The Football League play-offs for the 2010–11 season (referred to as the npower Football League Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2011. The Championship final took place at Wembley Stadium in London, but the League One and Two finals were held at Old Trafford in Manchester, due to a clash with the UEFA Champions League Final.
| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Swansea City (Championship) Peterborough United (League One) Stevenage (League Two) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.47 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Swansea 3–1 Nottm Forest (Championship) |
| Biggest away win | Cardiff 0–3 Reading (Championship) |
| Highest scoring | Reading 2–4 Swansea Huddersfield 3–3 Bournemouth (6 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 86,581 – Reading v Swansea (Championship final) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,130 – Torquay v Shrewsbury (League Two semi-final) |
| Average attendance | 20,733 |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th-, 5th-, 6th- and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.
The semi-final matches were played from 12 to 20 May 2011. The finals were held between 28 and 30 May 2011.[1]
Background edit
The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.
Championship edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Swansea City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 80 |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 77 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 75 |
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| 3 | Swansea City | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Swansea City | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | Reading | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Reading | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Semi-finals edit
- First leg
- Second leg
| Swansea City | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
Britton  28' Dobbie 33' Pratley 90+3' |
Report | Earnshaw 80' |
Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.
Reading won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final edit
League One edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 87 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 106 | 75 | +31 | 79 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 77 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 71 |
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| 3 | Huddersfield Town (p) | 1 | 3 | 4 (4) | |||||||
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 3 | 4 (2) | |||||||
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Peterborough United | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Peterborough United | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
Semi-finals edit
- First leg
| Bournemouth | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town |
|---|---|---|
| McDermott 60' |
Report | Kilbane 22' |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 3–2 | Peterborough United |
|---|---|---|
| Powell 47' Baldock 50'Balanta 56' |
Report | Mackail-Smith 8' McCann 81' (pen.) |
- Second leg
| Huddersfield Town | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Bournemouth |
|---|---|---|
| Peltier 26' Ward 45+2' Kay 105+2' |
Report | Lovell 44' (pen.), 63' Ings 104' |
| Penalties | ||
Novak  Ward Kilbane Kay |
4–2 | Symes Feeney Robinson Cooper |
Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties.
Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final edit
| Huddersfield Town | 0–3 | Peterborough United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rowe 78' Mackail-Smith 80'McCann 85' |
League Two edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 79 |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 73 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 69 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 68* |
*Torquay deducted 1 point for fielding an unregistered player.
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Stevenage | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | Torquay United | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | Stevenage | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Semi-finals edit
- First leg
| Torquay United | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town |
|---|---|---|
| Zebroski 29' O'Kane 45+3' |
Report |
| Stevenage | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley |
|---|---|---|
| Long 24' Byrom 45' |
Report |
- Second leg
Torquay United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Stevenage won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "Play-off Semi Final Dates". The Football League. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.