2011–12 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy 2011–12 Johnstone's Paint Trophy EnglandWales 48 Chesterfield Swindon Town 49 137 FIN Shefki KuqiUSA Mike Grella(4 goals each) 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st 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 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 are the defending champions, but were beaten by Accrington Stanley in the first round. The winners of the competition were Chesterfield, beating Swindon Town 2-0 in the final. 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceNorth-West 1 Bury 0–0 Crewe Alexandra1,295 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 3–2September 2025 medicmedic Carlisle United 1,069North-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 Town1,776 8 Burton Albion 1–2 Sheffield United2,725 Southern section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceSouth-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 3–1September 2025 medicmedic Bristol Rovers 771South-East 5 Milton Keynes Dons 3–3 Brentford4,175 Brentford won 4 – 3 on penalties 6 Colchester United 1–3 Barnet1,747 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.http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20110903/trophy-round-2-draw_2293332_2439684 Trophy Round 2 draw The Football League 3 September 2011 2011-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001132338/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20110903/trophy-round-2-draw_2293332_2439684 2011-10-01 dead Northern section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceNorth-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 penaltiesNorth-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 noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceSouth-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 2,627South-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.http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20111008/trophy-area-quarter-finals-draw_2293332_2475997 Trophy Round 3 draw The Football League 8 October 2011 2011-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20111010221546/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20111008/trophy-area-quarter-finals-draw_2293332_2475997 2011-10-10 dead Northern section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 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 noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 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 17 January 2012 19:45 GMT Chesterfield Oldham Athletic 2–1 Report Boden 49 Whitaker 66 Thompson 52 Hurst 53 Davis 71 Lester 79 Simpson 57 5,724 B2net Stadium, Chesterfield Phil Gibbs 30 January 2012 19:45 GMT Oldham Athletic Chesterfield 0–1 Report Simpson 69 Lester 89 Robertson 38 Hurst 62 Davis 76 5,622 Boundary Park, Oldham Roger East Chesterfield won 3–1 on aggregate Southern section 10 January 2012 19:45 GMT Barnet Swindon Town 1–1 Report Hughes 72 Deering 29 Flint 44 McCormack 77 3,915 Underhill Stadium, London Nigel Miller 7 February 2012 19:45 GMT Swindon Town Barnet 1–0 Connell 17 Kennedy 80 Risser 90 Hughes 28 Saville 37 Dennehy 63 Taylor 0 85 Mustoe 90 10,406 County Ground, Swindon Darren Deadman Swindon Town won 2–1 on aggregate Final 2012 Football League Trophy Final 25 March 2012 14:00 BST Chesterfield Swindon Town 2–0 Risser 47 o.g.Westcarr 90+4 49,602 Wembley Stadium, London Anthony Bates References 30 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 External links Official website Category:EFL Trophy seasons League Trophy Trophy Trophy