2012 Football League play-offs

April 2022 Football League play-offs 2011–12 West Ham United(Championship)Huddersfield Town(League One)Crewe Alexandra(League Two) West Ham 3–0 Cardiff(Championship) Cardiff 0–2 West Ham(Championship)MK Dons 0–2 Huddersfield(League One) Birmingham 2–2 BlackpoolSouthend 2–2 Crewe(4 goals) 15 31 78,523 – Blackpool v West Ham(Championship final) 3,606 – Torquay v Cheltenham(League Two semi-final) 22,195 2011 2013 The Football League play-offs for the 2011–12 season (referred to as the npower Football League Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2012. All finals took place at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season. The semi-final matches were played from 3 to 17 May 2012. The finals were held between 19 and 27 May 2012.http://www.football-league.co.uk/play-offs/news/20120416/play-off-dates-confirmed_2293328_2695272 Play-off dates confirmed The Football League 16 April 2012 22 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120420041743/http://www.football-league.co.uk/play-offs/news/20120416/play-off-dates-confirmed_2293328_2695272 20 April 2012 dead dmy-all Background The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. Championship 2011–12 Football League Championship Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3West Ham United46241488148+33864Birmingham City462016107851+27765Blackpool462015117959+20756Cardiff City46191896653+1375 Semi-finals First leg 3 May 2012 19:45 Cardiff City 0–2 Report West Ham United Collison 9 41 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 23,029 Neil Swarbrick 4 May 2012 19:45 Blackpool 1–0 Report Birmingham City Davies 45 o.g. Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 13,832 Mark Halsey Second leg 7 May 2012 16:30 West Ham United 3–0 Report Cardiff City Nolan 15Vaz Tê 41Maynard 90 Boleyn Ground, London 34,682 Mike Dean West Ham United won 5–0 on aggregate. 9 May 2012 19:45 Birmingham City 2–2 Report Blackpool Žigić 64Davies 73 Dobbie 45M. Phillips 48 St Andrew's, Birmingham 28,483 Chris Foy Blackpool won 3–2 on aggregate. Final 2012 Football League Championship play-off final 19 May 2012 15:00 Blackpool 1–2 Report West Ham United Ince 48 Cole 35Vaz Tê 87 Wembley Stadium, London 78,523 Howard Webb League One 2011–12 Football League One Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Sheffield United46279109251+41904Huddersfield Town46211877947+32815Milton Keynes Dons462214108447+37806Stevenage462110156944+2573 Semi-finals First leg 11 May 2012 19:45 Stevenage 0–0 Report Sheffield United Lamex Stadium, Stevenage 5,802 Anthony Bates 12 May 2012 12:30 Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 Report Huddersfield Town Rhodes 32Hunt 73 Stadium mk, Milton Keynes 11,893 Darren Deadman Second leg 14 May 2012 19:45 Sheffield United 1–0 Report Stevenage Porter 85 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 21,182 Nigel Miller Sheffield United won 1–0 on aggregate. 15 May 2012 19:45 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Report Milton Keynes Dons Rhodes 18 Powell 39Smith 90+2 Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield 15,085 Scott Mathieson Huddersfield Town won 3–2 on aggregate. Final 2012 Football League One play-off final 26 May 2012 15:00 Huddersfield Town 0–0 yes Report Sheffield United Wembley Stadium, London 52,100 Roger East Miller Johnson Lee Clarke Arfield Rhodes Roberts Woods Hunt Morrison Smithies 8–7 Williamson Collins Lowton Taylor Porter Quinn Maguire Doyle O'Halloran Hill Simonsen League Two 2011–12 Football League Two Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points4Southend United46258137748+29835Torquay United462312116350+13816Cheltenham Town46238156650+16777Crewe Alexandra462012146759+872 Semi-finals First leg 12 May 2012 17:30 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Report Southend United Dugdale 50 Alexandra Stadium, Crewe 7,221 Michael Naylor 13 May 2012 12:00 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Report Torquay United McGlashan 27Burgess 50 Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham 5,273 James Adcock Second leg 16 May 2012 19:45 Southend United 2–2 Report Crewe Alexandra Harris 64Barker 87 Leitch-Smith 24Clayton 86 Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea 8,190 Darren Drysdale Crewe Alexandra won 3–2 on aggregate. 17 May 2012 19:45 Torquay United 1–2 Report Cheltenham Town Atieno 85 McGlashan 75Pack 87 Plainmoor, Torquay 3,606 Andy D'Urso Cheltenham Town won 4–1 on aggregate. Final 2012 Football League Two play-off final 27 May 2012 15:00 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Report Crewe Alexandra Powell 15Moore 82 Wembley Stadium, London 24,029 Craig Pawson References External links Football League website Football League Ups and downs Play-offs Category:English Football League play-offs Football League play-offs