2010–11 Premier Reserve League

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.[1] 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.

Premier Reserve League
Season2010–11
ChampionsChelsea
Goals scored507
Average goals/game3.23
Top goalscorer Fabio Borini (12)
Biggest home winAston Villa 10–1 Arsenal (10 January 2011)
Biggest away winBolton Wanderers 0–5 Arsenal (25 August 2010)
Highest scoringAston Villa 10–1 Arsenal (10 January 2011)
Longest winning run5 games – Manchester United (21 March 2011 - 18 April 2011)
Longest unbeaten run11 games – Aston Villa (6 September 2010 – 21 February 2011)
Longest losing run6 games – Blackpool (14 March 2011 - 20 April 2011)
Lowest attendance0 - Many (behind closed doors matches)

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,[2] Stoke City,[3] and Fulham[4] 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 Pts
1Manchester United Reserves (C) 199823824+1435
2Manchester City EDS 1910363222+1033
3Wigan Athletic Reserves 199462122−131
4Newcastle United Reserves 198474040028
5Bolton Wanderers Reserves 198382432−827

Premier Reserve League North Group B

Final table as of 5 May 2011

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Blackburn Rovers Reserves (C) 197573938+126
2Sunderland Reserves 196672927+224
3Liverpool Reserves 195862526−123
4Everton Reserves 1943122334−1115
5Blackpool Reserves 1942132349−2614

Premier Reserve League South

Final table as of 9 May 2011

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Chelsea Reserves (C) 2011364239+336
2Arsenal Reserves 2010554134+735
3Aston Villa Reserves 208663721+1630
4West Ham United Reserves 208483130+128
5West Bromwich Albion Reserves 2051053029+125
6Wolves Reserves 2052132735−817

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
Pos = 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 South

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Fabio Borini Chelsea Reserves 12
2 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Arsenal Reserves 10
3 Adam Phillip Chelsea Reserves 8
4 Nathan Delfouneso Aston Villa Reserves 7
Milan Lalkovič Chelsea Reserves 7
6 Chuks Aneke Arsenal Reserves 6
Gary Gardner Aston Villa Reserves 6
Geoffrey Mujangi Bia Wolves Reserves 6
9 Luke Freeman Arsenal Reserves 5
Sam Mantom West Bromwich Albion Reserves 5
Sam Winnall Wolves Reserves 5
12 Samir Carruthers Aston Villa Reserves 4
Roarie Deacon Arsenal Reserves 4
Zavon Hines West Ham United Reserves 4
Cristian Montano West Ham United Reserves 4
Freddie Sears West Ham United Reserves 4
Dylan Tombides West Ham United Reserves 4
Gökhan Töre Chelsea Reserves 4
Chris Wood West Bromwich Albion Reserves 4
20 Benik Afobe Arsenal Reserves 3
Barry Bannan Aston Villa Reserves 3
James Collins Aston Villa Reserves 3
Matt Doherty Wolves Reserves 3
Lateef Elford-Alliyu West Bromwich Albion Reserves 3
Chris Herd Aston Villa Reserves 3
Todd Kane Chelsea Reserves 3
Benni McCarthy West Ham United Reserves 3
Rhys Murphy Arsenal Reserves 3
29 Saido Berahino West Bromwich Albion Reserves 2
Graham Burke Aston Villa Reserves 2
Nathaniel Chalobah Chelsea Reserves 2
Billy Clifford Chelsea Reserves 2
Anthony Edgar West Ham United Reserves 2
George Elokobi Wolves Reserves 2
Ishmael Miller West Bromwich Albion Reserves 2
George Thorne West Bromwich Albion Reserves 2
Adil Nabi West Bromwich Albion Reserves 2
Joshua Rees Arsenal Reserves 2
Nathan Rooney Wolves Reserves 2
James Spray Wolves Reserves 2
Junior Stanislas West Ham United Reserves 2
George Thorne West Bromwich Albion Reserves 2
Andreas Weimann Aston Villa Reserves 2
44 Many players 1

Promotion and relegation

See also

References

  1. "PremierLeague.com " Reserve fixtures 2010–11" (PDF). premierleague.com. 2010-07-15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  2. "birminghammail.net " Birmingham City opt against entering next season's reserve league". birminghammail.net. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  3. "stokecityfc.com " Fixtures & Results 2010/11". stokecityfc.com. 2010-06-03. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  4. "fulhamfc.com " Development Squad Announcement". fulhamfc.com. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.

Match reports

Match reports can be found at each club's official website:

Premier Reserve Leagues North Premier Reserve League South
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