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.
2011–12 season | ||||
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Chairman | Jeremy Peace | |||
Manager | Roy Hodgson | |||
Stadium | The Hawthorns | |||
Premier League | 10th | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round (eliminated by Norwich City) | |||
League Cup | Second round (eliminated by Everton) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Peter Odemwingie (10) All: Peter Odemwingie (11) | |||
Highest home attendance | 26,358 (vs. Arsenal) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 12,454 (vs. Cardiff City) | |||
Average home league attendance | 24,639 | |||
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
editFirst-team squad
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Reserves and academy
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Out on loan
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Results and fixtures
editPre-season
editWest 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 ![]() Stephenson ![]() | Report | Thomas ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 6,872 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
17 July 2011 | Ventura County Fusion | 2–4 | West Bromwich Albion | Ventura, California, USA |
23:00 (BST) | Riley ![]() Barrera ![]() | Report | Dorrans ![]() Cox ![]() Brunt ![]() Bednář ![]() | Stadium: Ventura College Attendance: – Referee: – |
21 July 2011 | Portland Timbers | 2–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Portland, Oregon, USA |
04:00 a.m. (BST) | Johnson ![]() Lowry ![]() | Report | Morrison ![]() Tchoyi ![]() Tamaș ![]() | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: – Referee: A Chapman |
26 July 2011 | Rochdale | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Rochdale |
19:30 | Grimes ![]() Jones ![]() Akpa Akpro ![]() | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,743 Referee: J Moss |
27 July 2011 | Southampton | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Southampton |
19:45 | Cork ![]() Lambert ![]() | Report | Cox ![]() | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 7,038 Referee: K Stroud |
30 July 2011 | Bristol City | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Bristol |
15:00 | Report | Dawson ![]() | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,346 Referee: S. Hooper |
4 August 2011 | Olympiacos | 2–2 | West Brom | Piraeus, Greece |
21:00 | ![]() ![]() | Dorrans ![]() Thomas ![]() | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: – Referee: – |
7 August 2011 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Parma | West Bromwich |
15:00 | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: – Referee: – |
Premier League
edit14 August 2011 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Manchester United | West Bromwich |
16:00 BST | Long ![]() Reid ![]() Scharner ![]() Cox ![]() | ![]() Young ![]() Anderson ![]() ![]() | 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 BST | Anelka ![]() Malouda ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,091 (1,500 away) |
28 August 2011 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Stoke City | West Bromwich |
15:00 BST | ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,909 (1,764 away) |
11 September 2011 4 | Norwich City | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Norwich |
13:30 BST | ![]() | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,158 |
17 September 2011 5 | Swansea City | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Swansea |
15:00 BST | Sinclair ![]() Lita ![]() Dyer ![]() | Report | Stadium: 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 BST | Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,835 (887 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
1 October 2011 7 | Sunderland | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Sunderland |
15:00 BST | Bendtner ![]() Elmohamady ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,815 Referee: Lee Mason |
16 October 2011 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
12:00 BST | Brunt ![]() Odemwingie ![]() | Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,872 (2,600 away) Referee: Chris Foy |
22 October 2011 9 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Birmingham |
15:00 | Bent ![]() | Report | Olsson ![]() Scharner ![]() | 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 BST | Report | Adam ![]() Carroll ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,522 Referee: Lee Mason |
5 November 2011 11 | Arsenal | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
15:00 GMT | Van Persie ![]() Vermaelen ![]() Arteta ![]() | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,091 Referee: Michael Oliver |
19 November 2011 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT | Thomas ![]() Long ![]() | Report | Klasnić ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,221 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
26 November 2011 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT | Mulumbu ![]() | report | Adebayor ![]() Defoe ![]() | 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 BST | Helguson ![]() | Report | Long ![]() | 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 GMT | Reid ![]() | report | Moses ![]() Gómez ![]() | 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 GMT | Dann ![]() | Report | Morrison ![]() Odemwingie ![]() | 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 GMT | Ba ![]() | Report | Odemwingie ![]() McAuley ![]() Scharner ![]() | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,060 Referee: Taylor |
26 December 2011 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Manchester City | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,938 Referee: Lee Mason |
1 January 2012 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Everton | West Bromwich |
12:45 GMT | Report | Anichebe ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,038 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
3 January 2012 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
19:45 GMT | Defoe ![]() | Report | Stadium: 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 GMT | Long ![]() | Report | Surman ![]() Morison ![]() | 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 GMT | Jerome ![]() | Report | Morrison ![]() Dorrans ![]() | 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 GMT | Dempsey ![]() | Report | Tchoyi ![]() | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,689 Referee: Mark Halsey |
4 February 2012 24 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Swansea City | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT | Fortuné ![]() | Report | Sigurðsson ![]() Graham ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,274 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
12 February 2012 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–5 | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton |
13:30 GMT | Fletcher ![]() | report | Odemwingie ![]() Olsson ![]() Andrews ![]() | 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 GMT | Odemwingie ![]() James Morrison ![]() Andrews ![]() | report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,311 Referee: Chris Foy |
3 March 2012 27 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Chelsea | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT | McAuley ![]() | report | Stadium: 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 BST | Rooney ![]() | report | Stadium: 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 BST | McArthur ![]() | Report | Scharner ![]() | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 21,379 (4,600 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
25 March 2012 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | Newcastle United | West Bromwich |
16:00 BST | Long ![]() | Report | Cissé ![]() Ben Arfa ![]() Williamson ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,049 Referee: Chris Foy |
31 March 2012 31 | Everton | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | McAuley ![]() Anichebe ![]() | Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,051 Referee: Peter Walton |
7 April 2012 32 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
15:00 | Martin Olsson ![]() Fortuné ![]() Ridgewell ![]() | Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,414 (871 away) Referee: Lee Probert |
11 April 2012 33 | Manchester City | 4–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester |
19:45 | Agüero ![]() Tevez ![]() Silva ![]() | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,746 (1,184 away) Referee: Friend |
14 April 2012 34 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bromwich |
15:00 | Dorrans ![]() ![]() Mulumbu ![]() Ridgewell ![]() | Report | Diakité ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,521 (2,597 away) Referee: Moss |
22 April 2012 35 | Liverpool | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool |
16:00 | Shelvey ![]() | Report | Odemwingie ![]() | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,660 (1,647 away) Referee: Swarbrick |
28 April 2012 36 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Aston Villa | West Bromwich |
15:00 | Report | Warnock ![]() Hutton ![]() Clark ![]() Heskey ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,984 (2,595 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
6 May 2012 37 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Bolton |
14:00 | Petrov ![]() Boyata ![]() Jones ![]() | Report | Jones ![]() Long ![]() Andrews ![]() Brunt ![]() ![]() Morrison ![]() | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,662 (4,780 away) Referee: Kevin Friend |
13 May 2012 38 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–3 | Arsenal | The Hawthorns |
15:00 | Long ![]() Dorrans ![]() | [1] | Benayoun ![]() Santos ![]() Koscielny ![]() | Attendance: 26,358 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Jones |
League Cup
edit23 August 2011 R2 | AFC Bournemouth | 1–4 | West Bromwich Albion | Bournemouth |
19:45 | Lovell ![]() | Thomas ![]() Fortuné ![]() Cox ![]() | Stadium: Seward Stadium Attendance: 6,911 (864 away) |
21 September 2011 R3 | Everton | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool |
20:00 | Fellaini ![]() Neville ![]() | Brunt ![]() | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 17,647 |
FA Cup
edit7 January 2012 R3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4–2 | Cardiff City | West Bromwich |
15:00 | Odemwingie ![]() Cox ![]() | Earnshaw ![]() Mason ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,454 (2,003 away) |
28 January 2012 R4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Norwich City | West Bromwich |
15:00 | Fortuné ![]() | Holt ![]() Jackson ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 17,434 (3,797 away) |
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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8 | Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
9 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 52 | |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 47 | |
11 | Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 47 | |
12 | Norwich City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 47 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.
Players statistics
edit- As of 31 May 2012
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Ben Foster | 39 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Joe Mattock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Jonas Olsson | 34 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Marek Cech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() | Somen Tchoyi | 21 | 1 | 6+12 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Liam Ridgewell | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | James Morrison | 33 | 5 | 23+7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Keith Andrews | 14 | 2 | 8+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Shane Long | 34 | 8 | 24+8 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Chris Brunt | 28 | 3 | 23+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Steven Reid | 22 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() | Márton Fülöp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Jerome Thomas | 31 | 2 | 26+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Graham Dorrans | 35 | 3 | 16+15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() | Gonzalo Jara | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() | Nicky Shorey | 26 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() | Youssuf Mulumbu | 36 | 1 | 34+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | Zoltán Gera | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() | Gareth McAuley | 36 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() | Peter Odemwingie | 32 | 11 | 25+5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() | Craig Dawson | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() | Sam Mantom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() | Billy Jones | 21 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() | George Thorne | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 | DF | ![]() | Gabriel Tamaș | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | ![]() | Simon Cox | 22 | 4 | 7+11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
32 | FW | ![]() | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 20 | 5 | 12+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
33 | MF | ![]() | Paul Scharner | 30 | 3 | 18+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
43 | FW | ![]() | Roman Bednář | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Captains
editNo. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
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11 | MF | Chris Brunt | ![]() | 10 | Club 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
edit- Last updated on 20 May 2012 (Not fully Checked)
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() | 24 | Peter Odemwingie | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
2 | FW | ![]() | 9 | Shane Long | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
3 | FW | ![]() | 32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
4 | MF | ![]() | 7 | James Morrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
= | FW | ![]() | 31 | Simon Cox | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | MF | ![]() | 33 | Paul Scharner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | DF | ![]() | 3 | Jonas Olsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
= | MF | ![]() | 8 | Keith Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
= | MF | ![]() | 11 | Chris Brunt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
= | MF | ![]() | 14 | Jerome Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
= | DF | ![]() | 23 | Gareth McAuley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | MF | ![]() | 5 | Somen Tchoyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
= | DF | ![]() | 6 | Liam Ridgewell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
= | MF | ![]() | 12 | Steven Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
= | MF | ![]() | 17 | Graham Dorrans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
= | MF | ![]() | 21 | Youssuf Mulumbu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
= | / | / | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 44 | 5 | 7 | 56 |
Transfers
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