2011–12 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough
2011–12 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerTony Mowbray
StadiumRiverside
Championship7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marvin Emnes (14)
All:
Marvin Emnes (18)
Highest home attendance27,794 (vs. Hull City, 26 December)
Lowest home attendance14,336 (vs. Watford, 5 November)
Average home league attendance17,221

The 2011–12 season was Middlesbrough's third consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.

Game Date Venue Opponent Result
F–A 		Attendance Middlesbrough goalscorers Man of the match
1 14 July 2011 A İstanbul BB 1–1 Unknown Franks 86' Coyne
2 17 July 2011 A Varaždin 3–2 Unknown Karlo 12' o.g., Lita 28', Bates 79' Williams
3 19 July 2011 A Antalyaspor 0–0 Unknown Ripley
4 23 July 2011 A Darlington 2–4 3,223 Lita 16', Kink 29' Lita
5 26 July 2011 A Carlisle United 0–2 2,218 Ripley
6 29 July 2011 H PSV Eindhoven 2–3 20,151 McDonald 12', 38' McMahon

Championship

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Blackpool 46 20 15 11 79 59 +20 75 Qualification for Championship play-offs
6 Cardiff City 46 19 18 9 66 53 +13 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 18 16 12 52 51 +1 70
8 Hull City 46 19 11 16 47 44 +3 68
9 Leicester City 46 18 12 16 66 55 +11 66
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 16 12 52 51  +1 70 8 10 5 22 21  +1 10 6 7 30 30  0

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAAHHA
ResultDWWWDWWDDDDLWLWWDDLWWWWDLLLDDWWLWWLLDDDDLLWDWL
Position9623431222332433344343324445686854465557887777
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2011 1 Middlesbrough 2–2 Portsmouth Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Emnes 24'
Williams 54'		 Report Norris 47'
Varney 90+2'		 Attendance: 18,196 (597 Portsmouth)
13 August 2011 2 Leeds United 0–1 Middlesbrough Elland Road
15:00 GMT Report Emnes 67' Attendance: 25,650 (2,237 Boro)
16 August 2011 3 Barnsley 1–3 Middlesbrough Oakwell
19:45 GMT McManus 4' (o.g.) Report McDonald 11'
Robson 13'
Emnes 44'		 Attendance: 10,603 (1,879 Boro)
21 August 2011 4 Middlesbrough 3–1 Birmingham City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Robson 48'
Haroun 69'
Martin 72'		 Report Rooney 36' (pen.) Attendance: 17,567 (591 Birmingham)
27 August 2011 5 Middlesbrough 1–1 Coventry City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Emnes 21' Report Jutkiewicz 72' Attendance: 17,432 (295 Coventry)
10 September 2011 6 Burnley 0–2 Middlesbrough Turf Moor
15:00 GMT Report Bailey 10'
Bennett 49'		 Attendance: 15,220 (2,091 Boro)
17 September 2011 7 Crystal Palace 0–1 Middlesbrough Selhurst Park
15:00 GMT Report Emnes 65' Attendance: 15,198 (1,595 Boro)
24 September 2011 8 Middlesbrough 0–0 Ipswich Town Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,741 (434 Ipswich)
28 September 2011 9 Middlesbrough 0–0 Leicester City Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 16,883 (615 Leicester)
1 October 2011 10 Reading 0–0 Middlesbrough Madjeski Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,418 (1,435 Boro)
15 October 2011 11 Middlesbrough 1–1 Millwall Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Robson 24' Report Trotter 55' Attendance: 16,669 (270 Millwall)
18 October 2011 12 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Middlesbrough City Ground
19:45 GMT Tudgay 35'
McGugan 55'		 Report Attendance: 20,630 (1,344 Boro)
22 October 2011 13 Middlesbrough 2–0 Derby County Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT R. Williams 44'
Emnes 51'		 Report Attendance: 17,407 (931 Derby)
29 October 2011 14 Southampton 3–0 Middlesbrough St. Mary's Stadium
15:00 GMT Do Prado 15', 29'
Connolly 79'		 Report Attendance: 26,630 (1,644 Boro)
1 November 2011 15 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Middlesbrough Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 GMT Sharp 12' Report Robson 29', 64' (pen.)
Emnes 45+2'		 Attendance: 9,792 (2,273 Boro)
5 November 2011 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Watford Riverside Stadium
17:20 GMT McDonald 41' Report Attendance: 14,366 (209 Watford)
19 November 2011 17 Middlesbrough 2–2 Blackpool Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald 15', 73' Report Sylvestre 21'
Shelvey 78'		 Attendance: 18,128 (1,292 Blackpool)
26 November 2011 18 Peterborough United 1–1 Middlesbrough London Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Taylor 81' Report Bates 54' Attendance: 10,013
29 November 2011 19 Middlesbrough 0–2 West Ham United Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Piquionne 9'
Cole 90'		 Attendance: 18,457 (1,243 West Ham)
3 December 2011 20 Bristol City 0–1 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
17:20 GMT Report Martin 90' Attendance: 14,467 (612 Boro)
10 December 2011 21 Middlesbrough 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald 21' Report Attendance: 16,594 (679 Brighton)
17 December 2011 22 Cardiff City 2–3 Middlesbrough Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 GMT Turner 22'
Gunnarsson 43'		 Report Ogbeche 15'
McDonald 60'
Haroun 76'		 Attendance: 23,373 (560 Boro)
26 December 2011 23 Middlesbrough 1–0 Hull City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Robson 87' Report Attendance: 27,794 (2,704 Hull)
31 December 2011 24 Middlesbrough 1–1 Peterborough United Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald 51' Report Rowe 86' Attendance: 18,899 (343 Peterborough)
2 January 2012 25 Blackpool 3–0 Middlesbrough Bloomfield Road
15:00 GMT Phillips 49'
LuaLua 57'
Hines 70' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 13,499 (2,092 Boro)
14 January 2012 26 Middlesbrough 0–2 Burnley Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Rodriguez 5'
Trippier 28'		 Attendance: 17,001 (1,213 Burnley)
21 January 2012 27 Coventry City 3–1 Middlesbrough Ricoh Arena
15:00 GMT McSheffrey 36'
Nimely 57'
Bates 64' (o.g.)		 Report McDonald 66' Attendance: 14,112 (1,541 Boro)
1 February 2012 28 Leicester City 2–2 Middlesbrough King Power Stadium
19:45 GMT Nugent 7'
Beckford 86'		 Report McDonald 17'
McMahon 79'		 Attendance: 20,512 (551 Boro)
4 February 2012 29 Middlesbrough 0–0 Crystal Palace Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 15,725 (397 Crystal Palace)
14 February 2012 30 Middlesbrough 2–1 Nottingham Forest Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Emnes 45'
Jutkiewicz 46'		 Report Lynch 66' Attendance: 14,799 (462 Nottingham Forest)
22 February 2012 31 Millwall 1–3 Middlesbrough The Den
19:45 GMT Henderson 43' Report Emnes 15', 38'
Main 86'		 Attendance: 9,286 (547 Boro)
25 February 2012 32 Middlesbrough 0–2 Reading Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Hunt 17'
Harte 80'		 Attendance: 17,314 (271 Reading)
3 March 2012 33 Portsmouth 1–3 Middlesbrough Fratton Park
15:00 GMT Halford 65' (pen.) Report Robson 55' (pen.)
Bates 62'
Emnes 82'		 Attendance: 16,770 (836 Boro)
7 March 2012 34 Middlesbrough 2–0 Barnsley Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Hines 60'
Ogbeche 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 14,745 (330 Barnsley)
11 March 2012 35 Middlesbrough 0–2 Leeds United Riverside Stadium
12:15 GMT Report Snodgrass 18'
Becchio 27'		 Attendance: 21,301 (2,914 Leeds)
17 March 2012 36 Birmingham City 3–0 Middlesbrough St Andrew's
15:00 GMT Žigić 11'
King 57'
Fahey 59'		 Report Attendance: 19,927 (1,085 Boro)
20 March 2012 37 West Ham United 1–1 Middlesbrough Upton Park
19:45 GMT Faye 68' Report Ogbeche 84' Attendance: 27,250
25 March 2012 38 Middlesbrough 1–1 Bristol City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Martin 56' Report Eprahim 13' Attendance: 15,725
27 March 2012 39 Ipswich Town 1–1 Middlesbrough Portman Road
19:45 GMT Leadbitter 74' Report Jutkiewicz 63' Attendance: 18,727 (493 Boro)
31 March 2012 40 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Middlesbrough Falmer Stadium
15:00 GMT Calderón 72' Report Emnes 61' Attendance: 20,553 (2,072 Boro)
7 April 2012 41 Middlesbrough 0–2 Cardiff City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Turner 11'
Mason 18'		 Attendance: 17,564
9 April 2012 42 Hull City 2–1 Middlesbrough KC Stadium
15:00 GMT King 57'
Fryatt 88'		 Report Emnes 12' Attendance: 19,613 (2,850 Boro)
14 April 2012 43 Derby County 0–1 Middlesbrough Pride Park
15:00 GMT Report Main 80' Attendance: 24,654 (1,200 Boro)
17 April 2012 44 Middlesbrough 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 14,967
21 April 2012 45 Middlesbrough 2–1 Southampton Riverside Stadium
17:20 GMT Bailey 45+1'
Zemmama 77'		 Report Sharp 1' Attendance: 19.007
28 April 2012 46 Watford 2–1 Middlesbrough Vicarage Road
12:30 GMT Iwelumo 68'
Deeney 88'		 Report Emnes 84' Attendance: 14,022 (2,020 Boro)

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
7 January 2012 Third round Middlesbrough 1–0 Shrewsbury Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Emnes 41' Report Attendance: 12,631 (917 Shrewsbury)
Referee: Tony Bates
29 January 2012 Fourth round Sunderland 1–1 Middlesbrough Stadium of Light
1:30 GMT Campbell 58' Report Robson 16' Attendance: 33,347 (3,000 Boro)
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 February 2012 Fourth round replay Middlesbrough 1–2 (a.e.t.) Sunderland Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Jutkiewicz 57' Report Colback 41'
Sessègnon 113'		 Attendance: 26,707 (4,253 Sunderland)
Referee: Anthony Taylor

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
9 August 2011 First round Walsall 0–3 Middlesbrough Bank's Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Emnes 17', 37', 52' (pen.) Attendance: 3,564 (602 Boro)
Referee: Darren Deadman
24 August 2011 Second round Peterborough United 0–2 Middlesbrough London Road Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Robson 3'
Hines 27'		 Attendance: 5,012 (782 Boro)
Referee: Philip Gibbs
20 September 2011 Third round Crystal Palace 2–1 Middlesbrough Selhurst Park
20:00 GMT Zaha 17'
Andrew 52'		 Report Zemmama 54' Attendance: 5,448 (606 Boro)
Referee: Graham Scott

Players

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
4 DF Matthew Bates 41 Club captain
17 MF Barry Robson 8
29 DF Tony McMahon 3

Last updated: 17 August 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

As of 6 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Jason Steele 36 0 34 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Justin Hoyte 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
3 DF  ENG Joe Bennett 45 1 40+1 1 2 0 2 0
4 DF  ENG Matthew Bates 42 2 37 2 3 0 1+1 0
5 MF  MAR Merouane Zemmama 17 2 7+8 1 0 0 2 1
6 DF  SCO Stephen McManus 27 0 21+3 0 0 0 3 0
7 FW  AUS Scott McDonald 36 9 31+2 9 2 0 1 0
8 MF  SCO Kevin Thomson 29 0 14+12 0 2 0 1 0
9 FW  NED Marvin Emnes 48 18 37+5 14 2+1 1 2+1 3
10 MF  ENG Nicky Bailey 39 2 37 2 0 0 2 0
11 FW  ENG Adam Hammill 10 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  AUS Rhys Williams 40 2 34+1 2 3 0 1+1 0
15 DF  ENG Seb Hines 27 2 20+3 1 2 0 2 1
16 FW  NGA Bartholomew Ogbeche 18 3 5+12 3 1 0 0 0
17 MF  SCO Barry Robson 39 9 37+0 7 1 1 1 1
18 MF  ARG Julio Arca 33 0 22+8 0 1 0 1+1 0
19 MF  SCO Andy Halliday 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW  ENG Luke Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 GK  WAL Danny Coyne 6 0 1 0 1+1 0 3 0
22 MF  FRA Malaury Martin 18 3 0+15 3 1 0 2 0
24 MF  SCO Cameron Park 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 FW  ENG Curtis Main 13 2 0+12 2 1 0 0 0
29 DF  ENG Tony McMahon 39 1 28+6 1 2 0 3 0
30 FW  ENG Lukas Jutkiewicz 21 3 17+2 2 2 1 0 0
31 GK  ENG Connor Ripley 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 MF  ENG Richard Smallwood 19 0 7+7 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
35 DF  ENG Bruno Pilatos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF  BEL Faris Haroun 35 2 23+9 2 1 0 1+1 0
40 DF  ENG Paul Weldon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF  ENG Adam Reach 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players featured for club who have been sent out on loan:
Players featured for club who have left:
GK  NGA Carl Ikeme 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO Lee Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW  ENG Alex Nimely 10 0 0+9 0 0 0 1 0
FW  EST Tarmo Kink 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

Name Number Position Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Barry Robson 17 MF 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
Joe Bennett 3 DF 9 1 0 0 1 0 10 1
Tony McMahon 29 DF 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
Nicky Bailey 10 MF 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Rhys Williams 14 MF 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 0
Faris Haroun 38 MF 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Kevin Thomson 8 MF 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 2
Stephen McManus 6 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scott McDonald 7 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Julio Arca 18 MF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
Matthew Bates 4 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Seb Hines 2 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bartholomew Ogbeche 16 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Malaury Martin 22 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Marvin Emnes 9 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Justin Hoyte 2 DF 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Curtis Main 2 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Richard Smallwood 33 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lukas Jutkiewicz 30 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Merouane Zemmama 5 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Carl Ikeme 13 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 77 7 3 0 3 0 83 7

Suspensions served

Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
14 August 1 Tony McMahon Barnlsey (A)
18 September 1 Joe Bennett Crystal Palace (CC)
30 October 1 Barry Robson 5x Derby County (H)
17 December 1 Tony McMahon 5x Cardiff City (A)
7 January 2 Barry Robson 10x Shrewsbury (FA), Burnley (H)
22 January 1 Kevin Thomson Sunderland (FA)
22 January 1 Julio Arca Sunderland (FA)
14 February 1 Kevin Thomson Millwall (A)
4 March 1 R.Williams Barnsley (H)
12 January 3 Barry Robson Birmingham (A), West Ham (A), Bristol City (H)
8 April 2 Joe Bennett 10x Hull City (A), Derby County (A)

Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup

Top scorers

Name Championship FA Cup League
Cup 		Total
Marvin Emnes 14 1 3 18
Barry Robson 7 1 1 9
Scott McDonald 9 0 0 9
Bartholomew Ogbeche 3 0 0 3
Malaury Martin 3 0 0 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2 1 0 3
Curtis Main 2 0 0 2
Rhys Williams 2 0 0 2
Faris Haroun 2 0 0 2
Matthew Bates 2 0 0 2
Nicky Bailey 2 0 0 2
Merouane Zemmama 1 0 1 2
Joe Bennett 1 0 0 1
Tony McMahon 1 0 0 1
Seb Hines 1 0 1 2
Total 52 3 6 61

Penalties

Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition
9 August Marvin Emnes Yes Walsall League Cup
1 November Barry Robson Yes Doncaster Rovers Championship
3 March Barry Robson Yes Portsmouth Championship

Assists

Name Championship FA Cup League
Cup 		Total
Barry Robson 9 0 0 9
Justin Hoyte 5 0 1 6
Scott McDonald 4 0 0 4
Tony McMahon 3 0 1 4
Rhys Williams 4 0 0 4
Joe Bennett 2 0 1 3
Julio Arca 2 0 0 2
Faris Haroun 1 0 0 1
Nicky Bailey 1 0 0 1
Marvin Emnes 3 0 0 3
Curtis Main 1 1 0 2
Malaury Martin 0 1 0 1
Seb Hines 1 0 0 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2 0 0 2

Contracts

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
9 FW Emnes 23 Signed 3 years July 2015 MFC
33 MF Smallwood 20 Signed 2 years July 2014 MFC
14 MF R.Williams 23 Signed 4.5 years July 2016 MFC

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
Curtis Main Free Agent Free
18 July 2011 Malaury Martin Free Agent Free[1]
Julio Arca Free Agent Free
Faris Haroun Free Agent Free
Bartholomew Ogbeche Free Agent Free[2]

Loans in

Date Player From Duration
Carl Ikeme Wolverhampton Wanderers Three months[3]
Alex Nimely Manchester City Three months[4]
1 March 2012 Adam Hammill Wolverhampton Until end of season[5]

Out

Date Player To Fee
30 June 2011 Willo Flood Dundee United Released[6][7]
30 June 2011 Maximilian Haas Free agent Released[6]
Andrew Taylor Cardiff City Free
Kris Boyd Eskişehirspor Free
Didier Digard Nice Undisclosed
Leroy Lita Swansea City £1.75m
Lee Miller Carlisle United Free
Tarmo Kink Free agent Released[8]

Loans out

Date Player To Duration
Ben Gibson Plymouth Argyle Three months
Cameron Park Barnsley Three months
Jonathan Grounds Chesterfield One month
31 August 2011 Jonathan Franks Oxford United Until 1 January[9]
Andy Halliday Walsall Two months
Adam Reach Darlington One month
Ben Gibson York City Until end of season[10]
Stephen McManus Bristol City Until end of season[11]
22 February 2012 Jonathan Franks Yeovil Until end of season[12][13]
22 February 2012 Jonathan Grounds Yeovil Until end of season[12][13]

Honours

Notes and references

  1. ^ https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7046518
  2. ^ "Boro finalise Ogbeche deal". Sky Sports.
  3. ^ "Carl Stays for Third Month". MFC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Boro move for City starlet". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ "Boro move for Hammill". Sky Sports.
  6. ^ a b Live, Teesside (9 May 2011). "Mowbray releases Maxi Haas and Willo Flood". Teesside Live. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Dundee United confirm Willo Flood signing". BBC Sport. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Tarmo's Boro Farewell". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Oxford United net Middlesbrough forward Jonathan Franks". BBC Sport. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Ben Goes On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Big Mick Goes On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Yeovil sign Jonathan Grounds and Jonathan Franks on loan". BBC Sport. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  13. ^ a b "This group of players can drag us out of a hole, says Johnson". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Mowbray named Manager of the Month". The Football League. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Mowbray named Manager of the Month". The Football League. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Emnes named Player of the Month". The Football League. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  17. ^ "Bates named Player of the Month". The Football League. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
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