Wolverhampton Wanderers
2011–12 season
ChairmanSteve Morgan OBE
ManagerMick McCarthy
(until 13 February)
Terry Connor
(from 24 February)
Premier League20th
(relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steven Fletcher (12)
All: Steven Fletcher (12)
Highest home attendance27,494 (vs Manchester United,
18 March 2012)
Lowest home attendance7,749 (vs Millwall,
20 September 2011)
Average home league attendance25,682

The 2011–12 season was the 113th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the Premier League, the highest level of English football, for a third consecutive season. The previous season had seen them narrowly survive on the final day, ending one point above the relegation zone after having occupied a place in it for much of the campaign.

After a poor season, the club were relegated to the Football League Championship, ending in 20th place. Their relegation was confirmed on 22 April with three games to spare.[1] The team won just one of their final 24 games, and set a new club record of failing to keep a clean sheet in 30 consecutive league games.[2]

Mick McCarthy began the campaign as the club's manager for a sixth campaign, but was sacked on 13 February 2012 after a 1–5 defeat to local rivals West Bromwich Albion.[3] After searching for a new permanent successor for eleven days, the club opted to hand assistant manager Terry Connor the managerial post for the rest of the season.[4] However, he failed to win any of his thirteen games in charge.

This season opened with the capacity of Molineux reduced due to the ongoing rebuilding of the new Stan Cullis Stand (North Bank) making it unavailable for use.[5][6] The bottom tier of the new two-tiered structure was completed by mid-September to increase the stadium capacity to over 27,000.[7]

Season review

Roger Johnson was appointed captain upon signing but had a troubled season.

In preparation for the season, the club made three signings during the summer transfer window. Jamie O'Hara, who had spent part of the previous season on loan at Wolves, was tied to a permanent deal,[8] while defender Roger Johnson who had suffered relegation with Birmingham City was also bought.[9] Goalkeeper Dorus de Vries was signed on a free transfer, having rejected a new deal at newly promoted Swansea, to provide competition to Wayne Hennessey.[10] Having recruited extensively in the previous two summers since promotion, the addition of only three new players was a change in tack by the club, with chairman Steve Morgan stating "We don't need to do what we did the last two summers because the nucleus is there - the nucleus is 24-26 years-old. That's the heart of the team and they'll get better together."[11]

The players began pre-season training on 5 July with six-day stay at a training camp in Kildare, Ireland.[12] After returning to England the team undertook six pre-season matches, concluding with the only friendly at their Molineux home, a game against La Liga side Real Zaragoza.[13]

Competitive action began with a 2–1 victory at Blackburn, the same opponent that they had faced on the final day of the previous season when they narrowly avoided relegation.[14] A second win arrived in their next fixture, a home game against Fulham which was played with the North Bank stand closed to spectators due to its on-going reconstruction.[15] Owing to the different kick-off times of matches, for a few hours after this victory Wolves briefly sat top of the Premier League.[16]

An away point at Aston Villa continued their best opening to a top flight campaign in decades, but defeat at home to Tottenham halted this run. The team then began to drop down the table after suffering a run of six defeats in their next seven matches. Three points were finally gained after defeating Wigan in early November, and after two away defeats, a second successive home win was gained by beating Sunderland.

The Christmas/New Year period added more points, including from two trips to face Arsenal and Tottenham, but no further victories. The two North London clubs also provided Wolves with their two loan signings of the January window with defender Sébastien Bassong (from Tottenham)[17] and midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong (from Arsenal) joining for the remainder of the campaign.[18] Frimpong's service would be however be limited to five appearances as he soon ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee and returned to his parent club.[19]

Mick McCarthy was fired in February 2012 after a run of one win in 13 games.

Former Wolves starlet Robbie Keane returned to Molineux in mid-January with his loan club Aston Villa and scored twice to turn a 2–1 Wolves lead into a 2–3 defeat that dropped the club into the relegation zone for the first time. Another home loss three days later to Liverpool prompted chairman Steve Morgan to enter the dressing room after the game.[20] Manager Mick McCarthy conceded that he was not pleased by this event but that he didn't feel his authority had been eroded.[21]

Their following fixture brought their first win in twelve attempts – including two matches against Championship side Birmingham City in the FA Cup before their elimination. The 2–1 win at fellow strugglers, newly promoted QPR was to be both their final victory of the season and, ultimately, the final one of McCarthy's reign.[22]

A 1–5 home thrashing at the hands of local rivals West Brom in their next game proved to be McCarthy's final in charge of Wolves.[23] The morning after the match he was sacked after five-and-a-half years at the helm, the longest reign of any Wolves manager since Graham Turner in the late 1980s/early 1990s.[3] Despite this dismissal both the club and McCarthy maintained an amicable stance, with many players also expressing regret at the turn of events.[24][25][26][27]

The search for McCarthy's successor began immediately, with CEO Jez Moxey setting a provisional timetable for an appointment before their next fixture in twelve days time.[28] Their pursuit of a new manager turned into a much-maligned event in the media, with a large number of candidates being linked with the position, and seemingly turning it down.[29][30][31] The two most strongly linked candidates were the former Charlton and West Ham manager Alan Curbishley and Steve Bruce, recently fired by Sunderland. Both were widely reported as having been interviewed by the Wolves hierarchy.[32][33]

Ultimately, neither were appointed and instead the task of managing the team was given to assistant manager Terry Connor for the remaining thirteen games of the season.[4] This decision was derided for being in contrast to Moxey's early-stated belief that the job was "not for a novice";[34] with Connor having no previous management roles. Over the following weeks it emerged that Alan Curbishley was the only candidate who had also been offered the post but, after initially accepting it, had later had second thoughts and declined it.[35][36][37]

Assistant manager Terry Connor was promoted to lead the team in their final 13 games.

Connor's first game at the helm brought a point as the team battled back from two goals down to draw 2–2 at Champions League hopefuls Newcastle.[38] However things soon fell apart under Connor's control with the team losing their next seven consecutive matches, including a pair of 0–5 defeats, that left them mired at the foot of the table. Key home defeats to relegation rivals Blackburn and Bolton only worsened their prospects of avoiding the drop. During this period captain Roger Johnson was fined by the club for arriving at training under the influence of alcohol.[39]

Although a goalless draw at Sunderland in mid-April eventually halted their losing streak, as well as a club record run of 30 league games without a clean sheet,[2] only a finish of four consecutive wins could by this point prevent relegation. As it was, they lost their very next game, a 0–2 loss to eventual champions Manchester City and so confirmed their relegation with three games remaining.[1] This brought to an end their Premier League status after three years, their longest consecutive stay in the top flight since the period 1977–82.[40]

Two further points were gained to bring their final points tally to 25, one of the lowest recorded in any league campaign during the club's existence as well as the lowest in the Premier League for four seasons.[40] On the eve of their final fixture the club announced that Connor, who had hoped to become a permanent appointment,[41] would not be retained as manager and Norwegian coach Ståle Solbakken would instead take charge from July onward.[42] Connor had failed to win any of his thirteen games in charge and gained just four points from a potential 39.

Results

Pre season

Wolves' six pre season games saw them face opposition from three different leagues, including a match in front of a 33,681 crowd at Celtic, the largest attendance at one of Wolves' pre season matches for some years. As had become common in recent years, only their final game was held at their Molineux home. A second "Wolves Development XI" team largely comprising academy prospects also played a series of matches during this period.

16 July 2011 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
15:00 BST Miller 44'
Sarcevic 85'		 Report Doyle 81' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Anthony Bates
19 July 2011 Walsall 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall
19:55 BST Macken 20'
Grigg 42'		 Report Kightly 14'
Griffiths 40'
Berra 66'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,065 (2,524 away)
Referee: Steve Rushton
27 July 2011 Celtic 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Glasgow
19:45 BST Report O'Hara 27'
Twardzik 73' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,681 (737 away)
Referee: Alan Muir
30 July 2011 Ipswich Town 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Bowyer 44' Report Hunt 76'
Ebanks-Blake 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 5,945
Referee: Darren Deadman

"Wolves Development XI" pre season results (all away): 3–2 vs Monaghan United (12 July), 3–0 vs Lisburn Distillery (15 July), 0–2 vs Shrewsbury Town (22 July), 1–1 vs Wrexham (26 July), 2–4 vs Kidderminster Harriers (29 July), 3–0 vs Airbus (1 August), 1–3 vs Telford United (8 August)

Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2011–12 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2011, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[43]

13 August 2011 1 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
15:00 BST Formica 20' Report Fletcher 22'
Ward 47'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,996 (3,533 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
21 August 2011 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Fulham Wolverhampton
14:05 BST Doyle 42'
Jarvis 45+1'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,657 (717 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
27 August 2011 3 Aston Villa 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
12:05 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,076 (1,743 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 September 2011 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Adebayor 67'
Defoe 80'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,274 (1,350 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
17 September 2011 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Barton 8'
Faurlín 10'
Campbell 87'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,189 (1,350 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 September 2011 6 Liverpool 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 BST Johnson 11' (o.g.)
Suárez 38'		 Report Fletcher 49' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,922 (1,956 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
1 October 2011 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Fletcher 88' Report Ba 17'
Gutiérrez 38'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,561 (1,350 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
16 October 2011 8 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
12:00 BST Brunt 8'
Odemwingie 75'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,872 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
22 October 2011 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Swansea City Wolverhampton
12:45 BST Doyle 84'
O'Hara 86'		 Report Graham 23'
Allen 35'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,216 (2,106 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 October 2011 10 Manchester City 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 BST Džeko 52'
Kolarov 67'
A. Johnson 90+1'		 Report Hunt 75' (pen.) Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,142 (1,629 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 November 2011 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton
13:30 GMT O'Hara 31'
Edwards 55'
Ward 66'		 Report Watson 42' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,536 (482 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
19 November 2011 12 Everton 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 GMT Jagielka 44'
Baines 83' (pen.)		 Report Hunt 37' (pen.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,953 (1,739 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
26 November 2011 13 Chelsea 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Terry 7'
Sturridge 29'
Mata 45'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,648 (1,472 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
4 December 2011 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Sunderland Wolverhampton
16:00 GMT Fletcher 73', 81' Report Richardson 52'
Larsson soccer ball with red X 73'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,145 (1,235 away fans)
Referee: Phil Dowd
10 December 2011 15 Manchester United 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT Nani 17', 56'
Rooney 27', 62'		 Report Fletcher 47' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,627 (1,400 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 December 2011 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Stoke City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Hunt 17' (pen.) Report Doyle 58' (o.g.)
Crouch 70'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,684 (2,271 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
20 December 2011 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Norwich City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Ebanks-Blake 37'
Zubar 82'		 Report Surman 12'
Jackson 76'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,067 (2,356 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
27 December 2011 18 Arsenal 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Gervinho 8' Report Fletcher 38' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,686 (1,918 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
31 December 2011 19 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
15:00 GMT Ricketts 22' Report Fletcher 49' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 20,354 (2,450 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 January 2012 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Ward 84' Report Ramires 54'
Lampard 89'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,289 (2,314 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
14 January 2012 21 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Modrić 51' Report Fletcher 22' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,194 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
21 January 2012 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Kightly 21'
Edwards 31'		 Report Bent 11' (pen.)
Keane 51', 84'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,084 (2,312 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
31 January 2012 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Liverpool Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Report Carroll 52'
Bellamy 61'
Kuyt 78'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,447 (2,336 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
4 February 2012 24 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Zamora 16' Report Jarvis 46'
Doyle 71'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,351 (1,643 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
12 February 2012 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–5 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
13:30 GMT Fletcher 45+1' Report Odemwingie 34', 77', 88'
Olsson 64'
Andrews 85'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,131 (2,359 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
25 February 2012 26 Newcastle United 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Cissé 6'
Gutiérrez 18'		 Report Jarvis 50'
Doyle 66'		 Stadium: Sports Direct Arena
Attendance: 52,287 (1,562 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
4 March 2012 27 Fulham 5–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
14:05 GMT Pogrebnyak 36', 44', 61'
Dempsey 56', 83'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,034 (1,312 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
10 March 2012 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Hoilett 43', 69' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,121 (1,350 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
18 March 2012 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5 Manchester United Wolverhampton
13:30 GMT Report Evans 21'
Valencia 43'
Welbeck 45+1'
Hernández 56', 61'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,494 (2,370 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 March 2012 30 Norwich City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 GMT Holt 26', 45+1' (pen.) Report Jarvis 25' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,752 (1,322 away fans)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
31 March 2012 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Kightly 53'
Jarvis 88'		 Report Petrov 63' (pen.)
Alonso 80'
Davies 84'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,215 (1,350 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
7 April 2012 32 Stoke City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
17:30 BST Huth 37'
Crouch 61'		 Report Kightly 26' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,005 (986 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 April 2012 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Arsenal Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Van Persie 9' (pen.)
Walcott 11'
Benayoun 69'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,815 (2,368 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
14 April 2012 34 Sunderland 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,476 (559 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
22 April 2012 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Manchester City Wolverhampton
16:00 BST Report Agüero 27'
Nasri 74'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,576 (2,369 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
28 April 2012 36 Swansea City 4–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swansea
15:00 BST Orlandi 1'
Allen 4'
Dyer 15'
Graham 31'		 Report Fletcher 28'
Jarvis 33', 69'
Edwards 54'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 19,408 (909 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
6 May 2012 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Everton Wolverhampton
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,466 (2,364 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
13 May 2012 38 Wigan Athletic 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wigan
15:00 BST Di Santo 12'
Boyce 14', 79'		 Report Jarvis 9'
Fletcher 86'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 21,986 (2,541 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Queens Park Rangers 38 10 7 21 43 66 –23 37
18 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 6 22 46 77 –31 36
19 Blackburn Rovers 38 8 7 23 47 78 –30 31
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 5 10 23 40 82 –42 25

Source: Statto

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 5 10 23 40 82  −42 25 3 3 13 19 43  −24 2 7 10 21 39  −18

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
ResultWWDLLLLLDLWLLWLLDDDLDLLWLDLLLLLLLDLDDL
Position223710111216151713171715161716171616161919171816181920202020202020202020
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

7 January 2012 3rd round Birmingham City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 14,594 (2,488 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
18 January 2012 3rd round replay Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT Report Elliott 74' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 10,153 (2,157 away fans)
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

23 August 2011 2nd Round Northampton Town 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Northampton
19:45 BST Report Ebanks-Blake 31', 77'
Milijaš 37'
Vokes 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,512 (1,026 away fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 September 2011 3rd Round Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Millwall Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Edwards 3'
Hammill 7'
Elokobi 38'
Vokes 77'
Guedioura 88'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 7,748 (329 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Wright
26 October 2011 4th Round Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–5 Manchester City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Milijaš 18'
O'Hara 65'		 Report Johnson 37'
Nasri 39'
Džeko 40', 64'
de Vries 50' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,436 (2,344 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Players

Squad rules operated in the Premier League for the season. Squads were capped at 25 senior players (those aged 21 and above at the beginning of 2011), and all squads had to include a minimum of 8 "homegrown" players.[44][45] Wolves squads included 16, then 15, such players.[46][47]

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1GKWales Wayne Hennessey 340000034010
3DFCameroon George Elokobi ¤ 3(6)010317(6)100
4MFWales David Edwards 24(2)3002126(2)420
5DFEngland Richard Stearman 28(2)0201031(2)060
6DFEngland Jody Craddock 1000203010
7MFEngland Michael Kightly ¤ 14(4)3101(1)016(5)320
8MFEngland Karl Henry 30(1)0100(1)031(2)071
9FWEngland Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 8(15)1201211(15)310
10FWScotland Steven Fletcher 26(6)120(2)00026(8)1220
11DFRepublic of Ireland Stephen Ward 3831(1)01040(1)320
12MFRepublic of Ireland Stephen Hunt 16(8)3202020(8)360
13GKNigeria Carl Ikeme ¤ 0(1)000000(1)000
14DFEngland Roger Johnson (c) 26(1)0100027(1)060
15MFGhana Emmanuel Frimpong ‡ 5000005010[nb 1]
16DFScotland Christophe Berra 29(3)0201032(3)050
17MFEngland Matt Jarvis 31(6)80(1)00(1)031(8)800
18FWWales Sam Vokes ¤ 0(4)000323(4)210
19MFEngland Adam Hammill ¤ 3(6)0102(1)16(7)120
20MFSerbia Nenad Milijaš 6(14)0103210(14)221
21FWRepublic of Ireland Andy Keogh ¤ † 0000000000
21DFCameroon Sébastien Bassong ‡ 9000009011
22DFFrance Steven Mouyokolo ¤ 0000000000
22MFIceland Eggert Jónsson 2(1)020004(1)010
23DFGuadeloupe Ronald Zubar 14(1)1000015(1)141
24MFEngland Jamie O'Hara 192000(1)119(1)360
25DFEngland Danny Batth ¤ 0000000000
26MFEngland David Davis ¤ 6(1)0000(1)06(2)000
27FWEngland Sam Winnall ¤ 0000000000
28FWScotland Leigh Griffiths ¤ 00000(1)00(1)000
29FWRepublic of Ireland Kevin Doyle 25(7)4201028(7)440
30DFRepublic of Ireland Matt Doherty ¤ 0(1)010304(1)000
31GKNetherlands Dorus de Vries 4020309000
32DFRepublic of Ireland Kevin Foley 12(5)00(1)01013(6)000
33FWAustria Stefan Maierhofer † 0(1)000000(1)000
34MFAlgeria Adlène Guedioura ¤ 2(8)00(1)0214(9)120
35FWWales Jake Cassidy ¤ 0000000000
36DFEngland Scott Malone ¤ † 0000000000
37MFRepublic of Ireland Anthony Forde 3(3)0000(1)03(4)000
38MFEngland Louis Harris ¤ 0000000000
39DFEngland Michael Ihiekwe 0000000000
40FWEngland Ashley Hemmings ¤ 0000101000
41MFEngland Jack Price 0000000000
42FWEngland James Spray 00000(1)00(1)000
43DFEngland Jamie Reckord ¤ 0000101000
44MFEngland Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ¤ 0000000000
45GKRepublic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 0000000000
46MFNorthern Ireland Johnny Gorman 0(1)000000(1)000
47DFEngland Ethan Ebanks-Landell 0000000000
48MFRepublic of Ireland Brian McGroary † 0000000000
  1. ↑ Frimpong's loan spell was cut short after he ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee.

Awards

Award Winner[48]
Fans' Player of the SeasonWayne Hennessey
Players' Player of the SeasonSteven Fletcher
Young Player of the SeasonDavid Davis
Academy Player of the SeasonAnthony Forde
Goal of the SeasonAdlène Guedioura
(vs Millwall, 20 September 2011)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
21 June 2011England Jamie O'HaraTottenham Hotspur£5,000,000[8]
22 June 2011Netherlands Dorus de VriesSwansea CityFree[10]
1 July 2011England Luke IfilArsenalFree
13 July 2011England Roger JohnsonBirmingham City£5,000,000[9]
1 January 2012Iceland Eggert JónssonScotland Hearts£200,000[49]
1 February 2011England Dave MoliLiverpoolUndisclosed

Out

Date Player To Fee
June 2011Brazil Adriano BassoReleasedFree[50]
June 2011Republic of Ireland John DunleavyReleasedFree[51]
June 2011England Sam GriffithsReleasedFree
June 2011United States Marcus HahnemannReleasedFree[52]
June 2011England David JonesReleasedFree[53]
June 2011England Jordan KeaneReleasedFree
June 2011England Andre LandellReleasedFree
June 2011England James ParsonageReleasedFree
June 2011Republic of Ireland Nathan RooneyReleasedFree[51]
11 July 2011England Greg HalfordPortsmouth£1 million[54]
15 July 2011England Daniel EastBrighton & Hove AlbionFree
23 August 2011Austria Stefan MaierhoferAustria Red Bull SalzburgUndisclosed[55]
1 January 2012England Scott MaloneBournemouthUndisclosed[56]
31 January 2012Republic of Ireland Andy KeoghMillwallUndisclosed[57]
13 February 2012Republic of Ireland Brian McGroaryNorthern Ireland Derry CityFree[58]

Loans in

Date Player From End Date
1 January 2012Ghana Emmanuel FrimpongArsenal6 February 2012[18][19]
31 January 2012Cameroon Sébastien BassongTottenham HotspurEnd of season[17]

Loans out

Date Player To End Date
29 June 2011France Steven MouyokoloFrance SochauxEnd of season[59]
18 July 2011England Scott MaloneBournemouth1 January 2012[60]
26 July 2011England Danny BatthSheffield WednesdayEnd of season[61]
2 August 2011Nigeria Carl IkemeMiddlesbrough1 November 2011[62]
5 August 2011England Nathaniel Mendez-LaingSheffield United3 January 2012[63]
15 August 2011Republic of Ireland Andy KeoghLeeds United2 January 2012[64]
26 August 2011England Sam WinnallHereford United31 October 2011[65]
27 August 2011Scotland Leigh GriffithsScotland HibernianEnd of season[66]
31 August 2011England David DavisScotland Inverness CT9 January 2012[67]
3 October 2011England James SprayAccrington Stanley30 October 2011[68]
11 October 2011England Michael KightlyWatford3 January 2012[69]
10 November 2011Nigeria Carl IkemeDoncaster Rovers4 January 2012[70]
18 November 2011Wales Sam VokesBurnley15 January 2012[71]
24 November 2011England Ashley HemmingsPlymouth ArgyleEnd of season[72]
13 January 2012England David DavisChesterfield6 March 2012[73]
26 January 2012England Sam WinnallScotland Inverness CTEnd of season[74]
30 January 2012England Jamie ReckordScunthorpe UnitedEnd of season[75]
30 January 2012Wales Sam VokesBrighton & Hove AlbionEnd of season[76]
30 January 2012Algeria Adlène GuediouraNottingham ForestEnd of season[77]
31 January 2012Republic of Ireland Matt DohertyScotland HibernianEnd of season[78]
9 February 2012Cameroon George ElokobiNottingham ForestEnd of season[79]
1 March 2012England Adam HammillMiddlesbroughEnd of season[80]
1 March 2012Nigeria Carl IkemeDoncaster Rovers18 April 2012[81]
16 March 2012Wales Jake CassidyTranmere RoversEnd of season[82]
22 March 2012England Louis HarrisNotts CountyEnd of season[83]

Management and coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Mick McCarthy, then Terry Connor
Assistant manager Terry Connor, then Steve Weaver
Development coach Steve Weaver
First Team Fitness and Conditioning coach Tony Daley
Goalkeeping coach Pat Mountain
Academy Manager Kevin Thelwell
Assistant Academy Manager / Under-18's coach Mick Halsall
Club Doctor Dr Matthew Perry
Head of medical department Steve Kemp
Club Physio Phil Hayward

Kit

The season brought a new home kit, manufactured by supplier BURRDA.[84] The new home kit featured the club's traditional gold and black colours, with the shirt removing the black collar design for a rounded gold neck. The away kit, retained from the previous season, was all black with gold piping.[85] Both shirts featured the internet gambling company Sportingbet.com as sponsor.[86]

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