2011–12 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
Chairman	Dave Whelan
Manager	Roberto Martínez
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Third round; (eliminated by Swindon Town)
League Cup	Second round; (eliminated by Crystal Palace)
Top goalscorer	League: Franco Di Santo (7); All: Franco Di Santo (7)

The 2011–12 English football season is Wigan Athletic's seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. The club also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

At the end of the 2011–12 Premier League, Wigan Athletic finished in 15th place, two points below 14th-placed Stoke City. Wigan's last game of the Premier League season was a 3–2 victory against already-relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[1]

Season review

Summary

Wigan Athletic had a tough season, spending much of it in the relegation zone and often in the bottom two. They had eight consecutive losses, between 10 September and 6 November, until earning a draw against fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers on 19 November. Wigan were rock-bottom from 15 October to 26 November, when winning against Sunderland. They started to improve afterwards, accumulating some points during the Christmas period, but returned to losing ways with four-straight losses, all in January. Once again, after the defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on 31 January, Wigan were bottom in the table. After winning against fellow strugglers Wanderers, Wigan remained bottom on goal difference.

In March, Wigan greatly improved, first losing against Swansea City but earning draws against Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion. But it was from late March onwards when Wigan completely transformed themselves. They earned wins against Liverpool and Stoke City before a controversial 2–1 defeat against Chelsea, where both of Chelsea's goals were from an offside position. Nevertheless, Wigan were in very strong form and made history after beating Manchester United for the first time. This was followed by their first-ever away win against Arsenal, a defeat to Fulham and their biggest win in the Premier League, a 4–0 demolition of Newcastle United (who were chasing UEFA Champions League football). In the last two games of the season, Wigan beat Blackburn and Wolverhampton Wanderers – both of whom were relegated – to stay in the Premier League. In short, Wigan recorded seven wins in their last nine matches.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Sunderland	38	11	12	15	45	46	−1	45
14	Stoke City	38	11	12	15	36	53	−17	45
15	Wigan Athletic	38	11	10	17	42	62	−20	43
16	Aston Villa	38	7	17	14	37	53	−16	38
17	Queens Park Rangers	38	10	7	21	43	66	−23	37

Source:

Results & fixtures

Pre season

16 July 2011	Östersund	1 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Jämtkraft Arena, Sweden
20:00	Shaze 50' (pen.)		Moses 29' Boselli 68'	Attendance: 1,949 (93 away)

24 July 2011	Al Ain	0 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Bischofshofen, Austria
17:00				Attendance: 418

27 July 2011	Wigan Athletic	2 – 0	Al-Ahli	Leogang, Austria
16:30	Moses 9', 25'

31 July 2011	Preston North End	1 – 3	Wigan Athletic	Deepdale, England
15:00	Linganzi 27'		McCarthy 1' Moses 8' Boyce 30'	Attendance: 5,749 (1,733 away)

7 August 2011	Wigan Athletic	1 – 0	Villarreal	DW Stadium, England
16:00	Moses 45+1'

Premier League

13 August 2011 1	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Norwich City	Wigan
15:00	Watson 21' (pen.)	Report	Hoolahan 45'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 17,454 Referee: Stuart Attwell

20 August 2011 2	Swansea City	0 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Swansea
15:00		Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,028 Referee: Phil Dowd

27 August 2011 3	Wigan Athletic	2 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	Wigan
12:30	López 33' Di Santo 41', 66' Caldwell 77'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 17,225 Referee: Michael Oliver

10 September 2011 4	Manchester City	3 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Manchester
15:00	Agüero 13', 63', 69'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,509 Referee: Martin Atkinson

17 September 2011 5	Everton	3 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Liverpool
15:00	Jagielka 33' Vellios 84' Drenthe 90+2'	Report	Di Santo 31'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,576 Referee: Peter Walton

24 September 2011 6	Wigan Athletic	1 – 2	Tottenham Hotspur	Wigan
15:00	Diamé 50'	Report	Van der Vaart 3' Bale 23'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Jonathan Moss

1 October 2011 7	Aston Villa	2 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Birmingham
15:00	Agbonlahor 38' Bent 60'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,744 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

15 October 2011 8	Wigan Athletic	1 – 3	Bolton Wanderers	Wigan
15:00	Diamé 40'	Report	Reo-Coker 4' N'Gog 45+3' Eagles 90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 17,261 Referee: Mike Dean

22 October 2011 9	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Newcastle
15:00	Cabaye 81'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,321 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

29 October 2011 10	Wigan Athletic	0 – 2	Fulham	Wigan
15:00		Report	Dempsey 41' Dembélé 86'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 15,796 Referee: Mike Jones

6 November 2011 11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Wolverhampton
13:30 GMT	O'Hara 31', 80' Edwards 55' Ward 66' Hunt 78'	Report	Alcaraz 26' Watson 42'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Lee Probert

19 November 2011 12	Wigan Athletic	3 – 3	Blackburn Rovers	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Gómez 7' Caldwell 31' Crusat 88'	Report	Yakubu 2', 90+9' (pen.) Hoilett 59'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 17,329 Referee: Marriner

26 November 2011 13	Sunderland	1 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Larsson 8'	Report	Gómez 44' (pen.) Di Santo 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 37,883 Referee: Friend

3 December 2011 14	Wigan Athletic	0 – 4	Arsenal	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report	Arteta 28' Vermaelen 29' Gervinho 61' Van Persie 78'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,280 Referee: Clattenburg

10 December 2011 15	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 2	Wigan Athletic	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Reid 33'	Report	Moses 37' Gómez 57' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,446 Referee: Dean

17 December 2011 16	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Chelsea	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Gómez 88'	Report	Sturridge 59'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,320 Referee: Martin Atkinson

21 December 2011 17	Wigan Athletic	0 – 0	Liverpool	Wigan
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,230 Referee: Michael Oliver

26 December 2011 18	Manchester United	5 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Park 8' Berbatov 41', 58', 78' (pen.) Valencia 75'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,183 Referee: Phil Dowd

31 December 2011 19	Stoke City	2 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Walters 77' (pen.) Jerome 84'	Report	Moses 45' Watson 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 26,595 Referee: Michael Oliver

3 January 2012 20	Wigan Athletic	1 – 4	Sunderland	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Rodallega 62'	Report	Gardner 45+4' McClean 55' Sessègnon 73' Vaughan 80'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 15,871 Referee: Mike Dean

16 January 2012 21	Wigan Athletic	0 – 1	Manchester City	Wigan
19:45 GMT		Report	Džeko 22'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 16,026 Referee: Martin Atkinson

21 January 2012 22	Queens Park Rangers	3 – 1	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 GMT	Helguson 33' (pen.) Buzsáky 45' Smith 81'	Report	Rodallega 66'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,002 Referee: Jonathan Moss

31 January 2012 23	Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 1	Wigan Athletic	London
20:00 GMT	Bale 29', 64' Modrić 34'	Report	McArthur 80'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,801 Referee: Lee Probert

4 February 2012 24	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Everton	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Neville 73' (o.g.)	Report	Anichebe 83'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,340 Referee: Anthony Taylor

11 February 2012 25	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Bolton
15:00 GMT	M. Davies 67'	Report	Caldwell 43' McArthur 76'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,450 Referee: Howard Webb

25 February 2012 26	Wigan Athletic	0 – 0	Aston Villa	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 20,601 Referee: Friend

3 March 2012 27	Wigan Athletic	0 – 2	Swansea City	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report	Sigurðsson 45+2', 54'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,001 Referee: Marriner

11 March 2012 28	Norwich	1 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Norwich
16:00 GMT	Hoolahan 10', 55' Holt 43' Whitbread 61' Drury 72'	Report	Moses 68', 90+3' McCarthy 79' Alcaraz 81' McArthur 90+5'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,653 Referee: Friend

17 March 2012 29	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	West Bromwich Albion	Wigan
15:00 GMT	McArthur 54'	Report	Scharner 65'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 21,379 Referee: Oliver

24 March 2012 30	Liverpool	1 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Suárez 47', 54'	Report	Maloney 30' (pen.) Di Santo 43' Figueroa 53' Caldwell 63'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,431 Referee: Mason

31 March 2012 31	Wigan Athletic	2 – 0	Stoke City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Alcaraz 54' Moses 90+3'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,786 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

7 April 2012 32	Chelsea	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 GMT	Ivanović 62' Mata 90+3'	Report	Diamé 82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,651 Referee: Jones

11 April 2012 33	Wigan Athletic	1 – 0	Manchester United	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Di Santo 22' Maloney 50'	Report	Evans 22' Jones 85'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,115 Referee: Phil Dowd

16 April 2012 34	Arsenal	1 – 2	Wigan Athletic	London
20:00 GMT	Vermaelen 21' Sagna 33' Song 72'	Report	Di Santo 7' Gómez 8' Caldwell 59' Al-Habsi 90+1' McArthur 90+5'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,060 Referee: Andre Marriner

21 April 2012 35	Fulham	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 GMT	Pogrebnyak 58' Senderos 89'	Report	Boyce 57'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,689 Referee: Lee Mason

28 April 2012 36	Wigan Athletic	4 – 0	Newcastle United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Moses 13', 15' Maloney 36' Di Santo 45'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 22,187 Referee: Mike Dean

7 May 2012 37	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn
20:00 GMT		Report	Alcaraz 87'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,144 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

13 May 2012 38	Wigan Athletic	3 – 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Di Santo 12' Boyce 14', 79'	Report	Jarvis 9' Fletcher 86'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 21,986 Referee: Oliver

League Cup

13 September 2011 Second Round	Crystal Palace	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Selhurst Park
19:45	Ambrose 24' Williams 30'		Watson 90+2'	Attendance: 7,649

FA Cup

7 January 2012 Third Round	Swindon Town	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	County Ground
15:00	Connell 40' Benson 76'		McManaman 35'	Attendance: 13,238

Players

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
5	DF	Gary Caldwell		37	Club captain
3	DF	Antolín Alcaraz		1

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.

First team squad

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Chris Kirkland	GK	(1981-05-02) 2 May 1981	Liverpool
12	Mike Pollitt	GK	(1972-02-29) 29 February 1972	Rotherham United
13	Lee Nicholls	GK	(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992	Youth system
26	Ali Al-Habsi	GK	(1981-12-30) 30 December 1981	Bolton Wanderers
Defenders
2	Steve Gohouri	DF	(1981-02-08) 8 February 1981	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
3	Antolín Alcaraz	DF	(1982-07-30) 30 July 1982	Club Brugge
5	Gary Caldwell	DF	(1982-04-12) 12 April 1982	Celtic
17	Emmerson Boyce	DF	(1979-09-24) 24 September 1979	Crystal Palace
22	Patrick van Aanholt	DF	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990	Chelsea
23	Ronnie Stam	DF	(1984-06-18) 18 June 1984	Twente
24	Adrian López	DF	(1987-02-25) 25 February 1987	Deportivo La Coruña
31	Maynor Figueroa	DF	(1983-05-02) 2 May 1983	Olimpia
39	Jordan Mustoe	DF	(1991-01-28) 28 January 1991	Youth system
41	Daniel Redmond	DF	(1991-03-02) 2 March 1991	Youth system
43	Adam Buxton	DF	(1992-05-12) 12 May 1992	Youth system
Midfielders
4	James McCarthy	MF	(1990-11-12) 12 November 1990	Hamilton Academical
6	Hendry Thomas	MF	(1985-02-23) 23 February 1985	Olimpia
7	Albert Crusat	MF	(1982-05-13) 13 May 1982	Almería
8	Ben Watson	MF	(1985-07-09) 9 July 1985	Crystal Palace
10	Shaun Maloney	MF	(1983-01-24) 24 January 1983	Celtic
14	Jordi Gómez	MF	(1985-05-24) 24 May 1985	Espanyol
16	James McArthur	MF	(1987-10-07) 7 October 1987	Hamilton Academical
19	David Jones	MF	(1984-11-04) 4 November 1984	Wolverhampton Wanderers
21	Mohamed Diamé	MF	(1987-06-14) 14 June 1987	Rayo Vallecano
22	Jean Beausejour	MF	(1984-06-01) 1 June 1984	Birmingham City
30	Nouha Dicko	MF	(1992-05-14) 14 May 1992	Strasbourg
Forwards
9	Franco Di Santo	FW	(1989-04-07) 7 April 1989	Chelsea
11	Victor Moses	FW	(1990-12-12) 12 December 1990	Crystal Palace
15	Callum McManaman	FW	(1991-04-25) 25 April 1991	Youth system
18	Conor Sammon	FW	(1986-11-06) 6 November 1986	Kilmarnock
20	Hugo Rodallega	FW	(1985-07-25) 25 July 1985	Necaxa

Appearances and goals

As of 1 June 2012

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Chris Kirkland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Steve Gohouri	10	0	8+2	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Antolín Alcaraz	25	2	25	2	0	0	0	0
4	MF		James McCarthy	34	0	33	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF		Gary Caldwell	37	3	36	3	1	0	0	0
6	MF		Hendry Thomas	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Albert Crusat	16	1	4+11	1	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Ben Watson	23	3	14+7	2	1	0	0+1	1
9	FW		Franco Di Santo	33	5	24+8	5	1	0	0	0
10	MF		Shaun Maloney	15	3	8+5	3	1	0	1	0
11	FW		Victor Moses	39	6	36+2	6	0+1	0	0	0
12	GK		Mike Pollitt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Lee Nicholls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Jordi Gómez	29	5	24+4	5	0+1	0	0	0
15	FW		Callum McManaman	4	1	0+2	0	1	1	0+1	0
16	MF		James McArthur	33	3	18+13	3	1	0	1	0
17	DF		Emmerson Boyce	27	3	26	3	1	0	0	0
18	FW		Conor Sammon	27	1	8+17	1	0+1	0	1	0
19	MF		David Jones	17	0	13+3	0	0	0	1	0
20	FW		Hugo Rodallega	23	2	11+12	2	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Mohamed Diamé	26	3	18+8	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Jean Beausejour	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Ronnie Stam	20	0	13+7	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Adrián López	7	0	5	0	1	0	1	0
26	GK		Ali Al-Habsi	40	0	38	0	1	0	1	0
30	MF		Nouha Dicko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
31	DF		Maynor Figueroa	39	0	37+1	0	0	0	1	0
39	DF		Jordan Mustoe	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	DF		Daniel Redmond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF		Adam Buxton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players that played for Wigan this season that have left the club:
22	DF		Patrick van Aanholt	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0

Top scorers

Position	Number	Name	Premiership	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
FW	9	Franco Di Santo	7	0	0	7
FW	11	Victor Moses	6	0	0	6
MF	14	Jordi Gómez	5	0	0	5
MF	8	Ben Watson	3	0	1	4
DF	5	Gary Caldwell	3	0	0	3
MF	21	Mohamed Diamé	3	0	0	3
MF	16	James McArthur	3	0	0	3
MF	10	Shaun Maloney	3	0	0	3
DEF	17	Emmerson Boyce	3	0	0	3
FW	20	Hugo Rodallega	2	0	0	2
DF	3	Antolín Alcaraz	1	0	0	1
MF	7	Albert Crusat	1	0	0	1
FW	15	Callum McManaman	0	1	0	1
		Totals	41	1	1	43

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches

Last updated 20 April 2012

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
5		DF	Gary Caldwell	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
2		DF	Steve Gohouri	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
18		FW	Conor Sammon	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
4		MF	James McCarthy	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
31		DF	Maynor Figueroa	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
3		DF	Antolín Alcaraz	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
21		MF	Mohamed Diamé	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14		MF	Jordi Gómez	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Franco Di Santo	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16		MF	James McArthur	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11		MF	Victor Moses	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23		DF	Ronnie Stam	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17		DF	Emmerson Boyce	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		MF	David Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Ben Watson	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
26		GK	Ali Al-Habsi	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
22		MF	Jean Beausejour	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Albert Crusat	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		DF	Adrián López	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Shaun Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		FW	Callum McManaman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		FW	Hugo Rodallega	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Hendry Thomas	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	61	3	3	0	0	0	64	3

Suspensions served

Date	Matches Missed	Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
24 September 2011	3	Steve Gohouri	Sent off vs Tottenham Hotspur	Aston Villa (A), Bolton Wanderers (H), Newcastle United (A)
29 October 2011	1	Gary Caldwell	Reached five yellow cards	Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)
7 November 2011	3	Antolín Alcaraz	FA Charge - Spitting offense	Blackburn Rovers (H), Sunderland (A), Arsenal (H)
26 December 2011	3	Conor Sammon	Sent off vs Manchester United	Stoke City (A), Sunderland (H), Swindon Town (A)
31 December 2011	1	Gary Caldwell	Sent off vs Stoke City	Sunderland (H)
11 February 2012	1	James McCarthy	Reached five yellow cards	Aston Villa (H)
7 April 2012	1	Maynor Figueroa	Reached five yellow cards	Manchester United (H)

^1 The red card was successfully appealed and the punishment wasn't served.^[3]

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Ali Al-Habsi	Bolton Wanderers	£4,000,000
David Jones	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free
Nouha Dicko	Strasbourg	Free
Albert Crusat	Almería	Undisclosed
Shaun Maloney	Celtic	£1,000,000
Patrick van Aanholt	Chelsea	Loan
Jean Beausejour	Birmingham City	£2,500,000

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Jason Koumas	Unattached	Released
Steven Caldwell	Birmingham City	Free
Antonio Amaya	Real Betis	Undisclosed
Daniël de Ridder	Grasshopper	Released
Joseph Holt	Unattached	Released
Daniel Lambert	Unattached	Released
Thomas Oakes	Unattached	Released
Abián Serrano Dávila	Unattached	Released
Charles N'Zogbia	Aston Villa	£9,500,000
Román Golobart	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Five-month loan
Callum McManaman	Blackpool	Loan
Daniel Redmond	Hamilton Academical	Loan
Nouha Dicko	Blackpool	Loan
Jordan Mustoe	Barnet	Loan

References

↑ premierleague.com. "Premier League Table". Retrieved 23 May 2012.
↑ "Soccerbase team stats". Retrieved 6 June 2011.
↑ "Wigan win appeal over Sammon card". BBC News.

External links

Official website

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[1] remierleague.com. "Premier League Table". Retrieved 23 May 2012.

[2] "Soccerbase team stats". Retrieved 6 June 2011.

[3] "Wigan win appeal over Sammon card". BBC News.