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Football League Two
Season2010–11
ChampionsChesterfield
(3rd divisional title)
PromotedChesterfield
Bury
Wycombe Wanderers
Stevenage
RelegatedStockport County
Lincoln City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,509 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerClayton Donaldson (28)
Biggest home winCrewe Alexandra 7–0 Barnet
(21 August 2010)
Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town
(2 April 2011)[1]
Biggest away winLincoln City 0–6 Rotherham United
(25 March 2011)[1]
Highest scoringAccrington Stanley 7–4 Gillingham
(2 October 2010)[1]
Longest winning run6 games[1]
Bury
Stevenage
Longest unbeaten run16 games[1]
Gillingham
Longest winless run18 games[1]
Northampton Town
Longest losing run5 games[1]
Lincoln City
Northampton Town
Highest attendance15,332
Bradford City 3–2 Stockport County
(26 February 2011)[1]
Lowest attendance1,067
Macclesfield Town 1–1 Lincoln City
(15 March 2011)[1]
Average attendance4,166[1]

The 2010–11 Football League Two season, (known as the Npower League Two for sponsorship reasons), was the lowest division of the Football League for that season. It began on 7 August 2010 and concluded on 28 May 2011 with the play-off final.

Changes from last season

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Team changes

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From League Two

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Promoted to League One

Relegated to Conference National

To League Two

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Relegated from Football League One

Promoted from Conference National

Team overview

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Stadia and locations

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Locations of League Two 2010–11 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,057
Aldershot Town Aldershot Recreation Ground 7,500
Barnet London Underhill Stadium 6,200
Bradford City Bradford Valley Parade 25,136
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Bury Bury Gigg Lane 11,840
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Abbey Business Stadium 7,066
Chesterfield Chesterfield B2net Stadium 10,338
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Stadium 10,153
Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Hereford United Hereford Edgar Street 5,075
Lincoln City Lincoln Sincil Bank 10,500
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Moss Rose 6,355
Morecambe Morecambe Globe Arena 6,918
Northampton Town Northampton Sixfields Stadium 7,653
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Port Vale Stoke-on-Trent Vale Park 19,052
Rotherham United Sheffield Don Valley Stadium 25,000
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Greenhous Meadow 9,875
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 7,100
Stockport County Stockport Edgeley Park 10,852
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,104
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 10,284

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Chairman Team captain Kit maker Sponsor
Accrington Stanley John Coleman Ilyas Khan Andrew Procter Joma Combined Stabilisation
Aldershot Town Dean Holdsworth John Leppard Anthony Charles Carbrini EBB Paper
Barnet Giuliano Grazioli(caretaker) Anthony Kleanthous Glen Southam Vandanel Home-Pulse Fitness, Away-Greenfleets
Bradford City Peter Jackson Mark Lawn and Julian Rhodes Simon Ramsden Surridge Map Group UK
Burton Albion Paul Peschisolido Ben Robinson John McGrath TAG Mr Cropper
Bury Richard Barker (caretaker) Brian Fenton Steven Schumacher Surridge Bury Metropolitan Council
Cheltenham Town Mark Yates Paul Baker Michael Pook Erreà Mira Showers
Chesterfield John Sheridan Barrie Hubbard Mark Allott Respect Vodka Kick
Crewe Alexandra Dario Gradi John Bowler David Artell Lotto Mornflake Cereal
Gillingham Andy Hessenthaler Paul Scally Barry Fuller Vandanel Automatic Retailing
Hereford United Jamie Pitman David Keyte Michael Townsend Admiral Cargill
Lincoln City Steve Tilson Bob Dorrian Delroy Facey Umbro Star Glaze
Macclesfield Town Gary Simpson Mike Rance Paul Morgan adidas Voi Jeans
Morecambe Sammy McIlroy Peter McGuigan Barry Roche Puma Bench
Northampton Town Gary Johnson David Cardoza Andy Holt Erreà Jackson Grundy
Oxford United Chris Wilder Kelvin Thomas James Constable Nike Bridle Insurance
Port Vale Micky Adams Bill Bratt Marc Richards Vandanel Harlequin Property
Rotherham United Andy Scott Tony Stewart Ryan Cresswell Carlotti Parkgate Shopping
Shrewsbury Town Graham Turner Roland Wycherley Ian Sharps Joma Greenhous
Southend United Paul Sturrock Ron Martin Craig Easton Nike InsureandGo
Stevenage Graham Westley Phil Wallace Mark Roberts Vandanel Serverchoice and LCN
Stockport County Ray Mathias Alwin Thompson Danny Swailes Nike Stockport council
Torquay United Paul Buckle Simon Baker Lee Mansell Vandanel Sparkworld
Wycombe Wanderers Gary Waddock Ivor Beeks Gareth Ainsworth Joma Bucks New University

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in Table
Hereford United Graham Turner Resigned 16 April 2010[2] Simon Davey 22 June 2010[3] Pre-Season
Barnet Ian Hendon Sacked 28 April 2010[4] Mark Stimson 1 June 2010[5] Pre-Season
Shrewsbury Town Paul Simpson Sacked 30 April 2010[6] Graham Turner 11 June 2010[7] Pre-Season
Gillingham Mark Stimson Mutual consent 10 May 2010[8] Andy Hessenthaler 22 May 2010[9] Pre-Season
Stockport Gary Ablett Sacked 17 June 2010[10] Paul Simpson 12 July 2010[11] Pre-Season
Lincoln City Chris Sutton Resigned 29 September 2010[12] Steve Tilson 15 October 2010[13] 21st
Hereford United Simon Davey Sacked 4 October 2010[14] Jamie Pitman 19 December 2010[15] 24th
Port Vale Micky Adams Signed by Sheffield United 30 December 2010[16] Jim Gannon 6 January 2011[17] 2nd
Barnet Mark Stimson Sacked 1 January 2011[18] Martin Allen 23 March 2011[19] 23rd
Stockport County Paul Simpson Sacked 4 January 2011[20] Ray Mathias 9 March 2011[21] 21st
Aldershot Town Kevin Dillon Sacked 10 January 2011[22] Dean Holdsworth 12 January 2011[23] 20th
Bradford City Peter Taylor Stepped down 26 February 2011[24] Peter Jackson 28 February 2011[25] 20th
Northampton Town Ian Sampson Sacked 2 March 2011[26] Gary Johnson 4 March 2011[27] 16th
Port Vale Jim Gannon Sacked 21 March 2011[28] Micky Adams 13 May 2011[29] 8th
Rotherham United Ronnie Moore Mutual consent 22 March 2011[30] Andy Scott 13 April 2011[31] 9th
Bury Alan Knill Signed by Scunthorpe United 31 March 2011[32] Richard Barker (caretaker) 31 March 2011 9th
Barnet Martin Allen Signed by Notts County 11 April 2011[33] Giuliano Grazioli (caretaker) 11 April 2011 23rd

League table

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A total of 24 teams contest the division: 18 sides remaining in the division from last season, four relegated from the League One, and two promoted from Conference National.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chesterfield (C, P) 46 24 14 8 85 51 +34 86 Promotion to League One
2 Bury (P) 46 23 12 11 82 50 +32 81
3 Wycombe Wanderers (P) 46 22 14 10 69 50 +19 80
4 Shrewsbury Town 46 22 13 11 72 49 +23 79 Qualification to League Two play-offs
5 Accrington Stanley 46 18 19 9 73 55 +18 73
6 Stevenage (O, P) 46 18 15 13 62 45 +17 69
7 Torquay United 46 17 18 11 74 53 +21 68[a]
8 Gillingham 46 17 17 12 67 57 +10 68
9 Rotherham United 46 17 15 14 75 60 +15 66
10 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 11 17 87 65 +22 65
11 Port Vale 46 17 14 15 54 49 +5 65
12 Oxford United 46 17 12 17 58 60 −2 63
13 Southend United 46 16 13 17 62 56 +6 61
14 Aldershot Town 46 14 19 13 54 54 0 61
15 Macclesfield Town 46 14 13 19 59 73 −14 55
16 Northampton Town 46 11 19 16 63 71 −8 52
17 Cheltenham Town 46 13 13 20 56 77 −21 52
18 Bradford City 46 15 7 24 43 68 −25 52
19 Burton Albion 46 12 15 19 56 70 −14 51
20 Morecambe 46 13 12 21 54 73 −19 51
21 Hereford United 46 12 17 17 50 66 −16 50[a]
22 Barnet 46 12 12 22 58 77 −19 48
23 Lincoln City (R) 46 13 8 25 45 81 −36 47 Relegation to Conference National
24 Stockport County (R) 46 9 14 23 48 96 −48 41
Updated to match(es) played on 28 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Torquay United deducted one point and Hereford United deducted three points[34]

Play-offs

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Main article: 2011 Football League play-offs
Semifinals Final
        
4 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0
7 Torquay United 2 0 2
6 Stevenage 1
7 Torquay United 0
5 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0
6 Stevenage 2 1 3

Semifinals

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Torquay United2–0Shrewsbury Town
Zebroski 29'
O'Kane 45+3'		 Report
Plainmoor, Torquay
Attendance: 4,130
Shrewsbury Town0–0Torquay United
Report
Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
Attendance: 8,452
Referee: Kevin Wright

Torquay United won 2 – 0 on aggregate.

Stevenage2–0Accrington Stanley
Long 24'
Byrom 45'		 Report
Lamex Stadium, Stevenage
Attendance: 4,424
Referee: Roger East
Accrington Stanley0–1Stevenage
Report Beardsley 90'
Crown Ground, Accrington
Attendance: 4,185
Referee: Russell Booth

Stevenage won 3 – 0 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2011 Football League Two play-off Final
Stevenage1–0Torquay United
Mousinho 41' Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 11,484
Referee: Darren Deadman (Cambridgeshire)

Results

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Home \ Away ACC ALD BAR BRA BRT BRY CHL CHF CRE GIL HER LIN MAC MOR NOR OXF PTV ROT SHR STD STE STP TOR WYC
Accrington Stanley 0–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–4 2–2 3–2 7–4 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 2–3 1–3 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1
Aldershot Town 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
Barnet 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 4–2 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–1
Bradford City 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–5 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 5–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 3–2 0–3 1–0
Burton Albion 1–1 1–2 1–4 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–4 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–3 1–2
Bury 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 5–4 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–3
Cheltenham Town 1–2 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 3–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–2
Chesterfield 5–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–3 3–0 5–5 3–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 5–0 4–3 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 4–1
Crewe Alexandra 0–0 3–1 7–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 8–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–3 3–0
Gillingham 3–1 2–1 2–4 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–2
Hereford United 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–4 3–0 2–2 0–0
Lincoln City 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–6 1–5 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2
Macclesfield Town 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–4 0–2 3–3 0–1
Morecambe 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 0–3
Northampton Town 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–4 1–1 1–2 6–2 2–1 3–4 2–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1
Oxford United 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–2
Port Vale 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 7–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–1
Rotherham United 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–0 6–4 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 3–4
Shrewsbury Town 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 2–0 4–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
Southend United 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–0 4–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–2
Stevenage 2–2 2–2 4–2 2–1 2–1 3–3 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–2
Stockport County 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–5 0–5 3–4 1–4 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–5 3–3 0–4 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0
Torquay United 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–4 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–4 0–0 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0
Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 2–2 4–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–3
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

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Scoring

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  • First goal of the season: Peter Vincenti for Stevenage against Macclesfield Town, 6:43 minutes (7 August 2010)[37]
  • Highest scoring game: 11 goals – Accrington Stanley 7–4 Gillingham (2 October 2010)[1]
  • Most goals scored in a game by one team: 8 goals[1]
    • Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town (2 April 2011)
  • Widest winning margin: 7 goals [1]
    • Crewe Alexandra 7–0 Barnet (21 August 2010)
    • Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town (2 April 2011)
  • Fewest games failed to score in: 7 – Crewe Alexandra[1]
  • Most games failed to score in: 17[1]
    • Hereford United
    • Stevenage
    • Stockport County

Discipline

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Clean sheets

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  • Most clean sheets: 17 – Wycombe Wanderers[1]
  • Fewest clean sheets: 6 – Stockport County[1]

Monthly awards

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Month Manager of the Month[39] Player of the Month[40]
Manager Club Player Club
August Paul Buckle Torquay United Adam Le Fondre Rotherham United
September Micky Adams Port Vale Ryan Lowe Bury
October Alan Knill Bury Craig Davies Chesterfield
November Micky Adams Port Vale Mark Wright Shrewsbury Town
December Andy Hessenthaler Gillingham Greg Tansey Stockport County
January Dario Gradi Crewe Alexandra Cody McDonald Gillingham
February Graham Turner Shrewsbury Town Ryan Lowe Bury
March Dean Holdsworth Aldershot Town Craig Davies Chesterfield
April Richie Barker Bury Ryan Lowe Bury

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