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2011–12 Premier League

2011–12 Premier League

The 2011–12 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 13 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012 with Manchester City sealing their first league title since 1968 with victory over Queens Park Rangers on the final day. The title was City's first Premier League success, making them the fifth club to win the Premier League in its 20-year history.[6] City finished level on 89 points with Manchester United, but their goal difference was eight better than their local rivals', making it the first time the Premier League had been won on goal difference.

The league was contested by 20 teams, 17 returning from the 2010–11 season and three promoted from the Football League Championship. Championship winners Queens Park Rangers and runners-up Norwich City gained automatic promotion whilst Swansea City gained promotion through the Football League Championship play-offs beating Reading 4–2 in May 2011, becoming the first non-English team to play in the Premier League. All three promoted clubs avoided relegation for the first time since the 2001–02 campaign. The season was voted as the greatest Premier League season in the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards.[7]

[[LINK|lang_en|Premier_League|Premier League]]
Season2011–12
Dates13 August 2011–13 May 2012
ChampionsManchester City
1st Premier League title
3rd English title
RelegatedBlackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Champions LeagueManchester City
Manchester United
Arsenal
Chelsea (as Champions League winners)
Europa LeagueTottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United
Liverpool
Matches played380
Goals scored1,066 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerRobin van Persie (30 goals)
Best goalkeeperJoe Hart (17 clean sheets)
Biggest home winManchester United 8–2 Arsenal(28 August 2011)
Arsenal 7–1 Blackburn Rovers(4 February 2012)
Fulham 6–0 Queens Park Rangers(2 October 2011)
Biggest away winManchester United 1–6 Manchester City
(23 October 2011)
Bolton Wanderers 0–5 Manchester United
(10 September 2011)
Fulham 0–5 Manchester United
(21 December 2011)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5 Manchester United
(18 March 2012)
Norwich City 1–6 Manchester City
(14 April 2012)
Highest scoringManchester United 8–2 Arsenal(28 August 2011)
Longest winning run8 games[4]
Manchester United
Longest unbeaten run14 games[4]
Manchester City
Longest winless run12 games[4]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Longest losing run8 games[4]
Wigan Athletic
Highest attendance75,627[4]
Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(10 December 2011)
Lowest attendance15,195[4]
Queens Park Rangers v Bolton Wanderers
(13 August 2011)
Total attendance13,148,465[4][5]
Average attendance34,601[4][5]

Season summary

Manchester City won the title in a tense finale, their first championship since 1968. City's local rivals Manchester United were the early pace-setters, leading the table until October when they drew at Liverpool allowing Manchester City to overtake them. The following week, City increased their lead to five points with a shock 6–1 away victory at Old Trafford, which they maintained until December, when they dropped points and their lead narrowed, but City remained in front until March, when a defeat at Swansea City saw them drop behind United. City's bad form continued for the next month while United went on a winning run, so that with six matches remaining United were eight points ahead of City and the title seemingly decided. However, United then faltered with a defeat and a draw in their next two games, while City won all three to narrow the gap to three points. City then beat United 1–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium to move back ahead of United on goal difference. Both sides won their penultimate matches to maintain the status quo.

Going into the final matches, which were played simultaneously, City were top of the league, ahead of Manchester United on goal difference. However, a Wayne Rooney goal away to Sunderland gave United the advantage. A 39th-minute goal from Pablo Zabaleta, his first of the season, put City back on top at half time. In a dramatic second half Djibril Cissé equalised for Queens Park Rangers in the 48th minute. Shortly after, Joey Barton of QPR was sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez; on his way off the pitch, he kicked Sergio Agüero, attempted to headbutt Vincent Kompany and squared up to Mario Balotelli. Despite the numerical advantage, City went behind after Jamie Mackie gave QPR the lead in the 66th minute. As time wound down in both matches, it appeared that Manchester United would win the title with their victory over Sunderland. But Edin Džeko equalised for City in the 92nd minute. While United players waited on the field at Sunderland for a possible trophy presentation, Manchester City's Sergio Agüero scored the game winner in the 95th minute to clinch the title on goal difference.[8][9] The 6–1 loss was even more important than it seemed at the time, because if the score had been 2–1 then both teams would have ended with identical records (points, goal difference, goals scored, win record, etc.) which by Premier League rules would have meant a play-off game at a neutral ground to decide the title.[10]

For most of the season, Tottenham Hotspur were in third place, a couple of points behind the Manchester clubs, and there was much speculation as to whether Tottenham could mount a title challenge. However, from late February onward their season collapsed, starting with a 5–2 defeat to local rivals Arsenal, whom they had been 10 points ahead of before the game, and just four wins in their last 13 games condemned Tottenham to finishing a point below Arsenal, who finished third to join Manchester City and Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League,[11] completing a strong recovery from a disastrous start to the season including an 8–2 defeat at Manchester United in August. Tottenham finished in the fourth and final Champions League slot but missed out on qualification for the competition because Chelsea's victory in the 2012 Champions League Final automatically entitled them to defend their title in the 2012–13 tournament at the expense of the lowest ranked team that would otherwise qualify for the competition through league position. This was the first time that this rule had been implemented in the Premier League, having been introduced by UEFA after Liverpool's controversial qualification for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League. This consequently marked the first time that the club finishing fourth in the Premier League had not qualified for the tournament since the fourth qualifying spot was introduced in the 2001–02 season. Newcastle United finished fifth and qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.[12] Everton finished 7th, just above local rivals Liverpool. Despite finishing above them for the first time in seven years, it was Liverpool who claimed the final Europa League slot, by virtue of winning the 2011–12 Football League Cup.[13]

Elsewhere in the league, QPR avoided relegation, despite losing to Manchester City; Bolton Wanderers could only draw at Stoke City, failing to overtake QPR, and therefore joining Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers in being relegated to the Championship. For the second time in the Premier League's history, none of the three clubs promoted from the Championship in the previous season were relegated at the end of the season with the other two teams, Swansea City and Norwich City, finishing 11th and 12th respectively. The last time all three newly promoted teams stayed up (2001–02), Blackburn and Bolton were two of those teams.

Liverpool's Luis Suárez was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra and was given an eight-match ban.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City and Swansea City, returning to the top flight after absences of fifteen, six and twenty-eight years respectively. This was also Swansea City's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Birmingham City, Blackpool and West Ham United, ending their top-flight spells of two, one and six years respectively. This was the first season in the Premier League era where a Welsh team competed and the first season where a Welsh team competed in the top flight of English football since the 1982–83 season.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2011–12 Premier League teams

Locations of the 2011–12 Premier League teams

Greater London Premier League football clubs

Greater London Premier League football clubs

Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs

Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity[14]
ArsenalLondon(Holloway)Emirates Stadium60,361
Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park42,785
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,154
Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium28,100
ChelseaLondon(Fulham)Stamford Bridge42,449
EvertonLiverpool(Walton)Goodison Park40,157
FulhamLondon(Fulham)Craven Cottage25,700
LiverpoolLiverpool(Anfield)Anfield45,276
Manchester CityManchesterCity of Manchester Stadium47,405
Manchester UnitedOld TraffordOld Trafford75,811
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park52,409
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road27,183
Queens Park RangersLondon(Shepherd's Bush)Loftus Road18,439
Stoke CityStoke-on-TrentBritannia Stadium27,740
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
Swansea CitySwanseaLiberty Stadium20,520
Tottenham HotspurLondon(Tottenham)White Hart Lane36,230
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns27,877
Wigan AthleticWiganDW Stadium25,133
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux Stadium27,828[1]

Personnel and kits

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

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturer[14]Shirt sponsor[14]
ArsenalFranceArsène WengerNetherlandsRobin van PersieNikeEmirates
Aston VillaScotlandAlex McLeishBulgariaStiliyan Petrov4NikeGenting Casinos
Blackburn RoversScotlandSteve KeanEnglandPaul Robinson5UmbroThe Prince's Trust[16]
Bolton WanderersRepublic of IrelandOwen CoyleEnglandKevin DaviesReebok188BET
ChelseaItalyRoberto Di MatteoEnglandJohn TerryAdidasSamsung
EvertonScotlandDavid MoyesEnglandPhil NevilleLe Coq SportifChang Beer
FulhamNetherlandsMartin JolEnglandDanny MurphyKappaFxPro
LiverpoolScotlandKenny DalglishEnglandSteven GerrardAdidasStandard Chartered
Manchester CityItalyRoberto ManciniBelgiumVincent KompanyUmbroEtihad Airways
Manchester UnitedScotlandSir Alex FergusonSerbiaNemanja Vidić6NikeAon
Newcastle UnitedEnglandAlan PardewArgentinaFabricio ColocciniPumaNorthern Rock/Virgin Money1
Norwich CityScotlandPaul LambertEnglandGrant HoltErreàAviva
Queens Park RangersWalesMark HughesEnglandJoey BartonLottoNo sponsor7/Malaysia Airlines and Air Asia2
Stoke CityWalesTony PulisEnglandRyan ShawcrossAdidasBritannia
SunderlandMartin O'NeillEnglandLee CattermoleUmbroTombola
Swansea CityBrendan RodgersEnglandGarry MonkAdidas32Red
Tottenham HotspurEnglandHarry RedknappEnglandLedley KingPumaAurasma3
West Bromwich AlbionEnglandRoy HodgsonChris BruntAdidasBodog
Wigan AthleticSpainRoberto MartínezScotlandGary CaldwellMiFit12BET
Wolverhampton WanderersEnglandTerry ConnorEnglandRoger JohnsonBURRDASportingbet

  • 1 Following Virgin Money's acquisition of Northern Rock on 1 January 2012, Virgin Money started to appear on the team's kits from 4 January 2012.[17]

  • 2 Malaysia Airlines appeared on Queens Park Rangers' home kit, with Air Asia appearing on their two away kits.[18]

  • 3 Aurasma is a subsidiary of Autonomy

  • 4Stiliyan Petrov was Villa's captain until March, when he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. Gabriel Agbonlahor was handed the captaincy in Petrov's absence.[19]

  • 5Chris Samba was previously Blackburn's captain. Following Samba's transfer to Anzhi Makhachkala, Robinson was handed the captaincy.[20]

  • 6On 7 December 2011, Vidić twisted his knee during United's Champions League clash at Basel and left the field on a stretcher.[21] Vidic missed the rest of the season and Patrice Evra assumed the captaincy of Manchester United.[22]

  • 7 Queens Park Rangers ran sponsorless until 12 September 2011

In addition, Nike had a new design for their match ball (white from August to October and March to May; high-visibility yellow from November through February) called Seitiro, featuring a modified flame design.[23]

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition at departureIncoming managerDate of appointment
ChelseaItalyCarlo AncelottiSacked22 May 2011[24]Pre-seasonPortugalAndré Villas-Boas22 June 2011[25]
Aston VillaFranceGérard HoullierResigned on grounds of ill health1 June 2011[26]ScotlandAlex McLeish17 June 2011[27]
FulhamWalesMark HughesResigned2 June 2011[28]NetherlandsMartin Jol7 June 2011[29]
SunderlandEnglandSteve BruceSacked30 November 2011[30]16thMartin O'Neill3 December 2011[31]
Queens Park RangersEnglandNeil Warnock8 January 2012[32]17thWalesMark Hughes10 January 2012[33]
Wolverhampton WanderersRepublic of IrelandMick McCarthy13 February 2012[34]18thEnglandTerry Connor24 February 2012[35]
ChelseaPortugalAndré Villas-Boas4 March 2012[36]5thItalyRoberto Di Matteo4 March 2012[36]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Manchester City(C)3828559329+64892012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2Manchester United3828558933+5689
3Arsenal38217107449+2570
4Tottenham Hotspur3820996641+25692012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage[2]
5Newcastle United38198115651+5652012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round[2]
6Chelsea381810106546+19642012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage[2]
7Everton381511125040+1056
8Liverpool381410144740+7522012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round[3]
9Fulham381410144851−352
10West Bromwich Albion38138174552−747
11Swansea City381211154451−747
12Norwich City381211155266−1447
13Sunderland381112154546−145
14Stoke City381112153653−1745
15Wigan Athletic381110174262−2043
16Aston Villa38717143753−1638
17Queens Park Rangers38107214366−2337
18Bolton Wanderers(R)38106224677−3136Relegation to 2012–13 Football League Championship
19Blackburn Rovers(R)3887234878−3031
20Wolverhampton Wanderers(R)38510234082−4225

Results

Home \ AwayARSASTBLBBOLCHEEVEFULLIVMCIMUNNEWNORQPRSTKSUNSWATOTWBAWIGWOL
Arsenal—3–07–13–00–01–01–10–21–01–22–13–31–03–12–11–05–23–01–21–1
Aston Villa1–2—3–11–22–41–11–00–20–10–11–13–22–21–10–00–21–11–22–00–0
Blackburn Rovers4–31–1—1–20–10–13–12–30–40–20–22–03–21–22–04–21–21–20–11–2
Bolton Wanderers0–01–22–1—1–50–20–33–12–30–50–21–22–15–00–21–11–42–21–21–1
Chelsea3–51–32–13–0—3–11–11–22–13–30–23–16–11–01–04–10–02–12–13–0
Everton0–12–21–11–22–0—4–00–21–00–13–11–10–10–14–01–01–02–03–12–1
Fulham2–10–01–12–01–11–3—1–02–20–55–22–16–02–12–10–31–31–12–15–0
Liverpool1–21–11–13–14–13–00–1—1–11–13–11–11–00–01–10–00–00–11–22–1
Manchester City1–04–13–02–02–12–03–03–0—1–03–15–13–23–03–34–03–24–03–03–1
Manchester United8–24–02–33–03–14–41–02–11–6—1–12–02–02–01–02–03–02–05–04–1
Newcastle United0–02–13–12–00–32–12–12–00–23–0—1–01–03–01–10–02–22–31–02–2
Norwich City1–22–03–32–00–02–21–10–31–61–24–2—2–11–12–13–10–20–11–12–1
Queens Park Rangers2–11–11–10–41–01–10–13–22–30–20–01–2—1–02–33–01–01–13–11–2
Stoke City1–10–03–12–20–01–12–01–01–11–11–31–02–3—0–12–02–11–22–22–1
Sunderland1–22–22–12–21–21–10–01–01–00–10–13–03–14–0—2–00–02–21–20–0
Swansea City3–20–03–03–11–10–22–01–01–00–10–22–31–12–00–0—1–13–00–04–4
Tottenham Hotspur2–12–02–03–01–12–02–04–01–51–35–01–23–11–11–03–1—1–03–11–1
West Bromwich Albion2–30–03–02–11–00–10–00–20–01–21–31–21–00–14–01–21–3—1–22–0
Wigan Athletic0–40–03–31–31–11–10–20–00–11–04–01–12–02–01–40–21–21–1—3–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers0–32–30–22–31–20–02–00–30–20–51–22–20–31–22–12–20–21–53–1—

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Luis Suárez for Liverpool against Sunderland (13 August 2011)[37]

  • Last goal of the season: Sergio Agüero for Manchester City against Queens Park Rangers (13 May 2012).

  • Fastest goal of the season: 24 seconds – Andrea Orlandi for Swansea City against Wolverhampton Wanderers (28 April 2012)[38]

  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals[4] Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal (28 August 2011) Fulham 6–0 Queens Park Rangers (2 October 2011) Arsenal 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (4 February 2012)

  • Highest scoring game: 10 goals[4] Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal (28 August 2011)

  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals[4] Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal (28 August 2011)

  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals[4] Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Arsenal (17 September 2011) Chelsea 3–5 Arsenal (29 October 2011)

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[39]
1NetherlandsRobin van PersieArsenal30
2EnglandWayne RooneyManchester United27
3ArgentinaSergio AgüeroManchester City23
4United StatesClint DempseyFulham17
TogoEmmanuel AdebayorTottenham Hotspur17
NigeriaYakubuBlackburn Rovers17
7SenegalDemba BaNewcastle United16
8EnglandGrant HoltNorwich City15
9Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdin DžekoManchester City14
10ItalyMario BalotelliManchester City13
SenegalPapiss CisséNewcastle United13

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdin Džeko4Manchester CityTottenham Hotspur5–1[40]28 August 2011
EnglandWayne RooneyManchester UnitedArsenal8–2[41]28 August 2011
ArgentinaSergio AgüeroManchester CityWigan Athletic3–0[42]10 September 2011
EnglandWayne RooneyManchester UnitedBolton Wanderers5–0[43]10 September 2011
SenegalDemba BaNewcastle UnitedBlackburn Rovers3–1[44]24 September 2011
EnglandFrank LampardChelseaBolton Wanderers5–1[45]2 October 2011
EnglandAndrew JohnsonFulhamQueens Park Rangers6–0[46]2 October 2011
NetherlandsRobin van PersieArsenalChelsea5–3[47]29 October 2011
SenegalDemba BaNewcastle UnitedStoke City3–1[48]31 October 2011
NigeriaYakubu4Blackburn RoversSwansea City4–2[49]3 December 2011
BulgariaDimitar BerbatovManchester UnitedWigan Athletic5–0[50]26 December 2011
United StatesClint DempseyFulhamNewcastle United5–2[51]21 January 2012
NetherlandsRobin van PersieArsenalBlackburn Rovers7–1[52]4 February 2012
NigeriaPeter OdemwingieWest Bromwich AlbionWolverhampton Wanderers5–1[53]12 February 2012
RussiaPavel PogrebnyakFulhamWolverhampton Wanderers5–0[54]4 March 2012
EnglandSteven GerrardLiverpoolEverton3–0[55]13 March 2012
ArgentinaCarlos TevezManchester CityNorwich City6–1[56]14 April 2012
UruguayLuis SuárezLiverpoolNorwich City3–0[57]28 April 2012
SpainFernando TorresChelseaQueens Park Rangers6–1[58]29 April 2012

  • 4 Player scored four goals

20,000th goal

On 21 December in a 2–1 loss to Arsenal at Villa Park, Marc Albrighton of Aston Villa was officially credited with the 20,000th goal scored since the formation of the Premier League in 1992. He was given £20,000 from league sponsor Barclays to donate to a charity of his choice. He chose Acorns Children's Hospice, who used to sponsor Aston Villa.[59]

Clean sheets

  • Most clean sheets: 17[4] Manchester City

  • Fewest clean sheets: 3[4] Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Norwich City

Discipline

Club

  • Worst overall disciplinary record (1 point per yellow card, 2 points per red card): Chelsea: 77 points (69 yellow & 4 red cards)[60]

  • Best overall disciplinary record: Swansea City: 43 points (39 yellow & 2 red cards)[60]

  • Most yellow cards: 69[60] Chelsea

  • Most red cards: 9[61] Queens Park Rangers

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 10[61] Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers) Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) Alex Song (Arsenal)

  • Most red cards: 2[61] Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers) Djibril Cissé (Queens Park Rangers) David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers)

1 Retrospectively suspended for three matches, using video evidence.[62]

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
August[63][64]ScotlandSir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedBosnia and HerzegovinaEdin DžekoManchester City
September[65][66]EnglandHarry RedknappTottenham HotspurSpainDavid SilvaManchester City
October[67]ItalyRoberto ManciniManchester CityNetherlandsRobin van PersieArsenal
November[68]EnglandHarry RedknappTottenham HotspurEnglandScott ParkerTottenham Hotspur
December[69]Martin O'NeillSunderlandSenegalDemba BaNewcastle United
January[70][71]Brendan RodgersSwansea CityWalesGareth BaleTottenham Hotspur
February[72]FranceArsène WengerArsenalNigeriaPeter OdemwingieWest Bromwich Albion
March[73][74]ScotlandOwen CoyleBolton WanderersIcelandGylfi SigurðssonSwansea City
April[75]SpainRoberto MartínezWigan AthleticCroatiaNikica JelavićEverton

Annual awards

Premier League Manager of the Season

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew, 50, received the Premier League Manager of the Season.[76] Pardew was the first Newcastle manager to receive the award, and only the second Englishman after Harry Redknapp to do so.

Premier League Player of the Season

The Premier League Player of the Season award was won by Vincent Kompany of Manchester City.[76]

Premier League Goal of the season

The Goal of the Season award was given to Papiss Cissé of Newcastle United for his second goal in their 2–0 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 28 April, becoming the first player for the club to win the award since its inception.

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Robin van Persie.[77]

PFA Team of the Year

PFA Team of the Year[78]
GoalkeeperJoe Hart (Manchester City)
DefendersKyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United)Leighton Baines (Everton)
MidfieldersDavid Silva (Manchester City)Yaya Touré (Manchester City)Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur)Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
ForwardsRobin van Persie (Arsenal)Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

PFA Young Player of the Year

The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Kyle Walker.[79]

FWA Footballer of the Year

The FWA Footballer of the Year was also awarded to Robin van Persie.[80]

Premier League Golden Boot

The Premier League Golden Boot award went to Robin van Persie, who scored 30 goals throughout the season.

Premier League Golden Glove

The Premier League Golden Glove award was won by Joe Hart of Manchester City, who achieved 17 clean sheets.

Premier League Fair Play Award

Swansea City won the Premier League Fair Play Award after finishing the 2011–12 Premier League top of the Fair Play Table. The award for best behaved fans went to Norwich.[81]

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