2010–11 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season explained
The 2010–11 season was Sheffield Wednesday's first season in the third tier of English football since 2005 and their 109th season in the Football League.
Events
- 7 August 2010 – Sheffield Wednesday start their season with a comfortable home win over Dagenham and Redbridge at Hillsborough.
- 10 August 2010 – Sheffield Wednesday progress to the second round of the League Cup after beating Bury 1–0 at Hillsborough. The game was watched by 7,390 fans.
- 11 August 2010 – Sheffield Wednesday are given 28 days to pay a £550,000 debt before potentially going into administration.
- 24 August 2010 – Sheffield Wednesday are knocked out of the League Cup after a 4–2 loss at Scunthorpe United.
- 9 November 2010 – Wednesday face a winding-up order over £600,000 of unpaid PAYE tax and also face a similar order over a £300,000 VAT bill.[1]
- 17 November 2010 – A High Court judge gives the club 28 days to find new owners and pay off their tax debt.[2]
- 29 November 2010 – Milan Mandaric's UK Football Investments buys the club for £7,000,001 pending shareholder approval. The deal would settle the club's £23 million debt with the Co-Operative Bank with a £7 million payment. An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders is called for 14 December.[3]
- 30 November 2010 – Wednesday are knocked out of the Football League Trophy after a 3–1 loss at Carlisle United.
- 3 February 2011 – Alan Irvine is sacked as manager after 13 months in charge. The club were 12th in the table at the time.[4]
- 4 February 2011 – Gary Megson is appointed as manager.[5]
- 19 February 2011 – Wednesday reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 11 years, but are knocked out by Birmingham City.
- 7 May 2011 – A loss to Exeter City in the final game of the season leaves Wednesday 15th in the final league table.
Results
League One
Sheffield Wednesday's 2010/11 fixtures:
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Res. | Scorers | Att. | League Position |
|---|
| 7 August 2010 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–0 | Scott Doe (OG), Clinton Morrison | 23,081 | 3rd |
| 14 August 2010 | Colchester United | Colchester Community Stadium | 1–1 | Neil Mellor | 6,011 | 4th |
| 21 August 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–0 | Giles Coke | 18,674 | 4th |
| 28 August 2010 | Hartlepool United | Victoria Park | 5–0 | Paul Murray (OG), Giles Coke, Neil Mellor, Marcus Tudgay, Clinton Morrison | 4,084 | 1st |
| 5 September 2010 | Brentford | Griffin Park | 0–1 | – | 5,396 | 1st |
| 11 September 2010 | Carlisle United | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–1 | – | 20,282 | 8th |
| 18 September 2010 | Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 2–3 | James O'Connor, Tommy Miller | 7,916 | 11th |
| 25 September 2010 | Southampton | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–1 | – | 18,198 | 14th |
| 28 September 2010 | Oldham Athletic | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–0 | – | 16,609 | 16th |
| 2 October 2010 | Notts County | Meadow Lane | 2–0 | Marcus Tudgay, Darren Potter | 11,355 | 10th |
| 9 October 2010 | Leyton Orient | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–0 | Lewis Buxton | 17,445 | 5th |
| 16 October 2010 | Yeovil Town | Huish Park | 2–0 | Jermaine Johnson, Tommy Miller | 5,927 | 4th |
| 23 October 2010 | Bournemouth | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–1 | Neil Mellor | 17,868 | 4th |
| 30 October 2010 | Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 0–1 | – | 17,365 | 7th |
| 2 November 2010 | Huddersfield Town | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–2 | – | 20,540 | 11th |
| 13 November 2010 | Rochdale | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–0 | Giles Coke, Clinton Morrison | 16,520 | 10th |
| 20 November 2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | | 4–1 | Neil Mellor (3), Luke Chadwick (OG) | 10,552 | 6th |
| 23 November 2010 | Walsall | Hillsborough Stadium | 3–0 | Darren Potter, Mark Beevers, Clinton Morrison | 15,228 | 4th |
| 4 December 2010 | Swindon Town | County Ground | 1–2 | Clinton Morrison | 9,123 | 5th |
| 11 December 2010 | Bristol Rovers | Hillsborough Stadium | 6–2 | Chris Sedgwick, Tommy Miller, Gary Teale, Jermaine Johnson, James O'Connor, Paul Heffernan | 19,242 | 2nd |
| 18 December 2010 | Exeter City | St James Park | 1–5 | Tommy Miller | 5,524 | 5th |
| 3 January 2011 | Huddersfield Town | Galpharm Stadium | 0–1 | – | 17,024 | 7th |
| 15 January 2011 | Charlton Athletic | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–2 | Paul Heffernan, Reda Johnson | 19,051 | 9th |
| 22 January 2011 | Leyton Orient | Brisbane Road | 0–4 | – | 6,449 | 11th |
| 25 January 2011 | Yeovil Town | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–2 | Gary Madine, Reda Johnson | 16,618 | 11th |
| 1 February 2011 | Peterborough United | London Road Stadium | 3–5 | Jermaine Johnson, Gary Madine, Chris Sedgwick | 6,480 | 12th |
| 5 February 2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–2 | Neil Mellor, Clinton Morrison | 17,631 | 12th |
| 12 February 2011 | Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | 1–2 | Gary Madine | 6,154 | 14th |
| 15 February 2011 | Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 0–3 | – | 5,941 | 16th |
| 22 February 2011 | Bournemouth | Dean Court | 0–0 | – | 7,268 | 16th |
| 26 February 2011 | Carlisle United | Brunton Park | 1–0 | Tommy Miller | 6,864 | 16th |
| 5 March 2011 | Plymouth Argyle | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–4 | Giles Coke, Reda Johnson | 18,474 | 16th |
| 8 March 2011 | Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park | 3–2 | Mark Beevers, Chris Sedgwick (2) | 4,133 | 15th |
| 12 March 2011 | Notts County | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–1 | – | 17,835 | 16th |
| 15 March 2011 | Peterborough United | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–4 | Paul Heffernan | 16,014 | 16th |
| 19 March 2011 | Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 0–2 | – | 20,234 | 16th |
| 26 March 2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Victoria Road | 1–1 | Gary Teale | 3,549 | 16th |
| 29 March 2011 | Brentford | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–3 | Rob Jones | 14,797 | 17th |
| 2 April 2011 | Colchester United | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–1 | Neil Mellor (2) | 15,663 | 16th |
| 5 April 2011 | Tranmere Rovers | Hillsborough Stadium | 4–0 | Tommy Miller (2), Gary Madine, Neil Mellor | | |
| 9 April 2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 0–2 | – | 8,107 | |
| 16 April 2011 | Hartlepool United | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–0 | Tommy Miller, Gary Madine | 16,358 | 15th |
| 23 April 2011 | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 1–1 | Neil Mellor | | |
| 25 April 2011 | Swindon Town | Hillsborough Stadium | 3–1 | Darren Potter, Neil Mellor (2) | 17,348 | 14th |
| 30 April 2011 | Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium | 1–1 | Tommy Miller | | |
| 7 May 2011 | Exeter City | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–2 | Jermaine Johnson | 21,085 | 15th | |
FA Cup
Sheffield Wednesday's 2010/11 FA Cup fixtures:
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Res. | Scorers | Att. | Notes |
|---|
| 7 November 2010 | Southport | Haig Avenue | 5 – 2 | Gary Teale, Neil Mellor, Clinton Morrison 2, Tommy Spurr | 4,490 | 1st round |
| 27 November 2010 | Northampton Town | Hillsborough Stadium | 3 – 2 | Mark Beevers, Tommy Miller 2 | 8,932 | 2nd round |
| 8 January 2011 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate Stadium | 3 – 0 | Gary Teale, Neil Mellor, Clinton Morrison | 11,387 | 3rd round |
| 29 January 2011 | Hereford United | Hillsborough Stadium | 4 – 1 | Darren Potter, Clinton Morrison (2), Jermaine Johnson | 16,578 | 4th round |
| 19 February 2011 | Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 0–3 | – | 14,607 | 5th round | |
League Cup
Sheffield Wednesday's 2010–11 League Cup fixtures:
Football League Trophy
Sheffield Wednesday's 2010–11 Football League Trophy fixtures:
Players
First-team squad
Squad at end of season[6]
Left club during season
Statistics
Scorers
All
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
As of games played 7 May 2011References
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9172914.stm, BBC Sport retrieved 10 November 2010.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9195973.stm, BBC Sport retrieved 22 November 2010.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9226161.stm, BBC Sport retrieved 1 December 2010.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9385962.stm, BBC Sport retrieved 19 January 2019.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9386999.stm, BBC Sport retrieved 19 January 2019.
- Web site: FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 2010/11.
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