2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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Middlesbrough
2010–11 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerGordon Strachan
(until 18 October)
Tony Mowbray
(from 26 October)
Championship12th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorer
Leroy Lita
Scott McDonald
(12 each)

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.

Season review[edit]

Championship[edit]

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Championship

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 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[edit]

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[edit]

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ResultLDWLLWWLLDLLLLWWLLDLWLWDDWDWLLWLDLWDWDWDDLWWWW
Position19191016201713171918202123231919212223232121212020192018192019212020202018181718181817151412
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Championship results[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

Round Date Venue Opponent Result
F–A 		Attendance Boro Goalscorers Man of the Match
3 8 January 2011 A Burton Albion [1] 5,236 O'Neil 58' Arca

Squad[edit]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Justin Hoyte
3 DF Germany GER Maximilian Haas
4 DF England ENG Matthew Bates (captain)
5 MF Morocco MAR Merouane Zemmama
6 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McManus
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald
8 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Thomson
9 FW Scotland SCO Kris Boyd (on loan to Nottingham Forest)
10 MF England ENG Nicky Bailey
11 FW Estonia EST Tarmo Kink
12 DF England ENG Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
13 GK England ENG Paul Smith (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willo Flood
15 FW England ENG Leroy Lita
16 FW Scotland SCO Lee Miller (on loan to Scunthorpe United)
17 MF Scotland SCO Barry Robson (vice-captain)
19 MF Scotland SCO Andy Halliday
20 MF Argentina ARG Julio Arca
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Wales WAL Danny Coyne
22 FW England ENG Luke Williams
23 DF England ENG Jonathan Grounds
24 DF England ENG Seb Hines
25 DF Australia AUS Rhys Williams
26 DF England ENG Andrew Taylor
27 DF England ENG Joe Bennett
28 FW England ENG Jonathan Franks
29 DF England ENG Anthony McMahon
30 GK England ENG Jason Steele
32 MF Netherlands NED Marvin Emnes
33 MF England ENG Richard Smallwood
34 DF England ENG Ben Gibson
35 MF Angola ANG Bruno Pilatos
37 MF Senegal SEN Mickaël Tavares (on loan from Hamburg)
38 MF England ENG Cameron Park
39 GK England ENG Connor Ripley
41 DF England ENG Adam Reach

Statistics[edit]

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

(*: player has since left club)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

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

Out[edit]

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

Loan in[edit]

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

Loan out[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "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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