La Football League Championship 2011-2012 o Npower League per motivi di sponsorizzazione, fu la 109ª edizione del campionato di calcio di seconda divisione.
Al termine della stagione precedente sono state promosse in Premier League il Queens Park Rangers, il Norwich City, che sono arrivate rispettivamente 1ª e 2ª al termine della stagione regolare, mentre lo Swansea City è riuscito a raggiungere la promozione attraverso i Play-off (era arrivata 3ª al termine della stagione regolare). Il Preston (22ª), lo Sheffield United (23ª) e lo Scunthorpe United (24ª) non sono riuscite, invece, a mantenere la categoria e sono retrocesse in League One.
Queste sei squadre sono state rimpiazzate dalle tre retrocesse dalla Premier League: il Birmingham City (nonostante la vittoria nella Carling Cup e un buon inizio di campionato), il Blackpool ed il West Ham che sono arrivate, rispettivamente, 18ª, 19ª e 20ª e dalle tre neopromosse provenienti dalla League One: il Brighton & Hove, il Peterborough ed il Southampton. Inoltre da questa stagione la Football Association (FA) e la FAW decideranno insieme le azioni disciplinari da prendere nei confronti dei club gallesi in Premier League ed in Championship (quindi lo Swansea City e il Cardiff City).
Avvenimenti
Cambiamenti di squadra dalla scorsa stagione Dalla Championship Promosse in Premier League
Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Swansea City
Retrocesse in League One Preston Scunthorpe United Sheffield United
In Championship Retrocesse dalla Premier League Birmingham City Blackpool West Ham
Promosse dalla League One Brighton & Hove Peterborough Southampton
Squadre partecipanti Squadra Città Stadio Capacità Barnsley Oakwell 23,287 Birmingham St Andrew's Stadium 30,079 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 9,791 Brighton AMEX Community Stadium 22,374 Bristol Ashton Gate 21,804 Burnley Turf Moor 22,702 Squadra con sede in Galles Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 26,828 Coventry Ricoh Arena 32,604 Londra Selhurst Park 26,225 Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,502 Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Hull KC Stadium 25,404 Ipswich Portman Road 30,311 Leeds Elland Road 39,402 Leicester Walkers Stadium 32,312 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 34,998 Londra The Den 19,734 Nottingham City Ground 30,576 Peterborough London Road 14,793 Portsmouth Fratton Park 21,110 Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161 Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,689 Watford Vicarage Road 17,504 Londra Upton Park 35,303
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Verdetti , e promosse in Premier League 2012-13. , e retrocesse in Championship 2012-13. , e promosse in Championship 2012-13. , , retrocesse in League One 2012-13.
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Statistiche e record Classifica marcatori Aggiornata al 13 aprile 2012
Calendario andata 1ª giornataritorno6 ago.2011 3 mar. 2012 2-1 Brighton-Doncaster 1-1 0-3 Bristol City-Ipswich 0-3 2-2 Burnley-Watford 2-3 0-1 Coventry-Leicester 0-2 2-1 Derby-Birmingham 2-2 0-1 Hull City-Blackpool 1-1 2-2 Middlesbrough-Portsmouth 3-1 0-0 Nott'm Forest-Barnsley 1-1 2-1 Peterborough-Crystal Palace 0-1 2-2 Reading-Millwall 2-1 3-1 Southampton-Leeds 1-0 0-1 West Ham-Cardiff 2-0
andata 4ª giornataritorno20 ago. 2011 17 mar. 2012 2-2 Brighton-Blackpool 1-3 0-0 Bristol City-Portsmouth 0-0 1-1 Burnley-Cardiff 0-0 0-0 Coventry-Watford 0-0 3-0 Derby County-Doncaster 2-1 0-1 Hull City-Crystal Palace 0-0 3-1 Boro-Birmingham 0-3 2-2 Nott'm Forest-Leicester 0-0 7-1 Peterborough-Ipswich 2-3 1-2 Reading-Barnsley 4-0 1-0 Southampton-Millwall 3-2 2-2 West Ham-Leeds 1-1
andata 7ª giornataritorno17 set. 2011 4 feb. 2012 1-1 Barnsley-Watford 1-2 1-1 Blackpool-Cardiff 1-3 0-1 Crystal Palace-M'brough 0-0 1-0 Hull City-Portsmouth 0-2 3-0 Ipswich-Coventry 3-2 2-1 Leeds-Bristol City 0-3 1-0 Leicester-Brighton 0-1 0-0 Millwall-West Ham 1-2 1-2 Nott'm Forest-Derby County 0-1 2-1 Peterborough-Burnley 1-1 2-0 Reading-Doncaster 1-1 4-1 Southampton-Birmingham 0-0
andata 10ª giornataritorno1º ott. 2011 25 feb. 2012 2-0 Barnsley-Coventry 0-1 5-0 Blackpool-Bristol City 3-1 2-2 Crystal Palace-West Ham 0-0 2-1 Hull City-Cardiff 3-0 3-1 Ipswich-Brighton 0-3 1-0 Leeds-Portsmouth 0-0 4-0 Leicester-Derby County 1-0 0-0 Millwall-Burnley 3-1 1-3 Nott'm Forest-Birmingham 2-1 1-2 Peterborough-Doncaster 1-1 0-0 Reading-Middlesbrough 2-0 4-0 Southampton-Watford 3-0
andata 13ª giornataritorno22 ott. 2011 14 apr. 2012 1-2 Blackpool-Nott'm Forest 0-0 0-1 Brighton-West Ham 0-6 0-2 Bristol City-Birmingham 2-2 5-3 Cardiff-Barnsley 1-0 1-2 Coventry-Burnley 1-1 3-2 Hull City-Watford 1-1 0-1 Ipswich-Crystal Palace 1-1 0-3 Leicester-Millwall 1-2 2-0 Middlesbrough-Derby 1-0 2-3 Peterborough-Leeds 1-4 3-1 Portsmouth-Doncaster 4-3 1-1 Reading-Southampton 3-1
andata 16ª giornataritorno5 nov. 2011 28 apr. 2012 1-0 Blackpool-Millwall 2-2 2-0 Brighton-Barnsley 0-0 3-1 Bristol City-Burnley 1-1 2-0 Cardiff-Crystal Palace 2-1 2-4 Coventry-Southampton 0-4 0-2 Hull City-West Ham 1-2 2-3 Ipswich-Doncaster 3-2 0-1 Leicester-Leeds 2-1 1-0 Middlesbrough-Watford 1-2 3-2 Peterborough-Derby County 1-1 3-0 Portsmouth-Nott'm Forest 0-2 1-0 Reading-Birmingham 0-2
andata 19ª giornataritorno29 nov. 2011 20 mar. 2012 2-1 Barnsley-Crystal Palace 0-1 1-0 Birmingham-Portsmouth 1-4 4-0 Burnley-Ipswich 0-1 1-1 Coventry-Cardiff 2-2 0-1 Derby County-Brighton 0-2 2-0 Leicester-Blackpool 3-3 0-2 Middlesbrough-West Ham 1-1 3-2 Millwall-Doncaster 3-0 0-4 Nott'm Forest-Leeds 7-3 3-2 Reading-Peterborough 1-3 2-1 Southampton-Hull City 2-0 2-2 Watford-Bristol CIty 2-0
andata 22ª giornataritorno17 dic. 2011 7 apr. 2012 0-0 Blackpool-Watford 2-0 0-1 Brighton-Burnley 0-1 0-0 Bristol City-Nott'm Forest 1-0 2-3 Cardiff-Middlesbrough 2-0 1-0 Crystal Palace-Birmingham 1-3 2-1 Doncaster-Leicester 0-4 2-0 Hull City-Millwall 0-2 1-0 Ipswich-Derby County 0-0 0-1 Leeds-Reading 0-2 1-0 Peterborough-Coventry 2-2 1-1 Portsmouth-Southampton 2-2 1-0 West Ham-Barnsley 4-0andata 2ª giornataritorno13 ago. 2011 10 mar. 2012 0-1 Barnsley-Southampton 0-2 1-0 Birmingham-Coventry 1-1 2-1 Blackpool-Peterborough 1-3 3-1 Cardiff-Bristol City 2-1 2-0 Crystal Palace-Burnley 1-1 0-1 Doncaster-West Ham 1-1 0-1 Ipswich-Hull City 2-2 0-1 Leeds-Middlesbrough 2-0 0-2 Leicester-Reading 1-3 2-0 Millwall-Nott'm Forest 1-3 0-1 Portsmouth-Brighton 0-2 0-1 Watford-Derby County 2-1
andata 5ª giornataritorno27 ago. 2011 21 gen. 2012 2-1 Brighton-Peterborough 2-1 1-1 Crystal Palace-Blackpool 1-2 1-2 Derby County-Burnley 0-0 1-1 Doncaster-Bristol City 1-2 1-0 Hull City-Reading 1-0 2-1 Ipswich-Leeds 1-3 3-2 Leicester-Southampton 2-0 1-1 Middlesbrough-Coventry 1-3 0-0 Millwall-Barnsley 3-1 1-4 Nott'm Forest-West Ham 1-2 1-1 Portsmouth-Cardiff 2-3 2-2 Watford-Birmingham 0-3
andata 8ª giornataritorno24 set. 2011 11 feb. 2012 1-1 Birmingham-Barnsley 3-1 3-3 Brighton-Leeds 2-1 1-1 Bristol City-Hull City 0-3 1-1 Burnley-Southampton 0-2 0-0 Cardiff-Leicester 1-2 1-1 Coventry-Reading 0-2 3-0 Derby County-Millwall 0-0 1-0 Doncaster-Crystal Palace 1-1 0-0 Middlesbrough-Ipswich 1-1 1-0 Portsmouth-Blackpool 1-1 0-1 Watford-Nott'm Forest 1-1 1-0 West Ham-Peterborough 2-0
andata 11ª giornataritorno15 ott. 2011 18 feb. 2012 2-0 Birmingham-Leicester 1-3 0-0 Brighton-Hull City 0-0 1-2 Bristol City-Peterborough 0-3 0-1 Burnley-Reading 0-1 2-2 Cardiff-Ipswich 0-3 1-0 Coventry-Nott'm Forest 0-2 1-1 Derby County-Southampton 0-4 0-3 Doncaster-Leeds 2-3 1-1 Middlesbrough-Millwall 3-1 2-0 Portsmouth-Barnsley 0-2 0-2 Watford-Crystal Palace 0-4 4-0 West Ham-Blackpool 4-1
andata 14ª giornataritorno29 ott. 2011 21 apr. 2012 1-2 Barnsley-Bristol City 0-2 0-0 Birmingham-Brighton 1-1 3-1 Burnley-Blackpool 0-4 0-0 Crystal Palace-Reading 2-2 3-1 Derby County-Portsmouth 2-1 1-1 Doncaster-Coventry 2-0 1-1 Leeds-Cardiff 1-1 4-1 Millwall-Ipswich 3-0 0-1 Nott'm Forest-Hull City 1-2 3-0 Southampton-M'brough 1-2 3-2 Watford-Peterborough 2-2 3-2 West Ham-Leicester 2-1
andata 17ª giornataritorno19 nov. 2011 2 gen. 2012 2-0 Barnsley-Doncaster 0-2 1-1 Birmingham-Peterborough 1-1 1-2 Burnley-Leeds 1-2 1-2 Coventry-West Ham 0-1 0-2 Derby County-Hull City 1-0 3-0 Leicester-Crystal Palace 2-1 2-2 Middlesbrough-Blackpool 0-3 1-2 Millwall-Bristol City 0-1 3-2 Nott'm Forest-Ipswich 3-1 1-2 Reading-Cardiff 1-3 3-0 Southampton-Brighton 0-3 2-0 Watford-Portsmouth 0-2
andata 20ª giornataritorno3 dic. 2011 24 mar. 2012 1-0 Blackpool-Reading 1-3 1-0 Brighton-Nott'm Forest 1-1 0-1 Bristol City-Middlesbrough 1-1 1-0 Cardiff-Birmingham 1-1 1-1 Crystal Palace-Derby 2-3 1-0 Doncaster-Southampton 0-2 2-1 Hull City-Leicester 1-2 1-2 Ipswich-Watford 1-2 2-0 Leeds-Millwall 1-0 3-4 Peterborough-Barnsley 0-1 2-1 Portsmouth-Coventry 0-2 1-2 West Ham-Burnley 2-2
andata 23ª giornataritorno26 dic. 2011 9 apr. 2012 1-3 Barnsley-Blackpool 1-1 1-1 Birmingham-West Ham 3-3 3-0 Burnley-Doncaster 2-1 1-0 Coventry-Bristol City 1-3 1-0 Derby County-Leeds 2-0 1-1 Leicester-Ipswich 2-1 1-0 Middlesbrough-Hull City 1-2 1-0 Millwall-Portsmouth 1-0 0-1 Nott'm Forest-Peterborough 1-0 3-0 Reading-Brighton 1-0 2-0 Southampton-Crystal Palace 2-0 1-1 Watford-Cardiff 1-1andata 3ª giornataritorno16 ago. 2011 6 mar. 2012 1-3 Barnsley-Middlesbrough 0-2 2-1 Birmingham-Burnley 3-1 0-1 Blackpool-Derby County 1-2 1-3 Cardiff-Brighton 2-2 2-1 Crystal Palace-Coventry 1-1 0-1 Doncaster-Nott'm Forest 2-1 2-5 Ipswich-Southampton 1-1 4-1 Leeds-Hull City 0-0 1-2 Leicester-Bristol City 2-3 2-2 Millwall-Peterborough 3-0 1-0 Portsmouth-Reading 1-0 0-4 Watford-West Ham 1-1
andata 6ª giornataritorno10 set.2011 14 gen. 2012 1-1 Barnsley-Leicester 2-2 3-0 Birmingham-Millwall 6-0 2-0 Blackpool-Ipswich 2-2 0-1 Bristol City-Brighton 0-2 0-2 Burnley-Middlesbrough 2-0 2-0 Cardiff-Doncaster 0-0 2-0 Coventry-Derby County 0-1 3-2 Leeds-Crystal Palace 1-1 0-1 Peterborough-Hull City 0-1 0-2 Reading-Watford 2-1 3-2 Southampton-Nott'm Forest 3-0 4-3 West Ham-Portsmouth 1-0
andata 9ª giornataritorno27 set. 2011 31 gen. 2012 1-0 Birmingham-Leeds 4-1 1-3 Brighton-Crystal Palace 1-1 2-3 Bristol City-Reading 0-1 5-1 Burnley-Nott'm Forest 2-0 2-1 Cardiff-Southampton 1-1 2-2 Coventry-Blackpool 1-2 1-1 Derby County-Barnsley 2-3 1-1 Doncaster-Hull City 0-0 0-0 Middlesbrough-Leicester 2-2 2-3 Portsmouth-Peterborough 3-0 2-1 Watford-Millwall 2-0 0-1 West Ham-Ipswich 1-5
andata 12ª giornataritorno18 ott. 2011 14 feb. 2012 2-0 Barnsley-Burnley 0-2 2-1 Blackpool-Doncaster 3-1 1-0 Crystal Palace-Bristol City 2-2 2-1 Hull City-Birmingham 0-0 1-0 Ipswich-Portsmouth 1-0 1-1 Leeds-Coventry 1-2 2-0 Leicester-Watford 2-3 1-1 Millwall-Brighton 2-2 2-0 Nott'm Forest-M'brough 1-2 4-3 Peterborough-Cardiff 1-3 2-2 Reading-Derby County 1-0 1-0 Southampton-West Ham 1-1
andata 15ª giornataritorno1º nov. 2011 17 apr. 2012 2-1 Barnsley-Hull City 1-3 2-1 Birmingham-Ipswich 1-1 1-3 Burnley-Leicester 0-0 0-0 Crystal Palace-Portsmouth 1-2 0-3 Derby County-Cardiff 0-2 1-3 Doncaster-Middlesbrough 0-0 0-5 Leeds-Blackpool 0-1 3-0 Millwall-Coventry 1-0 1-0 Nott'm Forest-Reading 0-1 2-1 Southampton-Peterborough 3-1 1-0 Watford-Brighton 2-2 0-0 West Ham-Bristol City 1-1
andata 18ª giornataritorno26 nov. 2011 31 dic. 2011 2-2 Blackpool-Birmingham 0-3 2-1 Brighton-Coventry 0-2 2-0 Bristol City-Southampton 1-0 1-0 Cardiff-Nott'm Forest 1-0 0-0 Crystal Palace-Millwall 1-0 0-0 Doncaster-Watford 1-4 2-3 Hull City-Burnley 0-1 2-3 Ipswich-Reading 0-1 1-2 Leeds-Barnsley 1-4 1-1 Peterborough-Boro 1-1 1-1 Portsmouth-Leicester 1-1 3-1 West Ham-Derby County 1-2