2010–11 in English football 22 April 2011: Chesterfield become the second Football League side to win promotion this season after the last side capable of overhauling them, Wycombe Wanderers, drew 0–0 with Torquay. Blue Square Premier champions Crawley Town F.C. break the 100-point barrier with a 4–0 home win over Rushden & Diamonds, with leading scorer Matt Tubbs taking his tally for this season to 36 goals. 23 April 2011: British record signing Fernando Torres scores his first goal in thirteen appearances for Chelsea in their 3–0 home win over West Ham United. 25 April 2011: Preston North End, bottom of the Championship, lose
Veigar Páll Gunnarsson transfer 2011 was to receive 50 percent of the transfer fee next time Gunnarsson was transferred to another club. The clubs Stabæk and Vålerenga were later fined 500,000 and 350,000 Norwegian kroner respectively, by a committee ("påtalenemd") of Football Association of Norway. Thereafter a police investigation started. In the following trial the involved parties were cleared of all charges, and the Norwegian state were forced to pay compensation for wrongful prosecution. Facing legal actions from the acquitted The Norwegian Football Association chose to settle out of court also paying compensations. TV 2 (Norway) revealed on 12 October 2011 that Gunnarsson was transferred