| Johnstone's Paint Trophy | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 48 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Carlisle United |
| Runners-up | Brentford |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
The2010–11 Football League Trophy, known as theJohnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament forEnglish football clubs inLeague One andLeague Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football.
In all, 48 clubs entered the competition. It is split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final atWembley Stadium. The first round took place on the week commencing 30 August 2010. The final was contested betweenBrentford andCarlisle United with Carlisle winning 1–0.
The draw for the first round of the competition took place on 14 August 2010.[1] Sixteen clubs were given abye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions. Among the clubs receiving a bye in the northern section wereHuddersfield Town andPeterborough United, while in the southern sectionWest Country clubsBristol Rovers andPlymouth Argyle entered at the second round stage.[2]
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The second round draw took place on 4 September 2010, with matches played in the week commencing 4 October 2010.[3] Accrington Stanley were due to play Stockport County but the game was postponed because Accrington played an ineligible player in their first round match against Tranmere;[4] Accrington subsequently withdrew from the competition and Tranmere were reinstated.[5]
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The draw for the area quarter-finals took place on 9 October 2010 onSoccer AM, with matches played in the week commencing 8 November 2010.[6][7]
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The draw for the area semi-finals took place on 13 November 2010 onSoccer AM, with matches due to be played in the week commencing 29 November 2010. Due to snow, only one match was eventually played during this week. One match was played on 14 December 2010 and broadcast live.[8]
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The area finals, which serve as the semi-finals for the entire competition, were contested over two legs, home and away.
| 18 January 2011 | Carlisle United | 4–0 | Huddersfield Town | Brunton Park,Carlisle |
| 19:45GMT | Marshall 19'Taiwo 23'Murphy 62'Michalík 65' | Report | Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 8 February 2011 | Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | Carlisle United | Galpharm Stadium,Huddersfield |
| 19:45GMT | Pilkington 30' Lee 70',81' | Attendance: 6,528 Referee: Steve Tanner |
Carlisle United won 4–3 on aggregate
| 17 January 2011 | Brentford | 1–1 | Exeter City | Griffin Park,London |
| 19:45GMT | Alexander 64' | Report | Cureton 39' | Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 7 February 2011 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Brentford | St James Park,Exeter |
| 19:45GMT | Nardiello 90+5' | Report | Saunders 20' Alexander 26' | Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Kevin Wright |
Brentford won 3–2 on aggregate