2010–11 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2010–11 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerChris Hutchings (until 4 January 2011)
Dean Smith (from 21 January 2011)
StadiumBescot Stadium
League One20th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
FL TrophyFirst round

The 2010–11 season was the 123rd season of competitive association football and the 4th consecutive season in League One played by Walsall Football Club, a professional association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, England. The team reached the second round of the FA Cup, losing to Torquay United. There was a change of manager in January.

Season summary

Having finished 10th in the previous season,[1] Walsall started the season poorly, losing six of their first eight league games.[2]

On 4 January 2011, manager Chris Hutchings was sacked with the club bottom of the league and having recorded just 5 league wins.[3] On 21 January 2011, Dean Smith was appointed as manager after a successful spell as caretaker manager following the dismissal of Chris Hutchings.[4][5] The saddlers finished the season in 20th place, 1 point above the relegation zone.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Jonny Brain
2 DF  ENG Darryl Westlake
3 DF  ENG Aaron Lescott
4 DF  ENG Clayton McDonald
5 DF  ENG Olly Lancashire
6 DF  ENG Manny Smith
8 MF  ENG Matt Richards
9 FW  JAM Darren Byfield[a]
10 FW  IRL Jon Macken[b]
11 FW  ENG Alex Nicholls
12 MF  ENG Paul Marshall
14 DF  ENG Richard Taundry
15 FW  ENG Jamie Paterson
16 DF  ENG Alex Hickman
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ENG George Bowerman
18 MF  ENG Julian Gray
19 FW  ENG Will Grigg
20 MF  ENG Sean Geddes
21 GK  IRL David Bevan
23 MF  FRA Marco Gbarssin[c] (on loan from Carlisle United)
24 MF  ENG Aaron Forde
26 MF  SCO Marc Laird (on loan from Millwall)
27 MF  ENG Jordan Cook (on loan from Sunderland)
28 DF  CYP Tom Williams[d]
29 GK  ENG Jimmy Walker
30 MF  ARG Emmanuel Ledesma
32 DF  ENG Andy Butler

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW  NIR Steve Jones (on loan to Motherwell)
22 FW  ENG Reuben Reid (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
22 MF  ENG Matthew Gill (on loan from Norwich City)
23 DF  NIR Ryan McGivern (on loan from Manchester City)
23 FW  WAL Jason Price (on loan from Carlisle United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  ENG David Davis (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
27 DF  ENG Andrew Davies (on loan from Stoke City)
28 MF  ENG Martin Devaney[e] (on loan from Barnsley)
30 FW  ENG Liam Dickinson (on loan from Barnsley)

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2010–11 Football League One

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 11 20 53 60 −7 56
19 Notts County 46 14 8 24 46 60 −14 50
20 Walsall 46 12 12 22 56 75 −19 48
21 Dagenham & Redbridge (R) 46 12 11 23 52 70 −18 47 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 11 12 23 48 82 −34 45
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

League One match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
7 August 2010 Milton Keynes Dons H L 1–2 Smith 48' 4,034 [7]
14 August 2010 Brentford A W 2–1 Nicholls 12', Gray 54' 4,544 [8]
21 August 2010 Plymouth Argyle H W 2–1 Marshall 53', Reid 69' 3,966 [9]
28 August 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion A L 1–2 Macken 90' 8,737 [10]
4 September 2010 Colchester United H L 0–1 3,416 [11]
11 September 2010 Rochdale A L 2–3 Macken 4', Byfield 45+1' 3,174 [12]
18 September 2010 Swindon Town H L 1–2 Reid 70' 4,580 [13]
25 September 2010 Hartlepool United A L 1–2 Gray 9' 2,552 [14]
28 September 2010 Leyton Orient A D 0–0 2,963 [15]
2 October 2010 Yeovil Town H L 0–1 3,172 [16]
9 October 2010 Exeter City H W 2–1 Reid 32', Richards 43' 3,776 [17]
16 October 2010 Dagenham & Redbridge A D 1–1 Devaney 50' 2,666 [18]
23 October 2010 Tranmere Rovers H L 1–4 Macken 65' 3,362 [19]
30 October 2010 Huddersfield Town A L 0–1 13,062 [20]
2 November 2010 Peterborough United H L 1–3 Gray 53' 3,294 [21]
13 November 2010 Bournemouth A L 0–3 5,601 [22]
20 November 2010 Carlisle United H W 2–1 Richards 37', 53' 4,256 [23]
23 November 2010 Sheffield Wednesday A L 0–3 15,228 [24]
12 December 2010 Charlton Athletic A W 1–0 Richards 69' 14,938 [25]
1 January 2011 Notts County H L 0–3 4,131 [26]
3 January 2011 Peterborough United A L 1–4 Nicholls 10' 5,517 [27]
8 January 2011 Tranmere Rovers A D 3–3 Richards 32', Macken 85', Butler 90+4' 4,602 [28]
11 January 2011 Bristol Rovers A D 2–2 Grigg 5', Lescott 83' 5,369 [29]
15 January 2011 Huddersfield Town H L 2–4 Nicholls 14', Richards 47' 3,827 [30]
22 January 2011 Exeter City A L 1–2 Gray 85' 4,853 [31]
25 January 2011 Oldham Athletic H D 1–1 Westlake 61' 3,247 [32]
29 January 2011 Bristol Rovers H W 6–1 Butler 17', 73' Gill 34', Gray 45', Richards 50', Nicholls 69' 4,023 [33]
2 February 2011 Notts County A D 1–1 Nicholls 88' 4,714 [34]
5 February 2011 Carlisle United A W 3–1 Gill 37', Gray 59', 73' 4,332 [35]
12 February 2011 Bournemouth H L 0–1 – 4,103 [36]
15 February 2011 Dagenham & Redbridge H W 1–0 Grigg 81' 3,174 [37]
19 February 2011 Colchester United A L 0–2 3,439 [38]
26 February 2011 Rochdale H D 0–0 3,830 [39]
1 March 2011[f] Southampton H W 1–0 Macken 69' 4,684 [41]
5 March 2011 Swindon Town A D 0–0 10,489 [42]
8 March 2011 Leyton Orient H L 0–2 3,019 [43]
12 March 2011 Yeovil Town A D 1–1 Macken 18' 3,737 [44]
19 March 2011 Hartlepool United H W 5–2 Grigg 59', Byfield 64', Gray 77', Smith 83', Ledesma 90+4' 4,234 [45]
25 March 2011 Milton Keynes Dons A D 1–1 Richards 29' 8,923 [46]
9 April 2011 Plymouth Argyle A L 0–2 7,995 [47]
12 April 2011 Brentford H W 3–2 Macken 40', 64', Cook 57' 3,154 [48]
16 April 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion H L 1–3 Butler 11' 6,015 [49]
23 April 2011 Sheffield Wednesday H D 1–1 Macken 10' 2,072 [50]
25 April 2011 Oldham Athletic A D 1–1 Williams 58' 3,463 [51]
30 April 2011 Charlton Athletic H W 2–0 Grigg 34', Gray 78' 5,088 [52]
7 May 2011 Southampton A L 1–3 Gray 45+3' 31,653 [53]

FA Cup

Main article: 2010–11 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 6 November 2010 Fleetwood Town A D 1–1 Richards 4' 2,319 [54]
First round replay 16 November 2010 Fleetwood Town H W 2–0 Reid 58', 90+3' 2,056 [55]
Second round 27 November 2010 Torquay United A L 0–1 2,334 [56]

League Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Cup
League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 10 August 2010 Tranmere Rovers H L 0–1 2,253 [57]

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 31 August 2010 Chesterfield H L 1–2 Reid 19' 1,793 [58]

Notes

  1. ^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
  2. ^ Macken was born in Manchester, England.
  3. ^ Gbarssin was born in Bordeaux, France, but also qualifies to represent the Central African Republic internationally.
  4. ^ Williams was born in Sutton, England.
  5. ^ Devaney was born in Cheltenham, England.
  6. ^ Match was originally scheduled for 18 December 2010, but postponed and rearranged due to a waterlogged pitch.[40]

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