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2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
2010–11 season
Liverpool players practicing before a UEFA Europa League play-off match against Rabotnički
ChairmanMartin Broughton
(until 1 December)
Tom Werner
(from 1 December)
ManagerRoy Hodgson
(until 8 January)
Kenny Dalglish
(from 8 January)
StadiumAnfield
Premier League6th
FA CupThird round (vs. Manchester United)
League CupThird round (vs. Northampton Town)
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16 (vs. Braga)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dirk Kuyt (13)

All:
Dirk Kuyt (15)
Highest home attendance44,975 vs Everton
(16 January 2011, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance35,400 vs Bolton Wanderers
(1 January 2011, Premier League)
Average home league attendance42,820

The 2010–11 season was the 119th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 49th consecutive year in the top flight of English football. Pre-season saw a change of manager for Liverpool, with Rafael Benítez leaving the club by mutual consent on 3 June 2010.

On 1 July 2010, Roy Hodgson was officially announced as new manager.[1]

On 22 September 2010, Liverpool exited the League Cup, going out at Anfield to Northampton Town of League Two on penalties after a 2–2 draw. They also exited the FA Cup losing 1–0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the third round. In the last competition in which they were active in, the UEFA Europa League, they were knocked out in the Round of 16 by Portuguese side Braga, losing 1–0 on aggregate.

On 8 January 2011, Liverpool announced that Hodgson had left the club by mutual consent, and Kenny Dalglish was appointed as manager until the end of the season.

Under Dalglish, the squads' fortunes improved, taking popular wins against top sides Chelsea and Manchester United, and the resurgence saw Liverpool rise up to fifth in May. Despite their resurgence Liverpool eventually finished sixth in the Premier League, having failed to qualify for the Europa League.

The season also saw Liverpool's record purchase and departure, as Fernando Torres left for Chelsea, being replaced by Newcastle United's target man Andy Carroll. Liverpool received £50 million for Torres, and paid £35 million for Carroll's services. Both transfers occurred during a busy transfer deadline day on 31 January, where Liverpool also broke its previous transfer record, paying £22.5 million for Luis Suárez, who was originally supposed to form a striking partnership with Torres.

During the season, Jon Flanagan and Jonjo Shelvey both made their top flight debuts.

Pre-season

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Roy Hodgson was serving as Liverpool's new manager, following the departure of his predecessor, Rafael Benítez. However, he was sacked after just 31 games in charge, due to a run of poor results.

On 1 July, Liverpool announced that their fixtures for pre-season would start in Austria against Al-Hilal on 17 July. The game, however, was cancelled due to heavy rainfall days before the match, which left the pitch in unplayable conditions. Liverpool continued with their pre-season preparations with a 0–0 draw with Grasshoppers on 21 July and a 1–0 defeat at the hands of 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 24 July thanks to a first half goal from Iliyan Mitsanski. Liverpool completed their pre-season programme with a 1–0 defeat to their 1977 European Cup Final opponents Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 August. Karim Matmour's early goal meant that Liverpool completed their pre-season without victory.

Season review

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(For match reports, see matches section)

August

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Liverpool started their season with a pair of wins against Macedonian side Rabotnički on 29 July. In front of a largely empty stadium, the side won their first competitive fixture under Roy Hodgson, 2–0, following a double salvo from David Ngog. In the return leg, Steven Gerrard scored from the penalty spot and Ngog scored another to make it 2–0.

On 15 August, Liverpool entertained title contenders Arsenal at Anfield. The away side had the lion's share of the possession, and looked to be well on their way to gaining control of the fixture, when Joe Cole got sent off on his Liverpool Premier League debut for a late tackle on Laurent Koscielny. In the second half, want-away star midfielder Javier Mascherano set up Ngog, who made a blistering run, before firing the ball into the back of the net. At the end of the game, the one-man deficit took its toll, and despite several spectacular saves from Pepe Reina, he eventually fumbled in an equaliser in a rare mistake from the Spanish international. Koscielny then was sent off for receiving a second yellow, before Gerrard fired a stoppage-time free kick just inches wide. Fernando Torres returned from injury and was greeted with a standing ovation while coming on.

On the Thursday that followed, Trabzonspor travelled to Anfield for the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League. A less-than-convincing first half-display from Liverpool turned into a sudden success, as Cole assisted Ryan Babel, who made no mistake with the finish. Cole then had the chance to score from the spot in the second half but blew it, the shot sent straight at the goalkeeper. Cole later admitted it was his first ever penalty kick as a professional. Christian Poulsen made his debut for the club, the Danish international being signed from Juventus for £4.5 million. At the same time, Italian playmaker Alberto Aquilani went in the other direction, in his case on loan with a public buyout clause.

On 23 August, Liverpool travelled to Eastlands to face Manchester City. Prior to the match, Mascherano handed in a transfer request and was dropped from the squad. Just days afterwards, he was presented at Barcelona. In the wake of the Mascherano saga, Liverpool struggled against Manchester City, who won 3–0, a score that could have been even higher. The goals were scored by Gareth Barry and Carlos Tevez, two former Liverpool transfer targets.

The poor season start looked to go from bad to worse as Trabzonspor scored the opener in the return leg thanks to Teófilo Gutiérrez, but thanks to a late own goal and a strike from Dirk Kuyt, Liverpool managed to just scrape through to the group stage.

On the Sunday, Liverpool capped the week off with a second win, narrowly defeating West Bromwich Albion, who surprisingly dominated the possession in the first half. Liverpool got out of jail thanks to a moment of genius from Kuyt and Torres, Kuyt playing in a nice cross which Torres rifled into the corner for the winning goal. In spite of the victory, the performance was criticised by the fans, not content with the way Hodgson set up his tactics. The response was the signing of Raul Meireles for half of the money received for Mascherano. The Portuguese international made his first foreign foray, following four Primeira Liga titles with Porto. On deadline day, Liverpool landed Paul Konchesky from Fulham.

September

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In September, Liverpool struggled and recorded a winless month in Premier League matches. On 12 September, the away match against Birmingham City ended goalless, with Pepe Reina named Man of the Match following several key saves in a match where Birmingham had the upper hand. Liverpool could have won, however, as Gerrard had a penalty claim waved away in the first half.

Four days later, the side started the group stage phase of the Europa League with a comfortable victory against Steaua București at Anfield. Inside the first minute, Joe Cole took advantage of a defensive slip to score the opening goal. Despite Steaua drawing level within a quarter of an hour, Liverpool cruised to victory in the second half, with Ngog scoring twice, including his first ever penalty for the club. Lucas also scored his first of the season.

The following Sunday (19 September) was the first North West derby of the season, with Liverpool travelling to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. Two goals from Dimitar Berbatov, including a bicycle kick, saw United go into a 2–0 cushion with half an hour left, when Fernando Torres won a penalty, being pulled down by Nemanja Vidić. With Gerrard scoring from the spot, Liverpool's hopes were reinvigorated, and when Torres was pulled down outside the box, Gerrard took the free kick with great precision, drawing Liverpool level, kissing the TV camera in celebration. The Liverpool joy was short-lived, as Berbatov scored his third goal from a header less than ten minutes from time. This meant Liverpool had only five points from five games, but with two home matches against unfancied sides coming up next.

In mid-week, Liverpool lost to Northampton Town in the League Cup at Anfield. It was the first time ever Liverpool had lost to a fourth-tier team, and the team was heavily criticised by the fans following the display from what essentially was the second XI. The loss was on penalty kicks, following 1–1 at full-time and 2–2 after extra time. Following Ngog's late equaliser, Liverpool were lucky to scrape through to the shootout, where Ngog missed his penalty and the side went out in humiliating fashion.

As courtroom battles over the right to sell the club to new investors intensified, Liverpool at least got a gift against Sunderland at home, as a brief touch on the ball by a Sunderland player was deemed enough for referee Stuart Atwell to let the play go on. Torres snapped up the ball and assisted Dirk Kuyt for a controversial goal. Atwell was not awarded with any more Premier League matches for the rest of the calendar year as a result of the goal. Sunderland turned the deficit thanks to a brace from Darren Bent, one of them from the penalty spot. Liverpool was spared the embarrassment of a third consecutive defeat thanks to a header from Gerrard following Torres' second assist of the afternoon. Controversially, Gerrard and Torres celebrated the goal on separate locations, sparking further rumours of differences between the two. A few days later, Liverpool claimed a clean sheet and a point away from home against Utrecht in the Europa League.

At the end of the month, the prospect of the club going into administration was dismissed, and even if the Royal Bank of Scotland had taken over the shares, the side would not be docked the nine points as stipulated by the Premier League.

October

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The crisis continued with a shock defeat to Blackpool, where Fernando Torres limped off with a groin injury in the first half. One penalty kick and a defensive mistake caused a 0–2 deficit at the interval, and in spite of Sotirios Kyrgiakos header, and a big chance for Joe Cole a minute later, the pressure faded, and Blackpool had no problems holding on. The defeat left Liverpool in the relegation zone.

The imminent takeover looked to stall, in spite of Fenway Sports Group agreeing a fee with chairman Martin Broughton, who along with Christian Purslow and Ian Ayre had a majority in Kop Holdings, the group in charge of selling the club, where co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett also held seats. Hicks and Gillett took the other board members to court, and on the Friday prior to the Merseyside derby, the High Court in London, declared that the process was against British law, and that the juridical process in Texas was not going to stop the affair taking place. New owner John W. Henry immediately travelled to Liverpool, watching the derby in attendance, being joined by future chairman Tom Werner.

The derby itself saw Liverpool sink deeper into the relegation mire, with Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill scoring Everton's goals. Following the defeat, Hodgson praised the performance in the second half, which led to demands of his resignation from prominent supporter groups. Henry and FSG gave Hodgson a vote of confidence, in spite of fan demands of Kenny Dalglish to be appointed in a clean slate following the shift of ownership.

An under-pressure manager went to Naples to face Napoli, with a B-spec side. Napoli was fighting in the top of Serie A. In spite of Liverpool being tipped by fans and media alike to lose heavily, a goalless draw was eventually a fair result. Three days later, the side also turned a corner, by winning against Blackburn Rovers at Anfield. It was not quite enough to escape the relegation zone, but the performance was relatively convincing, and Torres's winner came as an immediate response to an own goal from Jamie Carragher that took Blackburn right into the match.

October ended with Hodgson's only domestic away victory with Liverpool, when the side scored a late winner at Bolton Wanderers. The match did not provide much spark until a flick with the heel from Torres put Maxi Rodríguez through five minutes from time, and the Argentine blasted the ball in with a toe-hit. In the same match, Cole got injured and was set to miss out on a whole month. The most important effect of the two-match streak was that it meant Liverpool left the relegation zone for good, albeit they were never in a safe distance from it until 15 matches later.

November

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Liverpool continued their winning streak into November, with what was likely their best performance under Hodgson in a 2–0 win over Chelsea at Anfield, courtesy of two Fernando Torres who scored both goals for Liverpool. One being a well taken finish, the other a sublime piece of skill which saw him curl the ball past the helpless Petr Čech. Despite coming under serious pressure from Chelsea in the second half, Liverpool held out for a shock win. Some say that this defeat for Chelsea sparked their dreadful mid-season form which cost them the title.

However, the recovery was halted somewhat after a surprise 1–1 draw against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium just a few days later. Torres was again on the score sheet with a well taken opener, before Charles N'Zogbia equalised for the Latics.

There would be further frustration for the Reds on the road, after a dismal performance and a deserved 2–0 loss to Stoke City on a Saturday evening. Liverpool recovered from the defeat though, with a deserved 3–0 victory against West Ham United at Anfield thanks to three first-half goals from Glen Johnson, a penalty from Dirk Kuyt and header by Maxi Rodríguez.

Liverpool ended the month in disappointing fashion. Despite leading Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 at half time, thanks to a rare goal from Martin Škrtel, Liverpool collapsed in the second half and lost thanks to an injury time winner through Aaron Lennon.

Liverpool played only one Europa League game in this month. A 3–1 win over Napoli was not as easy as it looks on paper. Liverpool went into half time losing 1–0, but Steven Gerrard rescued his team in the second half with an excellent hat trick. A penalty, and a superb chip over the Napoli goalkeeper, as well as capitalizing on a dreadful error by former Liverpool player Andrea Dossena guided Liverpool to three points in their group.

December

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Liverpool stormed to their fourth consecutive home victory, a 3–0 Monday night win against Aston Villa via first half goals from David Ngog and Ryan Babel. (This would be Babel's last goal for the club.) Maxi Rodríguez added a third in the second half after an excellent Liverpool counter-attack. Gérard Houllier claimed afterwards that he "didn't mind" losing to Liverpool, prompting a furious response from Villa fans. On another Saturday evening game, Liverpool were torn apart by Newcastle United, falling 3–1 at St James' Park. Dirk Kuyt managed to draw the Reds level after Kevin Nolan had fired Newcastle in front, but Joey Barton put the Geordies in front.

Liverpool played only three games in December after the scheduled game at Bloomfield Road against Blackpool was canceled. Liverpool ended the month with the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers to Anfield, although Liverpool had lost their last game, fans were reasonably confident of a good result in this game. Raul Meireles should have put Liverpool in front after nine minutes when presented with a one-on-one opportunity after a quick free kick from Fernando Torres, as this proved to be Liverpool's best chance of the night. Wolves gradually grew into the game and restricted Liverpool to long, and hopeful hoofs from Pepe Reina to give them a chance. Stephen Ward deservedly put Wolves in front after an hour and Liverpool fans visibly became more distressed. Chants of "Dalglish" grew louder, and ironic chants of "Hodgson for England" (in reference to Roy being linked with the position after England's disastrous 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign) were echoing round the stadium. Some home fans even joined in the away supports chants of "You're getting sacked in the morning" and booed when David Ngog was substituted for Ryan Babel, despite the Frenchman being Liverpool's best player on the night. As well as cheering ironically when Paul Konchesky was substituted for Fábio Aurélio, the fans booed at the final whistle and the contempt for Hodgson was stronger than ever.

Liverpool drew both of their December Europa League games, a 1–1 away draw against Steaua and a 0–0 draw against Utrecht at Anfield, enough for Liverpool's progression to the competition's knockout stages.

January

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Kenny Dalglish temporarily served as the caretaker manager of Liverpool in 2011, following the sacking of Roy Hodgson. He was eventually promoted to full-time manager.

January began in dramatic fashion for Liverpool. On the traditional New Year's Day fixture, they fell behind at home to Bolton in the 43rd minute thanks to a Kevin Davies goal. An unsurprisingly, nowhere near full Anfield, rallied and got their rewards through a 49th-minute goal by Fernando Torres. Liverpool secured a league double over Bolton, and again scored late against them, with Joe Cole getting on the score sheet for the first time in his Liverpool career in the Premier League. This would be Hodgson's last game at Anfield.

In what would prove to be Hodgson's last ever game as Liverpool manager, his team were torn to shreds by a stunning performance from Blackburn. First half goals from Martin Olsson and a goal for Benjani set the tone for the rest of the evening. Things went from bad to worse for Liverpool after Benjani scored his second goal to make the score 3–0 after just 58 minutes. Liverpool were clearly shell shocked, but did manage to pull a goal back through Gerrard. Liverpool also got a penalty with only a few minutes to go, but Gerrard uncharacteristically skied the ball over the bar. Gerrard appeared to show little emotion after missing the penalty that would have got Liverpool back into the game, sparking rumours that he missed the spot kick on purpose to get Hodgson sacked.

On 8 January 2011, just one day before Liverpool were due to kick off their FA Cup campaign against Manchester United, the club announced Hodgson had left by mutual consent. Kenny Dalglish was due to take charge on a temporary basis until the end of the season. The news was welcomed by most Liverpool fans and the FA Cup game somewhat took lesser importance given Dalglish had not even had a days training with the squad he had inherited.

Liverpool lost their third round FA Cup game to Manchester United at Old Trafford thanks to an early penalty from Ryan Giggs; the spot kick was awarded after Dimitar Berbatov had gone over from a Daniel Agger challenge. Gerrard was to be sent off by referee Howard Webb in the first half after a reckless challenge, which would mean he would miss Liverpool's next three games (including the derby game against Everton at Anfield).

In Dalglish's first ever Premier League game in charge of Liverpool, his side lost to Blackpool 2–1, despite first taking the lead. Meireles finally scored his first goal for the club in the match, which ended 2–2. Anfield, however, was stunned after a Sylvain Distin goal from a corner in the first minute of the second half. Jermaine Beckford then put Everton in front with a well-placed finish. Liverpool won a penalty in the 68th minute which Dirk Kuyt duly slotted home. Despite the result, it was a definite improvement to performances under Hodgson.

In Liverpool's second league away game under Dalglish, they stormed past Wolves. Winning by a 3–0 margin, soon-to-depart Fernando Torres scored his last goals for the club. The first was from an excellent breakaway move which saw Meireles slip in the Spaniard who had an easy task to convert. It was Meireles who added a second on the day with a stunning volley that was later voted Goal of the Season by Liverpool fans. Torres rounded off the day – and his Liverpool career – by finishing a 31-pass move to give Dalglish his first win in charge of Liverpool. A few days later, Torres and Meireles helped out stressing John Paintsil into botching a clearance that resulted in Liverpool winning 1–0 at home to Fulham, this in spite of being struggling throughout the game. This meant the side moved into the top half of the table. On 31 January came Dalglish's first signings for the club since taking charge for the second time; Luis Suárez and Andy Carroll joined Liverpool for £22 million and a club record £35 million respectively. Torres left Liverpool for Chelsea for £50 million the same day, following a transfer request and a couple of intense days for the club as they had a bid turned down for Carroll before they sealed the transfer. Torres's move was regarded with contempt by Liverpool supporters, some of whom burned their replica "Torres #9" shirts on live television (Sky Sports News).

February

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Following the sale of Torres and the arrivals of Carroll and Suárez (none fit enough to start from the beginning), Liverpool seemed to have a much thinner squad than at the start of the season. Carroll was unavailable for another month, while Suárez had been suspended due to biting Otman Bakkal in the ear in Eredivisie and therefore lacked match fitness. In the home game against Stoke, it was therefore primarily left to Gerrard and Meireles to earn the victory. Gerrard's free kick hit the wall and bounced favourably for Meireles, who tucked in a close-range shot to ensure Liverpool took the lead. Suárez was then substituted onto the pitch, and from a Dirk Kuyt throughball was alone with the goalkeeper, rounded him and tried to place a shot into the corner. A Stoke defender tried to clear in vain, and Suárez therefore became the first Liverpool player since his predecessor Torres to score on his Anfield debut.

The coming weekend Liverpool travelled to London to face Chelsea, with Torres making his debut against his former club. He received an elbow check from Daniel Agger and was denied a shot at goal when Jamie Carragher threw himself in his path. Being largely invisible in the second half, he was substituted, only to see Meireles tuck away one of only two chances for Liverpool the entire match, which won the game for the side. In the first half, Maxi Rodríguez had missed an open goal, whereas Chelsea struggled to create any significant chances at all on Liverpool's compact five-men defensive line, in which Glen Johnson had been moved to left back due to Fábio Aurélio's injury. Right back Martin Kelly impressed in his role.

Late February saw three unsuccessful clashes for Liverpool as the resurgence was halted. Following Meireles' goal against Wigan at Anfield and a compact advantage in play, few had expected defender Steve Gohouri to equalise for Wigan, after Liverpool's performance decreased in the second half. Suárez came close to a dream full debut as he smashed a free kick against the bar. Next Thursday, Liverpool travelled to the Czech Republic to face Sparta Prague. A dull encounter ended 0–0 with barely any chances created. The slump continued as relegation-bound West Ham beat Liverpool 3–1 at Upton Park on 28 February. This included a spectacular and rare strike from Hammer's figurehead Scott Parker, while Demba Ba and Carlton Cole also found the net against a five-defender line that looked out of place the entire game. Suárez was again on the prowl for Liverpool as he assisted Glen Johnson for the late consolation goal.

With Suárez being cup-tied for the Europa League, Liverpool had to make do without him in the return leg against Sparta Prague at Anfield. The visitors came close to having a shock away goal to knock Liverpool out, before Dirk Kuyt reacted the fastest on a late corner to head Liverpool into the last 16.

March

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Liverpool were defeated by Braga in Portugal after Sotirios Kyrgiakos made a clumsy challenge that resulted in a spot-kick which Alan converted. Manchester United then came to Liverpool in search of three points to effectively put themselves out of bounds in the title chase against Arsenal. Liverpool donned a 4–3–3 formation with Kuyt and Suárez interchanging positions between right and centre and Maxi Rodríguez to the left. The trio's mobility put large holes to display in United's defence, with a stunning solo raid from Suárez enabling Kuyt to nick an open goal on about 20 minutes time. Following Dimitar Berbatov's hitting of the post for United in the opening ten minutes, that turned the play up on its head, and when Nani tried to clear a Suárez cross, only to hit the path of Kuyt, Liverpool went 2–0 up. In the second half, Suárez fired a free kick that Edwin van der Sar was powerless to keep in his hands, and Kuyt pounced on the rebound to make it a hat-trick and sealing the win for Liverpool. The game also saw a horrific challenge from Jamie Carragher on Nani, resulting in the latter being carried of the pitch on a stretcher with Carragher surprisingly escaping a red card for the late challenge. A challenge from Fabio on a Liverpool player a minute later in response nearly started a brawl on-pitch. As it was, the second half was a much less heated affair, and even though Javier Hernández scored a late consolation goal for United, Liverpool's win was never in doubt.

The return leg against Braga saw Andy Carroll get a big chance to equalise on aggregate, but his header hit the bar and Liverpool went out in the last 16. This was the first time since 2006 that Liverpool fans had no European quarter-final to look forward too, and the elimination was considered a disappointment.

With Suárez back in the starting XI away from home to Sunderland, the side won 2–0. Gerrard was out for the season with a hamstring injury, which saw Jay Spearing receiving long-awaited first team action. Spearing was brought down on the edge of the box and the referee decided it was committed inside the area. Kuyt converted the spot kick to send Liverpool ahead, and Suárez clinched the victory with a hard shot from a tight angle that goalkeeper Simon Mignolet could not save.

Players

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Players' age as of 31 May 2011 (end of season)

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Contract ends
Goalkeepers
25 Pepe Reina Spain GK (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 28) Villarreal 2016
42 Péter Gulácsi Hungary GK (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 21) MTK Hungária 2013
Defenders
2 Glen Johnson England RB (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 26) Portsmouth 2015
3 Paul Konchesky England LB (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 30) Fulham 2014
5 Daniel Agger Denmark CB (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 26) Brøndby 2014
6 Fábio Aurélio Brazil LB (1979-09-24)24 September 1979 (aged 31) Valencia 2012
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos Greece CB (1979-07-23)23 July 1979 (aged 31) AEK Athens 2011
22 Danny Wilson Scotland CB (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (aged 19) Rangers 2013
23 Jamie Carragher England CB (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 33) The Academy 2013
34 Martin Kelly England RB (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 21) The Academy 2014
37 Martin Škrtel Slovakia CB (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 26) Zenit 2014
38 Jon Flanagan England RB (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 18) The Academy 2013
49 Jack Robinson England LB (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 17) The Academy 2013
Midfielders
4 Raul Meireles Portugal CM (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 28) Porto 2014
8 Steven Gerrard England DM/CM/AM (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 31) The Academy 2013
10 Joe Cole England AM (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 29) Chelsea 2014
17 Maxi Rodríguez Argentina LW (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 30) Atlético Madrid 2013
18 Dirk Kuyt Netherlands RW (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 30) Feyenoord 2013
21 Lucas Brazil DM (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 24) Grêmio 2015
26 Jay Spearing England DM (1988-11-25)25 November 1988 (aged 22) The Academy 2015
28 Christian Poulsen Denmark DM (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 31) Juventus 2013
33 Jonjo Shelvey England CM (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 19) Charlton Athletic 2014
Strikers
7 Luis Suárez Uruguay ST (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 24) Ajax 2016
9 Andy Carroll England ST (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 22) Newcastle United 2016
14 Milan Jovanović Serbia ST (1981-04-18)18 April 1981 (aged 30) Standard Liège 2013
24 David Ngog France ST (1989-04-01)1 April 1989 (aged 22) Paris Saint-Germain 2012

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 22 May 2011.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League UEFA Europa League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson 35 2 28 2 7 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Paul Konchesky 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Portugal POR Raul Meireles 41 5 32+1 5 7 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Denmark DEN Daniel Agger 21 0 12+4 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF Brazil BRA Fábio Aurélio 21 0 7+7 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0
7 FW Uruguay URU Luis Suárez 13 4 12+1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Steven Gerrard 24 8 20+1 4 1+1 4 1 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Andy Carroll 9 2 5+2 2 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole 32 3 9+11 2 10+2 1 0 0 0 0
14 MF Serbia SRB Milan Jovanović 18 2 5+5 0 7 1 0 0 1 1
16 DF Greece GRE Sotirios Kyrgiakos 28 2 10+6 2 9+2 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Argentina ARG Maxi Rodríguez 35 10 24+4 10 4+2 0 1 0 0 0
18 FW Netherlands NED Dirk Kuyt 41 15 32+1 13 6+1 2 1 0 0 0
21 MF Brazil BRA Lucas 47 1 32+1 0 9+3 1 1 0 1 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Danny Wilson 8 0 1+1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF England ENG Jamie Carragher 38 0 28 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW France FRA David Ngog 38 8 9+16 2 8+3 5 0+1 0 1 1
25 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina 50 0 38 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Jay Spearing 20 0 10+1 0 5+3 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Denmark DEN Christian Poulsen 21 0 9+3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England ENG Jonjo Shelvey 21 0 0+15 0 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
34 DF England ENG Martin Kelly 23 0 10+1 0 10 0 1 0 1 0
37 DF Slovakia SVK Martin Škrtel 49 2 38 2 7+3 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF England ENG Jon Flanagan 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW England ENG Tom Ince 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
49 DF England ENG Jack Robinson 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
1 GK Brazil BRA Diego Cavalieri 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK Australia AUS Brad Jones 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF Italy ITA Alberto Aquilani 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres 26 9 22+1 9 2 0 1 0 0 0
12 FW Spain ESP Dani Pacheco 7 0 0+1 0 2+3 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Netherlands NED Ryan Babel 17 2 1+8 1 6 1 0+1 0 1 0
20 MF Argentina ARG Javier Mascherano 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Stephen Darby 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW Finland FIN Lauri Dalla Valle 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Nathan Eccleston 7 0 0+1 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
46 FW England ENG David Amoo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 9 May 2011
Position Nation Number Name Premier League Europa League League Cup FA Cup Total
1 Netherlands 18 Dirk Kuyt 13 2 0 0 15
2 Argentina 17 Maxi Rodríguez 10 0 0 0 10
3 Spain 9 Fernando Torres 9 0 0 0 9
4 England 8 Steven Gerrard 4 4 0 0 8
France 24 David Ngog 2 5 1 0 8
6 Portugal 4 Raul Meireles 5 0 0 0 5
7 Uruguay 7 Luis Suárez 4 0 0 0 4
8 England 10 Joe Cole 2 1 0 0 3
9 England 2 Glen Johnson 2 0 0 0 2
England 9 Andy Carroll 2 0 0 0 2
Serbia 14 Milan Jovanović 0 1 1 0 2
Greece 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos 2 0 0 0 2
Netherlands 19 Ryan Babel 1 1 0 0 2
Slovakia 37 Martin Škrtel 2 0 0 0 2
15 Brazil 21 Lucas 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 58 15 2 0 75

Disciplinary record

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Updated 08/05/11

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
21 CM Brazil Lucas 9 1 0
8 CM England Gerrard 2 1
10 AM England Cole 1 1
37 CB Slovakia Škrtel 9
4 CM Portugal Meireles 6
9 CF Spain Torres 6
23 CB England Carragher 5
2 DF England Johnson 5
25 GK Spain Reina 4
17 RW Argentina Rodríguez 3
18 FW Netherlands Kuyt 3
28 DM Denmark Poulsen 3
34 CB England Kelly 3
16 CB Greece Kyrgiakos 2
3 DF England Konchesky 2
24 CF France Ngog 2
6 LB Brazil Aurélio 2
9 FW England Carroll 2
38 RB England Flanagan 2
7 FW Uruguay Suárez 1
22 CB Scotland Wilson 1
33 CM England Shelvey 1
49 LB England Robinson 1
14 LW Serbia Jovanović 1
39 FW England Eccleston 1

Last updated: 30 October 2010
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/squad_profiles/default.stm
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
. |} Last updated: 27 January 2011
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Team kit

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The home strip for the 2010–11 season was revealed on 8 April 2010 bearing the Standard Chartered logo.[2] The Adidas strip represents a modern interpretation of the one worn during the 1989–90 campaign in which Liverpool won their eighteenth league title. The away strip was revealed on 8 June and is white with a red trim, with black shorts accompanying it. The third kit was revealed on 15 June and is black with a yellow trim.

Transfers

[edit]

In

[edit]

First Team

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
33 CM England Jonjo Shelvey 18 EU Charlton Athletic Transfer Summer 2014 £1,700,000 liverpoolfc.com
14 FW Serbia Milan Jovanović 29 Non-EU Standard Liège Belgium Transfer Summer 2013 Free liverpoolfc.com
22 CB Scotland Danny Wilson 18 EU Rangers Scotland Transfer Summer 2014 £2,000,000 liverpoolfc.com
10 AM England Joe Cole 28 EU Chelsea Transfer Summer 2014 Free liverpoolfc.com
28 DM Denmark Christian Poulsen 30 EU Juventus Italy Transfer Summer 2013 £4,500,000 liverpoolfc.com
1 GK Australia Brad Jones 28 EU Middlesbrough Transfer Summer 2013 £2,300,000 liverpoolfc.com
4 CM Portugal Raul Meireles 27 EU Porto Portugal Transfer Summer 2014 £11,500,000 liverpoolfc.com
3 LB England Paul Konchesky 29 EU Fulham Transfer Summer 2014 £3,000,000 liverpoolfc.com
7 FW Uruguay Luis Suárez 24 EU Ajax Netherlands Transfer Winter 2016 £22,700,000 liverpoolfc.com
9 ST England Andy Carroll 22 EU Newcastle United Transfer Winter 2016 £35,000,000 liverpoolfc.com

Last updated: 31 January 2011

Reserves and Academy

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
MF Spain Suso 16 EU Cádiz Spain Transfer Summer 2013 Undisclosed liverpoolfc.com
GK Turkey Yusuf Mersin 16 Non-EU Millwall Transfer Winter Undisclosed liverpoolfc.com
CF England Jason Banton 18 EU Free agent Transfer Winter May 2011 Free liverpoolfc.com

Last updated: 21 December

Total spending: Decrease £82,800,000

Out

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First Team

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Brazil Diego Cavalieri 27 Non-EU Cesena Italy Released Summer liverpoolfc.tv
15 MF Israel Yossi Benayoun 30 Non-EU Chelsea Transfer Summer £5,500,000 liverpoolfc.tv
11 MF Spain Albert Riera 28 EU Olympiacos Greece Transfer Summer £4,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
20 MF Argentina Javier Mascherano 26 EU Barcelona Spain Transfer Summer £17,250,000 liverpoolfc.tv
30 GK France Charles Itandje 28 EU Atromitos Greece Released Winter liverpoolfc.tv
19 FW Netherlands Ryan Babel 24 EU 1899 Hoffenheim Germany Transfer Winter £5,800,000 liverpoolfc.tv
9 FW Spain Fernando Torres 26 EU Chelsea Transfer Winter £50,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv

Last updated: 31 January 2011

Reserves and Academy

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
29 FW Hungary Krisztián Németh 21 EU Olympiacos Greece Transfer Summer £1,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
37 FW Finland Lauri Dalla Valle 18 EU Fulham Unknown Summer p/x liverpoolfc.tv
38 DF England Robbie Threlfall 21 EU Bradford City Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
45 DF Spain Mikel San José 20 EU Athletic Bilbao Spain Transfer Summer £2,600,000 Athletic Bilbao
FW Netherlands Jordy Brouwer 22 EU ADO Den Haag Netherlands Transfer Winter Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF Spain Francis Durán 22 EU Free agent Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
DF England Michael Ihiekwe 17 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Released Summer liverpoolfc.tv
MF Sweden Alex Kačaniklić 19 EU Fulham Unknown Summer p/x liverpoolfc.tv
GK Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov 22 EU Twente Netherlands Transfer Summer £1,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
GK Republic of Ireland Christopher Oldfield 19 EU Chester Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF Iceland Victor Pálsson 19 EU Hibernian Scotland Transfer Winter Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF France Damien Plessis 22 EU Panathinaikos Greece Transfer Summer undisc liverpoolfc.tv
MF Netherlands Vincent Weijl 19 EU Eibar Spain Unknown Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv

Last updated: 22 December

Total income: Increase £87,150,000

Loaned in

[edit]
# Pos Nat. Player From Start End
MF Hungary Ádám Hajdú Hungary MTK Hungária 31 August 2010 30 June 2011
MF England Conor Thomas England Coventry City 31 January 2011 30 June 2011

Loaned out

[edit]
# Pos Nat. Player To Start End
3 LB England Paul Konchesky England Nottingham Forest 31 January 2011 3 May 2011
4 CM Italy Alberto Aquilani Italy Juventus 21 August 2010 30 June 2011
22 LB Argentina Emiliano Insúa Turkey Galatasaray 31 August 2010 30 June 2011
27 RWB Switzerland Philipp Degen Germany VfB Stuttgart 5 August 2010 30 June 2011
31 RW Morocco Nabil El Zhar Greece PAOK 31 August 2010 30 June 2011
32 RB England Stephen Darby England Notts County 1 November 2010 31 May 2011
39 ST England Nathan Eccleston England Charlton Athletic 13 January 2011 30 June 2011
40 CB Spain Daniel Ayala England Hull City 11 September 2010 1 January 2011
40 CB Spain Daniel Ayala England Derby County 11 February 2011 30 June 2011
42 GK Hungary Péter Gulácsi England Tranmere Rovers 17 September 2010 24 November 2010
44 CM Iceland Victor Pálsson England Dagenham & Redbridge 4 November 2010 4 January 2011
45 LM England Tom Ince England Notts County 1 November 2010 3 January 2011
LB France Chris Mavinga Belgium Genk 1 January 2011 30 May 2011
MF England Sean Highdale Wales Newtown 21 January 2011 15 May 2011
46 MF England David Amoo England MK Dons 25 January 2011 23 February 2011
46 MF England David Amoo England Hull City 28 February 2011 30 June 2011
1 GK Australia Brad Jones England Derby County 24 March 2011 30 June 2011
12 FW Spain Dani Pacheco England Norwich City 24 March 2011 30 June 2011

Totals

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Period Spending Income Loss/Gain
Summer Decrease £25,025,000 Increase £31,350,000 Increase £6,325,000
Winter Decrease £57,800,000 Increase £55,800,000 Decrease £2,000,000
Totals Decrease £82,825,000 Increase £87,150,000 Increase £4,325,000

Competitions

[edit]

Overall

[edit]
Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 6th 14 Aug 2010 22 May 2011
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Round of 16 29 July 2010 17 March 2011
Football League Cup 3rd round 3rd round 22 September 2010
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 9 January 2011

Updated to match played 22 May 2011
Source: Competitions

League table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 72 43 +29 68 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 14 8 55 46 +9 62 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Liverpool 38 17 7 14 59 44 +15 58
7 Everton 38 13 15 10 51 45 +6 54
8 Fulham 38 11 16 11 49 43 +6 49 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Fulham, as the highest-ranked team from the Fair Play table not yet qualified for any European competition, entered the first qualifying round of the Europa League.[3]

Results by round

[edit]
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDLWDLDLLWWWDLWLWLLWLLDWWWWDLWWLWDWWWLL
Position1017131316151819181299119108912912131310776666666665566
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2011. Source: competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

[edit]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 17 7 14 59 44  +15 58 12 4 3 37 14  +23 5 3 11 22 30  −8

Last updated: 22 May 2011.
Source: Premier League

Games against the top six

[edit]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 4 2 4 14 13  +1 14 3 1 1 9 4  +5 1 1 3 5 9  −4

Big Four games

[edit]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 3 2 1 10 6  +4 11 2 1 0 6 2  +4 1 1 1 4 4  0
15 August 2010 1 Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 BST Cole Red card 45'
Ngog 46'
Gerrard Yellow card 75'
Report Wilshere Yellow card 41'
Rosický Yellow card 85'
Reina 90+1' (o.g.)
Koscielny Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,722
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 August 2010 2 Manchester City 3–0 Liverpool Manchester
20:00 BST Barry 12'
Tevez 51', 67' (pen.)
Richards Yellow card 58'
Report Škrtel Yellow card 4' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,087
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 August 2010 3 Liverpool 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
15:00 BST Torres 66' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,194
Referee: Lee Probert
12 September 2010 4 Birmingham City 0–0 Liverpool Birmingham
16:00 BST Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Mark Halsey
19 September 2010 5 Manchester United 3–2 Liverpool Manchester
13:30 BST Berbatov 42', 59', 84'
Rooney Yellow card 57'
Evans Yellow card 63'
Scholes Yellow card 68'
O'Shea Yellow card 69'
Report Gerrard 64' (pen.), 70'
Ngog Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,213
Referee: Howard Webb
25 September 2010 6 Liverpool 2–2 Sunderland Liverpool
15:00 BST Kuyt 5'
Gerrard 64'
Report Bent 25' (pen.), 48' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,626
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 October 2010 7 Liverpool 1–2 Blackpool Liverpool
15:00 BST Kyrgiakos 53' Report Adam 29' (pen.)
Varney 45+2'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,156
Referee: Mike Jones
17 October 2010 8 Everton 2–0 Liverpool Liverpool
13:30 BST Cahill Yellow card 28', 34'
Arteta 50'
Beckford Yellow card 76'
Report Rodríguez Yellow card 18'
Meireles Yellow card 31'
Torres Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,673
Referee: Howard Webb
24 October 2010 9 Liverpool 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
15:00 BST Kyrgiakos 48'
Torres 53'
Rodríguez Yellow card 67'
Meireles Yellow card 82'
Report Olsson Yellow card 28'
Givet Yellow card 28'
Carragher 51' (o.g.)
Grella Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,328
Referee: Phil Dowd
31 October 2010 10 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Liverpool Bolton
16:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 49'
Steinsson Yellow card 89'
Report Konchesky Yellow card 21'
Škrtel Yellow card 75'
Rodríguez 86'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,171
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 November 2010 11 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
16:00 BST Torres 11', 44' Report Zhirkov Yellow card 20' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,238
Referee: Howard Webb
10 November 2010 12 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Liverpool Wigan
19:45 GMT Rodallega 52' Report Torres 7' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,754
Referee: Peter Walton
13 November 2010 13 Stoke City 2–0 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
17:30 GMT Fuller 56'
Jones 90+1'
Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,286
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 November 2010 14 Liverpool 3–0 West Ham United Liverpool
17:30 GMT Johnson 18'
Kuyt 27' (pen.)
Rodríguez 38'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,024
Referee: Lee Probert
28 November 2010 15 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Škrtel 65' (o.g.)
Lennon 90+2'
Report Škrtel 42' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,310
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 December 2010 16 Liverpool 3–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
20:00 GMT Ngog 14'
Babel 16'
Rodríguez 55'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,079
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 December 2010 17 Newcastle United 3–1 Liverpool Newcastle
17:30 GMT Nolan 15'
Barton 80'
Carroll 90+1'
Report Kuyt 49' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 50,137
Referee: Lee Mason
29 December 2010 18 Liverpool 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
20:00 GMT Report Ward 56' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,614
Referee: Peter Walton
1 January 2011 19 Liverpool 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 GMT Torres 49'
Cole 90+2'
Report Davies 43' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,400
Referee: Kevin Friend
5 January 2011 20 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Liverpool Blackburn
20:00 GMT Olsson 32'
Benjani 38', 57'
Report Gerrard 81' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,522
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 January 2011 21 Blackpool 2–1 Liverpool Blackpool
20:00 GMT Taylor-Fletcher 12'
Campbell 69'
Report Torres 3' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 January 2011 22 Liverpool 2–2 Everton Liverpool
14:05 GMT Meireles 29'
Reina Yellow card 53'
Torres Yellow card 63'
Kuyt 68' (pen.), Yellow card 89'
Report Distin 46'
Beckford 49'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,795
Referee: Phil Dowd
22 January 2011 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Liverpool Wolverhampton
12:45 GMT Report Torres 36', 90+1'
Meireles 50'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,869
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 January 2011 24 Liverpool 1–0 Fulham Liverpool
20:00 GMT Pantsil 52' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,466
Referee: Lee Probert
2 February 2011 25 Liverpool 2–0 Stoke City Liverpool
20:00 GMT Meireles 47'
Suárez 79'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,254
Referee: Anthony Taylor
6 February 2011 26 Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Mikel Yellow card 1' Report Meireles 69'
Lucas Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,829
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 February 2011 27 Liverpool 1–1 Wigan Athletic Liverpool
15:00 GMT Meireles 24' Report Gohouri 65' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,609
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 February 2011 28 West Ham United 3–1 Liverpool London
13:30 GMT Parker 22'
Ba 45'
Cole 90+1'
Report Johnson 84' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,941
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 March 2011 29 Liverpool 3–1 Manchester United Liverpool
13:30 GMT Kuyt 34', 39', 65'
Carragher Yellow card 45+1'
Škrtel Yellow card 45+5'
Report van der Sar Yellow card 45+2'
Rafael Yellow card 45+5'
Scholes Yellow card 83'
Hernández 90'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,753
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 March 2011 30 Sunderland 0–2 Liverpool Sunderland
13:30 GMT Report Kuyt 34' (pen.)
Suárez 77'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,207
Referee: Kevin Friend
2 April 2011 31 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Liverpool West Bromwich
15:00 BST Brunt 62' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Report Škrtel 50' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,196
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 April 2011 32 Liverpool 3–0 Manchester City Liverpool
20:00 BST Carroll 13', 35'
Aurélio Yellow card 27'
Kuyt 34'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,776
Referee: Mark Halsey
17 April 2011 33 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool London
16:00 BST Van Persie 90+8' (pen.), Yellow card 90+8'
Eboué Yellow card 90+10'
Report Flanagan Yellow card 30'
Škrtel Yellow card 34'
Shelvey Yellow card 76'
Lucas Yellow card 90+10'
Kuyt 90+12' (pen.)
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,029
Referee: Andre Marriner
23 April 2011 34 Liverpool 5–0 Birmingham City Liverpool
15:00 BST Rodríguez 7', 66', 73'
Kuyt 23'
Cole 85'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,734
Referee: Howard Webb
1 May 2011 35 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
12:00 BST Rodríguez 10'
Kuyt 59' (pen.)
Suárez 65'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,923
Referee: Peter Walton
9 May 2011 36 Fulham 2–5 Liverpool London
20:00 BST Dembélé 56'
Sidwell 86'
Report Rodríguez 1', 7', 70'
Kuyt 16'
Suárez 75'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,693
Referee: Lee Mason
15 May 2011 37 Liverpool 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
16:00 BST Report Van der Vaart 9'
Modrić 56' (pen.)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,893
Referee: Howard Webb
22 May 2011 38 Aston Villa 1–0 Liverpool Birmingham
16:00 BST Downing 33' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,785
Referee: Lee Probert
Qualifying
[edit]
Third qualifying round
[edit]
29 July 2010 Q3 L1 Rabotnički North Macedonia 0–2 England Liverpool Skopje, Macedonia
20:45 CEST Report Ngog 17', 58' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy)
5 August 2010 Q3 L2 Liverpool England 2–0
(4–0 agg.)
North Macedonia Rabotnički Liverpool
20:45 CEST Ngog 21'
Gerrard 40' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 31,202
Referee: Peter Sippel (Germany)
Play-off Round
[edit]
19 August 2010 PO L1 Liverpool England 1–0 Turkey Trabzonspor Liverpool
20:45 CEST Babel 45+1' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,941
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
26 August 2010 PO L2 Trabzonspor Turkey 1–2
(1–3 agg.)
England Liverpool Trabzon, Turkey
19:30 CEST Gutiérrez 4' Report Kaçar 83' (o.g.)
Kuyt 88'
Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Attendance: 21,065
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Group stage
[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Liverpool 6 2 4 0 8 3 +5 10
Italy Napoli 6 1 4 1 8 9 −1 7
Romania Steaua București 6 1 3 2 9 11 −2 6
Netherlands Utrecht 6 0 5 1 5 7 −2 5
16 September 2010 GS R1 Liverpool England 4–1 Romania Steaua București Liverpool
21:05 CEST Cole 1'
Ngog 55' (pen.), 90+1'
Lucas 81'
Report Tănase 13' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,605
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
30 September 2010 GS R2 Utrecht Netherlands 0–0 England Liverpool Utrecht, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 23,662
Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
21 October 2010 GS R3 Napoli Italy 0–0 England Liverpool Naples, Italy
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 55,489
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany)
4 November 2010 GS R4 Liverpool England 3–1 Italy Napoli Liverpool
21:05 CET Gerrard 75', 88' (pen.), 89' Report Lavezzi 28' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,895
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)
2 December 2010 GS R5 Steaua București Romania 1–1 England Liverpool Bucharest, Romania
19:00 CET Bonfim 61' Report Jovanović 19' Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Bulent Yıldırım (Turkey)
15 December 2010 GS R6 Liverpool England 0–0 Netherlands Utrecht Liverpool
21:05 CET Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,800
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Knockout rounds
[edit]
Round of 32
[edit]
24 February 2011 Second Leg Liverpool England 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Czech Republic Sparta Prague Liverpool
19:00 CET Kuyt 86' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,949
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Round of 16
[edit]
10 March 2011 First Leg Braga Portugal 1–0 England Liverpool Braga, Portugal
19:00 CET Alan 18' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio AXA
Attendance: 12,991
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
17 March 2011 Second Leg Liverpool England 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Portugal Braga Liverpool
21:05 CET Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,494
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Last updated: 17 March 2011
Source: Liverpool F.C.

9 January 2011 R3 Manchester United 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
13:30 GMT Giggs 2' (pen.)
Fletcher Yellow card 9'
Anderson Yellow card 64'
Report Gerrard Red card 32' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,727
Referee: Howard Webb
22 September 2010 R3 Liverpool 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Northampton Town Liverpool
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,577
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Penalties

Pre-season

[edit]
17 July 2010 Al-Hilal P – P Liverpool Altach, Austria
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Cashpoint Arena
21 July 2010 Grasshopper 0–0 Liverpool Zug, Switzerland
18:30 BST Report Stadium: Herti Allmend Stadion

Other

[edit]

Jamie Carragher Testimonial

[edit]
4 September 2010 Liverpool XI 4–1 Everton XI Liverpool
14:00 BST Report Carragher (pen. / o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,361
Referee: James McCartny

Last updated: 21 July 2010
Source: Liverpool F.C.

Updated 12 May 2011. Squad Numbers refer to players' first team squad number (for season 2010/11), where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1–11.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF Spain ESP Suso
31 MF England ENG Raheem Sterling
35 DF England ENG Conor Coady
36 DF England ENG Steven Irwin
38 DF England ENG Jon Flanagan
39 FW England ENG Nathan Eccleston
40 DF Spain ESP Daniel Ayala
41 GK Denmark DEN Martin Hansen
43 GK Australia AUS Dean Bouzanis (until 30 April 2011)
44 DF Spain ESP Emmanuel Mendy
45 MF England ENG Tom Ince
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 FW England ENG David Amoo
47 DF England ENG Andre Wisdom
48 MF Argentina ARG Gerardo Bruna
49 DF England ENG Jack Robinson
GK England ENG Deale Chamberlain
DF France FRA Chris Mavinga (on loan to Genk)
DF Czech Republic CZE Jakub Sokolík
MF Scotland SCO Alex Cooper
MF England ENG Conor Thomas (on loan from Coventry City)
MF England ENG Michael Roberts
FW Denmark DEN Nikola Sarić

Academy (Under-18s)

[edit]

The following players played for the team during the Premier Academy League 2010–11 Ages are as of July, 2010. Updated 14 January 2011.

Player DOB Position International caps Profile
3rd Year Academy (players born between 1 September 1991 and 31 August 1992)
2nd Year Academy (players born between 1 September 1992 and 31 August 1993)
Hungary Krisztián Adorján (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 17) FW Hungary Capped at Under-17 level[4] View
England Jason Banton[5] (1992-12-15)15 December 1992 (aged 17) FW England Capped at Under-17 level View
England Karl Clair (1992-09-30)30 September 1992 (aged 17) MF View
England Conor Coady (1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 17) DF England Capped at Under-18 level View
Iceland Kristján Emilsson (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 17) MF Iceland Capped at Under-19 level View
England Jon Flanagan (1993-01-21)21 January 1993 (aged 17) DF View
Hungary Ádám Hajdú (on loan from MTK Hungária) (1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 17) MF Hungary Capped at Under-17 level
England Michael Ihiekwe (1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 17) DF View
England Matthew McGiveron (1992-09-03)3 September 1992 (aged 17) DF View
England Michael Ngoo (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 17) FW England Capped at Under-19 level View
England Craig Roddan (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 17) MF View
Germany Stephen Sama (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 17) DF Germany Capped at Under-17 level View
England Andre Wisdom (1993-05-09)9 May 1993 (aged 17) DF/MF England Capped at Under-19 level View
1st Year Academy (born on or after 1 September 1993)
England Peter Aylmer (1994-02-12)12 February 1994 (aged 16) DF View
England Tyrell Belford (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 16) GK England Capped at Under-16 level View
England Lewis Hatch (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 16) MF View
England Adam Morgan (1994-04-21)21 April 1994 (aged 16) FW England Capped at Under-17 level View
Democratic Republic of the Congo Henoc Mukendi (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 16) FW View
Hungary Patrik Poór (1993-11-15)15 November 1993 (aged 16) DF Hungary Capped at Under-17 level[6] View
England Jack Robinson (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 16) DF England Capped at Under-18 level
Republic of Ireland Joseph Rafferty (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 16) DF Republic of Ireland Capped at Under-18 level View
England Matthew Regan (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 16) DF England Capped at Under-17 level View
Portugal Toni Silva (1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (aged 16) MF Portugal Capped at Under-17 level View
England Brad Smith (1994-04-09)9 April 1994 (aged 16) DF View
England Jamie Stephens (1993-08-25)25 August 1993 (aged 16) GK View
England Josh Sumner (1994-01-03)3 January 1994 (aged 16) FW View
England Tom Walsh (1994-03-23)23 March 1994 (aged 16) MF View
Unknown status
Czech Republic Jakub Sokolík (1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 16) DF Czech Republic Capped at Under-16 level
Portugal Gonçalo Filipe Gonçalves Serras Ribeiro (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 16) FW
Notable Under 16s
England Jordan Lussey DF Called-up at Under-17 level[7]
England Dave Moli (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 15) FW Called-up at Under-17 level[8]
England Raheem Sterling (1994-12-18)18 December 1994 (aged 15) MF England Capped at Under-17 level
Portugal Iaia Embarlo (1996-08-18)18 August 1996 (aged 13) FW

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Hunter, Andy (1 July 2010). "Roy Hodgson confirmed as new manager of Liverpool". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Stars reveal their first kits". Liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool F.C. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Fulham handed Europa League place". premierleague.com. Premier League. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Error 404 - The official website for European football". UEFA.com.
  5. ^ "Reds sign ex-Gunners starlet". Liverpool F.C. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Slovakia-Hungary | Under-17". UEFA.com.
  7. ^ http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players?p=348075
  8. ^ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
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