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2011 Football League play-offs

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.

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

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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

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Main article: 2010–11 Football League Championship
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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2010–11 Football 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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2010–11 Football 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

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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

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First leg
Torquay United2–0Shrewsbury Town
Zebroski   29'
O'Kane   45+3'		 Report
Attendance: 4,130
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

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

References

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  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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