Editing Clint Dempsey (section)

====2010–11 season====
Dempsey was on the substitutes' bench for Fulham's first two away games of 2010–11, but became a regular starter, one of only five U.S. players in the Premier League to do so. On September 18, 2010, he scored an equalizing goal on 56 minutes with a header against [[Blackburn Rovers]] at [[Ewood Park]] in the 1–1 draw to continue Fulham's unbeaten record in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite news|author=Nabil Hassan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9000608.stm|title=Blackburn 1–1 Fulham|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=September 18, 2010|archive-date=December 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206101326/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9000608.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On October 2, he scored against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] past [[Robert Green]], the same keeper that he had scored against in the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonathan|last=Liew|location=London, UK|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7943457/West-Ham-United-1-Fulham-1-match-report.html|title=West Ham United 1 Fulham 1: match report|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=October 2, 2010|date=October 2, 2010|archive-date=November 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127061711/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/7943457/West-Ham-United-1-Fulham-1-match-report.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He continued his form by scoring two goals against Wigan Athletic on October 30 as Fulham ran out 2–0 winners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2010/10/30/video-clint-dempsey-scores-twice-for-fulham-on-big-day-for-amer|title=Clint Dempsey Scores Twice for Fulham on Big Day for Americans Abroad|first=Brian|last=Straus|publisher=FanHouse.com|date=October 30, 2010|access-date=December 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902092124/http://www.aolnews.com/2010/10/30/video-clint-dempsey-scores-twice-for-fulham-on-big-day-for-amer|archive-date=September 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=October 30, 2010|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/30/fulham-wigan-athletic-premier-league|title=Fulham ease past woeful Wigan Athletic thanks to Clint Dempsey double|publisher=theguardian.com|work=The Guardian|access-date=December 5, 2013|location=London, UK|first=John|last=Ashdown|archive-date=December 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225210131/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/30/fulham-wigan-athletic-premier-league|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On January 22, 2011, Dempsey scored another double versus [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], putting Fulham temporarily out of relegation contention.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9362434.stm|title=Fulham 2–0 Stoke|date=January 22, 2011|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=January 22, 2011|archive-date=December 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225190508/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9362434.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 19, Dempsey became the first American player to score ten goals in a Premier League season, beating [[Brian McBride]]'s previous record of nine, also set while at Fulham in the 2005–06 season and 2006–07 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/yanks-abroa-dempsey-sets-a-record|title=Yanks Abroad: Dempsey Sets a Record; Holden Hurt|work=The New York Times|date=March 19, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2011|first=Jack|last=Bell|archive-date=December 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225210439/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/yanks-abroa-dempsey-sets-a-record|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Dempsey broke Fulham's Premier League goalscoring record by netting twice in a 3–0 victory over Bolton on April 27, 2011. He has scored a total of 33 goals for the team in the Premier League, topping both Brian McBride and [[Steed Malbranque]], each with 32. With these goals, he scored 12 goals for Fulham in the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Bensch|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/fulham-beats-bolton-3-0-to-pull-clear-of-premier-league-s-relegation-zone.html|title=Fulham Beats Bolton 3–0 to Pull Clear of Premier League's Relegation Zone|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|date=April 27, 2011|access-date=April 28, 2011|archive-date=December 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229183519/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/fulham-beats-bolton-3-0-to-pull-clear-of-premier-league-s-relegation-zone.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Dempsey was voted Fulham player of the season for 2010–11 by the Fulham fans, and his 12 Premier League strikes meant he was the club's leading goalscorer for the campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2011/june/03/player-of-the-season|title=Player of the Season|publisher=Fulhamfc.com|date=June 3, 2011|access-date=December 5, 2013|archive-date=December 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225173243/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2011/june/03/player-of-the-season|url-status=dead}}</ref>