| The Championship |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 06-Aug-11 | A | Southampton | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | Gradel 90p | 25,860 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-11 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 25,650 |
| 3 | 16-Aug-11 | H | Hull City | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | McCormack 17; Lees 40; Snodgrass 47; Nunez 68 | 22,363 |
| 4 | 21-Aug-11 | A | West Ham United | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | McCormack 59; Clayton 90 | 28,252 |
| 5 | 27-Aug-11 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | McCormack 34 | 19,758 |
| 6 | 10-Sep-11 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 3-2 | (1-2) | McCormack 8, 48; Becchio 71 | 23,916 |
| 7 | 17-Sep-11 | H | Bristol City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Clayton 3; McCormack 86 | 22,655 |
| 8 | 23-Sep-11 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 3-3 | (2-0) | Keogh 18; McCormack 24, 90 | 20,646 |
| 9 | 01-Oct-11 | H | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Pugh 14 | 22,476 |
| 10 | 14-Oct-11 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Pugh 20; McCormack 51; Lees 64 | 12,962 |
| 11 | 18-Oct-11 | H | Coventry City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | O'Dea 26 | 21,528 |
| 12 | 22-Oct-11 | A | Peterborough United | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Keogh 4; Clayton 54; Becchio 90 | 12,880 |
| 13 | 26-Oct-11 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 21,426 |
| 14 | 30-Oct-11 | H | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Snodgrass 73 | 20,270 |
| 15 | 02-Nov-11 | H | Blackpool | L | 0-5 | (0-3) | | 22,423 |
| 16 | 06-Nov-11 | A | Leicester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Clayton 69 | 27,720 |
| 17 | 19-Nov-11 | A | Burnley | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Snodgrass 76, 89 | 17,226 |
| 18 | 26-Nov-11 | H | Barnsley | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | McCormack 55 | 25,900 |
| 19 | 29-Nov-11 | A | Nottingham Forest | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Snodgrass 20; Howson 45; Becchio 49; Clayton 66 | 23,577 |
| 20 | 03-Dec-11 | H | Millwall | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Snodgrass 62, 65 | 27,161 |
| 21 | 10-Dec-11 | A | Watford | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Snodgrass 90p | 13,573 |
| 22 | 17-Dec-11 | H | Reading | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 23,162 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-11 | A | Derby County | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 33,010 |
| 24 | 31-Dec-11 | A | Barnsley | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | Becchio 90 | 17,499 |
| 25 | 02-Jan-12 | H | Burnley | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Easton(og) 88; McCormack 90 | 27,295 |
| 26 | 14-Jan-12 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Snodgrass 63 | 17,796 |
| 27 | 21-Jan-12 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | Snodgrass 74; McCormack 82; Becchio 90 | 22,844 |
| 28 | 31-Jan-12 | H | Birmingham City | L | 1-4 | (1-1) | McCormack 19 | 19,628 |
| 29 | 04-Feb-12 | A | Bristol City | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Snodgrass 40; McCormack 79; Becchio 90 | 15,257 |
| 30 | 11-Feb-12 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Becchio 79 | 23,171 |
| 31 | 14-Feb-12 | A | Coventry City | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | McCormack 32 | 15,704 |
| 32 | 18-Feb-12 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | Townsend 55; Clayton 80; Becchio 90 | 21,181 |
| 33 | 25-Feb-12 | A | Portsmouth | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 17,571 |
| 34 | 03-Mar-12 | H | Southampton | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 20,901 |
| 35 | 06-Mar-12 | A | Hull City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 22,676 |
| 36 | 11-Mar-12 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Snodgrass 18; Becchio 27 | 21,301 |
| 37 | 17-Mar-12 | H | West Ham United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Becchio 83 | 33,366 |
| 38 | 20-Mar-12 | H | Nottingham Forest | L | 3-7 | (1-2) | Snodgrass 6p; Becchio 53; Brown 55 | 21,367 |
| 39 | 24-Mar-12 | A | Millwall | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | McCormack 65 | 14,309 |
| 40 | 31-Mar-12 | H | Watford | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 21,766 |
| 41 | 06-Apr-12 | A | Reading | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 22,775 |
| 42 | 09-Apr-12 | H | Derby County | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 21,363 |
| 43 | 14-Apr-12 | H | Peterborough United | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | Paynter 45, 73; McCormack 47, 48 | 19,469 |
| 44 | 17-Apr-12 | A | Blackpool | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 14,134 |
| 45 | 21-Apr-12 | A | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Becchio 73 | 25,109 |
| 46 | 28-Apr-12 | H | Leicester City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Webber 82 | 25,664 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 09-Jan-12 | A | Arsenal | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 59,615 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-11 | H | Bradford City | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | Nunez 46, 75; McCormack 70 | 17,667 |
| 2 | 23-Aug-11 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Nunez 30, 83 | 8,505 |
| 3 | 20-Sep-11 | H | Manchester United | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | | 31,031 |
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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.