Football league season
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.[2]
Changes from 2009–10
Team changes
From League One
Promoted to Championship
Relegated to League Two
To League One
Relegated from Championship
Promoted from League Two
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.[3]
Team overview
Stadiums and locations
Locations of teams in the 2010–11 Football League One
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
Ownership changes
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.
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Plymouth Argyle deducted 10 points for insolvency.[33]
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
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
Scoring
- First goal of the season: 46 minutes and 17 seconds – Luke Summerfield for Plymouth Argyle against Southampton (7 August 2010).[2]
- Highest scoring game: 9 goals – Peterborough United 5–4 Swindon Town (16 October 2010)[1]
- Most goals scored in a game by one team: 6 goals[1]
- 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[1]
- 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[1]
- Most games failed to score in: 20 – Hartlepool United[1]
Discipline
- Most yellow cards (club): 85 – Tranmere Rovers[35]
- Most yellow cards (player): 13[35]
- Most red cards (club): 12 – Plymouth Argyle[35]
- Most red cards (player): 3[35]
- Most fouls (club): 594 – Notts County[35]
- Most fouls (Player): 86 – Joss Labadie (Tranmere Rovers)[35]
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 20 – Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton[1]
- Fewest clean sheets: 6 - Dagenham & Redbridge[1]
Monthly awards
References
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- ^ "Coca-Cola sign up again". Football League. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Paul Ince remained as MK Dons manager until the end of the season.
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