2010–11 Football League Trophy

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.

2010–11 Football League Trophy

Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	48
Final positions
Champions	Carlisle United
Runners-up	Brentford
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
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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

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 Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 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 Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 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.

Second round

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

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

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 Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Huddersfield Town 2,598 2 Carlisle United 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday 3,149

Southern Section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 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

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

Northern Section

Carlisle United v Huddersfield Town

18 January 2011	Carlisle United	4–0	Huddersfield Town	Brunton Park, Carlisle
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
19:45 GMT	Pilkington 30' Lee 70', 81'			Attendance: 6,528 Referee: Steve Tanner

Carlisle United won 4–3 on aggregate

Southern Section

Brentford v Exeter City

17 January 2011	Brentford	1–1	Exeter City	Griffin Park, London
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
19:45 GMT	Nardiello 90+5'	Report	Saunders 20' Alexander 26'	Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Kevin Wright

Brentford won 3–2 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 2011 Football League Trophy Final

3 April 2011

13:30 BST

Brentford	0–1	Carlisle United
	Report	Murphy 12'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 40,476

Referee: Graham Salisbury