2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
2010–11 season
ChairmanJohn Williams
ManagerSam Allardyce (until 13 December)
Steve Kean
GroundEwood Park (capacity 31,154)
Premier League15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Jason Roberts (5)
All: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Mame Biram Diouf (6)
Highest home attendance29,867 (vs. Manchester United, 14 May)
Lowest home attendance9,235 (vs. Norwich City, 24 August)
Average home league attendance24,999 (Premier League)
23,548 (Overall)

The 2010–11 season was Blackburn Rovers' 123rd season as a professional football club. The 2010–11 season was also Blackburn Rovers' 17th season in the Premier League, and their 10th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

In November 2010, the Indian company V H Group bought Blackburn Rovers under the name of Venky's London Limited for £23 million.[1] A few weeks later the new owners sacked manager Sam Allardyce and replaced him with first-team coach Steve Kean, initially on a temporary basis, but by January 2011 he had been awarded a full-time contract until June 2013.[2][3] Kean's appointment was shrouded in a great deal of controversy since his agent Jerome Anderson had earlier played a major role in advising Venky's during the takeover of the club in the preceding months.[4][5][6]

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Paul Robinson
2 MF United States USA Jermaine Jones (on loan from Schalke 04)
3 DF Sweden SWE Martin Olsson
4 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Christopher Samba (captain)
5 DF France FRA Gaël Givet
6 DF New Zealand NZL Ryan Nelsen (vice-captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Brett Emerton
8 MF England ENG David Dunn
9 FW Croatia CRO Nikola Kalinić
10 MF Argentina ARG Mauro Formica
11 MF Australia AUS Vince Grella
12 MF Norway NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen
13 GK England ENG Mark Bunn
15 MF France FRA Steven Nzonzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Andrews
18 FW Paraguay PAR Roque Santa Cruz (on loan from Manchester City)
20 FW Spain ESP Rubén Rochina
21 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Benjani
23 FW Canada CAN David Hoilett
26 MF France FRA Hérold Goulon
27 DF Spain ESP Míchel Salgado
28 DF England ENG Phil Jones
30 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts
31 DF Scotland SCO Grant Hanley
33 DF England ENG Josh Morris
36 MF England ENG Michael Potts
41 FW Senegal SEN Mame Biram Diouf (on loan from Manchester United)

Club

Results

Pre-season

10 July 2010 17:00 Austria Sturm Graz 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Austria Graz
[ Report] Stadium: UPC-Arena
Attendance: 3,515
10 July 2010 15:00 Vauxhall Motors 0 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Ellesmere Port
[ Report] Aley 9'
Rodrigo Branco 56'
Blackman 61'		 Stadium: Rivacre Park
14 July 2010 Kendal Town 2 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Kendal
Keiran Walmsley [ Report] Matthew Pearson 15'
Blackman 17', 55'		 Stadium: Lakeland Radio Stadium
Attendance: 337
17 July 2010 15:00 Fleetwood Town 0 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Fleetwood
[ Report] Roberts 7'
Nzonzi 84'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,570
17 July 2010 15:00 Southport 0 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Southport
[ Report] Chimbonda 18'
Rigters 23'
Dunn 82'		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 469
20 July 2010 19:45 Preston North End 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Preston
Hayes 19', 45'
Chris Brown 59' (pen.)		 [ Report] Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,067
21 July 2010 19:45 Huddersfield Town 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
Guðjónsson 17' [ Report] Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 6,651
24 July 2010 15:00 Wales Rhyl 0 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Wales Rhyl
[ Report] Blackman 60', 90' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 428
25 July 2010 15:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 Scotland Rangers 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Australia Sydney
Edu
Miller 		[ Report] Dunn Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 14,153
27 July 2010 19:45 Barrow 0 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Barrow-in-Furness
[ Report] Nick Blackman Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: Unknown
28 July 2010 18:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 Greece AEK Athens 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Australia Sydney
Scocco 21'
Liberopoulos 24'		 [ Report] Jones 81' Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 9,483
31 July 2010 19:15 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 Australia Sydney FC 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Australia Sydney
Brosque 81' [ Report] Emerton 37'
Pedersen 67'		 Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 15,237
7 August 2010 15:00 Burscough 0 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Burscough
[ report] Rodrigo Branco Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 163
7 August 2010 15:00 Scotland Hearts 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Scotland Edinburgh
Santana 25' [ Report] M. Diouf 60' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 6,333
8 August 2010 Scotland Celtic 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Scotland Glasgow
Fortuné 16' [ Report] Dunn 11'
Judge 72'		 Stadium: Celtic Park

Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Stoke City 38 13 7 18 46 48 −2 46 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
14 Bolton Wanderers 38 12 10 16 52 56 −4 46
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 11 10 17 46 59 −13 43
16 Wigan Athletic 38 9 15 14 40 61 −21 42
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 7 20 46 66 −20 40
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Stoke City qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League as FA Cup runners-up to Champions League-qualified Manchester City.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 10 17 46 59  −13 43 7 7 5 22 16  +6 4 3 12 24 43  −19

Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLLDDWLDLLWWLWLWLDLWLWLWLLDLLDDDLLWDDW
Position59121414812141717151314111381313139119117911111314131414161615151515
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

August

14 August 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Everton Blackburn
Kalinić 14' [Report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,869
21 August 2010 15:00 Birmingham City 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
Gardner 57', 71' [ Report] Nzonzi 54' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,394
28 August 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Arsenal Blackburn
M. Diouf 27' [ Report] Walcott 20'
Arshavin 51'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,059

September

11 September 2010 15:00 Manchester City 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
Vieira 55' [ Report] Kalinić 25' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,246
18 September 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Fulham Blackburn
Samba 30' [ Report] Dempsey 56' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,729
25 September 2010 15:00 Blackpool 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Blackpool
Phillips 85' [ Report] Adam 20' (o.g.)
Emerton 90'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,908

October

2 October 2010 15:00 Stoke City 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Stoke-on-Trent
Walters 48' [ Report] Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 25,515
18 October 2010 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 Sunderland Blackburn
[ Report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,894
24 October 2010 15:00 Liverpool 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Kyrgiakos 48'
Torres 53'
Rodríguez Yellow card 67'
Meireles Yellow card 82'		 [ Report] Olsson Yellow card 28'
Givet Yellow card 28'
Carragher 51' (o.g.)
Grella Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,328
30 October 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Chelsea Blackburn
Benjani 21' [ Report] Anelka 39'
Ivanović 84'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,836

November

6 November 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
Pedersen 58'
Roberts 67'		 [ Report] N'Zogbia 74' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,413
10 November 2010 19:45 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Carroll 47' [ Report] Pedersen 3'
Roberts 82'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 41,053
13 November 2010 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 4 – 2 Blackburn Rovers London
Bale 16', 75'
Pavlyuchenko 42'
Crouch 69'		 [ Report] Dunn 80'
Givet 90'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,700
21 November 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 Aston Villa Blackburn
Pedersen 46', 66' [ Report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,848
27 November 2010 15:00 Manchester United 7 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
Berbatov 2', 27', 47', 62', 70'
Park 23'
Nani 48'		 [ report] Samba 83' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,850

December

4 December 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
Dunn 20'
Emerton 43'
Nelsen 55'		 [ report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,314
12 December 2010 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Bolton
Muamba 65'
Holden 88'		 [ report] M. Diouf 87' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,471
17 December 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 West Ham United Blackburn
Nelsen 51' [ report] Stanislas 78' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,934
26 December 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Stoke City Blackburn
[ report] Huth 50'
Wilson 90'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,440
28 December 2010 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 1 – 3 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
Thomas 17' [ report] Kalinić 3', 54'
M. Diouf 63'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,440

January

1 January 2011 15:00 Sunderland 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Sunderland
Welbeck 11'
Bent 19'
Gyan 89'		 [ report] Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,242
5 January 2011 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Liverpool Blackburn
Benjani 38', 57'
Olsson 32'		 [ report] Gerrard 81' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,522
15 January 2011 15:00 Chelsea 2 – 0 Blackburn Rovers London
Ivanović 57'
Anelka 76'		 [ report] Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,846
23 January 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
Tamaș 41' (o.g.)
Hoilett 47'		 [ report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,057

February

2 February 2011 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn
[ report] Crouch 3' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,253
5 February 2011 15:00 Wigan Athletic 4 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
McCarthy 35', 56'
Rodallega 50'
Watson 65' (pen.)		 [ report] Roberts 23'
Samba 58'
Dunn 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 18,567 (4,500 away)
12 February 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 Newcastle United Blackburn
[ report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,781
26 February 2011 15:00 Aston Villa 4 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
Young 49', 82'
Hanley 62' (o.g.)
Downing 64'		 [ report] Kalinić 81' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,309 (290 away)

March

5 March 2011 15:00 Fulham 3 – 2 Blackburn Rovers London
Duff 37', 59'
Zamora 89' (pen.)		 [ report] Hanley 45+1'
Hoilett 65'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,687
19 March 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 2 Blackpool Blackburn
Samba 49'
Hoilett 90+3'		 report Adam 25' (pen.), 29' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,209

April

2 April 2011 15:00 Arsenal 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers London
report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,087
9 April 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Birmingham City Blackburn
Hoilett 45+6' report Bowyer 32' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 28,426
16 April 2011 15:00 Everton 2 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Osman 54'
Baines 75' (pen.)		 [ report] Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,857
25 April 2011 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 Manchester City Blackburn
[ report] Džeko 75' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,529
30 April 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn
Olsson 20' [ report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 28,985

May

7 May 2011 15:00 West Ham United 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers London
Hitzlsperger 78' [ report] Roberts 12' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,789 (950 away)
14 May 2011 12:45 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Manchester United Blackburn
Emerton 20' [ report] Rooney 73' (pen.) Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,867
22 May 2011 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
O'Hara 73'
Hunt 87'		 [ report] Roberts 22'
Emerton 38'
Hoilett 45'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 29,009

League Cup

24 August 2010 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Norwich City Blackburn
M. Diouf 29', 79', 84' [ report] Askou 90' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,235
22 September 2010 20:00 Aston Villa 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
Heskey 59'
A. Young 75', 77'		 [ report] Givet 34' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18,753

FA Cup

8 January 2011 Third round Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers Blackburn
15:00 Hoilett 77' [ report] Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,284
Referee: Peter Walton
29 January 2011 Fourth round Aston Villa 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
13:00 Clark 11'
Pires 35'
Delfouneso 42'		 report Kalinić 18' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,067
Referee: Lee Probert

Statistics

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League League Cup FA Cup Total
1 FW Senegal 41 Mame Biram Diouf 3 3 0 6
1 FW Croatia 9 Nikola Kalinić 5 0 1 6
1 FW Canada 23 David Hoilett 5 0 1 6
4 FW Grenada 30 Jason Roberts 5 0 0 5
5 MF Norway 12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 4 0 0 4
5 DF Republic of the Congo 4 Christopher Samba 4 0 0 4
5 MF Australia 7 Brett Emerton 4 0 0 4
8 MF England 8 David Dunn 3 0 0 3
8 FW Zimbabwe 21 Benjani 3 0 0 3
10 DF France 5 Gaël Givet 1 1 0 2
10 DF New Zealand 6 Ryan Nelsen 2 0 0 2
10 DF Sweden 3 Martin Olsson 2 0 0 2
13 MF France 15 Steven Nzonzi 1 0 0 1
13 DF Scotland 31 Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 43 4 2 49

Transfers

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Rao family buy Blackburn Rovers from Jack Walker Trust". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Blackburn Rovers sack manager Sam Allardyce". BBC Sport. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Steve Kean signs new Blackburn Rovers contract". BBC. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ Conn, David. "How an agent came to hold so much power at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 21 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ Hytner, David. "Steve Kean finds value of friends in high places at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 16 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Blackburn Rovers board's dismay at Venky's conduct revealed in letter". The Guardian. 15 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Mauro Formica reminds Blackburn Rovers of his worth in Asia friendly". The Guardian. 30 July 2011.