# 2011–12 Football League

The 2011–12 Football League (known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th season of the Football League. It began in August 2011 and concluded in May 2012, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier.

## Promotion and relegation
### From Premier League
#### Relegated to Championship

* Birmingham City
* Blackpool
* West Ham United

### From Championship
#### Promoted to Premier League

* Queens Park Rangers
* Norwich City
* Swansea City

#### Relegated to League One

* Preston North End
* Sheffield United
* Scunthorpe United

### From League One
#### Promoted to Championship

* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Southampton
* Peterborough United

#### Relegated to League Two

* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Bristol Rovers
* Plymouth Argyle
* Swindon Town

### From League Two
#### Promoted to League One

* Chesterfield
* Bury
* Wycombe Wanderers
* Stevenage

#### Relegated to Conference Premier

* Lincoln City
* Stockport County

### From Conference Premier
#### Promoted to League Two

* Crawley Town
* AFC Wimbledon

## Championship
### Table

| 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 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 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 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Blackpool | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 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 | Relegation to League One |
| 23 | Coventry City (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 40 | Relegation to League One |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 36 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | West Ham United | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | West Ham United | 2 |
| | | | | | 5 | Blackpool | 1 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Blackpool | 1 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |

### 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.
| Home \ Away | 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 | |

## League One
### Table

| Pos | 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 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 90 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 81 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 73 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 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 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Exeter City (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 42 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 38 | Relegation to Football League Two |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Sheffield United | 0 (7) |
| | | | | | 4 | Huddersfield Town (p) | 0 (8) |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Huddersfield Town (p) | 0 (8) |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |

### Results

The 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.
| Home \ Away | BOU | BRE | BRY | CRL | CHA | CHF | COL | EXE | HAR | HUD | LEY | MKD | NTC | OLD | PNE | ROC | SCU | SHU | SHW | STE | TRA | WAL | WYC | YEO |
| AFC Bournemouth | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Brentford | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 |
| Bury | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 |
| Carlisle United | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Chesterfield | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Exeter City | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Hartlepool United | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Leyton Orient | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 |
| Notts County | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Preston North End | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 |
| Rochdale | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Sheffield United | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Stevenage | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Walsall | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–3 |
| Yeovil Town | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |

## League Two
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Swindon Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 93 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 88 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Crawley Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 84 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Southend United | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 83 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Torquay United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 81 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 70 | |
| 9 | Oxford United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 68 | |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 67 | |
| 11 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 66 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 59 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 70 | −10 | 57 | |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 57 | |
| 15 | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 56 | |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 54 | |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 81 | −27 | 54 | |
| 18 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 50 | |
| 19 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 50 | |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 48 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 46 | |
| 22 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 46 | |
| 23 | Hereford United (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 44 | Relegation to the Conference Premier |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 37 | Relegation to the Conference Premier |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.
* ↑ On 9 March Port Vale were deducted ten points for entering administration.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Southend United | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Cheltenham Town | 0 |
| | | | | | 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |

### Results

The fixtures for the League Two were released on 17 June 2011. The season started on 6 August 2011, and is scheduled to conclude on 5 May 2012.
| Home \ Away | ACC | WIM | ALD | BAR | BRA | BRR | BRT | CHL | CRA | CRE | D&R | GIL | HER | MAC | MOR | NOR | OXF | PLY | PTV | ROT | SHR | STD | SWI | TOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Aldershot Town | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Barnet | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 7–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Burton Albion | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Cheltenham Town | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Crawley Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Gillingham | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | | 5–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Hereford United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–6 | | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Morecambe | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Northampton Town | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Oxford United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Port Vale | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Rotherham United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Southend United | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | 1–4 | 4–1 |
| Swindon Town | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 |
| Torquay United | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table at time of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table at time of appointment |
| Bristol Rovers | Dave Penney | Sacked | 7 March 2011 | 2010–11 season | Paul Buckle | 30 May 2011 | Pre-season |
| Swindon Town | Paul Hart | Sacked | 28 April 2011 | 2010–11 season | Paolo di Canio | 20 May 2011 | Pre-season |
| Morecambe | Sammy McIlroy | Mutual consent | 9 May 2011 | Pre-season | Jim Bentley | 13 May 2011 | Pre-season |
| Sheffield United | Micky Adams | Sacked | 10 May 2011 | Pre-season | Danny Wilson | 27 May 2011 | Pre-season |
| Barnet | Giuliano Grazioli | End of tenure as caretaker | 13 May 2011 | Pre-season | Lawrie Sanchez | 13 May 2011 | Pre-season |
| West Ham United | Avram Grant | Sacked | 15 May 2011 | 2010–11 season | Sam Allardyce | 1 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Barnsley | Mark Robins | Resigned | 15 May 2011 | Pre-season | Keith Hill | 1 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Brentford | Nicky Forster | End of contract | 19 May 2011 | Pre-season | Uwe Rösler | 10 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Torquay United | Paul Buckle | Signed by Bristol Rovers | 30 May 2011 | Pre-season | Martin Ling | 13 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Cardiff City | Dave Jones | Sacked | 30 May 2011 | Pre-season | Malky Mackay | 17 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Rochdale | Keith Hill | Signed by Barnsley | 1 June 2011 | Pre-season | Steve Eyre | 13 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Nottingham Forest | Billy Davies | Sacked | 12 June 2011 | Pre-season | Steve McClaren | 13 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Birmingham City | Alex McLeish | Signed by Aston Villa | 17 June 2011 | Pre-season | Chris Hughton | 22 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Watford | Malky Mackay | Signed by Cardiff City | 17 June 2011 | Pre-season | Sean Dyche | 21 June 2011 | Pre-season |
| Bradford City | Peter Jackson | Resigned | 25 August 2011 | 21st | Phil Parkinson | 28 August 2011 | 21st |
| Plymouth Argyle | Peter Reid | Sacked | 18 September 2011 | 24th | Carl Fletcher | 1 November 2011 | 24th |
| Doncaster Rovers | Sean O'Driscoll | Sacked | 23 September 2011 | 24th | Dean Saunders | 23 September 2011 | 24th |
| Nottingham Forest | Steve McClaren | Resigned | 2 October 2011 | 21st | Steve Cotterill | 14 October 2011 | 21st |
| Bristol City | Keith Millen | Mutual consent | 3 October 2011 | 24th | Derek McInnes | 19 October 2011 | 24th |
| Portsmouth | Steve Cotterill | Signed by Nottingham Forest | 14 October 2011 | 18th | Michael Appleton | 10 November 2011 | 16th |
| Leicester City | Sven-Göran Eriksson | Mutual consent | 24 October 2011 | 13th | Nigel Pearson | 15 November 2011 | 12th |
| Crewe Alexandra | Dario Gradi | Resigned | 10 November 2011 | 18th | Steve Davis | 10 November 2011 | 18th |
| Northampton Town | Gary Johnson | Mutual consent | 14 November 2011 | 20th | Aidy Boothroyd | 30 November 2011 | 21st |
| Hull City | Nigel Pearson | Signed by Leicester City | 15 November 2011 | 9th | Nick Barmby | 10 January 2012 | 6th |
| Hartlepool United | Mick Wadsworth | Sacked | 6 December 2011 | 13th | Neale Cooper | 28 December 2011 | 12th |
| Preston North End | Phil Brown | Sacked | 14 December 2011 | 10th | Graham Westley | 14 January 2012 | 14th |
| Rochdale | Steve Eyre | Sacked | 19 December 2011 | 22nd | John Coleman | 24 January 2012 | 23rd |
| Bristol Rovers | Paul Buckle | Sacked | 3 January 2012 | 19th | Mark McGhee | 18 January 2012 | 18th |
| Yeovil Town | Terry Skiverton | Appointed as Assistant Manager | 9 January 2012 | 21st | Gary Johnson | 9 January 2012 | 21st |
| Stevenage | Graham Westley | Signed by Preston North End | 14 January 2012 | 7th | Gary Smith | 25 January 2012 | 6th |
| Accrington Stanley | John Coleman | Signed by Rochdale | 24 January 2012 | 10th | Paul Cook | 13 February 2012 | 8th |
| Leeds United | Simon Grayson | Sacked | 1 February 2012 | 10th | Neil Warnock | 18 February 2012 | 11th |
| Huddersfield Town | Lee Clark | Sacked | 15 February 2012 | 4th | Simon Grayson | 20 February 2012 | 4th |
| Notts County | Martin Allen | Sacked | 18 February 2012 | 11th | Keith Curle | 20 February 2012 | 11th |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Gary Megson | Sacked | 29 February 2012 | 3rd | Dave Jones | 2 March 2012 | 3rd |
| Tranmere Rovers | Les Parry | Sacked | 4 March 2012 | 19th | Ronnie Moore | 5 March 2012 | 19th |
| Hereford United | Jamie Pitman | Reappointed on Coaching Staff | 5 March 2012 | 21st | Richard O'Kelly | 5 March 2012 | 21st |
| Burton Albion | Paul Peschisolido | Sacked | 17 March 2012 | 17th | Gary Rowett | 10 May 2012 | 2012–13 season |
| Macclesfield Town | Gary Simpson | Mutual consent | 18 March 2012 | 21st | Brian Horton | 19 March 2012 | 21st |
| Rotherham United | Andy Scott | Sacked | 19 March 2012 | 11th | Steve Evans | 9 April 2012 | 10th |
| Bournemouth | Lee Bradbury | Sacked | 25 March 2012 | 13th | Paul Groves | 11 May 2012 | 2012–13 season |
| Crawley Town | Steve Evans | Signed by Rotherham United | 9 April 2012 | 4th | Sean O'Driscoll | 16 May 2012 | 2012–13 season |
| Barnet | Lawrie Sanchez | Sacked | 16 April 2012 | 22nd | Martin Allen | 16 April 2012 | 22nd |
| Burton Albion | Paul Peschisolido | Sacked | 17 March 2012 | 2011–12 season | Gary Rowett | 10 May 2012 | Pre-season |
| Bournemouth | Lee Bradbury | Sacked | 25 March 2012 | 2011–12 season | Paul Groves | 11 May 2012 | Pre-season |
| Crawley Town | Steve Evans | Signed by Rotherham United | 9 April 2012 | 2011–12 season | Sean O'Driscoll | 16 May 2012 | Pre-season |
| Hull City | Nick Barmby | Sacked | 8 May 2012 | Pre-season | Steve Bruce | 8 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Gillingham | Andy Hessenthaler | Mutual Consent | 8 May 2012 | Pre-season | Martin Allen | 5 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Barnet | Martin Allen | End of contract | 31 May 2012 | Pre-season | Mark Robson | 11 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Birmingham City | Chris Hughton | Signed by Norwich City | 7 June 2012 | Pre-season | Lee Clark | 26 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Terry Connor | End of contract | 30 June 2012 | Pre-season | Ståle Solbakken | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Watford | Sean Dyche | Sacked | 6 July 2012 | Pre-season | Gianfranco Zola | 7 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Nottingham Forest | Steve Cotterill | Sacked | 12 July 2012 | Pre-season | Sean O'Driscoll | 19 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Crawley Town | Sean O'Driscoll | Signed by Nottingham Forest | 19 July 2012 | Pre-season | Richard Barker | 7 August 2012 | Pre-season |
| Bury | Richard Barker | Signed by Crawley Town | 7 August 2012 | Pre-season | Kevin Blackwell | 26 September 2012 | 24th |
| Coventry City | Andy Thorn | Sacked | 26 August 2012 | 14th | Mark Robins | 19 September 2012 | 23rd |
| Chesterfield | John Sheridan | Sacked | 28 August 2012 | 18th | Paul Cook | 25 October 2012 | 13th |
| AFC Wimbledon | Terry Brown | Sacked | 19 September 2012 | 21st | Neal Ardley | 10 October 2012 | 21st |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Gary Waddock | Sacked | 22 September 2012 | 21st | Gareth Ainsworth | 7 November 2012 | 22nd |
| Colchester United | John Ward | Sacked | 24 September 2012 | 22nd | Joe Dunne | 27 September 2012 | 22nd |
| Blackburn Rovers | Steve Kean | Resigned | 28 September 2012 | 3rd | Henning Berg | 31 October 2012 | 5th |
| Bournemouth | Paul Groves | Sacked | 3 October 2012 | 20th | Eddie Howe | 12 October 2012 | 21st |
| Bolton Wanderers | Owen Coyle | Sacked | 9 October 2012 | 18th | Dougie Freedman | 25 October 2012 | 16th |
| Barnet | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Edgar Davids | 12 October 2012 | 24th |
| Burnley | Eddie Howe | Signed by Bournemouth | 12 October 2012 | 16th | Sean Dyche | 30 October 2012 | 14th |
| Ipswich Town | Paul Jewell | Mutual Consent | 24 October 2012 | 24th | Mick McCarthy | 1 November 2012 | 24th |
| Hartlepool United | Neale Cooper | Resigned | 24 October 2012 | 24th | John Hughes | 13 November 2012 | 24th |
| Crystal Palace | Dougie Freedman | Signed by Bolton Wanderers | 25 October 2012 | 4th | Ian Holloway | 3 November 2012 | 4th |
| Accrington Stanley | Paul Cook | Signed by Chesterfield | 25 October 2012 | 16th | Leam Richardson | 1 November 2012 | 12th |
| Scunthorpe United | Alan Knill | Sacked | 29 October 2012 | 22nd | Brian Laws | 29 October 2012 | 22nd |
| Blackpool | Ian Holloway | Signed by Crystal Palace | 3 November 2012 | 12th | Michael Appleton | 7 November 2012 | 12th |
| Portsmouth | Michael Appleton | Signed by Blackpool | 7 November 2012 | 17th | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Fleetwood Town | Micky Mellon | Sacked | 1 December 2012 | 7th | Graham Alexander | 6 December 2012 | 7th |
| Bristol Rovers | Mark McGhee | Sacked | 15 December 2012 | 23rd | John Ward | 17 December 2012 | 23rd |
| Nottingham Forest | Sean O'Driscoll | Sacked | 26 December 2012 | 8th | Alex McLeish | 27 December 2012 | 8th |
| Blackburn Rovers | Henning Berg | Sacked | 27 December 2012 | 17th | Michael Appleton | 11 January 2013 | 13th |
| Barnet | Mark Robson | Mutual Consent | 28 December 2012 | 21st | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Barnsley | Keith Hill | Sacked | 29 December 2012 | 24th | David Flitcroft | 13 January 2013 | 23rd |
| Plymouth Argyle | Carl Fletcher | Sacked | 1 January 2013 | 20th | John Sheridan | 6 January 2013 | 23rd |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ståle Solbakken | Sacked | 5 January 2013 | 18th | Dean Saunders | 7 January 2013 | 18th |
| Doncaster Rovers | Dean Saunders | Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 January 2013 | 2nd | Brian Flynn | 17 January 2013 | 2nd |
| Blackpool | Michael Appleton | Signed by Blackburn Rovers | 11 January 2013 | 14th | Paul Ince | 18 February 2013 | 14th |
| Bristol City | Derek McInnes | Sacked | 12 January 2013 | 24th | Sean O'Driscoll | 14 January 2013 | 24th |
| Rochdale | John Coleman | Sacked | 21 January 2013 | 14th | Keith Hill | 22 January 2013 | 14th |
| Huddersfield Town | Simon Grayson | Sacked | 24 January 2013 | 18th | Mark Robins | 14 February 2013 | 18th |
| Oldham Athletic | Paul Dickov | Resigned | 3 February 2013 | 20th | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Notts County | Keith Curle | Sacked | 3 February 2013 | 10th | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Nottingham Forest | Alex McLeish | Mutual Consent | 5 February 2013 | 11th | Billy Davies | 7 February 2013 | 11th |
| Preston North End | Graham Westley | Sacked | 13 February 2013 | 17th | Simon Grayson | 18 February 2013 | 17th |
| Coventry City | Mark Robins | Signed by Huddersfield Town | 14 February 2013 | 8th | Paul Dickov | 24 February 2013 | 8th |
| Swindon Town | Paolo Di Canio | Resigned | 18 February 2013 | 6th | Kevin MacDonald | 28 February 2013 | 6th |
| Aldershot Town | Dean Holdsworth | Sacked | 20 February 2013 | 20th | Andy Scott | 22 February 2013 | 20th |