| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Brighton & Hove Albion (3rd divisional title) |
| Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton Peterborough United |
| Relegated | Dagenham & Redbridge Bristol Rovers Plymouth Argyle Swindon Town |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,509 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Craig Mackail-Smith (27) |
| Biggest home win | Peterborough United 6–0Carlisle United (12 March 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Oldham Athletic 0–6Southampton (11 January 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Peterborough United 5–4Swindon Town (16 October 2010) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Brighton[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 25 games Huddersfield Town[1] |
| Longest winless run | 18 games Swindon Town[1] |
| Longest losing run | 9 games Notts County[1] |
| Highest attendance | 31,653 Southampton 3–1Walsall (7 May 2011)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 1,907 Dagenham & Redbridge 4–1Brentford (1 February 2011)[1] |
| Average attendance | 7,526[1] |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11Football League One (known asNpower 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.[2]
Promoted toChampionship
Relegated toLeague Two
Relegated fromChampionship
Promoted fromLeague Two
Npower will be theFootball League's new sponsor afterCoca-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.[3]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Dons | Resigned | 16 April 2010[4][5] | 10 May 2010[6] | Pre-season | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | Became head coach | 6 May 2010[7] | 24 June 2010[8] | Pre-season | ||
| Notts County | End of contract | 27 May 2010[9] | 4 June 2010[10] | Pre-season | ||
| Southampton | Sacked | 30 August 2010 | 12 September 2010 | 21st | ||
| Notts County | Sacked | 24 October 2010[11] | 28 October 2010 | 16th | ||
| Bristol Rovers | Sacked | 15 December 2010[12] | 10 January 2011[13] | 21st | ||
| Walsall | Sacked | 4 January 2011[14] | 21 January 2011[15] | 24th | ||
| Charlton Athletic | Sacked | 4 January 2011[16] | 14 January 2011[17] | 5th | ||
| Peterborough United | Mutual consent | 10 January 2011[18] | 12 January 2011[19] | 7th | ||
| Bournemouth | Signed byBurnley | 16 January 2011[20] | 28 January 2011[21] | 4th | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sacked | 3 February 2011[22] | 4 February 2011[23] | 12th | ||
| Brentford | Sacked | 3 February 2011[24] | 1 March 2011[25] | 19th | ||
| Swindon Town | Resigned | 2 March 2011[26] | 3 March 2011[27] | 22nd | ||
| Notts County | Mutual consent | 3 March 2011[28] | 11 April 2011[29] | 19th | ||
| Bristol Rovers | Sacked | 7 March 2011[30] | 30 May 2011[31] | 23rd | ||
| Swindon Town | Sacked | 28 April 2011[32] | 28 April 2011 | 24th |
| 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 |
A total of 24 teams contest the division, including 17 sides remaining in the division from last season, three relegated from theChampionship, and four promoted fromLeague 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 toFootball League Championship |
| 2 | Southampton(P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 38 | +48 | 92 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 87 | Qualification forLeague One play-offs |
| 4 | Peterborough United(O, P) | 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 | |
| 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 toFootball League Two |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers(R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 48 | 82 | −34 | 45 | |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle(R) | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 42[a] | |
| 24 | Swindon Town(R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 41 |
| 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 | |||||||
| Huddersfield Town | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Bournemouth |
|---|---|---|
| Peltier Ward Kay | Report | Lovell Ings |
| Penalties | ||
| Novak Ward Kilbane Kay | 4–2 | Symes Feeney Robinson Cooper |
Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties.
| Milton Keynes Dons | 3–2 | Peterborough United |
|---|---|---|
| Powell Baldock Balanta | Report | Mackail-Smith McCann |
Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.
| 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 |
Top scorers[edit]
| Top assists[edit]
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| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday | [36][37] | ||
| September | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton & Hove Albion | [38][39] | ||
| October | Brentford | Huddersfield Town | [40][41] | ||
| November | Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athletic | [42][43] | ||
| December | Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United | [44][45] | ||
| January | Rochdale | Yeovil Town | [46][47] | ||
| February | Peterborough United | Peterborough United | [48][49] | ||
| March | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton & Hove Albion | [50][51] | ||