2010–11 Aston Villa F.C. season
| 2010–11 season | |||
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| Chairman | Randy Lerner | ||
| Manager |
Martin O'Neill (until 9 August) Kevin MacDonald (caretaker)(from 9 August to 8 September) Gérard Houllier (from 8 September to 23 April) Gary McAllister (caretaker) (from 23 April to 22 May) |
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| Stadium | Villa Park | ||
| Premier League | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Darren Bent (9) All: Ashley Young (9) |
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| Highest home attendance | 42,785 vs Liverpool (22 May 2011) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,753 vs Blackburn Rovers (22 September 2010) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 37,273 (League) 35,548 (All) |
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The 2010–11 Aston Villa F.C. season was Aston Villa's 136th professional season; their 100th season in the top-flight; and their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. It was also the first (and only) season under French manager Gérard Houllier, who was appointed after previous boss Martin O'Neill resigned on 9 August 2010. Despite a generally disappointing season in both the league and cup competitions, a late surge allowed the club to finish in 9th position in the Premier League (3 places lower than their 6th-place finish the previous season).
Aston Villa once again competed in the UEFA Europa League, marking their 2nd consecutive season in the tournament and 3rd consecutive season in European competition overall. However, after drawing the away fixture, Aston Villa were eliminated for the second consecutive year in the play-off round, and again at the hands of Rapid Vienna.
This season marked the first time that four West Midlands county clubs performed in the Premier League. Aston Villa once again contested the Second City derby with Birmingham City, who remain in the league, alongside Wolverhampton Wanderers, who also avoided relegation. West Bromwich Albion also join them in the league, meaning that Villa will contest a total of six local derbies throughout the duration of the Premier League season. An additional derby game at Birmingham City took place on 1 December 2010 in the Football League Cup.
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: FxPro
The home kit for 2010-11 season featured claret socks, but the most conspicuous feature was the checkerboard patterns on the side of the shirts. This was repeated on away kit, which was just a plain black shirt with sky blue trimmings. The three goalkeeper kits were yellow, jade and grey and was based on Nike's zigzag template designed exclusively for big club goalkeepers.
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