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.
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.
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.
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
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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 TrophyJohnstone s Paint TrophyTournament detailsCountry England WalesTeams48Final positionsChampionsChesterfieldRunner upSwindon TownTournament statisticsMatches played49Goals scored137 2 8 per match Top goal scorer s Shefki Kuqi Mike Grella 4 goals each 2010 112012 13 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 Contents 1 First round 1 1 Northern section 1 2 Southern section 2 Second round 2 1 Northern section 2 2 Southern section 3 Area Quarter finals 3 1 Northern section 3 2 Southern section 4 Area Semi finals 4 1 Northern section 4 2 Southern section 5 Area finals 5 1 Northern section 5 2 Southern section 6 Final 7 References 8 External linksFirst round editThe 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 Northern section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team AttendanceNorth West1 Bury 0 0 Crewe Alexandra 1 295Crewe Alexandra won 4 2 on penalties2 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 Port Vale 2 546Tranmere Rovers won 4 2 on penalties3 Walsall 2 1 Shrewsbury Town 2 6054 Accrington Stanley 3 2 permanent dead link Carlisle United 1 069North East5 Scunthorpe United 2 0 Hartlepool United 1 7636 Bradford City 0 0 Sheffield Wednesday 3 519Bradford City won 3 1 on penalties7 Northampton Town 1 2 Huddersfield Town 1 7768 Burton Albion 1 2 Sheffield United 2 725 Southern section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team AttendanceSouth West1 Bournemouth 4 1 Hereford United 2 4892 Cheltenham Town 2 1 Torquay United 1 2473 Exeter City 1 1 Plymouth Argyle 3 940Exeter City won 3 0 on penalties4 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 permanent dead link Bristol Rovers 771South East5 Milton Keynes Dons 3 3 Brentford 4 175Brentford won 4 3 on penalties6 Colchester United 1 3 Barnet 1 7477 Leyton Orient 1 1 Dagenham amp Redbridge 1 420Dagenham amp Redbridge won 14 13 on penalties8 Southend United 1 0 Crawley Town 2 053 ByesNorthern sectionChesterfield Macclesfield Town Morecambe Notts County Oldham Athletic Preston North End Rochdale Rotherham United Southern sectionAFC Wimbledon Aldershot Town Charlton Athletic Gillingham Oxford United Stevenage Swindon Town Yeovil Town Second round editThe second round draw took place on 3 September 2011 with matches played in the week commencing 3 October 2011 1 Northern section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team AttendanceNorth West1 Accrington Stanley 0 1 Tranmere Rovers 1 509Note First match was abandoned2 Morecambe 2 2 Preston North End 4 385Preston North End won 7 6 on penalties3 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 Macclesfield Town 2 2714 Rochdale 1 1 Walsall 2 089Rochdale won 3 1 on penaltiesNorth East5 Rotherham United 1 2 Sheffield United 6 7376 Scunthorpe United 0 1 Oldham Athletic 2 1067 Notts County 1 3 Chesterfield 2 2938 Huddersfield Town 2 2 Bradford City 10 489Bradford City won 4 3 on penalties Southern section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team AttendanceSouth West1 Bournemouth 3 2 Yeovil Town 1 4162 Wycombe Wanderers 1 3 Cheltenham Town 9313 Aldershot Town 1 2 Oxford United 1 4294 Exeter City 1 2 Swindon Town 2 627South East5 AFC Wimbledon 2 2 Stevenage 1 416AFC Wimbledon won 4 3 on penalties6 Charlton Athletic 0 3 Brentford 3 4867 Gillingham 1 3 Barnet 1 2788 Dagenham amp Redbridge 1 3 Southend United 2 395Area Quarter finals editThe area quarter finals draw took place on 8 October 2011 with matches played in the week commencing 8 November 2011 2 Northern section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance1 Rochdale 1 1 Preston North End 2 395Preston North End won 4 2 on penalties2 Chesterfield 4 3 Tranmere Rovers 3 1523 Sheffield United 1 1 Bradford City 5 692Bradford City won 6 5 on penalties4 Oldham Athletic 3 1 Crewe Alexandra 2 163 Southern section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance1 Swindon Town 1 1 AFC Wimbledon 4 329Swindon Town won 3 1 on penalties2 Cheltenham Town 0 2 Barnet 1 3883 Oxford United 0 1 Southend United 2 4154 Brentford 6 0 Bournemouth 3 015Area Semi finals editThe area semi finals draw took place on 12 November 2011 with matches played in the week commencing 5 December 2011 Northern section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance1 Oldham Athletic 2 0 Bradford City 5 6972 Preston North End 1 1 Chesterfield 5 835Chesterfield won 4 2 on penalties Southern section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance1 Southend United 1 2 Swindon Town 3 9812 Barnet 0 0 Brentford 1 970Barnet won 5 3 on penaltiesArea finals editThe 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 edit Chesterfield v Oldham Athletic 17 January 2012Chesterfield2 1Oldham AthleticB2net Stadium Chesterfield19 45 GMT Boden nbsp 49 Whitaker nbsp 66 Thompson nbsp 52 Hurst nbsp 53 Davis nbsp 71 Lester nbsp 79 Report Simpson nbsp 57 Attendance 5 724Referee Phil Gibbs Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield 30 January 2012Oldham Athletic0 1ChesterfieldBoundary Park Oldham19 45 GMT Simpson nbsp 69 Report Lester nbsp 89 Robertson nbsp 38 Hurst nbsp 62 Davis nbsp 76 Attendance 5 622Referee Roger East Chesterfield won 3 1 on aggregate Southern section edit Barnet v Swindon Town 10 January 2012Barnet1 1Swindon TownUnderhill Stadium London19 45 GMT Hughes nbsp 72 Deering nbsp 29 Report Flint nbsp 44 McCormack nbsp 77 Attendance 3 915Referee Nigel Miller Swindon Town v Barnet 7 February 2012Swindon Town1 0BarnetCounty Ground Swindon19 45 GMT Connell nbsp 17 Kennedy nbsp 80 Risser nbsp 90 Hughes nbsp 28 Saville nbsp 37 Dennehy nbsp 63 Taylor nbsp 85 Mustoe nbsp 90 Attendance 10 406Referee Darren Deadman Swindon Town won 2 1 on aggregateFinal editMain article 2012 Football League Trophy Final 25 March 201214 00 BSTChesterfield2 0Swindon TownRisser nbsp 47 o g Westcarr nbsp 90 4 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 49 602Referee Anthony BatesReferences edit Trophy Round 2 draw The Football League 3 September 2011 Archived from the original on 2011 10 01 Retrieved 2011 09 03 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 2011External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 12 Football League Trophy amp oldid 1146685201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
