2010–11 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2010–11 English football season was Wigan Athletic F.C.'s 33rd season in the Football League and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League.

Wigan Athletic
ChairmanDave Whelan
ManagerRoberto Martínez
Premier League16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Charles N'Zogbia/Hugo Rodallega (9)
All: Charles N'Zogbia (10)
Highest home attendance22,043 (vs. West Ham United, Premier League, 15 May 2011)
Lowest home attendance6,987 (vs. Preston North End, League Cup, 22 September 2010)

Season review

Pre-season

Following a mixed first season in charge of the club, manager Roberto Martínez decided to make several additions to the playing squad. Wigan's most expensive summer signing was Argentine striker Mauro Boselli, who signed for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £6 million. Dutch defender Mario Melchiot and Austrian midfielder Paul Scharner both left the club after their contracts expired. Gary Caldwell was named as the new club captain.[1]

There were also changes behind the scenes, with general manager John Benson leaving the club[2] to join Sunderland, re-uniting with former Wigan manager Steve Bruce. Director Maurice Lindsay also stepped down to take up the position of chairman at Preston North End.[3]

Wigan's first pre-season friendly was a 3–2 win against Östersunds FK, with new signing Boselli scoring twice. Their next friendly was a 1–1 draw against Oldham Athletic, featuring trialists Laurent Merlin and Sekou Baradji. Baradji also joined the squad at their pre-season training camp in Austria, but would ultimately not be offered a contract.

August

The season started badly for Wigan with two heavy defeats at home – a 4–0 loss against newly promoted Blackpool and a 6–0 defeat to reigning Premier League champions Chelsea. Things improved with a 3–0 win in the League Cup against Hartlepool United, followed by a shock 1–0 away win against Tottenham Hotspur – the same fixture in which they suffered a club record 9–1 defeat less than twelve months earlier. The club was active on transfer deadline day, completing the signings of Tom Cleverley on loan from Manchester United and Franco Di Santo on a three-year deal from Chelsea. Charles N'Zogbia also remained at Wigan after having a bid accepted for him from Birmingham City, but failing to agree personal terms.

September

After an international break, Wigan's first game of the month was against Sunderland, which saw Lee Cattermole and Titus Bramble appear at the DW Stadium for the first time since leaving Wigan. Despite Cattermole being sent off in the first half, Wigan failed to capitalise on their man advantage and drew the match 1–1. The Latics then slipped into the bottom three after a 2–0 home defeat to Manchester City in the following game. The club progressed once again in the League Cup, winning the match 2–1 after a late comeback against Preston North End. The club finished the month with a goalless draw at Birmingham City.

October

On 2 October, Wigan Athletic picked up their first Premier League home win of the season after defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0. Two weeks later, the club drew 2–2 away against Newcastle United, with Charles N'Zogbia scoring both goals for Wigan against his former club. Wigan extended their unbeaten run with a 1–1 draw at home against Bolton Wanderers, but midfielder James McCarthy suffered an ankle injury which kept him out of action until the end of January. In the following game however, Gary Caldwell returned to the line-up for the first time since his hip operation during the summer as the team reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup following a 2–0 victory against Swansea City. On 30 October, Wigan were beaten 2–0 by Fulham.

November

Wigan started the month with a second away defeat in a row, losing 2–1 to Blackburn Rovers. Results then improved in their following two home games with a 1–1 draw against Liverpool and a 1–0 win against West Bromwich Albion. The club lost 2–0 in its next match against Manchester United, finishing the match with nine men after Antolín Alcaraz and Hugo Rodallega were sent off. Two more away defeats followed, against West Ham United and Arsenal in the quarter-final of the League Cup, during which Victor Moses dislocated his shoulder, meaning he would be out of action for three months.

December

Wigan came from behind twice to draw 2–2 with Stoke City in their first game of the month. The team then extended their unbeaten run with a draw against Everton, a win against Wolverhampton Wanderers and another draw with Arsenal. On 31 December, the club completed the signing of Adrián López on a free transfer.

January

Wigan lost their first game of the month against Newcastle United, the club's first defeat at home since September. This was followed by an away draw against Bolton Wanderers.

Transfers

In
Player From Fee Date Notes
Argentina Mauro BoselliArgentina EstudiantesUndisclosed29 Jun 2010[4]
Paraguay Antolín AlcarazBelgium Club BruggeUndisclosed22 Jul 2010[5]
Scotland James McArthurScotland Hamilton Academical£400,00023 Jul 2010[6]
Netherlands Ronnie StamNetherlands Twente£2,000,00030 Jul 2010[7]
Scotland Steven CaldwellUnattachedFree23 Aug 2010[8]
Argentina Franco Di SantoEngland Chelsea£2,000,00031 Aug 2010[9]
Spain Adrián LópezUnattachedFree31 Dec 2010[10]
Republic of Ireland Conor SammonScotland Kilmarnock£600,00031 Jan 2011[11]

Out
Player To Fee Date Notes
Netherlands Mario MelchiotQatar Umm-SalalFree8 Jun 2010[12]
Poland Tomasz CywkaEngland Derby CountyFree30 Jun 2010[13]
Poland Tomasz KupiszPoland Jagiellonia BiałystokFree14 Jul 2010[14]
England Titus BrambleEngland SunderlandUndisclosed23 Jul 2010[15]
Trinidad and Tobago Jason ScotlandEngland Ipswich TownUndisclosed23 Aug 2010[16]
England Jon RoutledgeScotland Hamilton AcademicalFree1 Feb 2011[17]

Released
Player Date Notes
Netherlands Rachid Bouaouzan1 Jul 2010[18]
Austria Paul Scharner1 Jul 2010[19]
Ghana Richard Kingson1 Jul 2010[20]
France Olivier Kapo6 Aug 2010[21]

Loans in
Player From Start date End date Notes
Oman Ali Al-HabsiEngland Bolton Wanderers15 Jul 2010End of season[22]
England Tom CleverleyEngland Manchester United31 Aug 2010End of season[23]

Loans out
Player To Start date End date Notes
Spain Antonio AmayaSpain Rayo Vallecano27 Jul 2010End of season[24]
Wales Jason KoumasWales Cardiff City7 Aug 2010End of season[25]
England Jon RoutledgeScotland Hamilton Academical12 Aug 2010January 2011[26]
England Lee NichollsEngland Hartlepool United9 Nov 20108 Dec 2010[27]
England Chris KirklandEngland Leicester City24 Nov 201031 Dec 2010[28]
Argentina Mauro BoselliItaly Genoa14 Jan 2011End of season[29]
England Lee NichollsEngland Shrewsbury Town31 Jan 201128 Feb 2011[30]
England Lee NichollsEngland Sheffield Wednesday24 Mar 201127 Apr 2011[31][32]

Player statistics

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

#Pos.PlayerLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYellow cardRed card
1GKEngland Chris Kirkland4000004000
2DFIvory Coast Steve Gohouri26+11001027090
3DFParaguay Antolín Alcaraz341004038151
4MFRepublic of Ireland James McCarthy2430+100+2024 (3)320
5DFScotland Gary Caldwell230201026061
6MFHonduras Hendry Thomas22+20204027+2070
7FWArgentina Franco Di Santo9+1610+101 (1)011+18120
8MFEngland Ben Watson23+63104129+6430
9FWArgentina Mauro Boselli5+3000419+3100
10MFFrance Charles N'Zogbia32+29000+4132+51021
11FWNigeria Victor Moses8+1311+102+1111+15210
12GKEngland Mike Pollitt0+1020002+1000
13DFScotland Steven Caldwell8+20203013+2020
14MFSpain Jordi Gómez9+41303+1215+5300
15MFEngland Tom Cleverley19+64000023+6310
16MFScotland James McArthur3+15030309+15020
17DFBarbados Emmerson Boyce20+20201023+2030
18FWTrinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland0000000000
18FWRepublic of Ireland Conor Sammon1+6100001+6100
20FWColombia Hugo Rodallega34+29001035+2941
21MFFrance Mohamed Diamé30+61321033+6360
23DFNetherlands Ronnie Stam17+82003022+8120
24DFSpain Adrián López1030004000
26GKOman Ali Al-Habsi340104039000
28MFNetherlands Daniël de Ridder0010001000
31DFHonduras Maynor Figueroa32+11204036+11110
32DFEngland Jordan Robinson000+10000+1000
35DFSpain Román Golobart0000000000
38FWEngland Callum McManaman0+30310+103+4100
39DFEngland Jordan Mustoe000+10000+1000
41MFEngland Daniel Redmond000+10000+1000
43DFEngland Adam Buxton0000000000
46GKEngland Lee Nicholls0000000000
51MFEngland Callum Morris0000000000

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[38][39]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
26 GK Oman Ali Al-Habsi 39
2 RB Ivory Coast Steve Gohouri 27 Emmerson Boyce has 23 starts
5 CB Scotland Gary Caldwell 26
3 CB Paraguay Antolín Alcaraz 38
31 LB Honduras Maynor Figueroa 38
21 DM France Mohamed Diamé 34
6 DM Honduras Hendry Thomas 28
10 RW France Charles N'Zogbia 32
8 AM England Ben Watson 28 James McCarthy has 24 starts
23 LW Netherlands Ronnie Stam 21
20 CF Colombia Hugo Rodallega 35

Match results

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Pre-season
DateOpponentResultScoreVenueScorersAttendanceMatch Report
17 July 2010Östersunds FKWin2–3AwayBoselli 38', 48', N'Zogbia 60'3,370Report
20 July 2010Oldham AthleticDraw1–1AwayGómez 47' (pen.) 1,959Report
26 July 2010Rudar VelenjeWin1–4AwayGómez 6', McCarthy 10', Scotland 27' (pen.), Boselli 71' (pen.)–Report
29 July 2010GençlerbirliğiDraw0–0Away–Report
4 August 2010Real ZaragozaLose1–3HomeN'Zogbia 45'3,500Report
8 August 2010Dundee UnitedWin1–3AwayBoselli 38', 48', Moses 82'3,161 (275 away)Report

Results per matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHA
ResultLLWDLDWDDLLDWLLDDWDLDDLLDWDLLWDLWLDDWW
Position1920151718171312151618181718181818161617191718181817181920202020171818181916
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2011. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
DateOpponentResultScoreVenueScorersAttendanceMatch Report
14 August 2010BlackpoolLose0–4Home16,152Report
21 August 2010ChelseaLose0–6Home14,476Report
28 August 2010Tottenham HotspurWin0–1AwayRodallega 81'35,101Report
11 September 2010SunderlandDraw1–1HomeAlcaraz 86'15,844Report
19 September 2010Manchester CityLose0–2Home15,525Report
25 September 2010Birmingham CityDraw0–0Away22,186Report
2 October 2010Wolverhampton WanderersWin2–0HomeGómez 64', Rodallega 85'14,042Report
16 October 2010Newcastle UnitedDraw2–2AwayN'Zogbia 22', 23'44,415Report
23 October 2010Bolton WanderersDraw1–1HomeRodallega 59'17,100Report
30 October 2010FulhamLose2–0Away25,448Report
6 November 2010Blackburn RoversLose2–1AwayN'Zogbia 74'24,413Report
10 November 2010LiverpoolDraw1–1HomeRodallega 52'16,754Report
13 November 2010West Bromwich AlbionWin1–0HomeMoses 70'16,085Report
20 November 2010Manchester UnitedLose2–0Away74,181Report
27 November 2010West Ham UnitedLose3–1AwayCleverley 85'34,178Report
4 December 2010Stoke CityDraw2–2HomeCollins 30' (o.g.), Delap 40' (o.g.)15,100Report
11 December 2010EvertonDraw0–0Away32,853Report
26 December 2010Wolverhampton WanderersWin1–2AwayRodallega 10', Cleverley 20'26,901Report
29 December 2010ArsenalDraw2–2HomeWatson 18' (pen.), Squillaci 81' (og)17,014Report
2 January 2011Newcastle UnitedLose0–1Home15,277Report
5 January 2011Bolton WanderersDraw1–1AwayStam 80'18,852Report
15 January 2011FulhamDraw1–1HomeRodallega 57'18,820Report
22 January 2011ArsenalLose3–0Away59,552Report
25 January 2011Aston VillaLose1–2HomeMcCarthy 80'16,442Report
1 February 2011West Bromwich AlbionDraw2–2AwayN'Zogbia 20', Watson 43'25,358Report
5 February 2011Blackburn RoversWin4–3HomeMcCarthy 34', 55', Rodallega 50', Watson 65' (pen.)18,567Report
12 February 2011LiverpoolDraw1–1AwayGohouri 65'44,609Report
26 February 2011Manchester UnitedLose0–4Home18,140Report
5 March 2011Manchester CityLose1–0Away44,864Report
19 March 2011Birmingham CityWin2–1HomeCleverley 26', Figueroa 90+1'16,421Report
2 April 2011Tottenham HotspurDraw0–0Home18,578Report
9 April 2011ChelseaLose1–0Away40,734Report
16 April 2011BlackpoolWin1–3AwayRodallega 3', N'Zogbia 45+1', Eardley 67' (o.g.)16,030Report
23 April 2011SunderlandLose4–2AwayDiamé 52', Di Santo 90'39,650Report
30 April 2011EvertonDraw1–1HomeN'Zogbia 21'17,051Report
7 May 2011Aston VillaDraw1–1AwayN'Zogbia 10'36,293Report
15 May 2011West Ham UnitedWin3–2HomeN'Zogbia 57', 90+4', Sammon 68'22,043Report
22 May 2011Stoke CityWin1–0AwayRodallega 78'27,566Report

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentResultScoreVenueScorersAttendanceMatch Report
Round 224 August 2010Hartlepool UnitedWin0–3AwayCollins 3' (o.g.), Gómez 77', Moses 86'3,196 (281 away)Report
Round 322 September 2010Preston North EndWin2–1HomeGómez 86', N'Zogbia 90+1'6,987Report
Round 426 October 2010Swansea CityWin2–0HomeBoselli 52', Watson 90+2' (pen.)11,705Report
quarter-final30 November 2010ArsenalLose2–0Away59,525 (510 away)Report

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentResultScoreVenueScorersAttendanceMatch Report
Round 38 January 2011Hull CityWin2–3AwayDiamé 21', 77', McManaman 56'10,433 (710 away)Report
Round 429 January 2011Bolton WanderersDraw0–0Away14,950 (2,937 away)Report
Round 4 (R)16 February 2011Bolton WanderersLose0–1Home7,515Report

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