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.

Wigan Athletic
ChairmanDave Whelan
ManagerRoberto Martínez
Premier League15th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Swindon Town)
League CupSecond round
(eliminated by Crystal Palace)
Top goalscorerLeague: Franco Di Santo (7)
All: Franco Di Santo (7)

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: Premier League
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
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

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDDWLLLLLLLLDWLWDDLDLLLLDWDLDDWWLWWLWWW
Position8128915151819192020201920181818181819202020202020202019191919171617161515
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
13 August 2011 1 Wigan Athletic 11 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 00 Wigan Athletic Swansea
15:00 Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 19,028
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 August 2011 3 Wigan Athletic 20 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 30 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 31 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 12 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 20 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 13 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 10 Wigan Athletic Newcastle
15:00 Cabaye 81' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,321
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
29 October 2011 10 Wigan Athletic 02 Fulham Wigan
15:00 Report Dempsey 41'
Dembélé 86'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 15,796
Referee: Mike Jones
6 November 2011 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 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 33 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 12 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 04 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 12 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 11 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 00 Liverpool Wigan
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,230
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 December 2011 18 Manchester United 50 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 22 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 14 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 01 Manchester City Wigan
19:45 GMT Report Džeko 22' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,026
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 January 2012 22 QPR 31 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 31 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 11 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 12 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 00 Aston Villa Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,601
Referee: Friend
3 March 2012 27 Wigan Athletic 02 Swansea City Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Sigurðsson 45+2', 54' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,001
Referee: Marriner
11 March 2012 28 Norwich 11 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 11 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 12 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 20 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 21 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 10 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 12 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 21 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 40 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 01 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
20:00 GMT Report Alcaraz 87' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,144
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
13 May 2012 38 Wigan Athletic 32 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 Nationality 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

[2]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Chris Kirkland 00000000
2 DF  CIV Steve Gohouri 1008+200000
3 DF  PAR Antolín Alcaraz 2522520000
4 MF  IRL James McCarthy 3403300010
5 DF  SCO Gary Caldwell 3733631000
6 MF  HON Hendry Thomas 20001010
7 MF  ESP Albert Crusat 1614+1110010
8 MF  ENG Ben Watson 23314+72100+11
9 FW  ARG Franco Di Santo 33524+851000
10 MF  SCO Shaun Maloney 1538+531010
11 FW  NGA Victor Moses 39636+260+1000
12 GK  ENG Mike Pollitt 00000000
13 GK  ENG Lee Nicholls 00000000
14 MF  ESP Jordi Gómez 29524+450+1000
15 FW  ENG Callum McManaman 410+20110+10
16 MF  SCO James McArthur 33318+1331010
17 DF  BRB Emmerson Boyce 2732631000
18 FW  IRL Conor Sammon 2718+1710+1010
19 MF  ENG David Jones 17013+300010
20 FW  COL Hugo Rodallega 23211+1220000
21 MF  SEN Mohamed Diamé 26318+830+000+00
22 MF  CHI Jean Beausejour 1601600000
23 DF  NED Ronnie Stam 20013+700000
24 DF  ESP Adrián López 70501010
26 GK  OMA Ali Al-Habsi 4003801010
30 MF  FRA Nouha Dicko 1000000+10
31 DF  HON Maynor Figueroa 39037+100010
39 DF  ENG Jordan Mustoe 10001000
41 DF  ENG Daniel Redmond 00000000
43 DF  ENG Adam Buxton 00000000
Players that played for Wigan this season that have left the club:
22 DF  NED Patrick van Aanholt 40300010

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
FW9Franco Di Santo7007
FW11Victor Moses6006
MF14Jordi Gómez5005
MF8Ben Watson3014
DF5Gary Caldwell3003
MF21Mohamed Diamé3003
MF16James McArthur3003
MF10Shaun Maloney3003
DEF17Emmerson Boyce3003
FW20Hugo Rodallega2002
DF3Antolín Alcaraz1001
MF7Albert Crusat1001
FW15Callum McManaman0101
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
5DFGary Caldwell81000081
2DFSteve Gohouri31000031
18FWConor Sammon11000011
4MFJames McCarthy60000060
31DFMaynor Figueroa60000060
3DFAntolín Alcaraz40000040
21MFMohamed Diamé40000040
14MFJordi Gómez40000040
9FWFranco Di Santo40000040
16MFJames McArthur40000040
11MFVictor Moses30000030
23DFRonnie Stam30000030
17DFEmmerson Boyce20000020
19MFDavid Jones20000020
8MFBen Watson10100020
26GKAli Al-Habsi10100020
22MFJean Beausejour10000010
7MFAlbert Crusat10000010
24DFAdrián López10000010
10MFShaun Maloney10000010
15FWCallum McManaman10000010
20FWHugo Rodallega10000010
6MFHendry Thomas00100010
TOTALS 61 3 3 0 0 0 64 3

Suspensions served

DateMatches MissedPlayerReasonOpponents Missed
24 September 20113Steve GohouriSent off vs Tottenham HotspurAston Villa (A), Bolton Wanderers (H), Newcastle United (A)
29 October 20111Gary CaldwellReached five yellow cardsWolverhampton Wanderers (A)
7 November 20113Antolín AlcarazFA Charge - Spitting offenseBlackburn Rovers (H), Sunderland (A), Arsenal (H)
26 December 20113Conor SammonSent off vs Manchester UnitedStoke City (A), Sunderland (H), Swindon Town (A)
31 December 20111Gary CaldwellSent off vs Stoke CitySunderland (H)
11 February 20121James McCarthyReached five yellow cardsAston Villa (H)
7 April 20121Maynor FigueroaReached five yellow cardsManchester United (H)
  • ^1 The red card was successfully appealed and the punishment wasn't served.[3]

Transfers

References

  1. premierleague.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.
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