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2010–11 Football League Two

Field	Value
competition	Football League Two
season	2010–11
winners	Chesterfield
(3rd divisional title)
promoted	Chesterfield
Bury
Wycombe Wanderers
Stevenage
relegated	Stockport County
Lincoln City
matches	552
total goals	1509
league topscorer	Clayton Donaldson (28)
biggest home win	Crewe Alexandra 7–0 Barnet
(21 August 2010)
Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town
(2 April 2011)
biggest away win	Lincoln City 0–6 Rotherham United
(25 March 2011)
highest scoring	Accrington Stanley 7–4 Gillingham
(2 October 2010)
longest wins	6 games
Bury
Stevenage
longest unbeaten	16 games
Gillingham
longest winless	18 games
Northampton Town
longest losses	5 games
Lincoln City
Northampton Town
highest attendance	15,332
Bradford City 3–2 Stockport County
(26 February 2011)
lowest attendance	1,067
Macclesfield Town 1–1 Lincoln City
(15 March 2011)
average attendance	4,166
prevseason	[2009–10](2009-10-football-league-two)
nextseason	[2011–12](2011-12-football-league-two)

(3rd divisional title) Bury Wycombe Wanderers Stevenage Lincoln City (21 August 2010) Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town (2 April 2011) (25 March 2011) (2 October 2010) Bury Stevenage Gillingham Northampton Town Lincoln City Northampton Town Bradford City 3–2 Stockport County (26 February 2011) Macclesfield Town 1–1 Lincoln City (15 March 2011)

The 2010–11 Football League Two season, (known as the Npower League Two for sponsorship reasons), was the lowest division of the Football League for that season. It began on 7 August 2010 and concluded on 28 May 2011 with the play-off final.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From League Two

Promoted to League One

Notts County
Rochdale
Bournemouth
Dagenham and Redbridge

Relegated to Conference National

Grimsby Town
Darlington

To League Two

Relegated from Football League One

Wycombe Wanderers
Southend United
Stockport County
Gillingham Promoted from Conference National
Stevenage
Oxford United

Team overview

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Accrington Stanley	Accrington	Crown Ground	5,057
Aldershot Town	Aldershot	Recreation Ground	7,500
Barnet	London	Underhill Stadium	6,200
Bradford City	Bradford	Valley Parade	25,136
Burton Albion	Burton upon Trent	Pirelli Stadium	6,912
Bury	Bury	Gigg Lane	11,840
Cheltenham Town	Cheltenham	Abbey Business Stadium	7,066
Chesterfield	Chesterfield	B2net Stadium	10,338
Crewe Alexandra	Crewe	Alexandra Stadium	10,153
Gillingham	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium	11,582
Hereford United	Hereford	Edgar Street	5,075
Lincoln City	Lincoln	Sincil Bank	10,500
Macclesfield Town	Macclesfield	Moss Rose	6,355
Morecambe	Morecambe	Globe Arena	6,918
Northampton Town	Northampton	Sixfields Stadium	7,653
Oxford United	Oxford	Kassam Stadium	12,500
Port Vale	Stoke-on-Trent	Vale Park	19,052
Rotherham United	Sheffield	Don Valley Stadium	25,000
Shrewsbury Town	Shrewsbury	Greenhous Meadow	9,875
Southend United	Southend-on-Sea	Roots Hall	12,392
Stevenage	Stevenage	Broadhall Way	7,100
Stockport County	Stockport	Edgeley Park	10,852
Torquay United	Torquay	Plainmoor	6,104
Wycombe Wanderers	High Wycombe	Adams Park	10,284

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Chairman	Team captain	Kit maker	Sponsor
Accrington Stanley	John Coleman	Ilyas Khan	Andrew Procter	Joma	Combined Stabilisation
Aldershot Town	Dean Holdsworth	John Leppard	Anthony Charles	Carbrini	EBB Paper
Barnet	Giuliano Grazioli(caretaker)	Anthony Kleanthous	Glen Southam	Vandanel	Home-Pulse Fitness, Away-Greenfleets
Bradford City	Peter Jackson	Mark Lawn and Julian Rhodes	Simon Ramsden	Surridge	Map Group UK
Burton Albion	Paul Peschisolido	Ben Robinson	John McGrath	TAG	Mr Cropper
Bury	Richard Barker (caretaker)	Brian Fenton	Steven Schumacher	Surridge	Bury Metropolitan Council
Cheltenham Town	Mark Yates	Paul Baker	Michael Pook	Erreà	Mira Showers
Chesterfield	John Sheridan	Barrie Hubbard	Mark Allott	Respect	Vodka Kick
Crewe Alexandra	Dario Gradi	John Bowler	David Artell	Lotto	Mornflake Cereal
Gillingham	Andy Hessenthaler	Paul Scally	Barry Fuller	Vandanel	Automatic Retailing
Hereford United	Jamie Pitman	David Keyte	Michael Townsend	Admiral	Cargill
Lincoln City	Steve Tilson	Bob Dorrian	Delroy Facey	Umbro	Star Glaze
Macclesfield Town	Gary Simpson	Mike Rance	Paul Morgan	adidas	Voi Jeans
Morecambe	Sammy McIlroy	Peter McGuigan	Barry Roche	Puma	Bench
Northampton Town	Gary Johnson	David Cardoza	Andy Holt	Erreà	Jackson Grundy
Oxford United	Chris Wilder	Kelvin Thomas	James Constable	Nike	Bridle Insurance
Port Vale	Micky Adams	Bill Bratt	Marc Richards	Vandanel	Harlequin Property
Rotherham United	Andy Scott	Tony Stewart	Ryan Cresswell	Carlotti	Parkgate Shopping
Shrewsbury Town	Graham Turner	Roland Wycherley	Ian Sharps	Joma	Greenhous
Southend United	Paul Sturrock	Ron Martin	Craig Easton	Nike	InsureandGo
Stevenage	Graham Westley	Phil Wallace	Mark Roberts	Vandanel	Serverchoice and LCN
Stockport County	Ray Mathias	Alwin Thompson	Danny Swailes	Nike	Stockport council
Torquay United	Paul Buckle	Simon Baker	Lee Mansell	Vandanel	Sparkworld
Wycombe Wanderers	Gary Waddock	Ivor Beeks	Gareth Ainsworth	Joma	Bucks New University

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Position in Table
Hereford United	Graham Turner	Resigned	16 April 2010{{cite news	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/8626121.stm	publisher=BBC Sport	date=16 April 2010}}	Simon Davey	22 June 2010
Barnet	Ian Hendon	Sacked	28 April 2010	Mark Stimson	1 June 2010	Pre-Season
Shrewsbury Town	Paul Simpson	Sacked	30 April 2010	Graham Turner	11 June 2010	Pre-Season
Gillingham	Mark Stimson	Mutual consent	10 May 2010	Andy Hessenthaler	22 May 2010	Pre-Season
Stockport	Gary Ablett	Sacked	17 June 2010	Paul Simpson	12 July 2010	Pre-Season
Lincoln City	Chris Sutton	Resigned	29 September 2010{{cite news	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/9043871.stm	publisher=BBC Sport	date=29 September 2010}}	Steve Tilson	15 October 2010
Hereford United	Simon Davey	Sacked	4 October 2010{{cite news	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/9058774.stm	publisher=BBC Sport	date=4 October 2010}}	Jamie Pitman	19 December 2010{{cite news	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/9296465.stm
Port Vale	Micky Adams	Signed by Sheffield United	30 December 2010{{cite news	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/9327422.stm	publisher=BBC Sport	date=30 December 2010}}	Jim Gannon	6 January 2011{{cite news	url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/9343059.stm
Barnet	Mark Stimson	Sacked	1 January 2011	Martin Allen	23 March 2011	23rd
Stockport County	Paul Simpson	Sacked	4 January 2011	Ray Mathias	9 March 2011	21st
Aldershot Town	Kevin Dillon	Sacked	10 January 2011	Dean Holdsworth	12 January 2011	20th
Bradford City	Peter Taylor	Stepped down	26 February 2011	Peter Jackson	28 February 2011	20th
Northampton Town	Ian Sampson	Sacked	2 March 2011	Gary Johnson	4 March 2011	16th
Port Vale	Jim Gannon	Sacked	21 March 2011	Micky Adams	13 May 2011	8th
Rotherham United	Ronnie Moore	Mutual consent	22 March 2011	Andy Scott	13 April 2011	9th
Bury	Alan Knill	Signed by Scunthorpe United	31 March 2011	Richard Barker (caretaker)	31 March 2011	9th
Barnet	Martin Allen	Signed by Notts County	11 April 2011	Giuliano Grazioli (caretaker)	11 April 2011	23rd

League table

A total of 24 teams contest the division: 18 sides remaining in the division from last season, four relegated from the League One, and two promoted from Conference National.

Play-offs

Main article: 2011 Football League play-offs

Semifinals

O'Kane

Torquay United won 2 – 0 on aggregate. Byrom Stevenage won 3 – 0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2011 Football League Two play-off Final

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
	1	Clayton Donaldson	Crewe Alexandra	28
	2	Ryan Lowe	Bury	27
	3	Cody McDonald	Gillingham	25
4	Craig Davies	Chesterfield	23
Adam Le Fondre	Rotherham United	23
6	Barry Corr	Southend United	18
Jack Lester	Chesterfield	18
Shaun Miller	Crewe Alexandra	18
Wesley Thomas	Cheltenham Town	18
10	Shaun Harrad	Burton Albion
Northampton Town	16
Marc Richards	Port Vale	16

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
	1	Ryan Hall	Southend United	16
	2	Nicky Law	Rotherham United	12
	3	Shaun Miller	Crewe Alexandra	11
4	Matt Harrold	Shrewsbury Town	10
Mark Marshall	Barnet	10
6	Michael Jacobs	Northampton Town	9
Craig Stanley	Torquay United	9
Drew Talbot	Chesterfield	9
Danny Whitaker	Chesterfield	9
10	Jack Lester	Chesterfield	8
Sean McConville	Accrington Stanley	8
Lawrie Wilson	Stevenage	8

Scoring

First goal of the season: Peter Vincenti for Stevenage against Macclesfield Town, 6:43 minutes (7 August 2010){{cite news
Highest scoring game: 11 goals – Accrington Stanley 7–4 Gillingham (2 October 2010)
Most goals scored in a game by one team: 8 goals
- Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town (2 April 2011)
Widest winning margin: 7 goals
- Crewe Alexandra 7–0 Barnet (21 August 2010)
- Crewe Alexandra 8–1 Cheltenham Town (2 April 2011)
Fewest games failed to score in: 7 – Crewe Alexandra
Most games failed to score in: 17
- Hereford United
- Stevenage
- Stockport County

Discipline

Most yellow cards (club): 78 – Hereford United
Most yellow cards (player): 13 – John McGrath (Burton Albion)
Most red cards (club): 9 – Stevenage
Most red cards (player): 2
- Luke Foster (Stevenage)
- Abdul Osman (Northampton Town)
- Steven Schumacher (Bury)
- Michael Townsend (Hereford United)
- Jamie Vincent (Aldershot Town)
Most fouls (club): 563 – Gillingham
Most fouls (player): 94 – Matt Harold (Shrewsbury Town)

Clean sheets

Most clean sheets: 17 – Wycombe Wanderers
Fewest clean sheets: 6 – Stockport County

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month{{cite news	Player of the Month{{cite news	Manager	Club	Player	Club
title=League Two Manager of the Month	url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ManageroftheMonthArticle/0,,10794,00.html	publisher=Football League	access-date=31 October 2010	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129041628/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ManageroftheMonthArticle/0%2C%2C10794%2C00.html	archive-date=29 November 2010	url-status=dead
August	Paul Buckle	Torquay United	Adam Le Fondre	Rotherham United
September	Micky Adams	Port Vale	Ryan Lowe	Bury
October	Alan Knill	Bury	Craig Davies	Chesterfield
November	Micky Adams	Port Vale	Mark Wright	Shrewsbury Town
December	Andy Hessenthaler	Gillingham	Greg Tansey	Stockport County
January	Dario Gradi	Crewe Alexandra	Cody McDonald	Gillingham
February	Graham Turner	Shrewsbury Town	Ryan Lowe	Bury
March	Dean Holdsworth	Aldershot Town	Craig Davies	Chesterfield
April	Richie Barker	Bury	Ryan Lowe	Bury

References

(13 January 2011). "English League Two Stats – 2010–11". ESPN.
(22 June 2010). "Simon Davey confirmed as new manager of Hereford". BBC Sport.
(28 April 2010). "Barnet sack manager Ian Hendon". BBC Sport.
(1 June 2010). "Barnet name Mark Stimson as new manager". BBC Sport.
(30 April 2010). "Shrewsbury Town sack manager Paul Simpson". BBC Sport.
(11 June 2010). "Shrewsbury Town re-appoint former manager Graham Turner". BBC Sport.
(10 May 2010). "Manager Mark Stimson leaves Gillingham". BBC Sport.
(22 May 2010). "Andy Hessenthaler named new Gillingham manager". BBC Sport.
(17 June 2010). "Gary Ablett leaves Stockport County". BBC Sport.
(12 July 2010). "Paul Simpson named Stockport County manager". BBC Sport.
(15 October 2010). "Lincoln name Steve Tilson new manager". BBC Sport.
(1 January 2011). "Manager Mark Stimson sacked by Barnet". BBC Sport.
"Barnet {{!}} News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} MARTIN ALLEN RETURNS TO UNDERHILL".
(4 January 2011). "Stockport County sack manager Paul Simpson". BBC Sport.
(9 March 2011). "Ray Mathias takes over as Stockport County manager". BBC Sport.
(10 January 2011). "Manager Kevin Dillon departs from Aldershot Town". BBC Sport.
(12 January 2011). "Dean Holdsworth appointed new Aldershot Town manager". BBC Sport.
(24 February 2011). "Manager Peter Taylor to leave Bradford City". BBC Sport.
(25 May 2011). "Bradford City confirm Peter Jackson as permanent boss". BBC Sport.
(2 March 2011). "Northampton Town sack manager Ian Sampson". BBC Sport.
(4 March 2011). "Northampton Town name Gary Johnson as new boss". BBC Sport.
(21 March 2011). "Manager Jim Gannon parts company with Port Vale". BBC Sport.
steve shaw. (13 May 2011). "Port Vale: Micky Adams is back to finish the job he started". The Sentinel.
(22 March 2011). "Manager Rotherham United part company with Ronnie Moore". BBC Sport.
(13 April 2011). "Rotherham appoint Andy Scott as new manager". BBC Sport.
(31 March 2011). "Scunthorpe United appoint Bury manager Alan Knill". BBC Sport.
(11 April 2011). "Notts County appoint Martin Allen as manager". BBC Sport.
(6 April 2011). "Torquay and Hereford docked points by Football League". [[BBC Sport]].
"Npower League 2 Scorers Statistics". Football League.
"Npower League 2 Assists Statistics". Football League.
"Football League Statistics". Football League.

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