2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
	2010–11 season
Chairman	John Williams
Manager	Sam Allardyce (until 13 December); Steve Kean
Ground	Ewood Park (capacity 31,154)
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Jason Roberts (5); All: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Mame Biram Diouf (6)
Highest home attendance	29,867 (vs. Manchester United, 14 May)
Lowest home attendance	9,235 (vs. Norwich City, 24 August)
Average home league attendance	24,999 (Premier League); 23,548 (Overall)
Home colours	Away colours
← 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.

First-team squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Paul Robinson
2	MF	Jermaine Jones (on loan from Schalke 04)
3	DF	Martin Olsson
4	DF	Christopher Samba
5	DF	Gaël Givet
6	DF	Ryan Nelsen (team captain)
7	MF	Brett Emerton
8	MF	David Dunn
9	FW	Nikola Kalinić
10	MF	Mauro Formica
11	MF	Vince Grella
12	MF	Morten Gamst Pedersen
13	GK	Mark Bunn
15	MF	Steven N'Zonzi

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Keith Andrews
18	FW	Roque Santa Cruz (on loan from Manchester City)
20	FW	Rubén Rochina
21	FW	Benjani
23	FW	David Hoilett
26	MF	Hérold Goulon
27	DF	Míchel Salgado
28	DF	Phil Jones
30	FW	Jason Roberts
31	DF	Grant Hanley
33	DF	Josh Morris
36	MF	Michael Potts
41	FW	Mame Biram Diouf (on loan from Manchester United)

Club

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Steve Kean
Assistant manager	John Jensen
Assistant coaches	Iain Brunskill Bobby Mimms
Goalkeeping coach	Bobby Mimms

Last updated: December 2010
Source: [1]

Medical staff

Position	Staff
Doctor	Dr. Phil Batty
Physiotherapists	Dave Fevre Paul Kelly Mark Palmer

Last updated: December 2010
Source: [2]

Results

Pre-season

10 July 2010 17:00	Sturm Graz	0 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Graz
		[ Report]		Stadium: UPC-Arena Attendance: 3,515

10 July 2010 15:00	Vauxhall Motors	0 – 3	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Ellesmere Port
		[ Report]	Aley 9' Rodrigo Branco 56' Blackman 61'	Stadium: Rivacre Park

14 July 2010	Kendal Town	2 – 3	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Kendal
	Keiran Walmsley	[ Report]	Matthew Pearson 15' Blackman 17', 55'	Stadium: Lakeland Radio Stadium Attendance: 337

17 July 2010 15:00	Fleetwood Town	0 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Fleetwood
		[ Report]	Roberts 7' N'Zonzi 84'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,570

17 July 2010 15:00	Southport	0 – 3	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Southport
		[ Report]	Chimbonda 18' Rigters 23' Dunn 82'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 469

20 July 2010 19:45	Preston North End	3 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
	Hayes 19', 45' Chris Brown 59' (pen.)	[ Report]		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,067

21 July 2010 19:45	Huddersfield Town	1 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Huddersfield
	Guðjónsson 17'	[ Report]		Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 6,651

24 July 2010 15:00	Rhyl	0 – 2	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Rhyl
		[ Report]	Blackman 60', 90'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 428

25 July 2010 15:00 - Sydney Festival of Football 2010	Rangers	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Sydney
	Edu Miller	[ Report]	Dunn	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 14,153

27 July 2010 19:45	Barrow	0 – 2	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Barrow-in-Furness
		[ Report]	Nick Blackman	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: Unknown

28 July 2010 18:00 - Sydney Festival of Football 2010	AEK Athens	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Sydney
	Scocco 21' Liberopoulos 24'	[ Report]	Jones 81'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 9,483

31 July 2010 19:15 - Sydney Festival of Football 2010	Sydney FC	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Sydney
	Brosque 81'	[ Report]	Emerton 37' Pedersen 67'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 15,237

7 August 2010 15:00	Burscough	0 – 2	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Burscough
		[ report]	Rodrigo Branco	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 163

7 August 2010 15:00	Hearts	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Edinburgh
	Santana 25'	[ Report]	M. Diouf 60'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 6,333

8 August 2010	Celtic	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Glasgow
	Fortuné 16'	[ Report]	Dunn 11' Judge 72'	Stadium: Celtic Park

Premier League

August

14 August 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 0	Everton	Blackburn
	Kalinić 14'	[ Report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,869

21 August 2010 15:00	Birmingham City	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
	Gardner 57', 71'	[ Report]	N'Zonzi 54'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,394

28 August 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 2	Arsenal	Blackburn
	M. Diouf 27'	[ Report]	Walcott 20' Arshavin 51'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,059

September

11 September 2010 15:00	Manchester City	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester
	Vieira 55'	[ Report]	Kalinić 25'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,246

18 September 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Fulham	Blackburn
	Samba 30'	[ Report]	Dempsey 56'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,729

25 September 2010 15:00	Blackpool	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Blackpool
	Phillips 85'	[ Report]	Adam 20' (o.g.) Emerton 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,908

October

2 October 2010 15:00	Stoke City	1 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke-on-Trent
	Walters 48'	[ Report]		Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 25,515

18 October 2010 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 0	Sunderland	Blackburn
		[ Report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,894

24 October 2010 15:00	Liverpool	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Kyrgiakos 48' Torres 53' Rodríguez 67' Meireles 82'	[ Report]	Olsson 28' Givet 28' Carragher 51' (o.g.) Grella 90+4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,328

30 October 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 2	Chelsea	Blackburn
	Benjani 21'	[ Report]	Anelka 39' Ivanović 84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,836

November

6 November 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn
	Pedersen 58' Roberts 67'	[ Report]	N'Zogbia 74'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,413

10 November 2010 19:45	Newcastle United	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Carroll 47'	[ Report]	Pedersen 3' Roberts 82'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 41,053

13 November 2010 15:00	Tottenham Hotspur	4 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Bale 16', 75' Pavlyuchenko 42' Crouch 69'	[ Report]	Dunn 80' Givet 90'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,700

20 November 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 0	Aston Villa	Blackburn
	Pedersen 46', 66'	[ Report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,848

27 November 2010 15:00	Manchester United	7 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester
	Berbatov 2', 27', 47', 62', 70' Park 23' Nani 48'	[ report]	Samba 83'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,850

December

4 December 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackburn
	Dunn 20' Emerton 43' Nelsen 55'	[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,314

11 December 2010 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Bolton
	Muamba 65' Holden 88'	[ report]	M. Diouf 87'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,471

17 December 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	West Ham United	Blackburn
	Nelsen 51'	[ report]	Stanislas 78'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,934

26 December 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 2	Stoke City	Blackburn
		[ report]	Huth 50' Wilson 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,440

28 December 2010 15:00	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 3	Blackburn Rovers	West Bromwich
	Thomas 17'	[ report]	Kalinić 3', 54' M. Diouf 63'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,440

January

1 January 2011 15:00	Sunderland	3 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Sunderland
	Welbeck 11' Bent 19' Gyan 89'	[ report]		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,242

5 January 2011 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 1	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Benjani 38', 57' Olsson 32'	[ report]	Gerrard 81'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,522

15 January 2011 15:00	Chelsea	2 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Ivanović 57' Anelka 76'	[ report]		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,846

23 January 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	Blackburn
	Tamaș 41' (o.g.) Hoilett 47'	[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,057

February

2 February 2011 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Blackburn
		[ report]	Crouch 3'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,253

5 February 2011 15:00	Wigan Athletic	4 – 3	Blackburn Rovers	Wigan
	McCarthy 35', 56' Rodallega 50' Watson 65' (pen.)	[ report]	Roberts 23' Samba 58' Dunn 81' (pen.)	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,567

12 February 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 0	Newcastle United	Blackburn
		[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,781

26 February 2011 15:00	Aston Villa	4 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
	Young 49', 82' Hanley 62' (o.g.) Downing 64'	[ report]	Kalinić 81'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,309

March

5 March 2011 15:00	Fulham	3 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Duff 37', 59' Zamora 89' (pen.)	[ report]	Hanley 45+1' Hoilett 65'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,687

19 March 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 2	Blackpool	Blackburn
	Samba 49' Hoilett 90+3'	report	Adam 25' (pen.), 29'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,209

April

2 April 2011 15:00	Arsenal	0 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	London
		report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,087

9 April 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Birmingham City	Blackburn
	Hoilett 45+6'	report	Bowyer 32'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,426

16 April 2011 15:00	Everton	2 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Osman 54' Baines 75' (pen.)	[ report]		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,857

25 April 2011 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 1	Manchester City	Blackburn
		[ report]	Džeko 75'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,529

30 April 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Blackburn
	Olsson 20'	[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,985

May

7 May 2011 15:00	West Ham United	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Hitzlsperger 78'	[ report]	Roberts 12'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground

14 May 2011 12:45	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Manchester United	Blackburn
	Emerton 20'	[ report]	Rooney 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,867

22 May 2011 16:00	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 3	Blackburn Rovers	Wolverhampton
	O'Hara 73' Hunt 87'	[ report]	Roberts 22' Emerton 38' Hoilett 45'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,009

League Cup

24 August 2010 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 1	Norwich City	Blackburn
	M. Diouf 29', 79', 84'	[ report]	Askou 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,235

22 September 2010 20:00	Aston Villa	3 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
	Heskey 59' A. Young 75', 77'	[ report]	Givet 34'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,753

FA Cup

8 January 2011 Third round	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	Blackburn
15:00	Hoilett 77'	[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,284 Referee: Peter Walton

29 January 2011 Fourth round	Aston Villa	3 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
13:00	Clark 11' Pirès 35' Delfouneso 42'	report	Kalinić 18'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,067 Referee: Lee Probert

Statistics

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	41	Mame Biram Diouf	3	3	0	6
1	FW	9	Nikola Kalinić	5	0	1	6
1	FW	23	David Hoilett	5	0	1	6
4	FW	30	Jason Roberts	5	0	0	5
5	MF	12	Morten Gamst Pedersen	4	0	0	4
5	DF	4	Christopher Samba	4	0	0	4
5	MF	7	Brett Emerton	4	0	0	4
8	MF	8	David Dunn	3	0	0	3
8	FW	21	Benjani	3	0	0	3
10	DF	5	Gaël Givet	1	1	0	2
10	DF	6	Ryan Nelsen	2	0	0	2
10	DF	3	Martin Olsson	2	0	0	2
13	MF	15	Steven N'Zonzi	1	0	0	1
13	DF	31	Grant Hanley	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	43	4	2	49

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
May 2010	DF	Hugo Fernández	Union Deportiva Cornella	Nominal fee
Aug 2010	FW	Benjani	Free agent	Free
Oct 2010	MF	Herold Goulon	Le Mans	Nominal fee
Jan 2011.	FW	Rubén Rochina	Barcelona B	Undisclosed (est. £372,000 + £1,650,000 agent fee)^[1]
Jan 2011	MF	Mauro Formica	Newell's Old Boys	Undisclosed (est. £3,500,000)^[2]

Total spending: Undisclosed (est. £3,872,000+)

Loan in

From	To	Pos.	Name	Moving from
6 Aug 2010	30 Jun 2011	FW	Mame Biram Diouf	Manchester United
14 Jan 2011	30 Jun 2011	FW	Roque Santa Cruz	Manchester City
16 Jan 2011	30 Jun 2011	MF	Jermaine Jones	Schalke 04

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
May 2010	MF	Steven Reid	West Bromwich Albion	Free
June 2010	FW	Marcus Marshall	Rotherham United	Free
June 2010	GK	Josh Swann	Free agent	Free
June 2010	MF	Yıldıray Baştürk	Free agent	Free
June 2010	DF	Michael Hall	Accrington Stanley	Free
July 2010	MF	Andy Haworth	Bury	Free
Aug 2010	DF	Johnny Flynn	Ross County	Free
Aug 2010	DF	Lars Jacobsen	West Ham United	Free
Jan 2011	MF	Alex Marrow	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed
Dec 2010	FW	Jason Banton	Free agent	N/A
Dec 2010	FW	Julio Santa Cruz	Free agent	N/A
Jan 2011	MF	Alan Judge	Notts County	Undisclosed
Jan 2011	DF	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	Nick Blackman	Motherwell
21 August 2010	3 January 2011	DF	Alex Marrow	Crystal Palace
31 August 2010	30 June 2011	DF	Zurab Khizanishvili	Reading
31 August 2010	1 January 2011	MF	Alan Judge	Notts County
31 August 2010	30 June 2011	FW	Maceo Rigters	Willem II
September 2010	4 February 2011	GK	Jake Kean	Hartlepool United
11 September 2010	15 November 2010	GK	Jason Brown	Leeds United
November 2010	31 January 2011	DF	Gavin Gunning	Bury
19 November 2010	19 December 2010	GK	Jason Brown	Leyton Orient
7 January 2011	14 January 2011	MF	Alan Judge	Notts County
13 January 2011	30 June 2011	MF	Amine Linganzi	Preston North End
13 January 2011	30 June 2011	FW	Nick Blackman	Aberdeen
25 January 2011	30 June 2011	MF	Aaron Doran	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
28 January 2011	30 June 2011	DF	Gavin Gunning	Motherwell
31 January 2011	30 June 2011	MF	El Hadji Diouf	Rangers
25 February 2011	30 June 2011	GK	Frank Fielding	Derby County
3 March 2011	3 April 2011	GK	Jason Brown	Cardiff City
17 March 2011	30 June 2011	FW	Zac Aley	Morecambe
24 March 2011	30 June 2011	MF	Jason Lowe	Oldham Athletic

References

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External links

Blackburn Rovers F.C. official website

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