2010–11 Football League One
The 2010–11 Football League One 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.
Changes from 2009–10
Team changes
From League One
Promoted to ChampionshipRelegated to League Two
To League One
Relegated from ChampionshipPromoted from League Two
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. 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's new sponsor after Coca-Cola'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
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, and four promoted from League Two.Play-offs
Semifinals
Huddersfield Town 4–4 Bournemouth on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–2 on penalties.----
''Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.''
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: 46 minutes and 17 seconds – Luke Summerfield for Plymouth Argyle against Southampton.
- Highest scoring game: 9 goals – Peterborough United 5–4 Swindon Town
- Most goals scored in a game by one team: 6 goals
- * Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Bristol Rovers
- * Oldham Athletic 0–6 Southampton
- * Walsall 6–1 Bristol Rovers
- * Peterborough United 6-0 Carlisle United
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals
- * Oldham Athletic 0–6 Southampton
- * Peterborough United 6-0 Carlisle United
- Fewest games failed to score in: 4 – Peterborough United
- Most games failed to score in: 20 – Hartlepool United
Discipline
- Most yellow cards : 85 – Tranmere Rovers
- Most yellow cards : 13
- * Luke Ayling
- * Joss Labadie
- Most red cards : 12 – Plymouth Argyle
- Most red cards : 3
- * Christian Dailly
- * Gary MacKenzie
- Most fouls : 594 – Notts County
- Most fouls : 86 – Joss Labadie
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 20 – Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton
- Fewest clean sheets: 6 - Dagenham & Redbridge