The 2010–11 Premier Reserve League (officially known as the 2010–11 Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League. The season began on 25 August 2010. and ended on 16 May 2011 with Chelsea's reserves beating Blackburn Rovers Reserves 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after the final had ended 1–1 after extra time.
The events in the senior leagues during the 2009–10 season saw Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Blackpool. In addition, Birmingham City, Stoke City, and Fulham decided to opt out of the 2010–11 reserve season.
That resulted in 2 major changes to the 2010–11 season. With the Southern section now only containing six teams, the Northern section was broken into two groups. Group A consisted of Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, and Wigan Athletic. Group B consisted of Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Everton, Liverpool, and Sunderland.
The second big change was to the fixture schedule. Each team played the teams in their own group twice (home and away) and played the teams from the other groups once. This meant each Northern side played a total of 19 games and the Southern sides played 20 games during the regular season.
At the conclusion of the league season, the two Northern winners faced a play off against each other with the winner facing the Southern champions in a one-off final.
Tables
Premier Reserve League North Group A Final table as of 5 May 2011 Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Manchester United Reserves (C)199823824+14352Manchester City Reserves1910363222+10333Wigan Athletic Reserves199462122−1314Newcastle United Reserves1984740400285Bolton Wanderers Reserves198382432−827
Premier Reserve League North Group B Final table as of 5 May 2011 Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Blackburn Rovers Reserves (C)197573938+1262Sunderland Reserves196672927+2243Liverpool Reserves195862526−1234Everton Reserves1943122334−11155Blackpool Reserves1942132349−2614
Premier Reserve League South Final table as of 9 May 2011 Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Chelsea Reserves (C)2011364239+3362Arsenal Reserves2010554134+7353Aston Villa Reserves208663721+16304West Ham United Reserves208483130+1285West Bromwich Albion Reserves2051053029+1256 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves2052132735−817 Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scoredPos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions
Play-offs
The play-offs were contested in two stages, first between the two winners of the Reserve League North divisions, and then between the winner of that game and the winner of the Reserve League South.
Semi-final
Final
Top scorers
Premier Reserve League North Group A RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Phil AireyNewcastle United Reserves112 John GuidettiManchester City EDS103 Callum McManamanWigan Athletic Reserves84 Tope ObadeyiBolton Wanderers Reserves6 Gabriel ObertanManchester United Reserves6 Nile RangerNewcastle United Reserves67 BébéManchester United Reserves5 Adam BlakemanBolton Wanderers Reserves5 Tom EavesBolton Wanderers Reserves5 Will KeaneManchester United Reserves5 Michael O'HalloranBolton Wanderers Reserves512 Sammy AmeobiNewcastle United Reserves4 Abdisalam IbrahimManchester City EDS4 Joshua KingManchester United Reserves4 Daniel RedmondWigan Athletic Reserves416 Harry BunnManchester City EDS3 Ryan DonaldsonNewcastle United Reserves3 Joe HoltWigan Athletic Reserves3 Alex NimelyManchester City EDS3 James PooleManchester City EDS321 Nicky AjoseManchester United Reserves2 AndersonManchester United Reserves2 Robbie BradyManchester United Reserves2 Andrea ManciniManchester City EDS2 Donal McDermottManchester City EDS2 Greg McDermottNewcastle United Reserves2 Paddy McLaughlinNewcastle United Reserves2 Rodrigo MorenoBolton Wanderers Reserves2 Ravel MorrisonManchester United Reserves2 Oliver NorwoodManchester United Reserves2 James PerchNewcastle United Reserves2 Michael RichardsonNewcastle United Reserves233Many players1
Premier Reserve League North Group B RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Ryan NobleSunderland Reserves7 Rubén RochinaBlackburn Rovers Reserves73 Jose BaxterEverton Reserves5 Sergei KornilenkoBlackpool Reserves5 Craig LynchSunderland Reserves5 Conor McAlenyEverton Reserves57 Nathan EcclestonLiverpool Reserves4 Matthew FletcherSunderland Reserves4 Tom HitchcockBlackburn Rovers Reserves4 Brett OrmerodBlackpool Reserves411 David AmooLiverpool Reserves3 Jordan CookSunderland Reserves3 Josh MorrisBlackburn Rovers Reserves3 Daniel PachecoLiverpool Reserves3 Matthew PearsonBlackburn Rovers Reserves3 Michael PottsBlackburn Rovers Reserves3 Jason RobertsBlackburn Rovers Reserves3 Nikola SarićLiverpool Reserves3 SusoLiverpool Reserves3 Apostolos VelliosEverton Reserves321 Victor AnichebeEverton Reserves2 James BeattieBlackpool Reserves2 Gerardo BrunaLiverpool Reserves2 Ishmel DemontagnacBlackpool Reserves2 David DunnBlackburn Rovers Reserves2 Mauro FormicaBlackburn Rovers Reserves2 Adam ForshawEverton Reserves2 Magaye GueyeEverton Reserves2 Junior HoilettBlackburn Rovers Reserves2 Malaury MartinEverton Reserves2 Nathan WilsonSunderland Reserves232Many players1
Premier Reserve League South RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Fabio BoriniChelsea Reserves122 Jay Emmanuel-ThomasArsenal Reserves103 Adam PhillipChelsea Reserves84 Nathan DelfounesoAston Villa Reserves7 Milan LalkovičChelsea Reserves76 Chuks AnekeArsenal Reserves6 Gary GardnerAston Villa Reserves6 Geoffrey Mujangi BiaWolves Reserves69 Luke FreemanArsenal Reserves5 Sam MantomWest Bromwich Albion Reserves5 Sam WinnallWolves Reserves512 Samir CarruthersAston Villa Reserves4 Roarie DeaconArsenal Reserves4 Zavon HinesWest Ham United Reserves4 Cristian MontanoWest Ham United Reserves4 Freddie SearsWest Ham United Reserves4 Dylan TombidesWest Ham United Reserves4 Gökhan TöreChelsea Reserves4 Chris WoodWest Bromwich Albion Reserves420 Benik AfobeArsenal Reserves3 Barry BannanAston Villa Reserves3 James CollinsAston Villa Reserves3 Matt DohertyWolves Reserves3 Lateef Elford-AlliyuWest Bromwich Albion Reserves3 Chris HerdAston Villa Reserves3 Todd KaneChelsea Reserves3 Benni McCarthyWest Ham United Reserves3 Rhys MurphyArsenal Reserves329 Saido BerahinoWest Bromwich Albion Reserves2 Graham BurkeAston Villa Reserves2 Nathaniel ChalobahChelsea Reserves2 Billy CliffordChelsea Reserves2 Anthony EdgarWest Ham United Reserves2 George ElokobiWolves Reserves2 Ishmael MillerWest Bromwich Albion Reserves2 George ThorneWest Bromwich Albion Reserves2 Adil NabiWest Bromwich Albion Reserves2 Joshua ReesArsenal Reserves2 Nathan RooneyWolves Reserves2 James SprayWolves Reserves2 Junior StanislasWest Ham United Reserves2 George ThorneWest Bromwich Albion Reserves2 Andreas WeimannAston Villa Reserves244Many players1
Promotion and relegation Teams relegated from the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season: Birmingham City F.C. Blackpool F.C. West Ham United F.C. Teams promoted to the Premier Reserve League at the end of this season: Queens Park Rangers F.C. Norwich City F.C. Swansea City A.F.C.
See also 2010–11 Premier Academy League 2010–11 FA Youth Cup 2010–11 Premier League 2010–11 in English football
References
External links
Match reports
Match reports can be found at each club's official website: Premier Reserve Leagues NorthPremier Reserve League South Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Everton Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Sunderland Wigan Athletic Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers