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| Season | 2011–12 |
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| Champions | Swindon Town |
| Promoted | Swindon Town Shrewsbury Town Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra |
| Relegated | Hereford United Macclesfield Town |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1458 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 18 goals Izale McLeod Jack Midson |
| Biggest home win |
Morecambe 6–0 Crawley Town (14 April) |
| Biggest away win | Hereford United 1–6 Gillingham (17 September) Northampton Town 2–7 Shrewsbury Town (19 November) Dagenham & Redbridge 0–5 Cheltenham Town (18 February) |
| Highest scoring | Barnet 3–6 Burton Albion (29 October) Northampton Town 2–7 Shrewsbury Town (19 November) Gillingham 5–4 Hereford United (28 February) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches — Swindon Town (31 December-28 February) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches — Crewe Alexandra (18 February-5 May) |
| Longest winless run | 18 matches — Macclesfield Town (2 January–) |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches — Dagenham & Redbridge (8 October–10 December) |
| Highest attendance | 17,014 — 25 February (Bradford City vs Hereford United) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,207 — 6 March (Morecambe vs Cheltenham Town) |
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2012-13 →
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The 2011–12 Football League Two (referred to as the Npower Football League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.
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Promoted to League One
Relegated to Conference National
Relegated from League One
Promoted from Conference National
| Team | Manager | Chairman | Team captain | Kit maker | Sponsor |
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| Accrington Stanley | Samurai Sportswear | Clever Boxes | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | Tempest Sports | Sports Interactive (H) Football Manager (A) |
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| Aldershot Town | Erreà | EBB Paper | |||
| Barnet | Surridge | Pulse Fitness | |||
| Bradford City | Nike | Map Group UK | |||
| Bristol Rovers | Erreà | McCarthy Waste (H) ITS (A) |
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| Burton Albion | TAG | Mr Cropper | |||
| Cheltenham Town | Erreà | Mira Showers | |||
| Crawley Town | Puma | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | Carbrini | Mornflake Cereal | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Vandanel | West & Coe Funeral Directors | |||
| Gillingham | Vandanel | Medway Electrical & Mechanical Services | |||
| Hereford United | Admiral | Cargill | |||
| Macclesfield Town | adidas | Voi Jeans | |||
| Morecambe | Puma | Bench | |||
| Northampton Town | Erreà | Jackson Grundy | |||
| Oxford United | Nike | Bridle Insurance | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | Puma | Bond Timber | |||
| Port Vale | Vandanel | Harlequin Property | |||
| Rotherham United | Puma | Parkgate Shopping | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | Joma | Greenhous | |||
| Southend United | Nike | InsureandGo | |||
| Swindon Town | Adidas | Samsung (H) FIFA 12 (A) |
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| Torquay United | Vandanel | Sparkworld |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Bristol Rovers | Sacked | 7 March 2011[1] | Pre-season | 30 May 2011[2] | ||
| Swindon Town | 28 April 2011[3] | Pre-season | 20 May 2011[4] | |||
| Morecambe | Mutual consent | 9 May 2011[5] | Pre-season | 13 May 2011[6] | ||
| Barnet | End of tenure as caretaker | 13 May 2011 | Pre-season | 13 May 2011[7] | ||
| Torquay United | Signed by Bristol Rovers | 30 May 2011[8] | Pre-season | 13 June 2011[9] | ||
| Bradford City | Resigned | 25 August 2011[10] | 21st | 28 August 2011[11] | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | Sacked | 18 September 2011[12] | 24th | 18 September 2011[13] | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | Resigned | 10 November 2011[14] | 18th | 10 November 2011[15] | ||
| Northampton Town | Mutual consent | 14 November 2011[16] | 20th | 30 November 2011[17] | ||
| Bristol Rovers | Sacked | 3 January 2012[18] | 19th | 18 January 2012[19] | ||
| Accrington Stanley | Signed by Rochdale | 24 January 2012[20] | 10th | 13 February 2012[21] | ||
| Hereford United | Sacked | 5 March 2012[22] | 21st | 5 March 2012 | ||
| Burton Albion | 17 March 2012[23] | 17th | 17 March 2012[23] | |||
| Macclesfield | Mutual consent | 18 March 2012[24] | 21st | 19 March 2012[25] | ||
| Rotherham United | Sacked | 19 March 2012[26] | 11th | 9 April 2012[27] | ||
| Crawley Town | Signed by Rotherham United | 9 April 2012[28] | 4th | 9 April 2012 | ||
| Barnet | Sacked | 16 April 2012[29] | 22nd | 16 April 2012[30] | ||
| Macclesfield | Resigned | 30 April 2012[31] | 24th | 30 April 2012 |
A total of 24 teams contest the division: 18 sides remaining in the division from last season, four relegated from League One, and two promoted from Conference National.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Swindon Town (C) (P) | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 93 | Promotion to 2012–13 League One |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 88 | |
| 3 | Crawley Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 84 | |
| 4 | Southend United | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 83 | Qualification to the League Two Playoffs |
| 5 | Torquay United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 81 | |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 77 | |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra (O) (P) | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 72 | |
| 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 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 47 | |
| 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 2012–13 Conference National |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 37 |
Updated to games played on 5 May 2012
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
‡Port Vale deducted 10 points for entering administration.[32]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| 4 | Southend United | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | Torquay United | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
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.[33]
| Home \ Away1 | ACC | WIM | ALD | BRN | BRA | BRO | BRT | CHL | CRA | CRE | D&R | GIL | HER | MAC | MOR | NOR | OXF | PLY | PVA | 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 | 1–0 | 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 |
Updated to games played on 5 May 2012
Source: The Football League
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
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| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Notes | ||
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| August | Rotherham United | Dagenham & Redbridge | [36][37] | ||
| September | Southend United | Morecambe | [38][39] | ||
| October | Crawley Town | Aldershot Town | [40][41] | ||
| November | Cheltenham Town | Burton Albion | [42][43] | ||
| December | Bradford City | Accrington | [44][45] | ||
| January | Torquay United | Torquay United | [46][47] | ||
| February | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | [48][49] | ||
| March | Torquay United | Torquay United | [50][51] | ||
| April | Shrewsbury Town | Southend United | [52][53] | ||
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