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The 2011–12 season is the 132nd season of competitive football in England.

The season began on 5 August 2011 for The Football League, on 12 August for the Football Conference and 13 August for the Premier League. The Championship, League One, and League Two are due to end on 28 April 2012. The Premier League is due to end on 13 May 2012.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from Premier League

Teams promoted to Premier League

Teams relegated from Championship

Teams promoted to Championship

Teams relegated from League One

Teams promoted to League One

Teams relegated from League Two

Teams promoted to League Two

Events of the season

4 July 2011: Manchester City sign full-back Gael Clichy from Arsenal for £7 million.[1]

6 July 2011: Rushden & Diamonds, who were members of the Football League from to 2001 to 2006, are expelled from the Conference National due to financial problems.[2]

11 July 2011: Arsenal make their second summer signing, Gervinho from French champions Lille for £11 million.[3]

13 July 2011: Wolverhampton Wanderers sign defender Roger Johnson from Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee, believed to have surpassed the £7 million the Black Country club paid for Steven Fletcher last summer.[4]

30 July 2011: Brighton & Hove Albion finally move into their Amex Stadium at Falmer, first planned in 1999, and open their new home with a 3–2 friendly defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.[5]

5 August 2011: Football League action kicks off at the KC Stadium, where Hull City lose 1–0 at home to Blackpool in the Championship.[6]

6 August 2011: The bulk of the opening Football League fixtures are played. Michael Chopra scores twice on his Ipswich Town debut in the Championship as the Suffolk side win 3–0 at Bristol City.[7] Brighton's first competitive match at their new stadium sees them beat Doncaster Rovers 2–1 with two late goals from Will Buckley overturning a Doncaster lead.[8] League Cup holders Birmingham City lose 2–1 at Derby County.[9] Steve McClaren's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest sees them draw 0–0 at home to Barnsley.[10] Newly promoted Southampton beat Leeds United 3–1 at St Mary's Stadium.[11] In League One, Charlton Athletic triumph 3–0 at home to AFC Bournemouth.[12] Sheffield United get off to a winning start in their quest for a return to the Championship by beating Oldham Athletic 2–0 at Boundary Park.[13] In League Two, Paolo Di Canio gets off to a winning start as Swindon Town manager as he guides the Wiltshire club to a 3–0 home win over Crewe Alexandra.[14] Crawley Town's first Football League game sees them draw 2–2 with Port Vale at Vale Park.[15] AFC Wimbledon, formed nine years ago in response to the relocation of the old Wimbledon club (rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons in June 2004) to Milton Keynes, start their Football League career with a 3–2 home defeat to Bristol Rovers.[16]

7 August 2011: Manchester United win the FA Community Shield, beating neighbours City 3–2 at Wembley after going 2–0 down.[17]

8 August 2011: Arsenal sign 17-year-old winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton for £12million, which could eventually rise to £15million.[18]

11 August 2011: Tottenham Hotspur's opening Premier League game of the season, against Everton on 13 August, is postponed due to recent rioting in and near the Tottenham area.[19]

12 August 2011: Kenny Dalglish makes his fifth signing of the close season for Liverpool with a £6million move for Newcastle United defender Jose Enrique.[20]

15 August 2011: Cesc Fàbregas leaves Arsenal F.C. to return to his former club Barcelona for £35million.[21]

16 August 2011: Emmanuel Eboué leaves Arsenal F.C. to join Turkish side Galatasaray for £3 million.[22]

24 August 2011: Samir Nasri joins Manchester City from Arsenal F.C. for £25 million.[23] Juan Mata joins Chelsea F.C. from Valencia CF for £23.5million.[24]

29 August 2011: Edin Džeko scores four goals as Manchester City briefly go top of the Premier League with a 5–1 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, though they are soon usurped at the top of the table on goal difference by their Mancunians rivals United, who demolish Arsenal 8–2 at Old Trafford. The result is Arsenal's worst for 116 years and United biggest goal haul in a league game since February 1999.

31 August 2011: August ends with reigning champions Manchester United top of the table on goal difference, ahead of Manchester City. Liverpool. Chelsea, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle United and Aston Villa complete the top seven, with West Bromwich Albion, Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur (all without a point) in the relegation zone. In the Championship, newly promoted Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton occupy the automatic promotion places, with Derby County, Middlesbrough, West Ham United and Crystal Palace in the playoff places.

1 September 2011: The transfer window closes with Mikel Arteta ending six years at Everton to sign for Arsenal in a £10 million deal.[25] Arsene Wenger also brings Chelsea's Yossi Benayoun to the Emirates Stadium, on a loan deal for the rest of the season.[26] These acquisitions come 24 hours after Wenger bolsters his defence with a £6.2 million move for Fenerbahce and Brazil left-back Andre Santos.[27] Another big money move on deadline day includes Raul Meireles leaving Liverpool in a £10 million move to Chelsea.[28] Having left Manchester United at the end of last season after four injury-plagued seasons, Owen Hargreaves signs for neighbours Manchester City on a one-year contract,[29] after weeks of speculation that he would join West Bromwich Albion.[30] Blackburn Rovers terminate the contract of striker El Hadji Diouf after two years at Ewood Park,[31] where the attack was strengthened the previous day by the arrival of Everton's out-of-favour striker Yakubu.[32]

30 September 2011: September ends with Manchester United still leading the Premier League, ahead of Mancunian rivals City on goal difference. Chelsea remain in third, while Newcastle United are maintaining their European push in fourth place. The top seven is rounded out by Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City. Blackburn Rovers, West Bromwich Albion and Bolton Wanderers are still suffering from their early season form and make up the relegation zone. In the Championship, newly promoted Southampton are continuing their bid for successive promotions, leading Middlesbrough and Derby County on goal difference. West Ham United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Cardiff City complete the top six, while Millwall, Bristol City and Doncaster Rovers stand at the foot of the table.

23 October 2011: Manchester City extend their lead over Manchester United at the top of the Premier League with a 6-1 win over their local rivals at Old Trafford. It was Manchester United's worst loss at Old Trafford since 1955 and the first time they had conceded six goals at home since 1930.[33] Fellow title contenders Chelsea suffer a 1-0 setback against Queen's Park Rangers at Loftus Road.

29 October 2011: Robin Van Persie scores a hat-trick as Arsenal gain a first away league win of the season, beating Chelsea 5-3 at Stamford Bridge.

31 October 2011: October ends with Manchester City 5 points clear of second-placed Manchester United. Newcastle United continue to defy critics who tipped them to struggle this season and stand in third place, while the top seven is rounded out by Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and an ever-improving Arsenal side who appear to have put their poor start to the season behind them. At the other end of the table, Wigan Athletic stand bottom after six successive losses; they are joined in the relegation zone by Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers. In the Championship, Southampton are continuing their bid to become the second team in two seasons to achieve two successive promotion to the Premier League, standing three points clear of second-placed West Ham United. Crystal Palace, expected by many to struggle this season, are three points behind West Ham in third, while the play-off places are completed by Middlesbrough, Derby County and Hull City. Coventry City, Doncaster Rovers and Bristol City make up the relegation zone.

18 November 2011: League One side Carlisle United announce plans to relocate from Brunton Park, their home since 1909, to a new 12,000-seat stadium.[34]

27 November 2011: Football mourns the death of Wales manager Gary Speed, 42, who was found dead at his home in Chester this morning. Speed, who had managed the Welsh side for nearly a year following a brief spell as manager of Sheffield United, was a player in the English leagues for more than 20 years, during which time he won a league title with Leeds United and was an FA Cup runner-up twice with Newcastle United.[35]

28 November 2011: Queen's Park Rangers chairman Tony Fernandes announces his intention to relocate the club from Loftus Road to a new, bigger stadium elsewhere in West London.[36]

30 November 2011: Sunderland manager Steve Bruce becomes the first Premiership manager to be sacked during the season, leaving the north-east club after two-and-a-half years in charge with the Wearside club only two points clear of the relegation zone. The month ends with Manchester City still five points clear of Manchester United. Tottenham Hotspur have put their poor start firmly behind and stand two points behind United with a game in hand. Newcastle occupy the crucial fourth place, while Chelsea have slipped out of the top four after losing three of their last five matches. Liverpool and Arsenal complete the top seven. The relegation zone remains unchanged, except that Wigan Athletic have moved off the bottom of the table at the expense of Blackburn Rovers. Southampton and West Ham United continue to occupy the automatic promotion places in the Championship, while Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Leeds United and Leicester City (ahead of seventh-placed Brighton on goal difference) make up the playoff zone. Doncaster Rovers and Coventry City remain joint bottom of the Championship, while Nottingham Forest have dropped back into the relegation zone, behind Portsmouth, Bristol City and Ipswich Town on goal difference.

6 December 2011: Chelsea join Arsenal in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 3-0 home win over Valencia in their final group game, to ease the pressure on under-fire manager André Villas-Boas after four wins from the previous 10 games in all competitions led to increased speculation about his future as manager.[37]

7 December 2011: Manchester United's 2-1 defeat at FC Basel in Switzerland knocks them out of the Champions League and puts them into the Europa League.[38] Their neighbours Manchester City suffer a similar fate despite their 2-0 home win over Bayern Munich in their final group game.[39]

31 December 2011: The year ends with Manchester United joint top of the Premier League after having overcome City's five-point lead, although City have a game in hand. Tottenham Hotspur remain in third, six points adrift of United but with a game in hand, while Arsenal have moved into the crucial fourth place for the first time this season, at the expense of Chelsea. Liverpool and Newcastle complete the top seven. Bolton Wanderers end the year bottom of the Premier League; Blackburn Rovers (who were bottom on Christmas) and Wigan Athletic remain in the relegation zone, although the pressure is building up on Wolverhampton Wanderers and QPR. In the Championship, Southampton remain top and still well placed for a second successive promotion. Middlesbrough now occupy second, while West Ham United, Cardiff City, Reading and Hull City complete the top six. The relegation zone remains unchanged from end of November.

31 January 2012: January ends with Manchester City still top of the Premier League, but with United now level on points with them, five points ahead of third-place Tottenham. Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle complete the top seven. Wigan are bottom of the table, four points adrift of safety, while Wolves and Blackburn are just a single point adrift.[40] West Ham are now top of the Championship, with Southampton, Cardiff, Birmingham, Hull and Blackpool completing the top six. Coventry (last), Nottingham Forest and Doncaster Rovers remain in the relegation zone.

3 February 2012: Chelsea and England captain John Terry, awaiting trial on a charge of racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand in a league game on 21 December, is stripped of the England captaincy.[41]

6 February 2012: England coach Fabio Capello criticises the decision of the Football Association to strip John Terry of the England captaincy.[42]

8 February 2012: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and the former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric are cleared of tax evasion after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.[43]Hours after the verdicts are delivered, England coach Fabio Capello announces his immediate resignation[44] and almost immediately there are widespread calls across football for Redknapp to be installed as Capello's successor.[45]

12 February 2012: The Black Country derby sees West Bromwich Albion crush Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-1 at the Molineux.

13 February 2012: Less than 24 hours after the Black Country derby humiliation, Wolverhampton Wanderers sack manager Mick McCarthy, their manager for five-and-a-half years.[46]

24 February 2012: After Alan Curbishley and Walter Smith both rejected the chance to manage Wolverhampton Wanderers, coach Terry Connor is put in charge of the first team until the end of the season.[47]

26 February 2012: Kenny Dalglish wins the first trophy of his second spell as Liverpool manager, as they defeat Cardiff City on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the League Cup final - the first time they have won the trophy under the management of Dalglish, who guided them to three league titles and two FA Cups in his first spell as manager.[48]

29 February 2012: February ends with Manchester City two points clear of Manchester United in second and 10 points clear of Tottenham Hotspur, whose title charge now appears to be over following a 5-2 defeat at rival Arsenal, who end the month in the crucial fourth place. Chelsea, Newcastle and Liverpool remain in the top seven. Although they remain bottom, Wigan are now only one point adrift of safety, joined in the bottom three by Bolton and Blackburn, with Wolves and QPR both within a point of the relegation zone. Southampton are back on top of the Championship, but West Ham are a point behind with a game in hand. Reading, Blackpool, Birmingham and Cardiff make up the play-off zone. Nottingham Forest have now climbed clear of the relegation zone at the expense of a Portsmouth side deduced ten points after entering administration; the South Coast club are sandwiched by Coventry and bottom side Doncaster.

4 March 2012: Chelsea sack manager Andre Villas-Boas after nine months in charge, the day after they lost 1-0 in the league at West Bromwich Albion. It is the second time in three weeks that the Black Country side have inflicted a defeat upon a team whose manager has then been sacked. In another twist, Chelsea appoint their assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo, who was sacked as Albion manager last season, in charge until the end of the season.[49]

11 March 2012: Manchester United moved to first position in the Premier League for the first time since early October 2011 with 10 games remaining after United defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-0 and previous leaders Manchester City loss 0-1 to Swansea.[50]

17 March 2012: The FA Cup quarter-final tie between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane is postponed after 41 minutes when the visiting team's midfielder Fabrice Muamba is taken seriously ill on the pitch after collapsing.[51]

29 March 2012: Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov is diagnosed with acute leukemia after complaining of a fever following the club's game against Arsenal.

New clubs

Clubs removed

Deaths

27 June 2011: Mike Doyle, 64, former Manchester City, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers and England defender.

5 August 2011: Stan Willemse, 86, former Brighton and Hove Albion, Chelsea, and Leyton Orient defender.

16 August 2011: Frank Munro, 63, former Wolves, Aberdeen and Dundee United defender.

28 August 2011: Bernie Gallacher, 44, former Aston Villa, Doncaster Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion defender.

29 August 2011: Mark Ovendale, 37, former A.F.C. Bournemouth, and Luton Town goalkeeper

1 September 2011: George Knight, 90, former Burnley forward.

9 September 2011: Laurie Hughes, 87, former Liverpool defender.

11 September 2011: Ralph Gubbins, 79, former Bolton Wanderers, Hull City and Tranmere Rovers forward.

8 November 2011: Jimmy Adamson, 82, former Burnley player and manager who also had short spells in charge of Sunderland and Leeds United.

14 November 2011: Alf Fields, 92, former Arsenal defender.

24 November 2011: Johnny Williams, 76, former Plymouth Argyle and Bristol Rovers wing half.

27 November 2011: Gary Speed, 42, Wales manager who played in midfield for Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United.

7 December 2011: Peter Croker, 89, former Charlton Athletic and Watford full back.

9 December 2011: Len Phillips, 89, former Portsmouth and England forward

25 December 2011: George Robb, 85, former Tottenham Hotspur outside left and British Olympian.

1 January 2012: Gary Ablett, 46, former Liverpool, Everton and Birmingham City defender.

8 January 2012: Graham Rathbone, 69, former Grimsby Town and Cambridge United centre half.

10 January 2012: Cliff Portwood, 74, former Preston North End, Port Vale, Grimsby Town and Portsmouth forward.

16 January 2012: Sigursteinn Gíslason, 43, former Stoke City and Iceland midfielder.

21 January 2012: Ernie Gregory, 90, former West Ham United goalkeeper.

12 February 2012: Malcolm Devitt, 75, former Bradford City inside forward.

13 February 2012: Eamon Deacy, 53, former Aston Villa, Derby County and Republic of Ireland full back.

14 February 2012: Tom McAnearney, 79, former Sheffield Wednesday, Peterborough United and Aldershot wing half, who also had spells in management with Aldershot and Crewe Alexandra.

February 2012: Peter King, 47, former Crewe Alexandra midfielder.

2 March 2012: Gerry Bridgwood, 67, former Shrewsbury Town and Stoke City midfielder.

9 March 2012: Brian Bromley, 65, former Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Reading and Darlington inside left.

14 March 2012: Ray Barlow, 85, former West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City left half.

England national football team

Euro 2012 qualification

2 September 2011 Bulgaria  0 – 3  England Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
21:15 UTC+3 Report Cahill 13'
Rooney 21', 90+4'		 Attendance: 36,521
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
6 September 2011 England  1 – 0  Wales Wembley Stadium, London
19:45 UTC+1 Young 35' Report Attendance: 77,128
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
7 October 2011 Montenegro  2 – 2  England Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica
21:00 UTC+2 Elsad Zverotić 45'
Andrija Delibašić 90+1'		 Report Young 11'
Bent 31'		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Friendlies

10 August 2011 England  P–P  Netherlands Wembley Stadium, London
20:00 BST
Note: Due to riots in London, the friendly against the Netherlands scheduled for 10 August was called off.[52]
29 February 2012 England  2 - 3  Netherlands Wembley Stadium, London
20:00 GMT Cahill 85'
Young 90+2'		 Summary Robben 57', 90+2'
Huntelaar 59'		 Attendance: 76,283
Referee: Felix Brych
Note: The match against the Netherlands, originally scheduled for 10 August 2011, was rescheduled to 29 February 2012 due to the riots in London.
12 November 2011 England  1 – 0  Spain Wembley Stadium, London
17:15 GMT Lampard 49' Report Attendance: 87,189
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
15 November 2011 England  1 – 0  Sweden Wembley Stadium, London
20:00 GMT Barry 22' Attendance: 48,876
Referee: Pavel Kravolec (Czech Republic)
26 May 2012 Norway  v  England Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
TBD
1 June 2012 England  v  Belgium Wembley Stadium, London
TBD

Premier League

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Championship

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League One

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League Two

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Managerial changes

Name Club Date of departure Replacement Date of appointment
Peter Jackson Bradford City 25 August 2011 Phil Parkinson 29 August 2011
Peter Reid Plymouth Argyle 18 September 2011 Carl Fletcher 1 November 2011
Sean O'Driscoll Doncaster Rovers 23 September 2011 Dean Saunders 23 September 2011
Steve McClaren Nottingham Forest 2 October 2011 Steve Cotterill 14 October 2011
Keith Millen Bristol City 3 October 2011 Derek McInnes 19 October 2011
Steve Cotterill Portsmouth 14 October 2011 Michael Appleton 10 November 2011
Sven-Goran Eriksson Leicester City 24 October 2011 Nigel Pearson 15 November 2011
Dario Gradi Crewe Alexanda 10 November 2011 Steve Davis 10 November 2011
Gary Johnson Northampton Town 14 November 2011 Adrian Boothroyd 30 November 2011
Nigel Pearson Hull City 15 November 2011 Nick Barmby 10 January 2012
Steve Bruce Sunderland 30 November 2011 Martin O'Neill 3 December 2011
Mick Wadsworth Hartlepool United 6 December 2011 Neale Cooper 28 December 2011
Phil Brown Preston North End 14 December 2011 Graham Westley 13 January 2012
Steve Eyre Rochdale 19 December 2011 John Coleman 24 January 2012
Paul Buckle Bristol Rovers 4 January 2012 Mark McGhee 18 January 2012
Neil Warnock Queens Park Rangers 8 January 2012 Mark Hughes 10 January 2012
Terry Skiverton Yeovil Town 9 January 2012 Gary Johnson 9 January 2012
Graham Westley Stevenage 13 January 2012 Gary Smith 25 January 2012
John Coleman Accrington Stanley 24 January 2012 Paul Cook 13 February 2012
Simon Grayson Leeds United 1 February 2012 Neil Warnock 18 February 2012
Mick McCarthy Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 February 2012 Terry Connor 24 February 2012
Lee Clark Huddersfield Town 16 February 2012 Simon Grayson 20 February 2012
Martin Allen Notts County 18 February 2012 Keith Curle 20 February 2012
Gary Megson Sheffield Wednesday 29 February 2012 Dave Jones 1 March 2012
André Villas-Boas Chelsea 4 March 2012 Roberto Di Matteo 4 March 2012
Les Parry Tranmere Rovers 4 March 2012 Ronnie Moore 4 March 2012
Jamie Pitman Hereford United 5 March 2012 Richard O'Kelly 5 March 2012
Paul Peschisolido Burton Albion 17 March 2012 Vacant TBC
Gary Simpson Macclesfield Town 18 March 2012 Brian Horton 19 March 2012
Andy Scott Rotherham United 19 March 2012 Vacant TBC
Lee Bradbury Bournemouth 25 March 2012 Vacant TBC

Transfers

Main article: List of English football transfers summer 2011
Main article: List of English football transfers winter 2011–12

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