2010–11 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The Crystal Palace F.C. season 2010–11 was Crystal Palace's sixth consecutive season in the Championship. The previous season had seen Palace finish one place above the relegation zone, having been deducted ten points for going into administration. The CPFC 2010 consortium completed a takeover of the club in the close season and installed former Scotland manager George Burley as the club's new boss, with club legend Dougie Freedman continuing his role as assistant manager. However, after a poor start to the season, Burley was sacked on New Year's Day and Freedman named manager the following week. Under Freedman fortunes improved, and the club secured another season at Championship level shortly before the conclusion of the campaign.

Crystal Palace
2010–11 season
Co-chairmenSteve Parish
Martin Long
ManagerGeorge Burley (until 1 January)
Dougie Freedman (from 2 January)
Championship20th
FA CupThird round proper
Football League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: James Vaughan (9)
All: James Vaughan/Neil Danns (9)
Highest home attendance20,142 (vs Leeds United, 25 April 2011))
Lowest home attendance12,353 (vs Watford, 9 November 2010)
Average home league attendance15,457

Statistics

Last updated on May 7, 2011.
No.PosNatPlayerTotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ARGJulián Speroni48-7145-681-22-1
2DF  ENGNathaniel Clyne4904601020
3DF  ENGDavid Wright29027+101000
4DF  JAMClaude Davis24017+700000
5DF  IRLPaddy McCarthy4614311020
6DF  ENGAdam Barrett905+200020
7MF  ENGDarren Ambrose29727+170010
8MF  ENGNeil Danns[notes 1]38936+181100
9FW  IRLAlan Lee42310011
9/20FW  ENGJames Vaughan30928+290000
9FW  NORSteffen Iversen18211+621000
10MF  IRLOwen Garvan2832631010
11MF  WALAndy Dorman[notes 2]23114+611020
12FW  ENGCalvin Andrew1501+1200+1010
13GK  WALLewis Price[notes 3]1-11-10000
14FW  EIRSean Scannell[notes 4]1925+1420000
15MF  ENGKieron Cadogan1917+91101+10
16FW  CIVWilfried Zaha[notes 5]44126+1510+101+10
19DF  ENGJulian Bennett14110+310010
19FW  WALJermaine Easter1426+820000
20MF  NEDEdgar Davids[notes 6]70600010
21MF  ENGKieran Djilali16010+40001+10
23FW  ENGNathaniel Pinney10000010
25MF  FRAAlassane N'Diaye1304+801000
26DF  ENGMatthew Parsons3020000+10
27FW  ENGIbra Sekajja[notes 7]110+110000
28MF  ENGStuart O'Keefe401+300000
29FW  ENGJonathan Obika800+70000+10
29DF  ENGDean Moxey1711710000
30MF  ENGAlex Marrow22020+100010
31DF  ENGAnthony Gardner29126+211000
32FW  ESPPablo Couñago32217+1320+1010
33MF  NEDKemy Agustien[notes 8]806+200000
34MF  RSAKagisho Dikgacoi1311310000

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Management

PositionStaff
Manager George Burley (July–January)
Dougie Freedman (January-)
Assistant manager Dougie Freedman (July–January)
Lennie Lawrence (January-)
First team coach Tony Popovic (February-)
Reserve team manager Dean Austin (July–May)
Goalkeeping coach Malcolm Webster (July–January)
Lee Turner (January-)
Chief scout Steve Kember (December-)
Fitness coach Chris Short (July–November)
Scott Guyett (November–May)
Academy manager Gary Issott (Oct-)
Physiotherapists Alex Manos & John Stannard

Source: [citation needed]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
18Coventry City461413195458−455
19Derby County461310235871−1349
20Crystal Palace461212224469−2548
21Doncaster Rovers461115205581−2648
22Preston North End (R)461012245479−2542Relegation to Football League One
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Matches

Preseason

Crawley Town1–0Crystal Palace
Tubbs 15'(Report)
Attendance: 1,447

Sutton United2–1Crystal Palace XI
Jerson Dos Santos 8' (pen.)
Tom Davis 75'
(Report)Pinney 45'
Attendance: 572

Crystal Palace0–1Chelsea
(Report)Essien 58'
Attendance: 21,345
Referee: Iain Williamson

Dorchester Town3–3Crystal Palace
Douglas 13'
K. Hill 30'
Nathan Walker 63'
(Report)Ambrose 42, 57'
Zaha 69'

Exeter City0–2Crystal Palace
(Report)Ambrose 68 (pen.), 70'
Attendance: 1,107

Bromley0–0Crystal Palace
(Report)
Hayes Lane, London

Brentford1–1Crystal Palace
Forster 27'(Report)Cadogan 60'
Attendance: 2,166
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Dulwich Hamlet0–2Crystal Palace XI
(Report)Sekajja 35'
Rhys Williamson-Murrell 71'

Results per matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWLLLLWDLDLLWLLLWWLWLDLDDLWLDDWLWLDLWLDWLDLDWDL
Position7101520211919202223232223242424232322222323242424232222222121212121212121212121212121202020
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Crystal Palace3–2Leicester City
Zaha 19'
Ambrose 26'
Lee 41'
(Report)King 57'
Campbell 84'
Attendance: 17,486
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Barnsley1–0Crystal Palace
McCarthy 35' (o.g.)(Report)
Attendance: 11,353

Crystal Palace1–2Ipswich Town
Davis  50'
Danns 90+3'
(Report)Leadbitter 51' (pen.)
Edwards 56'
Townsend  73'
Attendance: 15,781
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Scunthorpe United3–0Crystal Palace
Forte 33, 45+1'
O'Connor 71' (pen.)
(Report)
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Reading3–0Crystal Palace
Long 37' (pen.)
Harte 65' (pen.)
Kébé 90+2'
(Report)
Attendance: 17,921
Referee: Keith Hill

Crystal Palace4–1Portsmouth
Vaughan 14, 55, 59'
Danns 81' (pen.)
(Report)Kitson 24'
Attendance: 14,219
Referee: Peter Walton

Crystal Palace0–0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 14,451
Referee: James Linington

Derby County5–0Crystal Palace
Bueno 14, 62'
Commons 41'
Green 68'
Kuqi 73'
(Report)Vaughan  21'
Attendance: 28,258
Referee: Anthony Bates

Cardiff City0–0Crystal Palace
(Report)
Attendance: 22,007
Referee: Steve Tanner

Crystal Palace1–2Queens Park Rangers
Cadogan 89'(Report)Taarabt 49'
Helguson 90+3'
Attendance: 17,171
Referee: Kevin Friend

Crystal Palace0–1Millwall
Davis  90+1'(Report)T. Robinson 53'
Attendance: 19,131
Referee: Mick Russell

Norwich City1–2Crystal Palace
Holt 43'(Report)Bennett 56'
Gardner 63'
Attendance: 24,975
Referee: Grant Hegley

Preston North End4–3Crystal Palace
Parkin 13, 25'
Treacy 36'
Davidson 66'
(Report)Garvan 20'
Dorman 69'
Vaughan 80'
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Crystal Palace0–3Swansea City
(Report)Sinclair 6'
Pratley 71'
Allen 80'
Attendance: 16,223
Referee: Fred Graham

Middlesbrough2–1Crystal Palace
Kink 76'
McCarthy 85' (o.g.)
(Report)Couñago 29'
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: Mark Haywood

Crystal Palace3–2Watford
Ambrose 18'
Garvan 56, 59'
(Report)Graham 48'
Mutch 52'
Attendance: 12,353
Referee: Andy Penn

Crystal Palace2–0Coventry City
Ambrose 33, 54 (pen.)'(Report)
Attendance: 13,278
Referee: Pat Miller

Sheffield United3–2Crystal Palace
Cresswell (pen.) 39'
Evans 85'
Bogdanović (pen.) 87'
Bogdanović  90+4'
(Report)Danns (pen.) 18'
Garvan    37'
Vaughan 63'
Attendance: 20,240

Crystal Palace1–0Doncaster Rovers
Couñago 35'(Report)
Attendance: 12,470
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Leeds United2–1Crystal Palace
Becchio 81, 83'(Report)Danns 44'
Attendance: 25,476
Referee: Andy Haines

Crystal Palace0–0Hull City
(Report)
Attendance: 13,341
Referee: Steve Tanner


Bristol City1–1Crystal Palace
Pitman 90+5' (pen.)(Report)Danns 2'
Attendance: 15,760
Referee: Paul Tierney

Millwall3–0Crystal Palace
Puncheon 8, 65, 71'(Report)
Attendance: 16,170

Crystal Palace1–0Preston North End
Iversen 58'(Report)
Attendance: 14,061
Referee: Keith Hill

Swansea City3–0Crystal Palace
Pratley 43'
Sinclair 56 (pen.), 61 (pen.)'
(Report)
Attendance: 13,369
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace0–0Bristol City
(Report)
Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Michael Naylor

Crystal Palace0–0Norwich City
(Report)
Attendance: 16,327
Referee: Danny McDermid

Watford1–1Crystal Palace
Weimann 10'(Report)Vaughan 40'
Attendance: 12,664
Referee: Keith Stroud

Crystal Palace1–0Middlesbrough
Vaughan 36'(Report)
Attendance: 14,060
Referee: Roger East

Coventry City2–1Crystal Palace
Wood 34'
King 79'
(Report)Iversen 90+1'
Attendance: 16,454
Referee: Kevin Wright

Crystal Palace1–0Sheffield United
Ambrose 69'(Report)
Attendance: 14,214
Referee: Keith Hill

Portsmouth1–0Crystal Palace
Nugent 65'(Report)
Attendance: 15,641
Referee: Brendan Malone

Crystal Palace3–3Reading
Ambrose 1'
Danns 25'
Easter 68'
(Report)Long 30' (pen.)
Kébé 49'
Hunt 73'
Attendance: 13,845
Referee: Anthony Bates

Burnley1–0Crystal Palace
Rodriguez 3'(Report)
Attendance: 14,848
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Crystal Palace1–0Cardiff City
Dikgacoi 82'(Report)
Attendance: 12,549
Referee: Mick Russell

Queens Park Rangers2–1Crystal Palace
Helguson 20, 54 (pen.)'(Report)Vaughan 40'
McCarthy  53'
Attendance: 18,116

Crystal Palace2–2Derby County
Moxey 21'
Ambrose 88 (pen.)'
(Report)Pearson 7'
Ward 63'
Attendance: 14,686
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace2–1Barnsley
Danns 29'
Vaughan 75 (pen.)'
(Report)Harewood 43'
Attendance: 19,344
Referee: Karl Evans

Ipswich Town2–1Crystal Palace
Carson 39, 66'(Report)McCarthy 73'
Attendance: 24,378
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Leicester City1–1Crystal Palace
Oakley 58'(Report)Scannell 31'
Zaha  90+7'
Attendance: 22,303
Referee: Iain Williamson

Crystal Palace1–2Scunthorpe United
Scannell 70'  90+2'(Report)Mirfin 25'
Núñez 57'
Garner    86'
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Keith Stroud

Doncaster Rovers0–0Crystal Palace
(Report)
Attendance: 14,312
Referee: Colin Webster

Crystal Palace1–0Leeds United
Danns 2'[notes 9]    90+8'(Report)
Attendance: 20,142

Hull City1–1Crystal Palace
Gerrard 31'(Report)Sekajja 88'
Attendance: 20,407
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Crystal Palace0–3Nottingham Forest
Moxey  24'(Report)McGugan 17'
Tudgay 70'
McGoldrick 80'
Attendance: 18,443
Referee: Steve Tanner

Round 1

Yeovil Town0–1Crystal Palace
(Report)Lee 90+1'
Attendance: 3,720
Referee: Phil Gibbs

Round 2


Round 3

Coventry City2 – 1Crystal Palace
Eastwood 15'
Baker 17'
(Report)Danns 81'
Attendance: 8,162
Referee: Craig Pawson

End-of-season awards

AwardWinner
Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the YearNathaniel Clyne
Crystal Palace F.C. Young Player of the YearWilfried Zaha
Vice Presidents' Player of the YearNeil Danns
Vice Presidents' Young Player of the YearWilfried Zaha
Scholar Player of the YearWilfried Zaha
Academy Player of the YearRyan Inniss
Crystal Palace F.C. Goal of the SeasonDarren Ambrose v Sheffield United (19–02–11)
Special Achievement AwardMalcolm Allison

References

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