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|competition=[[Football League Championship]]
|season=2011–12
|winners=[[Reading F.C.|Reading]] <br>
|promoted=[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]<br>[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]<br>[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|relegated=[[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]<br>[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]<br>[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
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|longest wins= 8 games<ref name="ELCS">{{cite news |title=English League Championship Stats – 2011–12 |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/eng.2/english-league-championship?cc=5739 |work=ESPN |publisher=ESPN |date=23 October 2011 |
|longest unbeaten= 12 games<ref name="ELCS"/><br />[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]<br>[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton]]
|longest winless= 11 games<ref name="ELCS"/><br />[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|longest losses= 7 games<ref name="ELCS"/><br />[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|highest attendance= 34,934<ref name="FL attendances">{{cite news|title=Football League Attendance Report |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1c/b7/0,,10794~177948,00.pdf |publisher=The Football League |date=25 July 2012 |url-status=dead |
|lowest attendance= 6,351<ref name=Attendances>{{cite news|title=Football League – Attendances |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~20117,00.html |publisher=The Football League |url-status=dead |
|average attendance=17,841<ref name="FL attendances"/>
|prevseason=[[2010–11 Football League Championship|2010–11]]
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The '''2011–12 [[Football League Championship]]''' (known as the '''[[Npower (UK)|npower]] Championship''' for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.
[[Reading F.C.|Reading]] secured the Championship title on 21 April, following second-placed [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]'s 2–1 defeat to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]. The result left Southampton four points behind Reading with only one game remaining.<ref>{{cite
==Changes from last season==
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===Rule changes===
* [[The Football Association]] and the [[Football Association of Wales]] will now both decide on disciplinary action for Welsh clubs in the [[Premier League]] and the [[Football League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=FAW to share disciplinary powers with FA |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13730253.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 June 2011 |
* Only five substitutes can be named on match days, reduced from last season's seven named substitutes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football League changes substitutes rules |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14237653.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 July 2011 |
==Team overview==
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| [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] || [[Barnsley]] || [[Oakwell]] || style="text-align:center;"| 23,009
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| [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] || [[Birmingham]] || [[St Andrew's
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| [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] || [[Blackpool]] || [[Bloomfield Road]] ||style="text-align:center;"| 16,220
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| {{sortname|Chris|McCann}}
| [[Puma SE|Puma]]
| [[FUN88|Fun88]]
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| Cardiff City
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| {{sortname|Dean|Saunders}}
| {{sortname|John|Ryan|dab=businessman}}
| {{sortname|Brian|Stock|Brian Stock (footballer)}}
| Nike
| One Call Insurance
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| {{sortname|Matt|Mills}}
| [[BURRDA]]
| [[King Power]] (Front),
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| Middlesbrough
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Robins}}
| Resigned
| 15 May 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Mark Robins resigns as Barnsley manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/9484019.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=15 May 2011 |
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Keith|Hill|dab=footballer}}
| 1 June 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Barnsley appoint Rochdale boss Keith Hill as manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13595001.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 June 2011 |
|-
|West Ham United
| {{flagicon|ISR}} {{sortname|Avram|Grant}}
| Sacked
| 15 May 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham sack manager Avram Grant |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13404955.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=15 May 2011 |
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Sam|Allardyce}}
| 1 June 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Allardyce appointed West Ham United manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13583587.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 June 2011 |
|-
| Cardiff City
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Dave|Jones|dab=football manager}}
| Sacked
| 30 May 2011<ref>{{cite news|title=Dave Jones leaves Cardiff City |url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2368987,00.html |work=Cardiff City Official Site |publisher=Cardiff City Football Club |date=30 May 2011 |
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Malky|Mackay}}
| 17 June 2011<ref name=Mackay>{{cite news |title=Cardiff City appoint Watford's Malky Mackay as manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13680791.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 June 2011 |
|-
| Nottingham Forest
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Billy|Davies}}
| Sacked
| 12 June 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Nottingham Forest sack Davies and talk to McClaren |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13644012.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=12 June 2011 |
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|McClaren}}
| 13 June 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Steve McClaren confirmed as Nottingham Forest boss
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13746920.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=13 June 2011 |
|-
| Birmingham City
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Alex|McLeish}}
| Signed by Aston Villa
| 17 June 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Alex McLeish resigns as Birmingham manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13743923.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=12 June 2011 |
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Chris|Hughton}}
| 22 June 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Birmingham appoint Chris Hughton as their new manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13869554.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 June 2011 |
|-
| Watford
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| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Sean|Dyche}}
| 21 June 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Sean Dyche given Watford manager job |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13862830.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 June 2011 |
|-
| Doncaster Rovers
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Sean|O'Driscoll}}
| Sacked
| 23 September 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Doncaster put Sean O'Driscoll on gardening leave after poor start |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/23/doncaster-sean-odriscoll |
| 24th
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Dean|Saunders}}
| 23 September 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Dean Saunders replaces Sean O'Driscoll at Doncaster |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/9596378.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=23 September 2011 |
|-
| Nottingham Forest
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|McClaren}}
| Resigned
| 2 October 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Steve McClaren resigns as Nottingham Forest manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15145175.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=2 October 2011 |
| 21st
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Cotterill}}
| 14 October 2011<ref name=SteveCotterill>{{cite news |title=Steve Cotterill joins Forest after leaving Portsmouth |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15256295.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=14 October 2011 |
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| Bristol City
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| 24th
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Derek|McInnes}}
| 19 October 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Derek McInnes leaves St Johnstone for Bristol City |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15323776.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 October 2011 |
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| Portsmouth
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| 18th
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Appleton]]
| 10 November 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth name Michael Appleton as new manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15616925.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 November 2011 |
|-
| Leicester City
| {{flagicon|SWE}} {{sortname|Sven-Göran|Eriksson| |Eriksson, Svengoran}}
| Mutual consent
| 24 October 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Sven-Goran Eriksson leaves his role as Leicester boss |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15438896.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=24 October 2011 |
| 13th
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Nigel|Pearson}}
| 15 November 2011<ref name=PearsonLeicester>{{cite news |title=Leicester City appoint Hull City's Nigel Pearson as boss |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15621888.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=15 November 2011 |
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| Hull City
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| 9th
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Nick|Barmby}}
| 10 January 2012<ref>{{cite news |title=Hull City appoint Nick Barmby as manager |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16484345.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 January 2012 |
|-
| Leeds United
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Simon|Grayson}}
| Sacked
| 1 February 2012<ref>{{cite news |title=Leeds United sack manager Simon Grayson after Birmingham thrashing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/01/leeds-united-sack-simon-grayson?newsfeed=true |work=Guardian Sport |publisher=The Guardian |date=1 February 2012 |
| 10th
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Neil|Warnock}}
|18 February 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Neil Warnock named Leeds United manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17084388|work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 February 2012 |
|-
| Hull City
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Nick|Barmby}}
| Sacked
| 8 May 2012<ref>{{cite news |title=Hull City sack manager Nick Barmby |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17927073 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 May 2012 |
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Bruce}}
| 8 June 2012{{
|-
| Birmingham City
| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Chris|Hughton}}
| Signed by [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
| 7 June 2012<ref>{{cite
| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Clark (footballer)|Lee Clark]]
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| Pre-season
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianfranco Zola]]
| 7 July 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2834991,00.html |date=7 July 2012 |publisher=[[Watford F.C.]] |title=Official: Gianfranco Zola Appointed |url-status=dead |
|-
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|Convers Sport Initiatives
|[[Balram Chainrai]]
|1 June 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Convers Sports Initiatives complete Portsmouth takeover |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13614706.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 June 2011 |
|-
|Portsmouth
|Administration
|Convers Sport Initiatives
|29 November 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth owner Vladimir Antonov steps down |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15944523.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=29 November 2011 |
|}
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==Play-offs==
{{main|2012 Football League play-offs}}
{{4TeamBracket
{{ConfPlayoff | RD1=Semi-finals▼
| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1= 3
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| RD1-score1-1=2
| RD1-score1-2=3
| RD1-score1-
| RD1-seed2= 6
| RD1-team2=Cardiff City
| RD1-score2-1=0
| RD1-score2-2=0
| RD1-score2-
| RD1-seed3= 4
| RD1-team3=Birmingham City
| RD1-score3-1=0
| RD1-score3-2=2
| RD1-score3-
| RD1-seed4= 5
| RD1-team4='''Blackpool'''
| RD1-score4-1=1
| RD1-score4-2=2
| RD1-score4-
| RD2-seed1=3
| RD2-team1='''West Ham United'''
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==Results==
The fixtures for the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] were released on 17 June 2011. The season kicked off on 5 August 2011 and concluded on 28 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Key Dates Revealed |url=http://www.pressassociation.com/sport/sports/football/football-fixtures.html |work=pressassociation |publisher=[[Press Association]] |date=30 April 2011 |
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==Statistics==
{{Updated|30 April 2012
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!Player
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!Goals<ref>{{cite news |title=Divisional Scorers |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalScorers/0,,10794~20117,00.html |publisher=Football League |date=17 August 2011 |
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!Player
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!Assists<ref>{{cite news |title=Divisional Assists |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAssists/0,,10794~20117,00.html |publisher=Football League |date=25 August 2011 |
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| {{sortname|Matt|Phillips}} || Blackpool || Barnsley || [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16240508.stm 1–3] || 26 December 2011
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| {{sortname|Ricardo|Vaz Tê||Vaz Te, Ricardo}} || Barnsley || Leeds United || [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16324942.stm 4–1] {{Webarchive|url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20111231030319/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16324942.stm |date=31 December 2011 }} || 31 December 2011
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| {{sortname|Darius|Henderson}} || Millwall || Barnsley || [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16559786.stm 1–3] || 21 January 2012
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===Scoring===
* First goal of the season: [[Gary Taylor-Fletcher]] for Blackpool against Hull City (5 August 2011)<ref>{{cite news |title=Hull 0 – 1 Blackpool |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/14337494.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 August 2011 |
* Fastest goal of the season: '''7 seconds''' – [[Ricardo Vaz Tê]] for Barnsley against Crystal Palace (6 December 2011)<ref>{{cite news |title=Barnsley 2 – 1 Crystal Palace|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15933237.stm|work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=6 December 2011 |
* Latest goal of the season: '''98 minutes and 49 seconds''' – [[Luciano Becchio]] for Leeds United against Doncaster Rovers (18 February 2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Leeds 3–2 Doncaster |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16994738|work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 February 2012 |
* Most goals in a game: '''10 goals'''<ref name=stattosummary>{{cite web|title=English League Championship 2011–2012 : Season Summary|url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2011-2012/season-summary|publisher=statto.com|
** [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] 3–7 [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (20 March 2012)
* Most goals scored in a game by one team: '''7 goals''' – [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] 7–1 [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (20 August 2011), [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] 3–7 [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (20 March 2012).<ref name=stattosummary/>
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* Widest away winning margin: '''6 goals''' – [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] 0–6 [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (14 January 2012)<ref name=stattosummary/>
* Highest scoring draw: '''6 goals''' – [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] 3–3 [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] (23 September 2011), [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] 3–3 [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (9 April 2012)<ref name=stattosummary/>
* Most games failed to score in: '''19''' – [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]<ref name=stattoattack>{{cite web|title=English League Championship 2011–2012 : Full Attack|url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2011-2012/attack/full|publisher=statto.com|
* Fewest games failed to score in: '''6''' – [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]<ref name=stattoattack/>
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|[[Marvin Emnes]]
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Poyet named Manager of the Month |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20110909/poyet-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2444819 |publisher=Football League |date=9 September 2011 |
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|September
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|[[Matthew Bates]]
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Mowbray named Manager of the Month |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111007/mowbray-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2468337 |publisher=Football League |date=7 October 2011 |
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|October
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|[[Nathaniel Clyne]]
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Hughton named Manager of the Month |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20111104/hughton-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2504677 |publisher=Football League |date=4 November 2011 |
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|November
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|[[Billy Sharp]]
|[[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay wins manager of the month award |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16108325.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 December 2011 |
|-
|December
|[[Tony Mowbray]]
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|[[Alex Pearce (footballer, born 1988)|Alex Pearce]]
|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Mowbray named Manager of the Month |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120106/mowbray-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2567661 |publisher=Football League |date=6 January 2012 |
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|January
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|[[Curtis Davies]]
|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hughton named Manager of the Month |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120210/hughton-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2567661 |publisher=Football League |
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|February
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|[[Adam Federici]]
|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=McDermott named Manager of the Month |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120309/mcdermott-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2641576 |publisher=Football League |
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|March
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|[[Garath McCleary]]
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=McDermott named Manager of the Month |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120406/mcdermott-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2711120 |publisher=Football League |date=6 April 2012 |
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|April
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|[[Ricardo Vaz Tê]]
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Jackett named Manager of the Month |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20120504/jackett-named-manager-of-the-month_2293322_2758062 |publisher=Football League |date=4 May 2012 |
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===Portsmouth administration===
On 17 February 2012, Portsmouth entered administration for the second time in three years, incurring a 10-point penalty. Trevor Birch of the accountancy firm [[PKF International|Pannell Kerr Forster]] was appointed administrator of the club.<ref name=pompeyadmin>{{cite news |title=Portsmouth enter administration & are docked 10 points|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16943651 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 February 2012 |
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