2011–12 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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)

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.

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). On 7 May, in their penultimate game of the season, Wigan defeated Blackburn to retain their Premier League status and seal Blackburn's relegation. Their last game of the season was a 3–2 win against fellow relegated side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wigan recorded seven wins in their last nine matches.

Transfers

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

Main article: 2011–12 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 Queens Park Rangers 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'
Ngog 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 Queens Park Rangers 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
13 May 2012 38 Wigan Athletic 3–2 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 table

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDDWLLLLLLLLDWLWDDLDLLLLDWDLDDWWLWWLWWW
Position8128915151819192020201920181818181819202020202020202019191919171617161515
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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.

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football 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

Main article: 2011–12 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.

Appearances and goals

As of 1 June 2012

[2]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Chris Kirkland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF  CIV Steve Gohouri 10 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  PAR Antolín Alcaraz 25 2 25 2 0 0 0 0
4 MF  IRL James McCarthy 34 0 33 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF  SCO Gary Caldwell 37 3 36 3 1 0 0 0
6 MF  HON Hendry Thomas 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF  ESP Albert Crusat 16 1 4+11 1 0 0 1 0
8 MF  ENG Ben Watson 23 3 14+7 2 1 0 0+1 1
9 FW  ARG Franco Di Santo 33 5 24+8 5 1 0 0 0
10 MF  SCO Shaun Maloney 15 3 8+5 3 1 0 1 0
11 FW  NGA Victor Moses 39 6 36+2 6 0+1 0 0 0
12 GK  ENG Mike Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK  ENG Lee Nicholls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ESP Jordi Gómez 29 5 24+4 5 0+1 0 0 0
15 FW  ENG Callum McManaman 4 1 0+2 0 1 1 0+1 0
16 MF  SCO James McArthur 33 3 18+13 3 1 0 1 0
17 DF  BRB Emmerson Boyce 27 3 26 3 1 0 0 0
18 FW  IRL Conor Sammon 27 1 8+17 1 0+1 0 1 0
19 MF  ENG David Jones 17 0 13+3 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW  COL Hugo Rodallega 23 2 11+12 2 0 0 0 0
21 MF  SEN Mohamed Diamé 26 3 18+8 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF  CHI Jean Beausejour 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF  NED Ronnie Stam 20 0 13+7 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF  ESP Adrián López 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0
26 GK  OMA Ali Al-Habsi 40 0 38 0 1 0 1 0
30 MF  FRA Nouha Dicko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
31 DF  HON Maynor Figueroa 39 0 37+1 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF  ENG Jordan Mustoe 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 DF  ENG Daniel Redmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF  ENG Adam Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players that played for Wigan this season that have left the club:
22 DF  NED Patrick van Aanholt 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
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[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
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[2] 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)
  • ^1 The red card was successfully appealed and the punishment wasn't served.[3]

References

  1. ^ premierleague.com. "Premier League Table". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. 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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