2010–11 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
Season 2010–11
Chairmen David Gold
David Sullivan
Manager Avram Grant (sacked on 15 May)
Team captain Matthew Upson
Hammer of the Year Scott Parker
Home stadium Boleyn Ground
Upton Park, London
Premier League 20th place (relegated)
League Cup Semi-final (3–4 on aggregate vs. Birmingham City, AET)
FA Cup Sixth Round (1–2 vs. Stoke City)
Top goalscorer League: Demba Ba (7)
All comps: Carlton Cole (11)
Highest home
attendance		 34,941 v Liverpool
27 February 2011
Highest away
attendance		 75,061 v Manchester United
28 August 2010
Lowest home
attendance		 20,902 v Oxford United
24 August 2010
Lowest away
attendance		 21,907 v Sunderland
17 September 2010
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was West Ham United's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League after finishing in 17th place in the previous season. The club appointed Avram Grant as their new manager on 3 June 2010.[1] This was following the sacking of Gianfranco Zola at the end of a disappointing 2009–10 season.[2] On 15 May 2011, West Ham were relegated to the Championship after a comeback from Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium. With West Ham leading 2–0 at half-time by two Demba Ba goals, Wigan battled back to win 3–2 thanks to an added-time strike from Charles N'Zogbia.[3] Following the loss, West Ham announced the sacking of manager Avram Grant just one season into his tenure.[4]

Key events

“

The entire board is 100 per cent behind Avram, he is a really decent person who deserves our support. West Ham United is a club that does the right thing and the right thing at this time is to support the manager.[34]

 ”
—  David Sullivan, West Ham co-owner

Team kit

The team kits for the 2010–11 season were produced by Macron and the shirt sponsor was SBOBET.

Home
Away

Squad

First team

As of 13 April 2011[50]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Robert Green
2 New Zealand DF Winston Reid
4 Wales DF Danny Gabbidon
5 England DF James Tomkins
7 England MF Kieron Dyer
8 England MF Scott Parker (vice-captain)
9 England FW Carlton Cole
10 Wales MF Jack Collison
11 Germany MF Thomas Hitzlsperger
12 Mexico MF Pablo Barrera
13 Portugal MF Luís Boa Morte
14 Czech Republic MF Radoslav Kováč
15 England DF Matthew Upson (captain)
16 England MF Mark Noble
18 United States MF Jonathan Spector
19 England FW Freddie Sears
20 France DF Julien Faubert
21 Senegal FW Demba Ba
No. Position Player
22 Portugal DF Manuel da Costa
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo DF Hérita Ilunga
25 England MF Junior Stanislas
26 England FW Zavon Hines
28 Hungary GK Péter Kurucz
29 Czech Republic GK Marek Štěch
30 France FW Frédéric Piquionne
31 Belgium GK Ruud Boffin
32 England MF Gary O'Neil
33 Nigeria FW Victor Obinna (on loan from Internazionale)
34 Republic of Ireland FW Robbie Keane (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
36 England DF Wayne Bridge (on loan from Manchester City)
37 Denmark DF Lars Jacobsen
40 England MF Anthony Edgar
42 Colombia FW Cristian Montano
44 England DF Jordan Brown
46 England GK Jake Larkins

Out on loan

No. Position Player
England DF Matt Fry (at Charlton Athletic until 3 January 2011)

Reserves and academy

Season results

Pre-season

West Ham scheduled five friendly games away from home, within the UK, in preparation for the 2010–11 Premier League season.[51][52] They also played host to Spanish La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña at the Boleyn Ground.[53]

Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2010–11 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for a win, one point for a draw and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2010, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage.

West Ham had their worst start to a Premier League season, losing their opening four matches to Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United and Chelsea, conceding three goals in each, while only scoring once from open play. The club eventually got their first point of the season in a draw at Stoke, followed by a magnificent first victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, but remained rooted to the bottom of the table, despite an impressive performance against Arsenal at the Emirates.

After 14 games, the Hammers still only had one solitary win, but they notched a second in a home victory against Wigan Athletic; the first time they had scored more than twice in a Premier League game this season.

Football League Cup

The club had very different fortunes in the Carling Cup, beating League 2 outfit Oxford United with a late winner from Scott Parker. They then came away from the Stadium of Light with a third round win, followed by an extra time victory against Stoke.

West Ham made their mark on the competition with a four-goal defeat of defending League Cup champions Manchester United, while the teams sat at completely opposite ends of the Premier League table. Victor Obinna provided all four goal assists, while Jonathan Spector played a more advanced role, resulting in his first two goals in English football. Carlton Cole also grabbed a double, handing Manchester United their first loss this season in all competitions. Cole said after the match, "This is a turning point." [24]

The Hammers went ahead in the first leg of their semi-final against Birmingham after a Ben Foster howler let in Carlton Cole, and the start of the second leg started in similar fashion, with Cole scored a screamer from outside the penalty box. However, Birmingham grabbed two goals back and sent the tie into extra time, before Craig Gardner scored from range for the Blues, sensationally sending West Ham out of the League Cup for another year.

FA Cup

West Ham drew Barnsley at home for their first game of the FA Cup this season. The Hammers met the Tykes in the same competition on 3 January 2009, where goals from Herita Ilunga, Mark Noble and Carlton Cole saw West Ham triumph 3–0 at home. The fourth round draw saw them up against Nottingham Forest; their last FA Cup meeting in 2003 resulting in a 3–2 win for West Ham with two goals from Jermain Defoe and one from Joe Cole.[54] The fifth round draw saw them due to play Burnley; their last FA Cup meeting in January 1968 saw West Ham 3–1 winners at Turf Moor with two goals from Martin Peters and one from Brian Dear.[55] This time around, West Ham emerged 5–1 victors after a Carlton Cole double, as well as a trademark thunderbolt strike from Thomas Hitzlsperger on his long-awaited first team debut. The sixth round draw saw them up against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 13 March; their last FA Cup meeting on 17 February 1968 saw West Ham win 3–0 with two goals from Johnny Sissons and one from Geoff Hurst.[56]

Statistics

Goalscorers

Last updated 30 Apr 2011.[57]

Name Premier
League		 League
Cup		 FA Cup Total
Cole, CarltonCarlton Cole 5 4 2 11
Piquionne, FrédéricFrédéric Piquionne 6 1 2 9
Obinna, VictorVictor Obinna 3 2 3 8
Parker, ScottScott Parker 5 2 0 7
Ba, DembaDemba Ba 7 0 0 7
Noble, MarkMark Noble 4 1 0 5
Spector, JonathanJonathan Spector 1 2 1 4
Behrami, ValonValon Behrami 2 0 0 2
Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane 2 0 0 2
da Costa, ManuelManuel da Costa 1 1 0 2
Hitzlsperger, ThomasThomas Hitzlsperger 2 0 1 3
Sears, FreddieFreddie Sears 1 0 1 2
Tomkins, JamesJames Tomkins 1 0 0 1
Stanislas, JuniorJunior Stanislas 1 0 0 1
Reid, WinstonWinston Reid 0 0 1 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
Total 43 13 11 67

Starting 11

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England Robert Green 44
37 RB Denmark Lars Jacobsen 24
5 CB England James Tomkins 27
15 CB England Matthew Upson 34
4 LB Wales Danny Gabbidon 25
16 CM England Mark Noble 32
8 CM England Scott Parker 37
13 CM Portugal Luis Boa Morte 24
30 CF France Frédéric Piquionne 31
9 CF England Carlton Cole 26
33 CF Nigeria Victor Obinna 23

Transfers

Summer

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date Notes
11
MF
Germany Thomas Hitzlsperger Italy Lazio Free 1 July 2010
[58]
12
FW
Mexico Pablo Barrera Mexico UNAM £4M 16 July 2010
[6]
30
FW
France Frédéric Piquionne France Lyon Undisclosed 16 July 2010
[7]
3
DF
Israel Tal Ben Haim England Portsmouth Loan 3 August 2010
[9]
2
DF
New Zealand Winston Reid Denmark Midtjylland Undisclosed 5 August 2010
[10]
33
FW
Nigeria Victor Obinna Italy Internazionale Loan 27 August 2010
[12]
37
DF
Denmark Lars Jacobsen England Blackburn Rovers Free 31 August 2010
[14]
31
GK
Belgium Ruud Boffin Netherlands MVV Nominal 31 August 2010
[14]

Out

Pos Player To Fee Date Notes
DF
England Bondz N'Gala England Plymouth Argyle Free 30 June 2010
[59]
MF
England Josh Payne England Doncaster Rovers Free 30 June 2010
[60]
FW
Mexico Guillermo Franco Argentina Vélez Sársfield Free 30 June 2010
[60]
FW
Brazil Ilan Brazil Internacional Free 30 June 2010
[60]
FW
Italy Alessandro Diamanti Italy Brescia €2.2M 24 August 2010
[11]
DF
Switzerland Fabio Daprelà Italy Brescia Undisclosed 31 August 2010
[13]

Winter

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date Notes
36
DF
England Wayne Bridge England Manchester City Loan 12 January 2011
[31]
32
MF
England Gary O'Neil England Middlesbrough Undisclosed 24 January 2011
[33]
21
FW
Senegal Demba Ba Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed 28 January 2011
[61]
34
FW
Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane England Tottenham Hotspur Loan 30 January 2011
[62]

Out

Pos Player To Fee Date Notes
FW
England Frank Nouble Wales Swansea City Loan 17 September 2010
[63]
FW
England Freddie Sears England Scunthorpe United Loan 19 October 2010
[64]
MF
Switzerland Valon Behrami Italy Fiorentina Undisclosed 25 January 2011
[35]
MF
England Kieron Dyer England Ipswich Town Loan 11 March 2011
[65]
FW
South Africa Benni McCarthy South AfricaOrlando Pirates Contract terminated / Undisclosed 12 April 2011
[41]

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