2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season explained

Club:Middlesbrough
Season:2010–11
Manager:Gordon Strachan
(until 18 October)
Tony Mowbray
(from 26 October)
Chairman:Steve Gibson
League:Championship
League Result:12th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:
Leroy Lita
Scott McDonald
(12 each)
Prevseason:2009–10
Nextseason:2011–12
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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

Championship

See main article: 2010–11 Football League Championship.

Result round by round

Championship results

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

GameDateVenueOpponentResult
F–A
AttendanceBoro GoalscorersMan of the Match
1 7 August 2010 H 1–321,882McDonald 22'Coyne
2 14 August 2010 A 0–0 21,587Steele
3 22 August 2010 H 1–0 14,633Boyd 52'Arca
4 28 August 2010 A 0–2 11,767Not awarded
5 11 September 2010 A 0–3 14,784Steele
6 14 September 2010 H 2–1 15,033Kink (2) 79', 90'+4Kink
7 18 September 2010 H 3–1 15,158Robson 1', Lita 41', Wheater 68'Lita
8 25 September 2010 A 1–3 12,185Mariappa (o.g.) 80' McDonald
9 28 September 2010 A Derby County1–324,739Boyd 20'Wheater
10 2 October 2010H Portsmouth2–214,749Bates 29', Robson 42' (pen.)O'Neil
11 16 October 2010H Leeds United1–223,550Boyd 53'Wheater
12 19 October 2010A Nottingham Forest0–122,115McMahon
13 23 October 2010A Norwich City0–125,410McManus
14 30 October 2010H 1–2 19,039Boyd 30'L. Williams
15 6 November 2010H Crystal Palace2–115,400Kink 76', McCarthy (o.g.) 85'McMahon
16 9 November 2010A Scunthorpe United2–05,475Boyd 6', McDonald 23'Steele
17 14 November 2010A Swansea City0–114,906Wheater
18 20 November 2010H Millwall0–115,697Bates
19 27 November 2010H Hull City2–2 15,075Lita 29', McDonald 46'Robson
20 4 December 2010A Coventry City0–115,768Emnes
21 11 December 2010H Cardiff City1–014,250Arca 40' (pen.)Hines
22 17 December 2010A Doncaster Rovers1–29,543McDonald 4'Thomson
23 28 December 2010A Preston North End3–111,946Lita (2) 30', 59', Wheater 61'Lita
24 1 January 2011A Leeds United1–130,452Wheater 20'Wheater
25 3 January 2011H Norwich City1–116,853R. Martin (o.g.) 21'Bailey
26 15 January 2011A Bristol City4–013,699Cissé (o.g.) 43', Lita (2) 58', 90' (pen.), Robson 77'Lita
27 22 January 2011H Preston North End1–116,157Bates 71'Bailey
28 1 February 2011H Scunthorpe United2–014,364Boyd 8', McMahon 69'McMahon
29 5 February 2011A Crystal Palace0–114,060Arca
30 12 February 2011H Swansea City3–414,825Emnes 8', Grounds 34', Lita 53' Arca
31 19 February 2011A Millwall3–211,871McMahon 58', McDonald 62', Lita 83'Zemmama
32 26 February 2011H QPR0–3 16,972Not awarded
33 1 March 2011H Nottingham Forest1–1 15,341McDonald 51'Hines
34 5 March 2011A Reading2–518,568Lita (2) 29', 72' (pen.)Ripley
35 8 March 2011H 2–1 13,712Hines 73', Zemmama 88'Hines
36 12 March 2011A 0–0 16,447R. Williams
37 19 March 2011H 2–1 16,090McDonald 33', Taylor 45'Bennett
38 2 April 2011H 3–3 16,010Emnes 14', R. Williams 55', McManus 90'+4 R. Williams
39 9 April 2011 A 2–1 21,572Bates 18', Emnes 89'McManus
40 12 April 2011A 3–3 17,286Halliday 42', McDonald 43', Taylor 51' Halliday
41 16 April 2011H 1–1 16,107McDonald 84' Smith
42 19 April 2011 A 1–321,882Taylor 81'Bates
43 23 April 2011A Hull City4–221,937McDonald (3) 11', 13', 45', Arca 26'McDonald
44 25 April 2011H Coventry City2–115,817Arca 25', Kink 90'+2Robson
45 2 May 2011A Cardiff City3–025,183Lita 3', Robson 13', Smallwood 21'Robson
46 7 May 2011H Doncaster Rovers3–019,978Robson 43', Lita 66', Reach 90'+3Emnes

League Cup results

RoundDateVenueOpponentResult
F–A
AttendanceBoro GoalscorersMan of the Match
1 10 August 2010 A 2–1 6,509McDonald 8', Arca 33'Steele
2 24 August 2010 A Millwall1–26,704McDonald 89'Steele

Squad

The squad numbers for 2010–11 were announced on 2 August 2010.[1] (captain) (on loan to Nottingham Forest) (on loan from Stoke City) (on loan from Nottingham Forest) (on loan to Scunthorpe United) (vice-captain) (on loan from Hamburg)

Statistics

|}(*: player has since left club)

Transfers

In

DatePlayerClubFee
1 July 2010 Andrew Halliday LivingstonUndisclosed[2]
5 July 2010 Kris Boyd RangersFree[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 ETOUndisclosed[7]
31 January 2011 Maximilian Haas Bayern MunichUndisclosed[8]
31 January 2011 Merouane Zemmama HibernianUndisclosed

Out

DatePlayerClubFee
1 July 2010 Emanuel Pogatetz Hannover 96Free[9]
23 July 2010 John Johnson Northampton TownUndisclosed[10]
17 August 2010 Brad Jones Liverpool£2.3 million
20 August 2010 Josh Walker WatfordFree[11]
23 August 2010 Mido AjaxFree[12]
20 January 2011 David Wheater Bolton WanderersUndisclosed[13]
25 January 2011 Gary O'Neil West HamUndisclosed[14]

Loan in

DatePlayerClubUntil
20 August 2010 Matthew Kilgallon SunderlandEnd of Season (returned to Sunderland)[15]
27 August 2010 Mickaël Tavares HamburgJanuary 2011
18 February 2011 Andrew Davies Stoke CityEnd of Season
8 March 2011 Paul Smith Nottingham ForestEnd of Season

Loan out

DatePlayerClubUntil
19 August 2010 Didier Digard OGC NiceEnd of Season[16]
31 August 2010 Jonathan Grounds HibernianJanuary 2011[17]
31 August 2010 Andrew Taylor WatfordJanuary 2011[18]
18 October 2010 Marvin Emnes Swansea CityNovember 2010
19 November 2010 Lee Miller Notts CountyJanuary 2011
28 January 2011 Lee Miller Scunthorpe UnitedEnd of Season
8 March 2011 Kris Boyd Nottingham ForestEnd of Season

Notes and References

  1. News: Boro Squad Numbers 2010-11 . 2 August 2010 . MFC.co.uk . 2 August 2010 .
  2. News: 2010-05-06 . Middlesbrough seal Halliday deal . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  3. News: 2010-07-05 . Boyd completes Middlesbrough move . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  4. News: 2010-07-08 . Bailey makes Middlesbrough switch . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  5. News: 2010-07-13 . Boro complete capture of McManus . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  6. News: 2010-07-16 . Middlesbrough sign Gers' Thomson . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  7. News: 2010-07-28 . Middlesbrough complete Kink deal . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  8. News: Press Association . 2011-01-31 . Middlesbrough seal deals for Merouane Zemmama and Maximilian Haas . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-14 . 0261-3077.
  9. Web site: 2010-06-02 . Pogatetz leaves Middlesbrough to join Hannover . 2023-12-14 . The Northern Echo . en.
  10. News: 2010-07-23 . Cobblers sign Johnson from Boro . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  11. News: 2010-08-20 . Watford snap up midfielder Walker . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  12. News: 2010-09-01 . Boro striker Mido makes Ajax move . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  13. News: Press Association . 2011-01-20 . David Wheater signs for Bolton from Middlesbrough . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-14 . 0261-3077.
  14. News: Doyle . Paul . 2011-01-26 . West Ham sign Gary O'Neil in time for Carling Cup semi-final . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-14 . 0261-3077.
  15. News: 2010-08-19 . Kilgallon makes loan move to Boro . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  16. Web site: 2010-08-19 . Digard set for Nice return . 2023-12-14 . Sky Sports . en.
  17. News: 2010-08-31 . Hibs sign Boro defender Grounds . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.
  18. News: 2010-08-31 . Watford sign Boro defender Taylor . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-14.