2011 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs

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
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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.

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
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

Semi-finals

First leg

Nottingham Forest v Swansea City

12 May 2011 19:45

Nottingham Forest	0–0	Swansea City
	Report

City Ground, Nottingham Attendance: 27,881 Referee: Mike Dean

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Reading v Cardiff City

13 May 2011 19:45

Reading	0–0	Cardiff City
	Report

Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 21,485 Referee: Mark Halsey

Second leg

Swansea City v Nottingham Forest

16 May 2011 19:45

Swansea City	3–1	Nottingham Forest
Britton  28' Dobbie  33' Pratley  90+3'	Report	Earnshaw  80'

Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Andre Marriner

Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Cardiff City v Reading

17 May 2011 19:45

Cardiff City	0–3	Reading
	Report	Long  28', 45' (pen.) McAnuff  84'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 24,081 Referee: Howard Webb

Reading won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2011 Football League Championship play-off Final

Reading v Swansea City

30 May 2011 15:00

Reading	2–4	Swansea City
Allen  49' (o.g.) Mills  57'	Report	Sinclair  21' (pen.), 22', 80' (pen.) Dobbie  40'

Wembley Stadium, London 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
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

Semi-finals

First leg

Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town

14 May 2011 12:45

Bournemouth	1–1	Huddersfield Town
McDermott  60'	Report	Kilbane  22'

Dean Court, Bournemouth Attendance: 9,043 Referee: Mick Russell

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Milton Keynes Dons v Peterborough United

15 May 2011 12:15

Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Peterborough United
Powell  47' Baldock  50' Balanta  56'	Report	Mackail-Smith  8' McCann  81' (pen.)

Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Attendance: 12,662 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Second leg

Huddersfield Town v Bournemouth

18 May 2011 19:45

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

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

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

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Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons

19 May 2011 19:45

Peterborough United	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons
McCann  11' Mackail-Smith  54'	Report

London Road, Peterborough Attendance: 11,920 Referee: Colin Webster

Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2011 Football League One play-off Final

Huddersfield Town v Peterborough United

29 May 2011 15:00

Huddersfield Town	0–3	Peterborough United
	Report	Rowe  78' Mackail-Smith  80' McCann  85'

Old Trafford, Manchester 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
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.

Semi-finals

First leg

Torquay United v Shrewsbury Town

14 May 2011 17:45

Torquay United	2–0	Shrewsbury Town
Zebroski  29' O'Kane  45+3'	Report

Plainmoor, Torquay Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Scott Mathieson

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Stevenage v Accrington Stanley

15 May 2011 19:45

Stevenage	2–0	Accrington Stanley
Long  24' Byrom  45'	Report

Broadhall Way, Stevenage Attendance: 4,424 Referee: Roger East

Second leg

Shrewsbury Town v Torquay United

20 May 2011 19:45

Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Torquay United
	Report

Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury Attendance: 8,452 Referee: Kevin Wright

Torquay United won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Accrington Stanley v Stevenage

20 May 2011 19:45

Accrington Stanley	0–1	Stevenage
	Report	Beardsley  90'

Crown Ground, Accrington Attendance: 4,185 Referee: Russell Booth

Stevenage won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

Stevenage v Torquay United

28 May 2011 15:15

Stevenage	1–0	Torquay United
Mousinho  41'	Report

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 11,484 Referee: Darren Deadman

External links

• Football League website