# 2010–11 Football League

The 2010–11 Football League (known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 112th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2010 and concluded in May 2011, with the promotion play-off finals.
The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the League Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier.
This was the first season that npower sponsored the league, after Coca-Cola's contract expired at the end of the 2009–10 season.

## Promotion and relegation
### From Premier League

Relegated to Championship
* Burnley
* Hull City
* Portsmouth

### From Championship

Promoted to Premier League
* Newcastle United
* West Bromwich Albion
* Blackpool
Relegated to League One
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Plymouth Argyle
* Peterborough United

### From Football League One

Promoted to Championship
* Norwich City
* Leeds United
* Millwall
Relegated to League Two
* Gillingham
* Wycombe Wanderers
* Southend United
* Stockport County

### From Football League Two

Promoted to League One
* Notts County
* Bournemouth
* Rochdale
* Dagenham & Redbridge
Relegated to Conference Premier
* Grimsby Town
* Darlington

### From Conference Premier

Promoted to League Two
* Stevenage Borough
* Oxford United

## Championship
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 88 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Norwich City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 84 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Swansea City (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 77 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Leeds United | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 72 | |
| 8 | Burnley | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 68 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 67 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 76 | 71 | +5 | 67 | |
| 11 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 65 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 62 | |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 62 | |
| 14 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 61 | |
| 15 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 60 | |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 58 | |
| 17 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 56 | |
| 18 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 55 | |
| 19 | Derby County | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 49 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 48 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 48 | |
| 22 | Preston North End (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 42 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Sheffield United (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 42 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 42 | Relegation to Football League One |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Swansea City | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Swansea City | 4 |
| | | | | | 5 | Reading | 2 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Reading | 2 |
| 5 | Reading | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | |

### Results

The fixtures for the Championship were released on 17 June 2010. The season kick-off was announced for 6 August 2010 and it concluded on 7 May 2011.
| Home \ Away | BAR | BRI | BUR | CAR | COV | CRY | DER | DON | HUL | IPS | LEE | LEI | MID | MIL | NWC | NOT | POR | PNE | QPR | REA | SCU | SHU | SWA | WAT |
| Barnsley | | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Bristol City | 3–3 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Burnley | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Cardiff City | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| Coventry City | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Derby County | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 3–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hull City | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Leeds United | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Leicester City | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 |
| Millwall | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–6 |
| Norwich City | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Portsmouth | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Preston North End | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Reading | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Sheffield United | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Swansea City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 1–1 |
| Watford | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Danny Graham | Watford | 24 |
| 2 | Shane Long | Reading | 21 |
| 2 | Grant Holt | Norwich City | 21 |
| 4 | Luciano Becchio | Leeds United | 19 |
| 5 | Jay Bothroyd | Cardiff City | 18 |
| 5 | Adel Taarabt | Queens Park Rangers | 18 |
| 7 | Max Gradel | Leeds United | 17 |
| 7 | Scott Sinclair | Swansea City | 17 |
| 9 | Steve Morison | Millwall | 15 |
| 9 | Billy Sharp | Doncaster Rovers | 15 |

## League One
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 95 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Southampton (P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 38 | +48 | 92 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 87 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Peterborough United (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 106 | 75 | +31 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 71 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 70 | |
| 8 | Exeter City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 70 | |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 68 | |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 62 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 61 | |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 59 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 59 | |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 59 | |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 58 | |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 57 | |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 56 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 56 | |
| 19 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 50 | |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 48 | |
| 21 | Dagenham & Redbridge (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 47 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 48 | 82 | −34 | 45 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 42 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 41 | Relegation to Football League Two |
* ↑ Plymouth Argyle deducted 10 points for insolvency.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town (p) | 1 | 3 | 4 (4) | | | |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 3 | 4 (2) | | | |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 3 | 4 (2) | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 0 |
| | | | | | 4 | Peterborough United | 3 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Peterborough United | 3 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOU | BRE | B&HA | BRR | CRL | CHA | COL | D&R | EXE | HAR | HUD | LEY | MKD | NTC | OLD | PET | PLY | ROC | SHW | SOU | SWI | TRA | WAL | YEO |
| Bournemouth | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Brentford | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Carlisle United | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | | 3–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Colchester United | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Exeter City | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Hartlepool United | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| Leyton Orient | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–5 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Notts County | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 0–5 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Peterborough United | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Rochdale | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Southampton | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Swindon Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Walsall | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | | 0–1 |
| Yeovil Town | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Craig Mackail-Smith | Peterborough United | 26 |
| 2 | Glenn Murray | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 |
| 3 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Plymouth Argyle / Charlton Athletic | 21 |
| 4 | Rickie Lambert | Southampton | 19 |
| 5 | Jamie Cureton | Exeter City | 17 |
| 7 | Ashley Barnes | Brighton and Hove Albion | 16 |
| 7 | Will Hoskins | Bristol Rovers | 16 |
| 7 | Jordan Rhodes | Huddersfield Town | 16 |
| 9 | Lee Barnard | Southampton | 14 |
| 9 | George Boyd | Peterborough United | 14 |

## League Two
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chesterfield (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 86 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Bury (P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 81 | Promotion to League One |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers (P) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 80 | Promotion to League One |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 79 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 73 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Stevenage (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 69 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 68 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 68 | |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 66 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 65 | |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 65 | |
| 12 | Oxford United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 63 | |
| 13 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 61 | |
| 14 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 | |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 55 | |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 52 | |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 52 | |
| 18 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 52 | |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 51 | |
| 20 | Morecambe | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 51 | |
| 21 | Hereford United | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 50 | |
| 22 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 48 | |
| 23 | Lincoln City (R) | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 81 | −36 | 47 | Relegation to Conference National |
| 24 | Stockport County (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 96 | −48 | 41 | Relegation to Conference National |
* 1 2 Torquay United deducted one point and Hereford United deducted three points

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | Stevenage | 1 |
| | | | | | 7 | Torquay United | 0 |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Torquay United | 0 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | ALD | BAR | BRA | BRT | BRY | CHL | CHF | CRE | GIL | HER | LIN | MAC | MOR | NOR | OXF | PTV | ROT | SHR | STD | STE | STP | TOR | WYC |
| Accrington Stanley | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 7–4 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Aldershot Town | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Barnet | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Burton Albion | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Bury | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Chesterfield | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | | 5–5 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 |
| Gillingham | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Hereford United | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Lincoln City | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Macclesfield Town | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Morecambe | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Northampton Town | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Oxford United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Rotherham United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Southend United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Stevenage | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Stockport County | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Torquay United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Clayton Donaldson | Crewe Alexandra | 26 |
| 2 | Ryan Lowe | Bury | 25 |
| 3 | Cody McDonald | Gillingham | 24 |
| 4 | Craig Davies | Chesterfield | 22 |
| 5 | Adam Le Fondre | Rotherham United | 21 |
| 6 | Wesley Thomas | Cheltenham Town | 18 |
| 7 | Barry Corr | Southend United | 17 |
| 7 | Shaun Miller | Crewe Alexandra | 17 |
| 9 | Ashley Grimes | Lincoln City | 15 |
| 9 | Shaun Harrad | Northampton Town | 15 |
| 9 | Jack Lester | Chesterfield | 15 |
| 9 | Marc Richards | Port Vale | 15 |
| 9 | Jake Robinson | Torquay United | 15 |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Paul Ince | Resigned | 16 April 2010 | Pre-season | Karl Robinson | 10 May 2010 |
| Hereford United | Graham Turner | Resigned | 16 April 2010 | Pre-Season | Simon Davey | 22 June 2010 |
| Barnet | Ian Hendon | Sacked | 28 April 2010 | Pre-Season | Mark Stimson | 1 June 2010 |
| Shrewsbury Town | Paul Simpson | Sacked | 30 April 2010 | Pre-Season | Graham Turner | 11 June 2010 |
| Crystal Palace | Paul Hart | Contract expired | 2 May 2010 | Pre-season | George Burley | 17 June 2010 |
| Coventry City | Chris Coleman | Sacked | 4 May 2010 | Pre-season | Aidy Boothroyd | 20 May 2010 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Paul Mariner | Became head coach | 6 May 2010 | Pre-season | Peter Reid | 24 June 2010 |
| Gillingham | Mark Stimson | Mutual consent | 10 May 2010 | Pre-season | Andy Hessenthaler | 22 May 2010 |
| Hull City | Iain Dowie | Contract expired | 9 May 2010 | Pre-season | Nigel Pearson | 29 June 2010 |
| Portsmouth | Avram Grant | Resigned | 20 May 2010 | Pre-season | Steve Cotterill | 18 June 2010 |
| Notts County | Steve Cotterill | End of contract | 27 May 2010 | Pre-season | Craig Short | 4 June 2010 |
| Stockport | Gary Ablett | Sacked | 17 June 2010 | Pre-Season | Paul Simpson | 12 July 2010 |
| Leicester City | Nigel Pearson | Signed by Hull City | 29 June 2010 | Pre-season | Paulo Sousa | 7 July 2010 |
| Swansea City | Paulo Sousa | Signed by Leicester City | 5 July 2010 | Pre-season | Brendan Rodgers | 16 July 2010 |
| Bristol City | Steve Coppell | Resigned | 12 August 2010 | 23rd | Keith Millen | 12 August 2010 |
| Sheffield United | Kevin Blackwell | Mutual consent | 14 August 2010 | 21st | Gary Speed | 17 August 2010 |
| Southampton | Alan Pardew | Sacked | 30 August 2010 | 21st | Nigel Adkins | 12 September 2010 |
| Scunthorpe United | Nigel Adkins | Signed By Southampton | 12 September 2010 | 15th | Ian Baraclough | 24 September 2010 |
| Lincoln City | Chris Sutton | Resigned | 29 September 2010 | 21st | Steve Tilson | 15 October 2010 |
| Leicester City | Paulo Sousa | Sacked | 1 October 2010 | 24th | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 3 October 2010 |
| Hereford United | Simon Davey | Sacked | 4 October 2010 | 24th | Jamie Pitman | 19 December 2010 |
| Middlesbrough | Gordon Strachan | Resigned | 18 October 2010 | 20th | Tony Mowbray | 26 October 2010 |
| Notts County | Craig Short | Sacked | 24 October 2010 | 16th | Paul Ince | 28 October 2010 |
| Sheffield United | Gary Speed | Signed by Wales | 14 December 2010 | 20th | Micky Adams | 30 December 2010 |
| Bristol Rovers | Paul Trollope | Sacked | 15 December 2010 | 21st | Dave Penney | 10 January 2011 |
| Burnley | Brian Laws | Sacked | 29 December 2010 | 9th | Eddie Howe | 14 January 2011 |
| Preston North End | Darren Ferguson | Sacked | 29 December 2010 | 24th | Phil Brown | 6 January 2011 |
| Port Vale | Micky Adams | Signed by Sheffield United | 30 December 2010 | 2nd | Jim Gannon | 6 January 2011 |
| Crystal Palace | George Burley | Sacked | 1 January 2011 | 23rd | Dougie Freedman | 12 January 2011 |
| Barnet | Mark Stimson | Sacked | 1 January 2011 | 23rd | Martin Allen | 23 March 2011 |
| Walsall | Chris Hutchings | Sacked | 4 January 2011 | 24th | Dean Smith | 21 January 2011 |
| Charlton Athletic | Phil Parkinson | Sacked | 4 January 2011 | 5th | Chris Powell | 14 January 2011 |
| Stockport County | Paul Simpson | Sacked | 4 January 2011 | 21st | Ray Mathias | 9 March 2011 |
| Ipswich Town | Roy Keane | Sacked | 7 January 2011 | 19th | Paul Jewell | 10 January 2011 |
| Peterborough United | Gary Johnson | Mutual consent | 10 January 2011 | 7th | Darren Ferguson | 12 January 2011 |
| Aldershot Town | Kevin Dillon | Sacked | 10 January 2011 | 20th | Dean Holdsworth | 12 January 2011 |
| Bournemouth | Eddie Howe | Signed by Burnley | 16 January 2011 | 4th | Lee Bradbury | 28 January 2011 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Alan Irvine | Sacked | 3 February 2011 | 12th | Gary Megson | 4 February 2011 |
| Brentford | Andy Scott | Sacked | 3 February 2011 | 19th | Nicky Forster | 1 March 2011 |
| Bradford City | Peter Taylor | Stepped down | 26 February 2011 | 20th | Peter Jackson | 28 February 2011 |
| Northampton Town | Ian Sampson | Sacked | 2 March 2011 | 16th | Gary Johnson | 4 March 2011 |
| Swindon Town | Danny Wilson | Resigned | 2 March 2011 | 22nd | Paul Hart | 3 March 2011 |
| Notts County | Paul Ince | Mutual consent | 3 March 2011 | 19th | Martin Allen | 11 April 2011 |
| Bristol Rovers | Dave Penney | Sacked | 7 March 2011 | 23rd | Paul Buckle | 30 May 2011 |
| Coventry City | Aidy Boothroyd | Sacked | 14 March 2011 | 19th | Andy Thorn | 28 April 2011 |
| Scunthorpe United | Ian Baraclough | Sacked | 16 March 2011 | 22nd | Alan Knill | 31 March 2011 |
| Port Vale | Jim Gannon | Sacked | 21 March 2011 | 8th | Micky Adams | 13 May 2011 |
| Rotherham United | Ronnie Moore | Mutual consent | 22 March 2011 | 9th | Andy Scott | 13 April 2011 |
| Bury | Alan Knill | Signed by Scunthorpe United | 31 March 2011 | 4th | Richard Barker (caretaker) | 31 March 2011 |
| Barnet | Martin Allen | Signed by Notts County | 11 April 2011 | 23rd | Giuliano Grazioli (caretaker) | 11 April 2011 |
| Swindon Town | Paul Hart | Sacked | 28 April 2011 | 24th | Paul Bodin | 28 April 2011 |