Carruthers made his first appearance of 2010–11 in the opening match, a 2–1 home defeat to Kidderminster Harriers on 14 August 2010, in which he was substituted in the 65th minute. He suffered a knee injury in a 3–0 home victory over Altrincham on 28 August 2010 and it was believed this would keep him out of the team for a month. Carruthers made his return as an 81st-minute substitute in a 2–0 victory away to Kidderminster in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round on 23 October 2010. His first start since August 2010 came in a 3–0 home victory over League Two club Rotherham United in an FA Cup first round replay on 17 November. He scored his first goal of the season in the 87th minute of a 2–1 defeat away to Darlington on 23 April 2011. His season finished with 29 appearances and 1 goal and was released by York on 23 June 2011.