Championship 2010/11

QPR won the 2010/11 Championship with 88 points, 4 points ahead of Norwich. QPR, Norwich and Swansea were promoted. Preston, Sheffield United and Scunthorpe were relegated. 2.74 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 45% and 27% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	QPR · Champions	46	24	16	6	71	32	+39	88	Champions
2	Norwich · Promoted	46	23	15	8	83	58	+25	84	Promoted
3	Swansea · Promoted	46	24	8	14	69	42	+27	80	Promoted
4	Cardiff	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	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	46	19	10	17	76	71	+5	67
11	Hull	46	16	17	13	52	51	+1	65
12	Middlesbrough	46	17	11	18	68	68	0	62
13	Ipswich	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	46	14	13	19	54	58	-4	55
19	Derby	46	13	10	23	58	71	-13	49
20	Crystal Palace	46	12	12	22	44	69	-25	48
21	Doncaster	46	11	15	20	55	81	-26	48
22	Preston · Relegated	46	10	12	24	54	79	-25	42	Relegated
23	Sheffield United · Relegated	46	11	9	26	44	79	-35	42	Relegated
24	Scunthorpe · Relegated	46	12	6	28	43	87	-44	42	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.74 goals per game: 2nd highest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 88 points: 5th lowest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2010/11	League average
Goals per game	2.74	2.57
Home wins	45%	44%
Draws	27%	27%
Away wins	29%	28%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.48 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	88	94
Most points relegated	42	46
Fewest points safe	48	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.