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."Southampton 0–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 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 10,064Dagenham & 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 TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table Milton Keynes Dons Paul Ince Resigned 16 April 2010Paul Ince remained as MK Dons manager until the end of the season. Karl Robinson 10 May 2010"Robinson named new MK Dons boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2010. Pre-season Plymouth Argyle Paul Mariner Became head coach 6 May 2010"Plymouth to look for new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2010. Peter Reid 24 June 2010"Reid appointed Plymouth manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2010. Pre-season Notts County Steve Cotterill End of contract 27 May 2010"Cotterill leaves Notts County job". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2010. Craig Short 4 June 2010"Short named Notts County manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2010. Pre-season Southampton Alan Pardew Sacked 30 August 2010 Nigel Adkins 12 September 2010 21st Notts County Craig Short Sacked 24 October 2010"Craig Short sacked as Notts County manager ". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2010. Paul Ince 28 October 201016th Bristol Rovers Paul Trollope Sacked 15 December 2010"Manager Paul Trollope sacked by Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2010. Dave Penney 10 January 2011"Bristol Rovers appoint Dave Penney as their new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2011.21st Walsall Chris Hutchings Sacked 4 January 2011"Chris Hutchings shown door by Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2011. Dean Smith 21 January 2011"Dean Smith gets Walsall job until end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2011.24th Charlton Athletic Phil Parkinson Sacked 4 January 2011"Charlton Athletic sack manager Phil Parkinson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2011. Chris Powell 14 January 2011"Chris Powell named new Charlton Athletic manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2011.5th Peterborough United Gary Johnson Mutual consent 10 January 2011"Gary Johnson parts with Peterborough United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2011. Darren Ferguson 12 January 2011"Darren Ferguson returns as Peterborough United manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2011.7th Bournemouth Eddie Howe Signed by Burnley 16 January 2011"Eddie Howe appointed Burnley manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2011. Lee Bradbury 28 January 2011"Bournemouth confirm Lee Bradbury as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2011.4th Sheffield Wednesday Alan Irvine Sacked 3 February 2011"Sheffield Wednesday part with boss Alan Irvine ". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2011. Gary Megson 4 February 2011"Megson appointed Sheffield Wednesday manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2011. 12th Brentford Andy Scott Sacked 3 February 2011Brentford part company with manager Andy Scott. BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2011. Nicky Forster 1 March 2011"Brentford make Nicky Forster manager until season's end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 19th Swindon Town Danny Wilson Resigned 2 March 2011"Danny Wilson quits as Swindon Town manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2011. Paul Hart 3 March 2011"Swindon Town appoint Paul Hart as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 22nd Notts County Paul Ince Mutual consent 3 March 2011" Paul Ince leaves Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2011. Martin Allen 11 April 2011"Notts County appoint Martin Allen as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2011.19th Bristol Rovers Dave Penney Sacked 7 March 2011"Bristol Rovers sack manager Dave Penney ". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2011. Paul Buckle 30 May 2011"Paul Buckle leaves Torquay to be Bristol Rovers manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2011.23rd Swindon Town Paul Hart Sacked 28 April 2011"Swindon bring in Paul Bodin as manager for Paul Hart". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2011. Paul Bodin 28 April 2011 24th
Ownership changes ClubNew OwnerPrevious OwnerDate Charlton AthleticCAFC Holdings LtdRichard Murray31 December 2010 Sheffield WednesdayMilan MandaricVarious board members31 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.
Play-offs
Semifinals
Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties.
Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Craig Mackail-SmithPeterborough United272 Glenn MurrayBrighton & Hove Albion223 Bradley Wright-PhillipsPlymouth Argyle/Charlton Athletic214 Rickie LambertSouthampton205 Ashley BarnesBrighton and Hove Albion17 Jamie CuretonExeter City17 Will HoskinsBristol Rovers17 Gary JonesRochdale179 Jordan RhodesHuddersfield Town1610 Dean BowditchYeovil Town15 George BoydPeterborough United15
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Grant McCannPeterborough United212 Dean CoxLeyton Orient193 Elliott BennettBrighton & Hove Albion174 Nicky AdamsRochdale145 Craig NooneBrighton & Hove Albion136 Charlie DanielsLeyton Orient12 Danny GreenDagenham & Redbridge128 Ryan HarleyExeter City11 Rickie LambertSouthampton11 Adam LallanaSouthampton11 Craig Mackail-SmithPeterborough United11 Marc PughBournemouth11 Gary RobertsHuddersfield Town11
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