2011 Football League play-offs
Season | 2010–11 |
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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 Football League play-offs for the 2010–11 season 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.
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[]
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[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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[]
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[]
- First leg
Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Swansea City |
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Report |
Reading | 0–0 | Cardiff City |
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Report |
- Second leg
Swansea City | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest |
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Britton ![]() Dobbie ![]() Pratley ![]() |
Report | Earnshaw ![]() |
Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.
Cardiff City | 0–3 | Reading |
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Report | Long ![]() McAnuff ![]() |
Reading won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final[]
Reading | 2–4 | Swansea City |
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Allen ![]() Mills ![]() |
Report | Sinclair ![]() Dobbie ![]() |
League One[]
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[]
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[]
- First leg
Milton Keynes Dons | 3–2 | Peterborough United |
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Powell ![]() Baldock ![]() Balanta ![]() |
Report | Mackail-Smith ![]() McCann ![]() |
- Second leg
Huddersfield Town | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Bournemouth |
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Peltier ![]() Ward ![]() Kay ![]() |
Report | Lovell ![]() Ings ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Novak ![]() Ward ![]() Kilbane ![]() Kay ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties.
Peterborough United | 2–0 | Milton Keynes Dons |
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McCann ![]() Mackail-Smith ![]() |
Report |
Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final[]
Huddersfield Town | 0–3 | Peterborough United |
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Report | Rowe ![]() Mackail-Smith ![]() McCann ![]() |
League Two[]
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[]
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[]
- First leg
Torquay United | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town |
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Zebroski ![]() O'Kane ![]() |
Report |
Stevenage | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley |
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Long ![]() Byrom ![]() |
Report |
- Second leg
Torquay United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Stevenage |
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Report | Beardsley ![]() |
Stevenage won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final[]
Stevenage | 1–0 | Torquay United |
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Mousinho ![]() |
Report |
References[]
- ^ "Play-off Semi Final Dates". The Football League. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
External links[]
- 2011 Football League play-offs
- 2010–11 Football League
- English Football League play-offs
- May 2011 sports events in the United Kingdom