2010–11 Football League Trophy

Football tournament season

2010–11 Football League TrophyJohnstone's Paint Trophy

Tournament details
Country|  England
Wales
Teams| 48
Final positions
Champions| Carlisle United
Runner-up| Brentford
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 49

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The 2010–11 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football.

In all, 48 clubs entered the competition. It is split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. The first round took place on the week commencing 30 August 2010. The final was contested between Brentford and Carlisle United with Carlisle winning 1–0.

## First round

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The draw for the first round of the competition took place on 14 August 2010.[1] Sixteen clubs were given a bye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions. Among the clubs receiving a bye in the northern section were Huddersfield Town and Peterborough United, while in the southern section West Country clubs Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle entered at the second round stage.[2]

### Northern Section

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| Tie no  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Attendance

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North-West
1 | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Morecambe | 720
2 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 2,703
3 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Rochdale | 2,442
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | 2,020
Accrington Stanley won 5 – 3 on penalties but later withdrew from the competition
North-East
5 | Hartlepool United | 4–0 | Northampton Town | 1,359
6 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Lincoln City | 1,677
7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Notts County | 10,551
8 | Walsall | 1–2 | Chesterfield | 1,793

### Southern Section

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| Tie no  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Attendance

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South-West
1 | Aldershot Town | 2–0 | Oxford United | 1,607
2 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Torquay United | 3,140
Torquay United won 3 – 0 on penalties
3 | Southampton | 0–3 | Swindon Town | 8,333
4 | Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Exeter City | 2,954
South-East
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | 3,124
6 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 4,630
7 | Southend United | 0–0 | Gillingham | 3,073
Southend United won 4 – 3 on penalties
8 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Brentford | 1,916

Byes

Northern section
Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Carlisle United, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town, Peterborough United, Stockport County.

Southern section
Barnet, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Hereford United, Milton Keynes Dons, Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers.

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## Second round

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The second round draw took place on 4 September 2010, with matches played in the week commencing 4 October 2010.[3] Accrington Stanley were due to play Stockport County but the game was postponed because Accrington played an ineligible player in their first round match against Tranmere;[4] Accrington subsequently withdrew from the competition and Tranmere were reinstated.[5]

### Northern Section

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| Tie no  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Attendance

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North-West
1 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Stockport County | 2,223
Tranmere Rovers won 4 – 3 on penalties
2 | Macclesfield Town | 2–4 | Crewe Alexandra | 1,103
3 | Bury | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 1,944
Bury won 6 – 5 on penalties
4 | Carlisle United | 2–2 | Port Vale | 2,273
Carlisle United won 4 – 3 on penalties
North-East
5 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Rotherham United | 1,360
6 | Hartlepool United | 1–0 | Bradford City | 1,728
7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Chesterfield | 15,003
Sheffield Wednesday won 8 – 7 on penalties
8 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Peterborough United | 2,904

### Southern Section

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South-West
1 | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Aldershot Town | 4,050
2 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Torquay United | 3,625
3 | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle | 1,597
4 | Hereford United | 0–3 | Exeter City | 1,286
South-East
5 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2,379
6 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Brentford | 1,152
Brentford won 5 – 4 on penalties
7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | 3,773
8 | Barnet | 1–3 | Southend United | 1,356

## Area quarter-finals

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The draw for the area quarter-finals took place on 9 October 2010 on Soccer AM, with matches played in the week commencing 8 November 2010.[6][7]

### Northern Section

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1 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,142
2 | Rotherham United | 2–5 | Huddersfield Town | 2,185
3 | Bury | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 1,961
4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–1 | Hartlepool United | 10,909

### Southern Section

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1 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Brentford | 3,469
Brentford won 4–2 on penalties
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Exeter City | 9,431
3 | Southend United | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | 4,373
4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–6 | Bristol Rovers | 1,591

## Area semi-finals

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The draw for the area semi-finals took place on 13 November 2010 on Soccer AM, with matches due to be played in the week commencing 29 November 2010. Due to snow, only one match was eventually played during this week. One match was played on 14 December 2010 and broadcast live.[8]

### Northern Section

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| Tie no  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Attendance

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1  | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | 2,598
2  | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3,149

### Southern Section

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1  | Brentford | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | 2,783
Brentford won 3–1 on penalties
2  | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | Exeter City | 3,881
Exeter City won 5–4 on penalties

## Area finals

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The area finals, which serve as the semi-finals for the entire competition, were contested over two legs, home and away.

### Northern Section

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Carlisle United v Huddersfield Town 18 January 2011 |  Carlisle United | 4–0|  Huddersfield Town | Brunton Park, Carlisle

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19:45 GMT | Marshall 19'
Taiwo 23'
Murphy 62'
Michalík 65' | Report |  | Attendance: 3,706
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Huddersfield Town v Carlisle United 8 February 2011 |  Huddersfield Town | 3–0|  Carlisle United | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield

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19:45 GMT | Pilkington 30'
Lee 70', 81' |  |  | Attendance: 6,528
Referee: Steve Tanner

Carlisle United won 4–3 on aggregate

### Southern Section

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Brentford v Exeter City 17 January 2011 |  Brentford | 1–1|  Exeter City | Griffin Park, London

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19:45 GMT | Alexander 64' | Report | Cureton 39' | Attendance: 3,093
Referee: Mark Haywood

Exeter City v Brentford 7 February 2011 |  Exeter City | 1–2|  Brentford | St James Park, Exeter

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19:45 GMT | Nardiello 90+5' | Report | Saunders 20'
Alexander 26' | Attendance: 5,322
Referee: Kevin Wright

Brentford won 3–2 on aggregate

## Final

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Main article: 2011 Football League Trophy Final

3 April 2011

13:30 BST

Brentford| 0–1| Carlisle United

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| Report | Murphy 12'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 40,476

Referee: Graham Salisbury

## References

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1. ^ "Byes awarded" Archived 2010-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. Football League. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
2. ^ "League awaits Trophy draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
3. ^ "Johnstone's Paint Trophy second round draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
4. ^ "Accrington Stanley's JPT tie postponed". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
5. ^ "Accrington withdraw from Johnstone's Paint Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
6. ^ "Round 3 draw". The Football League. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
7. ^ "Johnstone's Paint Trophy third round draw". BBC Sport. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
8. ^ "Round 4 draw" Archived 2010-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. The Football League. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.

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