SEASON: 2011-12
DIVISION: npower Championship (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Steve MacLaren, Steve Cotterill
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Leicester City (A) 0-4)
- League Cup:
- 3rd Round (Newcastle United (H) 3-4)
- Player Of The Year:
- Garath McCleary
- Top Goalscorer:
- Garath McCleary (9 goals)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 58
- Goals per game:
- 1.1
- League Games:
- 46
- League Points:
- 50 out of 138 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 36.2%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 27,356 (Derby County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 18,506 (Reading)
- Average League Attendance:
- 21,969
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 21,606 (Notts County)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 10,208 (Newcastle United)
- Champions:
- Manchester City
- FA Cup:
- Chelsea
- League Cup:
- Liverpool
- League Trophy:
- Chesterfield
- Community Shield:
- Manchester United
- EUROPE
-  
- Champions League:
- Chelsea
- Europa League:
- Atletico Madrid
- Super Cup:
- Barcelona
SEASON HONOURS:
ENGLAND
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 7
7-3 (Tue Mar 20, 2012, Leeds United, Away, League Tier 2)
Biggest Winning Margin: 4
7-3 (Tue Mar 20, 2012, Leeds United, Away, League Tier 2)
Most Goals Conceded: 5
1-5 (Tue Sep 27, 2011, Burnley, Away, League Tier 2)
Biggest Losing Margin: 4
1-5 (Tue Sep 27, 2011, Burnley, Away, League Tier 2)
0-4 (Tue Nov 29, 2011, Leeds United, Home, League Tier 2)
0-4 (Tue Jan 17, 2012, Leicester City, Away, FA Cup)
- PLAYERS
- Total Players:
- 33
- Debuts:
- 13
- Last Games:
- 18
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 13
- Yellow Cards:
- 59
- Red Cards:
- 5   (Guy Moussi, Andy Reid, Luke Chambers, Marcus Tudgay, Garath McCleary)
- Own goals (against):
- 3   (scored by us for opponents)   (Luke Chambers, George Boateng, Chris Gunter)
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Penalties scored:
- 3
- Penalties conceded:
- 7
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 1
TABLE
CHAMPIONSHIP (Tier 2) - 2011-12
| SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
| 1 | Reading | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 28 | 89 | Promoted as Champions | 1-0 | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Southampton | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 39 | 88 | Promoted | 0-3 | 2-3 | |
| 3 | West Ham United | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 81 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 33 | 86 | Promoted via playoffs | 1-4 | 1-2 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 76 | 1-3 | 2-1 | ||
| 5 | Blackpool | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 79 | 59 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 20 | 75 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 66 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 75 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 70 | 2-0 | 1-2 | ||
| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 68 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| 9 | Leicester City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 66 | 2-2 | 0-0 | ||
| 10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 66 | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 64 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 31 | -8 | 64 | 1-1 | 1-0 | ||
| 12 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 35 | -8 | 64 | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 58 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 62 | 0-2 | 1-5 | ||
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 27 | -3 | 61 | 0-4 | 7-3 | ||
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 45 | -8 | 61 | 3-2 | 3-1 | ||
| 16 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 27 | -2 | 57 | 3-1 | 0-2 | ||
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -5 | 56 | 0-1 | 3-0 | ||
| 18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 77 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 39 | -10 | 50 | 0-1 | 1-0 | ||
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 63 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 31 | -15 | 50 | ||||
| 20 | Bristol City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 68 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -24 | 49 | 0-1 | 0-0 | ||
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 74 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 37 | -25 | 48 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 35 | -9 | 40* | Relegated | 2-0 | 0-3 | |
| 23 | Coventry City | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 39 | -24 | 40 | Relegated | 2-0 | 0-1 | |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 80 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 45 | -37 | 36 | Relegated | 1-2 | 1-0 | |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
| Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 15 times | 7 times | 6 times | 1 time | 1 time | Conceded | 18 times | 9 times | 6 times | 4 times | 1 time | Won By | 7 times | 5 times | 2 times | 1 time | Lost By | 17 times | 3 times | 3 times | 3 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
 
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
League
FA Cup
| Date | Time | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager: Steve Cotterill | Sat Jan 07, 2012 | 3:00 pm | Leicester City | 3 | H | 0-0 | 18,477 | |
| Tue Jan 17, 2012 | 7:45 pm | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | A | 0-4 | 16,210 | |
League Cup
| Date | Time | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager: Steve MacLaren | Tue Aug 09, 2011 | 7:45 pm | Notts County | 1 | H | 3-3 | 21,606 | McGugan (30'), Findley (56'), Morgan (120') | |
| Tue Aug 23, 2011 | 7:45 pm | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | A | 4-1 | 2,866 | Miller (3'), McGugan (6' pen), Findley (62'), Majewski (75') | ||
| Tue Sep 20, 2011 | 7:45 pm | Newcastle United | 3 | H | 3-4 | 10,208 | Findley (46'), Derbyshire (66'), Tudgay (114') | ||
Pre-Season Friendly
| Date | Time | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager: Steve MacLaren | Fri Jul 15, 2011 | 7:45 pm | Tottenham Hotspur | England | N | 2-3 | 500 | Garner (?), Morgan (?) |
| Wed Jul 20, 2011 | 7:45 pm | Northampton Town | England | A | 2-1 | 2,263 | Chambers (52'), McGugan (59') | |
| Sun Jul 24, 2011 | 3:00 pm | VfB Stuttgart | Germany | A | 2-1 | 3,108 | McGugan (9' pen), Findley (70') | |
| Tue Jul 26, 2011 | 3:00 pm | Ilkeston Town | England | A | 2-1 | 1,286 | ? (?, ?) | |
| Thu Jul 28, 2011 | 7:45 pm | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands | H | 1-3 | 6,079 | Anderson (10') | |
| Sun Jul 31, 2011 | 3:00 pm | Lincoln City | England | A | 1-0 | 2,863 | Majewski (78') | |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
| In (16) - £945,000 | Out (13) - £4,818,000 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Anthony Gardner | Bought | Anthony Gardner | Sold | Dec 2011 | Marlon Harewood | Bought | Ben Gathercole | Sold | Wallace (2011) | Bought | March 2012 | Marlon Harewood | Sold | Apr 01, 2011 | Dimitar Evtimov | Bought | Paul Smith (2006) | Sold | Jul 01, 2011 | Andy Reid | Bought | Wallace (2011) | Sold | Jul 20, 2011 | Johnathon Greening | Bought | Aug 23, 2011 | Joe Garner | Sold | £158,000 | Jul 24, 2011 | George Boateng | Bought | Free | Jan 02, 2012 | Patrick Bamford | Sold | £1,260,000 | Aug 10, 2011 | Matt Derbyshire | Bought | Jan 17, 2012 | George Boateng | Sold | Aug 16, 2011 | Ishmael Miller | Bought | £945,000 | Jan 30, 2012 | Wes Morgan | Sold | £1,100,000 | Sep 24, 2011 | Clint Hill | Loan In | Apr 28, 2012 | Luke Chambers | Sold | Oct 29, 2011 | Greg Cunningham | Loan In | May 16, 2012 | Garath McCleary | Sold | Jan 31, 2012 | Adlene Guedioura | Loan In | Jul 11, 2012 | Joel Lynch | Sold | Feb 11, 2012 | Danny Higginbotham | Loan In | Jul 17, 2012 | Chris Gunter | Sold | £2,300,000 | Feb 11, 2012 | George Elokobi | Loan In | Feb 11, 2012 | Scott Wootton | Loan In | Jul 23, 2012 | Adlene Guedioura | Bought |
SQUAD
| *Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
| GK | 1 | Lee Camp | 26 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 1 | ||||||||
| GK | 21 | Paul Smith (2006) | 31 | 1 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||
| GK | 38 | Karl Darlow | 20 | 2 | On loan to Newport County | |||||||||||
| GK | Ben Gathercole | 18 | On loan to Ikeston Town (Sep to November) | |||||||||||||
| GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 17 | On loan to various clubs for the season | Defenders | ||||||||||||
| D | 2 | Scott WoottonLoan In | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | On loan from Manchester United (January to end of season) | ||||
| D | 3 | Loan In | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | On loan from QPR (Sep to Oct) | ||||||||
| D | 3 | Loan In | 20 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | On loan from Manchester City (October to June) | ||||
| D | 4 | Luke Chambers | 25 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| D | 5 | Loan In | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | On loan from Stoke City (January to end of season) | ||||
| D | 5 | Wes Morgan | 27 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Joined Leicester City in January | |||||
| D | 16 | Chris Gunter | 22 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| D | 26 | Loan In | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | On loan from Wolves (February to end of season) | ||||
| D | 30 | Karlton Watson | 19 | Release in December and joined Lincoln City | ||||||||||||
| D | 31 | 18 | Released from contract and joined Rochdale | |||||||||||||
| D | 44 | Jamaal Lascelles | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan to Stevenage (March to end of season) | |||||||||
| D | 30 | Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
| M | 6 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Joined on a free transfer | ||||
| M | 14 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | Joined from Fulham in July | |||||
| M | 15 | Chris Cohen | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| M | 19 | Guy Moussi | 26 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| M | 22 | Adlene GuediouraLoan In | 25 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | On loan from Wolves (January to end of season) | |||||
| M | 27 | Brendan Moloney | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| M | 32 | Danny Meadows | 18 | 1 | On loan to Alfreton Town (March to end of season) | |||||||||||
| M | 33 | Joel Lynch | 23 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| M | 41 | Kieron Freeman | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan to Mansfield and then Notts County | |||||||
| M | Mark Byrne | 22 | Released from contract and joined Bradford City | |||||||||||||
| M | 20 | Forwards | ||||||||||||||
| F | 7 | Paul Anderson | 23 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
| F | 8 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Joined from Olympiacos in August | ||||
| F | 9 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | Joined from West Brom in August | ||||
| F | 10 | Lewis McGugan | 22 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| F | 11 | Andy Reid | 29 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 5 | Joined from Blackpool in July | ||
| F | 12 | Garath McCleary | 24 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Player Of The Year | ||
| F | 17 | David McGoldrick | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | On loan to Sheffield Wednesday (Sep to Oct) | |||||
| F | 18 | Joe Garner | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Left to join Watford in August | |||||
| F | 18 | Marlon Harewood | 31 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Joined from Guangzhou R&F on a free transfer in January | ||||||
| F | 20 | Marcus Tudgay | 28 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | |||
| F | 23 | Dexter Blackstock | 25 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| F | 24 | Robbie Findley | 25 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 4 | |||||
| F | 28 | Radoslaw Majewski | 24 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| F | 40 | Patrick Bamford | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Joined Chelsea in January | |||||||
| Peter Watson (2011) | ||||||||||||||||
| Wallace (2011) | ||||||||||||||||
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
| Goals (Pens) | Player | Num Games |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Garath McCleary | 23 |
| 8 | Dexter Blackstock | 24 |
| 7 | Radoslaw Majewski | 31 |
| 6 | Marcus Tudgay | 38 |
| 6 | Robbie Findley | 27 |
| 5 (2) | Lewis McGugan | 40 |
| 4 | Ishmael Miller | 23 |
| 3 | Joel Lynch | 39 |
| 2 (1) | Andy Reid | 43 |
| 2 | Matt Derbyshire | 16 |
| 2 | Wes Morgan | 25 |
| 1 | Adlene Guedioura | 19 |
| 1 | Chris Gunter | 50 |
| 1 | Danny Higginbotham | 6 |
| 1 | George Boateng | 7 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
| Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
| Ipswich Town | Sat Nov 19, 2011 | Home | 3-2 | Mon Jan 02, 2012 | Away | 3-1 | |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
| Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
| Burnley | Tue Sep 27, 2011 | Away | 1-5 | Tue Jan 31, 2012 | Home | 0-2 | |
| Cardiff City | Sat Nov 26, 2011 | Away | 0-1 | Sat Dec 31, 2011 | Home | 0-1 | |
| Derby County | Sat Sep 17, 2011 | Home | 1-2 | Tue Mar 13, 2012 | Away | 0-1 | |
| Hull City | Sat Oct 29, 2011 | Home | 0-1 | Sat Apr 21, 2012 | Away | 1-2 | |
| Southampton | Sat Sep 10, 2011 | Away | 2-3 | Sat Jan 14, 2012 | Home | 0-3 | |
| West Ham United | Sun Aug 28, 2011 | Home | 1-4 | Sat Jan 21, 2012 | Away | 1-2 | |