| Scottish Premier League |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 23-Jul-11 | H | Heart of Midlothian | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Naismith 58 | 49,083 |
| 2 | 30-Jul-11 | A | St Johnstone | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Naismith 31; Jelavic 50 | 6,459 |
| 3 | 13-Aug-11 | A | Inverness C T | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Jelavic 60p; Edu 68 | 6,623 |
| 4 | 21-Aug-11 | A | Motherwell | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Naismith 20; Lafferty 45; Wylde 85 | 10,092 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-11 | H | Aberdeen | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Davis 15; Naismith 90 | 44,070 |
| 6 | 10-Sep-11 | A | Dundee United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Lafferty 61 | 10,156 |
| 7 | 18-Sep-11 | H | Celtic | W | 4-2 | (1-2) | Naismith 23, 90; Jelavic 55; Lafferty 67 | 50,221 |
| 8 | 24-Sep-11 | A | Dunfermline Athletic | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Bocanegra 9; Edu 17; Naismith 51, 81 | 7,577 |
| 9 | 27-Sep-11 | H | Kilmarnock | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Jelavic 64; Wylde 66 | 43,761 |
| 10 | 01-Oct-11 | H | Hibernian | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Lafferty 68 | 44,430 |
| 11 | 15-Oct-11 | H | St Mirren | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Jelavic 48 | 47,034 |
| 12 | 23-Oct-11 | A | Heart of Midlothian | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Naismith 21; Jelavic 74 | 15,495 |
| 13 | 29-Oct-11 | A | Aberdeen | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Lafferty 58; Jelavic 70p | 15,468 |
| 14 | 05-Nov-11 | H | Dundee United | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Jelavic 19, 63p; Kenneth(og) 82 | 45,600 |
| 15 | 19-Nov-11 | H | St Johnstone | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 45,279 |
| 16 | 27-Nov-11 | A | Kilmarnock | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 9,506 |
| 17 | 03-Dec-11 | H | Dunfermline Athletic | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | Keddie(og) 22; Jelavic 29p | 47,305 |
| 18 | 10-Dec-11 | A | Hibernian | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Jelavic 61p, 69 | 11,380 |
| 19 | 17-Dec-11 | H | Inverness C T | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Bocanegra 55; Lafferty 83 | 43,701 |
| 20 | 24-Dec-11 | A | St Mirren | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | Wallace 11 | 6,711 |
| 21 | 28-Dec-11 | A | Celtic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 58,658 |
| 22 | 02-Jan-12 | H | Motherwell | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Healy 35; Aluko 55; Craigan(og) 73 | 44,893 |
| 23 | 14-Jan-12 | A | St Johnstone | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Jelavic 24, 81 | 6,577 |
| 24 | 21-Jan-12 | H | Aberdeen | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Edu 67 | 46,648 |
| 25 | 28-Jan-12 | H | Hibernian | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Davis 27, 90; Healy 55; Aluko 72 | 44,057 |
| 26 | 11-Feb-12 | A | Dunfermline Athletic | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | Healy 24; McCulloch 39; Aluko 71; Kerkar 85 | 7,464 |
| 27 | 18-Feb-12 | H | Kilmarnock | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 50,268 |
| 28 | 26-Feb-12 | A | Inverness C T | W | 4-1 | (3-1) | Davis 6; Aluko 16; Little 36; McCulloch 72 | 6,416 |
| 29 | 03-Mar-12 | H | Heart of Midlothian | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Davis 45 | 47,276 |
| 30 | 17-Mar-12 | A | Dundee United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Aluko 60 | 9,464 |
| 31 | 25-Mar-12 | H | Celtic | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | Aluko 11; Little 72; Wallace 77 | 50,191 |
| 32 | 31-Mar-12 | A | Motherwell | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Whittaker 9; McCulloch 89 | 9,063 |
| 33 | 07-Apr-12 | H | St Mirren | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | McCulloch 1; Little 40; Lafferty 60p | 46,998 |
| 34 | 21-Apr-12 | A | Heart of Midlothian | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Aluko 29; Little 35, 88 | 14,842 |
| 35 | 29-Apr-12 | A | Celtic | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 58,546 |
| 36 | 02-May-12 | H | Dundee United | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | Whittaker 6; Aluko 17, 20; Ness 57; Bedoya 84 | 43,383 |
| 37 | 05-May-12 | H | Motherwell | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 45,962 |
| 38 | 13-May-12 | A | St Johnstone | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | McCulloch 23; Aluko 56, 62, 73 | 6,459 |
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| Scottish FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 4 | 08-Jan-12 | A | Arbroath | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Healy 17; Wedderburn(og) 22; Jelavic 59; Kerkar 77 | 5,895 |
| 5 | 05-Feb-12 | H | Dundee United | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | | 17,822 |
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| Scottish League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 21-Sep-11 | A | Falkirk | L | 2-3 | (0-0) | Goian 83; Jelavic 87 | 6,493 |
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| Europa League Qual |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| PO L1 | 18-Aug-11 | A | Maribor Teatanic | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Juanma 31 | --,--- |
| PO L2 | 25-Aug-11 | H | Maribor Teatanic | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Bocanegra 75 | 32,223 |
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| UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| Q3 L1 | 26-Jul-11 | H | Malmo | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | --,--- |
| Q3 L2 | 03-Aug-11 | A | Malmo | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Jelavic 24 | --,--- |
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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.