Alloa Athletic 0, Aberdeen 3, 24/08/2010. Recreation Park, Scottish League Cup second round. Alloa Athletic host Aberdeen in a Co-operative Insurance Cup second round match. Scottish League second division Alloa lost the match by three goals to nil against their Premier League rivals in a match watched by 1649 spectators. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Birmingham City 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, 01/05/2011. St Andrews, Premier League. Both clubs were battling against relegation from England's top division. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, watched by a crowd of 26,027. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Blackburn Rovers 2 Aston Villa 0, 21/11/2010. Ewood Park, Premier League. Blackburn Rovers play host to Aston Villa in a Barclays Premier League match. Blackburn won the match by two goals to nil watched by a crowd of 21,848. It was Rovers' first match under the ownership of Indian company Venky's. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Blackpool 2 Liverpool 1, 12/01/2011. Bloomfield Road, Premier League. The home side won by two goals to one. It was the first time the clubs had met in a league match since Blackpool were last in the top division of English football in 1970-71. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Bradford managed by Peter Taylor, and featuring former England international Lee Hendrie hosted promotion chasing Gillingham at Valley Parade in September 2010. A 90th minute goal gave Bradford a 1-0 win. Bradford finished 18th, Taylor left by mutual consent in February 2011. Gillingham finished 8th, and missed out on the play offs by goal difference.

Action from two of the matches at the Carling Nations Cup tournament, staged at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and featuring the full international teams from Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland andWales in May 2011. Photos by Colin McPherson.

FC Halifax Town 1 Mickleover Sports 1, 23/04/2011. The Shay, Northern Premier League. FC Halifax Town were presented with the Northern Premier League Premier Division championship trophy following their match with Mickleover Sports. The club replaced Halifax Town A.F.C. who went into administration during the 2007–08 season, having previously been members of the Football League for 80 years. Their promotion meant they would play in Conference North in the 2011-12 season. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Fraserburgh 2 Strathspey Thistle 2, 06/11/2010. Bellslea Park, Highland League. Fraserburgh take on Strathspey Thistle in a Highland League fixture at Bellslea Park. Nicknamed 'The Broch,' Fraserburgh have been members of the Highland League since 1921 having been formed 11 years earlier. The match ended in a 2-2 draw in front of a crowd of 302. Photos by Colin McPherson

Glossop North End 0 Barnoldswick Town 1, 19/02/2011. Surrey Street, North West Counties League Premier Division. The visitors won the match by one goal to nil watched by a crowd of 203 spectators. Glossop North End celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2011 and were once members of the Football League in England, spending one season in the top division in 1899-00. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Sheffield Wednesday visited Hartlepool United early in their first season in the third tier of English football. Despite a 0-5 victory the 2010-11 season turned out to be the low point (so far) in Wednesday's history. They finished 15th in League One, one place ahead of Hartlepool, before being promoted the following season. The attendance of 4,084 was a seasons high for Hartlepool. After relegation to League Two in 2013, Hartlepool were relegated to the National League in 2017.

Liverpool 2 Northampton Town 2, 22/09/2010. Anfield, League Cup third round. Northampton Town visit Anfield for a Carling Cup match against Liverpool. The visitors from English League 2 defeated their Premier League hosts on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw after extra time in one of the biggest shock results in either clubs histories. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Matlock Town 0 Eastwood Town 3, 09/10/2010. Causeway Lane, FA Cup 3rd qualifying round. The visitors from Nottingham who play one division higher than Matlock won by three goals to nil to move to within one round of the FA Cup 1st round proper. The match was watched by 655 spectators. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Middlesbrough 1 Preston North End 1, 22/01/2011. Riverside Stadium, Championship. The match ended in a one-all draw watched by a crowd of 16,157. Middlesbrough relocated from their former home at Ayresome Park in 1995. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Millwall Lionesses 5 Watford Ladies 0, 13/03/2011. Eden Park Avenue Beckenham Town, FA Cup 5th Round. Photos by Simon Gill.

Nottingham Forest 2 Ipswich Town 0, 23/10/2010. City Ground, Championship. Nottingham Forest take on visitors Ipswich Town in an Npower Championship match at the City Ground. Forest won the match by two goals to nil in front of 22,935 spectators. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Plymouth Argyle 2 Exeter City 0, 11/12/2010. Home Park, League One. Photos by Simon Gill.

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers preparations, 31/12/2010. Prenton Park, League 1. It was the first league fixture between the teams since March 1989. Rochdale won this latest encounter by three goals to two watched by a crowd of 5,500. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Sheffield United 2 Leeds United 0, 19/03/2011. Bramall Lane, Championship. The home team won the game by two goals to nil watched by a crowd of 23,728. Bramall Lane is the world's oldest professional football ground and at one time hosted both football and cricket. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Stenhousemuir 0 Alloa Athletic 1, 21/08/2010. Stadium, Scottish Second Division. Alloa Athletic visit Ochilview stadium, Larbert, for their Irn Bru Scottish League second division match against Stenhousemuir. Alloa won the match by one goal to nil against their local rivals in a match watched by 619 spectators. This was part of a 'home-and-away' feature on Alloa for When Saturday Comes. Phots by Colin McPherson.

Reading 2 Swansea City 4, 30/05/2011. Wembley Stadium, Championship play-off final. The Npower Championship play-off final between Reading (blue) and Swansea City at Wembley Stadium. The match was won by Swansea by 4 goals to 2 watched by a crowd of 86,581. Swansea became the first Welsh team to reach the top division of English football since they themselves played there in 1983. Photos by Colin McPherson.

The New Saints 4 Bohemians 0, 20/07/2010. Park Hall Stadium, Champions League 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg. Despite leading 1-0 from the first leg, the Dublin club went out following their 4-0 defeat by the Welsh champions. The match was the first-ever Champions League match in the UK played on an artificial pitch and was staged at the Welsh Premier League's ground which was located over the border in England. Photos by Colin McPherson.