Football tournament season
2011–12 Football League Trophy Country England Wales Teams 48 Champions Chesterfield Runners-up Swindon Town Matches played 49 Goals scored 137 (2.8 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Shefki Kuqi Mike Grella (4 goals each)
The 2011–12 Football League Trophy , known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two , the third and fourth tiers of the English football.
In all, 48 clubs will enter the competition. It is split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium . Carlisle United is the defending champion, having beaten Brentford in the previous year's final , 1–0 but were beaten in the Northern Section First Round by Accrington Stanley 3–2.
First round [ ]
The draw for the first round of the competition took place on 13 August 2011. Sixteen clubs were given a bye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions.
Northern section [ ]
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
North-West
1
Bury
0–0
Crewe Alexandra
1,295
Crewe Alexandra won 4 – 2 on penalties
2
Tranmere Rovers
1–1
Port Vale
2,546
Tranmere Rovers won 4 – 2 on penalties
3
Walsall
2–1
Shrewsbury Town
2,605
4
Accrington Stanley
3–2 [permanent dead link ]
Carlisle United
1,069
North-East
5
Scunthorpe United
2–0
Hartlepool United
1,763
6
Bradford City
0–0
Sheffield Wednesday
3,519
Bradford City won 3 –1 on penalties
7
Northampton Town
1–2
Huddersfield Town
1,776
8
Burton Albion
1–2
Sheffield United
2,725
Southern section [ ]
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
South-West
1
Bournemouth
4–1
Hereford United
2,489
2
Cheltenham Town
2–1
Torquay United
1,247
3
Exeter City
1–1
Plymouth Argyle
3,940
Exeter City won 3 – 0 on penalties
4
Wycombe Wanderers
3–1 [permanent dead link ]
Bristol Rovers
771
South-East
5
Milton Keynes Dons
3–3
Brentford
4,175
Brentford won 4 – 3 on penalties
6
Colchester United
1–3
Barnet
1,747
7
Leyton Orient
1–1
Dagenham & Redbridge
1,420
Dagenham & Redbridge won 14 – 13 on penalties
8
Southend United
1–0
Crawley Town
2,053
Byes
Northern section
Chesterfield , Macclesfield Town , Morecambe , Notts County , Oldham Athletic , Preston North End , Rochdale , Rotherham United .
Southern section
AFC Wimbledon , Aldershot Town , Charlton Athletic , Gillingham , Oxford United , Stevenage , Swindon Town , Yeovil Town .
Second round [ ]
The second round draw took place on 3 September 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 3 October 2011.[1]
Northern section [ ]
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
North-West
1
Accrington Stanley
0–1
Tranmere Rovers
1,509
Note: First match was abandoned
2
Morecambe
2–2
Preston North End
4,385
Preston North End won 7 – 6 on penalties
3
Crewe Alexandra
1–0
Macclesfield Town
2,271
4
Rochdale
1–1
Walsall
2,089
Rochdale won 3 – 1 on penalties
North-East
5
Rotherham United
1–2
Sheffield United
6,737
6
Scunthorpe United
0–1
Oldham Athletic
2,106
7
Notts County
1–3
Chesterfield
2,293
8
Huddersfield Town
2–2
Bradford City
10,489
Bradford City won 4 – 3 on penalties
Southern section [ ]
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
South-West
1
Bournemouth
3–2
Yeovil Town
1,416
2
Wycombe Wanderers
1–3
Cheltenham Town
931
3
Aldershot Town
1–2
Oxford United
1,429
4
Exeter City
1–2
Swindon Town
2,627
South-East
5
AFC Wimbledon
2–2
Stevenage
1,416
AFC Wimbledon won 4 – 3 on penalties
6
Charlton Athletic
0–3
Brentford
3,486
7
Gillingham
1–3
Barnet
1,278
8
Dagenham & Redbridge
1–3
Southend United
2,395
Area Quarter Finals [ ]
The area quarter finals draw took place on 8 October 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 8 November 2011.[2]
Northern section [ ]
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
1
Rochdale
1–1
Preston North End
2,395
Preston North End won 4 – 2 on penalties
2
Chesterfield
4–3
Tranmere Rovers
3,152
3
Sheffield United
1–1
Bradford City
5,692
Bradford City won 6 – 5 on penalties
4
Oldham Athletic
3–1
Crewe Alexandra
2,163
Southern section [ ]
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
1
Swindon Town
1–1
AFC Wimbledon
4.329
Swindon Town won 3 – 1 on penalties
2
Cheltenham Town
0–2
Barnet
1,388
3
Oxford United
0–1
Southend United
2,415
4
Brentford
6–0
Bournemouth
3,015
Area Semi Finals [ ]
The area semi finals draw took place on 12 November 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 5 December 2011.
Northern section [ ]
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
1
Oldham Athletic
2–0
Bradford City
5,697
2
Preston North End
1–1
Chesterfield
5,835
Chesterfield won 4 – 2 on penalties
Southern section [ ]
Tie no
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
1
Southend United
1–2
Swindon Town
3,981
2
Barnet
0–0
Brentford
1,970
Barnet won 5 – 3 on penalties
Area finals [ ]
The area finals, which serve as the semi-finals for the entire competition, were contested over two legs, home and away. 1st Leg ties due to be played by 18 January 2012. A 2nd Leg tie will be played on Monday 30 January 2012 and another on 7 February 2012
Northern section [ ]
Chesterfield v Oldham Athletic
17 January 2012 Chesterfield 2–1 Oldham Athletic B2net Stadium , Chesterfield 19:45 GMT
Boden 49' Whitaker 66' Thompson 52' Hurst 53' Davis 71' Lester 79'
Report
Simpson 57'
Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Phil Gibbs
Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield
Chesterfield won 3–1 on aggregate
Southern section [ ]
Barnet v Swindon Town
10 January 2012 Barnet 1–1 Swindon Town Underhill Stadium , London 19:45 GMT
Hughes 72' Deering 29'
Report
Flint 44' McCormack 77'
Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Nigel Miller
Swindon Town v Barnet
7 February 2012 Swindon Town 1–0 Barnet County Ground , Swindon 19:45 GMT
Connell 17' Kennedy 80' Risser 90'
Hughes 28' Saville 37' Dennehy 63' Taylor 85' Mustoe 90'
Attendance: 10,406 Referee: Darren Deadman
Swindon Town won 2–1 on aggregate
Final [ ]
References [ ]
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328055822/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20111207/trophy-area-finals-draw_2293332_2540268 07/12/2011
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