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

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Ben Foster (on loan from Birmingham City)
3 DF Jonas Olsson (vice-captain)
5 MF Somen Tchoyi
6 DF Liam Ridgewell
7 MF James Morrison[notes 1]
8 MF Keith Andrews
9 FW Shane Long
11 MF Chris Brunt (club captain)
12 DF Steven Reid[notes 2]
13 GK Márton Fülöp
14 MF Jerome Thomas
17 MF Graham Dorrans
19 GK Luke Daniels
No. Position Player
20 DF Nicky Shorey
21 MF Youssuf Mulumbu[notes 3]
22 MF Zoltán Gera
23 DF Gareth McAuley
24 FW Peter Odemwingie[notes 4]
25 DF Craig Dawson
26 DF James Hurst
28 DF Billy Jones
29 MF George Thorne
30 DF Gabriel Tamaș
31 FW Simon Cox[notes 5]
32 FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné
33 MF Paul Scharner

Reserves and academy

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

No. Position Player
36 MF Adil Nabi
37 FW Kayleden Brown[notes 6]
38 FW Saido Berahino[notes 7]
No. Position Player
39 FW Kemar Roofe
42 DF Cameron Gayle
43 MF Jamie Edge

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
2 DF Joe Mattock (at Brighton & Hove Albion)
15 FW Chris Wood (at Bristol City)
16 MF Scott Allan (at Portsmouth)
18 DF Gonzalo Jara (at Brighton & Hove Albion)
27 MF Sam Mantom (at Walsall)
No. Position Player
34 DF Paul Downing (at Barnet)
35 MF Romaine Sawyers[notes 8] (at Shrewsbury Town)
40 DF Liam O'Neil (at VPS)
41 FW Lateef Elford-Alliyu[notes 9] (at Bury)
— GK Boaz Myhill[notes 10] (at Birmingham City)

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

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 Earthquakes2–1West Bromwich AlbionSanta Clara, California, USA
03:30 a.m. (BST) Bingham  3'
Stephenson  45'		 Report Thomas  53' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 6,872
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
17 July 2011 Ventura County Fusion2–4West Bromwich AlbionVentura, California, USA
23:00 (BST) Riley  29'
Barrera  49'		 Report Dorrans  3'
Cox  54'
Brunt  58' (pen.)
Bednář  66'		 Stadium: Ventura College
Attendance: –
Referee: –
21 July 2011 Portland Timbers2–3West Bromwich AlbionPortland, Oregon, USA
04:00 a.m. (BST) Johnson  26'
Lowry  29'		 Report Morrison  65'
Tchoyi  68'
Tamaș  90'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: –
Referee: A Chapman
26 July 2011 Rochdale3–0West Bromwich AlbionRochdale
19:30 Grimes  6'
Jones  28' (pen.)
Akpa Akpro  79'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,743
Referee: J Moss
27 July 2011 Southampton2–2West Bromwich AlbionSouthampton
19:45 Cork  73'
Lambert  85'		 Report Cox  58', 75' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 7,038
Referee: K Stroud
30 July 2011 Bristol City0–1West Bromwich AlbionBristol
15:00 Report Dawson  88' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,346
Referee: S. Hooper
4 August 2011 Olympiacos2–2West BromPiraeus, Greece
21:00  2'
 18' (pen.)		 Dorrans  4'
Thomas  47'		 Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: –
Referee: –
7 August 2011 West Bromwich Albion1–1ParmaWest Bromwich
15:00 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: –
Referee: –

Premier League
Main article: 2011–12 Premier League
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLWLDDWWLLWLDLWWDLLLWDLWWWLDLLWLWWDDL
Position171819142019171212131410141415131091215151515151413101412141413131310101010
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
14 August 2011 1West Bromwich Albion1–2Manchester UnitedWest Bromwich
16:00 BST Long  37'
Reid  38'
Scharner  86'
Cox  90+2'		  13' Rooney
Young  56'
Anderson  78'
 81' (o.g.) Reid		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,360
Referee: Mike Jones
20 August 2011 2Chelsea2–1West Bromwich AlbionLondon
17:30 BST Anelka  53'
Malouda  83'		  4' Long Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,091
28 August 2011 3West Bromwich Albion0–1Stoke CityWest Bromwich
15:00 BST  89' Shotton Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,909
11 September 2011 4Norwich City0–1West Bromwich AlbionNorwich
13:30 BST  3' Odemwingie Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,158
17 September 2011 5Swansea City3–0West Bromwich AlbionSwansea
15:00 BST Sinclair  14' (pen.)
Lita  24'
Dyer  49'		 Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,341
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 September 2011 6West Bromwich Albion0–0FulhamWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,835
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 October 2011 7Sunderland2–2West Bromwich AlbionSunderland
15:00 BST Bendtner  24'
Elmohamady  26'		 Report  4' Morrison
 5' Long		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,815
Referee: Lee Mason
16 October 2011 8West Bromwich Albion2–0Wolverhampton WanderersWest Bromwich
12:00 BST Brunt  8'
Odemwingie  75'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,872
Referee: Chris Foy
22 October 2011 9Aston Villa1–2West Bromwich AlbionBirmingham
15:00 Bent  23' (pen.) Report Olsson  45'
Scharner  57'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,152
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 October 2011 10West Bromwich Albion0–2LiverpoolWest Bromwich
17:30 BST Report Adam  9' (pen.)
Carroll  45+1'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,522
Referee: Lee Mason
5 November 2011 11Arsenal3–0West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 GMT Van Persie  22'
Vermaelen  39'
Arteta  79'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,091
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 November 2011 12West Bromwich Albion2–1Bolton WanderersWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Thomas  16'
Long  56'		 Report Klasnić  21' (pen.) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,221
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
26 November 2011 13West Bromwich Albion1–3Tottenham HotspurWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Mulumbu  8' report Adebayor  25', 90+3'
Defoe  81'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,801
Referee: Lee Probert
3 December 2011 14Queens Park Rangers1–1West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 BST Helguson  20' Report Long  81' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,290
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 December 2011 15West Bromwich Albion1–2Wigan AthleticWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Reid  33' report Moses  37'
Gómez  57' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,446
Referee: Mike Dean
17 December 2011 16Blackburn Rovers1–2West Bromwich AlbionBlackburn
15:00 GMT Dann  72' Report Morrison  52'
Odemwingie  89'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,909
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
21 December 2011 17Newcastle United2–3West Bromwich AlbionNewcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT Ba  31', 81' Report Odemwingie  20'
McAuley  44'
Scharner  85'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,060
Referee: Taylor
26 December 2011 18West Bromwich Albion0–0Manchester CityWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,938
Referee: Lee Mason
1 January 2012 19West Bromwich Albion0–1EvertonWest Bromwich
12:45 GMT Report Anichebe  87' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,038
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 January 2012 20Tottenham Hotspur1–0West Bromwich AlbionLondon
19:45 GMT Defoe  63' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,062
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 January 2012 21West Bromwich Albion1–2Norwich CityWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Long  68' (pen.) Report Surman  43'
Morison  79'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,474
Referee: Mike Dean
21 January 2012 22Stoke City1–2West Bromwich AlbionStoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Jerome  86' Report Morrison  35'
Dorrans  90+1'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,865
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 February 2012 23Fulham1–1West Bromwich AlbionLondon
19:45 GMT Dempsey  69' Report Tchoyi  82' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,689
Referee: Mark Halsey
4 February 2012 24West Bromwich Albion1–2Swansea CityWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Fortuné  54' Report Sigurðsson  55'
Graham  59'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,274
Referee: Jonathan Moss
12 February 2012 25Wolverhampton Wanderers1–5West Bromwich AlbionWolverhampton
13:30 GMT Fletcher  45' report Odemwingie  34', 77', 88'
Olsson  64'
Andrews  85'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 27,131
Referee: Lee Mason
25 February 2012 26West Bromwich Albion4–0SunderlandWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Odemwingie  3', 48'
James Morrison  41'
Andrews  90+1'		 report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,311
Referee: Chris Foy
3 March 2012 27West Bromwich Albion1–0ChelseaWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT McAuley  82' report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,838
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 March 2012 28Manchester United2–0West Bromwich AlbionManchester
15:00 BST Rooney  35', 71' report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,598
Referee: Lee Probert
17 March 2012 29Wigan Athletic1–1West Bromwich AlbionWigan
15:00 BST McArthur  54' Report Scharner  65' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 21,379
Referee: Michael Oliver
25 March 2012 30West Bromwich Albion1–3Newcastle UnitedWest Bromwich
16:00 BST Long  52' Report Cissé  6', 34'
Ben Arfa  12'
Williamson  69'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,049
Referee: Chris Foy
31 March 2012 31Everton2–0West Bromwich AlbionLiverpool
15:00 BST McAuley  18' (o.g.)
Anichebe  87'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,051
Referee: Peter Walton
7 April 2012 32West Bromwich Albion3–0Blackburn RoversWest Bromwich
15:00 Martin Olsson  7' (o.g.)
Fortuné  69'
Ridgewell  85'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,414
Referee: Lee Probert
11 April 2012 33Manchester City4–0West Bromwich AlbionManchester
19:45 Agüero  6', 54'
Tevez  61'
Silva  64'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,746
Referee: Friend
14 April 2012 34West Bromwich Albion1–0Queens Park RangersWest Bromwich
15:00 Dorrans  22',  70'
Mulumbu  51'
Ridgewell  61'		 Report Diakité  56' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,521
Referee: Moss
22 April 2012 35Liverpool0–1West Bromwich AlbionLiverpool
16:00 Shelvey  90+4' Report Odemwingie  75' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,660
Referee: Swarbrick
28 April 2012 36West Bromwich Albion0–0Aston VillaWest Bromwich
15:00 Report Warnock  37'
Hutton  43'
Clark  59'
Heskey  62'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,984
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
6 May 2012 37Bolton Wanderers2–2West Bromwich AlbionBolton
14:00 Petrov  24' (pen.)
Boyata  38'
Jones  72' (o.g.)		 Report Jones  45'
Long  54'
Andrews  56'
Brunt  73',  75'
Morrison  90'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,662
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 May 2012 38West Bromwich Albion2–3ArsenalThe Hawthorns
15:00 Long  11'
Dorrans  15'		 Benayoun  4'
Santos  30'
Koscielny  54'		 Attendance: 26,358
Referee: Mike Jones

League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
23 August 2011 R2AFC Bournemouth1–4West Bromwich AlbionBournemouth
19:45 Lovell  48' Thomas  7'
Fortuné  42', 78'
Cox  53'		 Stadium: Seward Stadium
Attendance: 6,911
21 September 2011 R3Everton2–1 (a.e.t.)West Bromwich AlbionLiverpool
20:00 Fellaini  89'
Neville  103'		 Brunt  57' (pen.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 17,647

FA Cup
Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
7 January 2012 R3West Bromwich Albion4–2Cardiff CityWest Bromwich
15:00 Odemwingie  7'
Cox  33', 61', 90'		 Earnshaw  36'
Mason  50'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 12,454
28 January 2012 R4West Bromwich Albion1–2Norwich CityWest Bromwich
15:00 Fortuné  54' Holt  35'
Jackson  85'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,434

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Liverpool 38 14 10 14 47 40 +7 52 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
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
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
As of 31 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ben Foster 3903702000
2 DF Joe Mattock 3000101+10
3 DF Jonas Olsson 3423320010
4 DF Marek Cech 10000010
5 MF Somen Tchoyi 2116+1210+2010
6 DF Liam Ridgewell 1311310000
7 MF James Morrison 33523+75200+10
8 MF Keith Andrews 1428+620000
9 FW Shane Long 34824+880+1010
11 MF Chris Brunt 28323+420011
12 DF Steven Reid 22121+110000
13 GK Márton Fülöp 30100020
14 MF Jerome Thomas 31226+311011
17 MF Graham Dorrans 35316+1532020
18 DF Gonzalo Jara 701+302010
20 DF Nicky Shorey 26022+301000
21 MF Youssuf Mulumbu 36134+111000
22 MF Zoltán Gera 30300000
23 DF Gareth McAuley 3623221+1020
24 FW Peter Odemwingie 321125+5101110
25 DF Craig Dawson 1206+20201+10
27 MF Sam Mantom 1000000+10
28 DF Billy Jones 21017+101020
29 MF George Thorne 601+201020
30 DF Gabriel Tamaș 1007+101+1000
31 FW Simon Cox 2247+1102321
32 FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné 20512+521+1112
33 MF Paul Scharner 30318+113000+10
43 FW Roman Bednář 1000000+10

Captains
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
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
Last updated on 20 May 2012 (Not fully Checked)
Place Position Nation Number Name Premiership FA Cup League Cup Total
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

Notes
  1. Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.
  2. Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  3. Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008.
  4. Odemwingie was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SRR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his father and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2002.
  5. Cox was born in Tilehurst, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011.
  6. Brown was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
  7. Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.
  8. Sawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012.
  9. Elford-Alliyu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
  10. Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  11. Barnes was born in Barking and Dagenham, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his grandparents, declared for them internationally in 2014, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2015.
  12. Méïté was born in Colombes, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003.
  13. Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.

References
  1. "West Brom building on celebrity fan base". Express & Star. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. "Chairman reveals stadium plans". WBA Official Site. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  3. Shown on Match of the Day on 31 January.
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