2011–12 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
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.
Chairman | Dave Whelan | |||
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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) | |||
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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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Competitions
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 |
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 | QPR | 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 | QPR | 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 |
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 |
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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
Appearances and goals
- As of 1 June 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 | 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 | Nation | Number | Name | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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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 | 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 |
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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) |
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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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.