2010–11_Middlesbrough_F.C._season

2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough 2010–11 football season

The 2010–11 season was Middlesbrough second consecutive season in the Championship. The club captain is Matthew Bates, with Tony Mowbray as manager. Mark Venus was appointed assistant manager. Former manager Gordon Strachan resigned on 18 October 2010 by mutual consent, following a string of poor results. Mowbray was appointed on 26 October 2010.

Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...

Middlesbrough

2010–11 season

Chairman

Steve Gibson

Manager

Gordon Strachan
(until 18 October)
Tony Mowbray
(from 26 October)

Championship

12th

FA Cup

Third round

League Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

Leroy Lita
Scott McDonald
(12 each)

Home colours

Away colours

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2011–12 →

Season review

Championship

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Championship

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Leicester City	46	19	10	17	76	71	+5	67
11	Hull City	46	16	17	13	52	51	+1	65
12	Middlesbrough	46	17	11	18	68	68	0	62
13	Ipswich Town	46	18	8	20	62	68	−6	62
14	Watford	46	16	13	17	77	71	+6	61

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	17	11	18	68	68	0	62	10	7	6	37	32	+5	7	4	12	31	36	−5

Source: []

Result round by round

More information Round, Ground ...

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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	W
Position	19	19	10	16	20	17	13	17	19	18	20	21	23	23	19	19	21	22	23	23	21	21	21	20	20	19	20	18	19	20	19	21	20	20	20	20	18	18	17	18	18	18	17	15	14	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Championship results

Win Draw Loss

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.

More information Game, Date ...

Game	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result F–A	Attendance	Boro Goalscorers	Man of the Match
1	7 August 2010	H	Ipswich Town	1–3	21,882	McDonald 22'	Coyne
2	14 August 2010	A	Leicester City	0–0	21,587		Steele
3	22 August 2010	H	Sheffield United	1–0	14,633	Boyd 52'	Arca
4	28 August 2010	A	Barnsley	0–2	11,767		Not awarded
5	11 September 2010	A	QPR	0–3	14,784		Steele
6	14 September 2010	H	Burnley	2–1	15,033	Kink (2) 79', 90'+4	Kink
7	18 September 2010	H	Reading	3–1	15,158	Robson 1', Lita 41', Wheater 68'	Lita
8	25 September 2010	A	Watford	1–3	12,185	Mariappa (o.g.) 80'	McDonald
9	28 September 2010	A	Derby County	1–3	24,739	Boyd 20'	Wheater
10	2 October 2010	H	Portsmouth	2–2	14,749	Bates 29', Robson 42' (pen.)	O'Neil
11	16 October 2010	H	Leeds United	1–2	23,550	Boyd 53'	Wheater
12	19 October 2010	A	Nottingham Forest	0–1	22,115		McMahon
13	23 October 2010	A	Norwich City	0–1	25,410		McManus
14	30 October 2010	H	Bristol City	1–2	19,039	Boyd 30'	L. Williams
15	6 November 2010	H	Crystal Palace	2–1	15,400	Kink 76', McCarthy (o.g.) 85'	McMahon
16	9 November 2010	A	Scunthorpe United	2–0	5,475	Boyd 6', McDonald 23'	Steele
17	14 November 2010	A	Swansea City	0–1	14,906		Wheater
18	20 November 2010	H	Millwall	0–1	15,697		Bates
19	27 November 2010	H	Hull City	2–2	15,075	Lita 29', McDonald 46'	Robson
20	4 December 2010	A	Coventry City	0–1	15,768		Emnes
21	11 December 2010	H	Cardiff City	1–0	14,250	Arca 40' (pen.)	Hines
22	17 December 2010	A	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	9,543	McDonald 4'	Thomson
23	28 December 2010	A	Preston North End	3–1	11,946	Lita (2) 30', 59', Wheater 61'	Lita
24	1 January 2011	A	Leeds United	1–1	30,452	Wheater 20'	Wheater
25	3 January 2011	H	Norwich City	1–1	16,853	R. Martin (o.g.) 21'	Bailey
26	15 January 2011	A	Bristol City	4–0	13,699	Cissé (o.g.) 43', Lita (2) 58', 90' (pen.), Robson 77'	Lita
27	22 January 2011	H	Preston North End	1–1	16,157	Bates 71'	Bailey
28	1 February 2011	H	Scunthorpe United	2–0	14,364	Boyd 8', McMahon 69'	McMahon
29	5 February 2011	A	Crystal Palace	0–1	14,060		Arca
30	12 February 2011	H	Swansea City	3–4	14,825	Emnes 8', Grounds 34', Lita 53'	Arca
31	19 February 2011	A	Millwall	3–2	11,871	McMahon 58', McDonald 62', Lita 83'	Zemmama
32	26 February 2011	H	QPR	0–3	16,972		Not awarded
33	1 March 2011	H	Nottingham Forest	1–1	15,341	McDonald 51'	Hines
34	5 March 2011	A	Reading	2–5	18,568	Lita (2) 29', 72' (pen.)	Ripley
35	8 March 2011	H	Derby County	2–1^{[permanent dead link]}	13,712	Hines 73', Zemmama 88'	Hines
36	12 March 2011	A	Portsmouth	0–0^{[permanent dead link]}	16,447		R. Williams
37	19 March 2011	H	Watford	2–1	16,090	McDonald 33', Taylor 45'	Bennett
38	2 April 2011	H	Leicester City	3–3	16,010	Emnes 14', R. Williams 55', McManus 90'+4	R. Williams
39	9 April 2011	A	Sheffield United	2–1	21,572	Bates 18', Emnes 89'	McManus
40	12 April 2011	A	Ipswich Town	3–3	17,286	Halliday 42', McDonald 43', Taylor 51'	Halliday
41	16 April 2011	H	Barnsley	1–1	16,107	McDonald 84'	Smith
42	19 April 2011	A	Burnley	1–3	21,882	Taylor 81'	Bates
43	23 April 2011	A	Hull City	4–2	21,937	McDonald (3) 11', 13', 45', Arca 26'	McDonald
44	25 April 2011	H	Coventry City	2–1	15,817	Arca 25', Kink 90'+2	Robson
45	2 May 2011	A	Cardiff City	3–0	25,183	Lita 3', Robson 13', Smallwood 21'	Robson
46	7 May 2011	H	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	19,978	Robson 43', Lita 66', Reach 90'+3	Emnes

League Cup results

More information Round, Date ...

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result F–A	Attendance	Boro Goalscorers	Man of the Match
1	10 August 2010	A	Chesterfield	2–1^{[permanent dead link]}	6,509	McDonald 8', Arca 33'	Steele
2	24 August 2010	A	Millwall	1–2	6,704	McDonald 89'	Steele

FA Cup results

More information Round, Date ...

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result F–A	Attendance	Boro Goalscorers	Man of the Match
3	8 January 2011	A	Burton Albion		5,236	O'Neil 58'	Arca

Squad

The squad numbers for 2010–11 were announced on 2 August 2010.^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information No., Pos. ...


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Justin Hoyte
3	DF	GER	Maximilian Haas
4	DF	ENG	Matthew Bates (captain)
5	MF	MAR	Merouane Zemmama
6	DF	SCO	Stephen McManus
7	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald
8	MF	SCO	Kevin Thomson
9	FW	SCO	Kris Boyd (on loan to Nottingham Forest)
10	MF	ENG	Nicky Bailey
11	FW	EST	Tarmo Kink
12	DF	ENG	Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
13	GK	ENG	Paul Smith (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
14	MF	IRL	Willo Flood
15	FW	ENG	Leroy Lita
16	FW	SCO	Lee Miller (on loan to Scunthorpe United)
17	MF	SCO	Barry Robson (vice-captain)
19	MF	SCO	Andy Halliday
20	MF	ARG	Julio Arca


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	WAL	Danny Coyne
22	FW	ENG	Luke Williams
23	DF	ENG	Jonathan Grounds
24	DF	ENG	Seb Hines
25	DF	AUS	Rhys Williams
26	DF	ENG	Andrew Taylor
27	DF	ENG	Joe Bennett
28	FW	ENG	Jonathan Franks
29	DF	ENG	Anthony McMahon
30	GK	ENG	Jason Steele
32	MF	NED	Marvin Emnes
33	MF	ENG	Richard Smallwood
34	DF	ENG	Ben Gibson
35	MF	ANG	Bruno Pilatos
37	MF	SEN	Mickaël Tavares (on loan from Hamburg)
38	MF	ENG	Cameron Park
39	GK	ENG	Connor Ripley
41	DF	ENG	Adam Reach

Statistics

More information No., Pos ...

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	ENG	Justin Hoyte	19	0	16	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	GER	Maximilian Haas	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Matthew Bates	32	3	31	3	1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	David Wheater*	26	3	24	3	0	0	2	0
5	MF	MAR	Merouane Zemmama	9	1	9	1	0	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Stephen McManus	24	1	23	1	0	0	1	0
7	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald	39	14	37	12	0	0	2	2
8	MF	SCO	Kevin Thomson	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	SCO	Kris Boyd	29	6	27	6	1	0	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Nicky Bailey	37	0	34	0	1	0	2	0
11	FW	EST	Tarmo Kink	21	4	20	4	0	0	1	0
12	DF	ENG	Andrew Davies	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Paul Smith	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Willo Flood	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	ENG	Leroy Lita	40	11	37	11	1	0	2	0
16	FW	SCO	Lee Miller	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	SCO	Barry Robson	32	4	31	4	0	0	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Gary O'Neil*	19	1	18	0	1	1	0	0
19	MF	SCO	Andrew Halliday	13	1	12	1	0	0	1	0
20	MF	ARG	Julio Arca	34	4	31	3	1	0	2	1
21	GK	WAL	Danny Coyne	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
22	FW	ENG	Luke Williams	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF	ENG	Jonathan Grounds	7	2	6	1	0	0	1	1
24	DF	ENG	Seb Hines	17	1	15	1	1	0	1	0
25	DF	AUS	Rhys Williams	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Andrew Taylor	20	3	20	3	0	0	0	0
27	DF	ENG	Joe Bennett	33	0	31	0	1	0	1	0
28	FW	ENG	Jonathan Franks	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Anthony McMahon	34	2	33	2	1	0	0	0
30	GK	ENG	Jason Steele	36	0	34	0	0	0	2	0
32	MF	NED	Marvin Emnes	22	3	21	3	0	0	1	0
33	MF	ENG	Richard Smallwood	12	1	12	1	0	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Ben Gibson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	ANG	Bruno Pilatos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	Matthew Kilgallon*	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
37	MF	SEN	Mickaël Tavares	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	SCO	Cameron Park	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
39	GK	ENG	Connor Ripley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	ENG	Connor Ripley	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

(*: player has since left club)

Transfers

In

More information Date, Player ...

Date	Player	Club	Fee
1 July 2010	Andrew Halliday	Livingston	Undisclosed^[2]
5 July 2010	Kris Boyd	Rangers	Free^[3]
7 July 2010	Nicky Bailey	Charlton	£1.4 million^[4]
13 July 2010	Stephen McManus	Celtic	£1.5 million^[5]
16 July 2010	Kevin Thomson	Rangers	£2 million^[6]
28 July 2010	Tarmo Kink	Győri ETO	Undisclosed^[7]
31 January 2011	Maximilian Haas	Bayern Munich	Undisclosed^[8]
31 January 2011	Merouane Zemmama	Hibernian	Undisclosed^[8]

Out

More information Date, Player ...

Date	Player	Club	Fee
1 July 2010	Emanuel Pogatetz	Hannover 96	Free^[9]
23 July 2010	John Johnson	Northampton Town	Undisclosed^[10]
17 August 2010	Brad Jones	Liverpool	£2.3 million
20 August 2010	Josh Walker	Watford	Free^[11]
23 August 2010	Mido	Ajax	Free^[12]
20 January 2011	David Wheater	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed^[13]
25 January 2011	Gary O'Neil	West Ham	Undisclosed^[14]

Loan in

More information Date, Player ...

Date	Player	Club	Until
20 August 2010	Matthew Kilgallon	Sunderland	End of Season (returned to Sunderland)^[15]
27 August 2010	Mickaël Tavares	Hamburg	January 2011
18 February 2011	Andrew Davies	Stoke City	End of Season
8 March 2011	Paul Smith	Nottingham Forest	End of Season

Loan out

More information Date, Player ...

Date	Player	Club	Until
19 August 2010	Didier Digard	OGC Nice	End of Season^[16]
31 August 2010	Jonathan Grounds	Hibernian	January 2011^[17]
31 August 2010	Andrew Taylor	Watford	January 2011^[18]
18 October 2010	Marvin Emnes	Swansea City	November 2010
19 November 2010	Lee Miller	Notts County	January 2011
28 January 2011	Lee Miller	Scunthorpe United	End of Season
8 March 2011	Kris Boyd	Nottingham Forest	End of Season

References

[1]
"Boro Squad Numbers 2010-11". MFC.co.uk. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
[2]
"Middlesbrough seal Halliday deal". BBC Sport. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[3]
"Boyd completes Middlesbrough move". BBC Sport. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[4]
"Bailey makes Middlesbrough switch". BBC Sport. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[5]
"Boro complete capture of McManus". BBC Sport. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[6]
"Middlesbrough sign Gers' Thomson". BBC Sport. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[7]
"Middlesbrough complete Kink deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[8]
"Middlesbrough seal deals for Merouane Zemmama and Maximilian Haas". The Guardian. Press Association. 31 January 2011. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[9]
"Pogatetz leaves Middlesbrough to join Hannover". The Northern Echo. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[10]
"Cobblers sign Johnson from Boro". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[11]
"Watford snap up midfielder Walker". BBC Sport. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[12]
"Boro striker Mido makes Ajax move". BBC Sport. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[13]
"David Wheater signs for Bolton from Middlesbrough". The Guardian. Press Association. 20 January 2011. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[14]
Doyle, Paul (26 January 2011). "West Ham sign Gary O'Neil in time for Carling Cup semi-final". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[15]
"Kilgallon makes loan move to Boro". BBC Sport. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[16]
"Digard set for Nice return". Sky Sports. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[17]
"Hibs sign Boro defender Grounds". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
[18]
"Watford sign Boro defender Taylor". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

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