| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Winners: | Swansea City (Championship) Peterborough United (League One) Stevenage (League Two) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Swansea 3–1 Nottm Forest (Championship) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Cardiff 0–3 Reading (Championship) |
| Highest Scoring: | Reading 2–4 Swansea Huddersfield 3–3 Bournemouth (6 goals) |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Total Goals: | 37 |
| Highest Attendance: | 86,581 – Reading v Swansea (Championship final) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,130 – Torquay v Shrewsbury (League Two semi-final) |
| Average Attendance: | 20,733 |
| Nextseason: | 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.[1]
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.
See main article: 2010–11 Football League Championship.
| width=30 | Pos | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Swansea City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 80 | |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 77 | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 75 |
See main article: 2011 Football League Championship play-off final.
See main article: 2010–11 Football League One.
| width=30 | Pos | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 87 | |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 106 | 75 | +31 | 79 | |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 77 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 71 |
See main article: 2011 Football League One play-off final.
See main article: 2010–11 Football League Two.
| width=30 | Pos | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 79 | |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 73 | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 69 | |
| 7 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 68* |