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 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 Yellow card 33'
Di Santo 41', 66'
Caldwell Yellow card 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'
N'Gog 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', Yellow card 80'
Edwards 55'
Ward 66'
Hunt Yellow card 78'
Report Alcaraz Yellow card 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', Yellow card 55'
Holt Yellow card 43'
Whitbread Yellow card 61'
Drury Yellow card 72'
Report Moses 68', Yellow card 90+3'
McCarthy Yellow card 79'
Alcaraz Yellow card 81'
McArthur Yellow card 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', Yellow card 54' Report Maloney 30' (pen.)
Di Santo Yellow card 43'
Figueroa Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Maloney 50'
Report Evans Yellow card 22'
Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Song Yellow card 72'
Report Di Santo 7'
Gómez 8'
Caldwell Yellow card 59'
Al-Habsi Yellow card 90+1'
McArthur Yellow card 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 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 Scotland 37 Club captain
3 DF Antolín Alcaraz Paraguay 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 England GK (1981-05-02) 2 May 1981 England Liverpool
12 Mike Pollitt England GK (1972-02-29) 29 February 1972 England Rotherham United
13 Lee Nicholls England GK (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 Youth system
26 Ali Al-Habsi Oman GK (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 England Bolton Wanderers
Defenders
2 Steve Gohouri Ivory Coast DF (1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach II
3 Antolín Alcaraz Paraguay DF (1982-07-30) 30 July 1982 Belgium Club Brugge
5 Gary Caldwell Scotland DF (1982-04-12) 12 April 1982 Scotland Celtic
17 Emmerson Boyce Barbados DF (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 England Crystal Palace
22 Patrick van Aanholt Netherlands DF (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 England Chelsea
23 Ronnie Stam Netherlands DF (1984-06-18) 18 June 1984 Netherlands Twente
24 Adrian López Spain DF (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
31 Maynor Figueroa Honduras DF (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 Honduras Olimpia
39 Jordan Mustoe England DF (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 Youth system
41 Daniel Redmond England DF (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 Youth system
43 Adam Buxton England DF (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 Youth system
Midfielders
4 James McCarthy Republic of Ireland MF (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 Scotland Hamilton Academical
6 Hendry Thomas Honduras MF (1985-02-23) 23 February 1985 Honduras Olimpia
7 Albert Crusat Spain MF (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 Spain Almería
8 Ben Watson England MF (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 England Crystal Palace
10 Shaun Maloney Scotland MF (1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 Scotland Celtic
14 Jordi Gómez Spain MF (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 Spain Espanyol
16 James McArthur Scotland MF (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 Scotland Hamilton Academical
19 David Jones England MF (1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
21 Mohamed Diamé Senegal MF (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 Spain Rayo Vallecano
22 Jean Beausejour Chile MF (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 England Birmingham City
30 Nouha Dicko France MF (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 France Strasbourg
Forwards
9 Franco Di Santo Argentina FW (1989-04-07) 7 April 1989 England Chelsea
11 Victor Moses Nigeria FW (1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 England Crystal Palace
15 Callum McManaman England FW (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 Youth system
18 Conor Sammon Republic of Ireland FW (1986-11-06) 6 November 1986 Scotland Kilmarnock
20 Hugo Rodallega Colombia FW (1985-07-25) 25 July 1985 Mexico Necaxa

Appearances and goals

As of 1 June 2012

[2]

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

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
FWArgentina9Franco Di Santo7007
FWNigeria11Victor Moses6006
MFSpain14Jordi Gómez5005
MFEngland8Ben Watson3014
DFScotland5Gary Caldwell3003
MFSenegal21Mohamed Diamé3003
MFScotland16James McArthur3003
MFScotland10Shaun Maloney3003
DEFBarbados17Emmerson Boyce3003
FWColombia20Hugo Rodallega2002
DFParaguay3Antolín Alcaraz1001
MFSpain7Albert Crusat1001
FWEngland15Callum 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
5ScotlandDFGary Caldwell81000081
2Ivory CoastDFSteve Gohouri31000031
18Republic of IrelandFWConor Sammon11000011
4ScotlandMFJames McCarthy60000060
31HondurasDFMaynor Figueroa60000060
3ParaguayDFAntolín Alcaraz40000040
21SenegalMFMohamed Diamé40000040
14SpainMFJordi Gómez40000040
9ArgentinaFWFranco Di Santo40000040
16ScotlandMFJames McArthur40000040
11NigeriaMFVictor Moses30000030
23NetherlandsDFRonnie Stam30000030
17BarbadosDFEmmerson Boyce20000020
19EnglandMFDavid Jones20000020
8EnglandMFBen Watson10100020
26OmanGKAli Al-Habsi10100020
22ChileMFJean Beausejour10000010
7SpainMFAlbert Crusat10000010
24SpainDFAdrián López10000010
10ScotlandMFShaun Maloney10000010
15EnglandFWCallum McManaman10000010
20ColombiaFWHugo Rodallega10000010
6HondurasMFHendry 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". 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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