2011–12 Football League Championship

April 2014 Football League Championship 2011–12 Reading 2nd Championship title2nd 2nd tier title Reading F.C.Southampton F.C.West Ham United F.C. Doncaster RoversCoventry CityPortsmouth 552 1419 Rickie Lambert (27 goals) Peterborough United 7–1 Ipswich TownWest Ham 6–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Millwall 0–6 Birmingham City Leeds United 3–7 Nottingham Forest (10 goals) 8 gamesEnglish League Championship Stats – 2011–12 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/eng.2/english-league-championship?cc=5739 ESPN ESPN 23 October 2011 23 October 2011 24 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024154204/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/eng.2/english-league-championship?cc=5739 dead Reading 12 gamesSouthamptonBrighton 11 gamesCoventry City 7 gamesIpswich Town 34,934Football League Attendance Report http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1c/b7/0,,10794~177948,00.pdf The Football League 25 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120813012426/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1c/b7/0%2C%2C10794~177948%2C00.pdf 13 August 2012 West Ham 2–1 Hull City 6,351Football League – Attendances http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~20117,00.html The Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120421013004/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0%2C%2C10794~20117%2C00.html 21 April 2012 Peterborough United 4–3 Cardiff City 17,841 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Football League Championship (known as the npower Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format. Reading secured the Championship title on 21 April, following second-placed Southampton's 2–1 defeat to Middlesbrough. The result left Southampton four points behind Reading with only one game remaining.Middlesbrough 2–1 Southampton https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17711575 BBC Sport 21 April 2012 Southampton were promoted on the final day of the season, after winning 4–0 at home to Coventry City, who were one of three teams relegated along with Portsmouth (who were deducted ten points midway through the season for entering administration) and Doncaster Rovers. West Ham United occupied the final promotion place as they returned to the Premier League after just one year. West Ham beat Blackpool in the Play-off final at Wembley Stadium, sealing their return to the top division after narrowly missing out on automatic promotion. Changes from last season Team changes From Championship Promoted to Premier League Queens Park Rangers Norwich City Swansea City Relegated to League One Sheffield United Scunthorpe United Preston North End To Championship Relegated from Premier League West Ham United Blackpool Birmingham City Promoted from League One Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton Peterborough United Rule changes The Football Association and the Football Association of Wales will now both decide on disciplinary action for Welsh clubs in the Premier League and the Football League.FAW to share disciplinary powers with FA https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13730253 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 11 June 2011 11 June 2011 Only five substitutes can be named on match days, reduced from last season's seven named substitutes.Football League changes substitutes rules https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14237653 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 21 July 2011 21 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724042312/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14237653.stm 24 July 2011 live Team overview Stadia and locations England right 450 Locations of teams in the 2011–12 Football League Championship England 53.552308 -1.467617 Barnsley left England 52.475703 -1.868189 Birmingham City left England 53.804706 -3.048039 Blackpool left England 50.8519 -0.158889 Brighton & Hove Albion right England 51.440150 -2.620303 Bristol City bottom England 53.789167 -2.23028 Burnley top England 51.474647 -3.199997 Cardiff City left England 52.448111 -1.495611 Coventry City bottom England 51.398289 -0.085536 Crystal Palace bottom England 52.914911 -1.447233 Derby County left England 53.5097 -1.11389 Doncaster Rovers bottom England 53.7461 -0.367778 Hull City right England 52.055061 1.144831 Ipswich Town left England 53.7778 -1.57222 Leeds United right England 52.634297 -1.136232 Leicester City right England 54.5782 -1.21682 Middlesbrough left England 51.531149 -0.030509 Millwall left England 52.9167 -1.11667 Nottingham Forest right England 52.5647 -0.240406 Peterborough United right England 50.7964 -1.06389 Portsmouth bottom England 51.422311 -0.982778 Reading left England 50.9058 -1.39111 Southampton top England 51.6498 -0.401486 Watford left England 51.531908 0.039406 West Ham United right Team Location Stadium Capacity Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,009 Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 30,079 Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 16,220 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton Falmer Stadium 22,374 Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 21,497 Burnley Burnley Turf Moor 22,546 Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 26,828 Coventry City Coventry Ricoh Arena 32,609 Crystal Palace London Selhurst Park 26,309 Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,597 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Hull City Kingston upon Hull KC Stadium 25,404 Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,311 Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 39,460 Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,500 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 34,988 Millwall London The Den 20,146 Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 30,576 Peterborough United Peterborough London Road Stadium 15,460 Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,224 Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,224 Southampton Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,689 Watford Watford Vicarage Road 23,500 West Ham United London Boleyn Ground 35,303 Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager Chairman Team captain Kit maker Sponsor Barnsley Keith Hill footballer Patrick Cryne 1 Jacob Butterfield Nike C.K. Beckett Birmingham City Chris Hughton Vico Hui Stephen Carr Xtep RationalFX Blackpool Ian Holloway Karl Oyston Barry Ferguson Fila Wonga.comBrighton & Hove Albion Gus PoyetTony Bloom Gordon GreerErrea BrightonandHoveJobs.com Bristol City Derek McInnes Colin Sexstone 1 Louis Carey adidas RSG (Home) & Bristol City Community Trust (Away) Burnley Eddie Howe Barry Kilby Chris McCann Puma Fun88 Cardiff City Malky Mackay Datuk Chan Tien Ghee Chan Tien Ghee Mark Hudson footballer born 1982 Puma Malaysia Coventry City Andy Thorn footballer Vacant Sammy Clingan Puma City Link Crystal Palace Dougie Freedman Steve Parish businessmanMartin Long businessman Paddy McCarthy Mccarthy, Paddy Nike GAC Logistics Derby County Nigel Clough Andrew Appleby 1 Shaun Barker adidas buymobiles.net Doncaster Rovers Dean Saunders John Ryan businessman Brian Stock Brian Stock (footballer) Nike One Call Insurance Hull City Steve Bruce Assem Allam Jack Hobbs footballer adidas Cash Converters Ipswich Town Paul Jewell Marcus Evans Grant Leadbitter Mitre Marcus Evans Leeds United Neil Warnock Ken Bates Robert Snodgrass Macron Enterprise Insurance Leicester City Nigel Pearson Vichai Raksriaksorn Matt Mills BURRDA King Power (Front), Amazing Thailand (Back) Middlesbrough Tony Mowbray Steve Gibson chairman Matthew Bates adidas Ramsdens Millwall Kenny Jackett John Berylson Paul Robinson footballer born 1982 Macron racing+ Nottingham Forest Sean O'Driscoll Nigel Doughty businessmanFrank Clark footballer Dan Harding Umbro John Pye & Sons Auctioneers Peterborough United Darren Ferguson Darragh MacAnthony Grant McCann Nike Energy Park Peterborough Portsmouth Michael Appleton Under Administration Liam Lawrence Kappa Jobsite Reading Brian McDermott footballer Mcdermott, Brian John Madejski Jobi McAnuff Puma Waitrose Southampton Nigel Adkins Nicola Cortese Dean Hammond Umbro aap3 Watford Gianfranco Zola Gino Pozzo Giampaolo Pozzo John Eustace BURRDA BURRDA West Ham United Sam Allardyce David Sullivan publisherDavid Gold businessman Kevin Nolan Macron SBOBET Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Barnsley ENG Mark Robins Resigned 15 May 2011Mark Robins resigns as Barnsley manager https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/9484019.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 15 May 2011 15 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513061548/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/9484019.stm 13 May 2011 liveWest Ham sack manager Avram Grant https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13404955 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 15 May 2011 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110516111321/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13404955.stm 16 May 2011 live Pre-season ENG Keith Hill footballer 1 June 2011Barnsley appoint Rochdale boss Keith Hill as manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13595001 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 1 June 2011 1 June 2011Sam Allardyce appointed West Ham United manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13583587 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 1 June 2011 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110601112536/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13583587.stm 1 June 2011 liveWest Ham United ISR Avram Grant Sacked ENG Sam Allardyce Cardiff City ENG Dave Jones football manager 30 May 2011Dave Jones leaves Cardiff City http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2368987,00.html Cardiff City Official Site Cardiff City Football Club 30 May 2011 30 May 2011 6 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406115848/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2368987%2C00.html dead SCO Malky Mackay 17 June 2011Cardiff City appoint Watford's Malky Mackay as manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13680791 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 17 June 2011 17 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617050720/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13680791.stm 17 June 2011 live Nottingham Forest SCO Billy Davies 12 June 2011Nottingham Forest sack Davies and talk to McClaren https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13644012 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 12 June 2011 12 June 2011 ENG Steve McClaren 13 June 2011Steve McClaren confirmed as Nottingham Forest boss https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13746920 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 13 June 2011 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110613111519/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13746920.stm 13 June 2011 live Birmingham City SCO Alex McLeish Signed by Aston Villa 17 June 2011Alex McLeish resigns as Birmingham manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13743923 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 12 June 2011 12 June 2011 IRL Chris Hughton 22 June 2011Birmingham appoint Chris Hughton as their new manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13869554 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 22 June 2011 22 June 2011 Watford SCO Malky Mackay Signed by Cardiff City ENG Sean Dyche 21 June 2011Sean Dyche given Watford manager job https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13862830 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 21 June 2011 21 June 2011 Doncaster Rovers ENG Sean O'Driscoll Sacked 23 September 2011Doncaster put Sean O'Driscoll on gardening leave after poor start https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/23/doncaster-sean-odriscoll The Guardian 23 September 2011 23 September 2011 London 24th WAL Dean Saunders 23 September 2011Dean Saunders replaces Sean O'Driscoll at Doncaster https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/9596378.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 23 September 2011 23 September 2011 Nottingham Forest ENG Steve McClaren Resigned 2 October 2011Steve McClaren resigns as Nottingham Forest manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15145175 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 2 October 2011 2 October 2011 21st ENG Steve Cotterill 14 October 2011Steve Cotterill joins Forest after leaving Portsmouth https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15256295 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 14 October 2011 14 October 2011 Bristol City ENG Keith Millen Mutual consent 3 October 2011https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15149287 BBC News Boss Millen leaves Bristol City 3 October 2011 24th SCO Derek McInnes 19 October 2011Derek McInnes leaves St Johnstone for Bristol City https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15323776 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 19 October 2011 19 October 2011 Portsmouth ENG Steve Cotterill Signed by Nottingham Forest 14 October 2011 18th ENG Michael Appleton 10 November 2011Portsmouth name Michael Appleton as new manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15616925 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 10 November 2011 10 November 2011 Leicester City SWE Sven-Göran Eriksson Eriksson, Svengoran Mutual consent 24 October 2011Sven-Goran Eriksson leaves his role as Leicester boss https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15438896 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 24 October 2011 24 October 2011 13th ENG Nigel Pearson 15 November 2011Leicester City appoint Hull City's Nigel Pearson as boss https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15621888 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 15 November 2011 15 November 2011 Hull City ENG Nigel Pearson Signed by Leicester City 15 November 2011 9th ENG Nick Barmby 10 January 2012Hull City appoint Nick Barmby as manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16484345 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 10 January 2012 10 January 2012 Leeds United ENG Simon Grayson Sacked 1 February 2012Leeds United sack manager Simon Grayson after Birmingham thrashing https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/01/leeds-united-sack-simon-grayson?newsfeed=true Guardian Sport The Guardian 1 February 2012 1 February 2012 London Louise Taylor 10th ENG Neil Warnock 18 February 2012Neil Warnock named Leeds United manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17084388 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 18 February 2012 18 February 2012 Hull City ENG Nick Barmby 8 May 2012Hull City sack manager Nick Barmby https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17927073 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 8 May 2012 8 May 2012 Pre-season ENG Steve Bruce 8 June 20122012-05-24 Steve Bruce appointed Hull City manager on three-year deal https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18192719 2025-08-15 BBC Sport en-GB Birmingham City IRL Chris Hughton Signed by Norwich City 7 June 2012Chris Hughton appointed as new Norwich City manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18356657 BBC Sport 29 June 2012 ENG Lee Clark 26 June 2012 Watford ENG Sean Dyche Sacked 2 July 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18687313 3 July 2012 BBC Sport Watford sack Sean Dyche to clear way for Zola ITA Gianfranco Zola 7 July 2012http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2834991,00.html 7 July 2012 Watford F.C. Official: Gianfranco Zola Appointed dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120708223417/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10400~2834991%2C00.html 8 July 2012 dmy Ownership changes TeamNew ownerPrevious ownerEffective datePortsmouthConvers Sport InitiativesBalram Chainrai1 June 2011Convers Sports Initiatives complete Portsmouth takeover https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13614706 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 1 June 2011 1 June 2011PortsmouthAdministrationConvers Sport Initiatives29 November 2011Portsmouth owner Vladimir Antonov steps down https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15944523 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 29 November 2011 29 November 2011 League table main WDL PR 5 REA Reading SOU Southampton WHU West Ham United BIR Birmingham City BLP Blackpool CAR Cardiff City MID Middlesbrough HUL Hull City LEI Leicester City BHA Brighton & Hove Albion WAT Watford DER Derby County BUR Burnley LEE Leeds United IPS Ipswich Town MIL Millwall CRY Crystal Palace PET Peterborough United NOT Nottingham Forest BRI Bristol City BAR Barnsley POR Portsmouth COV Coventry City DON Doncaster Rovers 27 8 11 69 41 C,P 26 10 10 85 46 P 24 14 8 81 48 O,P 20 16 10 78 51 20 15 11 79 59 19 18 9 66 53 18 16 12 52 51 19 11 16 47 44 18 12 16 66 55 17 15 14 52 52 16 16 14 56 64 18 10 18 50 58 17 11 18 61 58 17 10 19 65 68 17 10 19 69 77 15 12 19 55 57 13 17 16 46 51 13 11 22 67 77 14 8 24 48 63 12 13 21 44 68 13 9 24 49 74 13 11 22 50 59 -10 R 9 13 24 41 65 R 8 12 26 43 80 R Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16943651 Portsmouth enter administration & are docked 10 points 18 February 2012 BBC Sport green1 Promotion to the Premier League P P yellow1 Qualification for Championship play-offs Q Q Q Q red1 Relegation to League One R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 28 April 2012 BBC Sport Play-offs 2012 Football League play-offs 2/1 y y Semi-finals Final 3 West Ham United 2 3 5 6 Cardiff City 0 0 0 4 Birmingham City 0 2 2 5 Blackpool 1 2 3 3 West Ham United 2 5 Blackpool 1 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.Key Dates Revealed http://www.pressassociation.com/sport/sports/football/football-fixtures.html pressassociation Press Association 30 April 2011 30 April 2011 main FBR grey BAR BIR BLP B&HA BRI BUR CAR COV CRY DER DON HUL IPS LEE LEI MID MIL NOT PET POR REA SOU WAT WHU Barnsley 1–3 1–3 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 3–5 4–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–4 Birmingham City 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 Blackpool 1–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–3 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 Bristol City 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 Burnley 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 5–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 Cardiff City 5–3 1–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 Coventry City 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–2 Crystal Palace 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 Derby County 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 3–2 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–1 3–4 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 Hull City 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–2 Ipswich Town 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 3–2 1–0 2–3 2–5 1–2 5–1 Leeds United 1–2 1–4 0–5 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 3–2 4–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–7 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 Leicester City 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 Middlesbrough 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 Millwall 0–0 0–6 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 Nottingham Forest 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–4 Peterborough United 3–4 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 4–3 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 7–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–3 3–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 Portsmouth 2–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–5 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 Reading 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 Southampton 2–0 4–1 2–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 1–0 Watford 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–4 West Ham United 1–0 3–3 4–0 6–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 28 April 2012 The Football League Statistics 30 April 2012 Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoalsDivisional Scorers http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalScorers/0,,10794~20117,00.html Football League 17 August 2011 30 April 20121ENG Rickie LambertSouthampton272POR Ricardo Vaz TêBarnsley/West Ham223ENG Billy SharpDoncaster Rovers/Southampton194SCO Ross McCormackLeeds United185ENG Kevin PhillipsBlackpool16ENG Charlie AustinBurnleyJAM Marlon KingBirmingham CityENG Matty FryattHull City9ENG Jay RodriguezBurnley15ENG Darius HendersonMillwallENG David NugentLeicester City Top assists RankPlayerClubAssistsDivisional Assists http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAssists/0,,10794~20117,00.html Football League 25 August 2011 2 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120626141129/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAssists/0,,10794~20117,00.html 26 June 2012 dead dmy-all 1SCO Chris BurkeBirmingham City162SCO Robert SnodgrassLeeds United153ENG Rickie LambertSouthampton144ENG Peter WhittinghamCardiff City135JAM Jobi McAnuffReading11SCO Danny FoxSouthamptonSCO Stephen CraineyBlackpoolIRL Liam LawrencePortsmouth/Cardiff CitySCO George BoydPeterborough10ENG Frazer RichardsonSouthampton10ENG Ben DaviesDerby CountyENG James HenryMillwallMLI Jimmy KébéReadingENG Adam LallanaSouthamptonENG Gary Taylor-FletcherBlackpool Hat-tricks List of Football League Championship hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date ENG Lee Tomlin Peterborough United Ipswich Town 7–1 20 August 2011 ENG Rickie Lambert Southampton Nottingham Forest 3–2 10 September 2011 NZL Chris Wood footballer born 1991 Birmingham City Millwall 3–0 11 September 2011 ENG Darius Henderson Millwall Leicester City 0–3 22 October 2011 ENG Jonjo Shelvey Blackpool Leeds United 0–5 2 November 2011 ENG Rickie Lambert Southampton Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 19 November 2011 SCO Matt Phillips Blackpool Barnsley 1–3 26 December 2011 POR Ricardo Vaz Tê Vaz Te, Ricardo Barnsley Leeds United 4–1 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20111231030319/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16324942.stm 31 December 2011 31 December 2011 ENG Darius Henderson Millwall Barnsley 1–3 21 January 2012 SRB Nikola Žigić Žigić, Nikola4 Birmingham City Leeds United 1–4 31 January 2012 ENG Rickie Lambert Southampton Watford 0–3 25 February 2012 ENG Rickie Lambert Southampton Millwall 2–3 17 March 2012 JAM Garath McCleary Mccleary, Garath4 Nottingham Forest Leeds United 3–7 20 March 2012 ENG Charlie Austin Burnley Portsmouth 1–5 31 March 2012 POL Radosław Majewski Majewski, Radosław Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace 0–3 31 March 2012 POR Ricardo Vaz Tê Vaz Te, Ricardo West Ham United Brighton & Hove Albion 6–0 14 April 2012 ENG Matty Fryatt Fryatt, Matty Hull City Barnsley 3–1 17 April 2012 4 Player scored 4 goals Scoring First goal of the season: Gary Taylor-Fletcher for Blackpool against Hull City (5 August 2011)Hull 0 – 1 Blackpool https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/14337494.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 5 August 2011 5 August 2011 Fastest goal of the season: 7 seconds – Ricardo Vaz Tê for Barnsley against Crystal Palace (6 December 2011)Barnsley 2 – 1 Crystal Palace https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15933237 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 6 December 2011 7 December 2011 Latest goal of the season: 98 minutes and 49 seconds – Luciano Becchio for Leeds United against Doncaster Rovers (18 February 2012)Leeds 3–2 Doncaster https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16994738 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 18 February 2012 19 February 2012 Most goals in a game: 10 goalsEnglish League Championship 2011–2012 : Season Summary http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2011-2012/season-summary statto.com 11 December 2011 14 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111114082229/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2011-2012/season-summary live Leeds United 3–7 Nottingham Forest (20 March 2012) Most goals scored in a game by one team: 7 goals – Peterborough United 7–1 Ipswich Town (20 August 2011), Leeds United 3–7 Nottingham Forest (20 March 2012). Widest winning margin: 6 goals – Peterborough United 7–1 Ipswich Town (20 August 2011), Millwall 0–6 Birmingham City (14 January 2012), West Ham United 6–0 Brighton & Hove Albion (14 April 2012) Widest away winning margin: 6 goals – Millwall 0–6 Birmingham City (14 January 2012) Highest scoring draw: 6 goals – Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 Leeds United (23 September 2011), West Ham United 3–3 Birmingham City (9 April 2012) Most games failed to score in: 19 – Nottingham ForestEnglish League Championship 2011–2012 : Full Attack http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2011-2012/attack/full statto.com 11 December 2011 5 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111205225113/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2011-2012/attack/full live Fewest games failed to score in: 6 – Birmingham City Disciplinary record by team yes August 2012 8 April 2012 (UTC) RankTeam10px10px1Cardiff City4902Blackpool4813Reading5114Crystal Palace492=Peterborough United4926Southampton4647Derby County5418Barnsley552=Coventry City55210Birmingham City543=Watford56212Ipswich Town53513Nottingham Forest574=Burnley61215Hull City64116West Ham United60617Doncaster Rovers67318Millwall70219Leicester City60920Leeds United6711=Portsmouth73422Bristol City72523Middlesbrough71724Brighton & Hove Albion838Source: Most yellow cards (player): 12 – Barry Robson (Middlesbrough) Most red cards (player): 2 – Neil Danns (Leicester City), Matt Mills (Leicester City), Matt Sparrow (Brighton & Hove Albion), Kevin Thomson (Middlesbrough) Clean sheets Most clean sheets: 20 – Reading Fewest clean sheets: 4 – Peterborough United Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthNotesManagerClubPlayerClubAugustURU Gus PoyetBrighton & Hove AlbionNED Marvin EmnesMiddlesbroughPoyet named Manager of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20110909/poyet-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2444819 Football League 9 September 2011 9 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140810234752/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20110909/poyet-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2444819 10 August 2014 Emnes named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20110909/emnes-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2444861 Football League 9 September 2011 9 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111126003552/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20110909/emnes-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2444861 26 November 2011 SeptemberENG Tony MowbrayMiddlesbroughENG Matthew BatesMiddlesbroughMowbray named Manager of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111007/mowbray-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2468337 Football League 7 October 2011 14 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130729001643/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111007/mowbray-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2468337 29 July 2013 Bates named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111007/bates-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2468362 Football League 7 October 2011 14 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111214025253/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111007/bates-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2468362 14 December 2011 OctoberIRL Chris HughtonBirmingham CityENG Nathaniel ClyneCrystal PalaceHughton named Manager of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111104/hughton-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2504677 Football League 4 November 2011 4 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120104224830/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111104/hughton-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2504677 4 January 2012 Clyne named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111104/clyne-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2504675 Football League 4 November 2011 4 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111105075407/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111104/clyne-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2504675 5 November 2011 NovemberSCO Malky MackayCardiff CityENG Billy SharpDoncaster RoversCardiff City manager Malky Mackay wins manager of the month award https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16108325 BBC Sport 9 December 2011 9 December 2011Sharp named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111209/sharp-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2538307 Football League 9 December 2011 9 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131123001236/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111209/sharp-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2538307 23 November 2013 DecemberENG Tony MowbrayMiddlesbroughIRL Alex PearceReadingMowbray named Manager of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120106/mowbray-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2567661 Football League 6 January 2012 6 January 2012 https://archive.today/20120730081130/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120106/mowbray-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2567661 30 July 2012 dead dmy-all Pearce named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120106/pearce-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2567640 Football League 6 January 2012 6 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131123001300/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120106/pearce-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2567640 23 November 2013 JanuaryIRL Chris HughtonBirmingham CitySLE Curtis DaviesBirmingham CityHughton named Manager of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120210/hughton-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2567661 Football League 10 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130728185904/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120210/hughton-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2567661 28 July 2013 Davies named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120210/davies-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2602016 Football League 10 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120504020402/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120210/davies-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2602016 4 May 2012 FebruaryENG Brian McDermottReadingAUS Adam FedericiReadingMcDermott named Manager of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120309/mcdermott-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2641576 Football League 10 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120413112045/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120309/mcdermott-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2641576 13 April 2012 Federici named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120309/federici-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2641575 Football League 10 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120413111028/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120309/federici-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2641575 13 April 2012 MarchENG Brian McDermottReadingJAM Garath McClearyNottingham ForestMcDermott named Manager of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120406/mcdermott-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2711120 Football League 6 April 2012 6 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120420105747/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120406/mcdermott-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2711120 20 April 2012 Garath McCleary named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120406/mccleary-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2711148 Football League 6 April 2012 6 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120416051837/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120406/mccleary-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2711148 16 April 2012 AprilWAL Kenny JackettMillwallPOR Ricardo Vaz TêWest Ham UnitedJackett named Manager of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120504/jackett-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2758062 Football League 4 May 2012 5 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140108161514/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120504/jackett-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2758062 8 January 2014 Vaz Te named Player of the Month http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120504/vaz-te-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2758114 Football League 4 May 2012 5 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120614184010/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120504/vaz-te-named-player-of-the-month_2293322_2758114 14 June 2012 Events Portsmouth administration On 17 February 2012, Portsmouth entered administration for the second time in three years, incurring a 10-point penalty. Trevor Birch of the accountancy firm Pannell Kerr Forster was appointed administrator of the club.Portsmouth enter administration & are docked 10 points https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16943651 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 17 February 2012 18 February 2012 Attendances Source:Attendances England average https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng2012.htm 2026-09-06 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk No. Club Average Change Highest Lowest 1 West Ham United 30,923 -7.7% 35,000 25,680 2 Southampton 26,420 19.2% 32,363 21,014 3 Derby County 26,020 0.0% 33,010 22,040 4 Leeds United 23,283 -14.7% 33,366 19,469 5 Leicester City 23,037 -2.7% 27,720 19,806 6 Cardiff City 22,100 -4.7% 25,109 20,366 7 Nottingham Forest 21,970 -5.6% 27,356 18,506 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 20,028 172.4% 20,968 18,412 9 Reading 19,219 8.7% 24,026 15,124 10 Birmingham City 19,127 -24.9% 25,516 16,253 11 Hull City 18,790 -11.2% 22,676 16,604 12 Ipswich Town 18,267 -6.9% 24,763 15,650 13 Middlesbrough 17,558 7.9% 27,794 14,366 14 Crystal Palace 15,219 -0.9% 21,002 11,853 15 Coventry City 15,119 -7.3% 22,240 12,054 16 Portsmouth 15,016 -4.4% 19,879 11,261 17 Burnley 14,048 -5.9% 17,226 12,355 18 Bristol City 13,846 -5.2% 19,003 12,017 19 Blackpool 12,764 -19.1% 14,141 11,414 20 Watford 12,704 -3.4% 16,314 10,592 21 Millwall 11,484 -7.7% 16,085 9,062 22 Barnsley 10,332 -12.9% 17,499 8,900 23 Doncaster Rovers 9,341 -8.9% 12,962 7,572 24 Peterborough United 9,111 41.3% 13,517 6,351 References April 2014 2011–12 1 England