2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

April 2014 April 2014 Bolton Wanderers 2010–11 Owen Coyle Phil Gartside Reebok Stadium Premier League 14th FA Cup Semi-finalist League Cup Third Round Johan Elmander (10) Johan Elmander (12) 26,881 vs Arsenal(24 April 2011) 13,120 vs York City(8 January 2011) 22,028 _bolton1011h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000033 FFFFFF _bolton1011a 1830b4 1830b4 1830b4 1830b4 1830b4 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 season was Bolton Wanderers's twelfth season in the Premier League, and their tenth consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. It covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. As Bolton Wanderers did not win the 2010–11 Premier League title, it is the 72nd time that they have competed at the top level without winning the title, the most of any club. The home strip for the 2010–11 season was revealed on 23 April 2010.http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2010862,00.html Home Is Where The Heart Is 29 April 2010 bwfc.co.uk 7 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100406122246/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2010862%2C00.html 6 April 2010 The Reebok strip represents a move back to a predominantly all white top. The away strip was revealed on 16 June and is blue with an orange and white trim. Pre-season On 27 May, Bolton announced that they would be undertaking a three-game, pre-season tour of North America, taking in matches at Charlotte Eagles, Charleston Battery and Toronto F.C.North America Tour Announced http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2050143,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 27 May 2010 20 January 2011 Further games were announced on 29 May, against Rochdale on 24 July and Morecambe on 28 July, with a reserve team fixture against Fleetwood Town on 30 July.Wanderers Announce Three More Friendlies http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2060670,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 29 May 2010 20 January 2011 The game at Morecambe was designed to be the opening fixture at their new ground, The Globe Arena, but due to site delays the fixture was cancelled on 14 July and replaced by one at Oldham Athletic.Pre-Season Fixture Change http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2091542,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 14 July 2010 20 January 2011 The pre-season schedule announcements were concluded on 1 June when the club announced a small tour of Scotland to play Falkirk on 31 July before a game against Bolton manager Owen Coyle's former charges St Johnstone on 2 August. They also announced that the club's only pre-season game would be against La Liga club Osasuna on 6 August.Three More Friendlies Confirmed http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2063108,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 1 June 2010 26 January 2011 A 23-man squad, including new signing Martin Petrov but minus those that had participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup travelled to the United States on 13 July. The first tour match took place on 14 July against Charlotte Eagles at the Transamerica Field, with Bolton running out 3–0 winners, the goals coming from Gary Cahill, Johan Elmander and Petrov.Charlotte Eagles 0 Wanderers 3 http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2092559,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 15 July 2010 26 January 2011 This was followed three days later with another victory, this time against Charleston Battery at Blackbaud Stadium, the goals this time coming from Kevin Davies and Tamir Cohen in a 2–0 win. Charleston Battery 0 Wanderers 2 http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2095120,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 18 July 2010 26 January 2011 The team then travelled across the border to take on Major League Soccer side Toronto where they were joined by Stuart Holden who had played for the USA in the World Cup.Holden Links Up with the Squad http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2096515,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 20 July 2010 26 January 2011 The match took place on 21 July at Toronto's BMO Field with the winner pronounced winner of the Carlsberg Cup. After a 1–1 draw, Matty Taylor scoring Bolton's goal, the winner of the trophy was decided by penalties. Holden, Robbie Blake, Sean Davis and Cahill scored for Bolton with Jussi Jääskeläinen saving two of the home side's efforts, thus ensuring Bolton would lift the trophy and finish the tour unbeaten.Toronto FC 1 Wanderers 1 (Wanderers win 4–3 on penalties) http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2098729,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 22 July 2010 26 January 2011 On the team's return home they took on local rivals Rochdale at Spotland on the afternoon of 24 July. A Robbie Blake penalty opened the scoring, but Bolton could not finish their League One opponents off and the home side's Chris O'Grady equalised with six minutes remaining.Rochdale 1 Wanderers 1 http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2101169,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 24 July 2010 26 January 2011 Four days later, a strong side travelled to Oldham Athletic but were well beaten, Tom Eaves scoring all the goals in Oldham's 3–0 win. Eaves would move from Oldham to Bolton a little over two weeks later for an undisclosed fee.Eaves Signs on at the Reebok http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2118886,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 12 August 2010 26 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101017161443/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2118886%2C00.html 17 October 2010 dmy The very end of July saw Bolton travel to Scotland for games against Falkirk and St. Johnstone. The Falkirk game saw the return of Lee Chung-Yong after his extended break following the World Cup. The return of the South Korean could not stop the game ending in a goalless stalemate.Falkirk 0 Wanderers 0 http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2107465,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 31 July 2010 26 January 2011 Two days later, St Johnstone welcomed Bolton to McDiarmid Park and the English side finished their pre-season away fixtures with a 2–0 victory, Martin Petrov and Johan Elmander scoring their second goals of the summer.St Johnstone 0 Wanderers 2 http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2109199,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 2 August 2010 26 January 2011 Bolton finished their pre-season schedule with a home match against Osasuna at the Reebok Stadium on 6 August. The result was, again, a 2–0 victory to the home side. Johan Elmander finished as the pre season's leading scorer when he netted early in the game, and Lee Chung-Yong scored his first of the summer shortly afterwards.Wanderers 2 Osasuna 0 http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2113989,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 7 August 2010 26 January 2011 14 July 2010 19:00 EDT Charlotte Eagles USA 0–3 Report ENG Bolton Wanderers Cahill 8Elmander 50 Petrov 80 Transamerica Field 2,383 W 17 July 2010 19:30 EDT Charleston Battery USA 0–2 Report ENG Bolton Wanderers K. Davies 30Cohen 51 Blackbaud Stadium 5,249 W 21 July 2010 19:30 EDT Toronto CAN 1–1 3–4 Report ENG Bolton Wanderers Correa 45 Taylor 28 BMO Field 19,507 W 24 July 2010 15:00 BST Rochdale ENG 1–1 Report ENG Bolton Wanderers O'Grady 84 Blake 35 Spotland 1,833 D 28 July 2010 19:30 BST Oldham Athletic ENG 3–0 Report ENG Bolton Wanderers Eaves 26 42 56 Boundary Park 1,871 L 31 July 2010 15:00 BST Falkirk SCO 0–0 Report ENG Bolton Wanderers Falkirk Stadium 2,104 D 2 August 2010 19:45 BST St Johnstone SCO 0–2 Report ENG Bolton Wanderers Petrov 75Elmander 77 McDiarmid Park 2,076 W 6 August 2010 20:00 BST Bolton Wanderers ENG 2–0 Report ESP Osasuna Elmander 11Lee 24 Reebok Stadium 4,847 W Premier League The fixtures for the 2010–11 season were announced on 17 June, and revealed that Bolton would begin their league campaign by welcoming Fulham to the Reebok Stadium in Mark Hughes' first competitive fixture as Fulham's manager.Wanderers Start at Home To Fulham http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2072610,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 18 June 2010 15 February 2011 The match finished goalless with Bolton giving a debut to Martin Petrov.Bolton 0–0 Fulham http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8906326.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 14 August 2010 15 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8906326.stm 8 February 2011 live A week later, Bolton travelled to London to take on West Ham United. Goalless at half time, with Carlton Cole having a penalty saved by Jussi Jääskeläinen, Bolton took the lead early in the second half through a Matthew Upson own goal, which was followed by a Johan Elmander header. Although Mark Noble pulled a goal back from the penalty spot after Gary Cahill had been adjudged to have pushed Scott Parker, Elmander scored his second of the game with six minutes remaining. The game saw a debut for Robbie Blake.West Ham 1–3 Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8925691.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 21 August 2010 15 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081711/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8925691.stm 8 February 2011 live Bolton's next match was at home to Birmingham City and was moved to the Sunday to allow for live television coverage. The game started badly for the home team, with Roger Johnson scoring for Birmingham in the first five minutes. Shortly before the end of the first half, the situation got worse when Jussi Jääskeläinen was sent off for slapping Johnson in the face. As a result, Hungarian goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán was brought on for Martin Petrov, to replace Jääskeläinen in goal, marking Bogdán's league debut. Birmingham doubled their advantage early in the second half through Craig Gardner. However, the ten men battled back, first through captain Kevin Davies, scoring his 100th league goal from the penalty spot after he himself was fouled in the area by Johnson, and then Robbie Blake, firing in a free-kick for his first goal for the club. The result saw Bolton finish the weekend in fifth place in the Premier League.Bolton 2–2 Birmingham http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8946659.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 29 August 2010 16 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081615/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8946659.stm 8 February 2011 live The following round of fixtures took place a fortnight later, due to an international break. On 3 September, Gary Cahill, who had been called up to previous squads without playing, became the first Bolton player to play for England since Michael Ricketts in 2002, in the national team's 4–0 win over Bulgaria. Cahill gets England cap http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/8372201.Cahill_gets_England_cap.stm Bolton News 24 February 2011 3 September 2010 Bolton returned to league football on 11 September, with an away fixture at Arsenal. Drawing 1–1 at half-time, through Johan Elmander's third league goal of the season, which saw him equal his league tally from the previous season, Bolton were 2–1 down when Cahill was sent off for a tackle on Marouane Chamakh. Playing against ten men, Arsenal dominated the rest of the game and ran out 4–1 winners.Arsenal 4–1 Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8976732.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 11 September 2010 24 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081545/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8976732.stm 8 February 2011 live As a result, the club fell into the bottom half of the table for the first time that season. The club appealed the three-match ban that Cahill would have to serve for the sending off, but this was rejected.Cahill Appeal Rejected http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2153830,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 14 September 2010 24 February 2011 A week later, a second successive away game saw Bolton finish level with Aston Villa, in the last game before Gérard Houllier took over as manager of the Midlands club. Ashley Young put the home side ahead early on from a free-kick, but Bolton had drawn level by the end of the half, Kevin Davies netting his second league goal of the season, to put an end to the scoring.Aston Villa 1–1 Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9006797.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 18 September 2010 24 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081519/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9006797.stm 8 February 2011 live Bolton's next home was again moved to the Sunday to allow for live television coverage, with the visitors being near neighbours, Manchester United. An early Zat Knight goal, flicking in a corner, gave Bolton the lead, but United equalised halfway through the first half, after Nani had run unchecked through Bolton's half before shooting from just outside the area past the returning Jussi Jääskeläinen. Bolton have only beaten Manchester United once at home in thirty years, but it looked like they would make it twice after Martin Petrov shot home with his unfavoured right foot in the sixty-seventh minute, scoring his first goal for the club in the process. The home side almost made it 3–1 soon after, but Johan Elmander failed to make a one on one with United keeper Edwin van der Sar count, and Bolton were made to rue this chance when Michael Owen, on as a substitute three minutes earlier, flicked on a Nani free-kick into Jääskeläinen's right-hand corner to make the final result 2–2. A fourth game without a win ensured that Bolton remained in the bottom half of the Premier League.Bolton 2–2 Man Utd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9023209.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 26 September 2010 24 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081440/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9023209.stm 8 February 2011 live October began with an away game at newly promoted West Bromwich Albion. Kevin Davies set up Johan Elmander in the sixty fourth minute, but James Morrison equalised fourteen minutes later to earn the home side a draw. Elmander's goal, his fourth of the season, meant he had already scored more league goals this season than he had in the whole of the previous season.West Brom 1–1 Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9049277.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 2 October 2010 1 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081430/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9049277.stm 8 February 2011 live The day after, Kevin Davies was called up into the England squad for the first time and included in the squad to play Montenegro on 12 October.Skipper Called Up For England http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2174536,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 4 October 2010 1 March 2011 Later in the week, Gary Cahill was called into the squad as a late replacement for Phil Jagielka, meaning that, for the first time since Eddie Hopkinson and Doug Holden in 1959, Bolton had two representatives in the England squad.Davies is keen to make big impression http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/8445203.Davies_is_keen_to_make_big_impression/ Bolton News Bolton News 12 October 2010 1 March 2011 Although Cahill didn't make it onto the pitch, Davies made his international debut as a second-half substitute in the game.Davies Proud To Earn First England Cap http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2183092,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 13 October 2010 16 March 2011 Bolton returned to league action on 16 October with a home fixture against Stoke City. A Lee Chung-Yong goal midway through the first half sent Bolton in at halftime ahead, but Rory Delap equalised early in the second half. The game had moved into the fourth minute of injury time when substitute Ivan Klasnić scored what turned out to be the winning goal. Almost immediately, Klasnić was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in the two minutes after his goal.Bolton 2–1 Stoke http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9089722.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 16 October 2010 16 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081355/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9089722.stm 8 February 2011 live A week later, Bolton played their first game of the season against near neighbours Wigan Athletic. Bolton would eventually play their closest rivals geographically four times, after drawing their FA Cup Fourth round tie. Hugo Rodallega opened the scoring at the DW Stadium but this was swiftly equalised by Johan Elmander as Bolton consolidated their position in the top half of the Premier League.Wigan 1–1 Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9110611.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 23 October 2010 16 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081338/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9110611.stm 8 February 2011 live However, the following Sunday, a late Maxi Rodríguez goal would see Liverpool beat Bolton and continue their good form at the Reebok Stadium, where they had not lost since 2006.Bolton 0–1 Liverpool http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9129015.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 31 October 2010 16 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081243/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9129015.stm 8 February 2011 live The result saw Bolton finish October in tenth place. November opened with a home fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, who had not won a league game at the Reebok Stadium. This run continued as two goals from Kevin Davies and a goal apiece for Grétar Steinsson and Martin Petrov saw Bolton run out 4–2 winners.Bolton 4–2 Tottenham http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9145962.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 6 November 2011 8 July 2011 This began a run of five unbeaten games throughout the month of November. On 10 November, a late Jermaine Beckford goal saw Everton salvage a draw at Goodison Park after Ivan Klasnić had put Bolton ahead.Everton 1–1 Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9163193.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 10 November 2011 8 July 2011 The following Saturday, Bolton raced into a 3–0 lead at Wolverhampton Wanderers through a Richard Stearman own goal, a Johan Elmander solo effort and a Stuart Holden strike, before Wolves pulled back two goals.Wolverhampton 2–3 Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9175425.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 13 November 2011 8 July 2011 A week later, Bolton earned their largest win of the season when Newcastle United came to the Reebok Stadium. This was the first game that former captain Kevin Nolan had played at Bolton since his move to Newcastle in January 2009. Two converted penalties by Kevin Davies, two more goals for Johan Elmander and one for Lee Chung-yong gave Bolton a 5–1 win.Bolton 5–1 Newcastle http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9198718.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 20 November 2011 8 July 2011 Bolton finished the month by welcoming Blackpool to the Reebok Stadium for the first time. It was also the first time the clubs had met for seventeen years. Trailing by two goals halfway through the second half, Bolton pulled the goals back, first through a Martin Petrov free kick and then a team effort completed by Mark Davies.Bolton 2–2 Blackpool http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9221083.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 27 November 2011 8 July 2011 Bolton finished the month in fifth place and challenging for European football. December opened with a game at Manchester City who, despite having Aleksandar Kolarov sent off in the second half, kept hold of their one-goal lead, given to them in the first half by Carlos Tevez.Man City 1–0 Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9247406.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 4 December 2011 14 July 2011 The week after, Bolton themselves had a man sent off, with Mark Davies receiving his marching orders for elbowing Phil Jones with the game goalless. Fabrice Muamba then scored his first goal of the season but Blackburn equalised late on, with Mame Biram Diouf bringing the scores level. However, just one minute later, Stuart Holden ran onto a Kevin Davies header to score from twenty yards.Bolton 2–1 Blackburn http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9268433.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 12 December 2011 14 July 2011 The game would prove to be the last as Blackburn manager for former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce, who was fired the day after.Blackburn Rovers sack manager Sam Allardyce http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/9283395.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 13 December 2011 14 July 2011 League table BOL Results summary 10 5 4 34 24 2 5 12 18 32 4 March 2019 11v11 May 2011 Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H Result D/W/D/L/D/D/D/W/D/L/W/D/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/D/L/L/W/L/W/D/W/L/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/L Position 8/3/5/12/12/12/11/7/8/10/5/6/5/4/5/6/6/7/6/6/7/7/7/8/8/8/7/6/7/8/8/8/8/8/8/9/9/14 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 red1 complete Statto.com May 2013 14 August 2010 15:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Fulham Reebok Stadium 20,352 Stuart Attwell D 21 August 2010 15:00 BST West Ham United 1–3 Bolton Wanderers Noble 79 pen. Upson 48 o.g.Elmander 68 84 Upton Park 32,533 Andre Marriner W 29 August 2010 13:30 BST Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Birmingham City K. Davies 71 pen.Blake 81 Johnson 4Gardner 50 Reebok Stadium 18,139 Kevin Friend D 11 September 2010 15:00 BST Arsenal 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Koscielny 24 Chamakh 58 Song 78 Vela 83 Elmander 44 Emirates Stadium 59,876 Stuart Attwell L 18 September 2010 15:00 BST Aston Villa 1–1 Bolton Wanderers A. Young 13 K. Davies 35 Villa Park 34,655 Mike Dean D 26 September 2010 12:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Manchester United Knight 6Petrov 67 Nani 23Owen 74 Reebok Stadium 23,926 Phil Dowd D 2 October 2010 15:00 BST West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Morrison 78 Elmander 64 The Hawthorns 22,846 Peter Walton D 16 October 2010 15:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Stoke City Lee 22Klasnić 90+2 Delap 48 Reebok Stadium 22,975 Peter Walton W 23 October 2010 15:00 BST Wigan Athletic 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Rodallega 59 Elmander 66 DW Stadium 17,100 Howard Webb D 31 October 2010 16:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Liverpool Taylor 49Steinsson 89 Konchesky 21Škrtel 75Rodríguez 86 Reebok Stadium 25,171 Martin Atkinson L 6 November 2010 12:45 GMT Bolton Wanderers 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur K. Davies 31 76 pen.Steinsson 56Petrov 90+4 Hutton 79Pavlyuchenko 87 Reebok Stadium 20,255 Chris Foy W 10 November 2010 20:00 GMT Everton 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Klasnić 79 Beckford 90+4 Goodison Park 31,808 (400 away) Phil Dowd D 13 November 2010 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Foley 69Fletcher 77 Stearman 1 o.g.Elmander 62Holden 67 Molineux 27,508 Peter Walton W 20 November 2010 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 5–1 Newcastle United K. Davies 18 pen. goal 90+3 pen.Lee 39Elmander 50 72 Carroll 52 Reebok Stadium 22,203 Howard Webb W 27 November 2010 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Blackpool Petrov 76M. Davies 89 Evatt 28Varney 57 Reebok Stadium 25,851 Mike Dean D 4 December 2010 15:00 GMT Manchester City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Tevez 4 City of Manchester Stadium 46,860 Andre Marriner L 12 December 2010 13:30 GMT Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Muamba 65Holden 88 M. Diouf 88 Reebok Stadium 24,471 Mark Clattenburg W 18 December 2010 12:45 GMT Sunderland 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Welbeck 32 Stadium of Light 35,101 Chris Foy L 26 December 2010 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Taylor 40Elmander 86 Reebok Stadium 23,413 Howard Webb W 29 December 2010 19:45 GMT Chelsea 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Malouda 61 Stamford Bridge 40,982 Mike Jones L 1 January 2011 15:00 GMT Liverpool 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Torres 49Cole 90+2 K. Davies 43 Anfield 35,400 Kevin Friend L 5 January 2011 20:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Wigan Athletic Rodrigo 54 Stam 80 Reebok Stadium 18,852 Phil Dowd D 15 January 2011 15:00 GMT Stoke City 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Higginbotham 37Etherington 63 pen. Britannia Stadium 26,809 Michael Oliver L 24 January 2011 20:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Chelsea Drogba 11 Malouda 41 Anelka 56 Ramires 74 Reebok Stadium 22,837 Chris Foy L 2 February 2011 20:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sturridge 90+2 Reebok Stadium 18,944 Peter Walton W 5 February 2011 15:00 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Van der Vaart 6 pen.Kranjčar 90+2 Sturridge 55 White Hart Lane 36,197 Mark Clattenburg L 13 February 2011 16:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Everton Cahill 10Sturridge 67 Reebok Stadium 22,986 Lee Probert W 26 February 2011 15:00 GMT Newcastle United 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Nolan 13 Sturridge 38 St James' Park 48,062 Chris Foy D 5 March 2011 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Aston Villa Cahill 45+2 75Klasnić 86 Bent 15Albrighton 64 Reebok Stadium 22,533 Kevin Friend W 19 March 2011 15:00 GMT Manchester United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Berbatov 88 Old Trafford 75,486 Andre Marriner L 2 April 2011 15:00 BST Birmingham City 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Phillips 4Gardner 59 Elmander 70 St Andrew's 26,142 Michael Oliver L 9 April 2011 15:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 3–0 West Ham United Sturridge 14 51Lee 20 Reebok Stadium 25,857 Lee Probert W 24 April 2011 16:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Arsenal Sturridge 38Cohen 90 Van Persie 48 Reebok Stadium 26,881 Mike Jones W 27 April 2011 20:00 BST Fulham 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Dempsey 15 48Hangeland 65 Craven Cottage 23,222 Anthony Taylor L 30 April 2011 15:00 BST Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Olsson 20 Ewood Park 28,985 Mike Dean L 7 May 2011 15:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Sunderland Klasnić 87 Zenden 45Knight 90+4 o.g. Reebok Stadium 22,597 Kevin Friend L 14 May 2011 12:45 BST Blackpool 4–3 Bolton Wanderers Campbell 9 45Puncheon 19Adam 63 Davies 6Taylor 24Sturridge 53 Bloomfield Road 15,979 Andre Marriner L 22 May 2011 16:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Manchester City Lescott 43Džeko 62 Reebok Stadium 26,285 Chris Foy L Last updated: 22 May 2011Source: Bolton Wanderers F.C.Note: Premier League fixtures not listed due to copyright FA Cup Bolton Wanderers entered the 2010–11 FA Cup at the Third Round stage, the draw being made on 28 November 2010. Bolton were drawn against non-league opposition in the form of York City, the first time that they had played a non-league side since beating Yeovil Town ten years previously. The match was played on 8 January 2011. Bolton started the game showing seven changes from their previous game against Wigan Athletic and struggled to break down York. It took the introduction of first choice forwards Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander to make the difference, Davies scoring in the eighty-third minute and Elmander scoring with a drive from outside the box six minutes later.Bolton 2 – 0 York http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9341948.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 8 January 2011 28 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124213636/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9341948.stm 24 January 2011 live The draw for the fourth round was made the following afternoon and saw Bolton drawn against their nearest local rivals, Wigan Athletic. The match took place on 29 January and ended goalless. The draw for the fifth round took place the day after and gave the winner of the replay an away tie at Fulham on 20 February. The replay took place at the DW Stadium on 16 February, where a single goal from Ivan Klasnić took Bolton through to the fifth round. The draw for the sixth round took place whilst Bolton were still playing at Craven Cottage and saw the winners of the game drawn away at Birmingham City. Again, a single Klasnić goal scored early in the first half, saw Bolton go through to the quarter-finals. The quarter-final was played on 12 April and was shown live on ESPN. A goal early in the first half by Johan Elmander was cancelled out by Cameron Jerome before half-time, the first goal that Bolton had conceded in that year's competition. A Kevin Davies penalty restored Bolton's lead in the second half, but Kevin Phillips hit a dipping shot over Jussi Jääskeläinen, playing his 500th game for Bolton, to again bring Birmingham level. However, a Lee Chung-yong header, early in added time, completed the scoring and took Bolton into the Semi-final for the first time in eleven years. The day after, England coaches Hope Powell and Fabio Capello performed the semi-final draw, and Bolton was paired with Stoke City with Bolton the home team for the game at Wembley Stadium. The game was played on 17 April, with whoever won the tie knowing that they would be playing Manchester City in the final after their victory over Manchester United the day before. Stoke ran out 5–0 victors, the largest FA Cup Semi-final win since before World War II,Five-star Stoke thrash Bolton at Wembley to reach first FA Cup final https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/apr/17/bolton-wanderers-stoke-city-fa-cup Guardian online Guardian Newspapers 17 April 2011 8 July 2011 with former Bolton player Jonathan Walters scoring twice. Bolton captain Kevin Davies later apologised to the fans for the performance of the players.FA Cup: Bolton's Kevin Davies offers apology to fans http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9461225.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 18 April 2011 8 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713183412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9461225.stm 13 July 2011 live R3 8 January 2011 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 2–0 York City K. Davies 83Elmander 89 Reebok Stadium 13,120 Keith Hill W R4 29 January 2011 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium 14,950 Andre Marriner D R4 Replay 16 February 2011 19:45 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Klasnić 66 DW Stadium 7,515 Michael Oliver W R5 20 February 2011 15:00 GMT Fulham 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Klasnić 19 Craven Cottage 19,571 Stuart Attwell W R6 12 March 2011 12:45 GMT Birmingham City 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Jerome 38Phillips 80 Elmander 21K. Davies 66 penLee 90 St Andrew's 23,699 Phil Dowd W semi-final 17 April 2011 16:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 0–5 Stoke City Etherington 11Huth 17Jones 30Walters 68 81 Wembley Stadium 75,064 Howard Webb L League Cup Bolton Wanderers entered the 2010–11 Football League Cup at the Second Round stage, the draw being made on 11 August 2010. It saw Bolton given an away tie at League One side Southampton, who they had not faced since Southampton were relegated from the Premier League in 2005. The game was played on 24 August and saw the debut of young Hungarian goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán. He kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win, Ivan Klasnić scoring the only goal in the first half. The draw for the third round was made on 29 August and saw Owen Coyle's side drawn against his previous club Burnley, who he had left to join Bolton the previous January, with the game played at Turf Moor on 21 September. Bolton made numerous changes to the team that had played the previous Saturday at Aston Villa. A Wade Elliott goal, shortly before half time, was the only goal of the game and brought to an end Bolton's participation in the competition. R2 24 August 2010 19:45 BST Southampton 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Klasnić 31 St Mary's Stadium 10,251 Keith Hill W R3 21 September 2010 19:45 BST Burnley 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Elliott 45 Turf Moor 17,602 Mark Clattenburg L Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKÁdám Bogdán3(1)030208(1)0002DFGrétar Steinsson2312010251703DFJlloyd Samuel00000000004DFPaul Robinson35050004001005DFGary Cahill3634000393816MFFabrice Muamba32(3)1400036(3)1707MFMatthew Taylor22(14)21(2)02025(15)2408MFStuart Holden2622(1)00(1)029(2)2409FWJohan Elmander37104(2)20(2)040(4)125010MFMartin Petrov18(9)3600023(9)31011MFRicardo Gardner3(2)000104(2)00012DFZat Knight34130203812013GKRob Lainton000000000014FWKevin Davies3884(2)21042(2)1012015MFRiga Mustapha000000000015FWDaniel Sturridge11(1)8000011(1)80116MFMark Davies9(14)13(2)02014(16)06117FWIvan Klasnić0(21)452217(21)71118DFSam Ricketts14(3)0302019(3)02019MFRodrigo4(12)11(2)0106(14)10020FWRobbie Blake0(8)11(1)0203(9)11021MFTamir Cohen3(4)10(2)0104(6)12022GKJussi Jääskeläinen35030003801123MFSean Davis000000000025DFMarcos Alonso402(1)0207(1)02026GKAli Al-Habsi000000000027MFLee Chung-Yong25(6)33(1)10(1)028(8)41028MFJoey O'Brien000000000029FWMichael O'Halloran000000000031DFAndy O'Brien1(1)000102(1)00031DFDavid Wheater5(2)030008(2)04033FWDanny Ward000000000035FWTope Obadeyi000000000040FWTom Eaves000000000044MFJosh Vela0000000000––Own goals–2–0–0–2 Statistics accurate as of match played 22 May 2011 Transfers On the commencement of the summer transfer window on 1 July, Portuguese striker Ricardo Vaz Tê, who has been at the club since 2003, was released. At the same time, young Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy turned down the chance of a new contract and also left. Coming into the club were Martin Petrov, signed on a free transfer from Manchester City and Robbie Blake from manager Owen Coyle's former club Burnley, also on a free transfer. In the middle of July, as the team prepared to fly to the United States for their pre season tour, the club agreed a season long loan deal with Wigan Athletic for second choice goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi. Later in the month, Spain under-19 international Marcos Alonso signed from Spain's giants Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee. This allowed the club to let long serving defender Nicky Hunt leave on a free transfer to Bristol City three days later. August saw the club sign Croatian international Ivan Klasnić, who had been at the club the previous season on loan, from Nantes after the player had negotiated his release from the French club, as well as young striker Tom Eaves from Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee. Eaves had scored a hat trick for Oldham against Bolton in a friendly a fortnight earlier.Oldham 3 Wanderers 0 http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2104920,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 28 July 2010 26 January 2011 A day after Eaves was signed, Bolton sold Chris Basham to Premier League new boys Blackpool, again for an undisclosed fee. As the summer transfer window closed, a loan deal with Benfica of Portugal was made to bring young Spanish international Rodrigo to the Reebok Stadium for the season. At the same time, Bolton agreed a mutual termination with Nigerian international Danny Shittu, and he left the club. As the closure of the transfer window does not preclude Premier League clubs loaning players to lower league teams, Danny Ward joined Championship team Coventry City until the New Year, but this was cut short in the middle of October when the player suffered a groin injury and returned to Bolton. Tope Obadeyi was loaned to League Two side Shrewsbury Town for an initial month in mid October and this loan was extended at its conclusion for another month. When the January transfer window opened, Irish international Andy O'Brien, who had been on loan at Championship team Leeds United since the end of October, joined them on a permanent basis. As a replacement, Bolton signed David Wheater from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee. Riga Mustapha, who had rejected a deal to terminate his contract in September, finally agreed and left the club after making twenty two appearances since he joined in 2008. On transfer deadline day, Bolton signed Daniel Sturridge on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season. In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 July 2010 MF Martin Petrov Manchester City FreeBolton confirm Robbie Blake & Martin Petrov signings http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8779636.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 1 July 2010 27 January 2011 1 July 2010 FW Robbie Blake Burnley FreeBolton confirm Robbie Blake & Martin Petrov signings http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8779636.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 1 July 2010 27 January 2011 27 July 2010 DF Marcos Alonso Real Madrid £2,160,000Bolton sign Real Madrid defender Marco Alonso http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8859038.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 27 July 2010 27 January 2011 4 August 2010 FW Ivan Klasnić Nantes FreeStriker Ivan Klasnic rejoins Bolton on two-year deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8886068.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 4 August 2010 27 January 2011 12 August 2010 FW Tom Eaves Oldham Athletic £221,000Bolton Wanderers swoop for Oldham striker Tom Eaves http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8907960.stm? BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 12 August 2010 27 January 2011 20 January 2011 DF David Wheater Middlesbrough £2,480,000Bolton Wanderers sign David Wheater from Middlesbrough http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/9367744.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 20 January 2011 27 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160113003432/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/9367744.stm 13 January 2016 live Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 1 July 2010 FW Ricardo Vaz Tê Panionios FreeCoyle closing in on Real deal http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/8245561.Coyle_closing_in_on_Real_deal/?ref=mr The Bolton News The Bolton News 30 June 2010 29 January 2011 1 July 2010 MF Aaron Mooy St Mirren FreeMooy Quits Trotters For Europe http://au.fourfourtwo.com/News/170850,mooy-quits-trotters-for-europe.aspx Australian 4–4–2 Haymarket Media 3 July 2010 29 January 2011 1 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001015905/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/News/170850,mooy-quits-trotters-for-europe.aspx dead 30 July 2010 DF Nicky Hunt Bristol City FreeBristol City swoop for Nicky Hunt and Damion Stewart http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/8870299.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 30 July 2010 29 January 2011 13 August 2010 MF Chris Basham Blackpool £1,260,000Blackpool sign Chris Basham from Bolton Wanderers http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/8908307.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 13 August 2010 27 January 2011 2 September 2010 DF Danny Shittu Millwall FreeBolton cancel defender Danny Shittu's contract http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8962382.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 2 September 2010 27 January 2011 4 January 2011 DF Andy O'Brien Leeds United FreeLeeds United snap up Andy O'Brien from Bolton Wanderers http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/9332159.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 4 January 2011 27 January 2011 27 January 2011 MF Riga Mustapha Cartagena FreeRiga Departs http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2278304,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers 27 January 2011 27 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120331230430/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2278304,00.html 31 March 2012 dead dmy-allRiga moves to Spain http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/8929840.Riga_moves_to_Spain/? Bolton News 23 March 2011 23 March 2011 Loan in Date from Date to Pos. Name From 31 August 2010 30 June 2011 MF Rodrigo BenficaBolton sign Rodrigo Moreno from Benfica on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8957937.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 31 August 2010 27 January 2011 31 January 2011 30 June 2011 FW Daniel Sturridge ChelseaChelsea striker Daniel Sturridge joins Bolton on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/9382277.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 31 January 2011 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160113003432/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/9382277.stm 13 January 2016 live Loan out Date from Date to Pos. Name To 15 July 2010 30 June 2011 GK Ali Al-Habsi Wigan Athletic Wigan sign keeper Ali Al Habsi on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/8825264.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 15 July 2010 29 January 2011 10 September 2010 14 October 2010 MF Danny Ward Coventry CityCoventry City sign Bolton Wanderers winger Danny Ward http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/8988031.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 10 September 2010 27 January 2011Ward back with Bolton http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11672_6444980,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 14 October 2010 27 January 2011 22 October 2010 8 January 2011 FW Tope Obadeyi Shrewsbury Town Temitope Obadeyi joins Shrewsbury on loan from Bolton http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/9118227.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 22 October 2010 27 January 2011Shrewsbury extend Obadeyi loan period for second month http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/9225252.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 24 November 2010 27 January 2011 29 October 2010 4 January 2011 DF Andy O'Brien Leeds UnitedBolton defender Andy O'Brien joins Leeds United on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/9139586.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 29 October 2010 27 January 2011Leeds United defender Andy O'Brien stays into new year http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/9224180.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 24 November 2010 27 January 2011 8 March 2011 6 April 2011 MF Ricardo Gardner Preston North EndPreston sign Bolton midfielder Ricardo Gardner on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/9419017.stm BBC Sport 8 March 2011 8 March 2011 Zat on standby http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/8955742.Zat_on_standby/ Bolton News 6 April 2011 6 April 2011 15 March 2011 31 May 2011 MF Danny Ward Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town sign Bolton winger Danny Ward on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/9425068.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 15 March 2011 15 March 2011 23 March 2011 4 May 2011 MF Joey O'Brien Sheffield WednesdayO'Brien Joins Owls on Loan http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2323347,00.html bwfc.co.uk Bolton Wanderers F.C. 23 March 2011 23 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110326052934/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2323347%2C00.html 26 March 2011 dmy Injured Joey back at Reebok after loan stint http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/9005035.Injured_Joey_back_at_Reebok_after_loan_stint/ Bolton News 4 May 2011 15 May 2011 23 March 2011 31 May 2011 DF Jlloyd Samuel Cardiff CityCardiff City sign Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12849475.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 March 2011 24 March 2011 Mid-season friendlies 15 November 2010 20:00 GMT Cliftonville 0–2 Report Bolton Wanderers Klasnić 20Coyle 68 Solitude 1,020 W Last updated: 8 January 2011Source: Bolton Wanderers F.C. 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