2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
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.
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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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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club
Technical staff
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Medical staff
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Results
Pre-season
10 July 2010 17:00 | 0 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
[ Report] | Stadium: UPC-Arena Attendance: 3,515 |
10 July 2010 15:00 | Vauxhall Motors | 0 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Ellesmere Port |
[ Report] | Aley Rodrigo Branco Blackman |
Stadium: Rivacre Park |
14 July 2010 | Kendal Town | 2 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Kendal |
Keiran Walmsley |
[ Report] | Matthew Pearson Blackman |
Stadium: Lakeland Radio Stadium Attendance: 337 |
17 July 2010 15:00 | Fleetwood Town | 0 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Fleetwood |
[ Report] | Roberts Nzonzi |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,570 |
17 July 2010 15:00 | Southport | 0 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Southport |
[ Report] | Chimbonda Rigters Dunn |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 469 |
20 July 2010 19:45 | Preston North End | 3 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Preston |
Hayes Chris Brown |
[ Report] | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,067 |
21 July 2010 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | 1 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield |
Guðjónsson |
[ Report] | Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 6,651 |
24 July 2010 15:00 | 0 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | ||
[ Report] | Blackman |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 428 |
25 July 2010 15:00 - Sydney Festival of Football 2010 | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
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 | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Scocco Liberopoulos |
[ Report] | Jones |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 9,483 |
31 July 2010 19:15 - Sydney Festival of Football 2010 | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Brosque |
[ Report] | Emerton Pedersen |
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 | 1 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Santana |
[ Report] | M. Diouf |
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 6,333 |
8 August 2010 | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Fortuné |
[ Report] | Dunn Judge |
Stadium: Celtic Park |
Premier League
League table
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 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
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
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
August
14 August 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Everton | Blackburn |
Kalinić |
[ Report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,869 |
21 August 2010 15:00 | Birmingham City | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
Gardner |
[ Report] | Nzonzi |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,394 |
28 August 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 2 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
M. Diouf |
[ Report] | Walcott Arshavin |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,059 |
September
11 September 2010 15:00 | Manchester City | 1 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Vieira |
[ Report] | Kalinić |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,246 |
18 September 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Fulham | Blackburn |
Samba |
[ Report] | Dempsey |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,729 |
25 September 2010 15:00 | Blackpool | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Blackpool |
Phillips |
[ Report] | Adam Emerton |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,908 |
October
2 October 2010 15:00 | Stoke City | 1 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stoke-on-Trent |
Walters |
[ 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 Torres Rodríguez Meireles |
[ Report] | Olsson Givet Carragher Grella |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,328 |
30 October 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 2 | Chelsea | Blackburn |
Benjani |
[ Report] | Anelka Ivanović |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,836 |
November
6 November 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 1 | Wigan Athletic | Blackburn |
Pedersen Roberts |
[ Report] | N'Zogbia |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,413 |
10 November 2010 19:45 | Newcastle United | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Carroll |
[ Report] | Pedersen Roberts |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 41,053 |
13 November 2010 15:00 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Bale Pavlyuchenko Crouch |
[ Report] | Dunn Givet |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,700 |
21 November 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 0 | Aston Villa | Blackburn |
Pedersen |
[ Report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,848 |
27 November 2010 15:00 | Manchester United | 7 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Berbatov Park Nani |
[ report] | Samba |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,850 |
December
4 December 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn |
Dunn Emerton Nelsen |
[ report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,314 |
12 December 2010 15:00 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton |
Muamba Holden |
[ report] | M. Diouf |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,471 |
17 December 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
Nelsen |
[ report] | Stanislas |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,934 |
26 December 2010 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 2 | Stoke City | Blackburn |
[ report] | Huth Wilson |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,440 |
28 December 2010 15:00 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
Thomas |
[ report] | Kalinić M. Diouf |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,440 |
January
1 January 2011 15:00 | Sunderland | 3 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
Welbeck Bent Gyan |
[ report] | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,242 |
5 January 2011 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
Benjani Olsson |
[ report] | Gerrard |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,522 |
15 January 2011 15:00 | Chelsea | 2 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Ivanović Anelka |
[ report] | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,846 |
23 January 2011 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Blackburn |
Tamaș Hoilett |
[ report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,057 |
February
2 February 2011 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn |
[ report] | Crouch |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,253 |
5 February 2011 15:00 | Wigan Athletic | 4 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
McCarthy Rodallega Watson |
[ report] | Roberts Samba Dunn |
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 Hanley Downing |
[ report] | Kalinić |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,309 (290 away) |
March
5 March 2011 15:00 | Fulham | 3 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Duff Zamora |
[ report] | Hanley Hoilett |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,687 |
19 March 2011 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 2 | Blackpool | Blackburn |
Samba Hoilett |
report | Adam |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,209 |
April
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 |
report | Bowyer |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,426 |
16 April 2011 15:00 | Everton | 2 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
Osman Baines |
[ report] | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,857 |
25 April 2011 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 1 | Manchester City | Blackburn |
[ report] | Džeko |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,529 |
30 April 2011 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Blackburn |
Olsson |
[ report] | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,985 |
May
7 May 2011 15:00 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Hitzlsperger |
[ report] | Roberts |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,789 (950 away) |
14 May 2011 12:45 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Manchester United | Blackburn |
Emerton |
[ report] | Rooney |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,867 |
22 May 2011 16:00 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 – 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
O'Hara Hunt |
[ report] | Roberts Emerton Hoilett |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,009 |
League Cup
24 August 2010 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | Blackburn |
M. Diouf |
[ report] | Askou |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,235 |
22 September 2010 20:00 | Aston Villa | 3 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
Heskey A. Young |
[ report] | Givet |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,753 |
FA Cup
8 January 2011 Third round | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Blackburn |
15:00 | Hoilett |
[ 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 Pires Delfouneso |
report | Kalinić |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,067 Referee: Lee Probert |
Statistics
Goal scorers
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
In
Total spending: |
Loan in
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Out
Total income: |
Loan out
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Notes
References
- "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.
- "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.