2011–12 Football League Trophy

The 2011–12 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 29th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football.

2011–12 Football League Trophy
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Country England
 Wales
Teams48
ChampionsChesterfield
Runners-upSwindon Town
Matches played49
Goals scored137 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Finland Shefki Kuqi
United States Mike Grella
(4 goals each)

In all, 48 clubs will enter the competition. It is split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Carlisle United is the defending champion, having beaten Brentford in the previous year's final, 1–0 but were beaten in the Northern Section First round by Accrington Stanley 3–2.

First round

The draw for the first round of the competition took place on 13 August 2011. Sixteen clubs were given a bye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions.

Byes

Second round

The second round draw took place on 3 September 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 3 October 2011.[1]

Area Quarter-finals

The area quarter finals draw took place on 8 October 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 8 November 2011.[2]

Area Semi-finals

The area semi finals draw took place on 12 November 2011, with matches played in the week commencing 5 December 2011.

Area finals

The area finals, which serve as the semi-finals for the entire competition, were contested over two legs, home and away. 1st Leg ties due to be played by 18 January 2012. A 2nd Leg tie will be played on Monday 30 January 2012 and another on 7 February 2012

Northern section
17 January 2012 Chesterfield 2–1 Oldham Athletic B2net Stadium, Chesterfield
19:45 GMT Boden 49'
Whitaker 66'
Thompson Yellow card 52'
Hurst Yellow card 53'
Davis Yellow card 71'
Lester Yellow card 79'		 Report Simpson 57' Attendance: 5,724
Referee: Phil Gibbs
30 January 2012 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Chesterfield Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45 GMT Simpson Yellow card 69' Report Lester 89' Robertson Yellow card 38'
Hurst Yellow card 62'
Davis Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 5,622
Referee: Roger East

Chesterfield won 3–1 on aggregate

Southern section
10 January 2012 Barnet 1–1 Swindon Town Underhill Stadium, London
19:45 GMT Hughes 72'
Deering Yellow card 29'		 Report Flint 44'
McCormack Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Nigel Miller
7 February 2012 Swindon Town 1–0 Barnet County Ground, Swindon
19:45 GMT Connell 17'
Kennedy Yellow card 80'
Risser Yellow card 90'		 Hughes Yellow card 28'
Saville Yellow card 37'
Dennehy Yellow card 63'
Taylor Red card 85'
Mustoe Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 10,406
Referee: Darren Deadman

Swindon Town won 2–1 on aggregate

Final
Main article: 2012 Football League Trophy Final
Chesterfield2–0Swindon Town
Risser 47' (o.g.)
Westcarr 90+4'
Attendance: 49,602
Referee: Anthony Bates

References
  1. "Trophy Round 2 draw". The Football League. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  2. "Trophy Round 3 draw". The Football League. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328055822/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20111207/trophy-area-finals-draw_2293332_2540268 07/12/2011

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