2011 Football League play-offs
# 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.

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

| 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

| 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 | | | |

### Semi-finals

**Second leg**

Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.

Reading won 3–0 on aggregate.

## 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 | 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 | | | |

### Semi-finals

**Second leg**

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

Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.

## 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 | 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 | | | |

### Semi-finals

**Second leg**

Torquay United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Stevenage won 3–0 on aggregate.

