich City Undisclosed[43]
1 July 2010 England Kyle Bennett Bury Released
1 July 2010 Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote Guerin-Lokonga Jarrow Roofing Released
1 July 2010 England Paul McCone Stourbridge Released
1 August 2010 England Jack Metcalf United States Clemson Tigers Released
26 August 2010 England Matt Murray Retired –[44]
1 January 2011 Belgium Jelle Van Damme Belgium Standard Liège £2.5 million[17]
24 January 2011 England Matt Hill Released Free[45]

Loans in[]

Date Player From End date
11 May 2010 Belgium Geoffrey Mujangi Bia Belgium Charleroi End of season[46]
26 August 2010 England Michael Mancienne Chelsea End of season[7]
31 August 2010 England Marcus Bent Birmingham City 4 January 2011[47]
30 January 2011 England Jamie O'Hara Tottenham End of season[48]

Loans out[]

Date Player To End date
1 July 2010 England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Peterborough United End of season[49]
3 August 2010 Austria Stefan Maierhofer Germany MSV Duisburg End of season[50]
5 August 2010 Wales Sam Vokes Bristol City 5 January 2011[51]
25 August 2010 Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh Wales Cardiff City 31 January 2011[52]
26 August 2010 Nigeria Carl Ikeme Leicester City 25 November 2010[53]
9 September 2010 England David Davis Walsall 21 October 2010[54]
19 October 2010 England Greg Halford Portsmouth 3 January 2011[55]
20 October 2010 England Matt Hill Barnsley 16 November 2010[56]
22 October 2010 England Scott Malone Burton Albion End of season[57]
22 October 2010 England Ashley Hemmings Torquay United 31 January 2011[58]
25 November 2010 England Matt Hill Barnsley 22 January 2011[59]
25 November 2010 England Danny Batth Sheffield United 29 December 2010[60]
12 January 2011 Republic of Ireland John Dunleavy Barnet 9 February 2011[61]
13 January 2011 England Greg Halford Portsmouth End of season[62]
31 January 2011 Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh Bristol City 14 April 2011[63]
31 January 2011 England David Davis Shrewsbury Town End of season[64]
10 February 2011 England Sam Winnall Burton Albion End of season[65]
15 February 2011 Wales Sam Vokes Sheffield United 20 March 2011[66]
16 February 2011 Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey Telford United 14 March 2011[67]
7 March 2011 England Jamie Reckord Northampton Town End of season[68]
16 March 2011 England Danny Batth Sheffield Wednesday End of season[69]
24 March 2011 Wales Sam Vokes Norwich City 22 April 2011[70]

Management and coaching staff[]

Position Name
Manager Mick McCarthy
Assistant manager Terry Connor
First team fitness and conditioning coach Tony Daley
Goalkeeping coach Pat Mountain
Development coach, 18-21s Steve Weaver
Academy manager Kevin Thelwell
Assistant academy manager/under-18s coach Mick Halsall
Club doctor Dr Matthew Perry
Head of Medical Department Steve Kemp
Club physio Alan Peacham

Kit[]

The season saw new home and away kits, both manufactured by new supplier .[71] The home kit featured the club's traditional gold and black colours while the away kit was all black with gold piping.[72] Both shirts featured the internet gambling company Sportingbet.com as sponsor.[73]

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