4 September 2010: Jermain Defoe scores a hat-trick as England open their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 4–0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley. Complete table of Premier League standings for the 2009/2010 Season, plus access to tables from past seasons and other Football leagues. Statistics, results and standings from the England Premier League 2010/11 [9], 9 July 2010: Sheffield United reject an approach from Swansea City for assistant manager Gary Speed to take over as manager of the south Wales club. [168], 3 June 2011: Tottenham Hotspur signed Aston Villa's goalkeeper veteran Brad Friedel on a free transfer as his contract set to expire next season. Manchester City and Chelsea fill the two remaining Champions League places, whilst Tottenham, Liverpool and Bolton complete the top seven. Positions 1, 2, 3: Champions League. England also participated in a number of friendly matches. [54] Promising Wigan Athletic midfielder James McCarthy, 19, is expected to be out of action until the New Year as a result of an ankle injury suffered in Saturday's 1–1 league draw with Bolton Wanderers.[55]. [92], 26 January 2011: Birmingham reach the Football League Cup final with a 4–3 aggregate victory over West Ham after extra time in the semi-finals. Brighton and Hove Albion gave their old Withdean Stadium a memorable send-off as they dominated the division for nearly the whole season and won the League One title, ensuring that the new Falmer Stadium would open to Championship football. It meant that manager Darren Ferguson – who had left the Posh 2 years ago – had achieved his third successive promotion with the club. [69], 6 December 2010: Newcastle United sack manager Chris Hughton after just over a year in charge. [79], 14 December 2010: Gary Speed is confirmed as the new Wales manager on a contract until July 2014. [36] Bobby Smith, who scored 208 goals for Tottenham Hotspur and helped them win the league title/FA Cup double in 1961, retain the FA Cup a year later and win the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963, dies aged 77. [8], 8 July 2010: Sunderland captain and Albanian international midfielder Lorik Cana departs to Galatasaray of Turkey for £5 million, after one season at the Stadium of Light. [67] Chelsea, having only picked up four points from their last five matches, have slipped to second, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Peterborough United, who were the top scorers in any of the top four divisions, won the play-offs and clinched an immediate return to the Championship after the previous year's relegation. [49], 19 October 2010: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson reveals that striker Wayne Rooney wants to leave the club, having recently decided against signing an extension to his contract which will expire at the end of next season. Positions 18, 19, 20: Relegation Dagenham & Redbridge battled until the final day of the season, but ultimately suffered relegation in their first-ever season at this level. [130], 22 April 2011: Chesterfield become the second Football League side to win promotion this season after the last side capable of overhauling them, Wycombe Wanderers, drew 0–0 with Torquay. Dave Jones was sacked at the end of May after they were crushed by losing play-off finalists Reading. Fellow south coast club Southampton, whose promotion challenge had been derailed by a ten-point administration penalty in the previous season, were promoted at the second time of asking, finishing as runners-up. [150] Arsenal's faint title hopes are ended with a 3–1 defeat at FA Cup finalists Stoke City. [110], 27 February 2011: Birmingham City win the first silverware of the season, beating Arsenal 2–1 in the League Cup Final and thus ending their 48-year wait for a trophy[111]. [93], 29 January 2011: The FA Cup fourth round sees Manchester United win 2–1 at Southampton,[94] Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic draw a blank at the Reebok Stadium[95] Burton Albion's FA Cup dream end in a 3–1 defeat at Burnley,[96] Crawley Town match the record FA Cup run for a Conference club by winning 1–0 at Torquay United,[97] and Brighton & Hove Albion win 1–0 at Watford. [114] Bolton Wanderers win 3–2 at Birmingham City to reach their first FA Cup semi-final for 11 years. [48], 18 October 2010: Gordon Strachan resigns after 12 months as manager of Middlesbrough, who began the season as Championship promotion favourites but now occupy 20th place. [156], 15 May 2011: West Ham United lose 3–2 at Wigan Athletic, despite taking a 2–0 lead after 26 minutes, and are relegated from the Premier League after six successive seasons there. Much like Sheffield United, their decision to replace manager Darren Ferguson backfired on them. Plymouth Argyle deducted 10 points for insolvency. 2 February 2011: Gary Neville, who has played 602 times for Manchester United since his debut in September 1992, announces his retirement from playing just before his 36th birthday. [44], 10 October 2010: It is reported that Liverpool's prospective new owners are planning to abandon the plan for a new stadium in Stanley Park in favour of expanding Anfield. [1], The fixtures for the Championship were released on 17 June 2010. [108], 18 February 2011: Ryan Giggs signs a new one-year contract at Manchester United, tying him to the club for at least another season and taking him into his 22nd year at Old Trafford. They confirmed survival with a 9th-place finish, but only after Houllier took a leave of absence following a heart scare with a few weeks to go. 6 January 2011 – The Aston Villa board announce that Gérard Houllier's position as manager is safe in spite of recent results. [132], 23 April 2011: British record signing Fernando Torres scores his first goal in thirteen appearances for Chelsea in their 3–0 home win over West Ham United. [145] Dagenham & Redbridge[146] and Bristol Rovers[147] are relegated from League One. Runners-up were Bury, who had been in impressive form for most of the season and secured second place with a blistering late run of form under new manager Richard Barker, even threatening to overtake Chesterfield in the final weeks of the season. They are the first team since Manchester City in 2000 to reach the Premier League with two successive promotions. [161] Wimbledon reach the Football League only nine years after their formation, which occurred when The FA approved the relocation of the original Wimbledon side to Milton Keynes. Leading goalscorer: Craig Mackail-Smith (Peterborough United) – 27. [82], 8 January 2011: Roy Hodgson leaves Liverpool after six months as manager and is succeeded by Kenny Dalglish as caretaker manager until the end of the season. 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