2011–12 Football League Trophy

2011–12 Football League Trophy
Country  England
Teams 48
Champions Chesterfield
Runners-up Swindon Town

The 2011–12 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football.

In all, 48 clubs will enter the competition. It is split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Carlisle United is the defending champion, having beaten Brentford in the previous year's final, 1–0 but were beaten in the Northern Section First Round by Accrington Stanley 3–2.

First round

The draw for the first round of the competition took place on 13 August 2011. Sixteen clubs were given a bye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions.

Northern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
North-West
1 Bury 0–0 Crewe Alexandra1,295
Crewe Alexandra won 4 – 2 on penalties
2 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Port Vale 2,546
Tranmere Rovers won 4 – 2 on penalties
3 Walsall 2–1 Shrewsbury Town 2,605
4 Accrington Stanley 3–2 Carlisle United 1,069
North-East
5 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Hartlepool United 1,763
6 Bradford City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday 3,519
Bradford City won 3 –1 on penalties
7 Northampton Town 1–2 Huddersfield Town1,776
8 Burton Albion 1–2 Sheffield United2,725

Southern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
South-West
1 Bournemouth 4–1 Hereford United 2,489
2 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Torquay United 1,247
3 Exeter City 1–1 Plymouth Argyle 3,940
Exeter City won 3 – 0 on penalties
4 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Bristol Rovers 771
South-East
5 Milton Keynes Dons 3–3 Brentford4,175
Brentford won 4 – 3 on penalties
6 Colchester United 1–3 Barnet1,747
7 Leyton Orient 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge 1,420
Dagenham & Redbridge won 14 – 13 on penalties
8 Southend United 1–0 Crawley Town 2,053

Byes

Northern section
Chesterfield, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End, Rochdale, Rotherham United.

Southern section
AFC Wimbledon, Aldershot Town, Charlton Athletic, Gillingham, Oxford United, Stevenage, Swindon Town, Yeovil Town.

Second round

The second round draw took place on 3 September 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 3 October 2011.[1]

Northern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
North-West
1 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Tranmere Rovers 1,509
Note: First match was abandoned
2 Morecambe 2–2 Preston North End 4,385
Preston North End won 7 – 6 on penalties
3 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Macclesfield Town 2,271
4 Rochdale 1–1 Walsall 2,089
Rochdale won 3 – 1 on penalties
North-East
5 Rotherham United 1–2 Sheffield United 6,737
6 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Oldham Athletic 2,106
7 Notts County 1–3 Chesterfield 2,293
8 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Bradford City 10,489
Bradford City won 4 – 3 on penalties

Southern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
South-West
1 Bournemouth 3–2 Yeovil Town 1,416
2 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Cheltenham Town 931
3 Aldershot Town 1–2 Oxford United 1,429
4 Exeter City 1–2 Swindon Town 2,627
South-East
5 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Stevenage 1,416
AFC Wimbledon won 4 – 3 on penalties
6 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Brentford 3,486
7 Gillingham 1–3 Barnet 1,278
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–3 Southend United 2,395

Area Quarter Finals

The area quarter finals draw took place on 8 October 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 8 November 2011.[2]

Northern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Rochdale 1–1 Preston North End 2,395
Preston North End won 4 – 2 on penalties
2 Chesterfield 4–3 Tranmere Rovers 3,152
3 Sheffield United 1–1 Bradford City 5,692
Bradford City won 6 – 5 on penalties
4 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Crewe Alexandra 2,163

Southern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Swindon Town 1–1 AFC Wimbledon 4.329
Swindon Town won 3 – 1 on penalties
2 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Barnet 1,388
3 Oxford United 0–1 Southend United 2,415
4 Brentford 6–0 Bournemouth 3,015

Area Semi Finals

The area semi finals draw took place on 12 November 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 5 December 2011.

Northern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Oldham Athletic 2−0 Bradford City 5,697
2 Preston North End 1−1 Chesterfield 5,835
Chesterfield won 4 – 2 on penalties

Southern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Southend United 1−2 Swindon Town 3,981
2 Barnet 0−0 Brentford 1,970
Barnet won 5 – 3 on penalties

Area finals

The area finals, which serve as the semi-finals for the entire competition, were contested over two legs, home and away. 1st Leg ties due to be played by 18 January 2012. A 2nd Leg tie will be played on Monday 30 January 2012 and another on 7 February 2012

Northern section

Chesterfield won 3−1 on aggregate

Southern section

Swindon Town won 2−1 on aggregate

Final

25 March 2012
14:00 BST
Chesterfield 2 – 0 Swindon Town
Risser  47' (o.g.)
Westcarr  90+4'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 49,602
Referee: Anthony Bates

References

  1. "Trophy Round 2 draw". The Football League. 3 September 2011.
  2. "Trophy Round 3 draw". The Football League. 8 October 2011.

3. http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20111207/trophy-area-finals-draw_2293332_2540268 07/12/2011

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