2010–11 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
Chairman Dave Whelan
Manager Roberto Martinez
Premier League 16th
FA Cup Fourth Round
Carling Cup Quarter Final
Top goalscorer League: Charles N'Zogbia, Hugo Rodallega (9)
All: Charles N'Zogbia (10)
Highest home attendance 22,043 (v West Ham United, Premier League, 15 May 2011)
Lowest home attendance 6,987 (v Preston North End, League Cup, 22 September 2010)
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The 2010–11 English football season is Wigan Athletic F.C.'s 33rd season in the Football League and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League.

Contents

Season review

Pre-season

Following a mixed first season in charge of the club, manager Roberto Martinez decided to make several additions to the playing squad. Wigan's most expensive summer signing was Argentine striker Mauro Boselli, who signed for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £6 million. Dutch defender Mario Melchiot and Austrian midfielder Paul Scharner both left the club after their contracts expired. Gary Caldwell was named as the new club captain.[1]

There were also changes behind the scenes, with general manager John Benson leaving the club[2] to join Sunderland, re-uniting with former Wigan manager Steve Bruce. Director Maurice Lindsay also stepped down to take up the position of chairman at Preston North End.[3]

Wigan's first pre-season friendly was a 3–2 win against Östersunds FK, with new signing Boselli scoring twice. Their next friendly was a 1–1 draw against Oldham Athletic, featuring trialists Laurent Merlin and Sekou Baradji. Baradji also joined the squad at their pre-season training camp in Austria, but would ultimately not be offered a contract.

August

The season started badly for Wigan with two heavy defeats at home - a 4–0 loss against newly-promoted Blackpool, and a 6–0 defeat to reigning Premier League champions Chelsea. Things improved with a 3–0 win in the Carling Cup against Hartlepool United, followed by a shock 1–0 away win against Tottenham Hotspur - the same fixture in which they suffered a club record 9–1 defeat less than twelve months earlier. The club was active on transfer deadline day, completing the signings of Tom Cleverley on loan from Manchester United and Franco Di Santo on a three-year deal from Chelsea. Charles N'Zogbia also remained at Wigan after having a bid accepted for him from Birmingham City, but failing to agree personal terms.

September

After an international break, Wigan's first game of the month was against Sunderland, which saw Lee Cattermole and Titus Bramble appear at the DW Stadium for the first time since leaving Wigan. Despite Cattermole being sent-off in the first half, Wigan failed to capitalise on their man advantage and drew the match 1–1. The Latics then slipped into the bottom three after a 2–0 home defeat to Manchester City in the following game. The club progressed once again in the Carling Cup, winning the match 2–1 after a late comeback against Preston North End. The club finished the month with a goalless away draw against Birmingham City.

October

On 2 October, Wigan Athletic picked up their first Premier League home win of the season after defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0. Two weeks later, the club drew 2–2 away against Newcastle United, with Charles N'Zogbia scoring both goals for Wigan against his former club. Wigan extended their unbeaten run with a 1–1 draw at home against Bolton Wanderers, but midfielder James McCarthy suffered an ankle injury, keeping him out of action until the end of January. In the following game however, Gary Caldwell returned to the lineup for the first time since his hip operation during the summer as the team reached the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup following a 2–0 victory against Swansea City. On 30 October, Wigan suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 2–0 against Fulham.

November

Wigan started the month with a second away defeat in a row, losing 2–1 to Blackburn Rovers. Results then improved in their following two home games with a 1–1 draw against Liverpool and a 1–0 win against West Bromwich Albion. The club lost 2–0 in its next match against Manchester United, finishing the match with nine men after Antolin Alcaraz and Hugo Rodallega were sent off. Two more away defeats followed against West Ham United, and then Arsenal in the quarter-final of the Carling Cup, during which Victor Moses dislocated his shoulder, meaning he would be out of action for three months.

December

Wigan came from behind twice to draw 2–2 with Stoke City in their first game of the month. The team then extended their unbeaten run with a draw against Everton, a win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, and another draw with Arsenal. On 31 December, the club completed the signing of Adrián López on a free transfer.

January

Wigan lost their first game of the month against Newcastle United, the club's first defeat at home since September. This was followed by an away draw against Bolton Wanderers.

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Date Notes
Mauro Boselli Estudiantes Undisclosed 29-06-2010 [4]
Antolin Alcaraz Club Brugge Undisclosed 22-07-2010 [5]
James McArthur Hamilton Academical £400,000 23-07-2010 [6]
Ronnie Stam Twente £2 million 30-07-2010 [7]
Steven Caldwell Unattached Free 23-08-2010 [8]
Franco Di Santo Chelsea £2 million 31-08-2010 [9]
Adrián López Unattached Free 31-12-2010 [10]
Conor Sammon Kilmarnock £600,000 31-01-2011 [11]

Out

Player To Fee Date Notes
Mario Melchiot Umm-Salal Free 08-06-2010 [12]
Tomasz Cywka Derby County Free 30-06-2010 [13]
Tomasz Kupisz Jagiellonia Białystok Free 14-07-2010 [14]
Titus Bramble Sunderland Undisclosed 23-07-2010 [15]
Jason Scotland Ipswich Town Undisclosed 23-08-2010 [16]
Jon Routledge Hamilton Academical Free 01-02-2011 [17]

Released

Player Date Notes
Rachid Bouaouzan 01-07-2010 [18]
Paul Scharner 01-07-2010 [19]
Richard Kingson 01-07-2010 [20]
Olivier Kapo 06-08-2010 [21]

Loans in

Player From Start date End date Notes
Ali Al-Habsi Bolton Wanderers 15-07-2010 End of season [22]
Tom Cleverley Manchester United 31-08-2010 End of season [23]

Loans out

Player To Start date End date Notes
Antonio Amaya Rayo Vallecano 27-07-2010 End of season [24]
Jason Koumas Cardiff City 07-08-2010 End of season [25]
Jon Routledge Hamilton Academical 12-08-2010 January 2011 [26]
Lee Nicholls Hartlepool United 09-11-2010 08-12-2010 [27]
Chris Kirkland Leicester City 24-11-2010 31-12-2010 [28]
Mauro Boselli Genoa 14-01-2011 End of season [29]
Lee Nicholls Shrewsbury Town 31-01-2011 28-02-2011 [30]
Lee Nicholls Sheffield Wednesday 24-03-2011 27-04-2011 [31][32]

Player Statistics

As of 24 April 2011[33][34][35][36][37]

# Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Kirkland, ChrisChris Kirkland 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
2 DF Gohouri, SteveSteve Gohouri 26 (1) 1 0 0 1 0 27 0 9 0
3 DF Alcaraz, AntolinAntolin Alcaraz 34 1 0 0 4 0 38 1 5 1
4 MF McCarthy, JamesJames McCarthy 24 3 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 24 (3) 3 2 0
5 DF Caldwell, GaryGary Caldwell 23 0 2 0 1 0 26 0 6 1
6 MF Thomas, HendryHendry Thomas 22 (2) 0 2 0 4 0 27 (2) 0 7 0
7 FW Di Santo, FrancoFranco Di Santo 9 (16) 1 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 11 (18) 1 2 0
8 MF Watson, BenBen Watson 23 (6) 3 1 0 4 1 29 (6) 4 3 0
9 FW Boselli, MauroMauro Boselli 5 (3) 0 0 0 4 1 9 (3) 1 0 0
10 MF N'Zogbia, CharlesCharles N'Zogbia 32 (2) 9 0 0 0 (4) 1 32 (5) 10 2 1
11 FW Moses, VictorVictor Moses 8 (13) 1 1 (1) 0 2 (1) 1 11 (15) 2 1 0
12 GK Pollitt, MikeMike Pollitt 0(1) 0 2 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
13 DF Caldwell, StevenSteven Caldwell 8 (2) 0 2 0 3 0 13 (2) 0 2 0
14 MF Gómez, JordiJordi Gómez 9 (4) 1 3 0 3 (1) 2 15 (5) 3 0 0
15 MF Cleverley, TomTom Cleverley 19 (6) 4 0 0 0 0 23 (6) 3 1 0
16 MF McArthur, JamesJames McArthur 3 (15) 0 3 0 3 0 9 (15) 0 2 0
17 DF Boyce, EmersonEmerson Boyce 20 (2) 0 2 0 1 0 23 (2) 0 3 0
18 FW Scotland, JasonJason Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Sammon, ConorConor Sammon 1 (6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 (6) 1 0 0
20 FW Rodallega, HugoHugo Rodallega 34 (2) 9 0 0 1 0 35 (2) 9 4 1
21 MF Diamé, MohamedMohamed Diamé 30 (6) 1 3 2 1 0 33 (6) 3 6 0
23 DF Stam, RonnieRonnie Stam 17 (8) 2 0 0 3 0 22 (8) 1 2 0
24 DF López, AdriánAdrián López 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
26 GK Al-Habsi, AliAli Al-Habsi 34 0 1 0 4 0 39 0 0 0
28 MF de Ridder, DaniëlDaniël de Ridder 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 DF Figueroa, MaynorMaynor Figueroa 32 (1) 1 2 0 4 0 36 (1) 1 11 0
32 DF Robinson, JordanJordan Robinson 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
35 DF Golobart, RománRomán Golobart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW McManaman, CallumCallum McManaman 0 (3) 0 3 1 0 (1) 0 3 (4) 1 0 0
39 DF Mustoe, JordanJordan Mustoe 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
41 MF Redmond, DanielDaniel Redmond 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
43 DF Buxton, AdamAdam Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 GK Nicholls, LeeLee Nicholls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 MF Morris, CallumCallum Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Scorers Attendance Match Report
17/07/2010 Östersunds FK Win 2-3 Away Boselli 38', 48', N'Zogbia 60' 3,370 Report
20/07/2010 Oldham Athletic Draw 1-1 Away Gomez 47' (pen) 1,959 Report
26/07/2010 Rudar Velenje Win 1-4 Away Gomez 6', McCarthy 10', Scotland 27' (pen), Boselli 71' (pen) - Report
29/07/2010 Gençlerbirliği Draw 0-0 Away - Report
04/08/2010 Real Zaragoza Lose 1-3 Home N'Zogbia 45' 3,500 Report
08/08/2010 Dundee United Win 1-3 Away Boselli 38', 48', Moses 82' - Report

Premier League

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Scorers Attendance Match Report
14/08/2010 Blackpool Lose 0–4 Home 16,152 Report
21/08/2010 Chelsea Lose 0–6 Home 14,476 Report
28/08/2010 Tottenham Hotspur Win 0–1 Away Rodallega 81' 35,101 Report
11/09/2010 Sunderland Draw 1–1 Home Alcaraz 86' 15,844 Report
19/09/2010 Manchester City Lose 0–2 Home 15,525 Report
25/09/2010 Birmingham City Draw 0–0 Away 22,186 Report
02/10/2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers Win 2–0 Home Gomez 64', Rodallega 85' 14,042 Report
16/10/2010 Newcastle United Draw 2–2 Away N'Zogbia 22', 23' 44,415 Report
23/10/2010 Bolton Wanderers Draw 1–1 Home Rodallega 59' 17,100 Report
30/10/2010 Fulham Lose 2–0 Away 25,448 Report
06/11/2010 Blackburn Rovers Lose 2–1 Away N'Zogbia 74' 24,413 Report
10/11/2010 Liverpool Draw 1–1 Home Rodallega 52' 16,754 Report
13/11/2010 West Bromwich Albion Win 1–0 Home Moses 70' 16,085 Report
20/11/2010 Manchester United Lose 2–0 Away 74,181 Report
27/11/2010 West Ham United Lose 3–1 Away Cleverley 85' 34,178 Report
04/12/2010 Stoke City Draw 2–2 Home Collins 30' (og), Delap 40' (og) 15,100 Report
11/12/2010 Everton Draw 0–0 Away 32,853 Report
26/12/2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers Win 1–2 Away Rodallega 10', Cleverley 20' 26,901 Report
29/12/2010 Arsenal Draw 2–2 Home Watson 18' (pen), Squillaci 81' (og) 17,014 Report
02/01/2011 Newcastle United Lose 0–1 Home 15,277 Report
05/01/2011 Bolton Wanderers Draw 1–1 Away Stam 80' 18,852 Report
15/01/2011 Fulham Draw 1–1 Home Rodallega 57' 18,820 Report
22/01/2011 Arsenal Lose 3–0 Away 59,552 Report
25/01/2011 Aston Villa Lose 1–2 Home McCarthy 80' 16,442 Report
01/02/2011 West Bromwich Albion Draw 2–2 Away N'Zogbia 20', Watson 43' 25,358 Report
05/02/2011 Blackburn Rovers Win 4–3 Home McCarthy 34', 55', Rodallega 50', Watson 65' (pen) 18,567 Report
12/02/2011 Liverpool Draw 1–1 Away Gohouri 65' 44,609 Report
26/02/2011 Manchester United Lose 0–4 Home 18,140 Report
05/03/2011 Manchester City Lose 1–0 Away 44,864 Report
19/03/2011 Birmingham City Win 2–1 Home Cleverley 26', Figueroa 90+1' 16,421 Report
02/04/2011 Tottenham Hotspur Draw 0–0 Home 18,578 Report
09/04/2011 Chelsea Lose 1–0 Away 40,734 Report
16/04/2011 Blackpool Win 1–3 Away Rodallega 3', N'Zogbia 45+1', Eardley 67' (og) 16,030 Report
23/04/2011 Sunderland Lose 4–2 Away Diamé 52', Di Santo 90' 39,650 Report
30/04/2011 Everton Draw 1–1 Home N'Zogbia 21' 17,051 Report
07/05/2011 Aston Villa Draw 1–1 Away N'Zogbia 10' 36,293 Report
15/05/2011 West Ham United Win 3–2 Home N'Zogbia 57', 90+4', Sammon 68' 22,043 Report
22/05/2011 Stoke City Win 1–0 Away Rodallega 78' 27,566 Report

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Result Score Venue Scorers Attendance Match Report
Round 2 24/08/2010 Hartlepool United Win 0-3 Away Collins 3' (og), Gomez 77', Moses 86' 3,196 Report
Round 3 22/09/2010 Preston North End Win 2-1 Home Gomez 86', N'Zogbia 90+1' 6,987 Report
Round 4 26/10/2010 Swansea City Win 2-0 Home Boselli 52', Watson 90+2' (pen) 11,705 Report
Quarter Final 30/11/2010 Arsenal Lose 2-0 Away 59,525 Report

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Result Score Venue Scorers Attendance Match Report
Round 3 08/01/2011 Hull City Win 2-3 Away Diamé 21', 77', McManaman 56' 10,433 Report
Round 4 29/01/2011 Bolton Wanderers Draw 0-0 Away 14,950 Report
Round 4 (R) 16/02/2011 Bolton Wanderers Lose 0-1 Home 7,515 Report

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