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2012 Football League play-offs

Football League play-offs
Season2011–12
ChampionsWest Ham United
(Championship)
Huddersfield Town
(League One)
Crewe Alexandra
(League Two)
Matches played15
Goals scored31 (2.07 per match)
Biggest home winWest Ham 3–0 Cardiff
(Championship)
Biggest away winCardiff 0–2 West Ham
(Championship)
MK Dons 0–2 Huddersfield
(League One)
Highest scoringBirmingham 2–2 Blackpool
Southend 2–2 Crewe
(4 goals)
Highest attendance78,523 – Blackpool v West Ham
(Championship final)
Lowest attendance3,606 – Torquay v Cheltenham
(League Two semi-final)
Average attendance22,195
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The Football League play-offs for the 2011–12 season (referred to as the npower Football League Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) 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

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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

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Main article: 2011–12 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 West Ham United 46 24 14 8 81 48 +33 86
4 Birmingham City 46 20 16 10 78 51 +27 76
5 Blackpool 46 20 15 11 79 59 +20 75
6 Cardiff City 46 19 18 9 66 53 +13 75

Semi-finals

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First leg
Cardiff City0–2West Ham United
Report Collison 9', 41'
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 23,029
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Blackpool1–0Birmingham City
Davies 45' (o.g.) Report
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 13,832
Referee: Mark Halsey
Second leg
West Ham United3–0Cardiff 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.

Birmingham City2–2Blackpool
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

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Main article: 2012 Football League Championship play-off final
Blackpool1–2West Ham United
Ince 48' Report Cole 35'
Vaz Tê 87'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 78,523
Referee: Howard Webb

League One

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Main article: 2011–12 Football League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Sheffield United 46 27 9 10 92 51 +41 90
4 Huddersfield Town 46 21 18 7 79 47 +32 81
5 Milton Keynes Dons 46 22 14 10 84 47 +37 80
6 Stevenage 46 21 10 15 69 44 +25 73

Semi-finals

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First leg
Stevenage0–0Sheffield United
Report
Lamex Stadium, Stevenage
Attendance: 5,802
Referee: Anthony Bates
Milton Keynes Dons0–2Huddersfield Town
Report Rhodes 32'
Hunt 73'
Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
Attendance: 11,893
Referee: Darren Deadman
Second leg
Sheffield United1–0Stevenage
Porter 85' Report
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 21,182
Referee: Nigel Miller

Sheffield United won 1–0 on aggregate.

Huddersfield Town1–2Milton 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

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Main article: 2012 Football League One play-off final
Huddersfield Town0–0 (a.e.t.)Sheffield United
Report
Penalties
Miller soccer ball with red X
Johnson soccer ball with red X
Lee soccer ball with red X
Clarke soccer ball with check mark
Arfield soccer ball with check mark
Rhodes soccer ball with check mark
Roberts soccer ball with check mark
Woods soccer ball with check mark
Hunt soccer ball with check mark
Morrison soccer ball with check mark
Smithies soccer ball with check mark		 8–7 soccer ball with red X Williamson
soccer ball with check mark Collins
soccer ball with red X Lowton
soccer ball with red X Taylor
soccer ball with check mark Porter
soccer ball with check mark Quinn
soccer ball with check mark Maguire
soccer ball with check mark Doyle
soccer ball with check mark O'Halloran
soccer ball with check mark Hill
soccer ball with red X Simonsen
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 52,100
Referee: Roger East

League Two

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Main article: 2011–12 Football League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Southend United 46 25 8 13 77 48 +29 83
5 Torquay United 46 23 12 11 63 50 +13 81
6 Cheltenham Town 46 23 8 15 66 50 +16 77
7 Crewe Alexandra 46 20 12 14 67 59 0+8 72

Semi-finals

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First leg
Crewe Alexandra1–0Southend United
Dugdale 50' Report
Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
Attendance: 7,221
Referee: Michael Naylor
Cheltenham Town2–0Torquay United
McGlashan 27'
Burgess 50'		 Report
Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: James Adcock
Second leg
Southend United2–2Crewe Alexandra
Harris 64'
Barker 87'		 Report Leitch-Smith 24'
Clayton 86'
Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
Attendance: 8,190
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Crewe Alexandra won 3–2 on aggregate.

Torquay United1–2Cheltenham 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

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Main article: 2012 Football League Two play-off final
Cheltenham Town0–2Crewe Alexandra
Report Powell 15'
Moore 82'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 24,029
Referee: Craig Pawson

References

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  1. ^ "Play-off dates confirmed". The Football League. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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