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 team finished 20th and was relegated to the Football League Championship.
Season summary The club appointed Avram Grant as their new manager on 3 June 2010, following the sacking of Gianfranco Zola at the end of a disappointing 2009–10 season. 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. Following the loss, West Ham announced the sacking of manager Avram Grant just one season into his tenure.
Final League Table
Squad
Out on loan
Results
Pre-season West Ham scheduled six friendly games away from home, both within the UK as well as two tour matches in Germany and Austria, in preparation for the 2010–11 Premier League season. They also played host to Spanish La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña at the Boleyn Ground.
Premier League
Football League Cup
FA Cup
Statistics
Overview CompetitionRecord Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Goalscorers NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1ST9Carlton Cole524112ST30Frederic Piquionne62193ST33Victor Obinna33284MF8Scott Parker5027ST21Demba Ba70076MF16Mark Noble40157DF18Jonathan Spector11248MF11Thomas Hitzlsperger21039ST19Freddie Sears1102MF21Valon Behrami2002DF22Manuel da Costa1012ST34Robbie Keane2002Own goals200214DF2Winston Reid0101DF5James Tomkins1001MF25Junior Stanislas1001Totals43111367
League position by matchday
Appearances and goals
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
Transfers
Summer
In #PosPlayerFromFeeDateNotes11 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger Lazio Free 1 July 2010 12 FW Pablo Barrera UNAM £4M 16 July 2010 30 FW Frédéric Piquionne Lyon Undisclosed 16 July 2010 3 DF Tal Ben Haim Portsmouth Loan 3 August 2010 2 DF Winston Reid Midtjylland Undisclosed 5 August 2010 33 FW Victor Obinna Internazionale Loan 27 August 2010 37 DF Lars Jacobsen Blackburn Rovers Free 31 August 2010 31 GK Ruud Boffin MVV Nominal 31 August 2010
Out PosPlayerToFeeDateNotesDF Bondz N'Gala Plymouth Argyle Free 30 June 2010 MF Josh Payne Doncaster Rovers Free 30 June 2010 FW Guillermo Franco Vélez Sársfield Free 30 June 2010 FW Ilan Internacional Free 30 June 2010 FW Alessandro Diamanti Brescia €2.2M 24 August 2010 DF Fabio Daprelà Brescia Undisclosed 31 August 2010
Winter
In #PosPlayerFromFeeDateNotes36 DF Wayne Bridge Manchester City Loan 12 January 2011 32 MF Gary O'Neil Middlesbrough Undisclosed 24 January 2011 21 FW Demba Ba 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed 28 January 2011 34 FW Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur Loan 30 January 2011
Out PosPlayerToFeeDateNotesFW Frank Nouble Swansea City Loan 17 September 2010 FW Freddie Sears Scunthorpe United Loan 19 October 2010 MF Valon Behrami Fiorentina Undisclosed 25 January 2011 MF Kieron Dyer Ipswich Town Loan 11 March 2011 FW Benni McCarthy Orlando Pirates Contract terminated / Undisclosed 12 April 2011
References
External links West Ham United FC Official Website