2012 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs
Season 2011–12
Champions West Ham United
(Championship)
Huddersfield Town
(League One)
Crewe Alexandra
(League Two)
Matches played 15
Goals scored 31 (2.07 per match)
Biggest home win West Ham 3–0 Cardiff
(Championship)
Biggest away win Cardiff 0–2 West Ham
(Championship)
MK Dons 0–2 Huddersfield
(League One)
Highest scoring Birmingham 2–2 Blackpool
Southend 2–2 Crewe
(4 goals)
Highest attendance 78,523 – Blackpool v West Ham
(Championship final)
Lowest attendance 3,606 – Torquay v Cheltenham
(League Two semi-final)
Average attendance 22,195
2011
2013

The Football League play-offs for the 2011–12 season were held in May 2012. All finals took place at Wembley Stadium in London.

The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.

The semi-final matches were played from 3 to 17 May 2012. The finals were held between 19 and 27 May 2012.[1]

Background

The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.

Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3West Ham United 46241488148+3386
4Birmingham City 462016107851+2776
5Blackpool 462015117959+2075
6Cardiff City 46191896653+1375

Semi-finals

First leg

4 May 2012
19:45
Blackpool 1–0 Birmingham City
Davies  45' (o.g.) Report
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 13,832
Referee: Mark Halsey
Second leg

7 May 2012
16:30
West Ham United 3–0 Cardiff City
Nolan  15'
Vaz Tê  41'
Maynard  90'
Report
Boleyn Ground, London
Attendance: 34,682
Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United won 5–0 on aggregate.


9 May 2012
19:45
Birmingham City 2–2 Blackpool
Žigić  64'
Davies  73'
Report Dobbie  45'
M. Phillips  48'
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 28,483
Referee: Chris Foy

Blackpool won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

19 May 2012
15:00
Blackpool 1–2 West Ham United
Ince  48' Report Cole  35'
Vaz Tê  87'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 78,523
Referee: Howard Webb

League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Sheffield United 46279109251+4190
4Huddersfield Town 46211877947+3281
5Milton Keynes Dons 462214108447+3780
6Stevenage 462110156944+2573

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

14 May 2012
19:45
Sheffield United 1–0 Stevenage
Porter  85' Report
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 21,182
Referee: Nigel Miller

Sheffield United won 1–0 on aggregate.


15 May 2012
19:45
Huddersfield Town 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons
Rhodes  18' Report Powell  39'
Smith  90+2'
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 15,085
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Huddersfield Town won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Southend United 46258137748+2983
5Torquay United 462312116350+1381
6Cheltenham Town 46238156650+1677
7Crewe Alexandra 462012146759+872

Semi-finals

First leg

13 May 2012
12:00
Cheltenham Town 2–0 Torquay United
McGlashan  27'
Burgess  50'
Report
Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: James Adcock
Second leg

Crewe Alexandra won 3–2 on aggregate.


17 May 2012
19:45
Torquay United 1–2 Cheltenham Town
Atieno  85' Report McGlashan  75'
Pack  87'
Plainmoor, Torquay
Attendance: 3,606
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Cheltenham Town won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

27 May 2012
15:00
Cheltenham Town 0–2 Crewe Alexandra
Report Powell  15'
Moore  82'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 24,029
Referee: Craig Pawson

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