2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
2010–11 season
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)
Home colours
Away colours

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] The new owners immediately 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.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Paul Robinson
2 Germany MF Jermaine Jones (on loan from Schalke 04)
3 Sweden DF Martin Olsson
4 Republic of the Congo DF Christopher Samba
5 France DF Gaël Givet
6 New Zealand DF Ryan Nelsen (team captain)
7 Australia MF Brett Emerton
8 England MF David Dunn
9 Croatia FW Nikola Kalinić
10 Argentina MF Mauro Formica
11 Australia MF Vince Grella
12 Norway MF Morten Gamst Pedersen
13 England GK Mark Bunn
15 France MF Steven N'Zonzi
No. Position Player
17 Republic of Ireland MF Keith Andrews
18 Paraguay FW Roque Santa Cruz (on loan from Manchester City)
20 Spain FW Rubén Rochina
21 Zimbabwe FW Benjani
23 Canada FW David Hoilett
26 France MF Hérold Goulon
27 Spain DF Míchel Salgado
28 England DF Phil Jones
30 Grenada FW Jason Roberts
31 Scotland DF Grant Hanley
33 England DF Josh Morris
36 England MF Michael Potts
41 Senegal FW Mame Biram Diouf (on loan from Manchester United)

Club

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Scotland Steve Kean
Assistant manager Denmark John Jensen
Assistant coaches England Iain Brunskill
England Bobby Mimms
Goalkeeping coach England Bobby Mimms

Last updated: December 2010
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Medical staff

Position Staff
Doctor England Dr. Phil Batty
Physiotherapists England Dave Fevre
England Paul Kelly
England Mark Palmer

Last updated: December 2010
Source:

Results

Pre-season

Premier League

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

League Cup

FA Cup

Statistics

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Senegal 41 Mame Biram Diouf 3 3 0 6
1 FW Croatia 9 Nikola Kalinić 5 0 1 6
1 FW Canada 23 David Hoilett 5 0 1 6
4 FW Grenada 30 Jason Roberts 5 0 0 5
5 MF Norway 12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 4 0 0 4
5 DF Republic of the Congo 4 Christopher Samba 4 0 0 4
5 MF Australia 7 Brett Emerton 4 0 0 4
8 MF England 8 David Dunn 3 0 0 3
8 FW Zimbabwe 21 Benjani 3 0 0 3
10 DF France 5 Gaël Givet 1 1 0 2
10 DF New Zealand 6 Ryan Nelsen 2 0 0 2
10 DF Sweden 3 Martin Olsson 2 0 0 2
13 MF France 15 Steven N'Zonzi 1 0 0 1
13 DF Scotland 31 Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 43 4 2 49

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
May 2010 DF Spain Hugo Fernández Spain Union Deportiva Cornella Nominal fee
Aug 2010 FW Zimbabwe Benjani Free agent Free
Oct 2010 MF France Herold Goulon France Le Mans Nominal fee
Jan 2011. FW Spain Rubén Rochina Spain Barcelona B Undisclosed (est. £372,000 + £1,650,000 agent fee)[6]
Jan 2011 MF Argentina Mauro Formica Argentina Newell's Old Boys Undisclosed (est. £3,500,000)[7]

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed (est. £3,872,000+)

Loan in

From To Pos. Name Moving from
6 Aug 2010 30 Jun 2011 FW Senegal Mame Biram Diouf England Manchester United
14 Jan 2011 30 Jun 2011 FW Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz England Manchester City
16 Jan 2011 30 Jun 2011 MF United States Jermaine Jones Germany Schalke 04

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
May 2010 MF Republic of Ireland Steven Reid England West Bromwich Albion Free
June 2010 FW England Marcus Marshall England Rotherham United Free
June 2010 GK England Josh Swann Free agent Free
June 2010 MF Turkey Yıldıray Baştürk Free agent Free
June 2010 DF England Michael Hall England Accrington Stanley Free
July 2010 MF England Andy Haworth England Bury Free
Aug 2010 DF Northern Ireland Johnny Flynn Scotland Ross County Free
Aug 2010 DF Denmark Lars Jacobsen England West Ham United Free
Jan 2011 MF England Alex Marrow England Crystal Palace Undisclosed
Dec 2010 FW England Jason Banton Free agent N/A
Dec 2010 FW Paraguay Julio Santa Cruz Free agent N/A
Jan 2011 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge England Notts County Undisclosed
Jan 2011 DF France Pascal Chimbonda Free agent Released by mutual consent

Total income: Increase Undisclosed (nominal)

Loan out

From To Pos. Name Moving to
13 August 2010 1 January 2011 FW England Nick Blackman Scotland Motherwell
21 August 2010 3 January 2011 DF England Alex Marrow England Crystal Palace
31 August 2010 30 June 2011 DF Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili England Reading
31 August 2010 1 January 2011 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge England Notts County
31 August 2010 30 June 2011 FW Netherlands Maceo Rigters Netherlands Willem II
September 2010 4 February 2011 GK England Jake Kean England Hartlepool United
11 September 2010 15 November 2010 GK Wales Jason Brown England Leeds United
November 2010 31 January 2011 DF Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning England Bury
19 November 2010 19 December 2010 GK Wales Jason Brown England Leyton Orient
7 January 2011 14 January 2011 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge England Notts County
13 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF Algeria Amine Linganzi England Preston North End
13 January 2011 30 June 2011 FW England Nick Blackman Scotland Aberdeen
25 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle
28 January 2011 30 June 2011 DF Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning Scotland Motherwell
31 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF Senegal El Hadji Diouf Scotland Rangers
25 February 2011 30 June 2011 GK England Frank Fielding England Derby County
3 March 2011 3 April 2011 GK Wales Jason Brown Wales Cardiff City
17 March 2011 30 June 2011 FW England Zac Aley England Morecambe
24 March 2011 30 June 2011 MF England Jason Lowe England Oldham Athletic

References

  1. "Rao family buy Blackburn Rovers from Jack Walker Trust". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "Blackburn Rovers sack manager Sam Allardyce". BBC Sport. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. "Steve Kean signs new Blackburn Rovers contract". BBC. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. Conn, David. "How an agent came to hold so much power at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 21 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. Hytner, David. "Steve Kean finds value of friends in high places at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 16 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Blackburn Rovers board's dismay at Venky's conduct revealed in letter". The Guardian. 15 January 2012.
  7. "Mauro Formica reminds Blackburn Rovers of his worth in Asia friendly". The Guardian. 30 July 2011.

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