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

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. The first round took place on the week commencing 30 August 2010. The final was contested between

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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. 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

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and Peterborough United, while in the southern section

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clubs Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle entered at the second round stage.

Northern Section

Southern Section

;Byes Northern section

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

, Burton Albion, Bury, Carlisle United,

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

, Peterborough United, Stockport County. Southern section
Barnet, Bristol Rovers,

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

, Hereford United, Milton Keynes Dons, Plymouth Argyle,

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

Second round

The second round draw took place on 4 September 2010, with matches played in the week commencing 4 October 2010. 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; Accrington subsequently withdrew from the competition and Tranmere were reinstated.

Northern Section

Southern Section

Area quarter-finals

The draw for the area quarter-finals took place on 9 October 2010 on

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, with matches played in the week commencing 8 November 2010.

Northern Section

Southern Section

Area semi-finals

The draw for the area semi-finals took place on 13 November 2010 on

, 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."Round 4 draw"
. The Football League. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.

Northern Section

Southern Section

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 won 4–3 on aggregate''

Southern Section

''Brentford won 3–2 on aggregate''

Final

References

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