2011–12 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was West Bromwich Albion's second consecutive season in the Premier League, their sixth in total. During the season, they competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. Albion finished the season in 10th place after their last league game was a 2–3 loss against Arsenal.

West Bromwich Albion
2011–12 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerRoy Hodgson
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Premier League10th
FA CupFourth round
(eliminated by Norwich City)
League CupSecond round
(eliminated by Everton)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Odemwingie (10)

All:
Peter Odemwingie (11)
Highest home attendance26,358 (vs. Arsenal)
Lowest home attendance12,454 (vs. Cardiff City)
Average home league attendance24,639

The club introduced the "Baggies Brick Road" outside the East Stand of their home ground, The Hawthorns. Supporters were given the opportunity to purchase personalised bricks to add to the walkway. The first bricks were laid by broadcaster Adrian Chiles and comedian Frank Skinner, both of whom are Albion fans.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ENGBen Foster (on loan from Birmingham City)
3DF  SWEJonas Olsson (vice-captain)
5MF  CMRSomen Tchoyi
6DF  ENGLiam Ridgewell
7MF  SCOJames Morrison[notes 1]
8MF  IRLKeith Andrews
9FW  IRLShane Long
11MF  NIRChris Brunt (club captain)
12DF  IRLSteven Reid[notes 2]
13GK  HUNMárton Fülöp
14MF  ENGJerome Thomas
17MF  SCOGraham Dorrans
19GK  ENGLuke Daniels
No.Pos. NationPlayer
20DF  ENGNicky Shorey
21MF  CODYoussuf Mulumbu[notes 3]
22MF  HUNZoltán Gera
23DF  NIRGareth McAuley
24FW  NGAPeter Odemwingie[notes 4]
25DF  ENGCraig Dawson
26DF  ENGJames Hurst
28DF  ENGBilly Jones
29MF  ENGGeorge Thorne
30DF  ROUGabriel Tamaș
31FW  IRLSimon Cox[notes 5]
32FW  GUFMarc-Antoine Fortuné
33MF  AUTPaul Scharner

Reserves and academy

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
36MF  ENGAdil Nabi
37FW  WALKayleden Brown[notes 6]
38FW  ENGSaido Berahino[notes 7]
No.Pos. NationPlayer
39FW  ENGKemar Roofe
42DF  ENGCameron Gayle
43MF  ENGJamie Edge

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
2DF  ENGJoe Mattock (at Brighton & Hove Albion)
15FW  NZLChris Wood (at Bristol City)
16MF  SCOScott Allan (at Portsmouth)
18DF  CHIGonzalo Jara (at Brighton & Hove Albion)
27MF  ENGSam Mantom (at Walsall)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
34DF  ENGPaul Downing (at Barnet)
35MF  SKNRomaine Sawyers[notes 8] (at Shrewsbury Town)
40DF  ENGLiam O'Neil (at VPS)
41FW  ENGLateef Elford-Alliyu[notes 9] (at Bury)
GK  WALBoaz Myhill[notes 10] (at Birmingham City)

Results and fixtures

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Pre-season

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West Brom played no early home pre-season friendlies this season, because of development and leveling of the pitch at The Hawthorns.[2]

13 July 2011 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Santa Clara, California, USA
03:30 a.m. (BST)Bingham 3'
Stephenson 45'
ReportThomas 53'Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 6,872
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
21 July 2011 Portland Timbers 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Portland, Oregon, USA
04:00 a.m. (BST)Johnson 26'
Lowry 29'
ReportMorrison 65'
Tchoyi 68'
Tamaș 90'
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: –
Referee: A Chapman
26 July 2011 Rochdale 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Rochdale
19:30Grimes 6'
Jones 28' (pen.)
Akpa Akpro 79'
ReportStadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,743
Referee: J Moss
27 July 2011 Southampton 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
19:45Cork 73'
Lambert 85'
ReportCox 58', 75'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 7,038
Referee: K Stroud
30 July 2011 Bristol City 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Bristol
15:00ReportDawson 88'Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,346
Referee: S. Hooper
4 August 2011 Olympiacos 2–2 West Brom Piraeus, Greece
21:00 2'
18' (pen.)
Dorrans 4'
Thomas 47'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: –
Referee: –
7 August 2011 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Parma West Bromwich
15:00Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: –
Referee: –

Premier League

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLWLDDWWLLWLDLWWDLLLWDLWWWLDLLWLWWDDL
Position171819142019171212131410141415131091215151515151413101412141413131310101010
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
14 August 2011 1 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Manchester United West Bromwich
16:00 BSTLong 37'
Reid  38'
Scharner  86'
Cox  90+2'
13' Rooney
Young  56'
Anderson  78'
81' (o.g.) Reid
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,360 (2,600 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
20 August 2011 2 Chelsea 2–1 West Bromwich Albion London
17:30 BSTAnelka 53'
Malouda 83'
4' LongStadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,091 (1,500 away)
28 August 2011 3 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 BST 89' ShottonStadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,909 (1,764 away)
11 September 2011 4 Norwich City 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Norwich
13:30 BST 3' OdemwingieStadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,158
17 September 2011 5 Swansea City 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Swansea
15:00 BSTSinclair 14' (pen.)
Lita 24'
Dyer 49'
ReportStadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,341 (2,100 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 September 2011 6 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Fulham West Bromwich
15:00 BSTReportStadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,835 (887 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 October 2011 9 Aston Villa 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
15:00Bent 23' (pen.)ReportOlsson 45'
Scharner 57'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,152 (2,800 away)
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 October 2011 10 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Liverpool West Bromwich
17:30 BSTReportAdam 9' (pen.)
Carroll 45+1'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,522
Referee: Lee Mason
5 November 2011 11 Arsenal 3–0 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 GMTVan Persie 22'
Vermaelen 39'
Arteta 79'
ReportStadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,091
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 November 2011 13 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich
15:00 GMTMulumbu 8'reportAdebayor 25', 90+3'
Defoe 81'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,801 (2,600 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
3 December 2011 14 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 BSTHelguson 20'ReportLong 81'Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,290 (1,643 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 December 2011 15 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Wigan Athletic West Bromwich
15:00 GMTReid 33'reportMoses 37'
Gómez 57' (pen.)
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,446 (700 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
17 December 2011 16 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 GMTDann 72'ReportMorrison 52'
Odemwingie 89'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,909 (2,564 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
21 December 2011 17 Newcastle United 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMTBa 31', 81'ReportOdemwingie 20'
McAuley 44'
Scharner 85'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,060
Referee: Taylor
1 January 2012 19 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Everton West Bromwich
12:45 GMTReportAnichebe 87'Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,038
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 January 2012 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 GMTDefoe 63'ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,062 (980 away)
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 January 2012 21 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Norwich City West Bromwich
15:00 GMTLong 68' (pen.)ReportSurman 43'
Morison 79'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,474 (2,598 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
21 January 2012 22 Stoke City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMTJerome 86'ReportMorrison 35'
Dorrans 90+1'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,865 (2,095 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 February 2012 23 Fulham 1–1 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 GMTDempsey 69'ReportTchoyi 82'Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,689
Referee: Mark Halsey
12 February 2012 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–5 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
13:30 GMTFletcher 45'reportOdemwingie 34', 77', 88'
Olsson 64'
Andrews 85'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 27,131 (2,359 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
25 February 2012 26 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Sunderland West Bromwich
15:00 GMTOdemwingie 3', 48'
James Morrison 41'
Andrews 90+1'
reportStadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,311
Referee: Chris Foy
3 March 2012 27 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 GMTMcAuley 82'reportStadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,838 (2,600 away)
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 March 2012 28 Manchester United 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
15:00 BSTRooney 35', 71'reportStadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,598 (1,886 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
17 March 2012 29 Wigan Athletic 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Wigan
15:00 BSTMcArthur 54'ReportScharner 65'Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 21,379 (4,600 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
31 March 2012 31 Everton 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
15:00 BSTMcAuley 18' (o.g.)
Anichebe 87'
ReportStadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,051
Referee: Peter Walton
11 April 2012 33 Manchester City 4–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
19:45Agüero 6', 54'
Tevez 61'
Silva 64'
ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,746 (1,184 away)
Referee: Friend
14 April 2012 34 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
15:00Dorrans 22',  70'
Mulumbu  51'
Ridgewell  61'
ReportDiakité  56'Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,521 (2,597 away)
Referee: Moss
22 April 2012 35 Liverpool 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
16:00Shelvey  90+4'ReportOdemwingie 75'Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,660 (1,647 away)
Referee: Swarbrick
28 April 2012 36 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Aston Villa West Bromwich
15:00ReportWarnock  37'
Hutton  43'
Clark  59'
Heskey  62'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,984 (2,595 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
6 May 2012 37 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Bolton
14:00Petrov 24' (pen.)
Boyata  38'
Jones 72' (o.g.)
ReportJones  45'
Long  54'
Andrews  56'
Brunt  73', 75'
Morrison 90'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,662 (4,780 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 May 2012 38 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Arsenal The Hawthorns
15:00Long 11'
Dorrans 15'
[1]Benayoun 4'
Santos 30'
Koscielny 54'
Attendance: 26,358 (2,600 away)
Referee: Mike Jones

League Cup

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23 August 2011 R2 AFC Bournemouth 1–4 West Bromwich Albion Bournemouth
19:45Lovell 48'Thomas 7'
Fortuné 42', 78'
Cox 53'
Stadium: Seward Stadium
Attendance: 6,911 (864 away)
21 September 2011 R3 Everton 2–1 (a.e.t.) West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
20:00Fellaini 89'
Neville 103'
Brunt 57' (pen.)Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 17,647

FA Cup

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7 January 2012 R3 West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Cardiff City West Bromwich
15:00Odemwingie 7'
Cox 33', 61', 90'
Earnshaw 36'
Mason 50'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 12,454 (2,003 away)
28 January 2012 R4 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Norwich City West Bromwich
15:00Fortuné 54'Holt 35'
Jackson 85'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,434 (3,797 away)

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
8Liverpool381410144740+752Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
9Fulham381410144851−352
10West Bromwich Albion38138174552−747
11Swansea City381211154451−747
12Norwich City381211155266−1447
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.

Players statistics

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As of 31 May 2012
No.PosNatPlayerTotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ENGBen Foster3903702000
2DF  ENGJoe Mattock3000101+10
3DF  SWEJonas Olsson3423320010
4DF  SVKMarek Cech10000010
5MF  CMRSomen Tchoyi2116+1210+2010
6DF  ENGLiam Ridgewell1311310000
7MF  SCOJames Morrison33523+75200+10
8MF  IRLKeith Andrews1428+620000
9FW  IRLShane Long34824+880+1010
11MF  NIRChris Brunt28323+420011
12DF  IRLSteven Reid22121+110000
13GK  HUNMárton Fülöp30100020
14MF  ENGJerome Thomas31226+311011
17MF  SCOGraham Dorrans35316+1532020
18DF  CHIGonzalo Jara701+302010
20DF  ENGNicky Shorey26022+301000
21MF  CODYoussuf Mulumbu36134+111000
22MF  HUNZoltán Gera30300000
23DF  NIRGareth McAuley3623221+1020
24FW  NGAPeter Odemwingie321125+5101110
25DF  ENGCraig Dawson1206+20201+10
27MF  ENGSam Mantom1000000+10
28DF  ENGBilly Jones21017+101020
29MF  ENGGeorge Thorne601+201020
30DF  ROUGabriel Tamaș1007+101+1000
31FW  IRLSimon Cox2247+1102321
32FW  FRAMarc-Antoine Fortuné20512+521+1112
33MF  AUTPaul Scharner30318+113000+10
43FW  CZERoman Bednář1000000+10

Captains

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No.PNameCountryNo. gamesNotes
11MFChris Brunt 10Club captain

Last updated: 6 June 2011
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Top scorers

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Last updated on 20 May 2012 (Not fully Checked)
PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremiershipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1FW 24Peter Odemwingie101011
2FW 9Shane Long8008
3FW 32Marc-Antoine Fortuné2125
4MF 7James Morrison5005
=FW 31Simon Cox0314
4MF 33Paul Scharner3003
5DF 3Jonas Olsson2002
=MF 8Keith Andrews2002
=MF 11Chris Brunt2013
=MF 14Jerome Thomas1012
=DF 23Gareth McAuley2002
11MF 5Somen Tchoyi1001
=DF 6Liam Ridgewell1001
=MF 12Steven Reid1012
=MF 17Graham Dorrans3003
=MF 21Youssuf Mulumbu1001
=//Own Goals1001
Totals445756

Transfers

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Notes

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References

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