2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
2010–11 season | |||
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Chairman | John Williams | ||
Manager | Sam Allardyce (until 13 December) Steve Kean | ||
Ground | Ewood Park (capacity 31,154) | ||
Premier League | 15th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Jason Roberts (5) All: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Mame Biram Diouf (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 29,867 (vs. Manchester United, 14 May) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 9,235 (vs. Norwich City, 24 August) | ||
Average home league attendance | 24,999 (Premier League) 23,548 (Overall) | ||
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The 2010–11 season was Blackburn Rovers' 123rd season as a professional football club. The 2010–11 season was also Blackburn Rovers' 17th season in the Premier League, and their 10th consecutive season in the top division of English football.
In November 2010, the Indian company V H Group bought Blackburn Rovers under the name of Venky's London Limited for £23 million.[1] A few weeks later the new owners sacked manager Sam Allardyce and replaced him with first-team coach Steve Kean, initially on a temporary basis, but by January 2011 he had been awarded a full-time contract until June 2013.[2][3] Kean's appointment was shrouded in a great deal of controversy since his agent Jerome Anderson had earlier played a major role in advising Venky's during the takeover of the club in the preceding months.[4][5][6]
First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club
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Technical staff[edit]
Last updated: December 2010 |
Medical staff[edit]
Last updated: December 2010
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Results
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]10 July 2010 17:00 | Sturm Graz | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Graz |
[ Report] | Stadium: UPC-Arena Attendance: 3,515 |
10 July 2010 15:00 | Vauxhall Motors | 0 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Ellesmere Port |
[ Report] | Aley 9' Rodrigo Branco 56' Blackman 61' |
Stadium: Rivacre Park |
14 July 2010 | Kendal Town | 2 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Kendal |
Keiran Walmsley | [ Report] | Matthew Pearson 15' Blackman 17', 55' |
Stadium: Lakeland Radio Stadium Attendance: 337 |
17 July 2010 15:00 | Fleetwood Town | 0 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Fleetwood |
[ Report] | Roberts 7' Nzonzi 84' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,570 |
17 July 2010 15:00 | Southport | 0 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Southport |
[ Report] | Chimbonda 18' Rigters 23' Dunn 82' |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 469 |
20 July 2010 19:45 | Preston North End | 3 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Preston |
Hayes 19', 45' Chris Brown 59' (pen.) |
[ Report] | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,067 |
21 July 2010 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | 1 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield |
Guðjónsson 17' | [ Report] | Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 6,651 |
24 July 2010 15:00 | Rhyl | 0 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Rhyl |
[ Report] | Blackman 60', 90' | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 428 |
25 July 2010 15:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Sydney |
Edu Miller |
[ Report] | Dunn | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 14,153 |
27 July 2010 19:45 | Barrow | 0 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Barrow-in-Furness |
[ Report] | Nick Blackman | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: Unknown |
28 July 2010 18:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 | AEK Athens | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Sydney |
Scocco 21' Liberopoulos 24' |
[ Report] | Jones 81' | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 9,483 |
31 July 2010 19:15 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 | Sydney FC | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Sydney |
Brosque 81' | [ Report] | Emerton 37' Pedersen 67' |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 15,237 |
7 August 2010 15:00 | Burscough | 0 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Burscough |
[ report] | Rodrigo Branco | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 163 |
7 August 2010 15:00 | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Edinburgh |
Santana 25' | [ Report] | M. Diouf 60' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 6,333 |
8 August 2010 | Celtic | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Glasgow |
Fortuné 16' | [ Report] | Dunn 11' Judge 72' |
Stadium: Celtic Park |
Premier League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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13 | Stoke City | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 46 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 43 | |
16 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 42 | |
17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Stoke City qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League as FA Cup runners-up to Champions League-qualified Manchester City.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 43 | −19 |
Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11
Results per matchday
[edit]August
[edit]14 August 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Everton | Blackburn |
Kalinić 14' | [Report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,869 |
21 August 2010 15:00 | Birmingham City | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
Gardner 57', 71' | [ Report] | Nzonzi 54' | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,394 |
28 August 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 2 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
M. Diouf 27' | [ Report] | Walcott 20' Arshavin 51' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,059 |
September
[edit]11 September 2010 15:00 | Manchester City | 1 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Vieira 55' | [ Report] | Kalinić 25' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,246 |
18 September 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Fulham | Blackburn |
Samba 30' | [ Report] | Dempsey 56' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,729 |
25 September 2010 15:00 | Blackpool | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Blackpool |
Phillips 85' | [ Report] | Adam 20' (o.g.) Emerton 90' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,908 |
October
[edit]2 October 2010 15:00 | Stoke City | 1 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stoke-on-Trent |
Walters 48' | [ Report] | Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 25,515 |
18 October 2010 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 0 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
[ Report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,894 |
24 October 2010 15:00 | Liverpool | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
Kyrgiakos 48' Torres 53' Rodríguez 67' Meireles 82' |
[ Report] | Olsson 28' Givet 28' Carragher 51' (o.g.) Grella 90+4' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,328 |
30 October 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 2 | Chelsea | Blackburn |
Benjani 21' | [ Report] | Anelka 39' Ivanović 84' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,836 |
November
[edit]6 November 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 1 | Wigan Athletic | Blackburn |
Pedersen 58' Roberts 67' |
[ Report] | N'Zogbia 74' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,413 |
10 November 2010 19:45 | Newcastle United | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Carroll 47' | [ Report] | Pedersen 3' Roberts 82' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 41,053 |
13 November 2010 15:00 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Bale 16', 75' Pavlyuchenko 42' Crouch 69' |
[ Report] | Dunn 80' Givet 90' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,700 |
21 November 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 0 | Aston Villa | Blackburn |
Pedersen 46', 66' | [ Report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,848 |
27 November 2010 15:00 | Manchester United | 7 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Berbatov 2', 27', 47', 62', 70' Park 23' Nani 48' |
[ report] | Samba 83' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,850 |
December
[edit]4 December 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn |
Dunn 20' Emerton 43' Nelsen 55' |
[ report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,314 |
12 December 2010 15:00 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton |
Muamba 65' Holden 88' |
[ report] | M. Diouf 87' | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,471 |
17 December 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
Nelsen 51' | [ report] | Stanislas 78' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,934 |
26 December 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 2 | Stoke City | Blackburn |
[ report] | Huth 50' Wilson 90' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,440 |
28 December 2010 15:00 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
Thomas 17' | [ report] | Kalinić 3', 54' M. Diouf 63' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,440 |
January
[edit]1 January 2011 15:00 | Sunderland | 3 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
Welbeck 11' Bent 19' Gyan 89' |
[ report] | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,242 |
5 January 2011 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
Benjani 38', 57' Olsson 32' |
[ report] | Gerrard 81' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,522 |
15 January 2011 15:00 | Chelsea | 2 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Ivanović 57' Anelka 76' |
[ report] | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,846 |
23 January 2011 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Blackburn |
Tamaș 41' (o.g.) Hoilett 47' |
[ report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,057 |
February
[edit]2 February 2011 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn |
[ report] | Crouch 3' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,253 |
5 February 2011 15:00 | Wigan Athletic | 4 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
McCarthy 35', 56' Rodallega 50' Watson 65' (pen.) |
[ report] | Roberts 23' Samba 58' Dunn 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,567 (4,500 away) |
12 February 2011 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 0 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
[ report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,781 |
26 February 2011 15:00 | Aston Villa | 4 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
Young 49', 82' Hanley 62' (o.g.) Downing 64' |
[ report] | Kalinić 81' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,309 (290 away) |
March
[edit]5 March 2011 15:00 | Fulham | 3 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Duff 37', 59' Zamora 89' (pen.) |
[ report] | Hanley 45+1' Hoilett 65' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,687 |
19 March 2011 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 2 | Blackpool | Blackburn |
Samba 49' Hoilett 90+3' |
report | Adam 25' (pen.), 29' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,209 |
April
[edit]2 April 2011 15:00 | Arsenal | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,087 |
9 April 2011 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Birmingham City | Blackburn |
Hoilett 45+6' | report | Bowyer 32' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,426 |
16 April 2011 15:00 | Everton | 2 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
Osman 54' Baines 75' (pen.) |
[ report] | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,857 |
25 April 2011 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 1 | Manchester City | Blackburn |
[ report] | Džeko 75' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,529 |
30 April 2011 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Blackburn |
Olsson 20' | [ report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,985 |
May
[edit]7 May 2011 15:00 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Hitzlsperger 78' | [ report] | Roberts 12' | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,789 (950 away) |
14 May 2011 12:45 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Manchester United | Blackburn |
Emerton 20' | [ report] | Rooney 73' (pen.) | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,867 |
22 May 2011 16:00 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
O'Hara 73' Hunt 87' |
[ report] | Roberts 22' Emerton 38' Hoilett 45' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,009 |
League Cup
[edit]24 August 2010 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | Blackburn |
M. Diouf 29', 79', 84' | [ report] | Askou 90' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,235 |
22 September 2010 20:00 | Aston Villa | 3 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
Heskey 59' A. Young 75', 77' |
[ report] | Givet 34' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,753 |
FA Cup
[edit]8 January 2011 Third round | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Blackburn |
15:00 | Hoilett 77' | [ report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,284 Referee: Peter Walton |
29 January 2011 Fourth round | Aston Villa | 3 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
13:00 | Clark 11' Pires 35' Delfouneso 42' |
report | Kalinić 18' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,067 Referee: Lee Probert |
Statistics
[edit]Goal scorers
[edit]Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 41 | Mame Biram Diouf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
1 | FW | 9 | Nikola Kalinić | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
1 | FW | 23 | David Hoilett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
4 | FW | 30 | Jason Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | MF | 12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | DF | 4 | Christopher Samba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | MF | 7 | Brett Emerton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
8 | MF | 8 | David Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | FW | 21 | Benjani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | DF | 5 | Gaël Givet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | DF | 6 | Ryan Nelsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | DF | 3 | Martin Olsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | MF | 15 | Steven Nzonzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | DF | 31 | Grant Hanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 43 | 4 | 2 | 49 |
Transfers
[edit]
In[edit]
Total spending: Undisclosed (est. £3,872,000+) |
Loan in[edit]
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Out[edit]
Total income: Undisclosed (nominal) |
Loan out[edit]
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rao family buy Blackburn Rovers from Jack Walker Trust". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers sack manager Sam Allardyce". BBC Sport. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Steve Kean signs new Blackburn Rovers contract". BBC. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Conn, David. "How an agent came to hold so much power at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 21 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Hytner, David. "Steve Kean finds value of friends in high places at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 16 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Blackburn Rovers board's dismay at Venky's conduct revealed in letter". The Guardian. 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Mauro Formica reminds Blackburn Rovers of his worth in Asia friendly". The Guardian. 30 July 2011.