The 2010–11 IFA Championship (known as the Ladbrokes.com Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland. The Championship was divided into two divisions, with the clubs in both divisions having intermediate status. Championship 1 served as the second tier of Northern Irish football, with Championship 2 as the third tier. Loughgall were the defending champions of Championship 1.

In Championship 1, Carrick Rangers secured the title and promotion to the Premiership on 2 May 2011, after Limavady United failed to beat Ballymoney United, leaving them 7 points behind with only two games left to play. Limavady United finished as runners-up but were ineligible for promotion as they did not gain the required licence from the IFA. As a result, the promotion/relegation play-off did not take place. Ballymoney United and Ballyclare Comrades finished in the bottom two, and were relegated to next season's Championship 2.

In Championship 2, Warrenpoint Town were playing their first ever season as an intermediate club, and they went on to win the Championship 2 title after only one season in the division. With the title came promotion to next season's Championship 1. Also promoted were Tobermore United, who finished as runners-up.

Chimney Corner finished bottom of Championship 2 for the second successive season, but avoided relegation when Dollingstown, playing in the Mid-Ulster Football League Intermediate A division (one tier below Championship 2), finished as league champions but were denied promotion to Championship 2 when they were later found to have fielded an ineligible player in eight league matches. As a result, Dollingstown were deducted all the points that they had gained in the matches the player had taken part in, demoting the club to 4th place in the final league table. The club appealed the decision and took their case all the way to the High Court, but it was dismissed. Tandragee Rovers were crowned champions of the division instead, but did not apply for entry to Championship 2. If Dollingstown had won their case they would have been promoted to Championship 2, with Chimney Corner being relegated.

Team changes from 2009–10

Promoted from Championship 1 to IFA Premiership

Relegated from IFA Premiership to Championship 1

Promoted from Championship 2 to Championship 1

Relegated from Championship 1 to Championship 2

Elected to Championship 2

Championship 1

2010–11 IFA Championship is located in Northern Ireland
Location of teams in the 2010–11 IFA Championship 1

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumLocationCapacity
ArdsDixon ParkBallyclare1,800 (500 seated)
Ballinamallard UnitedFerney ParkBallinamallard2,000 (100 seated)
Ballyclare ComradesDixon ParkBallyclare1,800 (500 seated)
Ballymoney UnitedRiada StadiumBallymoney5,752 (218 seated)
Banbridge TownCrystal ParkBanbridge1,500 (100 seated)
BangorClandeboye ParkBangor2,850 (500 seated)
Carrick RangersTaylors AvenueCarrickfergus6,000 (400 seated)
DergviewDarragh ParkCastlederg1,200 (100 seated)
Glebe RangersRiada StadiumBallymoney5,752 (218 seated)
Harland & Wolff WeldersTillysburn ParkBelfast3,000 (100 seated)
InstituteRiverside StadiumDrumahoe2,350 (1,540 seated)
LarneInver ParkLarne1,100 (656 seated)
Limavady UnitedThe ShowgroundsLimavady524 (274 seated)
LoughgallLakeview ParkLoughgall3,000 (180 seated)

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Carrick Rangers (C, P)2618445727+3058Promotion to IFA Premiership
2Limavady United2615655327+2651
3Dergview2615385132+1948
4Bangor2611874538+741
5Ballinamallard United2611694538+739
6Harland & Wolff Welders2611694538+739
7Ards2697103742−534
8Institute26104122843−1534
9Larne2686123841−330
10Loughgall2686123748−1130
11Banbridge Town2677123139−828
12Glebe Rangers2677123646−1028
13Ballymoney United (R)2658133148−1723Relegation to IFA Championship 2
14Ballyclare Comrades (R)2656152855−2721

Results

Each team plays every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.

Home \ AwayARDBMDBCCBMYBBTBGRCRKDGVGBEH&WINSLRNLIMLGL
Ards2–20–33–32–10–10–01–14–32–11–12–01–11–2
Ballinamallard United3–13–00–11–10–31–32–12–24–22–03–30–22–0
Ballyclare Comrades0–13–20–01–02–11–20–31–30–31–20–41–42–1
Ballymoney United1–12–21–11–22–20–10–23–03–22–30–21–12–0
Banbridge Town0–11–01–12–02–23–21–21–21–32–32–00–03–1
Bangor2–02–32–22–24–11–24–02–11–13–02–01–12–1
Carrick Rangers3–12–13–03–13–13–12–03–11–13–03–01–13–3
Dergview1–20–14–26–12–10–03–14–21–24–11–01–05–0
Glebe Rangers0–31–03–31–21–34–00–40–23–23–01–11–21–2
Harland & Wolff Welders3–22–23–22–13–01–11–01–20–02–32–21–20–1
Institute2–10–21–12–10–02–00–21–00–10–21–32–10–0
Larne1–30–32–02–11–17–00–20–20–02–30–33–21–3
Limavady United2–13–22–15–02–00–16–25–21–11–02–00–33–0
Loughgall5–11–24–01–01–11–50–32–21–11–24–11–11–4

Championship 2

2010–11 IFA Championship is located in Northern Ireland
Location of teams in the 2010–11 IFA Championship 2
2010–11 IFA Championship is located in Greater Belfast
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2010–11 IFA Championship 2

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumLocationCapacity
Annagh UnitedTandragee RoadPortadown1,250 (100 seated)
Armagh CityHolm ParkArmagh3,000 (330 seated)
Chimney CornerAllen ParkAntrim2,000 (100 seated)
Coagh UnitedHagan ParkCoagh2,000 (179 seated)
DundelaWilgar ParkBelfast2,500 (100 seated)
Killymoon RangersMid Ulster Sports ArenaCookstown1,000 (100 seated)
KnockbredaUpper BranielKnockbreda1,000 (100 seated)
Lurgan CelticKnockrammer ParkLurgan1,000 (100 seated)
Moyola ParkMill MeadowCastledawson1,000 (200 seated)
PortstewartSeahavenPortstewart1,000 (100 seated)
PSNINewforge LaneBelfast500 (112 seated)
Queen's UniversityNewforge LaneBelfast500 (112 seated)
Sport & Leisure SwiftsGlen Road HeightsBelfast500 (215 seated)
Tobermore UnitedFortwilliam ParkTobermore1,500 (100 seated)
WakehurstMill MeadowCastledawson1,000 (200 seated)
Warrenpoint TownMilltown Playing FieldsWarrenpoint500 (100 seated)

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Warrenpoint Town (C, P)3022718426+5873Promotion to IFA Championship 1
2Tobermore United (P)3020466736+3164
3Knockbreda3019565932+2762
4Dundela3016957441+3357
5Queen's University3017496135+2655
6Coagh United3016686648+1854
7Wakehurst30137106254+846
8Sport & Leisure Swifts30126125258−642
9Portstewart30122165152−138
10PSNI30114155658−237
11Lurgan Celtic3096154862−1433
12Armagh City3089134360−1733
13Annagh United3075183466−3226
14Killymoon Rangers3059163764−2724
15Moyola Park3065193167−3623
16Chimney Corner30142535101−667

Results

Each team plays every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 30 games.

Home \ AwayANNARMCHICOADNDKMRKNBLGCMOYPSTPSNIQUESLSTOBWAKWPT
Annagh United1–22–20–40–20–12–22–14–11–01–73–11–30–20–20–3
Armagh City2–01–01–31–11–10–11–01–21–21–31–51–40–11–10–2
Chimney Corner2–32–30–32–41–13–31–32–43–10–01–51–31–41–42–8
Coagh United3–32–41–02–25–01–04–31–00–12–12–11–21–35–10–2
Dundela3–14–17–14–12–00–13–03–03–04–22–33–44–34–21–1
Killymoon Rangers1–22–21–01–23–32–22–20–05–40–30–27–21–31–10–2
Knockbreda1–22–03–03–42–22–14–13–02–14–11–14–03–01–02–1
Lurgan Celtic4–01–12–10–12–42–21–33–15–31–11–41–10–13–41–3
Moyola Park1–02–23–21–50–32–11–20–20–02–30–24–20–30–51–2
Portstewart4–02–13–02–33–05–01–22–11–00–10–24–30–23–11–2
PSNI1–03–45–03–31–22–01–21–24–23–21–20–03–22–41–3
Queen's University4–42–23–03–12–11–21–07–01–12–31–01–00–20–10–2
Sport & Leisure Swifts1–01–47–31–12–21–00–12–02–01–12–10–10–44–11–4
Tobermore United3–12–23–11–10–01–02–11–34–03–25–20–31–04–02–4
Wakehurst2–02–27–23–30–04–21–22–32–11–02–03–11–11–32–3
Warrenpoint Town1–16–04–12–11–15–02–00–02–24–05–01–05–22–22–2