2011–12 Football League Championship
Season | 2011–12 |
---|---|
Champions | Reading 2nd Championship title 2nd 2nd tier title |
Promoted | Reading Southampton West Ham United |
Relegated | Doncaster Rovers Coventry City Portsmouth |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,419 (2.57 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rickie Lambert (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Peterborough United 7–1 Ipswich Town West Ham 6–0 Brighton & Hove Albion |
Biggest away win | Millwall 0–6 Birmingham City |
Highest scoring | Leeds United 3–7 Nottingham Forest (10 goals) |
Longest winning run | 8 games[1] Reading |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 games[1] Southampton Brighton |
Longest winless run | 11 games[1] Coventry City |
Longest losing run | 7 games[1] Ipswich Town |
Highest attendance | 34,934[2] West Ham 2–1 Hull City |
Lowest attendance | 6,351[3] Peterborough United 4–3 Cardiff City |
Average attendance | 17,841[2] |
← 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.[4] 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
[edit]Team changes
[edit]From Championship
[edit]Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to League One
To Championship
[edit]Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from League One
Rule changes
[edit]- 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.[5]
- Only five substitutes can be named on match days, reduced from last season's seven named substitutes.[6]
Team overview
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 May 2011[7] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 June 2011[8] |
West Ham United | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 May 2011[9] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 June 2011[10] |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 May 2011[11] | Pre-season | ![]() |
17 June 2011[12] |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
Sacked | 12 June 2011[13] | Pre-season | ![]() |
13 June 2011[14] |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Signed by Aston Villa | 17 June 2011[15] | Pre-season | ![]() |
22 June 2011[16] |
Watford | ![]() |
Signed by Cardiff City | 17 June 2011[12] | Pre-season | ![]() |
21 June 2011[17] |
Doncaster Rovers | ![]() |
Sacked | 23 September 2011[18] | 24th | ![]() |
23 September 2011[19] |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
Resigned | 2 October 2011[20] | 21st | ![]() |
14 October 2011[21] |
Bristol City | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 3 October 2011[22] | 24th | ![]() |
19 October 2011[23] |
Portsmouth | ![]() |
Signed by Nottingham Forest | 14 October 2011[21] | 18th | ![]() |
10 November 2011[24] |
Leicester City | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 24 October 2011[25] | 13th | ![]() |
15 November 2011[26] |
Hull City | ![]() |
Signed by Leicester City | 15 November 2011[26] | 9th | ![]() |
10 January 2012[27] |
Leeds United | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 February 2012[28] | 10th | ![]() |
18 February 2012[29] |
Hull City | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 May 2012[30] | Pre-season | ![]() |
8 June 2012[citation needed] |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Signed by Norwich City | 7 June 2012[31] | Pre-season | ![]() |
26 June 2012 |
Watford | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 July 2012[32] | Pre-season | ![]() |
7 July 2012[33] |
Ownership changes
[edit]Team | New owner | Previous owner | Effective date |
---|---|---|---|
Portsmouth | Convers Sport Initiatives | Balram Chainrai | 1 June 2011[34] |
Portsmouth | Administration | Convers Sport Initiatives | 29 November 2011[35] |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reading (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Southampton (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 88 | |
3 | West Ham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 86 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Birmingham City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 76 | |
5 | Blackpool | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 75 | |
6 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 75 | |
7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 70 | |
8 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 68 | |
9 | Leicester City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 66 | |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 66 | |
11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 64 | |
12 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 64 | |
13 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 62 | |
14 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 61 | |
15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 61 | |
16 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 57 | |
17 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 56 | |
18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 50 | |
19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 50 | |
20 | Bristol City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 49 | |
21 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 48 | |
22 | Portsmouth (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 40[a] | Relegation to League One |
23 | Coventry City (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 40 | |
24 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | West Ham United | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
6 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
3 | West Ham United | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Blackpool | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Blackpool | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Results
[edit]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.[37]
Statistics
[edit]- As of 30 April 2012
Top goalscorers[edit]
|
Top assists[edit]
|
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Tomlin | Peterborough United | Ipswich Town | 7–1 | 20 August 2011 |
Rickie Lambert | Southampton | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | 10 September 2011 |
Chris Wood | Birmingham City | Millwall | 3–0 | 11 September 2011 |
Darius Henderson | Millwall | Leicester City | 0–3 | 22 October 2011 |
Jonjo Shelvey | Blackpool | Leeds United | 0–5 | 2 November 2011 |
Rickie Lambert | Southampton | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | 19 November 2011 |
Matt Phillips | Blackpool | Barnsley | 1–3 | 26 December 2011 |
Ricardo Vaz Tê | Barnsley | Leeds United | 4–1 Archived 31 December 2011 at Archive-It | 31 December 2011 |
Darius Henderson | Millwall | Barnsley | 1–3 | 21 January 2012 |
Nikola Žigić4 | Birmingham City | Leeds United | 1–4 | 31 January 2012 |
Rickie Lambert | Southampton | Watford | 0–3 | 25 February 2012 |
Rickie Lambert | Southampton | Millwall | 2–3 | 17 March 2012 |
Garath McCleary4 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds United | 3–7 | 20 March 2012 |
Charlie Austin | Burnley | Portsmouth | 1–5 | 31 March 2012 |
Radosław Majewski | Nottingham Forest | Crystal Palace | 0–3 | 31 March 2012 |
Ricardo Vaz Tê | West Ham United | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6–0 | 14 April 2012 |
Matty Fryatt | Hull City | Barnsley | 3–1 | 17 April 2012 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season: Gary Taylor-Fletcher for Blackpool against Hull City (5 August 2011)[40]
- Fastest goal of the season: 7 seconds – Ricardo Vaz Tê for Barnsley against Crystal Palace (6 December 2011)[41]
- Latest goal of the season: 98 minutes and 49 seconds – Luciano Becchio for Leeds United against Doncaster Rovers (18 February 2012)[42]
- Most goals in a game: 10 goals[43]
- 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).[43]
- 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)[43]
- Widest away winning margin: 6 goals – Millwall 0–6 Birmingham City (14 January 2012)[43]
- 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)[43]
- Most games failed to score in: 19 – Nottingham Forest[44]
- Fewest games failed to score in: 6 – Birmingham City[44]
Disciplinary record by team
[edit]![]() | This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (August 2012) |
- As of 8 April 2012 (UTC)
Rank | Team | ![]() |
![]() |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cardiff City | 49 | 0 |
2 | Blackpool | 48 | 1 |
3 | Reading | 51 | 1 |
4 | Crystal Palace | 49 | 2 |
= | Peterborough United | 49 | 2 |
6 | Southampton | 46 | 4 |
7 | Derby County | 54 | 1 |
8 | Barnsley | 55 | 2 |
= | Coventry City | 55 | 2 |
10 | Birmingham City | 54 | 3 |
= | Watford | 56 | 2 |
12 | Ipswich Town | 53 | 5 |
13 | Nottingham Forest | 57 | 4 |
= | Burnley | 61 | 2 |
15 | Hull City | 64 | 1 |
16 | West Ham United | 60 | 6 |
17 | Doncaster Rovers | 67 | 3 |
18 | Millwall | 70 | 2 |
19 | Leicester City | 60 | 9 |
20 | Leeds United | 67 | 11 |
= | Portsmouth | 73 | 4 |
22 | Bristol City | 72 | 5 |
23 | Middlesbrough | 71 | 7 |
24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 83 | 8 |
Source:[1]
- Most yellow cards (player): 12 – Barry Robson (Middlesbrough)[1]
- Most red cards (player): 2 – Neil Danns (Leicester City), Matt Mills (Leicester City), Matt Sparrow (Brighton & Hove Albion), Kevin Thomson (Middlesbrough)[1]
Clean sheets
[edit]- Most clean sheets: 20 – Reading[1]
- Fewest clean sheets: 4 – Peterborough United[1]
Monthly awards
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Gus Poyet | Brighton & Hove Albion | Marvin Emnes | Middlesbrough | [45][46] |
September | Tony Mowbray | Middlesbrough | Matthew Bates | Middlesbrough | [47][48] |
October | Chris Hughton | Birmingham City | Nathaniel Clyne | Crystal Palace | [49][50] |
November | Malky Mackay | Cardiff City | Billy Sharp | Doncaster Rovers | [51][52] |
December | Tony Mowbray | Middlesbrough | Alex Pearce | Reading | [53][54] |
January | Chris Hughton | Birmingham City | Curtis Davies | Birmingham City | [55][56] |
February | Brian McDermott | Reading | Adam Federici | Reading | [57][58] |
March | Brian McDermott | Reading | Garath McCleary | Nottingham Forest | [59][60] |
April | Kenny Jackett | Millwall | Ricardo Vaz Tê | West Ham United | [61][62] |
Events
[edit]Portsmouth administration
[edit]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.[63]
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