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 11 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 00 Wigan Athletic Swansea
15:00 Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 19,028
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 August 2011 3 Wigan Athletic 20 QPR 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 30 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 31 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 12 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 20 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 13 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 10 Wigan Athletic Newcastle
15:00 Cabaye  81' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,321
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
29 October 2011 10 Wigan Athletic 02 Fulham Wigan
15:00 Report Dempsey  41'
Dembélé  86'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 15,796
Referee: Mike Jones
6 November 2011 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 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 33 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 12 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 04 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 12 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 11 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 00 Liverpool Wigan
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,230
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 December 2011 18 Manchester United 50 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 22 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 14 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 01 Manchester City Wigan
19:45 GMT Report Džeko  22' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,026
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 January 2012 22 QPR 31 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 31 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 11 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 12 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 00 Aston Villa Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,601
Referee: Friend
3 March 2012 27 Wigan Athletic 02 Swansea City Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Sigurðsson  45+2', 54' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,001
Referee: Marriner
11 March 2012 28 Norwich 11 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 11 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 12 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 20 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 21 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 10 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 12 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 21 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 40 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 01 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
20:00 GMT Report Alcaraz  87' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,144
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
13 May 2012 38 Wigan Athletic 32 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 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.

First team squad

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Kirkland GK (1981-05-02) 2 May 1981 Liverpool
12 Mike Pollitt GK (1972-02-29) 29 February 1972 Rotherham United
13 Lee Nicholls GK (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 Youth system
26 Ali Al-Habsi GK (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 Bolton Wanderers
Defenders
2 Steve Gohouri DF (1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 Borussia Mönchengladbach II
3 Antolín Alcaraz DF (1982-07-30) 30 July 1982 Club Brugge
5 Gary Caldwell DF (1982-04-12) 12 April 1982 Celtic
17 Emmerson Boyce DF (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 Crystal Palace
22 Patrick van Aanholt DF (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 Chelsea
23 Ronnie Stam DF (1984-06-18) 18 June 1984 Twente
24 Adrian López DF (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 Deportivo La Coruña
31 Maynor Figueroa DF (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 Olimpia
39 Jordan Mustoe DF (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 Youth system
41 Daniel Redmond DF (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 Youth system
43 Adam Buxton DF (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 Youth system
Midfielders
4 James McCarthy MF (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 Hamilton Academical
6 Hendry Thomas MF (1985-02-23) 23 February 1985 Olimpia
7 Albert Crusat MF (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 Almería
8 Ben Watson MF (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 Crystal Palace
10 Shaun Maloney MF (1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 Celtic
14 Jordi Gómez MF (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 Espanyol
16 James McArthur MF (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 Hamilton Academical
19 David Jones MF (1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers
21 Mohamed Diamé MF (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 Rayo Vallecano
22 Jean Beausejour MF (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 Birmingham City
30 Nouha Dicko MF (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 Strasbourg
Forwards
9 Franco Di Santo FW (1989-04-07) 7 April 1989 Chelsea
11 Victor Moses FW (1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 Crystal Palace
15 Callum McManaman FW (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 Youth system
18 Conor Sammon FW (1986-11-06) 6 November 1986 Kilmarnock
20 Hugo Rodallega FW (1985-07-25) 25 July 1985 Necaxa

Appearances and goals

As of 1 June 2012

[2]

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

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name Premiership FA Cup League Cup Total
FW9Franco Di Santo7007
FW11Victor Moses6006
MF14Jordi Gómez5005
MF8Ben Watson3014
DF5Gary Caldwell3003
MF21Mohamed Diamé3003
MF16James McArthur3003
MF10Shaun Maloney3003
DEF17Emmerson Boyce3003
FW20Hugo Rodallega2002
DF3Antolín Alcaraz1001
MF7Albert Crusat1001
FW15Callum 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
5DFGary Caldwell81000081
2DFSteve Gohouri31000031
18FWConor Sammon11000011
4MFJames McCarthy60000060
31DFMaynor Figueroa60000060
3DFAntolín Alcaraz40000040
21MFMohamed Diamé40000040
14MFJordi Gómez40000040
9FWFranco Di Santo40000040
16MFJames McArthur40000040
11MFVictor Moses30000030
23DFRonnie Stam30000030
17DFEmmerson Boyce20000020
19MFDavid Jones20000020
8MFBen Watson10100020
26GKAli Al-Habsi10100020
22MFJean Beausejour10000010
7MFAlbert Crusat10000010
24DFAdrián López10000010
10MFShaun Maloney10000010
15FWCallum McManaman10000010
20FWHugo Rodallega10000010
6MFHendry 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". 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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