The 2011–12 Football League One (referred to as the Npower Football League One for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.
Team changes
editFrom League One
editPromoted to the Championship
Relegated to League Two
To League One
editRelegated from the Championship
Promoted from League Two
Rules changes
edit- The Football League agreed to use the new UEFA financial regulations. Football League One clubs decided to introduce the Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) from this season, teams will only be allowed to spend a fixed proportion of their total turnover on player wages.[3]
Team overview
editStadia and locations
editPersonnel and sponsoring
editManagerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheffield United | Micky Adams | Sacked | 10 May 2011[4] | Pre-season | Danny Wilson | 27 May 2011[5] |
Brentford | Nicky Forster | End of contract | 19 May 2011[6] | Pre-season | Uwe Rösler | 10 June 2011[7] |
Rochdale | Keith Hill | Signed by Barnsley | 1 June 2011[8] | Pre-season | Steve Eyre | 13 June 2011[9] |
Hartlepool United | Mick Wadsworth | Sacked | 6 December 2011[10] | 13th | Neale Cooper | 28 December 2011[11] |
Preston North End | Phil Brown | 14 December 2011[12] | 10th | Graham Alexander David Unsworth |
14 December 2011[13] | |
Rochdale | Steve Eyre | 19 December 2011[14] | 22nd | John Coleman | 24 January 2012[15] | |
Yeovil Town | Terry Skiverton | Demotion to Assistant Manager | 9 January 2012[16] | 21st | Gary Johnson | 9 January 2012[16] |
Preston North End | Graham Alexander David Unsworth |
End of tenure as caretakers | 13 January 2012 | 14th | Graham Westley | 13 January 2012[17] |
Stevenage | Graham Westley | Signed by Preston North End | 13 January 2012 | 7th | Gary Smith | 25 January 2012[18] |
Huddersfield Town | Lee Clark | Sacked | 15 February 2012[19] | 4th | Simon Grayson | 20 February 2012[20] |
Notts County | Martin Allen | 18 February 2012 | 11th | Keith Curle | 20 February 2012[21] | |
Sheffield Wednesday | Gary Megson | 29 February 2012[22] | 3rd | Dave Jones | 1 March 2012[23] | |
Tranmere Rovers | Les Parry | 4 March 2012[24] | 19th | Ronnie Moore | 4 March 2012[25] | |
AFC Bournemouth | Lee Bradbury | 25 March 2012[26] | 13th | Paul Groves (caretaker) Shaun Brooks (caretaker) |
25 March 2012 |
League table
editPos | 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 |
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
Play-offs
editSemifinals | 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
editThe 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.[27]
Statistics
edit
Top goalscorersedit
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Top assistsedit
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Scoring
edit- First goal of the season: Anthony Wordsworth for Colchester United against Preston North End (6 August 2011)[30]
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals – Milton Keynes Dons 6–2 Chesterfield (20 August 2011), Sheffield Wednesday 4–4 Huddersfield Town (17 December 2011)Sheffield United 4–4 Exeter City (29 October 2011)
- Most goals scored in a game by one team: 6 goals – Milton Keynes Dons 6–2 Chesterfield (20 August 2011), Colchester United 1–6 Stevenage (26 December 2011), Wycombe Wanderers 0–6 Huddersfield Town (6 January 2012, Yeovil Town 0–6 Stevenage (14 April 2012))
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals – Wycombe Wanderers 0–6 Huddersfield Town (6 January 2012, Yeovil Town 0–6 Stevenage (14 April 2012))
- Most goals scored by a player in a game: 5 goals Jordan Rhodes - Wycombe Wanderers 0–6 Huddersfield Town (6 January 2012)
- Fewest games failed to score in:
- Most games failed to score in:
Awards
editMonthly awards
editOther awards
editMonth | Award | Player | Club | Notes |
August | Young Player of the Month | Harry Maguire | Sheffield United | [49] |
September | Young Player of the Month | Gary Madine | Sheffield Wednesday | [50] |
February | Young Player of the Month | Kieron Freeman | Notts County | [51] |
April | Young Player of the Month | Luke Freeman | Stevenage | [52] |
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