2010–11 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2010–11 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerChris Hutchins (until 4 January 2011)
Dean Smith (from 21 January 2011)
StadiumBescot Stadium
League One20th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
FL TrophyFirst round

The 2010–11 season was the 123rd season of competitive association football and the 4th consecutive season in League One played by Walsall Football Club, a professional association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, England. The team reached the second round of the FA Cup, losing to Torquay United. There was a change of manager in January.

Season summary

Having finished 10th in the previous season,[1] Walsall started the season poorly, losing six of their first eight league games.[2]

On 4 January 2011, manager Chris Hutchins was sacked with the club bottom of the league and having recorded just 5 league wins.[3] On 21 January 2011, Dean Smith was appointed as manager after a successful spell as caretaker manager following the dismissal of Chris Hutchins.[4][5] The saddlers finished the season in 20th place, 1 point above the relegation zone.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[6]

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 Jonny Brain
2 DF England ENG Darryl Westlake
3 DF England ENG Aaron Lescott
4 DF England ENG Clayton McDonald
5 DF England ENG Olly Lancashire
6 DF England ENG Manny Smith
8 MF England ENG Matt Richards
9 FW Jamaica JAM Darren Byfield[a]
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Macken[b]
11 FW England ENG Alex Nicholls
12 MF England ENG Paul Marshall
14 DF England ENG Richard Taundry
15 FW England ENG Jamie Paterson
16 DF England ENG Alex Hickman
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG George Bowerman
18 MF England ENG Julian Gray
19 FW England ENG Will Grigg
20 MF England ENG Sean Geddes
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL David Bevan
23 MF France FRA Marco Gbarssin[c] (on loan from Carlisle United)
24 MF England ENG Aaron Forde
26 MF Scotland SCO Marc Laird (on loan from Millwall)
27 MF England ENG Jordan Cook (on loan from Sunderland)
28 DF Cyprus CYP Tom Williams[d]
29 GK England ENG Jimmy Walker
30 MF Argentina ARG Emmanuel Ledesma
32 DF England ENG Andy Butler

Left club during season

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
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR Steve Jones (on loan to Motherwell)
22 FW England ENG Reuben Reid (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
22 MF England ENG Matthew Gill (on loan from Norwich City)
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ryan McGivern (on loan from Manchester City)
23 FW Wales WAL Jason Price (on loan from Carlisle United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF England ENG David Davis (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
27 DF England ENG Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
28 MF England ENG Martin Devaney[e] (on loan from Barnsley)
30 FW England ENG Liam Dickinson (on loan from Barnsley)

Competitions

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 11 20 53 60 −7 56
19 Notts County 46 14 8 24 46 60 −14 50
20 Walsall 46 12 12 22 56 75 −19 48
21 Dagenham & Redbridge (R) 46 12 11 23 52 70 −18 47 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 11 12 23 48 82 −34 45
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

League One

Game Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A		 Goalscorers Attendance
1 7 August Milton Keynes Dons H L 1–2 Smith 48' 4,034
2 14 August Brentford A W 2–1 Nicholls 12', Gray 54' 4,544
3 21 August Plymouth Argyle H W 2–1 Marshall 53', Reid 69' 3,966
4 28 August Brighton & Hove Albion A L 1–2 Macken 90' 8,737
5 4 September Colchester United H L 0–1 – 3,416
6 11 September Rochdale A L 2–3 Macken 4', Byfield 45' 3,174
7 18 September Swindon Town H L 1–2 Reid 70' 4,580
8 25 September Hartlepool United A L 1–2 Gray 9' 2,552
9 28 September Leyton Orient A D 0–0 – 2,963
10 2 October Yeovil Town H L 0–1 – 3,172
11 9 October Exeter City H W 2–1 Reid 32', Richards 43' 3,776
12 16 October Dagenham & Redbridge A D 1–1 Devaney 50' 2,666
13 23 October Tranmere Rovers H L 1–4 Macken 65' 3,362
14 30 October Huddersfield Town A L 0–1 – 13,062
15 2 November Peterborough United H L 1–3 Gray 53' 3,294
16 13 November Bournemouth A L 0–3 – 5,601
17 20 November Carlisle United H W 2–1 Richards 37', 53' 4,256
18 23 November Sheffield Wednesday A L 0–3 – 15,228
19 12 December Charlton Athletic A W 1–0 Richards 69' 14,938
20 1 January Notts County H L 0–3 – 4,131
21 3 January Peterborough United A L 1–4 Nicholls 10' 5,517
22 8 January Tranmere Rovers A D 3–3 Richards 32', Macken 85', Butler 90' 4,602
23 11 January Bristol Rovers A D 2–2 Grigg 5', Lescott 83' 5,369
24 15 January Huddersfield Town H L 2–4 Nicholls 14', Richards 47' 3,827
25 22 January Exeter City A L 1–2 Gray 85' 4,853
26 25 January Oldham Athletic H D 1–1 Westlake 61' 3,247
27 29 January Bristol Rovers H W 6–1 Butler 17', 73', Gill 34', Gray 45', Richards 50', Nicholls 69' 4,023
28 2 February Notts County A D 1–1 Nicholls 88'
29 5 February Carlisle United A W 3–1 Gill 37', Gray 59', 73' 4,332
30 12 February Bournemouth H L 0–1 – 4,103
31 15 February Dagenham and Redbridge H W 1–0 Grigg 81' 3,174
32 19 February Colchester United A L 0–2 – 3,439
33 26 February Rochdale H D 0–0 – 3,830
34 1 March Southampton H W 1–0 Macken 69' 4,684
35 5 March Swindon A D 0–0 – 10,489
36 8 March Leyton Orient H L 0–2 – 3,019
37 12 March Yeovil A D 1–1 Macken 18' 3,737
38 19 March Hartlepool H W 5–2 Grigg 59', Byfield 64', Gray 77', Smith 83', Ledesma 90' 4,234
39 25 March MK Dons A D 1–1 Richards 29' 8,923
40 9 April Plymouth Argyle A L 0–2 – 7,995
41 12 April Brentford H W 3–2 Macken 40', 64', Cook 57' 3,154
42 16 April Brighton & Hove Albion H L 1–3 Butler 11' 6,015
43 23 April Sheffield Wednesday H D 1–1 Macken 10' 2,072
44 25 April Oldham Athletic A D 1–1 Lowe 88' 3,463
45 30 April Charlton Athletic H W 2–0 Grigg 34', Gray 78' 5,088
46 7 May Southampton A L 1–3 Gray 45' 31,653

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A		 Goalscorers Attendance
First 6 Nov Fleetwood Town A D 1–1 Richards 4' 2,319
First Replay 16 Nov Fleetwood Town H W 2–0 Reid 58', 90' 2,056
Second 27 Nov Torquay United A L 0–1 – 2,334

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A		 Goalscorers Attendance
First 10 Aug Tranmere Rovers H L 0–1 – 2,253

Football League Trophy

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Score
F–A		 Goalscorers Attendance
First 31 Aug Chesterfield H L 1–2 Reid 19' 1,793

Notes

  1. ^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
  2. ^ Macken was born in Manchester, England.
  3. ^ Gbarssin was born in Bordeaux, France, but also qualifies to represent the Central African Republic internationally.
  4. ^ Williams was born in Sutton, England.
  5. ^ Devaney was born in Cheltenham, England.

References

  1. ^ "11v11 league table generator". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Walsall match record: League One 2011". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Hutchings shown door by Walsall". 4 January 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Dean Smith confirmed as Walsall manager until end of the season". The Guardian. Press Association. 21 January 2011. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Walsall appoint Smith as manager". 21 January 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. ^ "FootballSquads – Walsall – 2010/11".