2010–11_Football_League_Championship

2010–11 Football League Championship

2010–11 Football League Championship

Football league season


The 2010–11 Football League Championship (known as the npower Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format. It started on 6 August 2010 and concluded on 7 May 2011, with the resultant play-offs concluding with the final on 30 May.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Queens Park Rangers secured the Championship title on 30 April 2011, ending their 15-year hiatus from the Premier League,[3] while Norwich City secured the second automatic promotion spot two days later, ending a six-year absence from the top flight. Swansea City won the play-off final to take the final promotion place.

Preston North End, Scunthorpe United and Sheffield United were relegated to League One.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to Premier League:

Relegated to League One:

To Championship

Relegated from Premier League:

Promoted from League One:

Rule changes

Off-field rules

  • New financial reporting rules see transfer embargoes imposed on those clubs which fail to lodge their accounts with the Football League, at the same time they are required by Companies House.
  • The Football League's fit and proper person test was renamed the Director's Test to ensure continuity with other football bodies.

Sponsorship changes

After Coca-Cola's sponsorship contract expired and was not renewed, Npower signed a three-year contract to become the Football League's official partner. The Coca-Cola Player of the Month and Coca-Cola Manager of the Month awards are therefore now known as the Npower Player of the Month and the Npower Manager of the Month award respectively.[4]

Team overview

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager ...

1Middlesbrough's sponsors include: Deepdale Solutions (7 – 30 August), Wiring Services (1–30 September), Ramsdens (1 October – 5 March), Marie Curie Cancer Care (6–8 March)

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Ownership changes

More information Club, New owner ...

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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

More information Nottingham Forest, 0–0 ...
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 27,881
Referee: Mike Dean
More information Swansea City, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 19,816

Swansea City won 3 – 1 on aggregate.

More information Reading, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 21,485
Referee: Mark Halsey
More information Cardiff City, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 24,081
Referee: Howard Webb

Reading won 3 – 0 on aggregate.

Final

More information Reading, 2–4 ...
Attendance: 86,581
Referee: Phil Dowd

Results

The fixtures for the Championship were released on 17 June 2010. The season kick-off was announced for 6 August 2010 and it concluded on 7 May 2011.[39]

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

More information Rank, Player ...

Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: John Eustace for Watford against Norwich City (6 August 2010)[42]
  • Highest scoring game: 10 goals – Leeds United 4–6 Preston North End (28 September 2010)[1]
  • Most goals scored in a game by one team: 6 goals[1]
    • Millwall 1–6 Watford (18 September 2010)
    • Portsmouth 6–1 Leicester City (24 September 2010)
    • Leeds United 4–6 Preston North End (28 September 2010)
    • Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Ipswich Town (15 February 2011)
    • Norwich City 6–0 Scunthorpe United (2 April 2011)
  • Widest winning margin: 6 goals[1]
    • Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Ipswich Town (15 February 2011)
    • Norwich City 6–0 Scunthorpe United (2 April 2011)
  • Fewest games failed to score in: 5 – Norwich City[1]
  • Most games failed to score in: 21 – Scunthorpe United[1]

Discipline

Clean sheets

  • Most clean sheets: 25 – Queens Park Rangers[1]
  • Fewest clean sheets: 4 – Preston North End[1]

Monthly awards

More information Month, Manager of the Month ...

Team of the year


References

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  27. "Grayson named manager of the month". The Football League. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  28. "Graham named player of the month". The Football League. 13 January 2011.
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  31. "Rodgers named Manager of the Month". The Football League. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  32. "Wickham named Player of the Month". The Football League. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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  36. "Harte named Player of the Month". The Football League. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.


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