Football league season
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.[ 1]
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
Bracket
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
First leg
Second leg
Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.
Reading won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
League One
Bracket
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
First leg
Second leg
Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties.
Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
League Two
*Torquay deducted 1 point for fielding an unregistered player.
Bracket
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
First leg
Second leg
Torquay United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Stevenage won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
References
External links
Competitions Play-offs Finals
Championship League One League Two
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions
Women's competitions