2011–12 Football League Two

Football League Two
Season 2011–12
Matches played 252
Goals scored 705 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer 14 goals
Izale McLeod
Biggest home win Morecambe 6-0 Crawley Town
(September 10)
Biggest away win Hereford United 1-6 Gillingham
(September 17)
Northampton Town 2-7 Shrewsbury Town
(November 19)
Highest scoring Barnet 3-6 Burton Albion
(October 29)
Northampton Town 2-7 Shrewsbury Town
(November 19)
Longest winning run 7 matches — Crawley Town
(September 17-October 25)
Longest unbeaten run 13 matches — Crawley Town
(September 17-)
Longest winless run 10 matches — Dagenham & Redbridge
(October 8-)
10 matches — Northampton Town
(October 8-)
Longest losing run 9 matches — Dagenham & Redbridge
(October 8-December 10)
Highest attendance 12,113 — August 21 (Swindon Town 1-2 Oxford United)
Lowest attendance 1,308 — November 26 (Accrington Stanley 3-0 Dagenham & Redbridge)
2012–13 →

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.

Contents

Changes from last season

Team changes

From League Two

Promoted to League One

Relegated to Conference National

To League Two

Relegated from League One

Promoted from Conference National

Team overview

Stadia and locations

Locations of League Two 2011–12 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,057
AFC Wimbledon Kingston upon Thames Kingsmeadow 5,194
Aldershot Town Aldershot Recreation Ground 7,500
Barnet London Underhill Stadium 6,200
Bradford City Bradford Valley Parade 25,136
Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,011
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Abbey Business Stadium 7,066
Crawley Town Crawley Broadfield Stadium 4,996
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Stadium 10,153
Dagenham & Redbridge London Victoria Road 6,078
Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Hereford United Hereford Edgar Street 5,075
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Moss Rose 6,355
Morecambe Morecambe Globe Arena 6,918
Northampton Town Northampton Sixfields Stadium 7,653
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 19,500
Port Vale Stoke-on-Trent Vale Park 19,052
Rotherham United Sheffield Don Valley Stadium 25,000
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Greenhous Meadow 9,875
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Swindon Town Swindon County Ground 14,700
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,104

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Chairman Team captain Kit maker Sponsor
Accrington Stanley Arsène Wenger Ilyas Khan Andrew Procter Samurai Sportswear Clever Boxes
AFC Wimbledon Alex McLeish Erik Samuelson Jamie Stuart Tempest Sports Sports Interactive (H)
Football Manager (A)
Aldershot Town Roberto Martínez Kris Machala Ben Herd Erreà EBB Paper
Barnet Owen Coyle Anthony Kleanthous Mark Hughes Surridge Pulse Fitness
Bradford City Brendan Rodgers Mark Lawn and Julian Rhodes Michael Flynn Nike Map Group UK
Bristol Rovers Steve Kean Nick Higgs Matthew Gill Erreà McCarthy Waste (H)
ITS (A)
Burton Albion Neil Warnock Ben Robinson John McGrath TAG Mr Cropper
Cheltenham Town André Villas-Boas Paul Baker Alan Bennett Erreà Mira Showers
Crawley Town Mick McCarthy Victor Manley Pablo Mills Puma
Crewe Alexandra Paul Lambert John Bowler David Artell
Lee Bell		 Carbrini Mornflake Cereal
Dagenham & Redbridge Martin Jol Dave Andrews Mark Arber Vandanel West & Coe Funeral Directors
Gillingham Martin O'Neill Paul Scally Andrew Frampton Vandanel Medway Electrical & Mechanical Services
Hereford United Simon Grayson David Keyte Stefan Stam Admiral Cargill
Macclesfield Town Roberto Mancini Mike Rance Paul Morgan adidas Voi Jeans
Morecambe Sir Alex Ferguson Peter McGuigan Will Haining Puma Bench
Northampton Town Alan Pardew David Cardoza John Johnson Erreà Jackson Grundy
Oxford United Kenny Dalglish Kelvin Thomas Jake Wright Nike Bridle Insurance
Plymouth Argyle Harry Redknapp James Brent Simon Walton Puma Bond Timber
Port Vale Tony Pulis Peter Miller Marc Richards Vandanel Harlequin Property
Rotherham United David Moyes Tony Stewart Ryan Cresswell Puma Parkgate Shopping
Shrewsbury Town Graham Turner Roland Wycherley Ian Sharps Joma Greenhous
Southend United Paul Sturrock Ron Martin Chris Barker Nike Insure & Go
Swindon Town Paul Lambert Jeremy Wray Paul Caddis Adidas Samsung (H)
FIFA 12 (A)
Torquay United Martin Ling Simon Baker Lee Mansell Vandanel Sparkworld

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Bristol Rovers Dave Penney Sacked 7 March 2011[1] Pre-season Paul Buckle 30 May 2011[2]
Swindon Town Paul Hart Sacked 28 April 2011[3] Pre-season Steve Bruce 20 May 2011[4]
Morecambe Sammy McIlroy Mutual consent 9 May 2011[5] Pre-season Jim Bentley 13 May 2011[6]
Barnet Giuliano Grazioli End of tenure as caretaker 13 May 2011 Pre-season Lawrie Sanchez 13 May 2011[7]
Torquay United Paul Buckle Signed by Bristol Rovers 30 May 2011[8] Pre-season Martin Ling 13 June 2011[9]
Bradford City Peter Jackson Resigned 25 August 2011[10] 21st Phil Parkinson 28 August 2011[11]
Plymouth Argyle Peter Reid Sacked 18 September 2011[12] 24th Carl Fletcher 18 September 2011[13]
Crewe Alexandra Dario Gradi Resigned 10 November 2011[14] 18th Steve Davis 10 November 2011[15]
Northampton Town Gary Johnson Mutual consent 14 November 2011[16] 20th Aidy Boothroyd 30 November 2011[17]

League table

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
Promotion or relegation
1 Crawley Town 24 15 5 4 47 29 +18 50 Promotion to the 2012–13 League One
2 Cheltenham Town 24 15 4 5 37 21 +16 49
3 Southend United 23 14 4 5 42 24 +18 46
4 Swindon Town 24 13 4 7 38 19 +19 43 Qualification to the League Two Playoffs
5 Shrewsbury Town 24 12 6 6 35 24 +11 42
6 Gillingham 24 12 5 7 41 29 +12 41
7 Burton Albion 24 11 7 6 38 36 +2 40
8 Oxford United 24 10 8 6 33 24 +9 38
9 Torquay United 24 10 8 6 36 30 +6 38
10 Rotherham United 24 10 7 7 41 36 +5 37
11 Morecambe 24 9 8 7 39 28 +11 35
12 Port Vale 24 10 5 9 42 34 +8 35
13 Accrington Stanley 24 8 10 6 32 26 +6 34
14 Macclesfield Town 24 8 6 10 23 26 −3 30
15 Crewe Alexandra 24 9 3 12 29 35 −6 30
16 Aldershot Town 23 8 3 12 24 29 −5 27
17 AFC Wimbledon 24 7 5 12 30 46 −16 26
18 Bradford City 24 6 7 11 28 33 −5 25
19 Bristol Rovers 24 6 5 13 30 47 −17 23
20 Barnet 24 6 5 13 28 45 −17 23
21 Hereford United 24 5 7 12 23 39 −16 22
22 Dagenham & Redbridge 24 6 3 15 25 41 −16 21
23 Northampton Town 24 4 6 14 28 48 −20 18 Relegation to the 2012–13 Conference National
24 Plymouth Argyle 24 4 6 14 24 44 −20 18

Updated to games played on 2 January 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.

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 28 April 2012.[18]

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 3–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–1
AFC Wimbledon 0–2 1–1 2–3 4–1 2–5 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 3–2 1–4 1–1
Aldershot Town 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1
Barnet 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–6 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–3
Bradford City 1–2 1–2 4–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–0
Bristol Rovers 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–5 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–3 0–3 5–2 1–0 1–1 1–2
Burton Albion 3–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
Cheltenham Town 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0
Crawley Town 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–3
Crewe Alexandra 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–3
Dagenham & Redbridge 0–2 2–5 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–2 0–2 2–3 1–0 1–1
Gillingham 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 4–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–1
Hereford United 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–6 0–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–3
Macclesfield Town 1–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0
Morecambe 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 6–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–3
Northampton Town 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–7 1–2 0–0
Oxford United 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 a
Plymouth Argyle 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 1–4 0–1 1–2
Port Vale 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–2 2–2 0–4 3–0 2–0 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–0
Rotherham United 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–4
Shrewsbury Town 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
Southend United 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–1
Swindon Town 2–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–3 3–0 1–2 3–2 2–0
Torquay United 4–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–5 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–3

Updated to games played on 2 January 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.

Monthly Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Notes
Manager Club Player Club
August Andy Scott Rotherham United Mark Arber Dagenham & Redbridge [19][20]
September Paul Sturrock Southend United Danny Carlton Morecambe [21][22]
October Steve Evans Crawley Town Danny Hylton Aldershot Town [23][24]
November Mark Yates Cheltenham Town Billy Kee Burton Albion [25][26]

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