2010–11 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
Season 2010–11
Chairmen	David Gold David Sullivan
Manager	Avram Grant (sacked on 15 May)
Team captain	Matthew Upson
Hammer of the Year	Scott Parker
Home stadium	Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London
Premier League	20th place (relegated)
League Cup	Semi-final (3–4 on aggregate vs. Birmingham City, a.e.t.)
FA Cup	Sixth Round (1–2 vs. Stoke City)
Top goalscorer	League: 0 Demba Ba (7) All comps: 0 Carlton Cole (11)
Highest home attendance	34,941 0v0 Liverpool 27 February 2011
Highest away attendance	75,061 0v0 Manchester United 28 August 2010
Lowest home attendance	20,902 0v0 Oxford United 24 August 2010
Lowest away attendance	21,907 0v0 Sunderland 17 September 2010
← 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was West Ham United's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League after finishing in 17th place in the previous season. The club appointed Avram Grant as their new manager on 3 June 2010.^[1] This was following the sacking of Gianfranco Zola at the end of a disappointing 2009–10 season.^[2] On 15 May 2011, West Ham were relegated to the Championship after a comeback from Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium. With West Ham leading 2–0 at half-time by two Demba Ba goals, Wigan battled back to win 3–2 thanks to an added-time strike from Charles N'Zogbia.^[3] Following the loss, West Ham announced the sacking of manager Avram Grant just one season into his tenure.^[4]

Key events

• 2 July: Senior coach Paul Groves and goalkeeping coach David Coles are appointed. Both previously worked under manager Avram Grant at Portsmouth.^[5]
• 16 July: Pablo Barrera signs on a four-year contract, with a one-year option, for a fee of £4 million. He becomes West Ham's second summer signing of 2010.^[6]
• 16 July: Frédéric Piquionne joins West Ham for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, becoming West Ham's third summer signing.^[7]
• 28 July: West Ham appoint Željko Petrović as assistant manager.^[8]
• 3 August: Tal Ben Haim joins West Ham on loan from Championship side Portsmouth until January 2011.^[9]
• 5 August: The signing of New Zealand international Winston Reid is completed. Reid signs a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[10]
• 24 August: West Ham sell Alessandro Diamanti to Serie A club Brescia for €2.2 million.^[11]
• 27 August: Nigerian international Victor Obinna is signed on a season-long loan from Internazionale.^[12]
• 31 August: Fabio Daprelà moves to Italian side Bescia on a free transfer, signing a five-year contract.^[13]
• 31 August: Danish international, Lars Jacobsen signs a one-year contract, moving on a free transfer from Blackburn Rovers.^[14]
• 31 August: Belgian goalkeeper Ruud Boffin signs a two-year contract for a nominal fee moving from Dutch side MVV.^[14]
• 18 September: Manager Avram Grant is unable to take charge of the team for a game at Stoke City in respect to his Jewish holy day, Yom Kippur. Assistant coach Paul Groves, Kevin Keen and assistant manager Željko Petrović take charge for the game.^[15] Defender Tal Ben Haim was also unavailable for selection for the same reason.^[16]
• 25 September: West Ham gain their first win of the season and move off the bottom of the league by beating their London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, 1–0 with a goal from Frédéric Piquionne.^[17]
• 16 November: Vice-Chairman Karren Brady gives her backing to manager Avram Grant. Despite West Ham having won only one of thirteen league games, asked if Grant would still be the manager at the end of the season, Brady said, "Almost definitely, yes."^[18]
• 20 November: Carlton Cole makes this 100th start in a West Ham shirt as a weak-looking ^[19] West Ham team are beaten 3–0 by Liverpool leaving West Ham with one win from their first 14 league games.^[20]
• 23 November: After only four months at the club, Željko Petrović, West Ham's assistant manager, leaves the club.^[21]
• 24 November: Former Crazy Gang member and Brentford manager Wally Downes is appointed as defensive coach.^[22]
• 27 November: In a game designated by the West Ham board as a game to 'save our season', West Ham beat Wigan Athletic 3–1 with goals from Valon Behrami, Victor Obinna (his first Premier League goal) and Scott Parker.^[23]
• 30 November: West Ham defeat defending League Cup champions Manchester United 4–0 with Victor Obinna providing all four goal assists, while Jonathan Spector, playing a more advanced role, scored his first two goals in English football. Carlton Cole also grabbed a double, handing Manchester United their first loss this season in all competitions. It is West Ham's biggest win against Manchester United since 1930.^[24][25]
• 15 December: Manager Avram Grant is handed an unusual ultimatum: win one of the next three games or face the sack. These included an away game at Blackburn (drawn), another away game at Fulham (won), and a home game against Everton (drawn).^[26]
• 18 December: Goalkeeper and summer signing Ruud Boffin makes his debut after injuries to Robert Green, Marek Štěch and Péter Kurucz. Sixteen-year-old Jake Larkins sits on the bench as a reserve keeper.^[27]
• 25 December: The Hammers celebrate Christmas at the bottom of the table, hoping to reverse the "Curse of Christmas", where the team in that position is relegated at the end of the season.
• 26 December: West Ham finally get an away win in their 28th game since the last away victory. A 3–1 win at Craven Cottage sees two goals by Carlton Cole and one from Frédéric Piquionne. It is the first time Cole has scored two goals in a Premier League game.^[28][29]
• 1 January: West Ham lift themselves out of the relegation zone and into 15th place with a 2–0 New Year's Day win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Freddie Sears scoring his first goal since March 2008.
• 11 January: West Ham win 2–1 in the first of two legs against Birmingham City at Upton Park with a goal from Mark Noble in the first half and a weak shot from Carlton Cole skewing over the line past Ben Foster. At 1–1 Victor Obinna had been sent-off for an off-the-ball incident with Sebastian Larsson.^[30]
• 12 January: Wayne Bridge signs on-loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.^[31]
• 16 January: Following two hefty losses to Newcastle and Arsenal, Avram Grant's job again comes under speculation with rumours of former Aston Villa and Celtic boss Martin O'Neill's inevitable takeover at the club.^[32]
• 24 January: Middlesbrough midfielder, Gary O'Neil, signs for an undisclosed fee.^[33]

• 25 January: Valon Behrami signs with Fiorentina and is the first player to leave permanently during the January transfer window.^[35]
• 11 February: The Olympic Park Legacy Committee select West Ham United as the preferred club to move into the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Olympic Games. The decision in favour of West Ham's bid was unanimous.^[36]
• 4 March: Scott Parker takes the Premier League Player of the Month award for February.^[37][38]
• 5 March: West Ham string back-to-back Premier League wins together for the first time this season, against Liverpool and Stoke City. January signing Demba Ba scores in both games, and following the Stoke game had scored four goals in four Premier League appearances.^[39]
• 12 April: Benni McCarthy leaves West Ham by mutual agreement, with a £1.5 million pay-off, after agreeing to terminate his contract.^[40][41]
• 22 April: Scott Parker is named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.^[42]
• 24 April: A fourth straight defeat, 3–0 away to Chelsea, sees West Ham fall to 20th in the Premier League.^[43]
• 7 May: Manager Avram Grant is booed by West Ham fans during his side's 1–1 home draw with Blackburn Rovers. The Hammers are in bottom position, three points from 17th place with two games remaining.^[44]
• 15 May: Needing a win against Wigan Athletic to avoid relegation, West Ham lose 3–2 after a 90+4th-minute goal from Charles N'Zogbia, after having led 2–0 at half-time. They will play their next season in the Football League Championship after six seasons in the Premier League.^[45] Minutes after the game, manager Avram Grant is sacked.^[46]
• 22 May: Caretaker-manager Kevin Keen takes charge as a gutless West Ham side lose 0–3 to Sunderland at Upton Park. West Ham are relegated.^[47][48]
• 1 June: Sam Allardyce is appointed the new West Ham manager.^[49]

Team kit

The team kits for the 2010–11 season were produced by Macron and the shirt sponsor was SBOBET.

Home

Away

Squad

First team

As of 13 April 2011^[50]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Robert Green 2 DF Winston Reid 4 DF Danny Gabbidon 5 DF James Tomkins 7 MF Kieron Dyer 8 MF Scott Parker (vice-captain) 9 FW Carlton Cole 10 MF Jack Collison 11 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger 12 MF Pablo Barrera 13 MF Luís Boa Morte 14 MF Radoslav Kováč 15 DF Matthew Upson (captain) 16 MF Mark Noble 18 MF Jonathan Spector 19 FW Freddie Sears 20 DF Julien Faubert 21 FW Demba Ba

No. Position Player 22 DF Manuel da Costa 23 DF Hérita Ilunga 25 MF Junior Stanislas 26 FW Zavon Hines 28 GK Péter Kurucz 29 GK Marek Štěch 30 FW Frédéric Piquionne 31 GK Ruud Boffin 32 MF Gary O'Neil 33 FW Victor Obinna (on loan from Internazionale) 34 FW Robbie Keane (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 36 DF Wayne Bridge (on loan from Manchester City) 37 DF Lars Jacobsen 40 MF Anthony Edgar 42 FW Cristian Montano 44 DF Jordan Brown 46 GK Jake Larkins

Out on loan

No. Position Player DF Matt Fry (at Charlton Athletic until 3 January 2011)

Reserves and academy

Season results

Pre-season

West Ham scheduled five friendly games away from home, within the UK, in preparation for the 2010–11 Premier League season.^[51][52] They also played host to Spanish La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña at the Boleyn Ground.^[53]

Peterborough United v West Ham United

14 July 2010	Peterborough United	1 – 2	West Ham United	Peterborough
	Hibbert  49'	Report	Cole  13' Edgar  65'	Stadium: London Road Stadium

Borussia Mönchengladbach v West Ham United

17 July 2010	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0 – 2	West Ham United	Ruhpolding, Germany
		Report	Cole  33' McCarthy  51'	Stadium: Waldstadion

Panathinaikos v West Ham United

23 July 2010	Panathinaikos	0 – 1	West Ham United	Kitzbühel, Austria
		Report	Hitzlsperger  43'	Stadium: Fussballplatz

MK Dons v West Ham United

28 July 2010	MK Dons	0 – 2	West Ham United	Milton Keynes
		Report	Faubert  70' Cole  85'	Stadium: Stadium:mk

Ipswich Town v West Ham United

31 July 2010	Ipswich Town	0 – 1	West Ham United	Ipswich
		Report	Cole  31'	Stadium: Portman Road

Southend United v West Ham United

3 August 2010	Southend United	1 – 1	West Ham United	Southend
	Grant  70'	Report	Diamanti  62'	Stadium: Roots Hall

West Ham United v Deportivo La Coruña

7 August 2010	West Ham United	0 – 0 (5 – 3 p)	Deportivo La Coruña	London
		Report		Stadium: Upton Park
		Penalties
	Noble Cole Piquionne Faubert Barrera		Castro Rochela Valerón Colotto

Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2010–11 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for a win, one point for a draw and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2010, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage.

West Ham had their worst start to a Premier League season, losing their opening four matches to Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United and Chelsea, conceding three goals in each, while only scoring once from open play. The club eventually got their first point of the season in a draw at Stoke City, followed by a magnificent first victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, but remained rooted to the bottom of the table, despite an impressive performance against Arsenal at the Emirates.

After 14 games, the Hammers still only had one solitary win, but they notched a second in a home victory against Wigan Athletic; the first time they had scored more than twice in a Premier League game this season.

Aston Villa v West Ham United

14 August 2010	Aston Villa	3 – 0	West Ham United	Birmingham
Saturday 15:00 BST	Downing  15' Petrov  40' Milner  66'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,604 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers

21 August 2010	West Ham United	1 – 3	Bolton Wanderers	London
Saturday 15:00 BST	Noble  79' (pen.)	Report	Upson  49' (o.g.) Elmander  68', 84'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 32,533 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester United v West Ham United

28 August 2010	Manchester United	3 – 0	West Ham United	Manchester
Saturday 17:30 BST	Rooney  33' (pen.) Nani  50' Berbatov  69'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,061 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Ham United v Chelsea

11 September 2010	West Ham United	1 – 3	Chelsea	London
Saturday 15:00 BST	Parker  85'	Report	Essien  2', 83' Kalou  17'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,014 Referee: Chris Foy

Stoke City v West Ham United

18 September 2010	Stoke City	1 – 1	West Ham United	Stoke-on-Trent
Saturday 12:45 BST	Jones  48'		Parker  32'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,028 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

25 September 2010	West Ham United	1 – 0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
Saturday 15:00 BST	Piquionne  29'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,190 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Fulham

2 October 2010	West Ham United	1 – 1	Fulham	London
Saturday 15:00 BST	Piquionne  51'	Report	Dempsey  33'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,589 Referee: Andre Marriner

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United

16 October 2010	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 1	West Ham United	Wolverhampton
Saturday 15:00 BST	Jarvis  10'	Report	Noble  53' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,582 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Ham United v Newcastle United

23 October 2010	West Ham United	1 – 2	Newcastle United	London
Saturday 17:30 BST	Cole  12'	Report	Nolan  23' Carroll  69'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,486 Referee: Chris Foy

Arsenal v West Ham United

30 October 2010	Arsenal	1 – 0	West Ham United	London
Saturday 15:00 BST	Song  25',  88' Chamakh  82'	Report	Ilunga  23' Boa Morte  52'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,086 Referee: Mike Jones

Birmingham City v West Ham United

6 November 2010	Birmingham City	2 – 2	West Ham United	Birmingham
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Jerome  64' Ridgewell  73'	Report	Piquionne  48' Behrami  58'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 26,474 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

10 November 2010	West Ham United	2 – 2	West Bromwich Albion	London
Wednesday 19:45 GMT	Parker  43' Piquionne  50' (pen.)	Report	Odemwingie  38' (pen.) Ibáñez  71'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,023 Referee: Mike Dean

Liverpool v West Ham United

20 November 2010	Liverpool	3 – 0	West Ham United	Liverpool
Saturday 17:30 GMT	Johnson  18' Kuyt  27' (pen.) Rodríguez  38'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,024 Referee: Lee Probert

West Ham United v Wigan Athletic

27 November 2010	West Ham United	3 – 1	Wigan Athletic	London
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Behrami  34' Obinna  56' Parker  75'	Report	Cleverley  86'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,178 Referee: Mark Halsey

Sunderland v West Ham United

5 December 2010	Sunderland	1 – 0	West Ham United	Sunderland
Sunday 16:00 GMT	Henderson  34'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,940 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Manchester City

11 December 2010	West Ham United	1 – 3	Manchester City	London
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Tomkins  89'	Report	Y. Touré  30' Green  73' (o.g.) A. Johnson  81'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 32,813 Referee: Phil Dowd

Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United

18 December 2010	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	West Ham United	Blackburn
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Nelsen  51'	Report	Stanislas  78'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,934 Referee: Mike Dean

Fulham v West Ham United

26 December 2010	Fulham	1 – 3	West Ham United	London
Sunday 12:00 GMT	Hughes  11'	Report	Cole  37', 73' Piquionne  45+1'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,332 Referee: Mark Halsey

West Ham United v Everton

28 December 2010	West Ham United	1 – 1	Everton	London
Tuesday 17:30 GMT	Hibbert  16' (o.g.)	Report	Coleman  42'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,422 Referee: Howard Webb

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 January 2011	West Ham United	2 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Zubar  51' (o.g.) Sears  79'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Lee Probert

Newcastle United v West Ham United

5 January 2011	Newcastle United	5 – 0	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
Wednesday 19:45 GMT	Best  18', 39', 60' Nolan  45' Løvenkrands  63'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,387 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Arsenal

15 January 2011	West Ham United	0 – 3	Arsenal	London
Saturday 17:30 GMT		Report	Van Persie  13', 77' (pen.) Walcott  41'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 32,682 Referee: Andre Marriner

Everton v West Ham United

22 January 2011	Everton	2 – 2	West Ham United	Liverpool
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Bilyaletdinov  77' Fellaini  90+1'	Report	Spector  26' Piquionne  84',  82', 85'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,179 Referee: Peter Walton

Blackpool v West Ham United

2 February 2011	Blackpool	1 – 3	West Ham United	Blackpool
Wednesday 20:00 GMT	Adam  42'		Obinna  24', 44' Keane  37'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,095 Referee: Stuart Attwell

West Ham United v Birmingham City

6 February 2011	West Ham United	0 – 1	Birmingham City	London
Sunday 13:30 GMT		Report	Žigić  65'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 32,927 Referee: Chris Foy

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

12 February 2011	West Bromwich Albion	3 – 3	West Ham United	West Bromwich
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Dorrans  3' Thomas  8' Reid  32' (o.g.)	Report	Ba  50', 83' Cole  58'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,916 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Liverpool

27 February 2011	West Ham United	3 – 1	Liverpool	London
Sunday 13:30 GMT	Parker  22' Ba  45' Cole  90'	Report	Johnson  84'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,941 Referee: Mark Halsey

West Ham United v Stoke City

5 March 2011	West Ham United	3 – 0	Stoke City	London
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Ba  21' Da Costa  29' Hitzlsperger  83'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,066 Referee: Andre Marriner

West Ham United v Manchester United

2 April 2011	West Ham United	2 – 4	Manchester United	London
Saturday 12:45 BST	Noble  10' (pen.), 25' (pen.)	Report	Rooney  65', 73', 79' (pen.) Hernández  84'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,546 Referee: Lee Mason

Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United

9 April 2011	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 0	West Ham United	Bolton
Saturday 15:00 BST	Sturridge  13', 51' Lee  20'	Report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,857 Referee: Lee Probert

West Ham United v Aston Villa

16 April 2011	West Ham United	1 – 2	Aston Villa	London
Saturday 15:00 BST	Keane  2'	Report	Bent  36' Agbonlahor  90+1'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,672 Referee: Mark Halsey

Chelsea v West Ham United

23 April 2011	Chelsea	3 – 0	West Ham United	London
Saturday 17:30 BST	Lampard  44' Torres  84' Malouda  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,656 Referee: Phil Dowd

Manchester City v West Ham United

1 May 2011	Manchester City	2 – 1	West Ham United	Manchester
Sunday 16:10 BST	De Jong  10' Zabaleta  15'	Report	Ba  33'	Stadium: Eastlands Attendance: 44,511 Referee: Howard Webb

West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers

7 May 2011	West Ham United	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	London
Saturday 15:00 BST	Hitzlsperger  78'	Report	Roberts  12'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,789 Referee: Peter Walton

Wigan Athletic v West Ham United

15 May 2011	Wigan Athletic	3 – 2 West Ham are relegated	West Ham United	Wigan
Sunday 16:00 BST	N'Zogbia  57', 90+4' Sammon  68'	Report	Ba  12', 26'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 22,043 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Sunderland

22 May 2011	West Ham United	0 – 3	Sunderland	London
Sunday 16:00 BST		Report	Zenden  17' Sessègnon  51' Riveros  90+3'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 32,792 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Football League Cup

The club had very different fortunes in the Carling Cup, beating League 2 outfit Oxford United with a late winner from Scott Parker. They then came away from the Stadium of Light with a third round win, followed by an extra time victory against Stoke.

West Ham made their mark on the competition with a four-goal defeat of defending League Cup champions Manchester United, while the teams sat at completely opposite ends of the Premier League table. Victor Obinna provided all four goal assists, while Jonathan Spector played a more advanced role, resulting in his first two goals in English football. Carlton Cole also grabbed a double, handing Manchester United their first loss this season in all competitions. Cole said after the match, "This is a turning point." ^[24]

The Hammers went ahead in the first leg of their semi-final against Birmingham after a Ben Foster howler let in Carlton Cole, and the start of the second leg started in similar fashion, with Cole scored a screamer from outside the penalty box. However, Birmingham grabbed two goals back and sent the tie into extra time, before Craig Gardner scored from range for the Blues, sensationally sending West Ham out of the League Cup for another year.

West Ham United v Oxford United

24 August 2010 R2	West Ham United	1 – 0	Oxford United	London
Tuesday 19:45 BST	Parker  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 20,902 Referee: James Linington

Sunderland v West Ham United

21 September 2010 R3	Sunderland	1 – 2	West Ham United	Sunderland
Tuesday 19:45 BST	Gyan  41'	Report	Piquionne  35' Obinna  59'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 21,907 Referee: Howard Webb

West Ham United v Stoke City

27 October 2010 R4	West Ham United	3 – 1 (AET)	Stoke City	London
Wednesday 19:45 BST	Parker  84' Da Costa  96' Obinna  118'	Report	Jones  6'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 25,304 Referee: Howard Webb

West Ham United v Manchester United

30 November 2010 R5	West Ham United	4 – 0	Manchester United	London
Tuesday 19:45 GMT	Spector  22', 37' Cole  56', 66'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,551 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Ham United v Birmingham City

11 January 2011 Semi-Final (1st leg)	West Ham United	2 – 1	Birmingham City	London
Tuesday	Noble  13' Cole  78' Obinna  59'	Report	Ridgewell  56'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 29,034 Referee: Phil Dowd

Birmingham City v West Ham United

26 January 2011 Semi-Final (2nd leg)	Birmingham City	3 – 1 (a.e.t.) (agg 4–3)	West Ham United	Birmingham
Wednesday	Bowyer  59' Johnson  79' Gardner  94'	Report	Cole  31'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,519 Referee: Howard Webb

FA Cup

West Ham drew Barnsley at home for their first game of the FA Cup this season. The Hammers met the Tykes in the same competition on 3 January 2009, where goals from Herita Ilunga, Mark Noble and Carlton Cole saw West Ham triumph 3–0 at home. The fourth round draw saw them up against Nottingham Forest; their last FA Cup meeting in 2003 resulting in a 3–2 win for West Ham with two goals from Jermain Defoe and one from Joe Cole.^[54] The fifth round draw saw them due to play Burnley; their last FA Cup meeting in January 1968 saw West Ham 3–1 winners at Turf Moor with two goals from Martin Peters and one from Brian Dear.^[55] This time around, West Ham emerged 5–1 victors after a Carlton Cole double, as well as a trademark thunderbolt strike from Thomas Hitzlsperger on his long-awaited first team debut. The sixth round draw saw them up against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 13 March; their last FA Cup meeting on 17 February 1968 saw West Ham win 3–0 with two goals from Johnny Sissons and one from Geoff Hurst.^[56]

West Ham United v Barnsley

8 January 2011 R3	West Ham United	2 – 0	Barnsley	London
Saturday 15:00 GMT	Spector  29' Piquionne  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 32,159 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

West Ham United v Nottingham Forest

30 January 2011 R4	West Ham United	3 – 2	Nottingham Forest	London
Sunday 14:00 GMT	Obinna  4', 42', 52' (pen.)	Report	Adebola  18' McGoldrick  40'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 29,287 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Ham United v Burnley

21 February 2011 R5	West Ham United	5 – 1	Burnley	London
Monday 20:00 GMT	Hitzlsperger  23' Cole  48', 50' Reid  59' Sears  90'	Report	Rodriguez  71'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Stoke City v West Ham United

13 March 2011 QF	Stoke City	2 – 1	West Ham United	Stoke-on-Trent
Sunday 14:00 GMT	Huth  12' Higginbotham  63'	Report	Piquionne  30'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 24,550 Referee: Mike Jones

Statistics

Goalscorers

Last updated 30 Apr 2011.^[57]

Starting 11

No. Pos Nat Name MS Notes 1 GK Robert Green 44 37 RB Lars Jacobsen 24 5 CB James Tomkins 27 15 CB Matthew Upson 34 4 LB Danny Gabbidon 25 16 CM Mark Noble 32 8 CM Scott Parker 37 13 CM Luís Boa Morte 24 30 CF Frédéric Piquionne 31 9 CF Carlton Cole 26 33 CF Victor Obinna 23 Transfers Summer Main article: List of English football transfers summer 2010 In # Pos Player From Fee Date Notes 11 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger Lazio Free 1 July 2010 [58] 12 FW Pablo Barrera UNAM £4M 16 July 2010 [6] 30 FW Frédéric Piquionne Lyon Undisclosed 16 July 2010 [7] 3 DF Tal Ben Haim Portsmouth Loan 3 August 2010 [9] 2 DF Winston Reid Midtjylland Undisclosed 5 August 2010 [10] 33 FW Victor Obinna Internazionale Loan 27 August 2010 [12] 37 DF Lars Jacobsen Blackburn Rovers Free 31 August 2010 [14] 31 GK Ruud Boffin MVV Nominal 31 August 2010 [14] Out Pos Player To Fee Date Notes DF Bondz N'Gala Plymouth Argyle Free 30 June 2010 [59] MF Josh Payne Doncaster Rovers Free 30 June 2010 [60] FW Guillermo Franco Vélez Sársfield Free 30 June 2010 [60] FW Ilan Internacional Free 30 June 2010 [60] FW Alessandro Diamanti Brescia €2.2M 24 August 2010 [11] DF Fabio Daprelà Brescia Undisclosed 31 August 2010 [13] Winter Main article: List of English football transfers winter 2010–11 In # Pos Player From Fee Date Notes 36 DF Wayne Bridge Manchester City Loan 12 January 2011 [31] 32 MF Gary O'Neil Middlesbrough Undisclosed 24 January 2011 [33] 21 FW Demba Ba 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed 28 January 2011 [61] 34 FW Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur Loan 30 January 2011 [62] Out Pos Player To Fee Date Notes FW Frank Nouble Swansea City Loan 17 September 2010 [63] FW Freddie Sears Scunthorpe United Loan 19 October 2010 [64] MF Valon Behrami Fiorentina Undisclosed 25 January 2011 [35] MF Kieron Dyer Ipswich Town Loan 11 March 2011 [65] FW Benni McCarthy Orlando Pirates Contract terminated / Undisclosed 12 April 2011 [41] References ↑ Jackson, Jamie (2010-07-03). "Avram Grant signs four-year deal as West Ham manager". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2010.  ↑ "Zola sacked after torrid spell as West Ham coach". Reuters. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 14 August 2010.  ↑ "Hammers relegated as Wigan fight on". ESPN Soccernet. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.  ↑ "West Ham part company with Avram Grant". BBC Sport. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.  ↑ "Groves and Coles appointed | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.  1 2 "Barrera signs". Whufc.com. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.  1 2 "Hammers pick up Piquionne | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.  ↑ "Petrovic to assist Grant | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.  1 2 "Tal Signs | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.  1 2 "Reid signs | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Retrieved 6 August 2010.  1 2 "Diamanti departs". West Ham United FC. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.  1 2 "Hammers capture Obinna". West Ham United FC. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.  1 2 "Daprela departs | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.  1 2 3 4 "Jacobsen joins | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.  ↑ "Stoke City 1-1 West Ham United FT". Whufc.com. 18 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.  ↑ "Tal backing team-mates | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.  ↑ "West Ham 1 - 0 Tottenham". BBC Sport. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.  ↑ "West Ham's Karren Brady backs manager Avram Grant". BBC Sport. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.  ↑ "Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham". BBC Sport. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.  ↑ "Liverpool 3-0 West Ham FT". www.whufc.com. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.  ↑ "Petrovic departs". www.whufc.com. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 26 November 2010.  ↑ "Wally Downes appointed West Ham defensive coach". BBC Sport. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.  ↑ Doyle, Paul (27 November 2010). "West Ham win their 'save our season' match as Wigan's struggle goes on". London: www.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2010.  1 2 "West Ham United 4 - 0 Manchester United FT". WWW.whufc.com. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 1 December 2010.  ↑ Barlow, Matt (2010-11-30). "West Ham 4 Manchester United 0: Spector sparks a blizzard of goals as Fergie is frozen out". London: www.whufc.com. Retrieved 1 December 2010.  ↑ "Grant handed West Ham ultimatum". BBC Sport. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.  ↑ "West Ham keeper Ruud Boffin has answers as reserve comes into the equation". Daily Mail. London. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.  ↑ "28th time lucky!!". www.whufc.com. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.  ↑ Speck, Ivan (26 December 2010). "Fulham 1 West Ham 3: Carlton Cole at the double as Hammers climb off the foot of the Premier League table". Daily Mail. London. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.  ↑ Stevenson, Jonathan (11 December 2011). "West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.  1 2 "Bridge delighted to sign". whufc.com. London. 12 January 2011.  ↑ "O'Neill agrees in principle to take over at West Ham". The Age/Sunday Telegraph. Melbourne. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.  1 2 "Hammers sign O'Neil". whufc.com. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.  ↑ "BBC Sport - Everton v West Ham - Match Preview". BBC. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.  1 2 "Behrami departs". whufc.com. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 26 January 2011.  ↑ "BBC News - West Ham chosen as preferred Olympic Stadium tenant". Bbc.co.uk. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.  ↑ "Parker takes top prize | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Retrieved 6 March 2011.  ↑ "Premier League football news from the Barclays Premier League | Parker wins Barclays Player of the Month". Premierleague.com. Retrieved 6 March 2011.  ↑ Shea, Julian (5 March 2011). "BBC Sport - Football - West Ham 3-0 Stoke". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2011.  ↑ Williamson, Laura (2010-04-13). "Benni McCarthy gobbles up £1.5m pay-off to terminate contract and end West Ham nightmare". London: www.dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2011.  1 2 "Benni departs". www.whufc.com. 2010-04-12. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.  ↑ "West Ham's Scott Parker wins Football Writers' award". BBC Sport. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.  ↑ "Chelsea 3 - 0 West Ham". BBC Sport. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.  ↑ "West Ham 1-1 Blackburn Rovers". www.skysports.com. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.  ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2011). "Wigan 3-2 West Ham". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.  ↑ Burt, Jason (15 May 2011). "Avram Grant sacked as West Ham United face player exodus following relegation to the Championship". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 24 May 2011.  ↑ Mokbel, Sami (22 May 2011). "West Ham 0 Sunderland 3: Hammers fans vent their fury after gutless farewell". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 24 May 2011.  ↑ "Sunderland humble Hammers". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Retrieved 7 February 2012.  ↑ "Allardyce named as West Ham boss". BBC News. 1 June 2011.  ↑ "2010/11 First-team squad". West Ham United FC. Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 6 June 2015.  ↑ "Pre-season friendly latest | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.  ↑ "Southend to face West Ham in Roots Hall pre-season friendly (From Echo)". Echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2010.  ↑ "Deportivo to grace Boleyn | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.  ↑ "Football News | Live Scores, Football Transfer News & Gossip". Sporting Life. Retrieved 16 January 2011.  ↑ "Hammers draw Clarets". www.whufc.com. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.  ↑ "Record against Stoke City". www.westhamstats.info.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.  ↑ Club Stats ↑ "Hammers sign The Hammer". whufc.com. London. 5 June 2010.  ↑ "N'Gala to join Pilgrims". whufc.com. London. 26 May 2010.  1 2 3 "Manager announcement due". whufc.com. London. 2 June 2010.  ↑ "Hammers capture Ba". whufc.com. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 29 January 2011.  ↑ "Keane signs". whufc.com. 2011-01-30. Retrieved 30 January 2011.  ↑ "Swans confirm Nouble loan". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.  ↑ "Scunthorpe secure Sears loan". Athde. Athde. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.  ↑ "Dyer returns to Ipswich". whufc.com. West Ham United F.C. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.  External links West Ham United FC Official Website 2010–11 West Ham United F.C. season on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results – Upcoming fixtures West Ham United Football Club Reserves & Academy Ladies' team Current season History General Old Castle Swifts F.C. Thames Ironworks F.C. Seasons Europe Managers The Boys of 86 Stadium Hermit Road Browning Road Memorial Grounds Boleyn Ground Olympic Stadium Culture Fans I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles The Academy of Football Inter City Firm Green Street World Cup Sculpture Hammerhead Records Statistics Players Rivalries Millwall rivalry East London derbies Category:West Ham United F.C. Portal:Association football Commons:West Ham United FC West Ham United F.C. seasons 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2010–11 in English football « 2009–10 2011–12 » FA competitions FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Youth Cup FA Women's Cup (Final) Premier and Football Leagues Men Premier League (Academy, Reserve) Football League (Championship, League One, League Two) League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final) Play-offs (Championship Final, League One Final, League Two Final) Women Super League ('11) Premier League Football Conference Football Conference (Premier, North, South) Lower leagues Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League Western League South West Peninsula League Wessex League Essex Senior League Northern League North West Counties League European competitions Men Champions League (Final) Europa League Women Champions League (Final) Related to national teams Men UEFA Euro 2012 qualification (Group G) Fabio Capello Women 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Hope Powell Club seasons Premier League Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship Barnsley Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Doncaster Rovers Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Swansea City Watford League One Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Colchester United Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Milton Keynes Dons Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rochdale Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Yeovil Town League Two Accrington Stanley Aldershot Town Barnet Bradford City Burton Albion Bury Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Gillingham Hereford United Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Morecambe Northampton Town Oxford United Port Vale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Stevenage Stockport County Torquay United Wycombe Wanderers Conference Premier AFC Wimbledon Cambridge United Crawley Town Darlington Gateshead Grimsby Town Luton Town Mansfield Town Newport County Wrexham York City Summer 2010 transfers Winter 2010–11 transfers Summer 2011 transfers