2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
As the first transfer window of the season came to a close, four players were added to the squad. On deadline day itself, Matt Phillips arrived from Wycombe Wanderers for a £325,000 fee. The same day, the club tied-up the deal that had been hinted at since the end of the previous campaign. DJ Campbell, whose hat-trick in the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Nottingham Forest helped put Blackpool in the final, was signed on a permanent basis after his two loan spells during the 2009–10 campaign. On 1 September, the Seasiders also finalised deals with Australian midfielder David Carney and Ghanaian goalkeeper Richard Kingson, giving Ian Holloway thirty available players to work with until January.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
After a two-week international break, Blackpool returned to Premier League duty on 11 September with a visit to Newcastle United. A penalty from Charlie Adam just before half-time was the difference until DJ Campbell, with his first goal as a permanent Blackpool player, scored in injury time to seal the Tangerines' second Premier League victory in four games. The result put them fourth in the table, behind Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Eight days later, they made their second trip to the capital in a month, where they faced Chelsea. Salomon Kalou opened the scoring for the hosts inside two minutes, and ten minutes later Florent Malouda doubled the lead. Didier Drogba made it 3–0 on the half-hour, before Malouda netted his second four minutes before the break to complete the scoring.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 25 September, Blackpool faced Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road in only their second home Premier League game of the opening six. The fixture saw Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce's first return to the club since his sacking fourteen years earlier. Charlie Adam gave Rovers the lead with an own-goal after twenty minutes, and that is how the score remained until the 85th, when Matt Phillips equalised one minute after coming on as substitute for Neal Eardley. Brett Emerton scored the winner for Rovers three minutes into injury time.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Eight days later, Blackpool faced Liverpool at Anfield for the first time in a league game since 9 January 1971. Charlie Adam put the visitors ahead with a 29th-minute penalty after Luke Varney was felled by Glen Johnson. It was Varney himself who doubled Blackpool's lead in first-half injury time. Sotirios Kyrgiakos gave the hosts hope with a header on 53 minutes, but the Seasiders held on for their third victory in seven Premier League outings.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
After another international break, Blackpool played only their third home Premier League match of the season, against Manchester City. Carlos Tevez put the visitors ahead after 67 minutes. Marlon Harewood, on as substitute for Elliot Grandin, restored parity with his first goal at Bloomfield Road as a Blackpool player. Tevez put City ahead again after 79 minutes, before David Silva extended the lead in the final minute. Gary Taylor-Fletcher pulled one back three minutes into injury time, but Roberto Mancini's side held on for the three points.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 23 October, Blackpool faced Birmingham City at St Andrew's. Liam Ridgewell put the Blues ahead after 34 minutes. A Charlie Adam error inside the visitors' six-yard box allowed Nikola Žigić to double their lead just before the hour mark, and that is how the score remained. It was Blackpool's fourth defeat in five Premier League games.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Blackpool obtained their fourth Premier League victory on 1 November with a 2–1 result against West Bromwich Albion at Bloomfield Road. It was their first home win of the campaign. The visitors were reduced to nine men inside half an hour. Charlie Adam, with his third league goal of the season, put Blackpool ahead from the penalty spot on twelve minutes. Luke Varney doubled the lead just after the hour mark, also his third of the campaign, before the Baggies scored what proved to be a consolation goal six minutes from time. The result moved Blackpool up to ninth in the table.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Everton were the visitors to Bloomfield Road on 6 November. Neal Eardley gave the Tangerines the lead with a free-kick on ten minutes. It was his first goal for the Seasiders since his move from Oldham Athletic at the start of the previous season. David Moyes' men hit back three minutes later with a header from Tim Cahill. Blackpool re-took the lead three minutes into the second half via David Vaughan, with his first goal of the season. The lead, once again, lasted only a few minutes. Séamus Coleman, making his first appearance against Blackpool since he helped the club to promotion during his loan spell the previous season, stroked the ball under the body of Matthew Gilks. It was his first League goal for the Toffees. With a point, Blackpool dropped two places to eleventh.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Four days later, Blackpool travelled to Villa Park to take on Aston Villa. Ian Holloway made ten changes to the team that faced Everton, with only Keith Southern retaining his place. Richard Kingson was given a debut in goal, and there was a rare start for club captain Jason Euell. Villa opened the scoring just before the half-hour through Stewart Downing. Marlon Harewood put Blackpool level in first-half injury time, his fourth of the Premier League campaign.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Nathan Delfouneso restored Villa's lead on the hour mark, but three minutes from time, substitute DJ Campbell found the net for the first time in two months to level the score again. Two minutes later, however, James Collins scored what proved to be the winner. The defeat, their third in five games, saw Blackpool slip two places to fourteenth.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
West Ham United were the opposition on 13 November. In front of a crowd of 31,000 at Upton Park, the two teams held out for a goalless draw, a result that dropped Blackpool a place in the table to fifteenth. Blackpool goalkeeper Matthew Gilks injured his patella during the match, and was replaced by Richard Kingson. Gilks subsequently missed much of the remainder of the season. After stirring-up controversy with his team selection in the previous match, Ian Holloway made eleven changes to the team that started against Aston Villa.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Seven days later, Wolverhampton Wanderers visited the seaside. In front of the watching Prince William, Luke Varney put the Tangerines ahead with a "spectacular" long-range volley. Marlon Harewood doubled their lead just before half-time. It was Harewood's fifth league goal of the season, and made him the club's top scorer. Kevin Doyle pulled one back for Wolves in the final minutes, but Blackpool held on for the victory. The three points moved the Seasiders up four places to eleventh.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
November was closed out with a short trip to the Reebok Stadium to face Bolton Wanderers. Ian Evatt opened his account for the season with a header from Elliot Grandin's 28th-minute corner. Luke Varney doubled the visitors' lead twelve minutes into the second half with his fifth League goal of the season, which made him the club's joint-top scorer with Marlon Harewood. Martin Petrov volleyed home a reply for Bolton on 76 minutes. With one minute to go, Mark Davies completed the hosts' comeback. The match finished 2–2, a result that lifted Blackpool two places to tenth.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
After a two-week break due to their scheduled home fixture against Manchester United being postponed due to a frozen Bloomfield Road pitch, Blackpool travelled to Stoke City on 11 December. DJ Campbell's third goal of the season on 48 minutes proved to be the winner. The result moved the visitors up to ninth in the table, but they dropped one place by the end of the day.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Their two subsequent home fixtures — against Tottenham Hotspur on 19 December and Liverpool seven days later — were postponed, the first due to unsafe conditions around the stadium and the second due to a frozen pitch. As a result, Blackpool slipped into the bottom half of the table.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 28 December, after seventeen days without a game, Blackpool travelled to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, their first-ever visit to the ground and their first league fixture against Sunderland in 22 years. DJ Campbell opened the scoring five minutes into the second half. The forward, who was once signed to Birmingham by Sunderland manager Steve Bruce, doubled the visitors' lead in injury time with his fifth goal of the season, joining Marlon Harewood and Luke Varney at the top of the club's scoring chart. The Seasiders, who were without the suspended Charlie Adam, moved up three places to eighth with their victory, their fifth on the road.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Blackpool rang in the new year with a visit to the City of Manchester Stadium to face Manchester City, their first return fixture of the campaign. Adam Johnson put the hosts ahead on 34 minutes with a shot from the edge of the box that deflected off Stephen Crainey's leg. Less than a minute later, Luke Varney brought down Carlos Tevez in the area to give away a penalty; however, the Argentine put the ball wide of Richard Kingson's right-hand post to keep the score 1–0. City held on for the remainder of the game to complete their double over the Seasiders and inflict only Blackpool's second defeat in nine matches. Blackpool dropped two places to tenth after the result.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
A second-successive defeat ensued three days later when Birmingham City visited Bloomfield Road for what was Blackpool's first home game in seven weeks. Alexander Hleb put City ahead after 24 minutes. DJ Campbell equalised 23 minutes into the second half, making himself the club's outright leading goalscorer for the campaign, before Scott Dann scored what proved to be the winner on 89 minutes. Blackpool remained eleventh in the table despite the reversal.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
At the halfway stage of their Premier League season, Blackpool had played nineteen games, of which they had won seven, drawn four and lost eight, giving them 25 points. They had gained victories over Wigan Athletic (away), Newcastle United (away), Liverpool (away), West Bromwich Albion (home), Wolves (home), Stoke City (away) and Sunderland (away). Draws had occurred against Fulham (home), Everton (home), West Ham (away) and Bolton Wanderers (away). Their defeats came at the hands of Arsenal (away), Chelsea (away), Blackburn Rovers (home), Manchester City (home and away), Birmingham City (away and home) and Aston Villa (away).


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Blackpool's FA Cup campaign ended where it started after a 2–0 defeat at Southampton on 8 January. Ian Holloway made nine changes to the team that started against Birmingham City — with only Neal Eardley and Matt Phillips retaining their places — as a weakened team was fielded for the third-round tie.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Premier League duty resumed on 12 January, with a midweek visit of Liverpool to Bloomfield Road, a rescheduled fixture after the previous month's postponement. It was returning Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish's first League game in charge of the Anfield club. Fernando Torres put the visitors ahead on three minutes. Gary Taylor-Fletcher, a self-confessed Liverpool fan, equalised nine minutes later. DJ Campbell put the Seasiders ahead with a 69th-minute header, his fifth goal in five League games and seventh overall for the season, and it proved to be the game-winner. It completed Blackpool's first double over Liverpool since the 1946–47 campaign, shortly before the Reds won their fifth First Division championship, and it elevated them to ninth place in the table.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
A defeat, at West Bromwich Albion, ensued on 15 January. David Vaughan opened the scoring on eleven minutes, with his second goal of the campaign. Peter Odemwingie equalised for the Baggies eight minutes before the break. James Morrison put the hosts ahead for the first time on 52 minutes, but Gary Taylor-Fletcher brought the Seasiders level, with his second goal in as many games, with ten minutes remaining. Odemwingie scored his second and West Brom's third with three minutes of normal time remaining, and Roberto Di Matteo's men held on for the three points. It was the tenth time this season that Blackpool have conceded a goal in the final ten minutes of a Premier League game. Seven of these occurrences saw them drop points by doing so.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 21 January, Dekel Keinan left Bloomfield Road for Cardiff City after finding his chances with the Seasiders limited due to the pairing of Ian Evatt and Craig Cathcart in central defence.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
The following day, Blackpool hosted Sunderland at Bloomfield Road. Kieran Richardson scored twice in the first half, before a second-half Charlie Adam penalty, to give the Wearsiders the three points. It was Blackpool's fourth Premier League defeat in five games and saw them drop one place to eleventh.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 25 January, Manchester United visited Bloomfield Road for the first time since 1975 for a rescheduled fixture after their December postponement. Former United player Craig Cathcart put the Seasiders ahead with a 15th-minute header from a Charlie Adam corner. DJ Campbell doubled their lead two minutes before the break with his eighth goal of the campaign. Dimitar Berbatov, fresh off a hat-trick over Birmingham the previous weekend, pulled one back for Sir Alex Ferguson's side on 72 minutes. Javier Hernández levelled proceedings two minutes later, and Berbatov completed the comeback to score with two minutes of normal time remaining. Ten minutes of injury time were played, but United held on for a victory that put them five points clear at the top of the table. Blackpool, meanwhile, remained twelfth.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 27 January 2011, the Premier League fined Blackpool £25,000 for fielding what they believed to be a weakened team against Aston Villa on 10 November. The club had fourteen days to appeal the decision, but decided not to, for fear of being docked points.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On the same day, after suffering six defeats in seven games, Ian Holloway brought in Moroccan defender Salaheddine Sbaï on loan from Nîmes until the end of the season, with an option to extend the deal for another year in the summer.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Four days later, on transfer-deadline day, Blackpool signed Andy Reid from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee until the end of the season. He was joined by loan signings James Beattie from Rangers, Jason Puncheon from Southampton, and Sergei Kornilenko from Zenit Saint Petersburg.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 2 February, Blackpool hosted bottom club West Ham. Victor Obinna put Avram Grant's team ahead in the 24th minute. Robbie Keane, who joined the Hammers on loan from Tottenham two days earlier, doubled the visitors' lead after 36 minutes. Charlie Adam pulled one back with his first goal of the season from open play, but Obinna got his second and West Ham's third just before the break. It proved to be the final goal of the game. West Ham moved off the foot of the table, while Blackpool dropped one place to thirteenth.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Three days later, Blackpool travelled to Goodison Park to take on Everton. Louis Saha opened the scoring after nineteen minutes. Alex Baptiste, with his second goal of the campaign, levelled matters on 37. Two minutes after the break, Saha got his and the Toffees' second. Jason Puncheon, on his full debut for the Seasiders, equalised just after the hour mark. Two minutes later, Charlie Adam put Blackpool ahead for the first time with a diving header after DJ Campbell's strike came back off the underside of the crossbar. Saha completed his hat-trick on 76 minutes to restore the balance. Jermaine Beckford put David Moyes' side ahead again in the 80th minute, before Saha scored his fourth and Everton's fifth to round out the scoring. Blackpool, with their fifth successive Premier League defeat and their eighth game of nine overall, dropped two places to 15th.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 12 January, the Tangerines hosted Aston Villa. The visitors' Gabriel Agbonlahor opened the scoring in the tenth minute, but Elliot Grandin, with his first goal for Blackpool, equalised matters four minutes later. Grandin, however, limped off injured six minutes before the break. The match finished 1–1, stemming Blackpool's run of defeats, but they dropped one place to sixteenth, their lowest placing of the season to date.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Ten days later, Blackpool welcomed Tottenham Hotspur, conquerors of Milan the previous week, to the seaside for their fixture rescheduled from 19 December. Charlie Adam put the Seasiders ahead from the penalty spot on eighteen minutes after DJ Campbell was felled in the box. It was Adam's eighth overall goal of the campaign, his sixth from the spot. Campbell himself doubled the lead just before the break, volleying in James Beattie's cross from the right, for his ninth goal of the season. Substitute Brett Ormerod made it 3–0 ten minutes from time with his first League goal of the season.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
With that strike, Ormerod became the first Blackpool player to have scored in all four top divisions of English football. Roman Pavlyuchenko pulled one back for Harry Redknapp's men three minutes into injury time. Blackpool would have jumped five places to eleventh if they had kept the clean sheet, but instead had to settle for twelfth.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 25 February, Marlon Harewood joined Barnsley on loan until the end of the season in a bid to get more playing time.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
The following day, Blackpool travelled to bottom club Wolves. With Charlie Adam sitting out the first of two games due to suspension, having picked up ten disciplinary points, David Vaughan captained the Seasiders. Matthew Jarvis put Wanderers ahead inside two minutes. Blackpool were reduced to ten men when DJ Campbell was dismissed for violent conduct before half-time. Jamie O'Hara doubled Wolves' lead on 54 minutes, before a Sylvan Ebanks-Blake double rounded out the scoring. With their defeat, Blackpool dropped two places to fourteenth.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Nine days later, Chelsea, fresh off a victory over Manchester United less than a week earlier, visited Bloomfield Road. Former England captain John Terry opened the scoring for the visitors with a 20th-minute header. Frank Lampard doubled their lead with a penalty after Ian Evatt fouled Salomon Kalou in the box. Lampard got his and Chelsea's third four minutes later. Jason Puncheon pulled one back for Blackpool, who were without Charlie Adam, on 86 minutes. Richard Kingson left the field with a hamstring injury after Chelsea's second goal. He was replaced by Mark Halstead, who became the fourth goalkeeper used by Blackpool during the campaign. With their defeat, Blackpool remained fifteenth.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 19 March, after an 11-day break, Blackpool travelled to Lancashire neighbours Blackburn Rovers. A first-half Charlie Adam double gave the visitors the half-time lead; however, strikes from Christopher Samba and, in injury time, Junior Hoilett, meant the honours were shared. Blackpool remained fifteenth, with eight League games remaining.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
After a two-week break, due to FA Cup and international football, Blackpool travelled to London to face Fulham. A Bobby Zamora double inside half an hour, plus a second-half strike by Dickson Etuhu, condemned Ian Holloway's men to their eighth defeat in eleven Premier League games. They had dropped two places to 17th — one place and one point above the relegation zone — during their break, and they remained there with this defeat.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
A second-successive Sunday afternoon fixture ensued against Arsenal at Bloomfield Road, the first of four home games in a row for Blackpool. Abou Diaby opened the scoring for the Gunners on 18 minutes. Emmanuel Eboué doubled the visitors' lead three minutes later. Gary Taylor-Fletcher brought the Tangerines back into the game seven minutes into the second half, but Robin van Persie sealed the points for Arsenal, who remained seven points behind leaders Manchester United. Blackpool, meanwhile, remained seventeenth.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 16 April, Blackpool hosted Wigan Athletic. The home side conceded a goal inside three minutes, scored by Hugo Rodallega, after a wayward free-kick and subsequent slip by Craig Cathcart. Charles N'Zogbia doubled the lead in first-half injury time. Neal Eardley deflected in a third for the visitors, before DJ Campbell netted a consolation, his tenth goal of the League campaign. With the defeat, Blackpool dropped into the relegation zone for the first time.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
A week later, Newcastle United visited Bloomfield Road, looking to avenge their defeat at St. James' Park earlier in the season. A wreath in memory of former Blackpool player and manager Allan Brown, who died earlier in the week, was laid behind the South Stand goal. Peter Løvenkrands put Alan Pardew's men ahead in the seventeenth minute. DJ Campbell equalised fifteen minutes later. The match finished 1–1. With the point, the Seasiders moved out of the relegation zone, on goal difference, at the expense of Wigan Athletic, who lost 4–2 at Sunderland.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 30 April, Blackpool took on Stoke City at Bloomfield Road. A goalless draw ensued — the first clean sheet seen at the ground this season. Blackpool remained seventeenth, after Wigan Athletic drew at Everton.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Blackpool travelled to White Hart Lane on 7 May to face Tottenham Hotspur. The Seasiders had slipped into the relegation zone earlier in the day after Wigan Athletic drew with Aston Villa. Charlie Adam put the visitors ahead with a 76th-minute penalty, his eleventh goal of the season, less than a minute after missing from the spot. Jermain Defoe equalised in the final minute of normal time. With the draw, Blackpool edged out of the relegation zone again, but they dropped into it again the following day, when Wolves beat West Brom.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
Seven days later, Blackpool played their final home fixture of the campaign. Bolton Wanderers were the visitors, and it was they who took the lead, in the sixth minute, via Kevin Davies. DJ Campbell equalised three minutes later, before Jason Puncheon put the hosts ahead just inside twenty minutes. Bolton pulled level five minutes later with a strike from Matthew Taylor. Just before the break, Campbell put Blackpool back in front with his second of the game and 13th of the campaign. On 63 minutes, Charlie Adam fired in his eleventh League goal for what proved to be the winner.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
It was a repeat scoreline of the 1953 "Matthews Final", and the late winger's first and last club, Stoke City, appeared in their first FA Cup Final, against Manchester City, later in the day. It was Blackpool's first victory for three months; however, they remained in the relegation zone after Wolves won 3–1 at Sunderland.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
On 22 May, exactly 365 days since their Wembley promotion, Blackpool travelled to Old Trafford to face Manchester United, who were crowned champions a week earlier with their draw at Blackburn Rovers. In front of 75,000 fans, Park Ji-sung put the home side ahead after 21 minutes. Charlie Adam equalised with a free-kick just under 20 minutes later. It was the Scot's thirteenth goal of the campaign, in all competitions, making him the club's joint-top-scorer with DJ Campbell. Blackpool went ahead 12 minutes into the second half, via Gary Taylor-Fletcher.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
United pulled level on 74 minutes, when Ian Evatt sliced the ball into his own net. Substitute Michael Owen scored what proved to be the final goal of the game with nine minutes of normal time remaining. The result, combined with favourable results for Wolves and Wigan, meant Blackpool finished in nineteenth position and were relegated, by one point and three goals, back to The Championship. They were joined by West Ham, who were relegated the previous week, and Birmingham City.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, Season summary, Season proper
At the end of the campaign, nine players were released. These were goalkeepers Paul Rachubka and Richard Kingson, defenders Danny Coid, Rob Edwards and David Carney, midfielders Malaury Martin, Ishmel Demontagnac and Jason Euell, and forward Marlon Harewood. On-loan Salaheddine Sbaï was not taken on permanently, while Andy Reid's season-long deal was not extended. Meanwhile, twelve-month options were activated on seven players: defenders Neal Eardley and Ian Evatt, midfielders Charlie Adam, Keith Southern and Gary Taylor-Fletcher, and forwards Billy Clarke and Louis Almond. Six players were offered new contracts. These were goalkeepers Matt Gilks and Mark Halstead, defenders Stephen Crainey and Ashley Eastham, midfielder David Vaughan, and forward Brett Ormerod. Ormerod accepted a one-year contract, but Vaughan turned down his offer, stating that he wanted to continue playing in the Premier League.


2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, First-team squad
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2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2010–11 Blackpool F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad
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2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season
The 2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season was the first season in the Central Hockey League of the CHL franchise in Bloomington, Illinois.


2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season, Off-season
On August 10, 2010, it was announced that head coach Jarrod Skalde resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities. On August 25, 2010 they announced that Jason Christie would be the new head coach.


2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season, Regular season, Conference standings
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league titleAfter games of March 27, 2011


2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season, Transactions
The PrairieThunder have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.


2010–11 Bobsleigh World Cup
The 2010–11 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 22 November 2010 in Whistler, Canada and ended on 27 January 2011 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup was organised by the FIBT who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton. This season was sponsored by Viessmann.


2010–11 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by first year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–6 in WAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the 2011 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Utah State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Austin Peay and Evansville before falling to Oregon in the semifinals.


2010–11 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
This was the Broncos final season in the WAC as they joined the Mountain West Conference effective July 1, 2011.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Bolton Wanderers's twelfth season in the Premier League, and their tenth consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. It was the second season with shirt sponsors 188BET.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
It covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. As Bolton Wanderers did not win the 2010–11 Premier League title, it is the 72nd time that they have competed at the top level without winning the title, the most of any club.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
The home strip for the 2010–11 season was revealed on 23 April 2010 bearing the 188 Bet logo. The Reebok strip represents a move back to a predominantly all white top. The away strip was revealed on 16 June and is blue with an orange and white trim.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-Season
On 27 May, Bolton announced that they would be undertaking a three-game, pre-season tour of North America, taking in matches at Charlotte Eagles, Charleston Battery and Toronto F.C.. Further games were announced on 29 May, against Rochdale on 24 July and Morecambe on 28 July, with a reserve team fixture against Fleetwood Town on 30 July. The game at Morecambe was designed to be the opening fixture at their new ground, The Globe Arena, but due to site delays the fixture was cancelled on 14 July and replaced by one at Oldham Athletic.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-Season
The pre-season schedule announcements were concluded on 1 June when the club announced a small tour of Scotland to play Falkirk on 31 July before a game against Bolton manager Owen Coyle's former charges St Johnstone on 2 August. They also announced that the club's only pre-season game would be against La Liga club Osasuna on 6 August.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-Season
A 23-man squad, including new signing Martin Petrov but minus those that had participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup travelled to the United States on 13 July. The first tour match took place on 14 July against Charlotte Eagles at the Transamerica Field, with Bolton running out 3–0 winners, the goals coming from Gary Cahill, Johan Elmander and Petrov. This was followed three days later with another victory, this time against Charleston Battery at Blackbaud Stadium, the goals this time coming from Kevin Davies and Tamir Cohen in a 2–0 win.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-Season
The team then travelled across the border to take on Major League Soccer side Toronto where they were joined by Stuart Holden who had played for the USA in the World Cup. The match took place on 21 July at Toronto's BMO Field with the winner pronounced winner of the Carlsberg Cup. After a 1–1 draw, Matty Taylor scoring Bolton's goal, the winner of the trophy was decided by penalties. Holden, Robbie Blake, Sean Davis and Cahill scored for Bolton with Jussi Jääskeläinen saving two of the home side's efforts, thus ensuring Bolton would lift the trophy and finish the tour unbeaten.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-Season
On the team's return home they took on local rivals Rochdale at Spotland on the afternoon of 24 July. A Robbie Blake penalty opened the scoring, but Bolton could not finish their League One opponents off and the home side's Chris O'Grady equalised with six minutes remaining. Four days later, a strong side travelled to Oldham Athletic but were well beaten, Tom Eaves scoring all the goals in Oldham's 3–0 win. Eaves would move from Oldham to Bolton a little over two weeks later for an undisclosed fee.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-Season
The very end of July saw Bolton travel to Scotland for games against Falkirk and St. Johnstone. The Falkirk game saw the return of Lee Chung-Yong after his extended break following the World Cup. The return of the South Korean could not stop the game ending in a goalless stalemate. Two days later, St Johnstone welcomed Bolton to McDiarmid Park and the English side finished their pre-season away fixtures with a 2–0 victory, Martin Petrov and Johan Elmander scoring their second goals of the summer.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-Season
Bolton finished their pre-season schedule with a home match against Osasuna at the Reebok Stadium on 6 August. The result was, again, a 2–0 victory to the home side. Johan Elmander finished as the pre season's leading scorer when he netted early in the game, and Lee Chung-Yong scored his first of the summer shortly afterwards.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
The fixtures for the 2010–11 season were announced on 17 June, and revealed that Bolton would begin their league campaign by welcoming Fulham to the Reebok Stadium in Mark Hughes' first competitive fixture as Fulham's manager. The match finished goalless with Bolton giving a debut to Martin Petrov. A week later, Bolton travelled to London to take on West Ham United. Goalless at half time, with Carlton Cole having a penalty saved by Jussi Jääskeläinen, Bolton took the lead early in the second half through a Matthew Upson own goal, which was followed by a Johan Elmander header. Although Mark Noble pulled a goal back from the penalty spot after Gary Cahill had been adjudged to have pushed Scott Parker, Elmander scored his second of the game with six minutes remaining. The game saw a debut for Robbie Blake.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
Bolton's next match was at home to Birmingham City and was moved to the Sunday to allow for live television coverage. The game started badly for the home team, with Roger Johnson scoring for Birmingham in the first five minutes. Shortly before the end of the first half, the situation got worse when Jussi Jääskeläinen was sent off for slapping Johnson in the face. As a result, Hungarian goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán was brought on for Martin Petrov, to replace Jääskeläinen in goal, marking Bogdán's league debut. Birmingham doubled their advantage early in the second half through Craig Gardner.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
However, the ten men battled back, first through captain Kevin Davies, scoring his 100th league goal from the penalty spot after he himself was fouled in the area by Johnson, and then Robbie Blake, firing in a free-kick for his first goal for the club. The result saw Bolton finish the weekend in fifth place in the Premier League.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
The following round of fixtures took place a fortnight later, due to an international break. On 3 September, Gary Cahill, who had been called up to previous squads without playing, became the first Bolton player to play for England since Michael Ricketts in 2002, in the national team's 4–0 win over Bulgaria.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
Bolton returned to league football on 11 September, with an away fixture at Arsenal. Drawing 1–1 at half-time, through Johan Elmander's third league goal of the season, which saw him equal his league tally from the previous season, Bolton were 2–1 down when Cahill was sent off for a tackle on Marouane Chamakh. Playing against ten men, Arsenal dominated the rest of the game and ran out 4–1 winners. As a result, the club fell into the bottom half of the table for the first time that season.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
The club appealed the three-match ban that Cahill would have to serve for the sending off, but this was rejected. A week later, a second successive away game saw Bolton finish level with Aston Villa, in the last game before Gérard Houllier took over as manager of the Midlands club. Ashley Young put the home side ahead early on from a free-kick, but Bolton had drawn level by the end of the half, Kevin Davies netting his second league goal of the season, to put an end to the scoring.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
Bolton's next home was again moved to the Sunday to allow for live television coverage, with the visitors being near neighbours, Manchester United. An early Zat Knight goal, flicking in a corner, gave Bolton the lead, but United equalised halfway through the first half, after Nani had run unchecked through Bolton's half before shooting from just outside the area past the returning Jussi Jääskeläinen.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
Bolton have only beaten Manchester United once at home in thirty years, but it looked like they would make it twice after Martin Petrov shot home with his unfavoured right foot in the sixty-seventh minute, scoring his first goal for the club in the process.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
The home side almost made it 3–1 soon after, but Johan Elmander failed to make a one on one with United keeper Edwin van der Sar count, and Bolton were made to rue this chance when Michael Owen, on as a substitute three minutes earlier, flicked on a Nani free-kick into Jääskeläinen's right-hand corner to make the final result 2–2. A fourth game without a win ensured that Bolton remained in the bottom half of the Premier League.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
October began with an away game at newly promoted West Bromwich Albion. Kevin Davies set up Johan Elmander in the sixty fourth minute, but James Morrison equalised fourteen minutes later to earn the home side a draw. Elmander's goal, his fourth of the season, meant he had already scored more league goals this season than he had in the whole of the previous season. The day after, Kevin Davies was called up into the England squad for the first time and included in the squad to play Montenegro on 12 October.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
Later in the week, Gary Cahill was called into the squad as a late replacement for Phil Jagielka, meaning that, for the first time since Eddie Hopkinson and Doug Holden in 1959, Bolton had two representatives in the England squad. Although Cahill didn't make it onto the pitch, Davies made his international debut as a second-half substitute in the game.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
Bolton returned to league action on 16 October with a home fixture against Stoke City. A Lee Chung-Yong goal midway through the first half sent Bolton in at halftime ahead, but Rory Delap equalised early in the second half. The game had moved into the fourth minute of injury time when substitute Ivan Klasnić scored what turned out to be the winning goal. Almost immediately, Klasnić was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in the two minutes after his goal.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
A week later, Bolton played their first game of the season against near neighbours Wigan Athletic. Bolton would eventually play their closest rivals geographically four times, after drawing their FA Cup Fourth round tie. Hugo Rodallega opened the scoring at the DW Stadium but this was swiftly equalised by Johan Elmander as Bolton consolidated their position in the top half of the Premier League. However, the following Sunday, a late Maxi Rodríguez goal would see Liverpool beat Bolton and continue their good form at the Reebok Stadium, where they had not lost since 2006. The result saw Bolton finish October in tenth place.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
November opened with a home fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, who had not won a league game at the Reebok Stadium. This run continued as two goals from Kevin Davies and a goal apiece for Grétar Steinsson and Martin Petrov saw Bolton run out 4–2 winners. This began a run of five unbeaten games throughout the month of November. On 10 November, a late Jermaine Beckford goal saw Everton salvage a draw at Goodison Park after Ivan Klasnić had put Bolton ahead.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
The following Saturday, Bolton raced into a 3–0 lead at Wolverhampton Wanderers through a Richard Stearman own goal, a Johan Elmander solo effort and a Stuart Holden strike, before Wolves pulled back two goals. A week later, Bolton earned their largest win of the season when Newcastle United came to the Reebok Stadium. This was the first game that former captain Kevin Nolan had played at Bolton since his move to Newcastle in January 2009. Two converted penalties by Kevin Davies, two more goals for Johan Elmander and one for Lee Chung-yong gave Bolton a 5–1 win.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
Bolton finished the month by welcoming Blackpool to the Reebok Stadium for the first time. It was also the first time the clubs had met for seventeen years. Trailing by two goals halfway through the second half, Bolton pulled the goals back, first through a Martin Petrov free kick and then a team effort completed by Mark Davies. Bolton finished the month in fifth place and challenging for European football.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League
December opened with a game at Manchester City who, despite having Aleksandar Kolarov sent off in the second half, kept hold of their one-goal lead, given to them in the first half by Carlos Tevez. The week after, Bolton themselves had a man sent off, with Mark Davies receiving his marching orders for elbowing Phil Jones with the game goalless. Fabrice Muamba then scored his first goal of the season but Blackburn equalised late on, with Mame Biram Diouf bringing the scores level. However, just one minute later, Stuart Holden ran onto a Kevin Davies header to score from twenty yards. The game would prove to be the last as Blackburn manager for former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce, who was fired the day after.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Premier League, Results per matchday
Last updated: 22 May 2011Source: Note: Premier League fixtures not listed due to copyright


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, FA Cup
Bolton Wanderers entered the 2010–11 FA Cup at the Third Round stage, the draw being made on 28 November 2010. Bolton were drawn against non-league opposition in the form of York City, the first time that they had played a non-league side since beating Yeovil Town ten years previously. The match was played on 8 January 2011.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, FA Cup
Bolton started the game showing seven changes from their previous game against Wigan Athletic and struggled to break down York. It took the introduction of first choice forwards Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander to make the difference, Davies scoring in the eighty-third minute and Elmander scoring with a drive from outside the box six minutes later.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, FA Cup
The draw for the fourth round was made the following afternoon and saw Bolton drawn against their nearest local rivals, Wigan Athletic. The match took place on 29 January and ended goalless. The draw for the fifth round took place the day after and gave the winner of the replay an away tie at Fulham on 20 February. The replay took place at the DW Stadium on 16 February, where a single goal from Ivan Klasnić took Bolton through to the fifth round. The draw for the sixth round took place whilst Bolton were still playing at Craven Cottage and saw the winners of the game drawn away at Birmingham City. Again, a single Klasnić goal scored early in the first half, saw Bolton go through to the quarter-finals.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, FA Cup
The quarter-final was played on 12 April and was shown live on ESPN. A goal early in the first half by Johan Elmander was cancelled out by Cameron Jerome before half-time, the first goal that Bolton had conceded in that year's competition. A Kevin Davies penalty restored Bolton's lead in the second half, but Kevin Phillips hit a dipping shot over Jussi Jääskeläinen, playing his 500th game for Bolton, to again bring Birmingham level. However, a Lee Chung-yong header, early in added time, completed the scoring and took Bolton into the Semi-final for the first time in eleven years. The day after, England coaches Hope Powell and Fabio Capello performed the semi-final draw, and Bolton was paired with Stoke City with Bolton the home team for the game at Wembley Stadium.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, FA Cup
The game was played on 17 April, with whoever won the tie knowing that they would be playing Manchester City in the final after their victory over Manchester United the day before. Stoke ran out 5–0 victors, the largest FA Cup Semi-final win since before World War II, with former Bolton player Jonathan Walters scoring twice. Bolton captain Kevin Davies later apologised to the fans for the performance of the players.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, League Cup
Bolton Wanderers entered the 2010–11 Football League Cup at the Second Round stage, the draw being made on 11 August 2010. It saw Bolton given an away tie at League One side Southampton, who they had not faced since Southampton were relegated from the Premier League in 2005. The game was played on 24 August and saw the debut of young Hungarian goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán. He kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win, Ivan Klasnić scoring the only goal in the first half.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, League Cup
The draw for the third round was made on 29 August and saw Owen Coyle's side drawn against his previous club Burnley, who he had left to join Bolton the previous January, with the game played at Turf Moor on 21 September. Bolton made numerous changes to the team that had played the previous Saturday at Aston Villa. A Wade Elliott goal, shortly before half time, was the only goal of the game and brought to an end Bolton's participation in the competition.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
On the commencement of the summer transfer window on 1 July, Portuguese striker Ricardo Vaz Tê, who has been at the club since 2003, was released. At the same time, young Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy turned down the chance of a new contract and also left. Coming into the club were Martin Petrov, signed on a free transfer from Manchester City and Robbie Blake from manager Owen Coyle's former club Burnley, also on a free transfer.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
In the middle of July, as the team prepared to fly to the United States for their pre season tour, the club agreed a season long loan deal with Wigan Athletic for second choice goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi. Later in the month, Spanish under 19 international Marcos Alonso signed from Spanish giants Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee. This allowed the club to let long serving defender Nicky Hunt leave on a free transfer to Bristol City three days later.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
August saw the club sign Croatian international Ivan Klasnić, who had been at the club the previous season on loan, from Nantes after the player had negotiated his release from the French club, as well as young striker Tom Eaves from Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee. Eaves had scored a hat trick for Oldham against Bolton in a friendly a fortnight earlier. A day after Eaves was signed, Bolton sold Chris Basham to Premier League new boys Blackpool, again for an undisclosed fee.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
As the summer transfer window closed, a loan deal with Benfica of Portugal was made to bring young Spanish international Rodrigo to the Reebok Stadium for the season. At the same time, Bolton agreed a mutual termination with Nigerian international Danny Shittu, and he left the club.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
As the closure of the transfer window does not preclude Premier League clubs loaning players to lower league teams, Danny Ward joined Championship team Coventry City until the New Year, but this was cut short in the middle of October when the player suffered a groin injury and returned to Bolton. Tope Obadeyi was loaned to League Two side Shrewsbury Town for an initial month in mid October and this loan was extended at its conclusion for another month.


2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
When the January transfer window opened, Irish international Andy O'Brien, who had been on loan at Championship team Leeds United since the end of October, joined them on a permanent basis. As a replacement, Bolton signed David Wheater from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee. Riga Mustapha, who had rejected a deal to terminate his contract in September, finally agreed and left the club after making twenty two appearances since he joined in 2008. On transfer deadline day, Bolton signed Daniel Sturridge on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season.


2010–11 Borussia Dortmund season
The 2010–11 season Borussia Dortmund began on 14 August 2010 with a DFB-Pokal match against Wacker Burghausen, and ended on 14 May 2011, the last matchday of the Bundesliga, with a match against Eintracht Frankfurt.


2010–11 Borussia Dortmund season
Dortmund were eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal and in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. Dortmund were crowned league champions on 30 April 2011, two weeks before the final matches were played.


2010–11 Borussia Dortmund season, Season
In March 2011, three suspected explosive devices were discovered and diffused or made safe near Borussia Dortmund's stadium, Signal Iduna Park. German police arrested a 25-year-old man in Cologne after he was found to have sent anonymous tips to the police about planned attacks.


2010–11 Borussia Dortmund season, Season
The final match against Eintracht Frankfurt was oversubscribed. Up until March 31, the club have received 301,752 requests for tickets, in addition to their 50,000 season-ticket holders. Borussia Dortmund set a deadline of 10 April for applications for the game. A ballot determined who got the final 21,000 tickets.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
The 2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup is the sixteenth season of Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup, and an eleventh season of the unified competition. The competition started in September 2010 and will conclude with the final in May 2011. The winner qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, First round
These matches were played on 14 and 15 September 2010.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Second round
The 16 winners from the previous round competed in this stage of the competition. The first legs were played on 29 and 30 September and the second legs were played on 19 and 20 October 2010.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the previous round competed in this stage of the competition. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 November and the second legs were played on 10 November 2010.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the previous round competed in this stage of the competition. The first legs took place on 23 and 30 March and the second legs took place on 6 April 2011.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season
The 2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League was the 3rd season of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League (BHL). It ran from January 7, 2011 until March 26, 2011, with the playoffs following on March 25 to March 26. HK Bosna won their second title after defeating HK Alfa 2–0 in the best of three playoff series.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, League business
For the 2010–11 season all games will be played at the Olympic Hall Zetra. The league employs modified rules. Games last for 45 minutes without a stopping clock, and contact in play and slapshots are not allowed. The maximum players that a team can have on their list in 15. The season opened with the three teams returning from the previous season with each team to play ten games before the top two teams enter the playoffs. During mid-January a fourth team, HK Ilidža 2010, joined the league, resulting in a revised schedule. The season was expanded with each team playing 15 games before the playoffs.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, League business
Following on from the previous season the three teams continued to play under their nicknames. HK Bosna plays under the name Lisice sa Općine Centar, HK Alfa plays under the name Medvjedi iz Novog Sarajeva, and HK Stari Grad plays under the name Vukovi sa Starog Grada. HK Ilidža 2010 will play under their original name.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, League business
During the 2010–11 season the teams will also compete in the Jaroslav Jandourek Cup, the national cup which is named after the former coach of HK Bosna coach Jaroslav Jandourek. Three games will be held from March 16 to March 23. HK Alfa was drawn against HK Ilidža 2010 while HK Bosna was drawn against HK Stari Grad. The winners of the two games advance to the final. HK Ilidža 2010 went on to win the Cup after defeating HK Bosna 2–1 in the final.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, Regular season
The regular season consisted of each team playing 15 games, with five games against each other team. Following the completion of regular season the top two teams in the standings progress to a three game playoff series. HK Bosna secured first place in the standings after beating HK Ilidža 2010 2 – 1 in their final game. HK Alfa finished in second place to advance to the playoffs after beating HK Stari Grad 4 – 3 with the final goal coming from a shootout. HK Alfa finished a point ahead of HK Stari Grad causing HK Stari Grad to be unable to defend last seasons title.


2010–11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, Playoffs
HK Bosna and HK Alfa qualified for the playoffs after finishing first and second in the regular season standings respectively. HK Bosna won the best of three championship series in two games.


2010–11 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs season
The 2010–11 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs season was the 10th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL) franchise in Bossier City, Louisiana.


2010–11 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs season, Regular season, Conference standings
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league titleAfter games of March 27, 2011.


2010–11 Boston Blades season
The 2010–11 Boston Blades season was the first in Boston Blades history. The Blades competed in the Canadian Women's Hockey League and attempted to win the Clarkson Cup.


2010–11 Boston Blades season, Background
On August 12, 2010, the CWHL announced that the city of Boston would receive an expansion team for the 2010–11 CWHL season. The unnamed team will practice at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington.


2010–11 Boston Blades season, CWHL Draft
The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the 2010 CWHL Draft.


2010–11 Boston Blades season, Regular season, Standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.


2010–11 Boston Blades season, Regular season, Attendance at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington
total:	 3471 supporters for 16  games, average: 216 supporters by game at domicile.


2010–11 Boston Blades season, Postseason
Boston is eliminated and cannot participate in the Clarkson Cup Championship.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season
The 2010–11 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 87th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins were the winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup, winning their first Stanley Cup in 39 years.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Off-season
At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California, Boston selected Tyler Seguin with their first-round pick, second overall. A week earlier, on June 16, 2010, Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and principal Charlie Jacobs announced that Cam Neely had been named president of the Boston Bruins. Neely, a former player and 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, became the eighth president in club history.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Off-season
The Bruins sought to "tweak the composition" during the off-season, trading puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nathan Horton.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Off-season
The Reading Royals, Boston's affiliate within the ECHL, renewed their relationship during the off-season. This marked the second year the organizations shared affiliation, with the Royals playing host to several Bruins prospects including goaltender Matt Dalton and defenseman Rob Kwiet.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Pre-season
On June 21, 2010, the Bruins announced their seven-game pre-season schedule. Closing out the schedule were two exhibition matches, the first in Belfast, Northern Ireland, against the Belfast Giants Select, a unified team composed of an All-Star selection of the best EIHL players from each team. The Bruins went on to beat the Giants Select 5–1 after being held scoreless for the first period. Rookie star Tyler Seguin scored a pair of goals. The Bruins then faced off against Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Extraliga in their final pre-season match, with veteran Patrice Bergeron putting on a five-point display that included two breakaway goals in a 7–1 victory for the Bruins.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
As part of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Games, the Bruins began their season on Saturday, October 9, playing against the Phoenix Coyotes at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. There they split their two games with the Coyotes. The Bruins spent much of the months of October, November and December playing well but slightly behind the Montreal Canadiens for first-place in the division before passing the Canadiens on December 27 with a 3–2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
Play during this time was highlighted by excellent play for goaltender Tim Thomas, who started the season as a backup but had five shutouts by the middle of December, and by Milan Lucic's excellent offensive production, including his first natural hat-trick on November 18. In January, the Bruins continued to hold first-place in the division, aided at one point by hat-tricks from Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara on January 11 and January 17, respectively.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
The Bruins started February with fight-filled wins against the Dallas Stars, whom they beat 6–3, and the Canadiens, against whom they picked up their first win of the season on their fourth try by a score of 8–6. The Bruins then hit a three-game losing streak, but recovered to string together a seven-game winning streak that stretched into March.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
The first six wins of the streak were on the road, including a 3–1 win in the Bruins' only game of the regular season against the Vancouver Canucks, which led the NHL at that time for points and would eventually win the Presidents' Trophy. After the streak, the Bruins would go on to lose six of their next seven games, including a 4–1 loss to their rivals, the Canadiens, in which team captain Zdeno Chara was nearly suspended for a hit on Max Pacioretty. They nonetheless managed five points during this time, as three of their losses came in overtime.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
Following this lapse, the Bruins responded with a win over the New Jersey Devils and a 7–0 win in their last game of the regular season against the Montreal Canadiens. Two games later, the Bruins clinched a playoff spot with a 2–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. In the next game, Tim Thomas picked up his ninth shutout of the season. Two games later, in their first game in April, the Bruins clinched the Northeast Division with a 3–2 win in their last ever game against the Atlanta Thrashers, who were set to relocate to Winnipeg for the next season.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
The Bruins tied the New York Rangers for the most shutouts for, with 11.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Regular season, Standings
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division) AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 point)


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Their conference quarter-final matchup was against their archrival, the sixth-seeded Montreal Canadiens. The series started off disastrously for the Bruins, as they dropped two games in their own building. They would come back to win the next three games and, after dropping Game 6, would ultimately win Game 7 in overtime at home on a Nathan Horton goal.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
The next round featured a sweep of the second-seeded Philadelphia Flyers who, the previous year, had come back from down three games to none against the Bruins to win the series. This propelled them to their first conference finals since the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the conference finals, the Bruins matched up against the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning. After dropping the first game by a lopsided score, the Bruins fought back to win the next two games before dropping game four to knot the series at 2–2.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
The Bruins took Game 5 to put them a win away from the conference championship. Game 6 was another loss for the Bruins, but Game 7 resulted in a 1–0 victory to send them to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 21 years. In the finals, the Bruins met the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver took the first two games at home, each by a goal, to build a 2–0 series lead.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
The Bruins responded with two lopsided wins at home to tie the series 2–2, but Vancouver won Game 5 in their building to move the Bruins one game away from losing the Cup. The Bruins managed to win Game 6 to tie the series and then won their third Game 7 of the post-season to win the Stanley Cup, their first in 39 years. After Game 7, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy for the post-season's most valuable player.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GPI = Games Played In; TOI = Time on Ice; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Awards and records, Awards
On April 6, prior to the game against the New York Islanders, the team announced its award winners for the season.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Awards and records, Awards
Tim Thomas was named First Star of the Week on November 1, 2010 and again on January 24, 2011. He was also named Second Star of the Month for October. Patrice Bergeron was named Second Star of the week on January 17, 2011, and First Star of the Month for January.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Awards and records, Milestones
Tyler Seguin, Jordan Caron, Jamie Arniel, Steven Kampfer and Matt Bartkowski all made their NHL debuts this season.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Transactions
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks
Boston's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Affiliates, Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins, based in Providence, Rhode Island, are the Bruins AHL affiliate.


2010–11 Boston Bruins season, Affiliates, Reading Royals
The Reading Royals, based in Reading, Pennsylvania, are the Bruins ECHL affiliate. The Royals will again look to compete in the Kelly Cup playoffs.


2010–11 Boston Celtics season
The 2010–11 Boston Celtics season was the 65th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics were coming off of an NBA Finals loss to their rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, in seven games.


2010–11 Boston Celtics season
On June 30, 2010, Doc Rivers announced that he would return to coach the Celtics after speculating that he would resign in order to spend time with his family.


2010–11 Boston Celtics season
With the off-season acquisitions of former all-stars Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal, the Celtics started the year at 41–14 and were on top of the Eastern Conference standings during the All-Star break. However, after center Kendrick Perkins, who was working his way back from a torn ACL in last year's Finals, was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder mid-season, the Celtics only won 15 of their final 27 games. Still, they managed a 56–26 record and enter the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference.


2010–11 Boston Celtics season
In the playoffs, they swept the New York Knicks in the first round to advance to the Conference Semifinals, where they faced the Miami Heat. The Celtics had defeated the Heat in five games in last season's First Round, after which the Heat had added LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join Dwyane Wade. The new-look Heat proved too much for the Celtics and easily won the series in five games, knocking Boston out of the playoffs. Following the season, Shaquille O'Neal retired after playing 19 seasons in the league.


2010–11 Boston Celtics season
The Big Four of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and coach Rivers represented the Eastern Conference in the 2011 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. New head coach Steve Donahue, formerly of Cornell, took over the Eagles from former coach Al Skinner. The team played its home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished 2010 with a 15–16 record, missing the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The 2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his seventeenth season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Boston College entered the 2010–2011 season as reigning National Champions, having defeated Wisconsin in the 2010 Frozen Four Championship Game. The Eagles also began the season as defending Hockey East tournament and Beanpot champions, having alo won both tournaments during the 2009–2010 season. The Eagles raised their 2010 National Championship banner in the home opener against Merrimack on October 29, 2010. BC skated to a 3–2 victory.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
On February 14, 2011, BC defeated Northeastern 7–6 in overtime on a goal by junior forward Jimmy Hayes in the Beanpot Championship. It was the first time the Eagles have won back-to-back Beanpots (having also won in 2010) since the team won three-in-a-row from 1963–1965. Sophomore forward Chris Kreider was named tournament MVP.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
BC clinched the Hockey East regular season crown by sweeping New Hampshire in the final series of the regular season. It was the Eagle's record eleventh Hockey East regular season title and the team's first since 2005. The Eagles also repeated as Hockey East Tournament champions, defeating Merrimack 5–3 in the tournament championship game. It was also BC's tenth Hockey Tournament Tournament title, a conference record. Junior Cam Atkinson was named tournament MVP.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The Eagles entered the 2011 NCAA Tournament as a number one seed in the West Regional played in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center. BC failed to defend their 2010 National Championship, losing in the first round to fourth-seeded Colorado College 8–4.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Offseason
April 24, 2010: Freshman hockey players Parker Milner, Philip Samulesson, and Patrick Wey were involved in an accident when the SUV they were passengers in was hit by a trolley close to the South Street T-stop near Boston College. Players were treated for minor injuries.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Offseason
September 13, 2010: Members of the 2009–2010 National Championship team were honored at the White House with other champion student athletes. Players visited the Walter Reed Medical Center, met with Senators Scott Brown and John Kerry of Massachusetts, and were addressed by President Barack Obama on the South Lawn.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Recruiting
Boston College added four freshmen for the 2010–2011 season: Isaac MacLeod, a Canadian defenseman who previously played for Penticton Vees in the BCHL; Patrick Brown, a forward from Michigan who is the nephew of BC assistant coach Greg Brown; Needham-born forward Bill Arnold, who captured a gold medal with the USA U-18 team at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships in Minsk, Belarus; and Kevin Hayes of Dorchester, MA, a first round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and younger brother of junior forward Jimmy Hayes. A fifth recruit, Cody Ferriero, decommitted in August and chose instead to play hockey at Northeastern.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Schedule, 2010–2011 Regular season
All times EasternRankings from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll* = Hockey East Conference Play% = 2010 Ledyard National Bank Classic in Hanover, NHBeanpot = 59th Annual Beanpot Tournament in Boston, MA


2010–11 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season, Postseason, Regional matches
It was the first time that BC beat Minnesota in school history.


2010–11 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season, CWHL draft picks
The following Eagles were claimed in the 2011 CWHL Draft.


2010–11 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by second year head coach Pat Chambers, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the America East Conference. After finishing second in the conference regular season standings, the Terriers won the 2011 America East Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Southwest region, Boston University was beaten by No. 1 seed Kansas in the Round of 64. The Terriers finished the season 21–14 (12–4 America East).


2010–11 Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey season
The Boston University Terriers women's hockey team will represent Boston University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Terriers are coached by Brian Durocher and they were the first team in Hockey East to qualify for the NCAA Frozen Four championship game. In addition, Catherine Ward became the first Terriers player to be recognized as an All-American selection. Ward also set a program single-season record for most assists in one season with 27.


2010–11 Botola
The 2010-11 Botola is the 54th season of the Moroccan Premier League. It began on 21 August 2010. Wydad Casablanca are the holders of the title.


2010–11 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 2010–11 season is the 108th season in Bradford City A.F.C. 's history, their 96th in the Football League and 98th in the league system of English football. Their 14th-place finish in 2009–10 means this season will be their fourth successive season in League Two.


2010–11 Bradford City A.F.C. season
This article covers a period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.


2010–11 Bradford City A.F.C. season
They began their season with a defeat away at Shrewsbury Town. They then provided a shock during the League cup beating Championship side Nottingham Forest. They marked their first home league game of the season with a win over Stevenage F.C. The season then continued to be disappointing, eventually resulting in manager Peter Taylor leaving the club, with Peter Jackson taking charge as interim manager. The situation did not improve however, as the club slipped to its lowest league finish for many years. They ended the season with a 5 – 1 home defeat to Crewe. Interim manager Peter Jackson subsequently decided on a retained list, with 9 players released.


2010–11 Brechin City F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Brechin City's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2005–06 season. Brechin also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 Brechin City F.C. season, Summary
Dumbarton finished fourth in the Second Division, entering the play-offs losing 3–2 to Ayr United on aggregate in the final and remained in the Second Division. They reached the first of the Scottish Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.


2010–11 Brechin City F.C. season, Summary, Management
Brechin City were managed by Jim Weir, following the resignation of Jim Duffy at the end of the previous season.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season
During the 2010–11 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. The mid-table season was memorable for runs to the final of the Football League Trophy and the fourth round of the League Cup.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After an impressive 9th-place finish at the end of the Brentford's first season in League One since 2006–07, manager Andy Scott signed almost an entirely new team. Released were centre back Mark Phillips and forward Steve Kabba and six players were transferred out during the off-season, with the most notable departures being left back Ryan Dickson to Championship club Southampton and captain Alan Bennett to League Two Wycombe Wanderers.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
11 players were transferred in before the end of the summer transfer window, including two goalkeepers (Richard Lee, Simon Royce), four defenders (Pim Balkestein, David McCracken, Michael Spillane, Craig Woodman), two midfielders (Nicky Adams, Toumani Diagouraga) and forwards Gary Alexander and Kirk Hudson, with Nicky Forster returning to Griffin Park for the first time since his departure in 1997. Huddersfield Town forward Robbie Simpson was signed on a season-long loan.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford opened the league season with a run of just two wins from the opening 11 matches, which left the club bottom of the table by late September 2010. However, some cheer was had in the League Cup, with the Bees progressing to the fourth round to equal the club record for its furthest progression in the competition. After seeing off League Two club Cheltenham Town in the first round, the Bees beat Championship side Hull City 2–1 at Griffin Park in the second round, clinching victory with an 88th-minute diving header from Marcus Bean.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The victory set up a third round tie at with Premier League club Everton at Griffin Park. Gary Alexander cancelled out Séamus Coleman's early goal and the teams were locked together until full-time and through the extra time period. Goalkeeper Richard Lee was Brentford's hero in the penalty shootout, helping the club win the first of the four shootouts it would compete in during the season. The Bees took Premier League club Birmingham City to a shootout at St Andrew's in the fourth round after a 1–1 draw, but were knocked out.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford recovered its form in League One between 2 October 2010 and 1 January 2011, winning 8 and losing just two matches of an 11-match spell, but manager Andy Scott was moved to complain to the press of the "negativity" surrounding the club, despite the run being achieved with players missing through injury and including a club-record equalling five consecutive away league wins.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
By early January the Bees had also progressed to the Southern Area finals of the Football League Trophy, but a draw in the first leg versus Exeter City was one of only two draws secured during an 8-match winless run which kicked off 2011. A 4–1 away defeat to bottom-place club Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 February led to calls from the Brentford supporters for the removal of Andy Scott as manager. Two days after the match, Scott and assistant manager Terry Bullivant were sacked and captain Kevin O'Connor remarking that the blame led with the players, for "making far too many individual mistakes".


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Forward Nicky Forster was named as caretaker manager on 3 February 2011 and Brentford owner Matthew Benham brought in Mark Warburton as first team coach. An unbeaten run in his first six matches in all competitions led to Forster being named as manager until the end of the season. The run included a 2–1 away victory over Exeter City in the Football League Trophy Southern Area final second leg, which set up a Wembley final versus Carlisle United on 3 April.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The Bees won four and lost three of the seven league matches preceding the final, which included a 2–1 victory over Carlisle United at Griffin Park. Brentford's third Football League Trophy final appearance ended with a 1–0 defeat, in which the Bees' "domination failed to yield a single shot on target" and midfielder Toumani Diagouraga was sent off for two bookable offences. In the aftermath of the defeat, Brentford meandered through the remainder of the league season to finish in 11th place.


2010–11 Brentford F.C. season, Kit
The 2010–11 Brentford kit designs were chosen by the club's supporters and launched on 9 July 2010.


2010–11 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's fourth consecutive season in the League One. It was their last season at the Withdean Stadium before moving to Falmer Stadium. Brighton won League One in this season, gaining promotion to the Football League Championship for the 2011–12 season.


2010–11 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, First team, FA Cup
As they will be playing in League One, Albion will enter the 2010–11 FA Cup at the First Round Proper.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season
The 2010–11 season was Brisbane Roar's 6th season in the A-League. On Friday 4 February 2011, Brisbane Roar were confirmed as Premiers with two games remaining in the regular season. The seasons' Premiers Plate is the first piece of silverware for the club and meant automatic qualification for the group stages of the 2012 Asian Champions League. After a thrilling Grand Final which went to a penalty shootout, the Roar prevailed and were crowned A-League Champions.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Squad Lineup for 2010/11
Correct as of 1 January 2011 – players numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar websiteNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The club faced the losses of top scorer Sergio van Dijk to A-League team Adelaide United, and established youngsters Tommy Oar, Michael Zullo and Adam Sarota to overseas club FC Utrecht. Despite losing some of the team's forwards; new signings and a restructure in formations saw the Roar start the season well and playing an entertaining brand of football. On 20 October, Roar defeated Central Coast Mariners 2–0, with strikes from Thomas Broich and Ivan Franjic.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
After 1/3 of the way through the season, Brisbane Roar continue to play beautiful football after drawing 1–1 against Sydney FC at the SFS on 30 October. Following that result, Brisbane had racked up six wins, five draws and a solitary loss to the Melbourne Victory in Melbourne on 12 September. On 3 November 2010, Brisbane ended Wellington Phoenix's record home undefeated record of 24 games as the Roar defeated the Phoenix 4–1.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Following the third game in eight days, the Roar thrashed Adelaide United 4–0 with a 10-man squad. Striker Reinaldo was sent off in the second-half following the first goal in the first half. The crowd for the game was the biggest for the Roar in the season so far with 13,248 attending. Adelaide United coach Rini Coolen credited the way the Roar play, saying "They are definitely the best team we've played against and definitely the best team in the league. It was too much for us today and 4–0 was a fair result. They're getting better and better. The way they play, the movement, the transition movement, it's a real high level. It's the biggest level here in our league and it's definitely a kind of level that belongs to Europe."


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 28 November 2010, against Central Coast Mariners, the Brisbane Roar broke another record by going undefeated in 14 matches, beating the previous record of 13 set by Adelaide United earlier in the season. The match ended 5–1. The Roar would follow up their record run against Melbourne Victory, drawing 3–3 at the death in a heated match with Matt McKay scoring with the last kick of the game to ensure Brisbane would stretch their unbeaten period to 15 matches. There was a number of controversies in the match, both on and off the field.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The first came when Roar goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos appeared to catch the ball while being outside his penalty box which the referee appeared to have missed or waved away. Michael Theoklitos then booted the ball down field where Reinaldo would nod the ball onto an on running Matt McKay to level the match despite efforts by Michael Petkovic and the Victory defence. The second would come at the end of the match with hardman Kevin Muscat punching Roar goalkeeping coach Fernando Vaz Alves in the stomach during an altercation. Muscat received an official reprimand and a $1,500 fine.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Roar would break another record on 12 December 2010, by grabbing their first win in the A-League at the Sydney Football Stadium, defeating Sydney FC 1–0. The win would see another record brought into the light, becoming only the 2nd club behind South Melbourne FC in the 2000/01 season, coincidentally coached at the time by current Roar coach Ange Postecoglou, by going 16 matches undefeated in an Australian league.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
It was revealed on 15 December 2010, after he had been left out of the lineup altogether for the match against Sydney FC a few days before, that Reinaldo had played his last game for the Roar after signing a 2-year, $2,000,000 contract for Qatari club Al Ahli. In the second M1 Derby of the season on Boxing Day, 2010, The Roar played out a spectacular 2–2 draw with the Gold Coast United, with some labeling it one of the best matches of the season to date.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
What added more to the match was that it was played in torrential rain. The rain bucketed down without reprieve for the whole match, with the lines on the pitch having to be remarked at both the half time interval and the 82nd minute. The result extended the Roar's record unbeaten run to 18 matches


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
With the departure of Reinaldo to Qatari club Al-Ahli, youth team captain Chris Bush was brought into the senior team to make up the minimum squad number of 20. With the 2010–11 Queensland floods wreaking havoc in South East Queensland and other parts of the state, the Roar were left without a home ground to play at after Suncorp Stadium was flooded in and also caught fire due to a small explosion in an isolated transformer room.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Roar's fixtures that were disrupted were changed with the initial match between the Roar and Wellington Phoenix being moved from 16 to 26 January in a hope the stadium would be ready to house the fixture. The match was later moved to Skilled Park by the FFA with the Roar's next match, also a home fixture, being moved back a day to the 29th from the 28th, also at the same venue.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On Australia Day 2011, Brisbane Roar had a bitter sweet meeting with Wellington Phoenix in a rescheduled fixture at Skilled Park due to the 2010–11 Queensland floods. Although winning the fixture 2–0 with both goals by supersub James Meyer, it would see the farewell of solid defender Luke DeVere, Brisbane Roar's 2009–2010 player of the season, who departed for Korean club Gyeongnam. On 29 January 2011, Brisbane Roar would beat the longest unbeaten streak by an Australian football team, held by APIA Leichhardt in the 1986–87 NSL season, by going 23 games undefeated.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On Friday 4 February 2011, Brisbane Roar were confirmed as Premiers with two games remaining in the regular season as second placed Central Coast Mariners failed to beat Melbourne Heart. The seasons' Premiers Plate is the first piece of silverware for the club and meant automatic qualification for the group stages of the 2012 Asian Champions League.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 7 February 2011, Brisbane Roar youth team player Daniel Bowles signed a 1-year contract as a replacement for the departed Luke DeVere. On 10 February 2011, Brisbane Roar signed Matthew Jurman for the 2011/2012 season, with the young defender joining the team on a 2-year deal after Sydney FC's 2011 Asian Champions League campaign. On 12 February 2011, the Brisbane Roar W League team won its second championship in 3 years by beating Sydney FC 2–1 in the Grand Final at Campbelltown Stadium.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The same night, the Roar would record their first win in the M1 Derby by defeating Gold Coast United for the first time on return to Suncorp Stadium after the 2010–11 Queensland floods in a resounding 4–0 victory in front of their best crowd of the regular season of 20,831. After the game, the Roar were presented with the Premier's Plate, after a fantastic season where the Roar only lost 1 game.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
At the PFA Team of the Year presentation, 7 Brisbane Roar players out of the possible 11 starting lineup were selected with Roar skipper Matt McKay being chosen to captain the side. The other players in the starting side in a 4–3–3 formation were Michael Theoklitos, Ivan Franjic, Luke DeVere and Matt Smith, Matt McKay, Thomas Broich and Kosta Barbarouses. Roar striker Jean Carlos Solórzano, on loan from Costa Rican side L.D. Alajuelense made it onto the bench of 5 with Ange Postecoglou being named as coach. Unrecognised at the PFA Awards was the fact the Brisbane Roar took out both the best defence and best attack in the season, with 58 goals scored and 26 conceded respectively. The Roar also won the A-League Fair-Play Trophy for the season, being the most disciplined in the league.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 26 February 2011, the Brisbane Roar would draw 2–2 with the Central Coast Mariners in the 2nd Leg of the Major Semi-final, winning the tie 4–2 on aggregate after defeating the Mariners 2–0 in the 1st leg at Bluetongue Stadium. The win in the tie means the Roar will have a weeks break before hosting the Grand Final on Sunday, 13 March 2011 at Suncorp Stadium. On 5 March 2011, Central Coast Mariners would win the rights to face Brisbane in the 2010–11 A-League Grand Final, defeating Gold Coast United 1–0 at Bluetongue Stadium.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The following day at the annual A League awards night, the presentation for all of the awards for both the A-League and W-League, the Roar collected 4 awards. The club had won the A-League Fair-Play Trophy along with Ange Postecoglou being named Manager of the Year. The other two awards would go to Michael Theoklitos and Erik Paartalu respectively. The former would be named Goalkeeper of the Year and the latter picking up the Solo Goal of the Year award with his stunning volley into the top corner of the net against Gold Coast United in the final game of the regular season.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
To top off a remarkable season, Brisbane would go on to win the 2011 A-League Grand Final, and in one of the most spectacular fashions ever seen in Australian football. After finishing 0–0 in regular play, the game went to extra time, with the Mariners scoring twice in the first period, and looked to have sealed the game. But with only four minutes of play left, Brisbane netted home what looked to be a consolation goal through Henrique, before Erik Paartalu headed in a corner from the last play of the game to make it 2–2.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The game went on to penalties. Roar Goalkeeper of the Year Michael Theoklitos saved 2 penalty shots to win 4–2 in the penalty shootout. In front of a 50,168 record crowd for both the Roar and football in Brisbane, Ange Postecoglou would be left in awe, saying "We've had an absolutely extraordinary season, so I should have expected an extraordinary finish." The Roar were given the keys to the city after winning the Grand Final, with the presentation of the key including a tickertape parade to honour the team for their success.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The future surrounding Ange Postecoglou's future at the club were ended on 18 March 2011, when it was announced by both the FFA, who were financially aiding the club after the Roar's license was taken back to ease the burden on the owners, and the club that the reigning Manager of the Year had signed a 2-year addition to his current contract that would see him at the helm for the Roar until the end of the 2013–14 season, assuring he would coach the team through the 2012 Asian Champions League.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
At the Roar's end of season awards night, German import Thomas Broich would take home the coveted Gary Wilkins Medal as the best player of the season. Captain Matt McKay would pick up two awards, winning both the Player's Player Awards and the Member's Player of the Year Award. Kiwi Kosta Barbarouses would pick up the clubs Golden Boot by scoring 12 goals, edging out Jean Carlos Solórzano by 1 goal, despite being tied with him on 11 at the end of the regular season.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Barbarouses would score against the Central Coast Mariners in the 1st leg of the Major Semi-final at Bluetongue Stadium to take home the award. English born defender Matt Smith would pick up the Queensland Roars Against Racism Ambassador Award as well as young defender James Donachie picking up the Youth League Player of the Year Award. Matilda Elise Kellond-Knight picked up the W League Player of the Year Award with teammate Aivi Luik picking up the W League Player's Player Award.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Pre-Season, Translink Cup
On 30 April 2010, Everton FC confirmed on their official website that they would be touring Australia as part of their pre-season for their 2010–11 Premier League campaign. Everton's tour included a match against the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on 10 July 2010 where they contested the Translink Cup. The match was later changed to 17 July 2010.


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Finals Series
Brisbane Roar advance to host the Grand Final by winning the tie 4–2 on aggregate


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Statistics, Goalscorers
Ivan Franjic, Erik Paartalu, Matt McKay and Henrique scored in the 4–2 Penalty shootout in the Grand Final


2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season, Home attendance
Correct as of 13 March 2011 (Grand Final)** Denotes midweek fixture


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season
The 2010–11 football season was Bristol City's 113th season as a professional football club and fourth consecutive season in the second division. They competed in the Football League Championship having finished in tenth position the previous season. It was Steve Coppell's first season in charge of the club, though he resigned as manager on 12 August 2010 after just one league game in charge. Assistant Keith Millen became the club's new manager on a three-year-deal and it was his first job as a manager.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
1 July – Defender Jamie McCombe joined Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
1 July – Barnet winger Albert Adomah joined on a three-year contract.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
9 July – Reading midfielder Kalifa Cissé joined for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
17 July – City set a new club record by beating Swedish team Vallens IF, 11–1 in a pre-season friendly.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
20 July – Trialist, John O'Flynn left Ashton Gate after not being offered a contract.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
21 July – Ex-Peterborough United defender, Tom Williams had a trial at Ashton Gate.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
23 July – City took on former City youth player and ex-Reading, Liam Rosenior on a trial.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
24 July – Trialist Liam Rosenior left Ashton Gate less than 24 hours after re-joining them.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
24 July – Manager, Steve Coppell, confirmed that defender Bradley Orr and midfielder Paul Hartley were to leave the club. Orr had spent more than 6 years with City and Hartley only 1.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
26 July – Former Grays Athletic striker, Charlie Taylor was handed a trial with City.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
28 July – Aberdeen confirmed the signing of Paul Hartley on a two-year contract making him their new club captain.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
30 July – City signed Bolton Wanderers defender Nicky Hunt on a two-year deal and QPR defender Damion Stewart on a three-year deal.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
30 July – Defender, Bradley Orr left on an undisclosed fee for fellow Championship side QPR.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
30 July – England International goalkeeper, David James signed a one-year deal with a view to a further year.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
7 August – Trialist Tom Williams signed a 6-month contract and Welsh international Sam Vokes signed a 6-month loan deal from Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
10 August – Bristol City confirmed that striker Nicky Maynard would undergo surgery on his injured knee and that his return date was unknown. On 12 August, he was ruled out for 3–4 months after having surgery on his injured knee.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
12 August – Manager Steve Coppell resigned from his position with immediate effect and assistant Keith Millen is placed in charge on a three-year deal.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
12 August – City signed Irish 19-year-old pair, Jimmy Keohane and Patrick Hoban on one-year deals.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
18 August – City appointed former Southampton manager, Steve Wigley as assistant manager on a one-year-rolling contract.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
23 August – City complete the signings of Ipswich Town forward Jon Stead and AFC Bournemouth striker Brett Pitman both on a three-year contracts.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
27 August – Striker John Akinde joined City's rivals Bristol Rovers on a loan deal until 31 December 2010.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
9 September – City signed Tottenham Hotspur winger Danny Rose on a youth loan deal until the end of the season. City also let defender Joe Edwards join Bath City on a youth loan deal until the end of the season and let midfielder Gavin Williams join former club Yeovil Town on a 93-day loan deal. Striker, Peter Styvar also had his contract terminated with immediate effect.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
16 September – Striker Marlon Jackson joins Aldershot Town on a month loan.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
17 September – Goalkeeper Stephen Henderson joins Yeovil Town on a month loan deal.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
26 September – Tottenham Hotspur defender Steven Caulker signed on a youth loan deal until the end of the season.


2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season, Season review
30 September – Summer signing Tom Williams joins Colchester United on a loan deal until January and is told he will not be offered a contract beyond January.