2011 Football League play-offs

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.

Football League play-offs
Season2010–11
ChampionsSwansea City
(Championship)
Peterborough United
(League One)
Stevenage
(League Two)
Matches played15
Goals scored37 (2.47 per match)
Biggest home winSwansea 3–1 Nottm Forest
(Championship)
Biggest away winCardiff 0–3 Reading
(Championship)
Highest scoringReading 2–4 Swansea
Huddersfield 3–3 Bournemouth
(6 goals)
Highest attendance86,581 – Reading v Swansea
(Championship final)
Lowest attendance4,130 – Torquay v Shrewsbury
(League Two semi-final)
Average attendance20,733
← 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

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
Main article: 2010–11 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Swansea City 46248146942+2780
4Cardiff City 462311127654+2280
5Reading 46201797751+2677
6Nottingham Forest 462015116950+1975

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 Forest0–0Swansea City
Report
Attendance: 27,881
Referee: Mike Dean
Reading0–0Cardiff City
Report
Attendance: 21,485
Referee: Mark Halsey
Second leg
Swansea City3–1Nottingham Forest
Britton  28'
Dobbie  33'
Pratley  90+3'		 Report Earnshaw  80'
Attendance: 19,816

Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.

Cardiff City0–3Reading
Report Long  28', 45' (pen.)
McAnuff  84'
Attendance: 24,081
Referee: Howard Webb

Reading won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2011 Football League Championship play-off Final
Reading2–4Swansea City
Allen  49' (o.g.)
Mills  57'		 Report Sinclair  21' (pen.), 22', 80' (pen.)
Dobbie  40'
Attendance: 86,581
Referee: Phil Dowd

League One
Main article: 2010–11 Football League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Huddersfield Town 46251297748+2987
4Peterborough United 4623101310675+3179
5Milton Keynes Dons 46238156760+777
6Bournemouth 461914137554+2171

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
Bournemouth1–1Huddersfield Town
McDermott  60' Report Kilbane  22'
Attendance: 9,043
Referee: Mick Russell
Milton Keynes Dons3–2Peterborough United
Powell  47'
Baldock  50'
Balanta  56'		 Report Mackail-Smith  8'
McCann  81' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,662
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Second leg
Huddersfield Town3–3 (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
Attendance: 16,444

Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties.

Peterborough United2–0Milton Keynes Dons
McCann  11'
Mackail-Smith  54'		 Report
Attendance: 11,920
Referee: Colin Webster

Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2011 Football League One play-off Final
Huddersfield Town0–3Peterborough United
Report Rowe  78'
Mackail-Smith  80'
McCann  85'
Attendance: 48,410
Referee: Steve Tanner

League Two
Main article: 2010–11 Football League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Shrewsbury Town 462213117249+2379
5Accrington Stanley 46181997355+1873
6Stevenage 461815136245+1769
7Torquay United 461718117453+2168*

*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 United2–0Shrewsbury Town
Zebroski  29'
O'Kane  45+3'		 Report
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Scott Mathieson
Stevenage2–0Accrington Stanley
Long  24'
Byrom  45'		 Report
Attendance: 4,424
Referee: Roger East
Second leg
Shrewsbury Town0–0Torquay United
Report
Attendance: 8,452
Referee: Kevin Wright

Torquay United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Accrington Stanley0–1Stevenage
Report Beardsley  90'
Attendance: 4,185
Referee: Russell Booth

Stevenage won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final
Stevenage1–0Torquay United
Mousinho  41' Report
Attendance: 11,484
Referee: Darren Deadman

References
  1. "Play-off Semi Final Dates". The Football League. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
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