The 2010–11
Football League One
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(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.
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BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
Changes from 2009–10
Team changes
From League One
Promoted to
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
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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 ...
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Leeds United
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Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...
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Millwall
Relegated to
League Two
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Southend United
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Wycombe Wanderers
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Stockport County
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Gillingham
To League One
Relegated from
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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Sheffield Wednesday
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Formed in 1867 as an off ...
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Plymouth Argyle
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Peterborough United
Promoted from
League Two
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Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...
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Rochdale
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Bournemouth
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Dagenham & Redbridge
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
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's new sponsor after
Coca-Cola
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'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.
Team overview
Stadiums and locations
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
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
, and four promoted from
League Two.
Play-offs
Semifinals
''Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties.''
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''Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.''
Final
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Top assists
Scoring
*First goal of the season: 46 minutes and 17 seconds –
Luke Summerfield for Plymouth Argyle against Southampton (
''7 August 2010'').
*Highest scoring game: 9 goals – Peterborough United 5–4 Swindon Town (
''16 October 2010'')
*Most goals scored in a game by one team: 6 goals
** 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
** 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
*Most games failed to score in: 20 – Hartlepool United
Discipline
*Most yellow cards (club): 85 – Tranmere Rovers
*Most yellow cards (player): 13
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Luke Ayling (Yeovil Town)
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Joss Labadie (Tranmere Rovers)
*Most red cards (club): 12 – Plymouth Argyle
*Most red cards (player): 3
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Christian Dailly (Chartlon Athletic)
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Gary MacKenzie (Milton Keynes Dons)
*Most fouls (club): 594 – Notts County
*Most fouls (Player): 86 –
Joss Labadie (Tranmere Rovers)
Clean sheets
*Most
clean sheets: 20 – Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton
*Fewest clean sheets: 6 - Dagenham & Redbridge
Monthly awards
References
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