2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Ipswich Town's tenth consecutive season in The Football League Championship, the second-highest division in the English football league system. In addition to competing in The Championship, Ipswich Town also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Ipswich Town
2011–12 season
ChairmanMarcus Evans
ManagerPaul Jewell
StadiumPortman Road
Championship15th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Chopra (14)
All: Michael Chopra (14)
Highest home attendance24,763
(vs Crystal Palace, 22 October 2011, Championship)
Lowest home attendance9,401
(vs Northampton Town, 9 August 2011, League Cup)
Average home league attendance18,267

Ipswich were knocked out of the FA Cup in their first match, the third round, against Hull City and lost to Northampton Town in the first round of the League Cup. Winning their final league match, Ipswich avoided their worst league finish for 55 years, ending the season in 15th position, and becoming the longest continually serving member of The Championship courtesy of Coventry City's relegation to League One.

Season summary edit

Pre-season edit

The 2011–12 season was Paul Jewell's first full season as manager of Ipswich Town. Many regular first-team players from the previous season left the club in the summer of 2011 including Márton Fülöp, Gareth McAuley and club captain David Norris. Young striker Connor Wickham was also sold to Sunderland on 29 June for a fee of over £8 million. New signings were made including strikers Michael Chopra and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas from Cardiff City and Arsenal respectively for fees of around £1 million each. Young left-back Aaron Cresswell was signed from Tranmere Rovers for a fee of around £250,000. Jewell also added experienced players to his squad, including former England internationals Lee Bowyer and Richard Wright, centre-backs Ívar Ingimarsson and Ibrahima Sonko, as well as striker Nathan Ellington who had previously played under Jewell at former clubs Wigan Athletic and Derby County. The previous seasons Player of the Season Jimmy Bullard was also signed permanently on a free transfer from Hull City following his loan spell the previous season. The loan signings of goalkeeper David Stockdale and Republic of Ireland internationals Keith Andrews and Daryl Murphy were also made to bolster the squad.

 
Aaron Cresswell won Ipswich's Player of the Season award during his debut season at the club after signing from Tranmere Rovers.

August to December edit

Ipswich made a winning start to the season, with new signing Michael Chopra scoring a brace in a 3–0 away win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate to take Ipswich to the top of the Championship table.[1] Ipswich drew Football League Two side Northampton Town in the first round of the Football League Cup. Ipswich exited the League Cup at the first round following a 1–2 home loss, having initially lead the match through a goal from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. The opening day league win was followed by a poor run of three straight losses in the league, including heavy defeats against Southampton and Peterborough United. Following this poor run, Ipswich managed to improve their form over the following eight games to get back into the play-off places. This improved run of form was followed by an appalling run of seven consecutive defeats to put Ipswich close to the relegation zone. This run looked set to continue as Ipswich found themselves 0–2 down at half-time away against Barnsley on 10 December, however an impressive second-half come-back saw Ipswich win the match 5–3 following second-half goals from Michael Chopra, Danny Collins, Jason Scotland and a brace from Keith Andrews.[2] Ipswich followed this up with a 1–0 home win over Derby County at Portman Road,[3]

January transfer window edit

Ipswich had a relatively quiet January transfer window, with goalkeeper Alex McCarthy joining on loan from Reading to provide competition following David Stockdale's loan return to Fulham in December. Scottish midfielder Ryan Stevenson was also signed from Heart of Midlothian for a fee of £50,000. There were no major departures from the club, although it was agreed that summer signing Ívar Ingimarsson's contract would be terminated by mutual consent, following which he decided to retire from football shortly after.

January to May edit

Another poor run followed leading up until late January, including a third round FA Cup exit to Hull City following a 3–1 away loss on 9 January.[4] Ipswich managed to end this poor run with their biggest win of the season on 31 January, beating West Ham United 5–1 at Portman Road, with goals from Michael Chopra, Daryl Murphy, Lee Martin and a brace from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.[5] Ipswich went on to win the next three league matches to put a four game winning run together to take them away from the relegation zone. In February, Carlos Edwards took over as captain from current club captain Grant Leadbitter.[6]

On 31 March 2012, the South Stand at Portman Road was renamed The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand in honour of former Ipswich and England manager Sir Alf Ramsey. The unveiling of the renamed stand took place before a home match against Barsnely. Prior to kick-off, club captain Carlos Edwards lead the Ipswich squad to applaud the members of the 1961–62 First Division title winning side including Ray Crawford, Andy Nelson, Larry Carberry, John Compton, Doug Moran and Ted Phillips, who had been invited to the club's directors box as part of the unveiling of The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand. Ipswich went on to win the match 1–0.[7]

Ipswich followed-up their improved form in February with another consistent run throughout March, beginning the month with a 3–0 home win over Bristol City at Portman Road.[8] Draws against Southampton and Hull City were followed by a 3–2 home win against Peterborough United, avenging the defeat to Peterborough earlier in the season.[9] A run of 7 wins in 12 matches across February and March solidified Ipswich's place in mid-table following a poor first-half of the season.

Ipswich did not win any of their next five matches before ending the season with a 3–2 away win over Doncaster Rovers on the final day of the season, a match in which manager Paul Jewell gave academy graduate Byron Lawrence his first-team debut as a second-half substitute at the age of 16 years and 47 days old, making him the club's second youngest ever debutante after former striker Connor Wickham.[10]

Post-season edit

An inconsistent season saw Ipswich finish 15th in the Championship, having not spent any time in the relegation zone during the season whilst never putting together a substantial challenge to get into the play-off places. The team suffered from a very poor defensive record, conceding 77 goals in the league, the joint second highest goals conceded of any team in the division, with only bottom placed side Doncaster Rovers conceding more goals than Ipswich, although only the division's top five placed sides scored more than Ipswich's 69 league goals, making them the highest scoring of any side to finish outside of the play-off positions. Striker Michael Chopra finished the season as Ipswich's top goal-scorer with 14 goals in his debut season at the club. Left-back Aaron Cresswell won the club's Player of the Season award for his excellent form during the campaign, with new skipper Carlos Edwards rounding off an impressive campaign by earning the Players' Player of the Season award. Striker Jason Scotland won the goal of the season award for his 25-yard equalizer away against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 14 April.

First-team squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Richard Wright
2 DF   CAN Jaime Peters
3 DF   ENG Aaron Cresswell
5 DF   IRL Damien Delaney
6 MF   ENG Grant Leadbitter
7 MF   TRI Carlos Edwards (captain)
8 MF   ENG Lee Bowyer
9 FW   ENG Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
10 FW   ENG Michael Chopra
11 MF   ENG Lee Martin
12 GK   ENG Arran Lee-Barrett
14 FW   TRI Jason Scotland
16 MF   SCO Ryan Stevenson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ENG Andy Drury
18 FW   ENG Nathan Ellington
19 MF   ENG Luke Hyam
20 DF   NZL Tommy Smith
21 MF   ENG Jimmy Bullard
22 MF   NIR Josh Carson
27 FW   IRL Daryl Murphy (on loan from Celtic)
29 DF   ENG Jack Ainsley
31 DF   SEN Ibrahima Sonko
32 GK   ENG Alex McCarthy (on loan from Reading)
38 MF   ENG Byron Lawrence
39 DF   IRL Mark Kennedy

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF   ISL Ívar Ingimarsson (retired)
13 GK   ENG David Stockdale (loan return to Fulham)
15 MF   IRL Keith Andrews (loan return to Blackburn Rovers)
16 FW   HUN Tamás Priskin (to Spartak Vladikavkaz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   IRL Colin Healy (to Cork City)
25 DF   WAL Danny Collins (loan return to Stoke City)
26 DF   ENG Reece Wabara (loan return to Manchester City)
28 FW   IRL Ronan Murray (on loan at Swindon Town)

First-team coaching staff edit

Position Name
Manager   Paul Jewell
Assistant Manager   Chris Hutchings
Assistant Manager   Sean McCarthy
Goalkeeping Coach   Malcolm Webster
Fitness Coach   Andy Liddell
Head of Fitness Development & Match Preparations   Steve Williams
Head Physiotherapist   Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist   Alex Chapman
Performance Analyst   Jon Bickers
Kitman   Paul Beesley

Pre-season edit

12 July 2011   Eindhoven 0–2   Ipswich Town Jan Louwers Stadion
14:30 BST Chopra   48', 78'
13 July 2011   Haverhill Rovers 1–2   Ipswich Town XI New Croft
19:45 Harvey   Lavery    
14 July 2011   Den Bosch 1–3   Ipswich Town de Vliert
18:00 BST Van Dinter   74' Smith   24'
Scotland   42'
Priskin   87'
20 July 2011   Bury Town 2–3   Ipswich Town XI Ram Meadow
19:45 Bullard   23'
Cunningham   84'
Maduako   26'
Lavery   35'
Murray   86'
26 July 2011   Colchester United 0–0   Ipswich Town Colchester Community Stadium
20:00
Note: Match abandoned after 78 minutes
27 July 2011   Needham Market 1–1   Ipswich Town XI Bloomfields
19:45 Fenn   26' Priskin   53'
30 July 2011   Ipswich Town 1–2   Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 Bowyer   44' Report Hunt   76'
Ebanks-Blake   84' (pen.)
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 5,945
Referee: Darren Deadman

Competitions edit

Football League Championship edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Burnley 46 17 11 18 61 58 +3 62
14 Leeds United 46 17 10 19 65 68 −3 61
15 Ipswich Town 46 17 10 19 69 77 −8 61
16 Millwall 46 15 12 19 55 57 −2 57
17 Crystal Palace 46 13 17 16 46 51 −5 56
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 10 19 70 78  −8 61 11 4 9 40 33  +7 6 6 10 30 45  −15

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: Table

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHA
ResultWLLLWLWDWWDWLLLLLLLWWDLLLDLWWWWLWDDWWLDWDLDDLW
Position171620141713131191069111416182021201919191920192119191716161415161514151514151515151515
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: Fixtures Table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

August edit

6 August 2011 1 Bristol City 0–3 Ipswich Town Ashton Gate
15:00 Report Chopra   13', 60'
Martin   51'
Attendance: 13,107
Referee: Haywood
13 August 2011 2 Ipswich Town 0–1 Hull City Portman Road
15:00 Report Fryatt   76'
Cairney   85'
Attendance: 18,116
Referee: McDermid
16 August 2011 3 Ipswich Town 2–5 Southampton Portman Road
19:45 Andrews   56'
Emmanuel-Thomas   61'
Report Lambert   4', 11'
Connolly   42'
Lallana   76', 90+2'
Attendance: 18,553
Referee: Jonathan Moss
20 August 2011 4 Peterborough United 7–1 Ipswich Town London Road Stadium
17:20 Taylor   30', 40'
Tomlin   38', 42', 90+3'
McCann   48' (pen), 56'
Frecklington   52'
Report Leadbitter   8'
Andrews   23'
Martin   45'
Smith   47'
Delaney   53'
Attendance: 7,928
Referee: Scott
27 August 2011 5 Ipswich Town 2–1 Leeds United Portman Road
15:00 Emmanuel-Thomas   32'
Delaney   47'
Scotland   77'
Andrews   90'
Carson   90+3'
Report McCormack   34'
White   49'
Clayton   68'
O'Brien   84'
Attendance: 19,758
Referee: D'Urso

September edit

10 September 2011 6 Blackpool 2–0 Ipswich Town Bloomfield Road
15:00 Taylor-Fletcher   49'
Ferguson   56'   60'
Report Collins   69' Attendance: 12,804
Referee: Webster
19 September 2011 7 Ipswich Town 3–0 Coventry City Portman Road
19:45 Cranie   7' (o.g.)
Andrews   15'
Scotland   68'
Report Bell   29' Attendance: 15,650
Referee: Pawson
24 September 2011 8 Middlesbrough 0–0 Ipswich Town Riverside Stadium
15:00 Bennet   3' Report Sonko   26' Attendance: 17,741
Referee: Mathieson
27 September 2011 9 West Ham United 0–1 Ipswich Town Upton Park
19:45 Lansbury   11' Report Bowyer   45'   89' Attendance: 27,709
Referee: Stroud

October edit

1 October 2011 10 Ipswich Town 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Portman Road
15:00 Leadbitter   40'
Bowyer   48'
Chopra   59', 73'
Sonko   70'
Report Vicente   53'
Barnes   68'
Attendance: 19,793
Referee: Deadman
15 October 2011 11 Cardiff City 2–2 Ipswich Town Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 Gestede   19'
Gunnarsson   45+2'
Whittingham   72' (pen)
McNaughton   87'
Report Andrews   17'
Scotland   30'
Chopra   51'
Sonko   76'
Attendance: 21,809
Referee: Whitestone
18 October 2011 12 Ipswich Town 1–0 Portsmouth Portman Road
19:45 Andrews   70'
Bowyer   82'
Report Attendance: 17,297
Referee: Ward
22 October 2011 13 Ipswich Town 0–1 Crystal Palace Portman Road
15:00 Cresswell   30'   92'
Bowyer   93'
Report Dikgacoi   32'
McCarthy   55'
Attendance: 24,763
Referee: Phillips
29 October 2011 14 Millwall 4–1 Ipswich Town The Den
15:00 Simpson   6', 75'
Henderson   9'
Feeney   73'
Report Bullard   66' Attendance: 12,464
Referee: Salisbury

November edit

1 November 2011 Birmingham City P–P Ipswich Town St Andrew's
19:45
Note: Game postponed due to Birmingham's Europa League commitments, rescheduled for 11 January 2012, 19:45 kick-off
5 November 2011 15 Ipswich Town 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Portman Road
15:00 Carson   53'
Leadbitter   63'
Emmanuel-Thomas   73'
Andrews   84'
Chopra   90+4'
Report Diouf   18', 39'
Sharp   24'
Gillett   36'
Stock   60'
Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Hooper
19 November 2011 16 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Ipswich Town City Ground
15:00 Findley   42'
Lynch   84'
Tudgay   90+1'
Report Collins   25', 63' Attendance: 21,143
Referee: Linington
26 November 2011 17 Ipswich Town 2–3 Reading Portman Road
15:00 Murphy   56'
Carson   79'
Report Gorkšs   76'
Pearce   90+1'
Hunt   93+1'
Attendance: 17,154
Referee: Ilderton
29 November 2011 18 Burnley 4–0 Ipswich Town Turf Moor
19:45 Vokes   33'
McCann   45+1', 66'
Treacy   64'
Rodriguez   77'
Report Attendance: 12,499
Referee: Miller

December edit

3 December 2011 19 Ipswich Town 1–2 Watford Portman Road
15:00 Andrews   44'   83' Report Nosworthy   51'
Dickinson   62'
Sordell   69' (pen)   81'
Deeney   74'
Attendance: 16,262
Referee: Stroud
10 December 2011 20 Barnsley 3–5 Ipswich Town Oakwell
17:20 Davies   14' (pen), 89'
Vaz Tê   39'
Report Stockdale   12'
Sonko   24'
Martin   28'
Andrews   46', 49'   54'
Chopra   58'   68'
Collins   66'
Scotland   83'
Attendance: 9,107
Referee: Sutton
17 December 2011 21 Ipswich Town 1–0 Derby County Portman Road
15:00 Andrews   46' Report Bailey   55'
Ward   90+6'
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Webb
26 December 2011 22 Leicester City 1–1 Ipswich Town King Power Stadium
15:00 Gallagher   69' (pen) Report Bowyer   4'
Sonko   8'
Martin   38'
Attendance: 27,091
Referee: Drysdale
31 December 2011 23 Reading 1–0 Ipswich Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 Pearce   64' Report Sonko   50' Attendance: 18,737
Referee: Waugh

January edit

2 January 2012 24 Ipswich Town 1–3 Nottingham Forest Portman Road
15:00 Leadbitter   75' (pen)   90+2' Report Tudgay   5', 78'
McCleary   26'
Attendance: 18,964
Referee: Boyeson
11 January 2012 25 Birmingham City 2–1 Ipswich Town St Andrew's
19:45 Žigić   9', 90+1' Report Martin   18'
Leadbitter   84'
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Lewis
14 January 2012 26 Ipswich Town 2–2 Blackpool Portman Road
15:00 Cresswell   7'
Ángel   10' (o.g.)
Hyam   24'
Smith   60'
Report Grandin   65'
Phillips   80'
Basham   84'
Attendance: 16,497
Referee: Ward
21 January 2012 27 Leeds United 3–1 Ipswich Elland Road
15:00 Becchio   58'   90+1'
Snodgrass   74'
McCormack   82'
Report Drury   34'
McCarthy   71'
Hyam   76'
Attendance: 22,844
Referee: Eltrigham
31 January 2012 28 Ipswich Town 5–1 West Ham United Portman Road
19:45 Chopra   3'
Murphy   44'
Martin   90+2'   45+3' (pen)
Emmanuel-Thomas   64', 90+4'
Report Collison   45'
Nolan   45+1'
McCartney   45+1'
Attendance: 22,185
Referee: Graham

February edit

4 February 2012 29 Coventry City 2–3 Ipswich Town Ricoh Arena
15:00 Clingan   29' (pen)
Deegan   45'
Wood   66'
Report Emmanuel-Thomas   22'
Chopra   64', 90+3'
Attendance: 13,464
Referee: Miller
11 February 2012 Ipswich Town A–A Middlesbrough Portman Road
15:00 Report Referee: Whitestone
Note: Abandoned after 37 minutes due to frozen pitch
14 February 2012 30 Portsmouth 0–1 Ipswich Town Fratton Park
19:45 Ben Haim   12'
Halford   50'
Rocha   83'
Report Chopra   13'
Hyam   30'
Emmanuel-Thomas   33'
Delaney   54'
Scotland   82'
Attendance: 14,330
Referee: Deadman
18 February 2012 31 Ipswich Town 3–0 Cardiff City Portman Road
15:00 Lee-Barrett   9'
Martin   21', 73'
Chopra   47'
Report Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Hooper
25 February 2012 32 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Ipswich Town Falmer Stadium
15:00 Mackail-Smith   20'
Barnes   65', 88'
Jara   78'
Report Hyam   35'
Chopra   69'
Delaney   75'
Attendance: 20,490
Referee: Webster

March edit

3 March 2012 33 Ipswich Town 3–0 Bristol City Portman Road
15:00 Chopra   25'
Leadbitter   30'
Edwards   43'
Smith   66'
Drury   85'
Delaney   88'
Report Davis   44'
Fontaine   60'
Bolaise   62'
Carey   90'
Attendance: 16,671
Referee: Woolmer
6 March 2012 34 Southampton 1–1 Ipswich Town St Mary's Stadium
19:45 Lambert   74'
Harding   87'
Report Murphy   68'
Scotland   85'
Attendance: 23,315
Referee: Drysdale
10 March 2012 35 Hull City 2–2 Ipswich Town KC Stadium
15:00 Brady   17'
McKenna   52'
Koren   54'
Dawson   75'
Report Delaney   30'
Leadbitter   65' (pen), 70'
Attendance: 17,625
Referee: East
17 March 2012 36 Ipswich Town 3–2 Peterborough United Portman Road
15:00 Leadbitter   15'
Murphy   76'
Cresswell   85'
Report Barnett   34'
Frecklington   64'
Sinclair   83'
Attendance: 17,927
Referee: Sutton
21 March 2012 37 Ipswich Town 1–0 Burnley Portman Road
19:45 Bowyer   30'
Chopra   54'
Leadbitter   89'  
Report Attendance: 16,564
Referee: Linington
24 March 2012 38 Watford 2–1 Ipswich Town Vicarage Road
15:00 Murray   71'
Deeney   82'
Report Emmanuel-Thomas   18' Attendance: 12,757
Referee: Walton
27 March 2012 39 Ipswich Town 1–1 Middlesbrough Portman Road
19:45 Smith   44'
Leadbitter   74'
Report Bailey   58'
Jutkiewicz   63'
Attendance: 18,727
Referee: Stroud
31 March 2012 40 Ipswich Town 1–0 Barnsley Portman Road
15:00 Murphy   48'
Martin   62'
Delaney   68'
Report Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Gibbs

April edit

7 April 2012 41 Derby County 0–0 Ipswich Town Pride Park Stadium
15:00 Shackell   87' Report Attendance: 24,156
Referee: Haywood
9 April 2012 42 Ipswich Town 1–2 Leicester City Portman Road
15:00 Scotland   43' Report Marshall   45'
King   55'
Nugent   58'
Attendance: 18,282
Referee: Bates
14 April 2012 43 Crystal Palace 1–1 Ipswich Town Selhurst Park
15:00 Martin   36'
O'Keefe   38'
Clyne   68'
Report Smith   24'
Martin   59'
Scotland   59'
Delaney   82'
Attendance: 17,961
Referee: Graham
17 April 2012 44 Ipswich Town 1–1 Birmingham City Portman Road
19:45 Emmanuel-Thomas   75' Report Burke   45'
Gomis   40'
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Sheldrake
21 April 2012 45 Ipswich Town 0–3 Millwall Portman Road
15:00 Report Keogh   3'   87'
Trotter   63'
Attendance: 18,947
Referee: Colin Webster
28 April 2012 46 Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Ipswich Town Keepmoat Stadium
12:30 Robert   34'
Beye   90+2'
Report Smith   10'
Stevenson   29'
Martin   42'
Scotland   79' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,764
Referee: Scott Mathieson

FA Cup edit

7 January 2012 Third round Hull City 3–1 Ipswich Town KC Stadium
15:00 McLean   27'
Cairney   32'
McShane   54'
Stewart   90+3'
Report Smith   50'
Scotland   57'
Attendance: 10,246
Referee: Pawson

Football League Cup edit

9 August 2011 First round Ipswich Town 1–2 Northampton Town Portman Road
19:45 Emmanuel-Thomas   11' Report Tozer   39'
Turnbull   54'
Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Naylor

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
10 June 2011 CF   Michael Chopra   Cardiff City £1,000,000[a] [11][12]
13 June 2011 CB   Ívar Ingimarsson   Reading Free transfer [13]
21 June 2011 CF   Nathan Ellington   Watford Free transfer [14]
1 July 2011 LB   Aaron Cresswell   Tranmere Rovers £240,000[b] [15]
10 July 2011 CM   Lee Bowyer   Birmingham City Free transfer [16]
26 July 2011 CF   Jay Emmanuel-Thomas   Arsenal £1,100,000 [17]
23 August 2011 GK   Richard Wright Free agent Free transfer [18]
25 August 2011 CM   Jimmy Bullard   Hull City Free transfer [19]
26 August 2011 CB   Ibrahima Sonko   Stoke City Free transfer [20]
30 January 2012 AM   Ryan Stevenson   Heart of Midlothian £50,000 [21]
  1. ^ The fee was officially believed to be £1.5 million, Ipswich Town manager Paul Jewell revealed the fee to be £1 million.
  2. ^ May rise to £520,000 based on appearances and promotion.

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
26 July 2011 GK   David Stockdale   Fulham 14 December 2011 [22]
12 August 2011 DM   Keith Andrews   Blackburn Rovers 30 January 2012 [23]
25 August 2011 CF   Daryl Murphy   Celtic 30 June 2011 [24]
9 September 2011 CB   Danny Collins   Stoke City 17 December 2011 [25]
30 September 2011 CB   Reece Wabara   Manchester City 31 December 2011 [26]
9 January 2012 GK   Alex McCarthy   Reading 11 April 2012 [27]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
23 May 2011 CB   Gareth McAuley   West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [28]
15 June 2011 CM   David Norris   Portsmouth Free transfer [29]
29 June 2011 CF   Connor Wickham   Sunderland £8,100,000[a] [30]
29 June 2011 LM   Luciano Civelli   Club Libertad Free transfer [31]
1 July 2011 CF   Pablo Couñago Free agent Released [32]
1 July 2011 CF   Kevin Lisbie   Leyton Orient Free transfer [32]
1 July 2011 CM   David Cawley Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2011 CB   Josh Meekings   Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer [34]
1 July 2011 LB   Rory McKeown   Kilmarnock Free transfer [34]
1 July 2011 GK   Ian McLoughlin   Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [34]
1 July 2011 GK   Brian Murphy   Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [35]
1 July 2011 CM   Alan Quinn Free agent Released [36]
1 July 2011 CB   Troy Brown   Rotherham United Free transfer [37]
1 July 2011 CB   Tom Eastman   Colchester United Free transfer [38]
1 July 2011 RM   Reggie Lambe Free agent Released [39]
30 July 2011 CM   Conor Hourihane   Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [40]
6 August 2011 GK   Márton Fülöp   West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [41]
23 November 2011 CM   Colin Healy   Cork City Free transfer [42]
9 January 2012 CB   Ívar Ingimarsson Retired [43]
17 January 2012 CF   Tamás Priskin   Alania Vladikavkaz Free transfer [44]
20 January 2012 LB   Shane O'Connor   Cork City Free transfer [45]
8 March 2012 LM   Jamie Griffiths   Sudbury Free transfer [46]
  1. ^ Fee could potentially rise to £12,000,000 with add-ons

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2011 CM   Jamie Griffiths   Plymouth Argyle 30 November 2011 [47]
15 September 2011 LW   Andy Drury   Crawley Town 19 January 2012 [48]
23 September 2011 RB   Jaime Peters   Bournemouth 8 December 2011 [49]
24 November 2011 LB   Shane O'Connor   Port Vale 20 January 2012 [50]
24 November 2011 CF   Tamás Priskin   Derby County 17 January 2012 [51]
25 November 2011 CF   Ronan Murray   Swindon Town 14 January 2012 [52]
19 January 2012 CF   Ronan Murray   Swindon Town 30 June 2012 [53]

New contracts edit

Number Position Nationality Name Contract length Expiry Ref.
3 LB   Aaron Cresswell 1 year 2015 [54]
29 RB   Jack Ainsley 1.5 years 2013 [55]
22 LW   Josh Carson 3 years 2015 [56]
28 CF   Ronan Murray 1.5 years 2013 [57]
19 CM   Luke Hyam 1 year 2013 [58]

Squad statistics edit

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Richard Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   ENG Arran Lee-Barrett 20 0 17+1 0 1 0 1 0
32 GK   ENG Alex McCarthy 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   CAN Jaime Peters 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Aaron Cresswell 46 1 44 1 1 0 1 0
5 DF   IRL Damien Delaney 30 0 26+3 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF   NZL Tommy Smith 28 3 24+2 3 0+1 0 1 0
29 DF   ENG Jack Ainsley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF   IRL Mark Kennedy 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   SEN Ibrahima Sonko 22 1 20+2 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   ENG Grant Leadbitter 36 5 32+2 5 1 0 0+1 0
7 MF   TRI Carlos Edwards 46 0 45 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Lee Bowyer 29 2 24+5 2 0 0 0 0
11 MF   ENG Lee Martin 35 5 28+6 5 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF   ENG Andy Drury 22 2 20+1 2 0 0 1 0
16 MF   SCO Ryan Stevenson 11 1 3+8 1 0 0 0 0
19 MF   ENG Luke Hyam 10 0 7+1 0 1 0 1 0
21 MF   ENG Jimmy Bullard 21 1 12+9 1 0 0 0 0
22 MF   NIR Josh Carson 17 2 5+11 2 1 0 0 0
38 MF   ENG Byron Lawrence 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 44 7 28+14 6 1 0 1 1
10 FW   ENG Michael Chopra 46 14 39+6 14 0+1 0 0 0
14 FW   TRI Jason Scotland 38 9 20+16 8 0+1 1 1 0
18 FW   ENG Nathan Ellington 17 0 1+14 0 1 0 1 0
27 FW   IRL Daryl Murphy 34 4 31+2 4 1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF   ISL Ívar Ingimarsson 8 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   ENG David Stockdale 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   IRL Keith Andrews 20 9 19+1 9 0 0 0 0
16 FW   HUN Tamás Priskin 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   IRL Colin Healy 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF   WAL Danny Collins 16 3 16 3 0 0 0 0
26 DF   ENG Reece Wabara 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
10 FW   Michael Chopra 14 0 0 14
15 MF   Keith Andrews 9 0 0 9
14 FW   Jason Scotland 7 1 0 8
9 FW   Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 6 0 1 7
6 MF   Grant Leadbitter 5 0 0 5
11 MF   Lee Martin 5 0 0 5
27 FW   Daryl Murphy 4 0 0 4
25 DF   Danny Collins 3 0 0 3
8 MF   Lee Bowyer 2 0 0 2
17 MF   Andy Drury 2 0 0 2
20 DF   Tommy Smith 2 0 0 2
22 MF   Josh Carson 2 0 0 2
3 DF   Aaron Cresswell 1 0 0 1
21 MF   Jimmy Bullard 1 0 0 1
31 DF   Ibrahima Sonko 1 0 0 1
Own goal 2 0 0 2
Total 64 1 1 66

Clean sheets edit

No. Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
12   Arran Lee-Barrett 5 0 0 5
13   David Stockdale 5 0 0 5
32   Alex McCarthy 2 0 0 2
Total 12 0 0 12

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
               
11 MF   Lee Martin 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
6 MF   Grant Leadbitter 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
20 DF   Tommy Smith 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2
3 DF   Aaron Cresswell 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
32 GK   Alex McCarthy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 DF   Damien Delaney 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
8 MF   Lee Bowyer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
31 DF   Ibrahima Sonko 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
19 MF   Luke Hyam 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 MF   Keith Andrews 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW   Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW   Michael Chopra 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 MF   Josh Carson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF   Danny Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK   David Stockdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 GK   Arran Lee-Barrett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF   Carlos Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW   Daryl Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 53 6 1 0 0 0 54 6

Awards edit

Player awards edit

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year   Aaron Cresswell [59]
Players' Player of the Year   Carlos Edwards [60]
Young Player of the Year   Gunnar Thorsteinsson [59]
Goal of the Season   Jason Scotland [60]

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