Season 2010–11 Goals scored 1,063 | Dates 14 Aug 2010 – 22 May 2011 Matches played 380 | |
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Champions Manchester United
12th Premier League title
19th English title Champions League Manchester United
Chelsea
Manchester City
Arsenal Europa League Tottenham Hotspur
Birmingham City
Stoke City
Fulham Top goalscorer Dimitar Berbatov
Carlos Tevez
(20 goals) Biggest home win Chelsea 6–0 West Bromwich Albion
(14 August 2010)
Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool
(21 August 2010)
Newcastle United 6–0 Aston Villa
(22 August 2010)
Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers
(27 November 2010) Relegated West Ham United F.C., Blackpool F.C., Birmingham City F.C. Similar 2009–10 Premier League, 2008–09 Premier League, 2011–12 Premier League, 2007–08 Premier League, 2006–07 FA Premier League | ||
The 2010–11 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011. Chelsea were the defending champions.
Contents
- Rule changes
- Teams
- Stadia and locations
- Personnel and kits
- Scoring
- Hat tricks
- Club
- Player
- Clean sheets
- PFA Player of the Year
- FWA Footballer of the Year
- PFA Young Player of the Year
- PFA Fans Player of the Year
- PFA Team of the Year
- Barclays Player of the season
- FA Premier League Manager of the Year Award
- Barclays Golden Glove
- Barclays Golden Boot
- Barclays Premier League Fair Play Award
- References
Manchester United secured the title with a 1–1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011. This was their nineteenth English league title, breaking a tie with Liverpool which had stood since Manchester United won their eighteenth title in 2009. Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all secured a berth for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, while Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League via league position. At the bottom, West Ham United, Blackpool, and Birmingham City were relegated to the Championship.
Rule changes
The Premier League introduced a cap on the number of players in a squad. From this season onwards, clubs had to declare a squad of no more than 25 players when the summer transfer window shuts, and then again at the end of the January transfer window. Players aged 21 and under could be selected without being registered in the 25.
Also being introduced this season was the "home grown players" rule, which aims to encourage the development of young footballers at Premier League clubs. The new rule required clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.
All of the Premier League teams submitted their 25-man squads on 1 September 2010 deadline.
Teams
A total of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2009–10 season and three promoted teams from the 2009–10 Football League Championship.
Hull City, Burnley and Portsmouth were relegated from 2009–10 Premier League after finishing the season in the bottom three places of the league table. From the three teams relegated, Portsmouth had the longest tenure as a Premier League member as the club completed a seven-year stay at the highest level of English football. In comparison, Hull City and Burnley had to return to the Championship after two and one years respectively.
2009–10 Football League Championship champions Newcastle United and runners-up West Bromwich Albion secured direct promotion to the Premier League. Both teams made their immediate return to the Premier League after being relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. Blackpool beat Cardiff City 3–2 in the Championship play-off Final to join them after 39 years of absence from the top flight.
It was the first time since 1983–84 that all four major West Midlands clubs—Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers—had been in the top division at the same time. It was also the first time that the Black Country derby was contested in the Premier League. With Portsmouth and Hull relegated and no teams from their respective regions replacing them, only four of the nine regions of England were represented in the 2010–11 Premier League – the fewest number of regions represented in a national football division in modern times. Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands, East, South East and South West are all unrepresented.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Nike produced a new match ball, the Nike Total 90 Tracer, which was electric blue, black and white during the autumn and spring. A high-visibility version in yellow was released for the winter. Additionally, Umbro provided officials with new kits in black, lime green, yellow, red and cyan blue for the season. Tune Ventures, parent company of Air Asia, took over as sponsor of the referee kits for the next three seasons.
Scoring
Hat-tricks
Club
Player
Clean sheets
PFA Player of the Year
The PFA Player of the Year was awarded to Gareth Bale.
FWA Footballer of the Year
The FWA Footballer of the Year was awarded to Scott Parker.
PFA Young Player of the Year
The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Jack Wilshere.
PFA Fans' Player of the Year
The PFA Fans' Player of the Year was awarded to Raul Meireles.
PFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United)
Defence: Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Midfield: Nani (Manchester United), Samir Nasri, Jack Wilshere (both Arsenal), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
Attack: Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United)
Barclays Player of the season
The Barclays Player of the Season award was won by Nemanja Vidić of Manchester United.
FA Premier League Manager of the Year Award
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, 69, received the FA Premier League Manager of the Year Award.
Barclays Golden Glove
The Barclays Golden Glove award was won by Joe Hart of Manchester City.
Barclays Golden Boot
Dimitar Berbatov of Manchester United and Carlos Tevez of Manchester City shared the Barclays Golden Boot this season, both finishing with 20 goals. Berbatov's 20 goals came in 32 appearances, with Tevez's 20 goals coming in 31 appearances. This was the first time either player had won the award, and the first time it had been shared since the 1998–99 season.
Barclays Premier League Fair Play Award
The Fair Play Award was won by Chelsea, who finished on top of the Fair Play Table. Newcastle United were deemed to be the least sporting team, finishing bottom of the table. Due to England being one of the three best teams in the UEFA Fair Play rankings, Fulham as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition were awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.