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

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concluding with the

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on 30 May.

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

secured the Championship title on 30 April 2011, ending their 15-year hiatus from the

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, while

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

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 Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

were relegated to

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Changes from last season

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to

: * Newcastle United *

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pl ...

* Blackpool Relegated to

: *

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

* Plymouth Argyle *

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...

To Championship

Relegated from

: *

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

Promoted from

: *

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...

Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, eas ...

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

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. * The Football League's

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was renamed the Director's Test to ensure continuity with other football bodies.

Sponsorship changes

After

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'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.

Team overview

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

¹Middlesbrough's sponsors include: Deepdale Solutions (7 – 30 August), Wiring Services (1–30 September), Ramsdens (1 October – 5 March),

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(6–8 March)

Managerial changes

Ownership changes

League table

Play-offs

Semi-finals

''Swansea City won 3 – 1 on aggregate.'' ''Reading won 3 – 0 on aggregate.''

Final

Results

The fixtures for the

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were released on 17 June 2010. The season kick-off was announced for 6 August 2010 and it concluded on 7 May 2011.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Scoring

*First goal of the season: John Eustace for Watford against Norwich City (''6 August 2010'') *Highest scoring game: 10 goals – Leeds United 4–6 Preston North End (''28 September 2010'') *Most goals scored in a game by one team: 6 goals ** 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 ** 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 *Most games failed to score in: 21 – Scunthorpe United

Discipline

*Most yellow cards (club): 86 – Leeds United *Most yellow cards (player): 12 **

Robbie Savage Robert William Savage (born 18 October 1974) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, now a football pundit and director of football at club Macclesfield. During his career he played predominantly as a midfielder, ...

(Derby County) *Most red cards (club): 13 – Sheffield United *Most red cards (player): 2 ** Matthew Connolly (Queens Park Rangers) **

Claude Davis Claude Davis (born 6 March 1979) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a defender. He previously played for Portmore United (Jamaica), Preston North End, Sheffield United, Derby County, Crystal Palace, Crawley Town and Rotherham Unite ...

(Crystal Palace) ** Alan Dunne (Millwall) **

Marlon King Marlon Francis King (born 26 April 1980) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born and raised in south London, he started his career in non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet. He played for Barnet, Gillingham ...

(Coventry City) **

Shane Lowry Shane Lowry (born 2 April 1987) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. His notable achievements include winning the 2019 Open Championship, the Irish Open as an amateur in 2009, and the 2015 WGC-Bridg ...

(Sheffield United) ** Dean Moxey (Derby County & Crystal Palace) ** Ricardo Rocha (Portsmouth) **

Jamie Ward Jamie John Ward (born 12 May 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ilkeston Town where he is player-manager. He has represented the Northern Ireland national team. Born in Birmingham he began his career with his home ...

(Sheffield United & Derby County) ** Lee Williamson (Sheffield United) *Most fouls (club): 554 – Leeds United *Most fouls (player): 103 – Grant Holt (Norwich City)

Clean sheets

*Most clean sheets: 25 – Queens Park Rangers *Fewest clean sheets: 4 – Preston North End

Monthly awards

Team of the year

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References

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