2011–12 Football League

The 2011–12 Football League (known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th season of the Football League. It began in August 2011 and concluded in May 2012, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier.

From Premier League

 * Relegated to Championship
 * Birmingham City
 * Blackpool
 * West Ham United

From Championship

 * Promoted to Premier League
 * Queens Park Rangers
 * Norwich City
 * Swansea City


 * Relegated to League One
 * Preston North End
 * Sheffield United
 * Scunthorpe United

From League One

 * Promoted to Championship
 * Brighton & Hove Albion
 * Southampton
 * Peterborough United


 * Relegated to League Two
 * Dagenham & Redbridge
 * Bristol Rovers
 * Plymouth Argyle
 * Swindon Town

From League Two

 * Promoted to League One
 * Chesterfield
 * Bury
 * Wycombe Wanderers
 * Stevenage


 * Relegated to Conference Premier
 * Lincoln City
 * Stockport County

From Conference Premier

 * Promoted to League Two
 * Crawley Town
 * AFC Wimbledon