2011–12 Football League Two

Football League Two
Season	2011–12
Champions	Swindon Town (2nd divisional title)
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 (10 September) Bristol Rovers 7–1 Burton Albion (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–5 May)
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)
← 2010–11 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.

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 Stanley	Accrington	Crown Ground	5,057
AFC Wimbledon !AFC Wimbledon	London	Kingsmeadow	4,720
Aldershot Town !Aldershot Town	Aldershot	Recreation Ground	7,100
Barnet !Barnet	London	Underhill Stadium	6,200
Bradford City !Bradford City	Bradford	Valley Parade	25,136
Bristol Rovers !Bristol Rovers	Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,011
Burton Albion !Burton Albion	Burton upon Trent	Pirelli Stadium	6,912
Cheltenham Town !Cheltenham Town	Cheltenham	Abbey Business Stadium	7,066
Crawley Town !Crawley Town	Crawley	Broadfield Stadium	4,996
Crewe Alexandra !Crewe Alexandra	Crewe	Alexandra Stadium	10,153
Dagenham & Redbridge !Dagenham & Redbridge	London	Victoria Road	6,078
Gillingham !Gillingham	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium	11,582
Hereford United !Hereford United	Hereford	Edgar Street	5,075
Macclesfield Town !Macclesfield Town	Macclesfield	Moss Rose	6,355
Morecambe !Morecambe	Morecambe	Globe Arena	6,476
Northampton Town !Northampton Town	Northampton	Sixfields Stadium	7,653
Oxford United !Oxford United	Oxford	Kassam Stadium	12,500
Plymouth Argyle !Plymouth Argyle	Plymouth	Home Park	16,388
Port Vale !Port Vale	Stoke-on-Trent	Vale Park	19,052
Rotherham United !Rotherham United	Sheffield	Don Valley Stadium	10,000
Shrewsbury Town !Shrewsbury Town	Shrewsbury	Greenhous Meadow	9,875
Southend United !Southend United	Southend-on-Sea	Roots Hall	12,392
Swindon Town !Swindon Town	Swindon	County Ground	14,700
Torquay United !Torquay United	Torquay	Plainmoor	6,104

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Chairman	Team captain	Kit maker	Sponsor
Accrington Stanley	Paul Cook	Ilyas Khan	Dean Winnard	Samurai Sportswear	Clever Boxes
AFC Wimbledon	Terry Brown	Erik Samuelson	Jamie Stuart	Tempest Sports	Sports Interactive (H) Football Manager (A)
Aldershot Town	Dean Holdsworth	Kris Machala	Ben Herd	Erreà	EBB Paper
Barnet	Martin Allen	Anthony Kleanthous	Mark Hughes	Surridge	Pulse Fitness
Bradford City	Phil Parkinson	Mark Lawn and Julian Rhodes	Michael Flynn	Nike	Map Group UK
Bristol Rovers	Mark McGhee	Nick Higgs	Matthew Gill	Erreà	McCarthy Waste (H) ITS (A)
Burton Albion	Gary Rowett (caretaker) Kevin Poole (caretaker)	Ben Robinson	John McGrath	TAG	Mr Cropper
Cheltenham Town	Mark Yates	Paul Baker	Alan Bennett	Erreà	Mira Showers
Crawley Town	Craig Brewster (caretaker)	Victor Manley	Pablo Mills	Puma
Crewe Alexandra	Steve Davis	John Bowler	David Artell Lee Bell	Carbrini	Mornflake Cereal
Dagenham & Redbridge	John Still	Dave Andrews	Mark Arber	Vandanel	West & Coe Funeral Directors
Gillingham	Andy Hessenthaler	Paul Scally	Andy Frampton	Vandanel	Medway Electrical & Mechanical Services
Hereford United	Richard O'Kelly	David Keyte	Stefan Stam	Admiral	Cargill
Macclesfield Town	Glyn Chamberlain	Mike Rance	Paul Morgan	adidas	Voi Jeans
Morecambe	Jim Bentley	Peter McGuigan	Will Haining	Puma	Bench
Northampton Town	Aidy Boothroyd	David Cardoza	John Johnson	Erreà	Jackson Grundy
Oxford United	Chris Wilder	Kelvin Thomas	Jake Wright	Nike	Bridle Insurance
Plymouth Argyle	Carl Fletcher	James Brent	Simon Walton	Puma	Bond Timber
Port Vale	Micky Adams	Vacant	Marc Richards	Vandanel	Harlequin Property
Rotherham United	Steve Evans	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	InsureandGo
Swindon Town	Paolo Di Canio	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	Paolo Di Canio	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^[2]	Pre-season	Martin Ling	13 June 2011^[8]
Bradford City	Peter Jackson	Resigned	25 August 2011^[9]	21st	Phil Parkinson	28 August 2011^[10]
Plymouth Argyle	Peter Reid	Sacked	18 September 2011^[11]	24th	Carl Fletcher	18 September 2011^[12]
Crewe Alexandra	Dario Gradi	Resigned	10 November 2011^[13]	18th	Steve Davis	10 November 2011^[14]
Northampton Town	Gary Johnson	Mutual consent	14 November 2011^[15]	20th	Aidy Boothroyd	30 November 2011^[16]
Bristol Rovers	Paul Buckle	Sacked	3 January 2012^[17]	19th	Mark McGhee	18 January 2012^[18]
Accrington Stanley	John Coleman	Signed by Rochdale	24 January 2012^[19]	10th	Paul Cook	13 February 2012^[20]
Hereford United	Jamie Pitman	Sacked	5 March 2012^[21]	21st	Richard O'Kelly	5 March 2012
Burton Albion	Paul Peschisolido	Sacked	17 March 2012^[22]	17th	Gary Rowett (caretaker) Kevin Poole (caretaker)	17 March 2012^[22]
Macclesfield	Gary Simpson	Mutual consent	18 March 2012^[23]	21st	Brian Horton	19 March 2012^[24]
Rotherham United	Andy Scott	Sacked	19 March 2012^[25]	11th	Steve Evans	9 April 2012^[26]
Crawley Town	Steve Evans	Signed by Rotherham United	9 April 2012^[26]	4th	Craig Brewster (caretaker)	9 April 2012
Barnet	Lawrie Sanchez	Sacked	16 April 2012^[27]	22nd	Martin Allen	16 April 2012^[28]
Macclesfield	Brian Horton	Resigned	30 April 2012^[29]	24th	Glyn Chamberlain	30 April 2012

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	Swindon Town !Swindon Town (C) (P)	46	29	6	11	75	32	+43	93	Promotion to League One
2	Shrewsbury Town !Shrewsbury Town (P)	46	26	10	10	66	41	+25	88
3	Crawley Town !Crawley Town (P)	46	23	15	8	76	54	+22	84
4	Southend United !Southend United	46	25	8	13	77	48	+29	83	Qualification to League Two Playoffs
5	Torquay United !Torquay United	46	23	12	11	63	50	+13	81
6	Cheltenham Town !Cheltenham Town	46	23	8	15	66	50	+16	77
7	Crewe Alexandra !Crewe Alexandra (O) (P)	46	20	12	14	67	59	+8	72
8	Gillingham !Gillingham	46	20	10	16	79	62	+17	70
9	Oxford United !Oxford United	46	17	17	12	59	48	+11	68
10	Rotherham United !Rotherham United	46	18	13	15	67	63	+4	67
11	Aldershot Town !Aldershot Town	46	19	9	18	54	52	+2	66
12	Port Vale !Port Vale	46	20	9	17	68	60	+8	059^‡
13	Bristol Rovers !Bristol Rovers	46	15	12	19	60	70	−10	57
14	Accrington Stanley !Accrington Stanley	46	14	15	17	54	66	−12	57
15	Morecambe !Morecambe	46	14	14	18	63	57	+6	56
16	AFC Wimbledon !AFC Wimbledon	46	15	9	22	62	78	−16	54
17	Burton Albion !Burton Albion	46	14	12	20	54	81	−27	54
18	Bradford City !Bradford City	46	12	14	20	54	59	−5	50
19	Dagenham & Redbridge !Dagenham & Redbridge	46	14	8	24	50	72	−22	50
20	Northampton Town !Northampton Town	46	12	12	22	56	79	−23	48
21	Plymouth Argyle !Plymouth Argyle	46	10	16	20	47	64	−17	46
22	Barnet !Barnet	46	12	10	24	52	79	−27	46
23	Hereford United !Hereford United (R)	46	10	14	22	50	70	−20	44	Relegation to 2012–13 Conference National
24	Macclesfield Town !Macclesfield Town (R)	46	8	13	25	39	64	−25	37	Relegation to 2012–13 Conference National

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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
^‡Port Vale deducted 10 points for entering administration.^[30]

Playoffs

Main article: 2012 Football League play-offs

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

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.^[31]

Home ╲ Away	Accrington Stanley !ACC	AFC Wimbledon !WIM	Aldershot Town !ALD	Barnet !BAR	Bradford City !BRA	Bristol Rovers !BRO	Burton Albion !BRT	Cheltenham Town !CHL	Crawley Town !CRA	Crewe Alexandra !CRE	Dagenham & Redbridge !D&R	Gillingham !GIL	Hereford United !HER	Macclesfield Town !MAC	Morecambe !MOR	Northampton Town !NOR	Oxford United !OXF	Plymouth Argyle !PLY	Port Vale !PTV	Rotherham United !ROT	Shrewsbury Town !SHR	Southend United !STD	Swindon Town !SWI	Torquay United !TOR
Accrington Stanley !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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
1 ^{^} The 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.

Statistics

As of 14 April 2012.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[32]
1	Jack Midson	AFC Wimbledon	18
	Izale McLeod	Barnet
	Lewis Grabban	Rotherham United
	Adebayo Akinfenwa	Northampton Town
5	Marc Richards	Port Vale	17
6	Matt Harrold	Bristol Rovers	16
7	Kevin Ellison	Morecambe	15
8	James Collins	Shrewsbury Town	14
8	Nick Powell	Crewe Alexandra	14
10	James Hanson	Bradford City	13
	Tyrone Barnett	Crawley Town
	Bilel Mohsni	Southend United
	Rene Howe	Torquay United

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists^[33]
1	Ryan Hall	Southend United	19
2	Matt Ritchie	Swindon Town	14
3	Peter Leven	Oxford United	11
3	Luke Rooney	Gillingham/Swindon Town	11
5	Michael Jacobs	Northampton Town	10
	Kyel Reid	Bradford City
	Tom Pope	Port Vale
8	Eunan O'Kane	Torquay United	9
	Mark Wright	Shrewsbury Town
	Danny Jackman	Gillingham

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month		Notes
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club	Notes
August	Andy Scott	Rotherham United	Mark Arber	Dagenham & Redbridge	^[34]^[35]
September	Paul Sturrock	Southend United	Danny Carlton	Morecambe	^[36]^[37]
October	Steve Evans	Crawley Town	Danny Hylton	Aldershot Town	^[38]^[39]
November	Mark Yates	Cheltenham Town	Billy Kee	Burton Albion	^[40]^[41]
December	Phil Parkinson	Bradford City	Bryan Hughes	Accrington	^[42]^[43]
January	Martin Ling	Torquay United	Mark Ellis	Torquay United	^[40]^[41]
February	Paolo Di Canio	Swindon Town	Paul Benson	Swindon Town	^[44]^[45]
March	Martin Ling	Torquay United	Lee Mansell	Torquay United	^[46]^[47]
April	Graham Turner	Shrewsbury Town	Bilel Mohsni	Southend United	^[48]^[49]

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Football League Two

2015–16 clubs	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barnet Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Carlisle United Crawley Town Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town York City

Former Teams	Aldershot Town Boston United Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Burton Albion Bury Cheltenham Town Chester City Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Fleetwood Town Gillingham Grimsby Town Hereford United Kidderminster Harriers Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Rushden & Diamonds Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Stockport County Swansea City Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham

Competition	Seasons Teams (winners) Managers (current) Stadia Referees

Statistics and awards	Record Top Goalscorer Manager of the Month Player of the Month Hat-tricks

Finances	Club Owners Premier League–Football League gulf Average attendances

Sponsors	Coca-Cola (2004–10) Npower (2010–13) Sky Bet (2013-2018)

Associated competitions	FA Cup Football League Cup Play-offs

Seasons	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Prospects	Promotion to Football League One; Relegation to Conference Premier

Fourth level English football league seasons

Football League Fourth Division	1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Football League Third Division	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Football League Two	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

2011–12 in English football

« 2010–11

2012–13 »

FA competitions

Premier and Football Leagues

Men	Premier League (Academy, Reserve) Football League (Championship, League One, League Two) League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final) Play-offs (Championship Final, League One Final, League Two Final)

Women	Super League ('11, '12) Premier League

Football Conference

Football Conference (Premier, North, South)

Level 7–8

Level 9–10

European competitions

Men	Champions League (Final) Europa League (Final)

Women	Champions League (Final)

Related to national teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification (Group G)

Women	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification (Group 6)

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Doncaster Rovers Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Peterborough United Portsmouth Reading Southampton Watford West Ham United

League One	Bournemouth Brentford Bury Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Colchester United Exeter City Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Milton Keynes Dons Notts County Oldham Athletic Preston North End Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stevenage Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Aldershot Town Barnet Bradford City Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cheltenham Town Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Dagenham & Redbridge Gillingham Hereford United Macclesfield Town Morecambe Northampton Town Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United

Conference Premier	AFC Telford United Alfreton Town Barrow Bath City Braintree Town Cambridge United Darlington Ebbsfleet United Fleetwood Town Forest Green Rovers Gateshead Grimsby Town Hayes & Yeading United Kettering Town Kidderminster Harriers Lincoln City Luton Town Mansfield Town Newport County Southport Stockport County Tamworth Wrexham York City

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