The 2010β11 season was
Sheffield Wednesday's first season in the third tier of English football since 2005 and their 109th season in the Football League.
10 August 2010 β Sheffield Wednesday progress to the second round of the
League Cup after beating
Bury 1β0 at
Hillsborough. The game was watched by 7,390 fans.
11 August 2010 β Sheffield Wednesday are given 28 days to pay a Β£550,000 debt before potentially going into administration.
24 August 2010 β Sheffield Wednesday are knocked out of the League Cup after a 4β2 loss at
Scunthorpe United.
9 November 2010 β Wednesday face a winding-up order over Β£600,000 of unpaid PAYE tax and also face a similar order over a Β£300,000 VAT bill.[1]
17 November 2010 β A High Court judge gives the club 28 days to find new owners and pay off their tax debt.[2]
29 November 2010 β
Milan Mandaric's UK Football Investments buys the club for Β£7,000,001 pending shareholder approval. The deal would settle the club's Β£23 million debt with the Co-Operative Bank with a Β£7 million payment. An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders is called for 14 December.[3]
30 November 2010 β Wednesday are knocked out of the Football League Trophy after a 3β1 loss at Carlisle United.
3 February 2011 β
Alan Irvine is sacked as manager after 13 months in charge. The club were 12th in the table at the time.[4]
4 February 2011 β
Gary Megson is appointed as manager.[5]
19 February 2011 β Wednesday reach the fifth round of the
FA Cup for the first time in 11 years, but are knocked out by Birmingham City.
7 May 2011 β A loss to Exeter City in the final game of the season leaves Wednesday 15th in the final league table.
^Potter was born in
Liverpool,
England, but also qualified to represent the
Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at
U-21 level before making his international debut for the
Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
^Johnson was born in
Marseille,
France, but also qualified to represent
Benin internationally and made his international debut for
Benin in February 2009.
^Palmer was born in
Worksop,
England, but also qualified to represent
Scotland internationally through his grandmother, as well as
Jamaica, and represented Scotland at
U-19 and
U-21 level before making his international debut for
Scotland in March 2019.
The 2010β11 season was
Sheffield Wednesday's first season in the third tier of English football since 2005 and their 109th season in the Football League.
10 August 2010 β Sheffield Wednesday progress to the second round of the
League Cup after beating
Bury 1β0 at
Hillsborough. The game was watched by 7,390 fans.
11 August 2010 β Sheffield Wednesday are given 28 days to pay a Β£550,000 debt before potentially going into administration.
24 August 2010 β Sheffield Wednesday are knocked out of the League Cup after a 4β2 loss at
Scunthorpe United.
9 November 2010 β Wednesday face a winding-up order over Β£600,000 of unpaid PAYE tax and also face a similar order over a Β£300,000 VAT bill.[1]
17 November 2010 β A High Court judge gives the club 28 days to find new owners and pay off their tax debt.[2]
29 November 2010 β
Milan Mandaric's UK Football Investments buys the club for Β£7,000,001 pending shareholder approval. The deal would settle the club's Β£23 million debt with the Co-Operative Bank with a Β£7 million payment. An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders is called for 14 December.[3]
30 November 2010 β Wednesday are knocked out of the Football League Trophy after a 3β1 loss at Carlisle United.
3 February 2011 β
Alan Irvine is sacked as manager after 13 months in charge. The club were 12th in the table at the time.[4]
4 February 2011 β
Gary Megson is appointed as manager.[5]
19 February 2011 β Wednesday reach the fifth round of the
FA Cup for the first time in 11 years, but are knocked out by Birmingham City.
7 May 2011 β A loss to Exeter City in the final game of the season leaves Wednesday 15th in the final league table.
^Potter was born in
Liverpool,
England, but also qualified to represent the
Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at
U-21 level before making his international debut for the
Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
^Johnson was born in
Marseille,
France, but also qualified to represent
Benin internationally and made his international debut for
Benin in February 2009.
^Palmer was born in
Worksop,
England, but also qualified to represent
Scotland internationally through his grandmother, as well as
Jamaica, and represented Scotland at
U-19 and
U-21 level before making his international debut for
Scotland in March 2019.