2011 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs 2010–11 Swansea City(Championship)Peterborough United(League One)Stevenage(League Two) Swansea 3–1 Nottm Forest(Championship) Cardiff 0–3 Reading(Championship) Reading 2–4 SwanseaHuddersfield 3–3 Bournemouth(6 goals) 15 37 86,581 – Reading v Swansea(Championship final) 4,130 – Torquay v Shrewsbury(League Two semi-final) 20,733 2010 2012 The Football League play-offs for the 2010–11 season (referred to as the npower Football League Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2011. The Championship final took place at Wembley Stadium in London, but the League One and Two finals were held at Old Trafford in Manchester, due to a clash with the UEFA Champions League Final. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th-, 5th-, 6th- and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season. The semi-final matches were played from 12 to 20 May 2011. The finals were held between 28 and 30 May 2011.http://www.football-league.co.uk/footballleaguenews/20110426/play-off-semi-final-dates_2293334_2347072 Play-off Semi Final Dates The Football League 26 April 2011 3 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429052527/http://www.football-league.co.uk/footballleaguenews/20110426/play-off-semi-final-dates_2293334_2347072 29 April 2011 dead dmy-all Background The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. Championship 2010–11 Football League Championship PosTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Swansea City46248146942+27804Cardiff City462311127654+22805Reading46201797751+26776Nottingham Forest462015116950+1975 Bracket 2/1 y y Semi-finals Final 3 Swansea City 0 3 3 6 Nottingham Forest 0 1 1 4 Cardiff City 0 0 0 5 Reading 0 3 3 3 Swansea City 4 5 Reading 2 Semi-finals First leg 12 May 2011 19:45 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Report Swansea City City Ground, Nottingham 27,881 Mike Dean 13 May 2011 19:45 Reading 0–0 Report Cardiff City Madejski Stadium, Reading 21,485 Mark Halsey Second leg 16 May 2011 19:45 Swansea City 3–1 Report Nottingham Forest Britton 28 Dobbie 33 Pratley 90+3 Earnshaw 80 Liberty Stadium, Swansea 19,816 Andre Marriner Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate. 17 May 2011 19:45 Cardiff City 0–3 Report Reading Long 28 45 pen. McAnuff 84 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 24,081 Howard Webb Reading won 3–0 on aggregate. Final 2011 Football League Championship play-off final 30 May 2011 15:00 Reading 2–4 Report Swansea City Allen 49 o.g.Mills 57 Sinclair 21 pen. 22 80 pen.Dobbie 40 Wembley Stadium, London 86,581 Phil Dowd League One 2010–11 Football League One PosTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Huddersfield Town46251297748+29874Peterborough United4623101310675+31795Milton Keynes Dons46238156760+7776Bournemouth461914137554+2171 Bracket 2/1 y y Semifinals Final 3 Huddersfield Town (p) 1 3 4 (4) 6 AFC Bournemouth 1 3 4 (2) 4 Peterborough United 2 2 4 5 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 3 3 Huddersfield Town 0 4 Peterborough United 3 Semi-finals First leg 14 May 2011 12:45 Bournemouth 1–1 Report Huddersfield Town McDermott 60 Kilbane 22 Dean Court, Bournemouth 9,043 Mick Russell 15 May 2011 12:15 Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Report Peterborough United Powell 47Baldock 50 Balanta 56 Mackail-Smith 8McCann 81 pen. Stadium mk, Milton Keynes 12,662 Jonathan Moss Second leg 18 May 2011 19:45 Huddersfield Town 3–3 yes Report Bournemouth Peltier 26Ward 45+2 Kay 105+2 Lovell 44 pen. 63Ings 104 Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield 16,444 Neil Swarbrick Novak Ward Kilbane Kay 4–2 Symes Feeney Robinson Cooper Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties. 19 May 2011 19:45 Peterborough United 2–0 Report Milton Keynes Dons McCann 11Mackail-Smith 54 London Road, Peterborough 11,920 Colin Webster Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate. Final 2011 Football League One play-off final 29 May 2011 15:00 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Peterborough United Report Rowe 78Mackail-Smith 80McCann 85 Old Trafford, Manchester 48,410 Steve Tanner League Two 2010–11 Football League Two PosTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points4Shrewsbury Town462213117249+23795Accrington Stanley46181997355+18736Stevenage461815136245+17697Torquay United461718117453+2168* *Torquay deducted 1 point for fielding an unregistered player. Bracket 2/1 y y Semifinals Final 4 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 7 Torquay United 2 0 2 5 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 6 Stevenage 2 1 3 6 Stevenage 1 7 Torquay United 0 Semi-finals First leg 14 May 2011 17:45 Torquay United 2–0 Report Shrewsbury Town Zebroski 29O'Kane 45+3 Plainmoor, Torquay 4,130 Scott Mathieson 15 May 2011 19:45 Stevenage 2–0 Report Accrington Stanley Long 24 Byrom 45 Broadhall Way, Stevenage 4,424 Roger East Second leg 20 May 2011 19:45 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Report Torquay United Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury 8,452 Kevin Wright Torquay United won 2–0 on aggregate. 20 May 2011 19:45 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Report Stevenage Beardsley 90 Crown Ground, Accrington 4,185 Russell Booth Stevenage won 3–0 on aggregate. Final 28 May 2011 15:15 Stevenage 1–0 Torquay United Report Mousinho 41 Old Trafford, Manchester 11,484 Darren Deadman References External links Football League website Play-offs Category:English Football League play-offs Category:May 2011 sports events in the United Kingdom