2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Middlesbrough 2010–11 Gordon Strachan(until 18 October)Tony Mowbray(from 26 October) Steve Gibson Championship 12th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Leroy LitaScott McDonald(12 each) 2009–10 2011–12 _boro1011h _boro1011h _boro1011h _bristol1011h _3_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 _esl10a _boro1011a _esl10a _esl10a _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 000EE0 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 2010–11 Football League Championship League table MID Results summary 10 7 6 37 32 7 4 12 31 36 [] December 2010 Result round by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H Result L/D/W/L/L/W/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/L/W/W/L/L/D/L/W/L/W/D/D/W/D/W/L/L/W/L/D/L/W/D/W/D/W/D/D/L/W/W/W/W Position 19/19/10/16/20/17/13/17/19/18/20/21/23/23/19/19/21/22/23/23/21/21/21/20/20/19/20/18/19/20/19/21/20/20/20/20/18/18/17/18/18/18/17/15/14/12 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 December 2010 Championship results #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk. GameDateVenueOpponentResultF–AAttendanceBoro GoalscorersMan of the Match1 7 August 2010 H Ipswich Town 1–321,882McDonald 22'Coyne2 14 August 2010 A Leicester City 0–0 21,587 Steele3 22 August 2010 H Sheffield United 1–0 14,633Boyd 52'Arca4 28 August 2010 A Barnsley 0–2 11,767 Not awarded5 11 September 2010 A QPR 0–3 14,784 Steele6 14 September 2010 H Burnley 2–1 15,033Kink (2) 79', 90'+4Kink7 18 September 2010 H Reading 3–1 15,158Robson 1', Lita 41', Wheater 68'Lita8 25 September 2010 A Watford 1–3 12,185Mariappa (o.g.) 80' McDonald9 28 September 2010 A Derby County1–324,739Boyd 20'Wheater10 2 October 2010 H Portsmouth2–214,749Bates 29', Robson 42' (pen.)O'Neil11 16 October 2010 H Leeds United1–223,550Boyd 53'Wheater12 19 October 2010 A Nottingham Forest0–122,115 McMahon13 23 October 2010 A Norwich City0–125,410 McManus14 30 October 2010 H Bristol City 1–2 19,039Boyd 30'L. Williams15 6 November 2010 H Crystal Palace2–115,400Kink 76', McCarthy (o.g.) 85'McMahon16 9 November 2010 A Scunthorpe United2–05,475Boyd 6', McDonald 23'Steele17 14 November 2010 A Swansea City0–114,906 Wheater18 20 November 2010 H Millwall0–115,697 Bates19 27 November 2010 H Hull City2–2 15,075Lita 29', McDonald 46'Robson20 4 December 2010 A Coventry City0–115,768 Emnes21 11 December 2010 H Cardiff City1–014,250Arca 40' (pen.)Hines22 17 December 2010 A Doncaster Rovers1–29,543 McDonald 4'Thomson23 28 December 2010 A Preston North End3–111,946Lita (2) 30', 59', Wheater 61'Lita24 1 January 2011 A Leeds United1–130,452Wheater 20'Wheater25 3 January 2011 H Norwich City1–116,853R. Martin (o.g.) 21'Bailey26 15 January 2011 A Bristol City4–013,699Cissé (o.g.) 43', Lita (2) 58', 90' (pen.), Robson 77'Lita27 22 January 2011 H Preston North End1–116,157Bates 71'Bailey28 1 February 2011 H Scunthorpe United2–014,364Boyd 8', McMahon 69'McMahon29 5 February 2011 A Crystal Palace0–114,060 Arca30 12 February 2011 H Swansea City3–414,825Emnes 8', Grounds 34', Lita 53' Arca31 19 February 2011 A Millwall3–211,871McMahon 58', McDonald 62', Lita 83'Zemmama32 26 February 2011 H QPR0–3 16,972 Not awarded33 1 March 2011 H Nottingham Forest1–1 15,341 McDonald 51'Hines34 5 March 2011 A Reading2–518,568Lita (2) 29', 72' (pen.)Ripley35 8 March 2011 H Derby County 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20251122083549/https://www.mfc.co.uk/articles/20110308/middlesbrough-2-derby-1_70605_53125 22 November 2025 13,712Hines 73', Zemmama 88'Hines36 12 March 2011 A Portsmouth 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20241126190141/https://www.mfc.co.uk/articles/20110312/portsmouth-0-middlesbrough-0_70605_53160 26 November 2024 16,447 R. Williams37 19 March 2011 H Watford 2–1 16,090McDonald 33', Taylor 45'Bennett38 2 April 2011 H Leicester City 3–3 16,010Emnes 14', R. Williams 55', McManus 90'+4 R. Williams39 9 April 2011 A Sheffield United 2–1 21,572Bates 18', Emnes 89'McManus40 12 April 2011 A Ipswich Town 3–3 17,286Halliday 42', McDonald 43', Taylor 51' Halliday41 16 April 2011 H Barnsley 1–1 16,107McDonald 84' Smith42 19 April 2011 A Burnley 1–321,882Taylor 81'Bates43 23 April 2011 A Hull City4–221,937McDonald (3) 11', 13', 45', Arca 26'McDonald44 25 April 2011 H Coventry City2–115,817Arca 25', Kink 90'+2Robson45 2 May 2011 A Cardiff City3–025,183Lita 3', Robson 13', Smallwood 21'Robson46 7 May 2011 H Doncaster Rovers3–019,978Robson 43', Lita 66', Reach 90'+3Emnes League Cup results RoundDateVenueOpponentResultF–AAttendanceBoro GoalscorersMan of the Match1 10 August 2010 A Chesterfield 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20241111104054/https://www.mfc.co.uk/articles/20100810/chesterfield-1-middlesbrough-2_70605_53895 11 November 2024 6,509McDonald 8', Arca 33'Steele2 24 August 2010 A Millwall1–26,704McDonald 89'Steele FA Cup results RoundDateVenueOpponentResultF–AAttendanceBoro GoalscorersMan of the Match3 8 January 2011 A Burton Albion5,236O'Neil 58'Arca Squad The squad numbers for 2010–11 were announced on 2 August 2010.http://www.mfc.co.uk/articles/20100802/boro-squad-numbers-2010-11_70638_2108876 2 August 2010 Boro Squad Numbers 2010-11 MFC.co.uk 2 August 2010 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 2 ENG DF Justin Hoyte 3 GER DF Maximilian Haas 4 ENG DF Matthew Bates (captain) 5 Morocco MF Merouane Zemmama 6 SCO DF Stephen McManus 7 AUS FW Scott McDonald 8 SCO MF Kevin Thomson 9 SCO FW Kris Boyd (on loan to Nottingham Forest) 10 ENG MF Nicky Bailey 11 EST FW Tarmo Kink 12 ENG DF Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City) 13 ENG GK Paul Smith (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 14 IRL MF Willo Flood 15 ENG FW Leroy Lita 16 SCO FW Lee Miller (on loan to Scunthorpe United) 17 SCO MF Barry Robson (vice-captain) 19 SCO MF Andy Halliday 20 ARG MF Julio Arca 21 WAL GK Danny Coyne 22 ENG FW Luke Williams 23 ENG DF Jonathan Grounds 24 ENG DF Seb Hines 25 AUS DF Rhys Williams 26 ENG DF Andrew Taylor 27 ENG DF Joe Bennett 28 ENG FW Jonathan Franks 29 ENG DF Anthony McMahon 30 ENG GK Jason Steele 32 NED MF Marvin Emnes 33 ENG MF Richard Smallwood 34 ENG DF Ben Gibson 35 Angola MF Bruno Pilatos 37 SEN MF Mickaël Tavares (on loan from Hamburg) 38 ENG MF Cameron Park 39 ENG GK Connor Ripley 41 ENG DF Adam Reach Statistics Championship FA Cup League Cup 2 ENG DF Justin Hoyte 16 0 1 0 2 0 3 GER DF Maximilian Haas 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 ENG DF Matthew Bates 31 3 1 0 0 0 5 ENG DF David Wheater* 24 3 0 0 2 0 5 Morocco MF Merouane Zemmama 9 1 0 0 0 0 6 SCO DF Stephen McManus 23 1 0 0 1 0 7 AUS FW Scott McDonald 37 12 0 0 2 2 8 SCO MF Kevin Thomson 18 0 0 0 0 0 9 SCO FW Kris Boyd 27 6 1 0 1 0 10 ENG MF Nicky Bailey 34 0 1 0 2 0 11 EST FW Tarmo Kink 20 4 0 0 1 0 12 ENG DF Andrew Davies 6 0 0 0 0 0 13 ENG GK Paul Smith 10 0 0 0 0 0 14 IRL MF Willo Flood 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 ENG FW Leroy Lita 37 12 1 0 2 0 16 SCO FW Lee Miller 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 SCO MF Barry Robson 31 5 0 0 1 0 18 ENG MF Gary O'Neil* 18 0 1 1 0 0 19 SCO MF Andrew Halliday 12 1 0 0 1 0 20 ARG MF Julio Arca 31 3 1 0 2 1 21 WAL GK Danny Coyne 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 ENG FW Luke Williams 6 0 0 0 1 0 23 ENG DF Jonathan Grounds 6 1 0 0 1 1 24 ENG DF Seb Hines 15 1 1 0 1 0 25 AUS DF Rhys Williams 11 1 0 0 0 0 26 ENG DF Andrew Taylor 20 3 0 0 0 0 27 ENG DF Joe Bennett 31 0 1 0 1 0 28 ENG FW Jonathan Franks 4 0 1 0 0 0 29 ENG DF Anthony McMahon 33 2 1 0 0 0 30 ENG GK Jason Steele 34 0 0 0 2 0 32 NED MF Marvin Emnes 21 3 0 0 1 0 33 ENG MF Richard Smallwood 12 1 0 0 0 0 34 ENG DF Ben Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 Angola MF Bruno Pilatos 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 ENG DF Matthew Kilgallon* 2 0 0 0 1 0 37 SEN MF Mickaël Tavares 13 0 0 0 0 0 38 SCO MF Cameron Park 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 ENG GK Connor Ripley 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 ENG MF Adam Reach 1 1 0 0 0 0 |} (*: player has since left club) Transfers In DatePlayerClubFee 1 July 2010 SCO Andrew Halliday SCO Livingston Undisclosed2010-05-06 Middlesbrough seal Halliday deal en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/8647855.stm 2023-12-14 5 July 2010 SCO Kris Boyd SCO Rangers Free2010-07-05 Boyd completes Middlesbrough move en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/8787040.stm 2023-12-14 7 July 2010 ENG Nicky Bailey ENG Charlton £1.4 million2010-07-08 Bailey makes Middlesbrough switch en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/8749850.stm 2023-12-14 13 July 2010 SCO Stephen McManus SCO Celtic £1.5 million2010-07-13 Boro complete capture of McManus en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/8789481.stm 2023-12-14 16 July 2010 SCO Kevin Thomson SCO Rangers £2 million2010-07-16 Middlesbrough sign Gers' Thomson en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/8823058.stm 2023-12-14 28 July 2010 EST Tarmo Kink HUN Győri ETO Undisclosed2010-07-28 Middlesbrough complete Kink deal en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/8863108.stm 2023-12-14 31 January 2011 GER Maximilian Haas GER Bayern Munich UndisclosedPress Association 2011-01-31 Middlesbrough seal deals for Merouane Zemmama and Maximilian Haas en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/31/middlesbrough-merouane-zemmama-maximilian-haas 2023-12-14 0261-3077 31 January 2011 Morocco Merouane Zemmama SCO Hibernian Undisclosed Out DatePlayerClubFee1 July 2010Austria Emanuel PogatetzGER Hannover 96Free2010-06-02 Pogatetz leaves Middlesbrough to join Hannover https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/8198372.pogatetz-leaves-middlesbrough-join-hannover/ 2023-12-14 The Northern Echo en 23 July 2010 ENG John Johnson ENG Northampton Town Undisclosed2010-07-23 Cobblers sign Johnson from Boro en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/8850422.stm 2023-12-14 17 August 2010 AUS Brad Jones ENG Liverpool £2.3 million 20 August 2010 ENG Josh Walker ENG Watford Free2010-08-20 Watford snap up midfielder Walker en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/8932728.stm 2023-12-14 23 August 2010 EGY Mido NED Ajax Free2010-09-01 Boro striker Mido makes Ajax move en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8938049.stm 2023-12-14 20 January 2011 ENG David Wheater ENG Bolton Wanderers UndisclosedPress Association 2011-01-20 David Wheater signs for Bolton from Middlesbrough en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/20/david-wheater-bolton-middlesbrough 2023-12-14 0261-3077 25 January 2011 ENG Gary O'Neil ENG West Ham UndisclosedDoyle Paul 2011-01-26 West Ham sign Gary O'Neil in time for Carling Cup semi-final en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/25/gary-oneill-west-ham 2023-12-14 0261-3077 Loan in DatePlayerClubUntil 20 August 2010 ENG Matthew Kilgallon ENG Sunderland End of Season (returned to Sunderland)2010-08-19 Kilgallon makes loan move to Boro en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/8928644.stm 2023-12-14 27 August 2010 SEN Mickaël Tavares GER Hamburg January 2011 18 February 2011 ENG Andrew Davies ENG Stoke City End of Season 8 March 2011 ENG Paul Smith ENG Nottingham Forest End of Season Loan out DatePlayerClubUntil19 August 2010France Didier DigardFrance OGC NiceEnd of Season2010-08-19 Digard set for Nice return https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11680/6323470/digard-set-for-nice-return 2023-12-14 Sky Sports en 31 August 2010 ENG Jonathan Grounds SCO Hibernian January 20112010-08-31 Hibs sign Boro defender Grounds en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8958612.stm 2023-12-14 31 August 2010 ENG Andrew Taylor ENG Watford January 20112010-08-31 Watford sign Boro defender Taylor en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/8958149.stm 2023-12-14 18 October 2010 NED Marvin Emnes WAL Swansea City November 2010 19 November 2010 SCO Lee Miller ENG Notts County January 2011 28 January 2011 SCO Lee Miller ENG Scunthorpe United End of Season 8 March 2011 SCO Kris Boyd ENG Nottingham Forest End of Season References 2010-11 Category:2010–11 Football League Championship by team