2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2011–12 season
Chairman Randy Lerner
Manager Alex McLeish
Stadium Villa Park
Premier League 10th (round 19 of 38)
FA Cup 3rd Round (ongoing)
Football League Cup 3rd Round
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season will be Aston Villa's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club will be managed by former Birmingham boss Alex McLeish this season, following Gérard Houllier's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge.

As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term will be the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There will also be no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City were relegated to the Football League Championship at the end of the 2010–11 season. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place in the Premier League instead.

An under-19 Aston Villa team will also take part in the inaugural season of the NextGen Series, a tournament similar to the UEFA Champions League for young European footballers to compete in.[1]

Contents

Players

Squad

In the 2010–11 season the Premier League introduced new rules on squad lists. The rules included a cap on the number of players at 25; players under the age of 21 on 1 January of the year in which the season starts are exempt from the list of 25. A "home-grown rule" also requires clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.[2]

Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used.
Correct as of 31 August 2011.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Shay Given
2 DF Alan Hutton
3 DF Stephen Warnock
5 DF Richard Dunne
6 DF James Collins
7 MF Stephen Ireland
9 FW Darren Bent
10 MF Charles N'Zogbia
11 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor
12 MF Marc Albrighton
14 FW Nathan Delfouneso
16 MF Fabian Delph
17 MF Jean Makoun
18 FW Emile Heskey
19 MF Stiliyan Petrov (Captain)
No. Position Player
21 DF Ciaran Clark
22 GK Brad Guzan
23 DF Habib Beye
24 DF Carlos Cuéllar
25 MF Barry Bannan
26 FW Andreas Weimann
30 DF Eric Lichaj
31 MF Chris Herd
32 DF Nathan Baker
33 GK Andy Marshall
34 DF Shane Lowry
35 MF Daniel Johnson
36 FW Graham Burke
38 MF Gary Gardner
DF Enda Stevens

Left club during season

These players were given squad numbers at the beginning of the 2011-12 season before transferring to another club for all or part of the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 DF Luke Young (transferred to Queens Park Rangers during the season)
6 MF Stewart Downing (transferred to Liverpool during the season)
8 MF Jermaine Jenas (returned to Tottenham Hotspur during the season)
17 MF Jean Makoun (on loan at Olympiacos)
23 DF Habib Beye (on loan at Doncaster Rovers)
No. Position Player
26 FW Andreas Weimann (on loan at Watford during the season)
28 MF Jonathan Hogg (transferred to Watford during the season)
32 DF Nathan Baker (on loan at Millwall during the season)
34 DF Shane Lowry (on loan at Millwall)
38 MF Gary Gardner (on loan at Coventry City during the season)
43 GK Elliot Parish (on loan at Cardiff City during the season before leaving permanently)

Squad numbers

Following the exit of Ashley Young to Manchester United, Stephen Ireland has been given the #7 which was held by the former winger. With Ireland having worn the #9 shirt last season, him taking the #7 has allowed Darren Bent to wear the #9 this season.[4] Also, after Stewart Downing's departure to Liverpool, James Collins takes over the #6 leaving his old #29 vacant.[5]

New signings goalkeeper Shay Given and winger Charles N'Zogbia were given the #1 (vacated by the departed Brad Friedel) and #10 (vacated by the departed John Carew) shirts respectively.[6]

Deadline day capture Alan Hutton, takes the #2 shirt left free after Luke Young's transfer to QPR and loan signing Jermaine Jenas had been given the #8 shirt for the season, last worn by Robert Pires. However, it was again vacated when Jenas returned to Tottenham in December.[7]

Young striker Graham Burke was added to the first-team squad ahead of the League Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers on 20 September, being handed the #36 shirt.[8]

Sponsorship

Aston Villa will have a new club sponsor for this season, after the deal with previous partner FxPro was terminated in February 2011.[9] On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos.[10]

Managerial changes

Manager Gérard Houllier missed the final five games of Villa's 2010–11 campaign due to health issues. He had previously faced similar problems during his time at Liverpool.

On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health.[11]

He was replaced by Scottish former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park.[12][13]

Date Outgoing Manager New Club Incoming Manager Previous Team Notes
17 June 2011 Gérard Houllier Unattached Alex McLeish Birmingham City Villa paid £2 million compensation for McLeish's services.

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Position Player name Previous club League Transfer fee Notes
18 July 2011 GK Shay Given[14] Manchester City Premier League £3.5m
29 July 2011 MF Charles N'Zogbia[15] Wigan Athletic Premier League £9.5m
31 August 2011 DF Alan Hutton[16] Tottenham Hotspur Premier League £3m

Winter

Date Position Player name Previous club League Transfer fee Notes
1 January 2012 DF Enda Stevens[17] Shamrock Rovers League of Ireland Premier Division £250,000 Transfer was announced on 31 August, with player joining in January 2012

Out

Summer

Date Position Player name New club League Transfer fee Notes
27 May 2011 MF Nigel Reo-Coker[18] Bolton Wanderers Premier League Released Joined Bolton Wanderers following release from Villa
27 May 2011 FW John Carew[18] West Ham United Championship Released Joined West Ham United following release from Villa
27 May 2011 MF Isaiah Osbourne[18] Hibernian Scottish Premier League Released Joined Hibernian following release from Villa
27 May 2011 MF Moustapha Salifou[18] 1. FC Saarbrücken 3rd Liga Released Joined Saarbrücken following release from Villa
27 May 2011 MF Robert Pirès[18] Unattached N/A Released
27 May 2011 MF Harry Forrester[18] Brentford League 1 Released Youth player; joined Brentford following release from Villa
27 May 2011 DF/FW Arsenio Halfhuid[18] HBS Craeyenhout Topklasse Sunday Released Youth player; joined HBS following release from Villa
27 May 2011 DF Durrell Berry[18] Plymouth Argyle League 2 Released Youth player; joined Plymouth Argyle following release from Villa
27 May 2011 DF Ellis Deeney[18] Kettering Town Conference National Released Youth player; joined Kettering Town following release from Villa
27 May 2011 DF Calum Flanagan[18] Hinckley United Conference North Released Youth player; joined Hinckley United following release from Villa
3 June 2011 GK Brad Friedel[19] Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Free Transfer
23 June 2011 MF Ashley Young[20] Manchester United Premier League £17m[21]
15 July 2011 MF Stewart Downing[22] Liverpool Premier League £20m[23]
27 August 2011 MF Jonathan Hogg[24] Watford Championship Undisclosed
27 August 2011 DF Luke Young[25] Queens Park Rangers Premier League Undisclosed

Winter

Date Position Player name New club League Transfer fee Notes
3 January 2012 GK Elliot Parish[26] Cardiff City F.C. Undisclosed

Loans

In

Summer

Date Position Player name New club League Duration Return Date Notes
31 August 2011 MF Jermaine Jenas[27] Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 4 months December 2011 Initially seson-long, the loan was ended early after Jenas was ruled out for the rest of the season with an achilles injury[28]

Out

Summer

Date Position Player name New club League Duration Return Date Notes
26 August 2011 FW Andreas Weimann[29] Watford Championship 1 month 23 September 2011 Initially a 5 month loan but Villa recalled player in late September.[30]
29 August 2011 MF Jean Makoun[31] Olymipacos Super League Season-long June 2012
24 September 2011 GK Elliot Parish[32] Cardiff Championship 2 month 10 November 2011

Winter

Date Position Player name New club League Duration Return Date Notes
21 November 2011 DF Habib Beye[33] Doncaster Rovers Championship Season-long June 2012
22 November 2011 DF Nathan Baker[34] Millwall Championship 1 month December 2011
23 November 2011 DF Shane Lowry[35] Millwall Championship 1 month 2 January 2012
24 November 2011 MF Gary Gardner[36] Coventry City Championship 1 month 21 December 2012 Intially a loan until January but Villa recalled player in late December.[37]

Fixtures and results

Pre-season

Barclays Asia Trophy

Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City 19 14 3 2 53 16 +37 45 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Manchester United 19 14 3 2 49 17 +32 45
3 Tottenham Hotspur 18 12 3 3 35 20 +15 39
4 Arsenal 19 11 3 5 35 26 +9 36 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5 Chelsea 19 10 4 5 37 24 +13 34 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6 Liverpool 19 9 7 3 24 15 +9 34
7 Newcastle United 19 8 6 5 26 25 +1 30
8 Stoke City 19 7 5 7 20 30 −10 26
9 Everton 18 7 3 8 19 20 −1 24
10 Aston Villa 19 5 8 6 22 24 −2 23
11 Norwich City 19 5 7 7 28 34 −6 22
12 West Bromwich Albion 19 6 4 9 19 27 −8 22
13 Sunderland 19 5 6 8 23 22 +1 21
14 Fulham 19 4 8 7 20 25 −5 20
15 Swansea City 19 4 8 7 18 23 −5 20
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 4 5 10 21 34 −13 17
17 Queens Park Rangers 19 4 5 10 18 33 −15 17
18 Wigan Athletic 19 3 6 10 17 37 −20 15 Relegation to the 2012–13 Football League Championship
19 Blackburn Rovers 19 3 5 11 28 41 −13 14
20 Bolton Wanderers 19 4 1 14 23 42 −19 13

Updated to games played on 1 January 2012
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Statistics

League 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
19 5 8 6 22 24 −2 23 3 2 4 11 11 0 2 6 2 11 13 −2

Last updated: 31 December 2011
Source: Competitive matches

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
Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A A
Result D W D D D D W L L D W L D L W L L D W
Position 8 1 6 8 8 8 6 8 11 9 8 8 8 9 8 10 12 12 9

Last updated: 31 December 2011.
Source: http://www.premierleague.com/page/Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Appearances

Number Nation Position Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Notes
Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub
1 GK Given 14 - - - 1 - 15 0
22 GK Guzan 5 1 - - 1 - 6 1
2 DF Young 2 - - - - - 2 0 [Note 1]
23 DF Beye - - - - - 1 0 1 [Note 2]
2 DF Hutton 14 - - - 1 - 15 0
30 DF Lichaj - - - - 1 - 1 0
24 DF Cuellar 4 1 - - - - 4 1
5 DF Dunne 19 - - - 2 - 21 0
6 DF Collins 17 - - - 1 - 18 0
21 DF Clark 4 2 - - 1 - 5 2
3 DF Warnock 19 - - - 1 - 20 0
31 MF Herd 8 - - - 1 - 9 0
19 MF Petrov 17 1 - - 1 - 18 1
16 MF Delph 10 1 - - - - 10 1
38 MF Gardner - 1 - - - - 0 1
7 MF Ireland 5 3 - - 2 - 7 3
17 MF Makoun - - - - 1 - 1 0 [Note 3]
25 MF Bannan 5 8 - - 2 - 7 8
8 MF Jenas 1 2 - - - - 1 2
12 MF Albrighton 6 8 - - 2 - 8 8
10 MF N'Zogbia 16 1 - - 1 1 17 2
26 FW Weimann - 3 - - - 1 0 4 [Note 4]
14 FW Delfouneso 1 3 - - 1 1 2 4
18 FW Heskey 11 4 - - - - 11 4
11 FW Agbonlahor 18 - - - 1 - 19 0
9 FW Bent 14 1 - - 1 - 15 1


Most Starts: (4-2-3-1)

Notes
  1. ^ Left for Queens Park Rangers on 27 August 2011
  2. ^ Loaned out until end of season to Doncaster Rovers on 21 November 2011
  3. ^ Loaned out until end of season to Olympiacos on 28 August 2011
  4. ^ Loaned out to Watford on 26 August 2011, before being recalled in late September (all appearences made after return from loan spell).

Last updated: 31 December 2011
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Includes Cup competitions as well (Carling Cup & FA Cup)

Goalscorers

Correct as of 31 December 2011
Players are listed by their position on the club's official website Source
     Players highlighted in light grey denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club
     Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season
     Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
FW
Darren Bent
6
6
FW
Gabriel Agbonlahor
5
5
MF
Stiliyan Petrov
4
4
MF
Marc Albrighton
2
2
FW
Emile Heskey
1
1
MF
Stephen Ireland
1
1
MF
Barry Bannan
1
1
DF
Stephen Warnock
1
1
DF
Richard Dunne
1
1
FW
Nathan Delfouneso
1
1
DF
Eric Lichaj
1
1
Total Goals
22
0
2
24

Disciplinary Record

Correct as of 31 December 2011
Players are listed by their position on the club's official website Source
     Players highlighted in light grey denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club
     Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season
     Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

Number Nation Position Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
11 FW Gabriel Agbonlahor 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2 DF Alan Hutton 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
6 DF James Collins 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Richard Dunne 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 MF Stiliyan Petrov 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF Fabian Delph 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 MF Charles N'Zogbia 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Stephen Warnock 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF Barry Bannan 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
18 FW Emile Heskey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 MF Chris Herd [45] 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [Note 1]
21 DF Ciaran Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF Carlos Cuellar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Marc Albrighton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF Eric Lichaj 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
26 FW Andreas Weimann 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 32 1 0 0 3 0 35 1
Notes
  1. ^ Red card against West Bromwich Albion on 22 October 2011 was rescinded on appeal.

Home Attendances

Correct as of 21 December 2011
      Win       Draw       Loss

Comp Week/Round Date Score Opponent Attendance
Premier League Wk 2 20 August 2011 3-1 Blackburn Rovers 32,319
League Cup Rd 2 23 August 2011 2-0 Hereford United 21,058
Premier League Wk 3 27 August 2011 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30,776
Premier League Wk 5 17 September 2011 1-1 Newcastle United 34,248
League Cup Rd 3 20 September 2011 0-2 Bolton Wanderers 22,261
Premier League Wk 7 1 October 2011 2-0 Wigan Athletic 30,744
Premier League Wk 9 22 October 2011 1-2 West Bromwich Albion 34,152
Premier League Wk 11 5 November 2011 3-2 Norwich City 35,290
Premier League Wk 14 3 December 2011 0-1 Manchester United 40,053
Premier League Wk 16 18 December 2011 0-2 Liverpool 37,460
Premier League Wk 17 21 December 2011 1-2 Arsenal 35,818
Total Attendance 354,179
Average League Attendance 34,540
Average Attendance 32,198

Awards

Players of the Month

Month Pos. Name
August
FW
Gabriel Agbonlahor [46]
September
MF
Barry Bannan [47]
October
November
FW
Gabriel Agbonlahor [48]

End of Season Awards

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