| The Championship |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 06-Aug-11 | H | Barnsley | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 22,951 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-11 | A | Millwall | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 12,010 |
| 3 | 16-Aug-11 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Gunter 31 | 9,464 |
| 4 | 20-Aug-11 | H | Leicester City | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | McGugan 79p; Boateng 90 | 24,426 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-11 | H | West Ham United | L | 1-4 | (0-3) | Findley 70 | 21,379 |
| 6 | 10-Sep-11 | A | Southampton | L | 2-3 | (2-2) | Derbyshire 7; Majewski 42 | 24,784 |
| 7 | 17-Sep-11 | H | Derby County | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Reid 5p | 27,356 |
| 8 | 24-Sep-11 | A | Watford | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Miller 61 | 11,437 |
| 9 | 27-Sep-11 | A | Burnley | L | 1-5 | (0-4) | Miller 59 | 13,265 |
| 10 | 02-Oct-11 | H | Birmingham City | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | Miller 35 | 20,566 |
| 11 | 15-Oct-11 | A | Coventry City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 15,712 |
| 12 | 18-Oct-11 | H | Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Tudgay 35; McGugan 55 | 20,630 |
| 13 | 22-Oct-11 | A | Blackpool | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Morgan 39; Majewski 76 | 13,520 |
| 14 | 29-Oct-11 | H | Hull City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 22,841 |
| 15 | 01-Nov-11 | H | Reading | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Tudgay 75 | 18,506 |
| 16 | 05-Nov-11 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 14,207 |
| 17 | 19-Nov-11 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Findley 42; Lynch 84; Tudgay 90 | 21,143 |
| 18 | 26-Nov-11 | A | Cardiff City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 22,556 |
| 19 | 29-Nov-11 | H | Leeds United | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 23,577 |
| 20 | 03-Dec-11 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 20,385 |
| 21 | 10-Dec-11 | H | Crystal Palace | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 21,405 |
| 22 | 17-Dec-11 | A | Bristol City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 13,121 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-11 | H | Peterborough United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 24,376 |
| 24 | 31-Dec-11 | H | Cardiff City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 19,750 |
| 25 | 02-Jan-12 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Tudgay 5, 78; McCleary 26 | 18,964 |
| 26 | 14-Jan-12 | H | Southampton | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 20,221 |
| 27 | 21-Jan-12 | A | West Ham United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | McGugan 90 | 31,718 |
| 28 | 31-Jan-12 | H | Burnley | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 23,147 |
| 29 | 11-Feb-12 | H | Watford | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | McCleary 19 | 21,712 |
| 30 | 14-Feb-12 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Lynch 66 | 14,799 |
| 31 | 18-Feb-12 | H | Coventry City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | McCleary 74; Findley 86 | 21,588 |
| 32 | 25-Feb-12 | A | Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Blackstock 29, 63 | 19,166 |
| 33 | 03-Mar-12 | A | Barnsley | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | McCleary 33 | 10,550 |
| 34 | 06-Mar-12 | H | Doncaster Rovers | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Blackstock 63 | 18,521 |
| 35 | 10-Mar-12 | H | Millwall | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | McCleary 25; Higginbotham 38; Reid 80 | 19,413 |
| 36 | 13-Mar-12 | A | Derby County | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 33,010 |
| 37 | 20-Mar-12 | A | Leeds United | W | 7-3 | (2-1) | Guedioura 8; McCleary 45, 56, 60, 71; Blackstock 52, 81 | 21,367 |
| 38 | 24-Mar-12 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Lynch 90 | 21,249 |
| 39 | 27-Mar-12 | A | Leicester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 23,412 |
| 40 | 31-Mar-12 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | Majewski 53, 72, 82 | 14,928 |
| 41 | 07-Apr-12 | H | Bristol City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 22,851 |
| 42 | 09-Apr-12 | A | Peterborough United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Blackstock 38 | 11,631 |
| 43 | 14-Apr-12 | H | Blackpool | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 24,078 |
| 44 | 17-Apr-12 | A | Reading | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 22,899 |
| 45 | 21-Apr-12 | A | Hull City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Majewski 90 | 20,786 |
| 46 | 28-Apr-12 | H | Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Blackstock 70, 89 | 23,625 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 07-Jan-12 | H | Leicester City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 18,477 |
| 3r | 17-Jan-12 | A | Leicester City | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 16,210 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-11 | H | Notts County | D | 3-3 | (1-1) | McGugan 30; Findley 56; Morgan 120 [aet, pen 4-3] | 21,605 |
| 2 | 23-Aug-11 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | Miller 3; McGugan 6p; Findley 62; Majewski 75 | 2,866 |
| 3 | 20-Sep-11 | H | Newcastle United | L | 3-4 | (0-1) | Findley 46; Derbyshire 66; Tudgay 114 [aet] | 10,208 |
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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.