The 2011–12 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and

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, the third and fourth tiers of the 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.

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is the defending champion, having beaten

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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.

Northern section

Southern section

;Byes Northern section

Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom * Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...

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, Notts County, Oldham Athletic,

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

, Rochdale, Rotherham United. Southern section

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, Aldershot Town, Charlton Athletic, Gillingham,

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

Stevenage Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...

, Swindon Town, Yeovil Town.

Second round

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

Northern section

Southern section

Area Quarter-finals

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

Northern section

Southern section

Area Semi-finals

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

Northern section

Southern section

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

''Chesterfield won 3–1 on aggregate''

Southern section

''Swindon Town won 2–1 on aggregate''

Final

References

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

External links

Official website
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