Premier League 2010-11 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Winners | Manchester United | |
Relegated | West Ham United Blackpool Birmingham City | |
Domestic cup winners | ||
FA Cup | Manchester City | |
Carling Cup | Birmingham City | |
Community Shield | Manchester United | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | Manchester United(1st) Chelsea(2nd) Manchester City(3rd) Arsenal(4th) | |
Europa League | Tottenham(5th) Stoke(FA Cup Finalist) Birmingham City (League Cup Winner) Fulham(Fair-Play) | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 380 | |
Goals scored | 1063 | |
Top goalscorer | Dimitar Berbatov Carlos Tevez (20 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Chelsea 6–0 West Bromwich (14 August 2010) Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool (21 August 2010) Newcastle United 6–0 Aston Villa (22 August 2010) Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn (27 November 2010) | |
Biggest away win | Wigan 0–6 Chelsea (21 August 2010) | |
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The 2010–11 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011. Chelsea were the defending champions.
Manchester United secured the title with a 1–1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011. This was their nineteenth English league title, breaking a tie with Liverpool which had stood since Manchester United won their eighteenth title in 2009. Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all secured a berth for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, while Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League via league position. At the bottom, West Ham United, Blackpool, and Birmingham City were relegated to the Championship.
Rule changes[]
The Premier League introduced a cap on the number of players in a squad. From this season onwards, clubs had to declare a squad of no more than 25 players when the summer transfer window shuts, and then again at the end of the January transfer window. Players aged 21 and under could be selected without being registered in the 25.
Also being introduced this season was the "home grown players" rule, which aims to encourage the development of young footballers at Premier League clubs. The new rule required clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.
All of the Premier League teams submitted their 25-man squads on 1 September 2010 deadline.
Promotion and relegation[]
Start of season[]
Teams promoted from Championship 2009-10
- Newcastle United (Champions)
- West Bromwich Albion (Runners-up)
- Blackpool (Play-Off Winner)
End of season[]
Teams relegated to Championship 2011-12
Teams[]
A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2009–10 season and three promoted teams from the 2009–10 Football League Championship.
Hull City, Burnley and Portsmouth were relegated from 2009–10 Premier League after finishing the season in the bottom three places of the league table. From the three teams relegated, Portsmouth had the longest tenure as a Premier League member as the club completed a seven-year stay at the highest level of English football. In comparison, Hull City and Burnley had to return to the Championship after two and one years respectively.
2009–10 Football League Championship champions Newcastle United and runners-up West Bromwich Albion secured direct promotion to the Premier League. Both teams made their immediate return to the Premier League after being relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. Blackpool beat Cardiff City 3–2 in the Championship play-off Final to join them after 39 years of absence from the top flight.
It was the first time since 1983–84 that all four major West Midlands clubs—Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers—had been in the top division at the same time. It was also the first time that the Black Country derby was contested in the Premier League. With Portsmouth and Hull relegated and no teams from their respective regions replacing them, only four of the nine regions of England were represented in the 2010–11 Premier League – the fewest number of regions represented in a national football division in modern times. Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands, East, South East and South West are all unrepresented.
Stadia and locations[]
Team | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
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Arsenal | Emirates Stadium | 60,361 |
Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,789 |
Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 30,079 |
Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 31,367 |
Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 16,220 |
Bolton Wanderers | Reebok Stadium | 28,723 |
Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 42,449 |
Everton | Goodison Park | 40,157 |
Fulham | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
Liverpool | Anfield | 45,276 |
Manchester City | Eastlands | 47,405 |
Manchester United | Old Trafford | 75,797 |
Newcastle United | St James' Park | 52,409 |
Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 27,740 |
Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | 36,230 |
West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 26,484 |
West Ham United | Boleyn Ground | 35,303 |
Wigan Athletic | DW Stadium | 25,133 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux | 29,195 |
- 1 Correct as of start of 2010–11 Premier League season</small
Personnel and kits[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Arsenal | ![]() |
Cesc Fàbregas | Nike | Emirates |
Aston Villa | ![]() |
Stiliyan Petrov | Nike | FxPro |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Stephen Carr | Xtep | F&C Investments |
Blackburn Rovers | ![]() |
Ryan Nelsen | Umbro | Crown Paints |
Blackpool | ![]() |
Charlie Adam | Carbrini | Wonga.com |
Bolton Wanderers | ![]() |
Kevin Davies | Reebok | 188BET |
Chelsea | ![]() |
John Terry | Adidas | Samsung |
Everton | ![]() |
Phil Neville | Le Coq Sportif | Chang Beer |
Fulham | ![]() |
Danny Murphy | Kappa | FxPro |
Liverpool | ![]() |
Steven Gerrard | Adidas | Standard Chartered |
Manchester City | ![]() |
Carlos Tevez | Umbro | Etihad Airways |
Manchester United | ![]() |
Gary Neville | Nike | Aon |
Newcastle United | ![]() |
Kevin Nolan | Puma | Northern Rock |
Stoke City | ![]() |
Ryan Shawcross | Adidas | Britannia |
Sunderland | ![]() |
Lee Cattermole | Umbro | Tombola |
Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
Michael Dawson | Puma | Autonomy |
West Bromwich Albion | ![]() |
Chris Brunt | Umbro | Homeserve |
West Ham United | ![]() |
Matthew Upson | Macron | SBOBET |
Wigan Athletic | ![]() |
Gary Caldwell | MiFit | 188BET |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | ![]() |
Karl Henry | BURRDA | Sportingbet |
- 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
Nike produced a new match ball, the Nike Total 90 Tracer, which was electric blue, black and white during the autumn and spring. A high-visibility version in yellow was released for the winter. Additionally, Umbro provided officials with new kits in black, lime green, yellow, red and cyan blue for the season. Tune Ventures, parent company of Air Asia, took over as sponsor of the referee kits for the next three seasons.
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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West Ham United | ![]() |
Contract terminated | 11 May 2010 | Pre-season | ![]() |
3 June 2010 |
Liverpool | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 3 June 2010 | ![]() |
1 July 2010 | |
Fulham | ![]() |
Signed by Liverpool | 1 July 2010 | ![]() |
29 July 2010 | |
Aston Villa | ![]() |
Resigned | 9 August 2010 | ![]() |
8 September 2010 | |
Newcastle United | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 December 2010 | 11th | ![]() |
9 December 2010 |
Blackburn Rovers | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 December 2010 | 13th | ![]() |
22 December 2010 |
Liverpool | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 January 2011 | 12th | ![]() |
8 January 2011 |
West Bromwich Albion | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 February 2011 | 16th | ![]() |
11 February 2011 |
West Ham United | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 May 2011 | 20th (relegated) | ![]() |
1 June 2011 |
Ownership changes[]
Club | New owner | Previous owner | Date |
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Liverpool | New England Sports Ventures | Tom Hicks and George N. Gillett, Jr. | 15 October 2010 |
Blackburn Rovers | Venky's (India) Limited | Jack Walker Trust | 19 November 2010 |
League table[]
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 80 | |
2 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 71 | |
3 | Manchester City | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 71 | |
4 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 68 | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 62 | |
6 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 58 | |
7 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 54 | |
8 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 49 | |
9 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 48 | |
10 | Sunderland | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 47 | |
11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 47 | |
12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 46 | |
13 | Stoke City | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | |
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 | |
18 | Birmingham City (R) | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 58 | –21 | 39 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 3 |
Relegation to the 2011–12 Football League Championship | ||||||||||
19 | Blackpool (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 39 | |
20 | West Ham United (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 33 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Results[]
Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLA | BPL | BOL | CHE | EVE | FUL | LIV | MNC | MNU | NEW | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WIG | WOL |
Arsenal | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
Aston Villa | 2–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Birmingham City | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
Blackpool | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Chelsea | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
Everton | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Fulham | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Liverpool | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Manchester City | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | |
Manchester United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Newcastle United | 4–4 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
Stoke City | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
Sunderland | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
West Ham United | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Season statistics[]
Scoring[]
- First goal of the season: Stewart Downing for Aston Villa against West Ham United (14 August 2010)
- Fastest goal of the season: 30 seconds – Maxi Rodríguez for Liverpool against Fulham (9 May 2011)
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals
- Chelsea 6–0 West Bromwich Albion (14 August 2010)
- Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool (21 August 2010)
- Wigan Athletic 0–6 Chelsea (21 August 2010)
- Newcastle United 6–0 Aston Villa (22 August 2010)
- Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November 2010)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November 2010)
- Everton 5–3 Blackpool (5 February 2011)
- Newcastle United 4–4 Arsenal (5 February 2011)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals – Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November 2010)
- Fewest games failed to score in: 5 – Manchester United
- Most games failed to score in: 13
- Stoke City
- West Ham United
- Wigan Athletic
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | 20 |
Carlos Tevez | Manchester City | 20 | |
3 | Robin van Persie | Arsenal | 18 |
4 | Darren Bent | Sunderland/Aston Villa | 17 |
5 | Peter Odemwingie | West Bromwich Albion | 15 |
6 | DJ Campbell | Blackpool | 13 |
Andy Carroll | Newcastle/Liverpool | 13 | |
Javier Hernández | Manchester United | 13 | |
Dirk Kuyt | Liverpool | 13 | |
Florent Malouda | Chelsea | 13 | |
Rafael van der Vaart | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |
Hat-tricks[]
- Main article:List of Premier League hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Didier Drogba | Chelsea | West Bromwich Albion | 6–0 | 14 August 2010 |
Theo Walcott | Arsenal | Blackpool | 6–0 | 21 August 2010 |
Andy Carroll | Newcastle United | Aston Villa | 6–0 | 22 August 2010 |
Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | Liverpool | 3–2 | 19 September 2010 |
Kevin Nolan | Newcastle United | Sunderland | 5–1 | 31 October 2010 |
Dimitar Berbatov5 | Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers | 7–1 | 27 November 2010 |
Mario Balotelli | Manchester City | Aston Villa | 4–0 | 28 December 2010 |
Leon Best | Newcastle United | West Ham United | 5–0 | 5 January 2011 |
Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | Birmingham City | 5–0 | 22 January 2011 |
Robin van Persie | Arsenal | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | 22 January 2011 |
Carlos Tevez | Manchester City | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | 5 February 2011 |
Louis Saha4 | Everton | Blackpool | 5–3 | 5 February 2011 |
Dirk Kuyt | Liverpool | Manchester United | 3–1 | 6 March 2011 |
Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | West Ham United | 4–2 | 2 April 2011 |
Maxi Rodríguez | Liverpool | Birmingham City | 5–0 | 23 April 2011 |
Maxi Rodríguez | Liverpool | Fulham | 5–2 | 9 May 2011 |
Somen Tchoyi | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle United | 3–3 | 22 May 2011 |
- 4 Player scored four goals
- 5 Player scored five goals
Discipline[]
Club[]
- Worst overall disciplinary record (1 point per yellow card, 3 points per red card):
- Manchester City – 89 points (74 yellow & 5 red cards)
- Best overall disciplinary record:
- Blackpool – 53 points (47 yellow & 2 red cards)
- Most yellow cards: 75 – Newcastle United
- Most red cards: 7 – West Bromwich Albion
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 14 – Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United)
- Most red cards: 2
- Lee Cattermole (Sunderland)
- Craig Gardner (Birmingham City)
- Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal)
- Youssouf Mulumbu (West Bromwich Albion)
- Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City)
- Most fouls: 115 – Kevin Davies (Bolton Wanderers)
Clean sheets[]
- Most clean sheets: 18 – Manchester City
- Fewest clean sheets: 2 – West Bromwich Albion
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