2010–11 Football League One
# 2010–11 Football League One

The 2010–11 Football League One (known as Npower League One for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format. It started on 7 August 2010.

## Changes from 2009–10

### Team changes

**From League One**

Promoted to Championship

* Norwich City
* Leeds United
* Millwall

Relegated to League Two

* Southend United
* Wycombe Wanderers
* Stockport County
* Gillingham

**To League One**

Relegated from Championship

* Sheffield Wednesday
* Plymouth Argyle
* Peterborough United

Promoted from League Two

* Notts County
* Rochdale
* Bournemouth
* Dagenham & Redbridge

### Rule changes

**On field rules**

* Clubs are now restricted to having 25 first-team players over the age of 21, of which 10 must be home grown (registered in domestic football for three seasons before their 21st birthday). There is no restriction to players under 21.

**Off field rules**

* The new financial reporting rules will see clubs that fail to lodge their accounts with the Football League, at the same time they are required by Companies House, being hit with a transfer embargo.
* The Football League's Fit and Proper Person test was renamed "Director's Test" to ensure continuity with other football bodies.

### Sponsorship changes

Npower will be the Football League's new sponsor after Coca-Cola's contract ran out and was not renewed. The "Player of the Month" and "Manager of the Month" awards will now been known as the "Npower Player of the Month" and the "Npower Manager of the Month" award respectively. Coca-Cola signed a three-year contract to become the Football League's official partner.

## Team overview

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth | Dean Court | 9,600 |
| Brentford | London | Griffin Park | 12,763 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | Withdean Stadium | 8,850 |
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,011 |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | Brunton Park Stadium | 16,981 |
| Charlton Athletic | London | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Colchester United | Colchester | Colchester Community Stadium | 10,064 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | London | Victoria Road | 6,078 |
| Exeter City | Exeter | St James Park | 8,830 |
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool | Victoria Park | 8,240 |
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | Galpharm Stadium | 24,500 |
| Leyton Orient | London | Brisbane Road | 9,271 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes | Stadium:mk | 22,000 |
| Notts County | Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 21,388 |
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham | Boundary Park | 10,638 |
| Peterborough United | Peterborough | London Road Stadium | 15,460 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | Home Park | 19,500 |
| Rochdale | Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | 10,249 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough Stadium | 39,812 |
| Southampton | Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | County Ground | 14,700 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Birkenhead | Prenton Park | 16,789 |
| Walsall | Walsall | The Banks' Stadium | 11,300 |
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil | Huish Park | 9,665 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Manager | Team captain | Chairman | Kit maker | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bournemouth | Lee Bradbury | Jason Pearce | Eddie Mitchell | Carbrini | Carbrini |
| Brentford | Nicky Forster | Kevin O'Connor | Greg Dyke | Puma | Hertings Fixings (H) Bathwise (A) |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Gus Poyet | Gordon Greer | Tony Bloom | Erreà | IT First |
| Bristol Rovers | Stuart Campbell | Will Hoskins | Nick Higgs | Erreà | Smart Computers (H) Johnson's Stalbridge Linen Services (A) |
| Carlisle United | Greg Abbott | Paul Thirlwell | Andrew Jenkins | Le Coq Sportif | Eddie Stobart Transport |
| Charlton Athletic | Chris Powell | Christian Dailly | Michael Slater | Macron | Krbs.com |
| Colchester United | John Ward | Kemal Izzet | Robbie Cowling | Puma | Readers Offers Ltd |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | John Still | Mark Arber | Dave Andrews | Vandanel | West & Coe |
| Exeter City | Paul Tisdale | Matt Taylor | Edward Chorlton | Carbrini | Flybe |
| Hartlepool United | Mick Wadsworth | Sam Collins | Ken Hodcroft | Nike | Dove Energy |
| Huddersfield Town | Lee Clark | Peter Clarke | Dean Hoyle | Mitre | Kirklees College (H) RadianB (A) |
| Leyton Orient | Russell Slade | Stephen Dawson | Barry Hearn | Puma | PartyCasino.com |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Karl Robinson | Dean Lewington | Pete Winkelman | ISC | Double Tree by Hilton |
| Notts County | Martin Allen | Mike Edwards | Ray Trew | Nike | Lorien Connect (H) Vision Express (A) |
| Oldham Athletic | Paul Dickov | Reuben Hazell | Simon Corney | Carbrini | Carbrini |
| Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson | Grant McCann | Darragh MacAnthony | adidas | MRI Overseas Property |
| Plymouth Argyle | Peter Reid | Carl Fletcher | Sir Roy Gardner | adidas | Ginsters |
| Rochdale | Keith Hill | Gary Jones | Chris Dunphy | Carbrini | Carbrini |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Gary Megson | Tommy Miller | Milan Mandarić | Puma | Sheffield Children's Hospital |
| Southampton | Nigel Adkins | Dean Hammond | Nicola Cortese | Umbro | None |
| Swindon Town | Paul Bodin (Caretaker) | Jonathan Douglas | Jeremy Wray (Interim) | adidas | fourfourtwo.com (H) FIFA 11/Samsung (A) |
| Tranmere Rovers | Les Parry | John Welsh | Peter Johnson | Carbrini | Wirral |
| Walsall | Dean Smith | Darren Byfield | Jeff Bonser | Admiral | Walsall Hospice |
| Yeovil Town | Terry Skiverton | Paul Huntington | John Fry | Vandanel | Jones's Building Contractors |

**Managerial changes**

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Paul Ince | Resigned | 16 April 2010 | Karl Robinson | 10 May 2010 | Pre-season |
| Plymouth Argyle | Paul Mariner | Became head coach | 6 May 2010 | Peter Reid | 24 June 2010 | Pre-season |
| Notts County | Steve Cotterill | End of contract | 27 May 2010 | Craig Short | 4 June 2010 | Pre-season |
| Southampton | Alan Pardew | Sacked | 30 August 2010 | Nigel Adkins | 12 September 2010 | 21st |
| Notts County | Craig Short | Sacked | 24 October 2010 | Paul Ince | 28 October 2010 | 16th |
| Bristol Rovers | Paul Trollope | Sacked | 15 December 2010 | Dave Penney | 10 January 2011 | 21st |
| Walsall | Chris Hutchings | Sacked | 4 January 2011 | Dean Smith | 21 January 2011 | 24th |
| Charlton Athletic | Phil Parkinson | Sacked | 4 January 2011 | Chris Powell | 14 January 2011 | 5th |
| Peterborough United | Gary Johnson | Mutual consent | 10 January 2011 | Darren Ferguson | 12 January 2011 | 7th |
| Bournemouth | Eddie Howe | Signed by Burnley | 16 January 2011 | Lee Bradbury | 28 January 2011 | 4th |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Alan Irvine | Sacked | 3 February 2011 | Gary Megson | 4 February 2011 | 12th |
| Brentford | Andy Scott | Sacked | 3 February 2011 | Nicky Forster | 1 March 2011 | 19th |
| Swindon Town | Danny Wilson | Resigned | 2 March 2011 | Paul Hart | 3 March 2011 | 22nd |
| Notts County | Paul Ince | Mutual consent | 3 March 2011 | Martin Allen | 11 April 2011 | 19th |
| Bristol Rovers | Dave Penney | Sacked | 7 March 2011 | Paul Buckle | 30 May 2011 | 23rd |
| Swindon Town | Paul Hart | Sacked | 28 April 2011 | Paul Bodin | 28 April 2011 | 24th |

**Ownership changes**

| Club | New Owner | Previous Owner | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Charlton Athletic | CAFC Holdings Ltd | Richard Murray | 31 December 2010 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Milan Mandaric | Various board members | 31 December 2010 |

## League table

A total of 24 teams contest the division, including 17 sides remaining in the division from last season, three relegated from the Championship, and four promoted from League Two.

| 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 | | | |

### Semifinals

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

Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.

## 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 | |

## Season statistics

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: 46 minutes and 17 seconds – Luke Summerfield for Plymouth Argyle against Southampton (7 August 2010).
* Highest scoring game: 9 goals – Peterborough United 5–4 Swindon Town (16 October 2010)
* Most goals scored in a game by one team: 6 goals
   * Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Bristol Rovers (11 December 2010)
   * Oldham Athletic 0–6 Southampton (11 January 2011)
   * Walsall 6–1 Bristol Rovers (29 January 2011)
   * Peterborough United 6-0 Carlisle United (12 March 2011)
* Widest winning margin: 6 goals
   * Oldham Athletic 0–6 Southampton (11 January 2011)
   * Peterborough United 6-0 Carlisle United (12 March 2011)
* Fewest games failed to score in: 4 – Peterborough United
* Most games failed to score in: 20 – Hartlepool United

### Discipline

* Most yellow cards (club): 85 – Tranmere Rovers
* Most yellow cards (player): 13
   * Luke Ayling (Yeovil Town)
   * Joss Labadie (Tranmere Rovers)
* Most red cards (club): 12 – Plymouth Argyle
* Most red cards (player): 3
   * Christian Dailly (Chartlon Athletic)
   * Gary MacKenzie (Milton Keynes Dons)
* Most fouls (club): 594 – Notts County
* Most fouls (Player): 86 – Joss Labadie (Tranmere Rovers)

### Clean sheets

* Most clean sheets: 20 – Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton
* Fewest clean sheets: 6 - Dagenham & Redbridge

## Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Notes |
| August | Alan Irvine | Sheffield Wednesday | Giles Coke | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| September | Gus Poyet | Brighton & Hove Albion | Casper Ankergren | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| October | Andy Scott | Brentford | Anthony Pilkington | Huddersfield Town | |
| November | Phil Parkinson | Charlton Athletic | Johnnie Jackson | Charlton Athletic | |
| December | Mick Wadsworth | Hartlepool United | Sam Collins | Hartlepool United | |
| January | Keith Hill | Rochdale | Paul Huntington | Yeovil Town | |
| February | Darren Ferguson | Peterborough United | Craig Mackail-Smith | Peterborough United | |
| March | Gus Poyet | Brighton & Hove Albion | Casper Ankergren | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
