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The 2010–11 season was West Ham United's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League after finishing in 17th place in the previous season. The club appointed Avram Grant as their new manager on 3 June 2010. This was following the sacking of Gianfranco Zola at the end of a disappointing 2009–10 season. On 15 May 2011, West Ham were relegated to the Championship after a comeback from Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium. With West Ham leading 2–0 at half-time by two Demba Ba goals, Wigan battled back to win 3–2 thanks to an added-time strike from Charles N'Zogbia. Following the loss, West Ham announced the sacking of manager Avram Grant just one season into his tenure. ==Key events== * 2 July: Senior coach Paul Groves and goalkeeping coach David Coles are appointed. Both previously worked under manager Avram Grant at Portsmouth. * 16 July: Pablo Barrera signs on a four-year contract, with a one-year option, for a fee of £4 million. He becomes West Ham's second summer signing of 2010. * 16 July: Frédéric Piquionne joins West Ham for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, becoming West Ham's third summer signing. * 28 July: West Ham appoint Željko Petrović as assistant manager. * 3 August: Tal Ben Haim joins West Ham on loan from Championship side Portsmouth until January 2011. * 5 August: The signing of New Zealand international Winston Reid is completed. Reid signs a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. * 24 August: West Ham sell Alessandro Diamanti to Serie A club Brescia for €2.2m. * 27 August: Nigerian international Victor Obinna is signed on a season-long loan from Inter. * 31 August: Fabio Daprela moves to Italian side Bescia on a free transfer, signing a five-year contract. * 31 August: Danish international, Lars Jacobsen signs a one-year contract, moving on a free transfer from Blackburn Rovers. * 31 August: Belgian goalkeeper Ruud Boffin signs a two-year contract for a nominal fee moving from Dutch side MVV.〔 * 18 September: Manager Avram Grant is unable to take charge of the team for a game at Stoke City in respect to his Jewish holy day, Yom Kippur. Assistant coach Paul Groves, Kevin Keen and assistant manager Željko Petrović take charge for the game. Defender Tal Ben Haim was also unavailable for selection for the same reason. * 25 September: West Ham gain their first win of the season and move off the bottom of the league by beating their London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, 1–0 with a goal from Frédéric Piquionne. * 16 November: Vice-chairman Karren Brady gives her backing to manager Avram Grant. Despite West Ham having won only one of thirteen league games, asked if Grant would still be the manager at the end of the season, Brady said: "Almost definitely, yes". * 20 November: Carlton Cole makes this 100th start in a West Ham shirt as a weak-looking West Ham team are beaten 3–0 by Liverpool leaving West Ham with one win from their first fourteen league games. * 23 November: After only four months at the club, Željko Petrović, West Ham's assistant manager, leaves the club. * 24 November: Former Crazy Gang member and Brentford manager Wally Downes is appointed as defensive coach. * 27 November: In a game designated by the West Ham board as a game to 'save our season', West Ham beat Wigan Athletic 3–1 with goals from Valon Behrami, Victor Obinna; his first Premier League goal, and Scott Parker. * 30 November: West Ham defeat defending League Cup champions Manchester United 4–0 with Victor Obinna providing all 4 goal assists, while Jonathan Spector, playing a more advanced role, scored his first 2 goals in English football. Carlton Cole also grabbed a double, handing Manchester United their first loss this season in all competitions. It is West Ham's biggest win against Manchester United since 1930.〔 * 15 December: Manager Avram Grant is handed an unusual ultimatum: win one of the next three games or face the sack. These included an away game at Blackburn (drawn), another away game at Fulham (won), and a home game against Everton (drawn). * 18 December: Goalkeeper and summer signing Ruud Boffin makes his debut after injuries to Robert Green, Marek Štěch and Péter Kurucz. Sixteen-year-old Jake Larkins sits on the bench as a reserve keeper. * 25 December: The Hammers celebrate Christmas at the bottom of the table, hoping to reverse the 'Curse of Christmas', where the team in that position is relegated at the end of the season. * 26 December: West Ham finally get an away win in their 28th game since the last away victory. A 3–1 win at Craven Cottage sees 2 goals by Carlton Cole and one from Frederic Piquionne. It is the first time Cole has scored two goals in a Premier League game. * 1 January: West Ham lift themselves out of the relegation zone and into 15th place with a 2–0 New Year's Day win over Wolves, with Freddie Sears scoring his first goal since March 2008. * 11 January: West Ham win 2–1 in the first of two legs against Birmingham City at Upton Park with a goal from Mark Noble in the first half and a weak shot from Carlton Cole skewing over the line past Ben Foster. At 1–1 Victor Obinna had been sent-off for an off-the-ball incident with Sebastian Larsson. * 12 January: Wayne Bridge signs on-loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.〔 * 16 January: Following two hefty losses to Newcastle and Arsenal, Avram Grant's job again comes under speculation with rumours of former Aston Villa and Celtic boss Martin O'Neill's inevitable takeover at the club. * 24 January: Middlesbrough midfielder, Gary O'Neil, signs for an undisclosed fee.〔 * 25 January: Valon Behrami signs with ACF Fiorentina and is the first player to leave permanently during the January transfer window.〔 * 11 February: The Olympic Park Legacy Committee select West Ham United as the preferred club to move into the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Olympic Games. The decision in favour of West Ham's bid was unanimous. * 4 March: Scott Parker takes the Premier League Player of the Month award for February. * 5 March: West Ham string back-to-back Premier League wins together for the first time this season, against Liverpool and Stoke City. January signing Demba Ba scores in both games, and following the Stoke game had scored four goals in four Premier League appearances. * 12 April: Benni McCarthy leaves West Ham by mutual agreement, with a £1.5million pay-off, after agreeing to terminate his contract. * 22 April: Scott Parker is named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. * 24 April: A fourth straight defeat, 3–0 away to Chelsea, sees West Ham fall to 20th in the Premier League. * 7 May: Manager Avram Grant is booed by West Ham fans during his side's 1–1 home draw with Blackburn Rovers. ''The Hammers'' are in bottom position, three points from 17th place with two games remaining. * 15 May: Needing a win against Wigan Athletic to avoid relegation, West Ham lose 3–2, due to a 90+4' goal from Charles N'Zogbia, after having led 2–0 at half-time. They will play their next season in the Championship after six seasons in the Premier League. Minutes after the game manager Avram Grant is sacked. * 22 May: Caretaker-manager Kevin Keen takes charge as a gutless West Ham side lose 3–0 to Sunderland at Upton Park. West Ham are relegated.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/premier-league/2010-2011/west-ham-united-sunderland-381509.html )〕 * 1 June: Sam Allardyce is appointed the new West Ham manager. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010–11 West Ham United F.C. season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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