2011–12 Football League
Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Reading |
Promoted | Reading Southampton West Ham United |
Relegated | Hereford United Macclesfield Town |
New Clubs in League | Crawley Town A.F.C. Wimbledon |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 Football League (known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th season of the Football League. It began in August 2011 and concluded in May 2012, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier.
Promotion and relegation[]
From Premier League[]
- Relegated to Championship
- Birmingham City
- Blackpool
- West Ham United
From Championship[]
- Promoted to Premier League
- Queens Park Rangers
- Norwich City
- Swansea City
- Relegated to League One
- Preston North End
- Sheffield United
- Scunthorpe United
From League One[]
- Promoted to Championship
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Southampton
- Peterborough United
- Relegated to League Two
- Dagenham & Redbridge
- Bristol Rovers
- Plymouth Argyle
- Swindon Town
From League Two[]
- Promoted to League One
- Chesterfield
- Bury
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Stevenage
- Relegated to Conference Premier
- Lincoln City
- Stockport County
From Conference Premier[]
- Promoted to League Two
- Crawley Town
- AFC Wimbledon
Championship[]
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reading (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Southampton (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 88 | |
3 | West Ham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 86 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Birmingham City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 76 | |
5 | Blackpool | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 75 | |
6 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 75 | |
7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 70 | |
8 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 68 | |
9 | Leicester City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 66 | |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 66 | |
11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 64 | |
12 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 64 | |
13 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 62 | |
14 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 61 | |
15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 61 | |
16 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 57 | |
17 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 56 | |
18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 50 | |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 50 | |
20 | Bristol City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 49 | |
21 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 48 | |
22 | Portsmouth (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 40[a] | Relegation to League One |
23 | Coventry City (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 40 | |
24 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | West Ham United | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
6 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
3 | West Ham United | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Blackpool | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Blackpool | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Results[]
The fixtures for the Championship were released on 17 June 2011. The season kicked off on 5 August 2011 and concluded on 28 April 2012.[2]
League One[]
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlton Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 101 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
2 | Sheffield Wednesday (P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 93 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 90 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
4 | Huddersfield Town (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 81 | |
5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 80 | |
6 | Stevenage | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 73 | |
7 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 73 | |
8 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 69 | |
9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 67 | |
10 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 59 | |
11 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 58 | |
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 56 | |
13 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 56 | |
14 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 56 | |
15 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 54 | |
16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 54 | |
17 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 54 | |
18 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 52 | |
19 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 50 | |
20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | −27 | 50 | |
21 | Wycombe Wanderers (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 43 | Relegation to Football League Two |
22 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 81 | −25 | 42 | |
23 | Exeter City (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 42 | |
24 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
Play-offs[]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
6 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
3 | Sheffield United | 0 (7) | |||||||||
4 | Huddersfield Town (p) | 0 (8) | |||||||||
4 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Results[]
The fixtures for the League One were released on 17 June 2011. The season kick-off was announced for 6 August 2011, and concluded on 5 May 2012.[3]
League Two[]Table[]
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
Play-offs[]
Results[]The fixtures for the League Two were released on 17 June 2011. The season started on 6 August 2011, and is scheduled to conclude on 5 May 2012.[5] Managerial changes[]
Notes[]References[]
External links[]
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- 2011–12 Football League
- English Football League seasons
- 2011–12 in English football leagues