2010–11 Football League Two
# 2010–11 Football League Two

The 2010–11 Football League Two season, (known as the Npower League Two for sponsorship reasons), was the lowest division of the Football League for that season. It began on 7 August 2010 and concluded on 28 May 2011 with the play-off final.

## Changes from last season

### Team changes

**From League Two**

Promoted to League One

* Notts County
* Rochdale
* Bournemouth
* Dagenham and Redbridge

Relegated to Conference National

* Grimsby Town
* Darlington

**To League Two**

Relegated from Football League One

* Wycombe Wanderers
* Southend United
* Stockport County
* Gillingham

Promoted from Conference National

* Stevenage
* Oxford United

## Team overview

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Accrington Stanley | Accrington | Crown Ground | 5,057 |
| Aldershot Town | Aldershot | Recreation Ground | 7,500 |
| Barnet | London | Underhill Stadium | 6,200 |
| Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
| Burton Albion | Burton upon Trent | Pirelli Stadium | 6,912 |
| Bury | Bury | Gigg Lane | 11,840 |
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham | Abbey Business Stadium | 7,066 |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | B2net Stadium | 10,338 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | Alexandra Stadium | 10,153 |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
| Hereford United | Hereford | Edgar Street | 5,075 |
| Lincoln City | Lincoln | Sincil Bank | 10,500 |
| Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield | Moss Rose | 6,355 |
| Morecambe | Morecambe | Globe Arena | 6,918 |
| Northampton Town | Northampton | Sixfields Stadium | 7,653 |
| Oxford United | Oxford | Kassam Stadium | 12,500 |
| Port Vale | Stoke-on-Trent | Vale Park | 19,052 |
| Rotherham United | Sheffield | Don Valley Stadium | 25,000 |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | Greenhous Meadow | 9,875 |
| Southend United | Southend-on-Sea | Roots Hall | 12,392 |
| Stevenage | Stevenage | Broadhall Way | 7,100 |
| Stockport County | Stockport | Edgeley Park | 10,852 |
| Torquay United | Torquay | Plainmoor | 6,104 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | High Wycombe | Adams Park | 10,284 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Manager | Chairman | Team captain | Kit maker | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accrington Stanley | John Coleman | Ilyas Khan | Andrew Procter | Joma | Combined Stabilisation |
| Aldershot Town | Dean Holdsworth | John Leppard | Anthony Charles | Carbrini | EBB Paper |
| Barnet | Giuliano Grazioli(caretaker) | Anthony Kleanthous | Glen Southam | Vandanel | Home-Pulse Fitness, Away-Greenfleets |
| Bradford City | Peter Jackson | Mark Lawn and Julian Rhodes | Simon Ramsden | Surridge | Map Group UK |
| Burton Albion | Paul Peschisolido | Ben Robinson | John McGrath | TAG | Mr Cropper |
| Bury | Richard Barker (caretaker) | Brian Fenton | Steven Schumacher | Surridge | Bury Metropolitan Council |
| Cheltenham Town | Mark Yates | Paul Baker | Michael Pook | Erreà | Mira Showers |
| Chesterfield | John Sheridan | Barrie Hubbard | Mark Allott | Respect | Vodka Kick |
| Crewe Alexandra | Dario Gradi | John Bowler | David Artell | Lotto | Mornflake Cereal |
| Gillingham | Andy Hessenthaler | Paul Scally | Barry Fuller | Vandanel | Automatic Retailing |
| Hereford United | Jamie Pitman | David Keyte | Michael Townsend | Admiral | Cargill |
| Lincoln City | Steve Tilson | Bob Dorrian | Delroy Facey | Umbro | Star Glaze |
| Macclesfield Town | Gary Simpson | Mike Rance | Paul Morgan | adidas | Voi Jeans |
| Morecambe | Sammy McIlroy | Peter McGuigan | Barry Roche | Puma | Bench |
| Northampton Town | Gary Johnson | David Cardoza | Andy Holt | Erreà | Jackson Grundy |
| Oxford United | Chris Wilder | Kelvin Thomas | James Constable | Nike | Bridle Insurance |
| Port Vale | Micky Adams | Bill Bratt | Marc Richards | Vandanel | Harlequin Property |
| Rotherham United | Andy Scott | Tony Stewart | Ryan Cresswell | Carlotti | Parkgate Shopping |
| Shrewsbury Town | Graham Turner | Roland Wycherley | Ian Sharps | Joma | Greenhous |
| Southend United | Paul Sturrock | Ron Martin | Craig Easton | Nike | InsureandGo |
| Stevenage | Graham Westley | Phil Wallace | Mark Roberts | Vandanel | Serverchoice and LCN |
| Stockport County | Ray Mathias | Alwin Thompson | Danny Swailes | Nike | Stockport council |
| Torquay United | Paul Buckle | Simon Baker | Lee Mansell | Vandanel | Sparkworld |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Gary Waddock | Ivor Beeks | Gareth Ainsworth | Joma | Bucks New University |

**Managerial changes**

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in Table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hereford United | Graham Turner | Resigned | 16 April 2010 | Simon Davey | 22 June 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Barnet | Ian Hendon | Sacked | 28 April 2010 | Mark Stimson | 1 June 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Shrewsbury Town | Paul Simpson | Sacked | 30 April 2010 | Graham Turner | 11 June 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Gillingham | Mark Stimson | Mutual consent | 10 May 2010 | Andy Hessenthaler | 22 May 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Stockport | Gary Ablett | Sacked | 17 June 2010 | Paul Simpson | 12 July 2010 | Pre-Season |
| Lincoln City | Chris Sutton | Resigned | 29 September 2010 | Steve Tilson | 15 October 2010 | 21st |
| Hereford United | Simon Davey | Sacked | 4 October 2010 | Jamie Pitman | 19 December 2010 | 24th |
| Port Vale | Micky Adams | Signed by Sheffield United | 30 December 2010 | Jim Gannon | 6 January 2011 | 2nd |
| Barnet | Mark Stimson | Sacked | 1 January 2011 | Martin Allen | 23 March 2011 | 23rd |
| Stockport County | Paul Simpson | Sacked | 4 January 2011 | Ray Mathias | 9 March 2011 | 21st |
| Aldershot Town | Kevin Dillon | Sacked | 10 January 2011 | Dean Holdsworth | 12 January 2011 | 20th |
| Bradford City | Peter Taylor | Stepped down | 26 February 2011 | Peter Jackson | 28 February 2011 | 20th |
| Northampton Town | Ian Sampson | Sacked | 2 March 2011 | Gary Johnson | 4 March 2011 | 16th |
| Port Vale | Jim Gannon | Sacked | 21 March 2011 | Micky Adams | 13 May 2011 | 8th |
| Rotherham United | Ronnie Moore | Mutual consent | 22 March 2011 | Andy Scott | 13 April 2011 | 9th |
| Bury | Alan Knill | Signed by Scunthorpe United | 31 March 2011 | Richard Barker (caretaker) | 31 March 2011 | 9th |
| Barnet | Martin Allen | Signed by Notts County | 11 April 2011 | Giuliano Grazioli (caretaker) | 11 April 2011 | 23rd |

## League table

A total of 24 teams contest the division: 18 sides remaining in the division from last season, four relegated from the League One, and two promoted from Conference National.

| 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 | | | |

### Semifinals

Torquay United won 2 – 0 on aggregate.

Stevenage won 3 – 0 on aggregate.

## 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 | |

## Season statistics

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Peter Vincenti for Stevenage against Macclesfield Town, 6:43 minutes (7 August 2010)
* Highest scoring game: 11 goals – Accrington Stanley 7–4 Gillingham (2 October 2010)
* Most goals scored in a game by one team: 8 goals
   * Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town (2 April 2011)
* Widest winning margin: 7 goals
   * Crewe Alexandra 7–0 Barnet (21 August 2010)
   * Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town (2 April 2011)
* Fewest games failed to score in: 7 – Crewe Alexandra
* Most games failed to score in: 17
   * Hereford United
   * Stevenage
   * Stockport County

### Discipline

* Most yellow cards (club): 78 – Hereford United
* Most yellow cards (player): 13 – John McGrath (Burton Albion)
* Most red cards (club): 9 – Stevenage
* Most red cards (player): 2
   * Luke Foster (Stevenage)
   * Abdul Osman (Northampton Town)
   * Steven Schumacher (Bury)
   * Michael Townsend (Hereford United)
   * Jamie Vincent (Aldershot Town)
* Most fouls (club): 563 – Gillingham
* Most fouls (player): 94 – Matt Harold (Shrewsbury Town)

### Clean sheets

* Most clean sheets: 17 – Wycombe Wanderers
* Fewest clean sheets: 6 – Stockport County

## Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Paul Buckle | Torquay United | Adam Le Fondre | Rotherham United |
| September | Micky Adams | Port Vale | Ryan Lowe | Bury |
| October | Alan Knill | Bury | Craig Davies | Chesterfield |
| November | Micky Adams | Port Vale | Mark Wright | Shrewsbury Town |
| December | Andy Hessenthaler | Gillingham | Greg Tansey | Stockport County |
| January | Dario Gradi | Crewe Alexandra | Cody McDonald | Gillingham |
| February | Graham Turner | Shrewsbury Town | Ryan Lowe | Bury |
| March | Dean Holdsworth | Aldershot Town | Craig Davies | Chesterfield |
| April | Richie Barker | Bury | Ryan Lowe | Bury |
