2010–11 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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

Season review

Pre-season

Following a mixed first season in charge of the club, manager Roberto Martínez 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 League 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 League Cup, winning the match 2–1 after a late comeback against Preston North End. The club finished the month with a goalless draw at 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 which kept him out of action until the end of January. In the following game however, Gary Caldwell returned to the line-up for the first time since his hip operation during the summer as the team reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup following a 2–0 victory against Swansea City. On 30 October, Wigan were beaten 2–0 by 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 Antolín Alcaraz and Hugo Rodallega were sent off. Two more away defeats followed, against West Ham United and Arsenal in the quarter-final of the League 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
Argentina Mauro Boselli Argentina Estudiantes Undisclosed 29 Jun 2010 [4]
Paraguay Antolín Alcaraz Belgium Club Brugge Undisclosed 22 Jul 2010 [5]
Scotland James McArthur Scotland Hamilton Academical £400,000 23 Jul 2010 [6]
Netherlands Ronnie Stam Netherlands Twente £2,000,000 30 Jul 2010 [7]
Scotland Steven Caldwell Unattached Free 23 Aug 2010 [8]
Argentina Franco Di Santo England Chelsea £2,000,000 31 Aug 2010 [9]
Spain Adrián López Unattached Free 31 Dec 2010 [10]
Republic of Ireland Conor Sammon Scotland Kilmarnock £600,000 31 Jan 2011 [11]

Out

Player To Fee Date Notes
Netherlands Mario Melchiot Qatar Umm-Salal Free 8 Jun 2010 [12]
Poland Tomasz Cywka England Derby County Free 30 Jun 2010 [13]
Poland Tomasz Kupisz Poland Jagiellonia Białystok Free 14 Jul 2010 [14]
England Titus Bramble England Sunderland Undisclosed 23 Jul 2010 [15]
Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland England Ipswich Town Undisclosed 23 Aug 2010 [16]
England Jon Routledge Scotland Hamilton Academical Free 1 Feb 2011 [17]

Released

Player Date Notes
Netherlands Rachid Bouaouzan 1 Jul 2010 [18]
Austria Paul Scharner 1 Jul 2010 [19]
Ghana Richard Kingson 1 Jul 2010 [20]
France Olivier Kapo 6 Aug 2010 [21]

Loans in

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

Loans out

Player To Start date End date Notes
Spain Antonio Amaya Spain Rayo Vallecano 27 Jul 2010 End of season [24]
Wales Jason Koumas Wales Cardiff City 7 Aug 2010 End of season [25]
England Jon Routledge Scotland Hamilton Academical 12 Aug 2010 January 2011 [26]
England Lee Nicholls England Hartlepool United 9 Nov 2010 8 Dec 2010 [27]
England Chris Kirkland England Leicester City 24 Nov 2010 31 Dec 2010 [28]
Argentina Mauro Boselli Italy Genoa 14 Jan 2011 End of season [29]
England Lee Nicholls England Shrewsbury Town 31 Jan 2011 28 Feb 2011 [30]
England Lee Nicholls England Sheffield Wednesday 24 Mar 2011 27 Apr 2011 [31][32]

Player statistics

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

#Pos.PlayerLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRed card
1 GK England Kirkland, ChrisChris Kirkland 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
2 DF Ivory Coast Gohouri, SteveSteve Gohouri 26+1 1 0 0 1 0 27 0 9 0
3 DF Paraguay Alcaraz, AntolínAntolín Alcaraz 34 1 0 0 4 0 38 1 5 1
4 MF Republic of Ireland McCarthy, JamesJames McCarthy 24 3 0+1 0 0+2 0 24 (3) 3 2 0
5 DF Scotland Caldwell, GaryGary Caldwell 23 0 2 0 1 0 26 0 6 1
6 MF Honduras Thomas, HendryHendry Thomas 22+2 0 2 0 4 0 27+2 0 7 0
7 FW Argentina Di Santo, FrancoFranco Di Santo 9+16 1 0+1 0 1 (1) 0 11+18 1 2 0
8 MF England Watson, BenBen Watson 23+6 3 1 0 4 1 29+6 4 3 0
9 FW Argentina Boselli, MauroMauro Boselli 5+3 0 0 0 4 1 9+3 1 0 0
10 MF France N'Zogbia, CharlesCharles N'Zogbia 32+2 9 0 0 0+4 1 32+5 10 2 1
11 FW Nigeria Moses, VictorVictor Moses 8+13 1 1+1 0 2+1 1 11+15 2 1 0
12 GK England Pollitt, MikeMike Pollitt 0+1 0 2 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
13 DF Scotland Caldwell, StevenSteven Caldwell 8+2 0 2 0 3 0 13+2 0 2 0
14 MF Spain Gómez, JordiJordi Gómez 9+4 1 3 0 3+1 2 15+5 3 0 0
15 MF England Cleverley, TomTom Cleverley 19+6 4 0 0 0 0 23+6 3 1 0
16 MF Scotland McArthur, JamesJames McArthur 3+15 0 3 0 3 0 9+15 0 2 0
17 DF Barbados Boyce, EmmersonEmmerson Boyce 20+2 0 2 0 1 0 23+2 0 3 0
18 FW Trinidad and Tobago Scotland, JasonJason Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Republic of Ireland Sammon, ConorConor Sammon 1+6 1 0 0 0 0 1+6 1 0 0
20 FW Colombia Rodallega, HugoHugo Rodallega 34+2 9 0 0 1 0 35+2 9 4 1
21 MF France Diamé, MohamedMohamed Diamé 30+6 1 3 2 1 0 33+6 3 6 0
23 DF Netherlands Stam, RonnieRonnie Stam 17+8 2 0 0 3 0 22+8 1 2 0
24 DF Spain López, AdriánAdrián López 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
26 GK Oman Al-Habsi, AliAli Al-Habsi 34 0 1 0 4 0 39 0 0 0
28 MF Netherlands de Ridder, DaniëlDaniël de Ridder 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 DF Honduras Figueroa, MaynorMaynor Figueroa 32+1 1 2 0 4 0 36+1 1 11 0
32 DF England Robinson, JordanJordan Robinson 0 0 0+1) 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
35 DF Spain Golobart, RománRomán Golobart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW England McManaman, CallumCallum McManaman 0+3 0 3 1 0+1 0 3+4 1 0 0
39 DF England Mustoe, JordanJordan Mustoe 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
41 MF England Redmond, DanielDaniel Redmond 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
43 DF England Buxton, AdamAdam Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 GK England Nicholls, LeeLee Nicholls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 MF England Morris, CallumCallum Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[38][39]
No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
26 GK Oman Ali Al-Habsi 39
2 RB Ivory Coast Steve Gohouri 27 Emmerson Boyce has 23 starts
5 CB Scotland Gary Caldwell 26
3 CB Paraguay Antolín Alcaraz 38
31 LB Honduras Maynor Figueroa 38
21 DM France Mohamed Diamé 34
6 DM Honduras Hendry Thomas 28
10 RW France Charles N'Zogbia 32
8 AM England Ben Watson 28 James McCarthy has 24 starts
23 LW Netherlands Ronnie Stam 21
20 CF Colombia Hugo Rodallega 35

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Scorers Attendance Match Report
17 July 2010 Östersunds FK Win 2–3 Away Boselli 38', 48', N'Zogbia 60' 3,370 Report
20 July 2010 Oldham Athletic Draw 1–1 Away Gómez 47' (pen.) 1,959 Report
26 July 2010 Rudar Velenje Win 1–4 Away Gómez 6', McCarthy 10', Scotland 27' (pen.), Boselli 71' (pen.) – Report
29 July 2010 Gençlerbirliği Draw 0–0 Away – Report
4 August 2010 Real Zaragoza Lose 1–3 Home N'Zogbia 45' 3,500 Report
8 August 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 August 2010 Blackpool Lose 0–4 Home 16,152 Report
21 August 2010 Chelsea Lose 0–6 Home 14,476 Report
28 August 2010 Tottenham Hotspur Win 0–1 Away Rodallega 81' 35,101 Report
11 September 2010 Sunderland Draw 1–1 Home Alcaraz 86' 15,844 Report
19 September 2010 Manchester City Lose 0–2 Home 15,525 Report
25 September 2010 Birmingham City Draw 0–0 Away 22,186 Report
2 October 2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers Win 2–0 Home Gómez 64', Rodallega 85' 14,042 Report
16 October 2010 Newcastle United Draw 2–2 Away N'Zogbia 22', 23' 44,415 Report
23 October 2010 Bolton Wanderers Draw 1–1 Home Rodallega 59' 17,100 Report
30 October 2010 Fulham Lose 2–0 Away 25,448 Report
6 November 2010 Blackburn Rovers Lose 2–1 Away N'Zogbia 74' 24,413 Report
10 November 2010 Liverpool Draw 1–1 Home Rodallega 52' 16,754 Report
13 November 2010 West Bromwich Albion Win 1–0 Home Moses 70' 16,085 Report
20 November 2010 Manchester United Lose 2–0 Away 74,181 Report
27 November 2010 West Ham United Lose 3–1 Away Cleverley 85' 34,178 Report
4 December 2010 Stoke City Draw 2–2 Home Collins 30' (o.g.), Delap 40' (o.g.) 15,100 Report
11 December 2010 Everton Draw 0–0 Away 32,853 Report
26 December 2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers Win 1–2 Away Rodallega 10', Cleverley 20' 26,901 Report
29 December 2010 Arsenal Draw 2–2 Home Watson 18' (pen.), Squillaci 81' (og) 17,014 Report
2 January 2011 Newcastle United Lose 0–1 Home 15,277 Report
5 January 2011 Bolton Wanderers Draw 1–1 Away Stam 80' 18,852 Report
15 January 2011 Fulham Draw 1–1 Home Rodallega 57' 18,820 Report
22 January 2011 Arsenal Lose 3–0 Away 59,552 Report
25 January 2011 Aston Villa Lose 1–2 Home McCarthy 80' 16,442 Report
1 February 2011 West Bromwich Albion Draw 2–2 Away N'Zogbia 20', Watson 43' 25,358 Report
5 February 2011 Blackburn Rovers Win 4–3 Home McCarthy 34', 55', Rodallega 50', Watson 65' (pen.) 18,567 Report
12 February 2011 Liverpool Draw 1–1 Away Gohouri 65' 44,609 Report
26 February 2011 Manchester United Lose 0–4 Home 18,140 Report
5 March 2011 Manchester City Lose 1–0 Away 44,864 Report
19 March 2011 Birmingham City Win 2–1 Home Cleverley 26', Figueroa 90+1' 16,421 Report
2 April 2011 Tottenham Hotspur Draw 0–0 Home 18,578 Report
9 April 2011 Chelsea Lose 1–0 Away 40,734 Report
16 April 2011 Blackpool Win 1–3 Away Rodallega 3', N'Zogbia 45+1', Eardley 67' (o.g.) 16,030 Report
23 April 2011 Sunderland Lose 4–2 Away Diamé 52', Di Santo 90' 39,650 Report
30 April 2011 Everton Draw 1–1 Home N'Zogbia 21' 17,051 Report
7 May 2011 Aston Villa Draw 1–1 Away N'Zogbia 10' 36,293 Report
15 May 2011 West Ham United Win 3–2 Home N'Zogbia 57', 90+4', Sammon 68' 22,043 Report
22 May 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 August 2010 Hartlepool United Win 0–3 Away Collins 3' (o.g.), Gómez 77', Moses 86' 3,196 Report
Round 3 22 September 2010 Preston North End Win 2–1 Home Gómez 86', N'Zogbia 90+1' 6,987 Report
Round 4 26 October 2010 Swansea City Win 2–0 Home Boselli 52', Watson 90+2' (pen.) 11,705 Report
quarter-final 30 November 2010 Arsenal Lose 2–0 Away 59,525 Report

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Result Score Venue Scorers Attendance Match Report
Round 3 8 January 2011 Hull City Win 2–3 Away Diamé 21', 77', McManaman 56' 10,433 Report
Round 4 29 January 2011 Bolton Wanderers Draw 0–0 Away 14,950 Report
Round 4 (R) 16 February 2011 Bolton Wanderers Lose 0–1 Home 7,515 Report

References

  1. ↑ "Gary Caldwell appointed Wigan captain". Daily Mail (London). 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "JOHN BENSON TO LEAVE THE CLUB". 24 May 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "MAURICE LINDSAY TO STEP DOWN". 21 June 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
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  6. ↑ "James McArthur completes move from Hamilton to Wigan". BBC News. 23 July 2010.
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  14. ↑ "EXIT POLE".
  15. ↑ "Sunderland sign defender Titus Bramble from Wigan". BBC News. 23 July 2010.
  16. ↑ "Jason Scotland finalises Ipswich Town switch". BBC News. 23 August 2010.
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  34. ↑ "Wigan Athletic Goalscorers 2010/11".
  35. ↑ "Wigan Athletic Discipline 2010/11".
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