2010–11 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2010–11 season
Chairman	Steve Morgan OBE
Manager	Mick McCarthy
Premier League	17th
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	4th round
Top goalscorer	League: Steven Fletcher (10) All: Steven Fletcher (12)
Highest home attendance	29,086 (vs Blackpool, 26 February 2011)
Lowest home attendance	10,031 (vs Doncaster, 18 January 2011)
Average home league attendance	27,696
Home colours Away colours
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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.

Bohemians v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 July 2010	Bohemians	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Dublin
15:00 BST			Craddock   6' Fletcher   61' Mujangi Bia   90+2'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Referee: Richie Winter

Walsall v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 July 2010	Walsall	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Walsall
19:45 BST			Hemmings   11' Vokes   37', 43' Ebanks-Blake   66'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,963 Referee: Rob Lewis

RSC Charleroi v Wolverhampton Wanderers

24 July 2010	RSC Charleroi	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Charleroi
19:00 BST	Tormena   59'		Doyle   52' Edwards   83'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Laurent Colemonts

Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 July 2010	Reading	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Reading
20:00 BST	Sigurðsson   10' (pen.) Antonio   71'		Jones   80'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,628 Referee: Iain Williamson

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

31 July 2010	Leeds United	3–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 BST	Gradel   36' Sam   49' Johnson   85'		Jarvis   45+1'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 12,979 Referee: Nigel Miller

Heart of Midlothian v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 August 2010	Heart of Midlothian	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Edinburgh
19:00 BST			Halford   4' Ward   18'	Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 5,660 Referee: Dougie McDonald

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Athletic Bilbao

7 August 2010	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Fletcher   15' Ebanks-Blake   65'		López   36'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,502 Referee: Lee Mason

"Wolves Development XI" pre season results (all away): v Lisburn Distillery (15 July), v Glenavon (17 July), v Newport County (23 July), v Cheltenham Town (30 July), v Chasetown (2 August), 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]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City

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

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

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

Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa

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

Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United

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

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City

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

Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

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

Blackpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland

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

Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic

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

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

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

Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool

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

Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United

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

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham

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

Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

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

Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Result	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	L
Position	4	5	4	9	15	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	20	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	17	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	17	16	17

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

FA Cup

See also: 2010–11 FA Cup

Doncaster Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southend United

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: Colin Webster

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County

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: James Linington

Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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
•   = Yellow cards
•   = 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.	Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
1	GK	Marcus Hahnemann	14	0	3	0	0	0	17	0	1	0
2	DF	Jelle Van Damme †	4(2)	1	0	0	0	0	4(2)	1	2	0
3	DF	George Elokobi	23(4)	2	2	0	3	1	28(4)	3	5	1
4	MF	David Edwards	12(3)	1	1(1)	0	1	0	15(4)	1	1	0
5	DF	Richard Stearman	27(4)	0	3	0	2	1	31(4)	1	6	0
6	DF	Jody Craddock	14(1)	1	1	0	0	0	15(1)	1	5	0
7	MF	Michael Kightly	1(3)	0	0	0	0	0	1(3)	0	1	0	^[nb 1]
8	MF	Karl Henry (c)	28(1)	0	2	0	0	0	30(1)	0	8	1
9	FW	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	9(19)	7	0(1)	0	2(1)	0	11(21)	7	0	0
10	FW	Steven Fletcher	16(12)	10	3	1	1(1)	1	20(13)	12	1	0
11	DF	Stephen Ward	27(6)	1	2(1)	0	0	0	29(7)	1	2	0
12	MF	Stephen Hunt	14(7)	3	3	1	1	0	18(7)	4	5	0
13	GK	Wayne Hennessey	24	0	0	0	3	0	27	0	0	0
14	MF	David Jones	11(1)	1	1(1)	1	1	0	13(2)	2	1	0
15	MF	Greg Halford ¤	0(1)	0	0	0	2	0	2(1)	0	1	0
16	DF	Christophe Berra	31(1)	0	2	0	2	0	35(1)	0	6	1
17	MF	Matt Jarvis	35(2)	4	2(1)	1	1	0	38(3)	5	2	0
18	FW	Sam Vokes ¤	0(2)	0	0(2)	0	0	0	0(4)	0	0	0
19	FW	Andy Keogh ¤	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
19	FW	Marcus Bent ‡	0(3)	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(4)	0	0	0
19	MF	Adam Hammill	7(3)	0	0	0	0	0	7(3)	0	0	0
20	MF	Nenad Milijaš	20(3)	2	2	1	2	2	24(3)	5	2	0
21	DF	Michael Mancienne ‡	13(3)	0	0	0	1	0	14(3)	0	1	0
22	DF	Steven Mouyokolo	2(2)	0	1	0	2	0	5(2)	0	0	0
23	DF	Ronald Zubar	14(1)	1	2	0	1	0	17(1)	1	5	0
24	MF	Jamie O'Hara ‡	13(1)	3	0	0	0	0	13(1)	3	3	0
25	MF	Geoffrey Mujangi Bia ‡	0(1)	0	1	1	0(1)	0	1(2)	1	0	0
26	DF	Matt Hill ¤ †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[nb 2]
26	GK	Adriano Basso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	Leigh Griffiths	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Kevin Doyle	24(1)	5	1(1)	1	0(3)	2	25(5)	8	1	0
30	GK	Carl Ikeme ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[nb 3]
31	GK	Matt Murray †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[nb 4]
32	DF	Kevin Foley	29(3)	2	0	0	2(1)	1	31(4)	3	4	0
33	FW	Stefan Maierhofer ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	Adlène Guedioura	4(6)	1	0	0	2	0	6(6)	1	3	0
35	DF	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	John Dunleavy ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	David Davis ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	Sam Winnall ¤	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
39	DF	Danny Batth ¤	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
40	FW	Ashley Hemmings ¤	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
41	DF	Scott Malone ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	James Spray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	Jamie Reckord ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	Nathan Rooney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	GK	Aaron McCarey ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	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	Adlène Guedioura	Charleroi	Undisclosed^[1]
June 2010	Dominic Iorfa	Southend United	Free
June 2010	Jordan Keane	Derby County	Free
June 2010	Kristián Koštrna	Spartak Trnava	Free
1 June 2010	Jelle Van Damme	Anderlecht	£2.5 million^[2]
3 June 2010	Steven Fletcher	Burnley	£6.5 million^[6]
18 June 2010	Steven Mouyokolo	Hull City	Undisclosed^[3]
21 June 2010	Stephen Hunt	Hull City	£3,000,000^[4]
22 August 2010	Matt Doherty	Bohemians	£75,000^[36]
1 January 2011	Michael Ihiekwe	Liverpool	Free
20 January 2011	Adam Hammill	Barnsley	Undisclosed^[18]
27 January 2011	Leigh Griffiths	Dundee	Undisclosed^[19]
31 January 2011	Adriano Basso	Unattached	Free^[37]

Out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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