The 2010–11

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(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 association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

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 is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

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 Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

, Scunthorpe United and Sheffield United were relegated to League One.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to

: *

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...

Relegated to League One: *

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

* Plymouth Argyle *

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an off ...

To Championship

Relegated from

: *

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

* Hull City *

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

Promoted from League One: *

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

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 Poplar, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of ...

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 fit and proper person test 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),

Marie Curie Cancer Care Marie Curie is a registered charitable organization, charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which provides hospice care and support for anyone with an illness they are likely to die from, and those close to them, and campaigns for better su ...

(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 John Mark Eustace (born 3 November 1979) is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently head coach of club Derby County. During his playing career, he played as a central midfielder for Coventry City, Stoke City, ...

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 Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder, now a association football, football pundit and head coach at National League North club Macclesfield F.C., ...

(Derby County) *Most red cards (club): 13 – Sheffield United *Most red cards (player): 2 **

Matthew Connolly Matthew Thomas Martin Connolly (born 24 September 1987) is an English professional association football, footballer who last played as a Defender (association football), defender for club Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City. Having started his car ...

(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 Hazard United, Preston North End, Sheffield United, Derby County, Crystal Palace, Crawley Town and Rotherham United. He has als ...

(Crystal Palace) **

Alan Dunne Alan James Dunne (born 23 August 1982) is an Irish football manager and former player who played as a right back. He played in the English Football League for Millwall and Leyton Orient as well as in non-league football for Bromley. Early life ...

(Millwall) **

Marlon King Marlon Francis King (born 26 April 1980) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker. Born and raised in south London, he started his career in non-League football with Dulw ...

(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 (golf), Irish Open as an amateur in 2009 Europe ...

(Sheffield United) **

Dean Moxey Dean William Moxey (born 14 January 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Torquay United. Moxey is a versatile player, naturally a left-back but also comfortable as a centre-back, left winger, left wing ...

(Derby County & Crystal Palace) ** Ricardo Rocha (Portsmouth) **

Jamie Ward Jamie John Ward (born 12 May 1986) is a professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Ca ...

(Sheffield United & Derby County) **

Lee Williamson Lee Trevor Williamson (born 7 June 1982) is a former professional footballer who is currently an academy coach at Burton Albion Born in Derby, Williamson started his career at Mansfield Town and went on to play for Northampton Town, Rotherham ...

(Sheffield United) *Most fouls (club): 554 – Leeds United *Most fouls (player): 103 –

Grant Holt Grant Holt (born 12 April 1981) is an English professional Association footballer, footballer who plays for Dereham Town F.C., Dereham Town. During his football career, Holt played as a Forward (association football), forward for a number of non ...

(Norwich City)

Clean sheets

*Most

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

Monthly awards

Team of the year

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Kyle Naughton Kyle Naughton (born 17 November 1988) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right back for club Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City. Naughton was a product of Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United's academy ...

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References

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