2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

October 2021 January 2013 Blackburn Rovers 2010–11 Sam Allardyce (until 13 December)Steve Kean John Williams Ground Ewood Park (capacity 31,154) Premier League 15th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Jason Roberts (5) Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Mame Biram Diouf (6) 29,867 (vs. Manchester United, 14 May) 9,235 (vs. Norwich City, 24 August) 24,999 (Premier League)23,548 (Overall) _whiteborder _rovers1011h _blueborder _bluesides _3_stripes_blue 0000FF 0000CC FFFFFF ffffFF FFFFFF _rovers1011a _rovers1011a _rovers1011a _sunderland1011h _blacktop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 2009–10 2011–12 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/9210221.stm Rao family buy Blackburn Rovers from Jack Walker Trust 19 August 2016 19 November 2010 bbc.co.uk BBC 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.Blackburn Rovers sack manager Sam Allardyce http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/9283395.stm BBC Sport 13 December 2010 2010-12-18Steve Kean signs new Blackburn Rovers contract http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/9368705.stm BBC 20 January 2011 19 August 2016 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.Conn, David. "How an agent came to hold so much power at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 21 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.Hytner, David. "Steve Kean finds value of friends in high places at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 16 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/15/blackburn-rovers-board-dismay-venkys Blackburn Rovers board's dismay at Venky's conduct revealed in letter The Guardian 15 January 2012 First-team squad 1 ENG GK Paul Robinson 2 USA MF Jermaine Jones on loan from Schalke 04 3 SWE DF Martin Olsson 4 CGO DF Christopher Samba captain 5 FRA DF Gaël Givet 6 NZL DF Ryan Nelsen vice-captain 7 AUS MF Brett Emerton 8 ENG MF David Dunn 9 CRO FW Nikola Kalinić 10 ARG MF Mauro Formica 11 AUS MF Vince Grella 12 NOR MF Morten Gamst Pedersen 13 ENG GK Mark Bunn 15 FRA MF Steven Nzonzi 17 IRL MF Keith Andrews 18 PAR FW Roque Santa Cruz on loan from Manchester City 20 ESP FW Rubén Rochina 21 ZIM FW Benjani 23 CAN FW David Hoilett 26 FRA MF Hérold Goulon 27 ESP DF Míchel Salgado 28 ENG DF Phil Jones 30 GRN FW Jason Roberts 31 SCO DF Grant Hanley 33 ENG DF Josh Morris 36 ENG MF Michael Potts 41 SEN FW Mame Biram Diouf on loan from Manchester United Club Technical staff Head coach SCO Steve Kean Assistant manager DEN John Jensen Assistant coaches ENG Iain BrunskillENG Bobby Mimms Goalkeeping coach ENG Bobby Mimms December 2010 December 2010 Medical staff Doctor ENG Dr. Phil Batty Physiotherapists ENG Dave FevreENG Paul KellyENG Mark Palmer December 2010 December 2010 Results Pre-season 10 July 2010 17:00 Sturm Graz 0 – 0 D Blackburn Rovers UPC-Arena Graz 3,515 10 July 2010 15:00 Vauxhall Motors 0 – 3 W Blackburn Rovers Reserves Aley 9Rodrigo Branco 56Blackman 61 Rivacre Park Ellesmere Port 14 July 2010 Kendal Town 2 – 3 W Blackburn Rovers Reserves Keiran Walmsley Matthew Pearson 15Blackman 17 55 Lakeland Radio Stadium Kendal 337 17 July 2010 15:00 Fleetwood Town 0 – 2 W Blackburn Rovers Roberts 7Nzonzi 84 Highbury Stadium Fleetwood 1,570 17 July 2010 15:00 Southport 0 – 3 W Blackburn Rovers Reserves Chimbonda 18Rigters 23Dunn 82 Haig Avenue Southport 469 20 July 2010 19:45 Preston North End 3 – 0 L Blackburn Rovers Hayes 19 45Chris Brown 59 pen. Deepdale Preston 5,067 21 July 2010 19:45 Huddersfield Town 1 – 0 L Blackburn Rovers Guðjónsson 17 Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield 6,651 24 July 2010 15:00 Rhyl 0 – 2 W Blackburn Rovers Reserves Blackman 60 90 Belle Vue Rhyl 428 25 July 2010 15:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 Rangers 2 – 1 L Blackburn Rovers Edu Miller Dunn Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 14,153 27 July 2010 19:45 Barrow 0 – 2 W Blackburn Rovers Reserves Nick Blackman Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness Unknown 28 July 2010 18:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 AEK Athens 2 – 1 L Blackburn Rovers Scocco 21Liberopoulos 24 Jones 81 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 9,483 31 July 2010 19:15 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 Sydney FC 1 – 2 W Blackburn Rovers Brosque 81 Emerton 37Pedersen 67 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 15,237 7 August 2010 15:00 Burscough 0 – 2 W Blackburn Rovers Reserves Rodrigo Branco Victoria Park Burscough 163 7 August 2010 15:00 Heart of Midlothian 1 – 1 D Blackburn Rovers Santana 25 M. Diouf 60 Tynecastle Stadium Edinburgh 6,333 8 August 2010 Celtic 1 – 2 W Blackburn Rovers Fortuné 16 Dunn 11Judge 72 Celtic Park Glasgow Premier League League table BLB Results summary 7 7 5 22 16 4 3 12 24 43 4 December 2018 11v11 May 2011 Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result W/L/L/D/D/W/L/D/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/W/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/W/L/L/D/L/L/D/D/D/L/L/W/D/D/W Position 5/9/12/14/14/8/12/14/17/17/15/13/14/11/13/8/13/13/13/9/11/9/11/7/9/11/11/13/14/13/14/14/16/16/15/15/15/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 complete Statto.com May 2013 August 14 August 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 W [Report] Everton Kalinić 14 Ewood Park Blackburn 25,869 21 August 2010 15:00 Birmingham City 2 – 1 L [ Report] Blackburn Rovers Gardner 57 71 Nzonzi 54 St Andrew's Birmingham 21,394 28 August 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 L [ Report] Arsenal M. Diouf 27 Walcott 20Arshavin 51 Ewood Park Blackburn 25,059 September 11 September 2010 15:00 Manchester City 1 – 1 D [ Report] Blackburn Rovers Vieira 55 Kalinić 25 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 44,246 18 September 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 D [ Report] Fulham Samba 30 Dempsey 56 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,729 25 September 2010 15:00 Blackpool 1 – 2 W [ Report] Blackburn Rovers Phillips 85 Adam 20 o.g.Emerton 90 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 15,908 October 2 October 2010 15:00 Stoke City 1 – 0 L [ Report] Blackburn Rovers Walters 48 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 25,515 18 October 2010 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 D [ Report] Sunderland Ewood Park Blackburn 21,894 24 October 2010 15:00 Liverpool 2 – 1 L [ Report] Blackburn Rovers Kyrgiakos 48Torres 53Rodríguez 67Meireles 82 Olsson 28Givet 28Carragher 51 o.g.Grella 90+4 Anfield Liverpool 43,328 30 October 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 L [ Report] Chelsea Benjani 21 Anelka 39Ivanović 84 Ewood Park Blackburn 25,836 November 6 November 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 W [ Report] Wigan Athletic Pedersen 58Roberts 67 N'Zogbia 74 Ewood Park Blackburn 24,413 10 November 2010 19:45 Newcastle United 1 – 2 W [ Report] Blackburn Rovers Carroll 47 Pedersen 3Roberts 82 St James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 41,053 13 November 2010 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 4 – 2 L [ Report] Blackburn Rovers Bale 16 75Pavlyuchenko 42Crouch 69 Dunn 80Givet 90 White Hart Lane London 35,700 21 November 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 W [ Report] Aston Villa Pedersen 46 66 Ewood Park Blackburn 21,848 27 November 2010 15:00 Manchester United 7 – 1 L [ report] Blackburn Rovers Berbatov 2 27 47 62 70Park 23Nani 48 Samba 83 Old Trafford Manchester 75,850 December 4 December 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 0 W [ report] Wolverhampton Wanderers Dunn 20Emerton 43Nelsen 55 Ewood Park Blackburn 22,314 12 December 2010 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 L [ report] Blackburn Rovers Muamba 65Holden 88 M. Diouf 87 Reebok Stadium Bolton 24,471 18 December 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 D [ report] West Ham United Nelsen 51 Stanislas 78 Ewood Park Blackburn 21,934 26 December 2010 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 L [ report] Stoke City Huth 50Wilson 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 25,440 28 December 2010 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 1 – 3 W [ report] Blackburn Rovers Thomas 17 Kalinić 3 54M. Diouf 63 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,440 January 1 January 2011 15:00 Sunderland 3 – 0 L [ report] Blackburn Rovers Welbeck 11Bent 19Gyan 89 Stadium of Light Sunderland 36,242 5 January 2011 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 W [ report] Liverpool Benjani 38 57Olsson 32 Gerrard 81 Ewood Park Blackburn 24,522 15 January 2011 15:00 Chelsea 2 – 0 L [ report] Blackburn Rovers Ivanović 57Anelka 76 Stamford Bridge London 40,846 23 January 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 W [ report] West Bromwich Albion Tamaș 41 o.g.Hoilett 47 Ewood Park Blackburn 24,057 February 2 February 2011 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 L [ report] Tottenham Hotspur Crouch 3 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,253 5 February 2011 15:00 Wigan Athletic 4 – 3 L [ report] Blackburn Rovers McCarthy 35 56Rodallega 50Watson 65 pen. Roberts 23Samba 58Dunn 81 pen. JJB Stadium Wigan 18,567 (4,500 away) 12 February 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 D [ report] Newcastle United Ewood Park Blackburn 26,781 26 February 2011 15:00 Aston Villa 4 – 1 L [ report] Blackburn Rovers Young 49 82Hanley 62 o.g.Downing 64 Kalinić 81 Villa Park Birmingham 34,309 (290 away) March 5 March 2011 15:00 Fulham 3 – 2 L [ report] Blackburn Rovers Duff 37 59Zamora 89 pen. Hanley 45+1Hoilett 65 Craven Cottage London 25,687 19 March 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 2 D report Blackpool Samba 49Hoilett 90+3 Adam 25 pen. 29 Ewood Park Blackburn 27,209 April 2 April 2011 15:00 Arsenal 0 – 0 D report Blackburn Rovers Emirates Stadium London 60,087 9 April 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 D report Birmingham City Hoilett 45+6 Bowyer 32 Ewood Park Blackburn 28,426 16 April 2011 15:00 Everton 2 – 0 L [ report] Blackburn Rovers Osman 54Baines 75 pen. Goodison Park Liverpool 35,857 25 April 2011 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 L [ report] Manchester City Džeko 75 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,529 30 April 2011 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 W [ report] Bolton Wanderers Olsson 20 Ewood Park Blackburn 28,985 May 7 May 2011 15:00 West Ham United 1 – 1 D [ report] Blackburn Rovers Hitzlsperger 78 Roberts 12 Boleyn Ground London 33,789 (950 away) 14 May 2011 12:45 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 D [ report] Manchester United Emerton 20 Rooney 73 pen. Ewood Park Blackburn 29,867 22 May 2011 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 3 W [ report] Blackburn Rovers O'Hara 73Hunt 87 Roberts 22Emerton 38Hoilett 45 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 29,009 League Cup 24 August 2010 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 W [ report] Norwich City M. Diouf 29 79 84 Askou 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 9,235 22 September 2010 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 L [ report] Aston Villa Givet 34 Heskey 59A. Young 75 77 Villa Park Birmingham 18,753 FA Cup 8 January 2011 15:00 Third round Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 [ report] Queens Park Rangers Hoilett 77 Blackburn Ewood Park 10,284 Peter Walton W 29 January 2011 13:00 Fourth round Aston Villa 3 – 1 report Blackburn Rovers Clark 11Pires 35Delfouneso 42 Kalinić 18 Birmingham Villa Park 26,067 Lee Probert L Statistics Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueLeague CupFA CupTotal 1 FW SEN 41 Mame Biram Diouf 3 3 0 6 1 FW CRO 9 Nikola Kalinić 5 0 1 6 1 FW CAN 23 David Hoilett 5 0 1 6 4 FW GRN 30 Jason Roberts 5 0 0 5 5 MF NOR 12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 4 0 0 4 5 DF CGO 4 Christopher Samba 4 0 0 4 5 MF AUS 7 Brett Emerton 4 0 0 4 8 MF ENG 8 David Dunn 3 0 0 3 8 FW ZIM 21 Benjani 3 0 0 3 10 DF FRA 5 Gaël Givet 1 1 0 2 10 DF NZL 6 Ryan Nelsen 2 0 0 2 10 DF SWE 3 Martin Olsson 2 0 0 2 13 MF FRA 15 Steven Nzonzi 1 0 0 1 13 DF SCO 31 Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1TOTALS434249 Transfers In DatePos.NameFromFee May 2010 DF ESP Hugo Fernández ESP Union Deportiva Cornella Nominal fee Aug 2010 FW ZIM Benjani Free agent Free Oct 2010 MF FRA Herold Goulon FRA Le Mans Nominal fee Jan 2011. FW ESP Rubén Rochina ESP Barcelona B Undisclosed (est. £372,000 + £1,650,000 agent fee) Jan 2011 MF ARG Mauro Formica ARG Newell's Old Boys Undisclosed (est. £3,500,000) https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/30/mauro-formica-blackburn-rovers-asia-friendly Mauro Formica reminds Blackburn Rovers of his worth in Asia friendly The Guardian 30 July 2011 Total spending: Undisclosed (est. £3,872,000+) Loan in From To Pos. Name Moving from 6 Aug 2010 30 Jun 2011 FW SEN Mame Biram Diouf ENG Manchester United 14 Jan 2011 30 Jun 2011 FW PAR Roque Santa Cruz ENG Manchester City 16 Jan 2011 30 Jun 2011 MF USA Jermaine Jones GER Schalke 04 Out Date Pos. Name To Fee May 2010 MF IRL Steven Reid ENG West Bromwich Albion Free June 2010 FW ENG Marcus Marshall ENG Rotherham United Free June 2010 GK ENG Josh Swann Free agent Free June 2010 MF TUR Yıldıray Baştürk Free agent Free June 2010 DF ENG Michael Hall ENG Accrington Stanley Free July 2010 MF ENG Andy Haworth ENG Bury Free Aug 2010 DF NIR Johnny Flynn SCO Ross County Free Aug 2010 DF DEN Lars Jacobsen ENG West Ham United Free Jan 2011 MF ENG Alex Marrow ENG Crystal Palace Undisclosed Dec 2010 FW ENG Jason Banton Free agent N/A Dec 2010 FW PAR Julio Santa Cruz Free agent N/A Jan 2011 MF IRL Alan Judge ENG Notts County Undisclosed Jan 2011 DF FRA Pascal Chimbonda Free agent Released by mutual consent Total income: Undisclosed (nominal) Loan out From To Pos. Name Moving to 13 August 2010 1 January 2011 FW ENG Nick Blackman SCO Motherwell 21 August 2010 3 January 2011 DF ENG Alex Marrow ENG Crystal Palace 31 August 2010 30 June 2011 DF GEO Zurab Khizanishvili ENG Reading 31 August 2010 1 January 2011 MF IRL Alan Judge ENG Notts County 31 August 2010 30 June 2011 FW NED Maceo Rigters NED Willem II September 2010 4 February 2011 GK ENG Jake Kean ENG Hartlepool United 11 September 2010 15 November 2010 GK WAL Jason Brown ENG Leeds United November 2010 31 January 2011 DF IRL Gavin Gunning ENG Bury 19 November 2010 19 December 2010 GK WAL Jason Brown ENG Leyton Orient 7 January 2011 14 January 2011 MF IRL Alan Judge ENG Notts County 13 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF ALG Amine Linganzi ENG Preston North End 13 January 2011 30 June 2011 FW ENG Nick Blackman SCO Aberdeen 25 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF IRL Aaron Doran SCO Inverness Caledonian Thistle 28 January 2011 30 June 2011 DF IRL Gavin Gunning SCO Motherwell 31 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF SEN El Hadji Diouf SCO Rangers 25 February 2011 30 June 2011 GK ENG Frank Fielding ENG Derby County 3 March 2011 3 April 2011 GK WAL Jason Brown WAL Cardiff City 17 March 2011 30 June 2011 FW ENG Zac Aley ENG Morecambe 24 March 2011 30 June 2011 MF ENG Jason Lowe ENG Oldham Athletic Notes lower-alpha References External links Blackburn Rovers F.C. official website Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons Blackburn Rovers