2011–12 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic

Chairman

Dave Whelan

Manager

Roberto Martinez

Premier League

18th

Carling Cup

2nd Round
(eliminated by Crystal Palace)

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The 2011–12 English football season is Wigan Athletic F.C.'s their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. They will also compete in the Carling Cup and the FA Cup.

1 Season review
- 1.1 Pre-season
- 1.2 League Table
2 Results & fixtures
3 Players
4 Transfers
- 4.1 Players in
- 4.2 Players out
5 References
6 External links

Season review

Pre-season

League Table

Team		Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	20	15	3	2	56	16	+40	48
2	Manchester United	20	14	3	3	49	20	+29	45
3	Tottenham Hotspur	19	13	3	3	36	20	+16	42
4	Chelsea	20	11	4	5	39	25	+14	37
5	Arsenal	20	11	3	6	36	28	+8	36
6	Liverpool	20	9	7	4	24	18	+6	34
7	Newcastle United	20	9	6	5	29	25	+4	33
8	Stoke City	20	8	5	7	22	31	-9	29
9	Norwich City	20	6	7	7	30	35	-5	25
10	Sunderland	20	6	6	8	27	23	+4	24
11	Everton	19	7	3	9	20	22	-2	24
12	Swansea City	20	5	8	7	20	23	-3	23
13	Aston Villa	20	5	8	7	22	26	-4	23
14	Fulham	20	5	8	7	22	26	-4	23
15	West Bromwich Albion	20	6	4	10	19	28	-9	22
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	4	5	11	22	36	-14	17
17	Queens Park Rangers	20	4	5	11	19	35	-16	17
18	Bolton Wanderers	20	5	1	14	25	43	-18	16
19	Wigan Athletic	20	3	6	11	18	41	-23	15
20	Blackburn Rovers	20	3	5	12	29	43	-14	14


	Premier League Champions
	Qualifies for 2012–13 UEFA Champions League
	Qualifies for 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
	Relegation to Championship
	Last updated: 21:55, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Results & fixtures

Pre season

16 July 2011	Östersunds FK	1 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Jämtkraft Arena, Sweden
20:00	Shaze 50' (pen)		Moses 29' Boselli 68'	Attendance: 1,949

24 July 2011	Al Ain	0 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Bischofshofen, Austria
17:00

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'

7 August 2011	Wigan Athletic	1 – 0	Villarreal	DW Stadium, England
16:00	Moses 45+1'

Premier League

Main article: 2011–12 Premier League

1 13 August 2011	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Norwich City	Wigan
15:00	Watson 21' (pen.)	Report	Hoolahan 45'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 17,454 Referee: Stuart Attwell

2 20 August 2011	Swansea City	0 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Swansea
15:00		Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,028 Referee: Phil Dowd

3 27 August 2011	Wigan Athletic	2 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	Wigan
12:30	di Santo 41', 66'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 17,225 Referee: Michael Oliver

4 10 September 2011	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

5 17 September 2011	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

6 24 September 2011	Wigan Athletic	1 – 2	Tottenham Hotspur	Wigan
15:00	Diame 50'	Report	van der Vaart 3' Bale 23'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Jonathan Moss

7 01 October 2011	Aston Villa	2 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Birmingham
15:00	Agbonlahor 38' Bent 60'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,744 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

8 15 October 2011	Wigan Athletic	1 – 3	Bolton Wanderers	Wigan
15:00	Diame 40'	Report	Reo-Coker 4' N'Gog 45+3' Eagles 90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 17,261 Referee: Mike Dean

9 22 October 2011	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Newcastle
15:00	Cabaye 81'	Report		Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 48,321 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

10 29 October 2011	Wigan Athletic	0 – 2	Fulham	Wigan
15:00		Report	Dempsey 41' Dembele 86'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 15,796 Referee: Mike Jones

11 6 November 2011	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Wolverhampton
13:30 GMT	O'Hara 31' Edwards 55' Ward 66'	Report	Watson 42'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Lee Probert

12 19 November 2011	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

13 26 November 2011	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

14 3 December 2011	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

15 10 December 2011	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

16 17 December 2011	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Chelsea	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Gómez 88'	Report	Sturridge 59'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,320 Referee: Martin Atkinson

17 21 December 2011	Wigan Athletic	0 – 0	Liverpool	Wigan
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,230 Referee: Michael Oliver

18 26 December 2011	Manchester United	5 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Park Ji-Sung 8' Berbatov 41', 58', 78' (pen.) Valencia 75'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,183 Referee: Phil Dowd

19 31 December 2011	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

20 3 January 2012	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

League Cup

Main article: 2011-12 Football League Cup

Second Round 13 September 2011	Crystal Palace	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Selhurst Park
19:45	Ambrose 24' Williams 30'		Watson 90+2'	Attendance: 7,649

Players

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. Games	Notes
5	DF	Gary Caldwell	SCO	10	Club captain
3	DF	Antolín Alcaraz	PAR	1

Last updated: 6 June 2011
Source: Competitive match reports.
Only competitive matches.
Only starts as captain.
Ordered by player who has been captain the most number of times.
Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); No. Games = The number of games the player has been captain.

Squad

As of 3 January 2012

^[1]

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Chris Kirkland	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2		DF	Steve Gohouri	9	0	7+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3		DF	Antolín Alcaraz	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4		MF	James McCarthy	16	0	15+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5		DF	Gary Caldwell	18	1	18+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
6		MF	Hendry Thomas	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7		MF	Albert Crusat	8	1	3+4	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
8		MF	Ben Watson	15	4	12+2	3	0+0	0	0+1	1
9		FW	Franco Di Santo	16	4	9+7	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
10		MF	Shaun Maloney	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
11		FW	Victor Moses	20	2	19+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
12		GK	Mike Pollitt	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13		GK	Lee Nicholls	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14		MF	Jordi Gómez	15	4	14+1	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
15		FW	Callum McManaman	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
16		MF	James McArthur	14	0	1+12	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17		DF	Emmerson Boyce	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18		FW	Conor Sammon	15	0	7+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19		MF	David Jones	15	0	13+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20		FW	Hugo Rodallega	15	1	8+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
21		MF	Mohamed Diamé	19	2	18+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
22		DF	Patrick van Aanholt	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23		DF	Ronnie Stam	16	0	10+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24		DF	Adrián López	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26		GK	Ali Al-Habsi	21	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30		MF	Nouha Dicko	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
31		DF	Maynor Figueroa	21	0	19+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
43		DF	Adam Buxton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top Scorers

Position	Number	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Total
FW	9	Franco Di Santo	4	0	4
MF	14	Jordi Gómez	4	0	4
MF	8	Ben Watson	3	1	4
MF	21	Mohamed Diamé	2	0	2
FW	11	Victor Moses	2	0	2
DF	5	Gary Caldwell	1	0	1
MF	7	Albert Crusat	1	0	1
FW	20	Hugo Rodallega	1	0	1
		Totals	18	1	19

Disciplinary Record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 3 January 2012

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
5		DF	Gary Caldwell	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
2		DF	Steve Gohouri	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
18		FW	Conor Sammon	1	1^[1]	0	0	0	0	1	1
3		DF	Antolín Alcaraz	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21		MF	Mohamed Diamé	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14		MF	Jordi Gómez	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23		DF	Ronnie Stam	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		MF	David Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		MF	James McCarthy	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Victor Moses	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Franco Di Santo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		DF	Maynor Figueroa	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		DF	Adrián López	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		FW	Hugo Rodallega	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Ben Watson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	33	3	0	0	0	0	33	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	3	Gary Caldwell	Sent off vs Stoke City	Sunderland (H), Swindon Town (A), Manchester City (H)

^1 The red card was successfully appealed and the punishment wasn't served.^[2]

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Ali Al-Habsi	Bolton	£4m
David Jones	Free Agent	Free
Nouha Dicko	Strasbourg	Free
Albert Crusat	Almeria	Undisclosed
Shaun Maloney	Celtic	£1M
Patrick van Aanholt	Chelsea	Loan

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Jason Koumas	Unattached	Released
Steven Caldwell	Birmingham City	Free
Antonio Amaya	Real Betis	Undisclosed
Daniël de Ridder	Grasshopper	Released
Joseph Holt	Unattached	Released
Daniel Lambert	Unattached	Released
Thomas Oakes	Unattached	Released
Abian Serrano Davila	Unattached	Released
Charles N'Zogbia	Aston Villa	£9.5 million
Román Golobart	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Five-month loan
Callum McManaman	Blackpool	Loan

References

^ "Soccerbase team stats". http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?search=Wigan&team_id=2783&type=team#teamTabs=details. Retrieved June 06, 2011.
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16353923.stm

External links

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