2010–11 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was West Bromwich Albion's fifth season in the Premier League. Albion return to the Premier League after being promoted from the Championship. West Brom confirmed their promotion back to the Premier League on 10 April 2010 after a 3–2 win over Doncaster Rovers, and retained their new top-flight status, finishing 11th.

West Bromwich Albion
2010–11 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerRoberto Di Matteo (until 6 February)
Michael Appleton (caretaker from 6–11 February)
Roy Hodgson (from 11 February)
Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Odemwingie (15)
All: Peter Odemwingie (15)

Background

During the off-season, West Bromwich Albion made a number of improvements to their home ground, The Hawthorns. The club reseeded the playing surface and repainted the exterior of the stadium. The memorial garden, situated behind the East Stand car park, was extended, while additional lighting, new flooring and more turnstiles were added to the Smethwick End.[1]

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Scott Carson
3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson (vice-captain)
4 DF  SVK Marek Čech
5 MF  CMR Somen Tchoyi
6 DF  ESP Pablo
7 MF  SCO James Morrison[notes 1]
8 MF  ENG Giles Barnes[notes 2]
10 FW  ENG Ishmael Miller
11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt (club captain)
12 MF  IRL Steven Reid[notes 3]
13 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill[notes 4]
14 MF  ENG Jerome Thomas
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans
18 FW  MEX Carlos Vela (on loan from Arsenal)
20 DF  ENG Nicky Shorey
21 MF  COD Youssouf Mulumbu[notes 5]
22 DF  NED Gianni Zuiverloon
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  CIV Abdoulaye Méïté[notes 6]
24 FW  NGA Peter Odemwingie[notes 7]
26 DF  ENG James Hurst
27 MF  ENG Sam Mantom
28 FW  GUF Marc-Antoine Fortuné
29 MF  ENG George Thorne
30 DF  ROU Gabriel Tamaș
31 FW  IRL Simon Cox[notes 8]
32 FW  ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu[notes 9]
33 MF  AUT Paul Scharner
34 DF  ENG Paul Downing
35 MF  ENG Romaine Sawyers[notes 10]
36 MF  CHI Gonzalo Jara
37 FW  WAL Kayleden Brown[notes 11]
38 FW  ENG Saido Berahino[notes 12]
39 GK  ENG Ryan Allsop
40 GK  IRL Dean Kiely[notes 13]

Left club during season

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  ENG Joe Mattock (on loan to Sheffield United)
9 FW  CZE Roman Bednář (on loan to Leicester City and MKE Ankaragücü)
15 FW  NZL Chris Wood (on loan to Barnsley and Brighton & Hove Albion)
16 FW  ENG Luke Moore (to Swansea City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  ENG Reuben Reid (to Oldham Athletic)
19 GK  ENG Luke Daniels (on loan to Bristol Rovers)
25 DF  ENG Leon Barnett (to Norwich City)

Player statistics

As of 22 May 2011
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Scott Carson 3203200000
2 DF  ENG Joe Mattock 00000000
3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson 2412410000
4 MF  SVK Marek Čech 17014+100020
5 MF  CMR Somen Tchoyi 2577+1660021
6 DF  ESP Pablo 1328+210031
7 MF  SCO James Morrison 31426+540000
8 MF  ENG Giles Barnes 1701+1300030
9 FW  CZE Roman Bednář 701+300030
10 FW  ENG Ishmael Miller 700+600010
11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt 3813414000
12 MF  EIR Steven Reid 26213+1010031
13 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill 90600030
14 MF  ENG Jerome Thomas 33332+130000
15 FW  NZL Chris Wood 210+100011
16 FW  ENG Luke Moore 10000010
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans 23116+510020
18 FW  MEX Carlos Vela 823+520000
19 GK  ENG Luke Daniels 00000000
20 DF  ENG Nicky Shorey 31025+300030
21 MF  COD Youssouf Mulumbu 3463460000
22 DF  NED Gianni Zuiverloon 511+100031
23 DF  CIV Abdoulaye Méïté 1201000020
24 FW  NGA Peter Odemwingie 321529+3150000
25 DF  ENG Leon Barnett 10000010
27 FW  ENG Sam Mantom 10000010
28 FW  FRA Marc-Antoine Fortuné 26214+1120010
29 FW  ENG George Thorne 100+100000
30 DF  ROU Gabriel Tamaș 26022+400000
31 FW  EIR Simon Cox 2248+1110033
32 MF  ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu 00000000
33 MF  AUT Paul Scharner 3343340000
34 DF  ENG Paul Downing 00000000
35 MF  SKN Romaine Sawyers 00000000
36 MF  CHI Gonzalo Jara 31124+510020
37 MF  WAL Kayleden Brown 00000000
40 GK  EIR Dean Kiely 00000000
DF  ENG James Hurst 00000000
  • Source:
  • * Player left club during the season.

Transfers

Summer transfers in

# Player Club Fee
30 Gabriel Tamaș Auxerre £800,000
12 Steven Reid Blackburn Rovers Free
6 Pablo Atlético Madrid Free
13 Boaz Myhill Hull City £1,500,000[2]
20 Nicky Shorey Aston Villa £1,000,000[3]
24 Peter Odemwingie Lokomotiv Moscow Undisclosed[4]
18 Somen Tchoyi Red Bull Salzburg Undisclosed[5]
28 Marc-Antoine Fortuné Celtic Undisclosed[6]
33 Paul Scharner Wigan Athletic Undisclosed[7]
- Craig Dawson Rochdale Undisclosed[8]
26 James Hurst Portsmouth Free[9]

Summer transfers out

# Player Club Fee
29 Andwélé Slory Levski Sofia Free
7 Robert Koren Hull City Free
25 Joss Labadie Tranmere Rovers Free
20 Filipe Teixeira Metalurh Donetsk Free
8 Jonathan Greening Fulham ~ £4,000,000
28 Borja Valero Villarreal ~ £5,000,000

Loan in

# Player Club Arrival date Return date
18 Carlos Vela Arsenal

Loan out

# Player Club Arrival date Return date
40 Marcus Haber St Johnstone 30 July End of season
- Kayleden Brown Tranmere Rovers 12 August 9 September[10]
18 Reuben Reid Walsall 19 August 19 January[11]
25 Leon Barnett Norwich City 26 August 26 January[12]
- Craig Dawson Rochdale 31 August End of season[13]
15 Chris Wood Barnsley 23 September 23 December[14]
35 Romaine Sawyers Port Vale 21 January 18 February[15]
37 Kayleden Brown Port Vale 21 January 18 February[15]

Results

Pre-season

10 July 2010 Kidderminster Harriers 0–3 West Brom Kidderminster
12:30 report Miller 11'
Bednář 68'
Méïté 73'
Stadium: Aggborough
Attendance: 1,950 (Albion fans 1,130)
Referee: A. Penn
17 July 2010 VVV-Venlo 1–2 West Brom Venlo
16:00 Boymans 60'
De Regt  81'
report Miller 25'
Tamaș 61'
Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: -
Referee: -
20 July 2010 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 West Brom XI Crewe
19:30 Murphy 59' report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: -
Referee: -
24 July 2010 Bristol Rovers 0–1 West Brom Bristol
15:00 report Dorrans 50' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,359 (299 Albion fans)
Referee: Iain Williamson
27 July 2010 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 West Brom Doncaster
19:45 Sheils 60' report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 3,055 (190 Albion fans)
Referee: C Pawson
31 July 2010 Coventry City 1–1 West Brom Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey 15' report Miller 74' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: -
Referee: K Friend
3 August 2010 Rushden & Diamonds 2–1 West Brom XI Irthlingborough
19:30 Tomlin 55', 74' report Reid 53' Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 535
Referee: -
7 August 2010 West Brom 1–1 Osasuna West Bromwich
15:00 Morrison 15' report Oier 85' (pen.) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: -
Referee: -

Premier League

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLDWWDDWLLDLLWWLLLLLWLDLDDDWDWWLDWLWD
Position2013161610666661011121612910121415161416161717171716161310111211131111
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
14 August 2010 Chelsea 6–0 West Brom London
17:30 Malouda 6', 90'
Drogba 45+1', 55', 68'
Ferreira  56'
Lampard 63'
report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,589 (1,500 away)
Referee: M Clattenburg
21 August 2010 West Brom 1–0 Sunderland West Bromwich
15:00 Odemwingie 81' report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,624 (2,589 away)
Referee: K Friend
28 August 2010 Liverpool 1–0 West Brom Liverpool
15:00 Torres 65' report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,194 (1,700 away)
Referee: Probert
11 September 2010 West Brom 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich
15:00 Brunt 41' report Modrić 27' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,642 (2,599 away)
Referee: Webb
18 September 2010 West Brom 3–1 Birmingham City West Bromwich
15:00 Dann 51' (o.g.)
Odemwingie 59'
Olsson 69'
report Jerome 15' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,062 (2,600 away)
Referee: C Foy
25 September 2010 Arsenal 2–3 West Brom North London
15:00 Nasri 78', 90+1' report Odemwingie 50'
Jara 52'
Thomas 73'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,025 (2,000 away)
Referee: Oliver
2 October 2010 West Brom 1–1 Bolton Wanderers West Bromwich
15:00 Morrison 78' report Elmander 64' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,846
Referee: P Walton
16 October 2010 Manchester United 2–2 West Brom Manchester
15:00 Hernández 5'
Nani 25'
report Evra 50' (o.g.)
Tchoyi 55'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,272 (2,500 away)
Referee: Jones
23 October 2010 West Brom 2–1 Fulham West Bromwich
15:00 Mulumbu 17'
Fortuné 40'
report Carson 9' (o.g.) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,625
Referee: K Friend
1 November 2010 Blackpool 2–1 West Brom Blackpool
15:00 Adam 12' (pen.)
Varney 63'
Mulumbu 84'
Pablo Ibáñez  12'
Jara  29'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,210 (1,988 away)
Referee: Oliver
7 November 2010 West Brom 0–2 Manchester City West Bromwich
15:00 Mulumbu  12' report Balotelli 20', 26',  62' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,013
Referee: -
9 November 2010 West Ham 2–2 West Brom West Ham
19:45 Parker 43'
Piquionne 50' (pen.)
report Odemwingie 38' (pen.)
Pablo 71'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 33,023 (1,763 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
13 November 2010 Wigan Athletic 1–0 West Brom Wigan
15:00 Moses 70' report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,085
Referee: Anthony Taylor
20 November 2010 West Brom 0–3 Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 Report bbc.co.uk Etherington 55' (pen.)
Walters 85' (pen.), 90+3'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,164
Referee: Chris Foy
27 November 2010 Everton 1–4 West Brom Liverpool
15:00 Cahill 42' report Scharner 16'
Brunt 26'
Tchoyi 76'
Distin 87' (o.g.)
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,237
Referee: Lee Mason
4 December 2010 West Brom 3–1 Newcastle United West Bromwich
15:00 Tchoyi 32'
Odemwingie 71', 89'
Løvenkrands 60' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,486
Referee: Mike Dean
11 December 2010 Aston Villa 2–1 West Brom Birmingham
15:00 Downing 25'
Heskey 80'
Scharner 89' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,015 (2,800 away)
Referee: Halsey
26 December 2010 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 West Brom Bolton
15:00 Taylor 40'
Elmander 86'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 23,413
Referee: Webb
28 December 2010 West Brom 1–3 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
15:00 Thomas 16' Kalinić 2', 52'
Diouf 61'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,440
Referee: -
1 January 2011 West Brom 1–2 Manchester United West Bromwich
15:00 Morrison 13' Rooney 2'
Hernández 75'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,499 (2,600 away)
Referee: -
4 January 2011 Fulham 3–0 West Brom Fulham
19:45 Davies 45'
Dempsey 55'
Hangeland 64'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,654 (1,525 away)
Referee: -
15 January 2011 West Brom 3–2 Blackpool West Bromwich
15:00 Odemwingie 37', 87'
Morrison 52'
report Vaughan 11'
Taylor-Fletcher 80'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,316 (1,600 away)
Referee: S. Attwell
22 January 2011 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 West Brom Blackburn
15:00 Tamaș 40' (o.g.)
Hoilett 46'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: -
Referee: -
1 February 2011 West Brom 2–2 Wigan Athletic West Bromwich
19:45 Odemwingie 5'
Fortuné 79'
N'Zogbia 20'
Watson 43'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,358 (496 away)
Referee: Dowd
5 February 2011 Manchester City 3–0 West Brom Manchester
15:00 Tevez 17' (pen.), 22', 39' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,846 (2,800 away)
Referee: Atkinson
12 February 2011 West Brom 3–3 West Ham West Bromwich
15:00 Dorrans 3'
Thomas 8'
Reid 32' (o.g.)
(Report) Ba 50', 83'
Cole 58'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,916 (2,600 away)
Referee: Mason
20 February 2011 West Brom 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
12:00 Vela 90' (Report) O'Hara 39' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,170 (2,700 away)
Referee: Dean
28 February 2011 Stoke City 1–1 West Brom Stoke
20:00 Delap 53' (Report) Vela 87' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 25,019 (1,789 away)
Referee: Oliver
5 March 2011 Birmingham City 1–3 West Brom Birmingham
15:00 Beausejour 48' (Report) Mulumbu 47'
Morrison 58'
Scharner 72'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 27,013 (3,300 away)
Referee: Jones
19 March 2011 West Brom 2–2 Arsenal West Bromwich
15:00 Reid 3'
Odemwingie 58'
(Report) Arshavin 70'
Van Persie 78'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,729 (2,600 away)
Referee: S. Attwell
2 April 2011 West Brom 2–1 Liverpool West Bromwich
15:00 Brunt 62' (pen.), 88' (pen.) (Report) Škrtel 50' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,196 (2,600 away)
Referee: Atkinson
9 April 2011 Sunderland 2–3 West Brom Sunderland
15:00 Shorey 10' (o.g.)
Bardsley 31'
(Report) Odemwingie 28'
Scharner 54'
Mulumbu 72'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,586 (3,012 away)
Referee: Walton
16 April 2011 West Brom 13 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 Odemwingie 17' (report) Drogba 22'
Kalou 26'
Lampard 45'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,163 (2,600 away)
Referee: Probert
23 April 2011 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 West Brom North London
15:00 Pavlyuchenko 27'
Defoe 66'
(report) Odemwingie 5'
Cox 81'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,160 (1,700 away)
Referee: S Attwell
30 April 2011 West Brom 2–1 Aston Villa West Bromwich
15:00 Odemwingie 60'
Scharner
Mulumbu 84'
(report) Méïté 5' (o.g.) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,889 (2,600 away)
Referee: P. Dowd
7 May 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 West Brom Wolverhampton
15:00 Fletcher 15', 47'
Guedioura 28'
(report) Odemwingie 55' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,510 (2,541 away)
Referee: M. Dean
14 May 2011 West Brom 1–0 Everton West Bromwich
15:00 Mulumbu 10' (report) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,838
Referee: Taylor
22 May 2011 Newcastle United 3–3 West Brom Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 S. Taylor 16'
Lovenkrands 39'
Olsson 47' (o.g.)
(report) Tchoyi 62', 71', 90' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 51,678 (3,200 away)
Referee: Halsey

League Cup

2nd Round Leyton Orient 0–2 West Brom Leyton
24 August 2010
19:45
report Pablo 29'
Wood 90'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,349 (749 away)
Referee: D Whitestone
3rd Round West Brom 2–1 Manchester City West Bromwich
22 September 2010
20:00
Zuiverloon 55'
Cox 57'
report 19' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,418 (1,642 away)
Referee: Swarbrick
4th Round Leicester City 1–4 West Brom Leicester
27 October 2010
19:45
Shorey 53' (o.g.) report Cox 21', 90'
Tchoyi 62'
Reid 79'
Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 16,957 (5,000 away)
Referee: Taylor
5th Round Ipswich Town 1–0 West Brom Ipswich
30 November 2010
19:45
Leadbitter 69' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,363
Referee: Mike Jones

FA Cup

3rd Round Reading 1–0 West Brom Reading
8 January 2011
15:00
Long 41' Olsson  60' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 13,005 (3,188 away)
Referee: Jonathan Moss

See also

Notes

  1. Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.
  2. Barnes was born in Barking and Dagenham, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his grandparents, declared for them internationally in 2014, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2015.
  3. Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  4. Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  5. Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008.
  6. Méïté was born in Colombes, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003.
  7. Odemwingie was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SRR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his father and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2002.
  8. Cox was born in Tilehurst, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011.
  9. Elford-Alliyu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
  10. Sawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012.
  11. Brown was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
  12. Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.
  13. Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.

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