| The Championship |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 06-Aug-11 | A | Reading | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | Henderson 49; Marquis 62 | 18,531 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-11 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Henderson 7; Trotter 77 | 12,010 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-11 | H | Peterborough United | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Trotter 32; Bouazza 55 | 10,240 |
| 4 | 20-Aug-11 | A | Southampton | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 23,333 |
| 5 | 27-Aug-11 | H | Barnsley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 10,033 |
| 6 | 11-Sep-11 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 17,901 |
| 7 | 17-Sep-11 | H | West Ham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 16,078 |
| 8 | 24-Sep-11 | A | Derby County | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 24,120 |
| 9 | 27-Sep-11 | A | Watford | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Feeney 68 | 10,592 |
| 10 | 01-Oct-11 | H | Burnley | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 10,460 |
| 11 | 15-Oct-11 | A | Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Trotter 55 | 16,669 |
| 12 | 18-Oct-11 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Simpson 81 | 11,688 |
| 13 | 22-Oct-11 | A | Leicester City | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Henderson 36p, 45, 68 | 21,991 |
| 14 | 29-Oct-11 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | Simpson 6, 75; Henderson 9; Feeney 73 | 12,464 |
| 15 | 01-Nov-11 | H | Coventry City | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | Henderson 53, 69; Feeney 82 | 9,517 |
| 16 | 05-Nov-11 | A | Blackpool | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 12,455 |
| 17 | 20-Nov-11 | H | Bristol City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Simpson 57 | 10,252 |
| 18 | 26-Nov-11 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 15,150 |
| 19 | 29-Nov-11 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-2 | (2-1) | Trotter 25p, 42; Henderson 84 | 9,062 |
| 20 | 03-Dec-11 | A | Leeds United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 27,161 |
| 21 | 10-Dec-11 | H | Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 11,314 |
| 22 | 17-Dec-11 | A | Hull City | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 17,841 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-11 | H | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | N'Guessan 82 | 11,002 |
| 24 | 31-Dec-11 | H | Crystal Palace | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 16,085 |
| 25 | 03-Jan-12 | A | Bristol City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 12,410 |
| 26 | 14-Jan-12 | H | Birmingham City | L | 0-6 | (0-1) | | 10,539 |
| 27 | 21-Jan-12 | A | Barnsley | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Henderson 36p, 39, 75 | 9,185 |
| 28 | 31-Jan-12 | H | Watford | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 9,294 |
| 29 | 04-Feb-12 | A | West Ham United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Trotter 66 | 27,774 |
| 30 | 11-Feb-12 | H | Derby County | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 10,069 |
| 31 | 14-Feb-12 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Keogh 23; Feeney 64 | 19,503 |
| 32 | 21-Feb-12 | H | Middlesbrough | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | Henderson 43 | 9,286 |
| 33 | 25-Feb-12 | A | Burnley | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Keogh 15; Wright 30; Kane 70 | 13,000 |
| 34 | 03-Mar-12 | H | Reading | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Keogh 16 | 11,271 |
| 35 | 06-Mar-12 | A | Peterborough United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Bouazza 5; Keogh 70; Kane 89 | 6,392 |
| 36 | 10-Mar-12 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | Henderson 64 | 19,413 |
| 37 | 17-Mar-12 | H | Southampton | L | 2-3 | (2-1) | Fonte(og) 23; Robinson 28 | 12,144 |
| 38 | 20-Mar-12 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Keogh 8; Kane 13; Henderson 58 | 7,572 |
| 39 | 24-Mar-12 | H | Leeds United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 14,309 |
| 40 | 31-Mar-12 | A | Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 21,259 |
| 41 | 07-Apr-12 | H | Hull City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Kane 25; Keogh 81p | 12,372 |
| 42 | 10-Apr-12 | A | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Kane 37 | 15,837 |
| 43 | 14-Apr-12 | H | Leicester City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Kane 23; Keogh 55p | 11,525 |
| 44 | 17-Apr-12 | A | Coventry City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Lowry 66 | 3,974 |
| 45 | 21-Apr-12 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Keogh 3, 87; Trotter 63 | 18,947 |
| 46 | 28-Apr-12 | H | Blackpool | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Keogh 12; Kane 83 | 13,122 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 07-Jan-12 | A | Dagenham & Redbridge | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 3,396 |
| 3r | 17-Jan-12 | H | Dagenham & Redbridge | W | 5-0 | (2-0) | Henderson 7, 59; Kane 41, 65; Henderson(og) 63 | 3,751 |
| 4 | 28-Jan-12 | H | Southampton | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Henderson 86 | 8,278 |
| 4r | 07-Feb-12 | A | Southampton | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Trotter 17; N'Guessan 79; Feeney 90 | 8,493 |
| 5 | 18-Feb-12 | H | Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 11,134 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-11 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | N'Guessan 14 | 4,781 |
| 2 | 23-Aug-11 | H | Morecambe | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Bouazza 34; Mkandawire 45 | 3,443 |
| 3 | 20-Sep-11 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 0-5 | (0-3) | | 7,749 |
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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.