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.
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
PosTeam3Swansea City46248146942+27804Cardiff City462311127654+22805Reading46201797751+26776Nottingham Forest462015116950+1975
Bracket
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.
Reading won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
League One
PosTeam3Huddersfield Town46251297748+29874Peterborough United4623101310675+31795Milton Keynes Dons46238156760+7776Bournemouth461914137554+2171
Bracket
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
PosTeam4Shrewsbury Town462213117249+23795Accrington Stanley46181997355+18736Stevenage461815136245+17697Torquay United461718117453+2168* *Torquay deducted 1 point for fielding an unregistered player.
Bracket
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Torquay United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Stevenage won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
References
External links Football League website