| The Championship |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Aug-11 | H | Cardiff City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 25,680 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-11 | A | Doncaster Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Nolan 5 | 11,344 |
| 3 | 16-Aug-11 | A | Watford | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Tomkins 3; O'Brien 45; Cole 71; Parker 90 | 14,747 |
| 4 | 21-Aug-11 | H | Leeds United | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Cole 6; Kisnorbo(og) 62 | 28,252 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-11 | A | Nottingham Forest | W | 4-1 | (3-0) | Chambers(og) 21; Nolan 24; Cole 32; Reid 77 | 21,379 |
| 6 | 10-Sep-11 | H | Portsmouth | W | 4-3 | (1-1) | Taylor 9; Lansbury 53; Noble 72p; Cole 76 | 33,465 |
| 7 | 17-Sep-11 | A | Millwall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 16,078 |
| 8 | 24-Sep-11 | H | Peterborough United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Noble 11p | 29,895 |
| 9 | 27-Sep-11 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 27,709 |
| 10 | 01-Oct-11 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Nolan 16; Carew 80 | 20,074 |
| 11 | 15-Oct-11 | H | Blackpool | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Carew 12; Baldock 47, 51; Collison 55 | 31,448 |
| 12 | 18-Oct-11 | A | Southampton | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 32,150 |
| 13 | 24-Oct-11 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Nolan 17 | 20,686 |
| 14 | 29-Oct-11 | H | Leicester City | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | Baldock 21, 71; Faubert 22 | 30,410 |
| 15 | 01-Nov-11 | H | Bristol City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 27,980 |
| 16 | 05-Nov-11 | A | Hull City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Baldock 49; Collison 57 | 21,756 |
| 17 | 19-Nov-11 | A | Coventry City | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Cole 69; Piquionne 75 | 20,524 |
| 18 | 26-Nov-11 | H | Derby County | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | Cole 44; Nolan 64; Noble 74p | 27,864 |
| 19 | 29-Nov-11 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Piquionne 9; Cole 90 | 18,457 |
| 20 | 03-Dec-11 | H | Burnley | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Nolan 52 | 26,274 |
| 21 | 10-Dec-11 | A | Reading | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | | 24,026 |
| 22 | 17-Dec-11 | H | Barnsley | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Bouba Diop 6 | 34,749 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-11 | A | Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Cole 4 | 20,214 |
| 24 | 31-Dec-11 | A | Derby County | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | Nouble 42 | 28,067 |
| 25 | 02-Jan-12 | H | Coventry City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Nolan 66 | 34,936 |
| 26 | 14-Jan-12 | A | Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Noble 24p | 18,492 |
| 27 | 21-Jan-12 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Noble 45p, 63p | 31,718 |
| 28 | 31-Jan-12 | A | Ipswich Town | L | 1-5 | (1-3) | Collison 45 | 22,185 |
| 29 | 04-Feb-12 | H | Millwall | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Cole 45; Reid 69 | 27,774 |
| 30 | 14-Feb-12 | H | Southampton | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Noble 21p | 32,875 |
| 31 | 21-Feb-12 | A | Blackpool | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | Tomkins 28; Maynard 32; O'Neil 74; Vaz Te 90 | 13,043 |
| 32 | 25-Feb-12 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 34,900 |
| 33 | 04-Mar-12 | A | Cardiff City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Nolan 43; McCartney 77 | 23,872 |
| 34 | 07-Mar-12 | H | Watford | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Vaz Te 87 | 31,674 |
| 35 | 10-Mar-12 | H | Doncaster Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Nolan 9 | 34,650 |
| 36 | 17-Mar-12 | A | Leeds United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Collins 90 | 33,366 |
| 37 | 20-Mar-12 | H | Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Bennett(og) 67 | 27,250 |
| 38 | 24-Mar-12 | A | Burnley | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | Nolan 68; Tomkins 70 | 15,246 |
| 39 | 27-Mar-12 | A | Peterborough United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Vaz Te 51; O'Neil 57 | 13,517 |
| 40 | 31-Mar-12 | H | Reading | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | Cole 8; Vaz Te 77 | 33,350 |
| 41 | 06-Apr-12 | A | Barnsley | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | Nolan 7; Maynard 23; Noble 35; Vaz Te 55 | 1,151 |
| 42 | 09-Apr-12 | H | Birmingham City | D | 3-3 | (1-3) | Vaz Te 45, 89p; Cole 70 | 31,045 |
| 43 | 14-Apr-12 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 6-0 | (3-0) | Vaz Te 3, 8, 62; Nolan 11; Cole 64; Dicker(og) 78 | 32,339 |
| 44 | 17-Apr-12 | A | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Tomkins 25 | 16,669 |
| 45 | 23-Apr-12 | A | Leicester City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Reid 39; Collison 58 | 23,172 |
| 46 | 28-Apr-12 | H | Hull City | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Cole 36, 49 | 35,000 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 08-Jan-12 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 17,916 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 24-Aug-11 | H | Aldershot Town | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Stanislas 16 | 19,879 |
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| The Championship Play-offs |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| SF L1 | 03-May-12 | A | Cardiff City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Collison 9, 41 | 23,029 |
| SF L2 | 07-May-12 | H | Cardiff City | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Nolan 15; Vaz Te 40; Maynard 90 | 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.