# 2010–11 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Sheffield Wednesday's first season in the third tier of English football since 2005 and their 109th season in the Football League.

## Events

* 7 August 2010 – Sheffield Wednesday start their season with a comfortable home win over Dagenham and Redbridge at Hillsborough.
* 10 August 2010 – Sheffield Wednesday progress to the second round of the League Cup after beating Bury 1–0 at Hillsborough. The game was watched by 7,390 fans.
* 11 August 2010 – Sheffield Wednesday are given 28 days to pay a £550,000 debt before potentially going into administration.
* 24 August 2010 – Sheffield Wednesday are knocked out of the League Cup after a 4–2 loss at Scunthorpe United.
* 9 November 2010 – Wednesday face a winding-up order over £600,000 of unpaid PAYE tax and also face a similar order over a £300,000 VAT bill.
* 17 November 2010 – A High Court judge gives the club 28 days to find new owners and pay off their tax debt.
* 29 November 2010 – Milan Mandaric's UK Football Investments buys the club for £7,000,001 pending shareholder approval. The deal would settle the club's £23 million debt with the Co-Operative Bank with a £7 million payment. An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders is called for 14 December.
* 30 November 2010 – Wednesday are knocked out of the Football League Trophy after a 3–1 loss at Carlisle United.
* 3 February 2011 – Alan Irvine is sacked as manager after 13 months in charge. The club were 12th in the table at the time.
* 4 February 2011 – Gary Megson is appointed as manager.
* 19 February 2011 – Wednesday reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 11 years, but are knocked out by Birmingham City.
* 7 May 2011 – A loss to Exeter City in the final game of the season leaves Wednesday 15th in the final league table.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 59 |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 59 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 58 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 57 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 56 |

## Results
### League One

Sheffield Wednesday's 2010/11 fixtures:
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Res. | Scorers | Att. | League Position |
| 7 August 2010 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–0 | Scott Doe (OG), Clinton Morrison | 23,081 | 3rd |
| 14 August 2010 | Colchester United | Colchester Community Stadium | 1–1 | Neil Mellor | 6,011 | 4th |
| 21 August 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–0 | Giles Coke | 18,674 | 4th |
| 28 August 2010 | Hartlepool United | Victoria Park | 5–0 | Paul Murray (OG), Giles Coke, Neil Mellor, Marcus Tudgay, Clinton Morrison | 4,084 | 1st |
| 5 September 2010 | Brentford | Griffin Park | 0–1 | – | 5,396 | 1st |
| 11 September 2010 | Carlisle United | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–1 | – | 20,282 | 8th |
| 18 September 2010 | Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 2–3 | James O'Connor, Tommy Miller | 7,916 | 11th |
| 25 September 2010 | Southampton | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–1 | – | 18,198 | 14th |
| 28 September 2010 | Oldham Athletic | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–0 | – | 16,609 | 16th |
| 2 October 2010 | Notts County | Meadow Lane | 2–0 | Marcus Tudgay, Darren Potter | 11,355 | 10th |
| 9 October 2010 | Leyton Orient | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–0 | Lewis Buxton | 17,445 | 5th |
| 16 October 2010 | Yeovil Town | Huish Park | 2–0 | Jermaine Johnson, Tommy Miller | 5,927 | 4th |
| 23 October 2010 | Bournemouth | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–1 | Neil Mellor | 17,868 | 4th |
| 30 October 2010 | Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 0–1 | – | 17,365 | 7th |
| 2 November 2010 | Huddersfield Town | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–2 | – | 20,540 | 11th |
| 13 November 2010 | Rochdale | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–0 | Giles Coke, Clinton Morrison | 16,520 | 10th |
| 20 November 2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | Stadium:mk | 4–1 | Neil Mellor (3), Luke Chadwick (OG) | 10,552 | 6th |
| 23 November 2010 | Walsall | Hillsborough Stadium | 3–0 | Darren Potter, Mark Beevers, Clinton Morrison | 15,228 | 4th |
| 4 December 2010 | Swindon Town | County Ground | 1–2 | Clinton Morrison | 9,123 | 5th |
| 11 December 2010 | Bristol Rovers | Hillsborough Stadium | 6–2 | Chris Sedgwick, Tommy Miller, Gary Teale, Jermaine Johnson, James O'Connor, Paul Heffernan | 19,242 | 2nd |
| 18 December 2010 | Exeter City | St James Park | 1–5 | Tommy Miller | 5,524 | 5th |
| 3 January 2011 | Huddersfield Town | Galpharm Stadium | 0–1 | – | 17,024 | 7th |
| 15 January 2011 | Charlton Athletic | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–2 | Paul Heffernan, Reda Johnson | 19,051 | 9th |
| 22 January 2011 | Leyton Orient | Brisbane Road | 0–4 | – | 6,449 | 11th |
| 25 January 2011 | Yeovil Town | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–2 | Gary Madine, Reda Johnson | 16,618 | 11th |
| 1 February 2011 | Peterborough United | London Road Stadium | 3–5 | Jermaine Johnson, Gary Madine, Chris Sedgwick | 6,480 | 12th |
| 5 February 2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–2 | Neil Mellor, Clinton Morrison | 17,631 | 12th |
| 12 February 2011 | Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | 1–2 | Gary Madine | 6,154 | 14th |
| 15 February 2011 | Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 0–3 | – | 5,941 | 16th |
| 22 February 2011 | Bournemouth | Dean Court | 0–0 | – | 7,268 | 16th |
| 26 February 2011 | Carlisle United | Brunton Park | 1–0 | Tommy Miller | 6,864 | 16th |
| 5 March 2011 | Plymouth Argyle | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–4 | Giles Coke, Reda Johnson | 18,474 | 16th |
| 8 March 2011 | Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park | 3–2 | Mark Beevers, Chris Sedgwick (2) | 4,133 | 15th |
| 12 March 2011 | Notts County | Hillsborough Stadium | 0–1 | – | 17,835 | 16th |
| 15 March 2011 | Peterborough United | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–4 | Paul Heffernan | 16,014 | 16th |
| 19 March 2011 | Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 0–2 | – | 20,234 | 16th |
| 26 March 2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Victoria Road | 1–1 | Gary Teale | 3,549 | 16th |
| 29 March 2011 | Brentford | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–3 | Rob Jones | 14,797 | 17th |
| 2 April 2011 | Colchester United | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–1 | Neil Mellor (2) | 15,663 | 16th |
| 5 April 2011 | Tranmere Rovers | Hillsborough Stadium | 4–0 | Tommy Miller (2), Gary Madine, Neil Mellor | | |
| 9 April 2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 0–2 | – | 8,107 | |
| 16 April 2011 | Hartlepool United | Hillsborough Stadium | 2–0 | Tommy Miller, Gary Madine | 16,358 | 15th |
| 23 April 2011 | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 1–1 | Neil Mellor | | |
| 25 April 2011 | Swindon Town | Hillsborough Stadium | 3–1 | Darren Potter, Neil Mellor (2) | 17,348 | 14th |
| 30 April 2011 | Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium | 1–1 | Tommy Miller | | |
| 7 May 2011 | Exeter City | Hillsborough Stadium | 1–2 | Jermaine Johnson | 21,085 | 15th |

### FA Cup

Sheffield Wednesday's 2010/11 FA Cup fixtures:
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Res. | Scorers | Att. | Notes |
| 7 November 2010 | Southport | Haig Avenue | 5 – 2 | Gary Teale, Neil Mellor, Clinton Morrison 2, Tommy Spurr | 4,490 | 1st round |
| 27 November 2010 | Northampton Town | Hillsborough Stadium | 3 – 2 | Mark Beevers, Tommy Miller 2 | 8,932 | 2nd round |
| 8 January 2011 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate Stadium | 3 – 0 | Gary Teale, Neil Mellor, Clinton Morrison | 11,387 | 3rd round |
| 29 January 2011 | Hereford United | Hillsborough Stadium | 4 – 1 | Darren Potter, Clinton Morrison (2), Jermaine Johnson | 16,578 | 4th round |
| 19 February 2011 | Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 0–3 | – | 14,607 | 5th round |

### League Cup

Sheffield Wednesday's 2010–11 League Cup fixtures:
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Res. | Scorers | Att. | Notes |
| 10 August 2010 | Bury | Hillsborough Stadium | 1 – 0 | Giles Coke | 7,390 | Round 1 |
| 24 August 2010 | Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park | 2 – 4 | Marcus Tudgay pen, Neil Mellor | 4,680 | Round 2 |

### Football League Trophy

Sheffield Wednesday's 2010–11 Football League Trophy fixtures:
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Res. | Scorers | Att. | Notes |
| 1 September 2010 | Notts County | Hillsborough Stadium | 2 – 1 | James O'Connor (2) | 10,551 | First round – Northern Section (North East) |
| 6 October 2010 | Chesterfield | Hillsborough Stadium | 2 – 2 (8–7 pens) | Neil Mellor, Marcus Tudgay | 15,003 | Second round – Northern Section |
| 10 November 2010 | Hartlepool United | Hillsborough Stadium | 4 – 1 | Neil Mellor 3, Gary Teale | 10,909 | Area quarter-finals – Northern Section |
| 30 November 2010 | Carlisle United | Brunton Park | 1 – 3 | Darren Purse | 3,149 | Area semi-finals – Northern Section |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Nicky Weaver |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Tommy Spurr |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Lewis Buxton |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Richard Hinds |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Michael Morrison |
| 7 | DF | SCO | Mark Reynolds |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Paul Heffernan |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Giles Coke |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Daniel Jones |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Danny Batth (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Richard O'Donnell |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Darren Potter |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Mark Beevers |
| 17 | MF | IRL | James O'Connor |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | IRL | Joey O'Brien (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Gary Teale |
| 22 | DF | BEN | Réda Johnson |
| 23 | MF | JAM | Jermaine Johnson |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Chris Sedgwick |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Arron Jameson |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones (on loan from Scunthorpe United) |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Liam Palmer |
| 30 | FW | IRL | Clinton Morrison |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Gary Madine |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Neil Mellor (on loan from Preston North End) |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Sean Cuff |
| 35 | FM | ZIM | Cecil Nyoni |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Jon Otsemobor |

### 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 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Darren Purse (captain; released) |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Isaiah Osbourne (on loan from Aston Villa) |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Marcus Tudgay (to Nottingham Forest) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | ENG | Lee Nicholls (on loan from Wigan Athletic) |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Luke Boden (to Orlando City) |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Nathan Modest (on loan to Darlington) |

### Transfers In:

| Date | Postion | Player | Club From | Transfer Fee |
| 7 June 2010 | MF | Chris Sedgwick | Preston North End | Free |
| 8 June 2010 | DF | Jon Otsemobor | Southampton | Free |
| 9 June 2010 | FW | Paul Heffernan | Doncaster Rovers | Free |
| 11 June 2010 | MF | Daniel Jones | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Giles Coke | Motherwell | Free |
| 12 July 2010 | FW | Clinton Morrison | Coventry City | Free |
| 5 August 2010 | GK | Nicky Weaver | Burnley | Free |
| 4 January 2011 | DF | Reda Johnson | Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2011 | DF | Michael Morrison | Leicester City | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2011 | FW | Gary Madine | Carlisle United | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2011 | DF | Mark Reynolds | Motherwell | Undisclosed |

### Transfers Out:

| Date | Postion | Player | Club To | Transfer Fee |
| 11 May 2010 | MF | Michael Gray | None | Retired |
| 20 May 2010 | FW | Akpo Sodje | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 21 May 2010 | FW | Leon Clarke | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 30 June 2010 | MF | Etienne Esajas | Free Agency | Released |
| 30 June 2010 | FW | Francis Jeffers | Free Agency | Released |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Frank Simek | Carlisle United | Free |
| 27 July 2010 | GK | Lee Grant | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2010 | MF | Sean McAllister | Shrewsbury Town | Free |
| 5 January 2011 | FW | Marcus Tudgay | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2011 | DF | Darren Purse | Millwall | Free |
| 26 January 2011 | MF | Luke Boden | Free Agency | Released |

#### Loans In:

| Date | Postion | Player | Club From | Length |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Neil Mellor | Preston North End | Full-Season |
| 31 January 2011 | MF | Isaiah Osbourne | Aston Villa | Until end of season |
| 16 March 2011 | DF | Danny Batth | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Until end of season |
| 17 March 2011 | DF | Rob Jones | Scunthorpe United | Until end of season |
| 23 March 2011 | DF | Joey O'Brien | Bolton Wanderers | Until end of season |

#### Loans Out:

| Date | Nation | Postion | Player | Club To | Length |
| 25 November 2010 | | FW | Marcus Tudgay | Nottingham Forest | Until January |
| 14 January 2011 | | FW | Nathan Modest | Darlington | Until end of season |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Football League One | Football League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1 | GK | | Weaver | 36 | 47 | | 36 | | 5 | | 2 | | 4 | |
| 2 | DF | | Spurr | 33 | 33 | 1 | 26 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | | Buxton | 31 | 32 | 1 | 30 | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | | Purse | 30 | 30 | 1 | 22 | | 3 | | 1 | | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Hinds | 5 | 6 | | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 7 | ST | | Tudgay | 16 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Miller | 34 | 41 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | |
| 9 | ST | | Heffernan | 6 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | | Coke | 26 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | DF | | D. Jones | 22 | 34 | | 25 | | 4 | | 2 | | 3 | |
| 13 | GK | | O'Donnell | 8 | 9 | | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | MF | | Potter | 29 | 40 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | |
| 15 | DF | | Beevers | 34 | 37 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 4 | |
| 17 | MF | | O'Connor | 31 | 45 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 4 | | 2 | | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | | Boden | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | MF | | Teale | 47 | 51 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | | J. Johnson | 17 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 24 | MF | | Sedgwick | 30 | 42 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 4 | | 1 | | 4 | |
| 25 | GK | | Jameson | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | ST | | Modest | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | | Palmer | 5 | 11 | | 9 | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 30 | ST | | C. Morrison | 32 | 46 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | 4 | |
| 33 | ST | | Mellor | 32 | 43 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 35 | MF | | Nyoni | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | DF | | Otsemobor | 18 | 21 | | 15 | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | |
| | DF | | Batth | 10 | 10 | | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | DF | | R. Johnson | 18 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | DF | | R. Jones | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | DF | | M. Morrison | 15 | 15 | | 12 | | 3 | | | | | |
| | DF | | O'Brien | 3 | 4 | | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | MF | | Osbourne | 10 | 11 | | 10 | | 1 | | | | | |
| | DF | | Reynolds | 8 | 8 | | 7 | | 1 | | | | | |

### Scorers

As of games played 7 May 2011