 Football 
League 1  2011/12
  Football 
League 1  2011/12
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | 
| 1st | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 101 | ▲Champions | 
| 2nd | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 93 | ▲Runners Up | 
| 3rd | Sheffield United | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 90 | ♦Playoffs | 
| 4th | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 81 | ▲PO Winners | 
| 5th | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 80 | ♦Playoffs | 
| 6th | Stevenage | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 73 | ♦Playoffs | 
| 7th | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 73 | - | 
| 8th | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 66 | -1 | 69 | - | 
| 9th | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 67 | - | 
| 10th | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 59 | - | 
| 11th | Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 58 | - | 
| 12th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 56 | - | 
| 13th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 56 | - | 
| 14th | Bury | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 79 | -19 | 56 | - | 
| 15th | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 68 | -14 | 54 | - | 
| 16th | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 54 | - | 
| 17th | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | -21 | 54 | - | 
| 18th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 52 | - | 
| 19th | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 50 | - | 
| 20th | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | -27 | 50 | - | 
| 21st | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 88 | -23 | 43 | ▼Relegated | 
| 22nd | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 55 | 81 | -25 | 42 | ▼Relegated | 
| 23rd | Exeter City | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 75 | -29 | 42 | ▼Relegated | 
| 24th | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 81 | -34 | 38 | ▼Relegated | 
| Football League 1 Playoffs | |||
| Date | Home | Score | Away | 
| Semi Finals 1st Leg | |||
| Sat May 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0-2 | Huddersfield Town | 
| Fri May 11 | Stevenage | 0-0 | Sheffield United | 
| Semi Finals 2nd Leg | |||
| Tue May 15 | Huddersfield Town | 1-2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 
| Huddersfield Town won 3-2 on aggregate | |||
| Mon May 14 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Stevenage | 
| Sheffield United won 1-0 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| Sat May 26 | Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | Sheffield United | 
| ▲Huddersfield Town won 8-7 on penalties | |||
| End of Season Notes | 
| ▼Portsmouth were Relegated from the Championship | 
| ▼Coventry City were Relegated from the Championship | 
| ▼Doncaster Rovers were Relegated from the Championship | 
| ▲Charlton Athletic were Promoted to the Championship | 
| ▲Sheffield Wednesday were Promoted to the Championship | 
| ♦ Sheffield United Qualified for Playoffs | 
| ♦ Huddersfield Town Qualified for Playoffs | 
| ♦ Milton Keynes Dons Qualified for Playoffs | 
| ♦ Stevenage Qualified for Playoffs | 
| ▲Huddersfield Town were Promoted to the Championship via the Playoffs | 
| ▼Wycombe Wanderers were Relegated to League 2 | 
| ▼Chesterfield were Relegated to League 2 | 
| ▼Exeter City were Relegated to League 2 | 
| ▼Rochdale were Relegated to League 2 | 
| ▲Swindon Town were Promoted from League 2 | 
| ▲Shrewsbury Town were Promoted from League 2 | 
| ▲Crawley Town were Promoted from League 2 | 
| ▲Crewe Alexandra were Promoted from League 2 via the Playoffs |