| The Championship |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Aug-11 | A | West Ham United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Miller 90 | 25,680 |
| 2 | 14-Aug-11 | H | Bristol City | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | Hudson 18; Conway 23; Earnshaw 36 | 22,639 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-11 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Whittingham 90p | 23,013 |
| 4 | 20-Aug-11 | A | Burnley | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Earnshaw 40 | 13,428 |
| 5 | 27-Aug-11 | A | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Taylor 71 | 14,354 |
| 6 | 10-Sep-11 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Gerrard 52; Earnshaw 75 | 21,863 |
| 7 | 17-Sep-11 | A | Blackpool | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Cowie 49 | 12,798 |
| 8 | 25-Sep-11 | H | Leicester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 21,154 |
| 9 | 28-Sep-11 | H | Southampton | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Miller 56, 63 | 22,502 |
| 10 | 01-Oct-11 | A | Hull City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Ralls 62 | 18,305 |
| 11 | 15-Oct-11 | H | Ipswich Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Gestede 19; Whittingham 72p | 21,809 |
| 12 | 18-Oct-11 | A | Peterborough United | L | 3-4 | (1-2) | Cowie 6; Whittingham 60; Gunnarsson 79 | 6,351 |
| 13 | 22-Oct-11 | H | Barnsley | W | 5-3 | (3-1) | Miller 10; Mason 34; Gunnarsson 38, 71; Cowie 60 | 20,665 |
| 14 | 30-Oct-11 | A | Leeds United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Mason 17 | 20,270 |
| 15 | 02-Nov-11 | A | Derby County | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Kiss 20; Kilbane(og) 62; Whittingham 73 | 23,078 |
| 16 | 05-Nov-11 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Miller 69; Whittingham 80 | 22,032 |
| 17 | 19-Nov-11 | A | Reading | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Whittingham 2; Hudson 70 | 20,361 |
| 18 | 22-Nov-11 | A | Coventry City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Whittingham 48 | 12,317 |
| 19 | 26-Nov-11 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Mason 70 | 22,556 |
| 20 | 04-Dec-11 | H | Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Miller 68 | 22,010 |
| 21 | 10-Dec-11 | A | Millwall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 11,314 |
| 22 | 17-Dec-11 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 2-3 | (2-1) | Turner 23; Gunnarsson 44 | 23,373 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-11 | A | Watford | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Mariappa(og) 80 | 14,604 |
| 24 | 31-Dec-11 | A | Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Miller 59 | 19,750 |
| 25 | 02-Jan-12 | H | Reading | W | 3-1 | (3-1) | Mason 13; Gunnarsson 19; Miller 36 | 23,655 |
| 26 | 14-Jan-12 | A | Doncaster Rovers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 8,834 |
| 27 | 21-Jan-12 | H | Portsmouth | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Miller 15; Hudson 69; Conway 90 | 22,199 |
| 28 | 31-Jan-12 | A | Southampton | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Conway 36 | 24,356 |
| 29 | 04-Feb-12 | H | Blackpool | L | 1-3 | (0-0) | Mason 59 | 22,577 |
| 30 | 11-Feb-12 | A | Leicester City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Whittingham 77p | 21,375 |
| 31 | 14-Feb-12 | H | Peterborough United | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | Whittingham 34; Gestede 38; Vuckic 40 | 21,342 |
| 32 | 18-Feb-12 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 17,032 |
| 33 | 04-Mar-12 | H | West Ham United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 23,872 |
| 34 | 07-Mar-12 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | Mason 57; Whittingham 74 | 18,786 |
| 35 | 10-Mar-12 | A | Bristol City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | McManus(og) 45; Cisse(og) 87 | 12,495 |
| 36 | 13-Mar-12 | H | Hull City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 20,366 |
| 37 | 18-Mar-12 | H | Burnley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 21,276 |
| 38 | 21-Mar-12 | H | Coventry City | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | McDonald(og) 18; Whittingham 83 | 20,564 |
| 39 | 25-Mar-12 | A | Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Hudson 78 | 17,704 |
| 40 | 31-Mar-12 | H | Millwall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 21,259 |
| 41 | 07-Apr-12 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Turner 11; Mason 19 | 17,564 |
| 42 | 09-Apr-12 | H | Watford | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Miller 45 | 21,259 |
| 43 | 14-Apr-12 | A | Barnsley | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Lawrence 69 | 9,122 |
| 44 | 17-Apr-12 | H | Derby County | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Mason 24; Hudson 63 | 21,216 |
| 45 | 21-Apr-12 | H | Leeds United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Mason 41 | 25,109 |
| 46 | 28-Apr-12 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Whittingham 53; Cowie 62 | 15,510 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 07-Jan-12 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | Earnshaw 36; Mason 50 | 12,454 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-11 | A | Oxford United | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | Conway 12; Whittingham 98; Jarvis 120 | 5,435 |
| 2 | 23-Aug-11 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 5-3 | (2-0) | Gyepes 16; Parkin 17; Cowie 90, 117; Conway 96 | 6,829 |
| 3 | 21-Sep-11 | H | Leicester City | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Cowie 33; Gestede 82 [aet, pen 7-6] | 8,697 |
| 4 | 25-Oct-11 | H | Burnley | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Mason 40 | 11,601 |
| QF | 29-Nov-11 | H | Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Miller 19; Gerrard 50 | 19,436 |
| SF L1 | 10-Jan-12 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 22,147 |
| SF L2 | 24-Jan-12 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Gardner(og) 7 [aet, pen 3-1] | 25,652 |
| F | 26-Feb-12 | H | Liverpool | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Mason 19; Turner 118 [aet, pen 2-3] | 89,044 |
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| The Championship Play-offs |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| SF L1 | 03-May-12 | H | West Ham United | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | | 23,029 |
| SF L2 | 07-May-12 | A | West Ham United | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 34,682 |
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Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.