s ▁successful ▁campaign ▁the ▁season ▁before , ▁but ▁in ▁complete ▁contrast ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁ten ure ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season ▁saw ▁five ▁players ▁joining ▁the ▁club , ▁while ▁roughly ▁five ▁players ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁close ▁season . ▁The ▁club ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁incons ist ently , ▁with ▁West ley ▁stating ▁the ▁season ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁" mass ive ▁learning ▁curve " ▁for ▁both ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁players . ▁Following ▁four ▁defe ats ▁in ▁six ▁games ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Steven age ▁found ▁themselves ▁in ▁ 1 8 th ▁position , ▁just ▁four ▁points ▁above ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁zone . ▁However , ▁during ▁a ▁con g ested ▁period ▁throughout ▁February ▁and ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Steven age ▁won ▁nine ▁games ▁out ▁of ▁eleven , ▁prop elling ▁the ▁club ▁up ▁the ▁league ▁table ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁play - off ▁positions . ▁This ▁included ▁winning ▁six ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁tro t , ▁a ▁sequence ▁only ▁matched ▁by ▁B ury . ▁A ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw ▁against ▁B ury ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁meant ▁that ▁Steven age ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁sixth ▁place . ▁They ▁faced ▁fifth ▁place ▁Acc r ington ▁Stanley ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁League ▁Two ▁play - off ▁semi - final s , ▁winning ▁both ▁legs ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁aggregate ▁sc or eline .