| The Championship |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 06-Aug-11 | A | Burnley | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Forsyth 45; Yeates 70 | 14,617 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-11 | H | Derby County | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 12,263 |
| 3 | 16-Aug-11 | H | West Ham United | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 14,747 |
| 4 | 20-Aug-11 | A | Coventry City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 13,043 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-11 | H | Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Sordell 80; Taylor 90 | 11,937 |
| 6 | 10-Sep-11 | A | Reading | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Yeates 12; Eustace 51 | 17,128 |
| 7 | 17-Sep-11 | A | Barnsley | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Sordell 37 | 9,733 |
| 8 | 24-Sep-11 | H | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 11,437 |
| 9 | 27-Sep-11 | H | Millwall | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Dickinson 78; Forsyth 85 | 10,592 |
| 10 | 01-Oct-11 | A | Southampton | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | | 23,574 |
| 11 | 15-Oct-11 | H | Crystal Palace | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 12,559 |
| 12 | 19-Oct-11 | A | Leicester City | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | | 20,304 |
| 13 | 22-Oct-11 | A | Hull City | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | Chester(og) 36; Iwelumo 56 | 18,324 |
| 14 | 29-Oct-11 | H | Peterborough United | W | 3-2 | (3-2) | Yeates 5; Sordell 31p, 33 | 15,031 |
| 15 | 01-Nov-11 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Deeney 77 | 11,818 |
| 16 | 05-Nov-11 | A | Middlesbrough | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 14,366 |
| 17 | 19-Nov-11 | H | Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Kightly 2; Sordell 45 | 12,864 |
| 18 | 26-Nov-11 | A | Doncaster Rovers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 7,650 |
| 19 | 29-Nov-11 | H | Bristol City | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | Dickinson 25; Beattie 42 | 12,418 |
| 20 | 03-Dec-11 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Sordell 70p; Deeney 74 | 16,262 |
| 21 | 10-Dec-11 | H | Leeds United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Kightly 28 | 13,573 |
| 22 | 17-Dec-11 | A | Blackpool | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 11,652 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-11 | H | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Buaben 62 | 14,604 |
| 24 | 31-Dec-11 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | Sordell 44, 68; Eustace 84; Kightly 90 | 11,654 |
| 25 | 02-Jan-12 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 14,362 |
| 26 | 14-Jan-12 | H | Reading | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Cummings(og) 29 | 11,291 |
| 27 | 21-Jan-12 | A | Birmingham City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 18,681 |
| 28 | 31-Jan-12 | A | Millwall | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Deeney 35; Garner 59 | 9,294 |
| 29 | 04-Feb-12 | H | Barnsley | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Eustace 33, 68 | 11,306 |
| 30 | 11-Feb-12 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Deeney 44 | 21,712 |
| 31 | 14-Feb-12 | H | Leicester City | W | 3-2 | (2-2) | Mariappa 5; Murray 33; Forsyth 80 | 11,800 |
| 32 | 18-Feb-12 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 13,324 |
| 33 | 25-Feb-12 | H | Southampton | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 13,424 |
| 34 | 03-Mar-12 | H | Burnley | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | Nosworthy 54; Kacaniklic 72; Deeney 75 | 11,612 |
| 35 | 07-Mar-12 | A | West Ham United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Murray 68 | 31,674 |
| 36 | 10-Mar-12 | A | Derby County | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | Murray 8; Deeney 15 | 23,130 |
| 37 | 17-Mar-12 | H | Coventry City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 12,563 |
| 38 | 20-Mar-12 | A | Bristol City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | James(og) 15; Murray 20 | 12,017 |
| 39 | 24-Mar-12 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Murray 71; Deeney 82 | 12,757 |
| 40 | 31-Mar-12 | A | Leeds United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Iwelumo 5, 89 | 21,766 |
| 41 | 06-Apr-12 | H | Blackpool | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 16,314 |
| 42 | 09-Apr-12 | A | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Nosworthy 82 | 21,259 |
| 43 | 14-Apr-12 | H | Hull City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Deeney 12 | 11,596 |
| 44 | 17-Apr-12 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | Murray 6; Deeney 44p | 19,189 |
| 45 | 21-Apr-12 | A | Peterborough United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Deeney 26; Murray 48 | 8,725 |
| 46 | 28-Apr-12 | H | Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Iwelumo 69; Deeney 88 | 14,022 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 07-Jan-12 | H | Bradford City | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | Deeney 3; Sordell 40; Forsyth 56, 59 | 8,935 |
| 4 | 27-Jan-12 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 15,384 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 23-Aug-11 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Sordell 2 [aet, pen 4-2] | 4,432 |
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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.