| 2011–12 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Marcus Evans | |||
| Manager | Paul Jewell | |||
| Stadium | Portman Road | |||
| Championship | 15th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| League Cup | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Michael Chopra (14) All:Michael Chopra (14) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 24,763 (vsCrystal Palace, 22 October 2011, Championship) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,401 (vsNorthampton Town, 9 August 2011, League Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 18,267 | |||
The2011–12 season wasIpswich Town's tenth consecutive season inThe Football League Championship, the second-highest division in theEnglish football league system. In addition to competing in The Championship, Ipswich Town also competed in theLeague Cup and theFA Cup.
Ipswich were knocked out of the FA Cup in their first match, the third round, againstHull City and lost toNorthampton Town in the first round of the League Cup. Winning their final league match, Ipswich avoided their worst league finish for 55 years, ending the season in 15th position, and becoming the longest continually serving member of The Championship courtesy ofCoventry City's relegation toLeague One.
The 2011–12 season wasPaul Jewell's first full season as manager of Ipswich Town. Many regular first-team players from the previous season left the club in the summer of 2011 includingMárton Fülöp,Gareth McAuley and clubcaptainDavid Norris. Young strikerConnor Wickham was also sold toSunderland on 29 June for a fee of over £8 million. New signings were made including strikersMichael Chopra andJay Emmanuel-Thomas fromCardiff City andArsenal respectively for fees of around £1 million each. Young left-backAaron Cresswell was signed fromTranmere Rovers for a fee of around £250,000. Jewell also added experienced players to his squad, including formerEngland internationalsLee Bowyer andRichard Wright, centre-backsÍvar Ingimarsson andIbrahima Sonko, as well as strikerNathan Ellington who had previously played under Jewell at former clubsWigan Athletic andDerby County. The previous seasons Player of the SeasonJimmy Bullard was also signed permanently on a free transfer fromHull City following his loan spell the previous season. The loan signings of goalkeeperDavid Stockdale andRepublic of Ireland internationalsKeith Andrews andDaryl Murphy were also made to bolster the squad.
Ipswich made a winning start to the season, with new signing Michael Chopra scoring a brace in a 3–0 away win overBristol City atAshton Gate to take Ipswich to the top of the Championship table.[1] Ipswich drewFootball League Two sideNorthampton Town in the first round of theFootball League Cup. Ipswich exited the League Cup at the first round following a 1–2 home loss, having initially lead the match through a goal from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. The opening day league win was followed by a poor run of three straight losses in the league, including heavy defeats againstSouthampton andPeterborough United. Following this poor run, Ipswich managed to improve their form over the following eight games to get back into the play-off places. This improved run of form was followed by an appalling run of seven consecutive defeats to put Ipswich close to the relegation zone. This run looked set to continue as Ipswich found themselves 0–2 down at half-time away againstBarnsley on 10 December, however an impressive second-half come-back saw Ipswich win the match 5–3 following second-half goals from Michael Chopra,Danny Collins,Jason Scotland and a brace from Keith Andrews.[2] Ipswich followed this up with a 1–0 home win over Derby County atPortman Road,[3]
Ipswich had a relatively quiet January transfer window, with goalkeeperAlex McCarthy joining on loan fromReading to provide competition following David Stockdale's loan return toFulham in December. Scottish midfielderRyan Stevenson was also signed fromHeart of Midlothian for a fee of £50,000. There were no major departures from the club, although it was agreed that summer signing Ívar Ingimarsson's contract would be terminated by mutual consent, following which he decided to retire from football shortly after.
Another poor run followed leading up until late January, including a third roundFA Cup exit to Hull City following a 3–1 away loss on 9 January.[4] Ipswich managed to end this poor run with their biggest win of the season on 31 January, beatingWest Ham United 5–1 at Portman Road, with goals from Michael Chopra, Daryl Murphy,Lee Martin and a brace from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.[5] Ipswich went on to win the next three league matches to put a four game winning run together to take them away from the relegation zone. In February,Carlos Edwards took over as captain from current club captainGrant Leadbitter.[6]
On 31 March 2012, the South Stand at Portman Road was renamed The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand in honour of former Ipswich and England managerSir Alf Ramsey. The unveiling of the renamed stand took place before a home match against Barsnely. Prior to kick-off, club captain Carlos Edwards lead the Ipswich squad to applaud the members of the 1961–62 First Division title winning side includingRay Crawford,Andy Nelson,Larry Carberry,John Compton,Doug Moran andTed Phillips, who had been invited to the club's directors box as part of the unveiling of The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand. Ipswich went on to win the match 1–0.[7]
Ipswich followed-up their improved form in February with another consistent run throughout March, beginning the month with a 3–0 home win over Bristol City at Portman Road.[8] Draws against Southampton andHull City were followed by a 3–2 home win against Peterborough United, avenging the defeat to Peterborough earlier in the season.[9] A run of 7 wins in 12 matches across February and March solidified Ipswich's place in mid-table following a poor first-half of the season.
Ipswich did not win any of their next five matches before ending the season with a 3–2 away win overDoncaster Rovers on the final day of the season, a match in which manager Paul Jewell gave academy graduateByron Lawrence his first-team debut as a second-half substitute at the age of 16 years and 47 days old, making him the club's second youngest ever debutante after former striker Connor Wickham.[10]
An inconsistent season saw Ipswich finish 15th in the Championship, having not spent any time in the relegation zone during the season whilst never putting together a substantial challenge to get into the play-off places. The team suffered from a very poor defensive record, conceding 77 goals in the league, the joint second highest goals conceded of any team in the division, with only bottom placed side Doncaster Rovers conceding more goals than Ipswich, although only the division's top five placed sides scored more than Ipswich's 69 league goals, making them the highest scoring of any side to finish outside of the play-off positions. Striker Michael Chopra finished the season as Ipswich's top goal-scorer with 14 goals in his debut season at the club. Left-back Aaron Cresswell won the club's Player of the Season award for his excellent form during the campaign, with new skipper Carlos Edwards rounding off an impressive campaign by earning the Players' Player of the Season award. Striker Jason Scotland won the goal of the season award for his 25-yard equalizer away againstCrystal Palace atSelhurst Park on 14 April.
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Paul Jewell |
| Assistant Manager | Chris Hutchings |
| Assistant Manager |  Sean McCarthy |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Malcolm Webster |
| Fitness Coach |  Andy Liddell |
| Head of Fitness Development & Match Preparations | Steve Williams |
| Head Physiotherapist | Matt Byard |
| Assistant Head Physiotherapist | Alex Chapman |
| Performance Analyst | Jon Bickers |
| Kitman | Paul Beesley |
| 12 July 2011 | Eindhoven | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Jan Louwers Stadion |
| 14:30BST | Chopra 48',78' |
| 13 July 2011 | Haverhill Rovers | 1–2 | Ipswich Town XI | New Croft |
| 19:45 | Harvey | Lavery |
| 14 July 2011 | Den Bosch | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | de Vliert |
| 18:00BST | Van Dinter 74' | Smith 24' Scotland 42'Priskin 87' |
| 19 July 2011 | Cambridge United | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Abbey Stadium |
| 19:45 | Charles 2' Carew 4' | Chopra 5',21' |
| 20 July 2011 | Bury Town | 2–3 | Ipswich Town XI | Ram Meadow |
| 19:45 | Bullard 23' Cunningham 84' | Maduako 26' Lavery 35'Murray 86' |
| 22 July 2011 | Southend United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Roots Hall |
| 19:45 | Harris 66' | Martin 15' |
| 26 July 2011 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 20:00 | ||||
| Note: Match abandoned after 78 minutes | ||||
| 27 July 2011 | Needham Market | 1–1 | Ipswich Town XI | Bloomfields |
| 19:45 | Fenn 26' | Priskin 53' |
| 30 July 2011 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Bowyer 44' | Report | Hunt 76' Ebanks-Blake 84' (pen.) | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 5,945 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 61 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 61 |
| 16 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 57 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 56 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 78 | −8 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 45 | −15 |
Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source:Table
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 6 August 20111 | Bristol City | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Ashton Gate |
| 15:00 | Report | Chopra 13',60' Martin 51' | Attendance: 13,107 Referee: Haywood |
| 13 August 20112 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Hull City | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Report | Fryatt 76' Cairney  85' | Attendance: 18,116 Referee: McDermid |
| 16 August 20113 | Ipswich Town | 2–5 | Southampton | Portman Road |
| 19:45 | Andrews 56' Emmanuel-Thomas 61' | Report | Lambert 4',11' Connolly 42'Lallana 76',90+2' | Attendance: 18,553 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 20 August 20114 | Peterborough United | 7–1 | Ipswich Town | London Road Stadium |
| 17:20 | Taylor 30',40' Tomlin 38',42',90+3'McCann 48' (pen.),56'Frecklington 52' | Report | Leadbitter 8' Andrews 23'Martin  45'Smith 47'Delaney 53' | Attendance: 7,928 Referee: Scott |
| 27 August 20115 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Leeds United | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Emmanuel-Thomas 32' Delaney 47'Scotland 77'Andrews 90'Carson 90+3' | Report | McCormack 34' White 49'Clayton 68'O'Brien 84' | Attendance: 19,758 Referee: D'Urso |
| 10 September 20116 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Bloomfield Road |
| 15:00 | Taylor-Fletcher 49' Ferguson 56' 60' | Report | Collins 69' | Attendance: 12,804 Referee: Webster |
| 19 September 20117 | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Coventry City | Portman Road |
| 19:45 | Cranie 7' (o.g.) Andrews 15'Scotland 68' | Report | Bell 29' | Attendance: 15,650 Referee: Pawson |
| 24 September 20118 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Riverside Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bennet 3' | Report | Sonko 26' | Attendance: 17,741 Referee: Mathieson |
| 27 September 20119 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Upton Park |
| 19:45 | Lansbury 11' | Report | Bowyer 45' 89' | Attendance: 27,709 Referee: Stroud |
| 1 October 201110 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Leadbitter 40' Bowyer 48'Chopra 59',73'Sonko 70' | Report | Vicente 53' Barnes 68' | Attendance: 19,793 Referee: Deadman |
| 15 October 201111 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff City Stadium |
| 15:00 | Gestede 19' Gunnarsson 45+2'Whittingham 72' (pen.)McNaughton 87' | Report | Andrews 17' Scotland 30'Chopra 51'Sonko 76' | Attendance: 21,809 Referee: Whitestone |
| 18 October 201112 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Portman Road |
| 19:45 | Andrews 70' Bowyer 82' | Report | Attendance: 17,297 Referee: Ward |
| 22 October 201113 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Cresswell 30'  92'Bowyer 93' | Report | Dikgacoi 32' McCarthy 55' | Attendance: 24,763 Referee: Phillips |
| 29 October 201114 | Millwall | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | The Den |
| 15:00 | Simpson 6',75' Henderson 9'Feeney 73' | Report | Bullard 66' | Attendance: 12,464 Referee: Salisbury |
| 1 November 2011 | Birmingham City | P–P | Ipswich Town | St Andrew's |
| 19:45 | ||||
| Note: Game postponed due to Birmingham's Europa League commitments, rescheduled for 11 January 2012, 19:45 kick-off | ||||
| 5 November 201115 | Ipswich Town | 2–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Carson 53' Leadbitter 63'Emmanuel-Thomas 73'Andrews 84'Chopra 90+4' | Report | Diouf 18',39' Sharp 24'Gillett 36'Stock 60' | Attendance: 17,184 Referee: Hooper |
| 19 November 201116 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Ipswich Town | City Ground |
| 15:00 | Findley 42' Lynch 84'Tudgay 90+1' | Report | Collins 25',63' | Attendance: 21,143 Referee: Linington |
| 26 November 201117 | Ipswich Town | 2–3 | Reading | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Murphy 56' Carson 79' | Report | Gorkšs 76' Pearce 90+1'Hunt 93+1' | Attendance: 17,154 Referee: Ilderton |
| 29 November 201118 | Burnley | 4–0 | Ipswich Town | Turf Moor |
| 19:45 | Vokes 33' McCann 45+1',66'Treacy 64'Rodriguez 77' | Report | Attendance: 12,499 Referee: Miller |
| 3 December 201119 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Watford | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Andrews 44' 83' | Report | Nosworthy 51' Dickinson 62'Sordell 69' (pen.) 81'Deeney 74' | Attendance: 16,262 Referee: Stroud |
| 10 December 201120 | Barnsley | 3–5 | Ipswich Town | Oakwell |
| 17:20 | Davies 14' (pen.),89' Vaz Tê 39' | Report | Stockdale 12' Sonko 24'Martin 28'Andrews 46',49' 54'Chopra 58' 68'Collins 66'Scotland 83' | Attendance: 9,107 Referee: Sutton |
| 17 December 201121 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Derby County | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Andrews 46' | Report | Bailey 55' Ward 90+6' | Attendance: 17,256 Referee: Webb |
| 26 December 201122 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | King Power Stadium |
| 15:00 | Gallagher 69' (pen.) | Report | Bowyer 4' Sonko 8'Martin 38' | Attendance: 27,091 Referee: Drysdale |
| 31 December 201123 | Reading | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Madejski Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pearce 64' | Report | Sonko 50' | Attendance: 18,737 Referee: Waugh |
| 2 January 201224 | Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Leadbitter 75' (pen.) 90+2' | Report | Tudgay 5',78' McCleary 26' | Attendance: 18,964 Referee: Boyeson |
| 11 January 201225 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | St Andrew's |
| 19:45 | Žigić 9',90+1' | Report | Martin 18' Leadbitter 84' | Attendance: 16,528 Referee: Lewis |
| 14 January 201226 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Blackpool | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Cresswell 7' Ángel 10' (o.g.)Hyam 24'Smith 60' | Report | Grandin 65' Phillips 80'Basham 84' | Attendance: 16,497 Referee: Ward |
| 21 January 201227 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Ipswich | Elland Road |
| 15:00 | Becchio 58' 90+1' Snodgrass 74'McCormack 82' | Report | Drury 34' McCarthy 71'Hyam 76' | Attendance: 22,844 Referee: Eltrigham |
| 31 January 201228 | Ipswich Town | 5–1 | West Ham United | Portman Road |
| 19:45 | Chopra 3' Murphy 44'Martin 90+2' 45+3' (pen.)Emmanuel-Thomas 64',90+4' | Report | Collison 45' Nolan 45+1'McCartney 45+1' | Attendance: 22,185 Referee: Graham |
| 4 February 201229 | Coventry City | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | Ricoh Arena |
| 15:00 | Clingan 29' (pen.) Deegan 45'Wood 66' | Report | Emmanuel-Thomas 22' Chopra 64',90+3' | Attendance: 13,464 Referee: Miller |
| 11 February 2012 | Ipswich Town | A–A | Middlesbrough | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Report | Referee: Whitestone | ||
| Note: Abandoned after 37 minutes due to frozen pitch | ||||
| 14 February 201230 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Fratton Park |
| 19:45 | Ben Haim 12' Halford 50'Rocha 83' | Report | Chopra 13' Hyam 30'Emmanuel-Thomas 33'Delaney 54'Scotland 82' | Attendance: 14,330 Referee: Deadman |
| 18 February 201231 | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Lee-Barrett 9' Martin 21',73'Chopra 47' | Report | Attendance: 17,032 Referee: Hooper |
| 25 February 201232 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | Ipswich Town | Falmer Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mackail-Smith 20' Barnes 65',88'Jara 78' | Report | Hyam 35' Chopra 69'Delaney 75' | Attendance: 20,490 Referee: Webster |
| 3 March 201233 | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Bristol City | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Chopra 25' Leadbitter 30'Edwards 43'Smith 66'Drury 85'Delaney 88' | Report | Davis 44' Fontaine 60'Bolaise 62'Carey 90' | Attendance: 16,671 Referee: Woolmer |
| 6 March 201234 | Southampton | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | St Mary's Stadium |
| 19:45 | Lambert 74' Harding 87' | Report | Murphy 68' Scotland 85' | Attendance: 23,315 Referee: Drysdale |
| 10 March 201235 | Hull City | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | KC Stadium |
| 15:00 | Brady 17' McKenna 52'Koren 54'Dawson 75' | Report | Delaney 30' Leadbitter 65' (pen.),70' | Attendance: 17,625 Referee: East |
| 17 March 201236 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Leadbitter 15' Murphy 76'Cresswell 85' | Report | Barnett 34' Frecklington 64'Sinclair 83' | Attendance: 17,927 Referee: Sutton |
| 21 March 201237 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Burnley | Portman Road |
| 19:45 | Bowyer 30' Chopra 54'Leadbitter 89' | Report | Attendance: 16,564 Referee: Linington |
| 24 March 201238 | Watford | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Vicarage Road |
| 15:00 | Murray 71' Deeney 82' | Report | Emmanuel-Thomas 18' | Attendance: 12,757 Referee: Walton |
| 27 March 201239 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Portman Road |
| 19:45 | Smith 44' Leadbitter 74' | Report | Bailey 58' Jutkiewicz 63' | Attendance: 18,727 Referee: Stroud |
| 31 March 201240 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Barnsley | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Murphy 48' Martin 62'Delaney 68' | Report | Attendance: 20,053 Referee: Gibbs |
| 7 April 201241 | Derby County | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Pride Park Stadium |
| 15:00 | Shackell 87' | Report | Attendance: 24,156 Referee: Haywood |
| 9 April 201242 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Leicester City | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Scotland 43' | Report | Marshall 45' King 55'Nugent 58' | Attendance: 18,282 Referee: Bates |
| 14 April 201243 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Selhurst Park |
| 15:00 | Martin 36' O'Keefe 38'Clyne 68' | Report | Smith 24' Martin 59'Scotland 59'Delaney 82' | Attendance: 17,961 Referee: Graham |
| 17 April 201244 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Portman Road |
| 19:45 | Emmanuel-Thomas 75' | Report | Burke 45' Gomis 40' | Attendance: 16,503 Referee: Sheldrake |
| 21 April 201245 | Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Millwall | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Report | Keogh 3' 87' Trotter 63' | Attendance: 18,947 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 28 April 201246 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 12:30 | Robert 34' Beye 90+2' | Report | Smith 10' Stevenson 29'Martin 42'Scotland 79' (pen.) | Attendance: 9,764 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 7 January 2012Third round | Hull City | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | KC Stadium |
| 15:00 | McLean 27' Cairney 32'McShane 54'Stewart 90+3' | Report | Smith 50' Scotland 57' | Attendance: 10,246 Referee: Pawson |
| 9 August 2011First round | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Portman Road |
| 19:45 | Emmanuel-Thomas 11' | Report | Tozer 39' Turnbull 54' | Attendance: 9,401 Referee: Naylor |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2011 | CF | | Michael Chopra | Cardiff City | £1,000,000[a] | [11][12] |
| 13 June 2011 | CB |  | Ívar Ingimarsson | Reading | Free transfer | [13] |
| 21 June 2011 | CF | | Nathan Ellington | Watford | Free transfer | [14] |
| 1 July 2011 | LB | | Aaron Cresswell | Tranmere Rovers | £240,000[b] | [15] |
| 10 July 2011 | CM | | Lee Bowyer | Birmingham City | Free transfer | [16] |
| 26 July 2011 | CF | | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | Arsenal | £1,100,000 | [17] |
| 23 August 2011 | GK | | Richard Wright | Free agent | Free transfer | [18] |
| 25 August 2011 | CM | | Jimmy Bullard | Hull City | Free transfer | [19] |
| 26 August 2011 | CB |  | Ibrahima Sonko | Stoke City | Free transfer | [20] |
| 30 January 2012 | AM | | Ryan Stevenson | Heart of Midlothian | £50,000 | [21] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2011 | GK | | David Stockdale | Fulham | 14 December 2011 | [22] |
| 12 August 2011 | DM |  | Keith Andrews | Blackburn Rovers | 30 January 2012 | [23] |
| 25 August 2011 | CF | | Daryl Murphy | Celtic | 30 June 2011 | [24] |
| 9 September 2011 | CB | | Danny Collins | Stoke City | 17 December 2011 | [25] |
| 30 September 2011 | CB | | Reece Wabara | Manchester City | 31 December 2011 | [26] |
| 9 January 2012 | GK | | Alex McCarthy | Reading | 11 April 2012 | [27] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2011 | CB |  | Gareth McAuley | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer | [28] |
| 15 June 2011 | CM | | David Norris | Portsmouth | Free transfer | [29] |
| 29 June 2011 | CF | | Connor Wickham | Sunderland | £8,100,000[a] | [30] |
| 29 June 2011 | LM |  | Luciano Civelli |  Club Libertad | Free transfer | [31] |
| 1 July 2011 | CF |  | Pablo Couñago | Free agent | Released | [32] |
| 1 July 2011 | CF |  | Kevin Lisbie | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | [32] |
| 1 July 2011 | CM | | David Cawley | Free agent | Released | [33] |
| 1 July 2011 | CB | | Josh Meekings | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free transfer | [34] |
| 1 July 2011 | LB | | Rory McKeown | Kilmarnock | Free transfer | [34] |
| 1 July 2011 | GK | | Ian McLoughlin | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer | [34] |
| 1 July 2011 | GK | | Brian Murphy | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer | [35] |
| 1 July 2011 | CM | | Alan Quinn | Free agent | Released | [36] |
| 1 July 2011 | CB | | Troy Brown | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [37] |
| 1 July 2011 | CB | | Tom Eastman | Colchester United | Free transfer | [38] |
| 1 July 2011 | RM |  | Reggie Lambe | Free agent | Released | [39] |
| 30 July 2011 | CM | | Conor Hourihane | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer | [40] |
| 6 August 2011 | GK |  | Márton Fülöp | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer | [41] |
| 23 November 2011 | CM | | Colin Healy | Cork City | Free transfer | [42] |
| 9 January 2012 | CB | | Ívar Ingimarsson | Retired | [43] | |
| 17 January 2012 | CF | | Tamás Priskin |  Alania Vladikavkaz | Free transfer | [44] |
| 20 January 2012 | LB | | Shane O'Connor | Cork City | Free transfer | [45] |
| 8 March 2012 | LM | | Jamie Griffiths | Sudbury | Free transfer | [46] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2011 | CM | | Jamie Griffiths | Plymouth Argyle | 30 November 2011 | [47] |
| 15 September 2011 | LW | | Andy Drury | Crawley Town | 19 January 2012 | [48] |
| 23 September 2011 | RB |  | Jaime Peters | Bournemouth | 8 December 2011 | [49] |
| 24 November 2011 | LB | | Shane O'Connor | Port Vale | 20 January 2012 | [50] |
| 24 November 2011 | CF | | Tamás Priskin | Derby County | 17 January 2012 | [51] |
| 25 November 2011 | CF | | Ronan Murray | Swindon Town | 14 January 2012 | [52] |
| 19 January 2012 | CF | | Ronan Murray | Swindon Town | 30 June 2012 | [53] |
| Number | Position | Nationality | Name | Contract length | Expiry | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | LB | | Aaron Cresswell | 1 year | 2015 | [54] |
| 29 | RB | | Jack Ainsley | 1.5 years | 2013 | [55] |
| 22 | LW | | Josh Carson | 3 years | 2015 | [56] |
| 28 | CF | | Ronan Murray | 1.5 years | 2013 | [57] |
| 19 | CM | | Luke Hyam | 1 year | 2013 | [58] |
All statistics updated as of end of season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Richard Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | ENG | Arran Lee-Barrett | 20 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | GK | ENG | Alex McCarthy | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CAN | Jaime Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Aaron Cresswell | 46 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | IRL | Damien Delaney | 30 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF |  NZL | Tommy Smith | 28 | 3 | 24+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jack Ainsley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | DF | IRL | Mark Kennedy | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | SEN | Ibrahima Sonko | 23 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Grant Leadbitter | 36 | 5 | 32+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF |  TRI | Carlos Edwards | 46 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Lee Bowyer | 29 | 2 | 24+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lee Martin | 35 | 5 | 28+6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | ENG | Andy Drury | 22 | 2 | 20+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | SCO | Ryan Stevenson | 11 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Luke Hyam | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG | Jimmy Bullard | 21 | 1 | 12+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | NIR | Josh Carson | 17 | 2 | 5+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | ENG | Byron Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 44 | 7 | 28+14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Michael Chopra | 46 | 14 | 39+6 | 14 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | TRI | Jason Scotland | 38 | 9 | 20+16 | 8 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | ENG | Nathan Ellington | 17 | 0 | 1+14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | IRL | Daryl Murphy | 34 | 4 | 31+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ISL | Ívar Ingimarsson | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG | David Stockdale | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | IRL | Keith Andrews | 20 | 9 | 19+1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | HUN | Tamás Priskin | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | IRL | Colin Healy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | WAL | Danny Collins | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | ENG | Reece Wabara | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: end of season
Source:Competitions
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | | Michael Chopra | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | MF | | Keith Andrews | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | FW | | Jason Scotland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | FW | | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | | Grant Leadbitter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | | Lee Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | FW | | Daryl Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | DF | | Danny Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Lee Bowyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | | Andy Drury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | | Tommy Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | MF | | Josh Carson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Aaron Cresswell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | Jimmy Bullard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | | Ibrahima Sonko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Total | 64 | 1 | 1 | 66 | |||
| No. | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | | Arran Lee-Barrett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | | David Stockdale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | | Alex McCarthy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | ||||
| 11 | MF | | Lee Martin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Grant Leadbitter | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | | Tommy Smith | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Aaron Cresswell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | GK | | Alex McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Damien Delaney | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Lee Bowyer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | Ibrahima Sonko | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Luke Hyam | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | | Keith Andrews | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Michael Chopra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Josh Carson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | Danny Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | | David Stockdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | | Arran Lee-Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Carlos Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Daryl Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 6 | |||
| Award | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Aaron Cresswell | [59] |
| Players' Player of the Year | Carlos Edwards | [60] |
| Young Player of the Year | Gunnar Thorsteinsson | [59] |
| Goal of the Season | Jason Scotland | [60] |
