AFC Wimbledon Pre Season Training, 22/07/2011. King's College Sports Ground, League 2. Photos by Simon Gill.

The 2012 Championship Play Off Final between West Ham and Blackpool at Wembley. West Ham won 2-1 thanks to an 87th minute goal from Ricardo Vaz Te. The attendance was 78,523. West Ham are (in 2020) still in the Premier League. Blackpool went into decline, and were relegated in 2015 and 2016, before being promoted to league One in 2018. Further good news for Blackpool was the removal of their controversial owners the Oysten family in 2019.

Bolton Wanderers 3 Liverpool 1, 21/01/2012. Reebok Stadium, Premier League. The match was won by Bolton by 3 goals to 1, watched by a near-capacity crowd of 26,854. The win lifted Bolton out of the relegation places in England's top division, while Liverpool remained seventh. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Brighton and Hove Albion 0 Hull City 0, 15/10/2011. Amex Stadium, Championship. Photos by Simon Gill.

Coventry City 1 Birmingham City 1, 10/03/2012. Ricoh Arena, Championship. The match ended in a one-all draw, watched by a crowd of 22,240. The Championship was the division below the top level of English football. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Crusaders 1 Fulham 3, 16/07/2011. Seaview Park, Europa League 2nd qualifying round first leg. The visitors from England won by 3 goals to 1 before a crowd of 3011. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Dartford 1 Welling United 0, 13/05/2012. Princes Park, Conference South Play Off Final. Photos by Simon Gill.

Dundee United 0 Dunfermline Athletic 1, 20/08/2011. Tannadice Park, Scottish Premier League. Dundee against visitors Dunfermline Athletic. The visitors won the game by one goal to nil, watched by a crowd of 6,527. Dundee United's stadium was situated on the same street as their city rival Dundee, whose Dens Park ground was visible in the background. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Dundee 0 Greenock Morton 1, 27/08/2011. Dens Park, Scottish League First Division. Dundee FC take on visitors Greenock Morton in a Scottish League First Division match. The visitors won by one goal to nil watched by a crowd of 4,096. Dundee stadium was situated on the same street as their city rival Dundee United, whose Tannadice Park ground was situated a few hundred yards away. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Pre match at Goodison Park, including a demonstration by fans calling for owner Bill kenwright to go. Everton 2 Wolves 1, 19/11/2011. Premier League. Photos by Paul Thompson.

Fleetwood Town 1 Wrexham 1, 10/04/2012. Highbury Stadium, Football Conference Premier. The match, between the top two teams in the division ended in a 1-1 draw watched by a near-capacity crowd of 4996. A victory for the hosts would have seen the club promoted to the Football League for the first time. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Gateshead 1 Cambridge United 1, 17/09/2011. Gateshead International Stadium, Football Conference. The match ended in a one-all draw, watched by a crowd of 904. The point meant Gateshead went to the top of the division, one below the Football League in England. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Hereford United 1 Swindon Town 2, 18/02/2012. Edgar Street, League Two. Swindon under Paulo De Canio were promoted as Champions, Hereford finished second bottom and were relegated. Hereford were expelled from the Conference on 10 June 2014 due to financial irregularities, and wound up in December 2014. A pheonix club, Hereford were formed and currenlty (2020) play in the National League North. After several League One play off appearances Swindon were relgated back to League Two in 2017. Photos by Paul Thompson.

Hyde 1 Stalybridge Celtic 1, 26/12/2011. Ewen Fields, Conference North. The match, between the teams occupying the top two places in the division, ended one-all in front of 1868 spectators, Hyde's largest home attendance in 15 years. Ewen Fields is used by Manchester City reserves for matches and has been rebranded in city's colours and with their sponsors advertising around the ground, with the club changing its name from Hyde United to the present one. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Lancaster City 0 FC Halifax Town 3, 15/10/2011, Giant Axe, FA Cup Third Qualifying Round. The visitors, who play two leagues above their hosts in the English football pyramid, won the ties by three goals to nil, watched by a crowd of 646 spectators. Lancaster City were celebrating their centenary in 2011, although there was a dispute over the exact founding date over the club known as Dolly Blue. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Leeds United Ladies 1 Nottingham Forest Ladies 1, 13/11/2011. Throstle Nest, FA Premier League National Division. The match ended in a one-all draw, watched by fewer than 50 spectators at the club's regular home ground. Formed in 1989, Leeds United Ladies has been one of England's top women’s sides for most of the last ten years and played in the top winter league for ladies' teams. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Portsmouth 1 Southampton 1, 18/12/2012. Fratton Park, Championship. Around 3000 away fans were taken directly to the game in a fleet of buses in a police operation known as the "coach bubble" to avoid the possibility of disorder between rival fans. The match ended in a one-all draw watched by a near capacity crowd of 19,879. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Two League One promotion chasers met at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday's 2-1 win helped them to finish 2nd and gain automatic promotion back to the Championship. Notts County finished outside the play off positions on goal difference.

Stoke City 0 Valencia 1, 16/02/2012. Britannia Stadium, UEFA Europa League. The match ended in a 1-0 victory from the visitors from Spain. Mehmet Topal scored the only goal in the first half in a match watched by a crowd of 24,185. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Torquay United 0 Southend United 0, 14/04/2012. Plainmoor, League Two. Photos by Simon Gill.

Wealdstone 0 Newport County 0, 17/03/2012. St Georges Stadium, FA Trophy Semi Final. The game ended in a goalless draw, watched by a capacity crowd of 2,092 which meant the visitors from Wales progressed by three goals to one to the competition's final at Wembley, where they would meet York City. The F.A. Trophy was the premier cup competition for non-League clubs in England and Wales affiliated to the Football Association. Photos by Colin McPherson.

Wrexham 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1, 18/01/2012. Racecourse Ground, FA Cup 3rd Round Replay. The replay was won by Brighton, 5-4 on penalty kicks after the match had ended in a one-all draw after extra time, watch by a crowd of 8316. The visitors played in the Championship, three leagues above their rivals from Wales, who were top of the Conference at the time of the match. Photos by Colin McPherson.