2010–11 Football League Championship

The 2010–11 Football League Championship (known as the npower Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format. It started on 6 August 2010 and concluded on 7 May 2011, with the resultant play-offs concluding with the final on 30 May.

Football League Championship

Season	2010–11
Champions	Queens Park Rangers 1st Championship title 2nd 2nd tier title
Promoted	Queens Park Rangers Norwich City Swansea City
Relegated	Preston North End Scunthorpe United Sheffield United
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,510 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer	Danny Graham (24)
Biggest home win	Norwich City 6–0 Scunthorpe United (2 April 2011)
Biggest away win	Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Ipswich Town (15 February 2011)
Highest scoring	Leeds United 4–6 Preston North End (28 September 2010)
Longest winning run	8 games[1] Reading
Longest unbeaten run	19 games[1] Queens Park Rangers
Longest winless run	14 games[1] Preston North End Sheffield United
Longest losing run	6 games[1] Ipswich Town
Highest attendance	33,622[1] Leeds United 1–0 Sheffield United (25 September 2010)
Lowest attendance	4,190[1] Scunthorpe United 0–3 Preston North End (15 March 2011)
Average attendance	17,457[2]
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Queens Park Rangers secured the Championship title on 30 April 2011, ending their 15-year hiatus from the Premier League,^[3] while Norwich City secured the second automatic promotion spot two days later, ending a six-year absence from the top flight. Swansea City won the play-off final to take the final promotion place.

Preston North End, Scunthorpe United and Sheffield United were relegated to League One.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to Premier League:

• Newcastle United
• West Bromwich Albion
• Blackpool

Relegated to League One:

• Peterborough United
• Plymouth Argyle
• Sheffield Wednesday

To Championship

Relegated from Premier League:

• Burnley
• Hull City
• Portsmouth

Promoted from League One:

• Norwich City
• Leeds United
• Millwall

Rule changes

Off-field rules

• New financial reporting rules see transfer embargoes imposed on those clubs which fail to lodge their accounts with the Football League, at the same time they are required by Companies House.
• The Football League's fit and proper person test was renamed the Director's Test to ensure continuity with other football bodies.

Sponsorship changes

After Coca-Cola's sponsorship contract expired and was not renewed, Npower signed a three-year contract to become the Football League's official partner. The Coca-Cola Player of the Month and Coca-Cola Manager of the Month awards are therefore now known as the Npower Player of the Month and the Npower Manager of the Month award respectively.^[4]

Team overview

Stadia and locations

Barnsley

Bristol City

Burnley

Cardiff City

Coventry City

Crystal Palace

Derby County

Doncaster Rovers

Hull City

Ipswich Town

Leeds United

Leicester City

Middlesbrough

Millwall

Norwich City

Nottingham Forest

Portsmouth

Preston North End

QPR

Reading

Scunthorpe United

Sheffield United

Swansea City

Watford

Locations of teams in the 2010–11 Football League Championship

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Barnsley	Barnsley	Oakwell	23,009
Bristol City	Bristol	Ashton Gate	21,497
Burnley	Burnley	Turf Moor	22,546
Cardiff City	Cardiff	Cardiff City Stadium	26,828
Coventry City	Coventry	Ricoh Arena	32,609
Crystal Palace	London	Selhurst Park	26,309
Derby County	Derby	Pride Park Stadium	33,597
Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	15,231
Hull City	Kingston upon Hull	KC Stadium	25,404
Ipswich Town	Ipswich	Portman Road	30,311
Leeds United	Leeds	Elland Road	39,460
Leicester City	Leicester	King Power Stadium	32,500
Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	Riverside Stadium	34,988
Millwall	London	The Den	20,146
Norwich City	Norwich	Carrow Road	27,033
Nottingham Forest	Nottingham	City Ground	30,576
Portsmouth	Portsmouth	Fratton Park	20,224
Preston North End	Preston	Deepdale	23,408
Queens Park Rangers	London	Loftus Road	18,360
Reading	Reading	Madejski Stadium	24,224
Scunthorpe United	Scunthorpe	Glanford Park	9,088
Sheffield United	Sheffield	Bramall Lane	32,702
Swansea City	Swansea	Liberty Stadium	20,532
Watford	Watford	Vicarage Road	23,500

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Chairman	Team captain	Kit maker	Sponsor
Barnsley	Mark Robins	Patrick Cyrne	Jason Shackell	Lotto	Barnsley Building Society
Bristol City	Keith Millen	Steve Lansdown	Louis Carey	adidas	DAS
Burnley	Eddie Howe	Barry Kilby	Graham Alexander	Puma	Fun88
Cardiff City	Dave Jones	Chan Tien Ghee	Craig Bellamy	Puma	SBOBET
Coventry City	Andy Thorn	Ken Dulieu	Lee Carsley	Puma	City Link
Crystal Palace	Dougie Freedman	Steve Parish Martin Long	Paddy McCarthy	Nike	GAC Logistics
Derby County	Nigel Clough	Andrew Appleby	Robbie Savage	adidas	buymobiles.net
Doncaster Rovers	Sean O'Driscoll	John Ryan	Brian Stock	Nike	One Call Insurance
Hull City	Nigel Pearson	Assem Allam	Andy Dawson	adidas	Totesport.com
Ipswich Town	Paul Jewell	Marcus Evans	David Norris	Mitre	Marcus Evans
Leeds United	Simon Grayson	Ken Bates	Richard Naylor	Macron	NetFlights.com
Leicester City	Sven-Göran Eriksson	Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha	Matt Oakley	BURRDA	King Power
Middlesbrough	Tony Mowbray	Steve Gibson	Matthew Bates	Adidas	Sponsors come on a monthly basis1
Millwall	Kenny Jackett	John Berylson	Paul Robinson	Macron	CYC
Norwich City	Paul Lambert	Alan Bowkett	Grant Holt	Xara	Aviva
Nottingham Forest	Billy Davies	Nigel Doughty	Paul McKenna	Umbro	Victor Chandler
Portsmouth	Steve Cotterill	Balram Chainrai	Aaron Mokoena	Kappa	Jobsite
Preston North End	Phil Brown	Maurice Lindsay	Sean St Ledger	Puma	Tennent's Lager
Queens Park Rangers	Neil Warnock	Ishan Saksena	Adel Taarabt	Lotto	Gulf Air
Reading	Brian McDermott	John Madejski	Ívar Ingimarsson	Puma	Waitrose
Scunthorpe United	Alan Knill	J. Steven Wharton	Cliff Byrne	Nike	Rainham Steel
Sheffield United	Micky Adams	Kevin McCabe	Chris Morgan	Macron	VisitMalta.com
Swansea City	Brendan Rodgers	Huw Jenkins	Garry Monk	Umbro	32Red
Watford	Malky Mackay	Graham Taylor	John Eustace	BURRDA	BURRDA, Umbria Televisione

¹Middlesbrough's sponsors include: Deepdale Solutions (7 – 30 August), Wiring Services (1–30 September), Ramsdens (1 October – 5 March), Marie Curie Cancer Care (6–8 March)

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Crystal Palace	Paul Hart	Contract expired	2 May 2010	Pre-season	George Burley	17 June 2010[5]
Coventry City	Chris Coleman	Sacked	4 May 2010[6]	Pre-season	Aidy Boothroyd	20 May 2010[7]
Hull City	Iain Dowie	Contract expired	9 May 2010	Pre-season	Nigel Pearson	29 June 2010[8]
Portsmouth	Avram Grant	Resigned	20 May 2010[9]	Pre-season	Steve Cotterill	18 June 2010[10]
Leicester City	Nigel Pearson	Signed by Hull City	29 June 2010	Pre-season	Paulo Sousa	7 July 2010[11]
Swansea City	Paulo Sousa	Signed by Leicester City	5 July 2010[12]	Pre-season	Brendan Rodgers	16 July 2010[13]
Bristol City	Steve Coppell	Resigned	12 August 2010[14]	23rd	Keith Millen	12 August 2010[15]
Sheffield United	Kevin Blackwell	Mutual consent	14 August 2010[16]	21st	Gary Speed	17 August 2010[17]
Scunthorpe United	Nigel Adkins	Signed By Southampton	12 September 2010[18]	15th	Ian Baraclough	24 September 2010[19]
Leicester City	Paulo Sousa	Sacked	1 October 2010[20]	24th	Sven-Göran Eriksson	3 October 2010[21]
Middlesbrough	Gordon Strachan	Resigned	18 October 2010[22]	20th	Tony Mowbray	26 October 2010[23]
Sheffield United	Gary Speed	Signed by Wales	14 December 2010	20th	Micky Adams	30 December 2010[24]
Burnley	Brian Laws	Sacked	29 December 2010[25]	9th	Eddie Howe	14 January 2011
Preston North End	Darren Ferguson	Sacked	29 December 2010[26]	24th	Phil Brown	6 January 2011[27]
Crystal Palace	George Burley	Sacked	1 January 2011[28]	23rd	Dougie Freedman	12 January 2011[29]
Ipswich Town	Roy Keane	Sacked	7 January 2011[30]	19th	Paul Jewell	10 January 2011[31]
Coventry City	Aidy Boothroyd	Sacked	14 March 2011[32]	19th	Andy Thorn	28 April 2011[33]
Scunthorpe United	Ian Baraclough	Sacked	16 March 2011[34]	22nd	Alan Knill	31 March 2011[35]

Ownership changes

Club	New owner	Previous owner	Date
Cardiff City	Datuk Chan Tien Ghee	Peter Ridsdale	27 May 2010[36]
Crystal Palace	Steve Parish Martin Long	Administrator	7 June 2010
Preston North End	Trevor Hemmings	Derek Shaw	3 June 2010[37]
Leicester City	Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn	Milan Mandarić	12 August 2010[38]
Portsmouth	Balram Chainrai	Administrator	24 October 2010
Hull City	Assem Allam	Russell Bartlett	17 December 2010

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Queens Park Rangers (C, P)	46	24	16	6	71	32	+39	88	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Norwich City (P)	46	23	15	8	83	58	+25	84
3	Swansea City (O, P)	46	24	8	14	69	42	+27	80	Qualification for Championship play-offs
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
7	Leeds United	46	19	15	12	81	70	+11	72
8	Burnley	46	18	14	14	65	61	+4	68
9	Millwall	46	18	13	15	62	48	+14	67
10	Leicester City	46	19	10	17	76	71	+5	67
11	Hull City	46	16	17	13	52	51	+1	65
12	Middlesbrough	46	17	11	18	68	68	0	62
13	Ipswich Town	46	18	8	20	62	68	−6	62
14	Watford	46	16	13	17	77	71	+6	61
15	Bristol City	46	17	9	20	62	65	−3	60
16	Portsmouth	46	15	13	18	53	60	−7	58
17	Barnsley	46	14	14	18	55	66	−11	56
18	Coventry City	46	14	13	19	54	58	−4	55
19	Derby County	46	13	10	23	58	71	−13	49
20	Crystal Palace	46	12	12	22	44	69	−25	48
21	Doncaster Rovers	46	11	15	20	55	81	−26	48
22	Preston North End (R)	46	10	12	24	54	79	−25	42	Relegation to Football League One
23	Sheffield United (R)	46	11	9	26	44	79	−35	42
24	Scunthorpe United (R)	46	12	6	28	43	87	−44	42

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Main article: 2011 Football League play-offs

	Semi-finals							Final
	3	Swansea City	0	3	3
	6	Nottingham Forest	0	1	1
								3	Swansea City	4
								5	Reading	2
	4	Cardiff City	0	0	0
	5	Reading	0	3	3

Semi-finals

12 May 2011

19:45

Nottingham Forest	0–0	Swansea City
	Report

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 27,881

Referee: Mike Dean

16 May 2011

19:45

Swansea City	3–1	Nottingham Forest
Britton 28' Dobbie 33' Pratley 90+3'	Report	Earnshaw 80'

Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Attendance: 19,816

Referee: Andre Marriner

Swansea City won 3 – 1 on aggregate.

13 May 2011

19:45

Reading	0–0	Cardiff City
	Report

Madejski Stadium, Reading

Attendance: 21,485

Referee: Mark Halsey

17 May 2011

19:45

Cardiff City	0–3	Reading
	Report	Long 28', 45' (pen.) McAnuff 84'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 24,081

Referee: Howard Webb

Reading won 3 – 0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2011 Football League Championship play-off Final

30 May 2011

15:00

Reading	2–4	Swansea City
Allen 49' (o.g.) Mills 57'	Report	Sinclair 21' (pen.), 22', 80' (pen.) Dobbie 40'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 86,581

Referee: Phil Dowd

Results

The fixtures for the Championship were released on 17 June 2010. The season kick-off was announced for 6 August 2010 and it concluded on 7 May 2011.^[39]

Home \ Away	BAR	BRI	BUR	CAR	COV	CRY	DER	DON	HUL	IPS	LEE	LEI	MID	MIL	NWC	NOT	POR	PNE	QPR	REA	SCU	SHU	SWA	WAT
Barnsley		4–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	5–2	0–2	2–0	1–0	0–2	3–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	0–0
Bristol City	3–3		2–0	3–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–0	3–0	0–1	0–2	2–0	0–4	0–3	0–3	2–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	3–0	0–2	0–2
Burnley	3–0	0–0		1–1	2–2	1–0	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–2	2–3	3–0	3–1	0–3	2–1	1–0	1–1	4–3	0–0	0–4	0–2	4–2	2–1	3–2
Cardiff City	2–2	3–2	1–1		2–0	0–0	4–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–0	0–3	2–1	3–1	0–2	3–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	4–2
Coventry City	3–0	1–4	1–0	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–0	1–2	0–2	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–0
Crystal Palace	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–0		2–2	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	3–2	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–3	4–1	1–0	1–2	3–3	1–2	1–0	0–3	3–2
Derby County	0–0	0–2	2–4	1–2	2–2	5–0		1–3	0–1	1–2	2–1	0–2	3–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–2	3–2	0–1	2–1	4–1
Doncaster Rovers	0–2	1–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	0–0	2–3		3–1	0–6	0–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–1	0–3	3–0	2–0	1–1	1–1
Hull City	2–0	2–0	0–1	0–2	0–0	1–1	2–0	3–1		1–0	2–2	0–1	2–4	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	2–0	0–0
Ipswich Town	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–1	0–2	3–2	1–1		2–1	3–0	3–3	2–0	1–5	0–1	0–2	2–1	0–3	1–3	2–0	3–0	1–3	0–3
Leeds United	3–3	3–1	1–0	0–4	1–0	2–1	1–2	5–2	2–2	0–0		1–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	4–1	3–3	4–6	2–0	0–0	4–0	1–0	2–1	2–2
Leicester City	4–1	2–1	4–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	1–1	4–2	2–2		0–0	4–2	2–3	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–2	1–2	3–1	2–2	2–1	4–2
Middlesbrough	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–2	3–3		0–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–3	3–1	2–0	1–0	3–4	2–1
Millwall	2–0	0–0	1–1	3–3	3–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	4–0	2–1	3–2	2–0	2–3		1–1	0–0	0–1	4–0	2–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–2	1–6
Norwich City	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–1	4–3	1–0	2–1		2–1	0–2	1–1	1–0	2–1	6–0	4–2	2–0	2–3
Nottingham Forest	2–2	1–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	5–2	0–0	0–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–0	1–1	1–1		2–1	2–2	0–0	3–4	5–1	1–1	3–1	1–0
Portsmouth	1–0	3–1	1–2	0–2	0–3	1–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	0–0	2–2	6–1	0–0	1–1	0–1	2–1		1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	0–0	3–2
Preston North End	1–2	0–4	1–2	0–1	2–1	4–3	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–3	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0		1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–1	3–1
Queens Park Rangers	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	3–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	3–1		3–1	2–0	3–0	4–0	1–3
Reading	3–0	4–1	2–1	1–1	0–0	3–0	2–1	4–3	1–1	1–0	0–0	3–1	5–2	2–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	2–1	0–1		1–2	2–3	0–1	1–1
Scunthorpe United	0–0	0–2	0–0	2–4	0–2	3–0	0–0	1–3	1–5	1–1	1–4	0–3	0–2	1–2	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–3	4–1	0–2		3–2	1–0	1–2
Sheffield United	2–2	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–1	3–2	0–1	2–2	2–3	1–2	2–0	0–1	1–2	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–0	1–0	0–3	1–1	0–4		1–0	0–1
Swansea City	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	3–0	0–0	3–0	1–1	4–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	3–0	3–2	1–2	4–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	4–0		1–1
Watford	1–0	1–3	1–3	4–1	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	1–2	2–1	0–1	3–2	3–1	1–0	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–0	2–3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals[40] 1 Danny Graham Watford 24 2 Grant Holt Norwich City 21 Shane Long Reading 21 4 Luciano Becchio Leeds United 19 Adel Taarabt Queens Park Rangers 19 Scott Sinclair Swansea City 19 7 Jay Bothroyd Cardiff City 18 Max Gradel Leeds United 18 9 Billy Sharp Doncaster Rovers 15 Andy King Leicester City 15 Steve Morison Millwall 15

Top assists Rank Player Club Assists[41] 1 Adel Taarabt Queens Park Rangers 19 2 Grant Holt Norwich City 14 3 Don Cowie Watford 13 4 Lewis McGugan Nottingham Forest 12 5 Albert Adomah Bristol City 11 Craig Bellamy Cardiff City 11 7 Shane Long Reading 10 Peter Whittingham Cardiff City 10 10 Luciano Becchio Leeds United 9 Chris Burke Cardiff City 9 James Coppinger Doncaster Rovers 9 Chris Eagles Burnley 9 David Fox Norwich City 9 Danny Graham Watford 9 James Henry Millwall 9 Wes Hoolahan Norwich City 9 Keith Treacy Preston North End 9

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Football League Championship hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Chris Iwelumo	Burnley	Preston North End	4–3	11 September 2010
James Vaughan	Crystal Palace	Portsmouth	4–1	14 September 2010
James Coppinger	Doncaster Rovers	Norwich City	3–1	14 September 2010
Jon Parkin	Preston North End	Leeds United	6–4	28 September 2010
Jonny Howson	Leeds United	Scunthorpe United	4–1	30 October 2010
Luciano Becchio	Leeds United	Bristol City	3–1	13 November 2010
Grant Holt	Norwich City	Ipswich Town	4–1	28 November 2010
Wes Hoolahan	Norwich City	Sheffield United	4–2	28 December 2010
Jason Puncheon	Millwall	Crystal Palace	3–0	1 January 2011
Matty Fryatt	Hull City	Scunthorpe United	5–1	5 February 2011
Connor Wickham	Ipswich Town	Doncaster Rovers	6–0	15 February 2011
Yakubu	Leicester City	Middlesbrough	3–3	2 April 2011
Grant Holt	Norwich City	Scunthorpe United	6–0	2 April 2011
Simeon Jackson	Norwich City	Scunthorpe United	6–0	2 April 2011
Scott McDonald	Middlesbrough	Hull City	4–2	23 April 2011
Simeon Jackson	Norwich City	Derby County	3–2	25 April 2011

Scoring

• First goal of the season: John Eustace for Watford against Norwich City (6 August 2010)^[42]
• Highest scoring game: 10 goals – Leeds United 4–6 Preston North End (28 September 2010)^[1]
• Most goals scored in a game by one team: 6 goals^[1]
  • Millwall 1–6 Watford (18 September 2010)
  • Portsmouth 6–1 Leicester City (24 September 2010)
  • Leeds United 4–6 Preston North End (28 September 2010)
  • Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Ipswich Town (15 February 2011)
  • Norwich City 6–0 Scunthorpe United (2 April 2011)
• Widest winning margin: 6 goals^[1]
  • Doncaster Rovers 0–6 Ipswich Town (15 February 2011)
  • Norwich City 6–0 Scunthorpe United (2 April 2011)
• Fewest games failed to score in: 5 – Norwich City^[1]
• Most games failed to score in: 21 – Scunthorpe United^[1]

Discipline

• Most yellow cards (club): 86 – Leeds United^[43]
• Most yellow cards (player): 12^[43]
  • Robbie Savage (Derby County)
• Most red cards (club): 13 – Sheffield United^[43]
• Most red cards (player): 2^[43]
  • Matthew Connolly (Queens Park Rangers)
  • Claude Davis (Crystal Palace)
  • Alan Dunne (Millwall)
  • Marlon King (Coventry City)
  • Shane Lowry (Sheffield United)
  • Dean Moxey (Derby County & Crystal Palace)
  • Ricardo Rocha (Portsmouth)
  • Jamie Ward (Sheffield United & Derby County)
  • Lee Williamson (Sheffield United)
• Most fouls (club): 554 – Leeds United^[43]
• Most fouls (player): 103 – Grant Holt (Norwich City)^[43]

Clean sheets

• Most clean sheets: 25 – Queens Park Rangers^[1]
• Fewest clean sheets: 4 – Preston North End^[1]

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month		Notes
	Manager	Club	Player	Club
August	Neil Warnock	Queens Park Rangers	Adel Taarabt	Queens Park Rangers	[44]
September	Neil Warnock	Queens Park Rangers	Jamie Mackie	Queens Park Rangers	[45][46]
October	Dave Jones	Cardiff City	Jay Bothroyd	Cardiff City	[47][48]
November	Keith Millen	Bristol City	James Hayter	Doncaster Rovers	[49][50]
December	Simon Grayson	Leeds United	Danny Graham	Watford	[51][52]
January	Billy Davies	Nottingham Forest	Richie Wellens	Leicester City	[53][54]
February	Brendan Rodgers	Swansea City	Connor Wickham	Ipswich Town	[55][56]
March	Malky Mackay	Watford	Ian Harte	Reading	[57][58]
April	Brian McDermott	Reading	Simeon Jackson	Norwich City	[59][60]

Team of the year

Position Name Club GK Paddy Kenny Queens Park Rangers RB Kyle Naughton Leicester City CB Wes Morgan Nottingham Forest CB Ashley Williams Swansea City LB Ian Harte Reading RM Adel Taarabt Queens Park Rangers CM Andy King Leicester City CM Wes Hoolahan Norwich City LM Scott Sinclair Swansea City ST Grant Holt Norwich City ST Danny Graham Watford

Kenny Morgan Williams Naughton Harte King Hoolahan Taarabt Sinclair Holt Graham