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Walsall 2010–11 football season
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 Hutchins 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 Hutchins.
[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 . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
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
Game
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score F–A
Goalscorers
Attendance
1
7 August
Milton Keynes Dons
H
L
1–2
Smith 48'
4,034
2
14 August
Brentford
A
W
2–1
Nicholls 12',
Gray 54'
4,544
3
21 August
Plymouth Argyle
H
W
2–1
Marshall 53',
Reid 69'
3,966
4
28 August
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L
1–2
Macken 90'
8,737
5
4 September
Colchester United
H
L
0–1
–
3,416
6
11 September
Rochdale
A
L
2–3
Macken 4',
Byfield 45'
3,174
7
18 September
Swindon Town
H
L
1–2
Reid 70'
4,580
8
25 September
Hartlepool United
A
L
1–2
Gray 9'
2,552
9
28 September
Leyton Orient
A
D
0–0
–
2,963
10
2 October
Yeovil Town
H
L
0–1
–
3,172
11
9 October
Exeter City
H
W
2–1
Reid 32',
Richards 43'
3,776
12
16 October
Dagenham & Redbridge
A
D
1–1
Devaney 50'
2,666
13
23 October
Tranmere Rovers
H
L
1–4
Macken 65'
3,362
14
30 October
Huddersfield Town
A
L
0–1
–
13,062
15
2 November
Peterborough United
H
L
1–3
Gray 53'
3,294
16
13 November
Bournemouth
A
L
0–3
–
5,601
17
20 November
Carlisle United
H
W
2–1
Richards 37', 53'
4,256
18
23 November
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L
0–3
–
15,228
19
12 December
Charlton Athletic
A
W
1–0
Richards 69'
14,938
20
1 January
Notts County
H
L
0–3
–
4,131
21
3 January
Peterborough United
A
L
1–4
Nicholls 10'
5,517
22
8 January
Tranmere Rovers
A
D
3–3
Richards 32',
Macken 85',
Butler 90'
4,602
23
11 January
Bristol Rovers
A
D
2–2
Grigg 5',
Lescott 83'
5,369
24
15 January
Huddersfield Town
H
L
2–4
Nicholls 14',
Richards 47'
3,827
25
22 January
Exeter City
A
L
1–2
Gray 85'
4,853
26
25 January
Oldham Athletic
H
D
1–1
Westlake 61'
3,247
27
29 January
Bristol Rovers
H
W
6–1
Butler 17', 73',
Gill 34',
Gray 45',
Richards 50',
Nicholls 69'
4,023
28
2 February
Notts County
A
D
1–1
Nicholls 88'
29
5 February
Carlisle United
A
W
3–1
Gill 37',
Gray 59', 73'
4,332
30
12 February
Bournemouth
H
L
0–1
–
4,103
31
15 February
Dagenham and Redbridge
H
W
1–0
Grigg 81'
3,174
32
19 February
Colchester United
A
L
0–2
–
3,439
33
26 February
Rochdale
H
D
0–0
–
3,830
34
1 March
Southampton
H
W
1–0
Macken 69'
4,684
35
5 March
Swindon
A
D
0–0
–
10,489
36
8 March
Leyton Orient
H
L
0–2
–
3,019
37
12 March
Yeovil
A
D
1–1
Macken 18'
3,737
38
19 March
Hartlepool
H
W
5–2
Grigg 59',
Byfield 64',
Gray 77',
Smith 83',
Ledesma 90'
4,234
39
25 March
MK Dons
A
D
1–1
Richards 29'
8,923
40
9 April
Plymouth Argyle
A
L
0–2
–
7,995
41
12 April
Brentford
H
W
3–2
Macken 40', 64',
Cook 57'
3,154
42
16 April
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
L
1–3
Butler 11'
6,015
43
23 April
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D
1–1
Macken 10'
2,072
44
25 April
Oldham Athletic
A
D
1–1
Lowe 88'
3,463
45
30 April
Charlton Athletic
H
W
2–0
Grigg 34',
Gray 78'
5,088
46
7 May
Southampton
A
L
1–3
Gray 45'
31,653
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score F–A
Goalscorers
Attendance
First
10 Aug
Tranmere Rovers
H
L
0–1
–
2,253
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score F–A
Goalscorers
Attendance
First
31 Aug
Chesterfield
H
L
1–2
Reid 19'
1,793
Notes
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (
Premier ,
One East ,
One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Northern Counties East League (
Premier ,
One )
Northern League (
One ,
Two )
South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (
Premier ,
One )
Sussex County League (
One ,
Two )
United Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Wessex League (
Premier ,
One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (
Premier ,
One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions
Women's competitions