CREATE TABLE table_27495117_3 (position_in_table VARCHAR, date_of_appointment VARCHAR)

What was the position of appointment date 17 january 2011
SELECT position_in_table FROM table_27495117_3 WHERE date_of_appointment = "17 January 2011"
SELECT "position_in_table" FROM "table_27495117_3" WHERE "17 January 2011" = "date_of_appointment"