| Continentalcup1: | New Team in League |
| Nextseason: | 1912–13 |
The 1911–12 season was the 24th season of The Football League.
Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time.
Bury and Preston North End were relegated to the Second Division, and their places in the First Division were taken by Derby County and Chelsea.
Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1911–12 |
| Winners: | Blackburn Rovers 1st English title |
| Relegated: | Preston North End Bury |
| League Topscorer: | David McLean George Holley Harry Hampton (25 goals each)[1] |
| Biggest Home Win: | (26 December 1911) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (9 September 1911) |
| Highest Scoring: | (4 March 1912) |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1057 |
| Prevseason: | 1910–11 |
| Nextseason: | 1912–13 |
| Competition: | Football League Second Division |
| Season: | 1911–12 |
| Winners: | Derby County (1st title) |
| League Topscorer: | Bert Freeman (Burnley), 32 |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Biggest Home Win: | Wolverhampton Wanderers – Hull City 8–0 (4 Nov 1911) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Leeds City – Burnley 1–5 (9 Dec 1911) Birmingham – Derby County 0–4 (16 Sept 1911) |
| Highest Scoring: | Fulham – Leeds City 7–2 (23 Mar 1912) |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1032 |
| Nextseason: | 1912–13 |