2011–12 Stoke City F.C. season

Stoke City
2011–12 season
Chairman Peter Coates
Manager Tony Pulis
Stadium Britannia Stadium
Premier League 14th (45 points)
FA Cup Quarter Final
League Cup Fourth Round
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League: Peter Crouch (10)
All: Peter Crouch (14)
Highest home attendance 27,789 v Bolton Wanderers (13 May 2012)
Lowest home attendance 26,500 v Everton (1 May 2012)
Average home league attendance 27,216
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2011–12 season was Stoke City's fourth season in the Premier League and the 56th in the top tier of English football. Because FA Cup winners Manchester City qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their third-place finish in the Premier League, as FA Cup runners-up, Stoke qualified for the UEFA Europa League.

Stoke's first excursion into European football for the first time since 1975 was a main talking point leading up to the 2011–12 season. Stoke were drawn against Croatian side Hajduk Split and after two legs ran out 2–0 winners. After beating FC Thun Stoke were handed a tough group containing Beşiktaş, Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv which Stoke managed to progress through finishing in second position. City's reward was a tie against Spanish giants Valencia and despite putting up a spirited 2nd leg performance Stoke went out 2–0 on aggregate.

With 12 fixtures in Europe Stoke's Premier League form took a hit with some indifferent performances. The season started well with Stoke going four matches unbeaten and breaking the club's transfer record with the £10 million signing of Peter Crouch from Tottenham Hotspur. European football soon began to take its toll and with some poor defeats against the likes of Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers Stoke failed to really cement their position in the top half of the table and after picking up just four wins in the final half of the season Stoke finished in 14th position with 45 points.

Pre-season

The Stoke City squad returned to the club on 7 July before flying out to Austria for their annual training camp. Upon their return they played two of Tony Pulis's old clubs Newport County and Newport YMCA. Games against Football League sides Brentford, Aldershot Town and Sheffield Wednesday had also been arranged as well as the traditional match against Newcastle Town.[1]

Whilst in Austria Stoke played a match against local part-time side SV Thal. Stoke won with three goals in the second half through Michael Tonge, Jonathan Walters and a very rare goal from Andy Wilkinson Thal scored a consolation via Erik Bischtand. Upon their return to England, Stoke travelled to Tony Pulis's home town of Newport for two matches against his former clubs. The first match saw City draw 1–1 with Newport County, County scored through their captain Gary Warren before Kenwyne Jones equalised after 75 minutes, he had the ball in the back of the net later on but it was ruled out for offside. The following day Stoke fielded a different team for the match against Newport YMCA. Goals from Ben Marshall, Diego Arismendi, Matthew Lund and Rory Delap gave Stoke an easy 6–1 victory. After the trip to South Wales Pulis said he 'enjoyed his return home'.[2]

Stoke then scored another six against Newcastle Town in what was the 30th meeting between the two clubs. Stoke's goals came from Australian trialist Robert Stambolziev, Jermaine Pennant, Glenn Whelan Jonathan Walters, and a brace from Kenwyne Jones. City then suffered two poor results losing 1–0 to both Brentford and Aldershot. City ended their pre-season schedule with a 0–0 draw against Sheffield Wednesday.

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
114 July 2011SV ThalA3–1250Tonge 58', Walters 74', Wilkinson 86'Report
216 July 2011Newport CountyA1–12,120Jones 75'Report
317 July 2011Newport YMCAA6–1200Marshall (2) 19', 30', Lund 41', Arismendi (2) 65', 80', Delap 87'Report
420 July 2011Newcastle TownA6–03,146Stambolziev 35', Jones (2) 47', 51', Pennant 54', Whelan 57', Walters 81'Report
522 July 2011BrentfordA0–12,946Report
623 July 2011Aldershot TownA0–11,684Report
730 July 2011Sheffield WednesdayA0–03,959Report

Premier League

August

For the season opener against Chelsea manager Tony Pulis gave a league debut to Jonathan Woodgate with Robert Huth moving to right-back. For Chelsea they had new manager André Villas-Boas in charge for his first Premier League match. After an even first half Chelsea were the better side after the break with Asmir Begović making a number of important saves. After injuries to Matthew Etherington and Rory Delap, City went defensive and were able to claim a goalless draw.[3]

After the Europa League match against Thun in Switzerland Stoke travelled to Norfolk to take on newly promoted Norwich City. Stoke started the match the better side but suffered a huge blow when Jermaine Pennant was forced off due to injury after half an hour. Norwich took the lead through former Stoke reserve team player Ritchie De Laet as "The Canaries" went into the break in the lead. After half time Stoke were awarded a penalty when Leon Barnett fouled Jonathan Walters however Norwich 'keeper John Ruddy saved Walters' effort. Stoke were able to get a result though as Kenwyne Jones headed in Whelan's cross in the 94th minute to deny Norwich the win.[4]

Stoke's final match of August was against Midlands rivals West Brom at the Hawthorns. It turned to be a poor match with both teams struggleling to create clear goal scoring chances. With the match seemingly destined for a goalless draw "Baggies" keeper Ben Foster hesitated when under pressure from Ryan Shotton who was able to claim the ball and roll it into an empty net.[5]

September

Stoke's new record signing Peter Crouch made his debut against his old club Liverpool following the international break. City scored the only goal of the match after 20 minutes when Jamie Carragher brought down Walters in the penalty area who fired the ball past Pepe Reina. Liverpool produced a dominant second half performance with Luis Suárez being a large threat to the Stoke defence. Stoke had to defend well to keep their 1–0 lead intact and due to some last ditch defending were able to come away with the three points.[6]

After a 1–1 in Kiev "The Potters" nine match unbeaten run was then ended in emphatic style by Sunderland on Wearside as Steve Bruce's side scored four goals without reply. Sunderland scored through Titus Bramble following a mistake from Begovic, an own goal from Woodgate, a deflected shot from Craig Gardner and a free-kick from Sebastian Larsson.[7]

Manchester United arrived at the Britannia with a 100% winning start but had Wayne Rooney missing out due to injury. They suffered another injury early into the match when Javier Hernandez was substituted after colliding with Begovic and Woodgate. They went into the lead through a low shot from Nani after 26 minutes. Stoke almost equalised soon after through Wilkinson but David de Gea palmed his shot on to the post. Stoke's equaliser came after just half time with Peter Crouch scoring his first goal for "The Potters" since his move from Tottenham. Stoke had chances to win the match but de Gea made a number of fine saves. The final chance of the game fell to Ryan Giggs but he could only volley wide of the goal. It was the first time Stoke had gained a result against Manchester United in the Premier League.[8]

October

Stoke made their first journey to Swansea City's Liberty Stadium following the Europa League win over Beşiktaş. However it proved to be a very poor afternoon for "The Potters" as two defensive errors allowed "The Jacks" score to twice through Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham.[9]

Following the international break Stoke returned to Premier League football with the visit of Martin Jol's Fulham side. In what was a quite first half Stoke had two good chances to take the lead with Crouch and Pennant both guilty of poor finishing. In the second half Stoke were the dominant side but were finding it difficult to break down a stubborn "Cottagers" defence. The breakthrough came after 80 minutes when Jon Walters tapped in Matthew Etherington's wayward shot, moments earlier John Arne Riise's hit a powerful freekick that hit the Stoke crossbar. Three minutes from full-time Rory Delap scored a rare goal to seal a 2–0 win.[10]

City's next game came at Arsenal on 23 October at the Emirates Stadium. After a quite opening half hour Gervinho broke the offside trap and put the ball past Begovic. However Stoke were not behind for long as a well worked free kick was finished off by Crouch from all of two yards. Any hopes Stoke had of claiming their first points at the Emirates were ended in the second half by sub Robin van Persie who scored twice.[11]

On Halloween Stoke faced inform Newcastle United at the Britannia. It turned out to be a defensive "horror show" for City as former transfer target Demba Ba scored a hat-trick as both Shawcross and Wilson departed due to injury.[12] Manager Pulis blamed his defence for conceding 'sloppy goals'.[13]

November

Stoke ended a busy period with a woeful defeat against Bolton who reversed the scoreline from last season's FA Cup semi-final.[14] Pulis branded his players performance as the worst since he returned to the club in 2006.[15]

Following the two week international break Stoke had the opportunity to make amends for the Bolton defeat against newly promoted Queens Park Rangers. However more poor defending cost Stoke as goals from Luke Young and a brace from Heiðar Helguson earned Neil Warnock's team the points. Goals from Walters and Shawcross proved to be in vain for City as they fell to a fourth straight league defeat.[16]

Stoke ended their losing run with victory over struggling Blackburn Rovers at the Britannia. After a cagey opening to the match Delap headed in a Pennant free kick to put City in front. Rovers almost levelled soon after the break when Rubén Rochina weaved his way through the penalty area only to see his cross totally missed by Mauro Formica. Two goals from Whelan and Crouch put Stoke in a comfortable position with Rochina replying for Rovers.[17]

December

After securing European qualification against Dynamo Kyiv Stoke travelled to an emotional Goodison Park where the Everton fans were mourning the death of Gary Speed. Stoke produced a more familiar defensive performance than what was on show in November and came away with a rare away win thanks to Robert Huth's first goal of the season. There was one concern for Stoke as Thomas Sorensen had to be stretchered off with concussion.[18]

In form Tottenham Hotspur travelled to the Britannia having gone eleven matches unbeaten. Stoke started with great pressure on the Spurs defence with Ryan Shotton's long throw-ins causing problems, and they led to both Stoke goals scored by Matthew Etherington to put City 2–0 in front at half time. Tottenham improved in the second half and pulled a goal back from the penalty spot, but Younès Kaboul was sent off and Stoke were able to claim the three points.[19]

Stoke began the festive period with a short trip to Wolverhampton and received some early good fortune from referee Anthony Taylor. With Woodgate playing at right back he came up against Matt Jarvis and was booked for a late challenge early into the match. Woodgate continued to have problems with Jarvis and he gave away a penalty after 17 minutes however Taylor decided not to send him off much to the fury of Mick McCarthy.[20] Hunt scored from the spot and Pulis substituted Woodgate and brought on Pennant and Stoke began to take control of the play. In the second half a Huth freekick was deflected in by Kevin Doyle and Peter Crouch scored the winning goal for Stoke in a 2–1 win. It was the first time that Stoke have won four Premier League matches in a row.[21]

Stoke's winning run came to an end in their next match away at league leaders Manchester City in what was difficult evening for the "Potters". Under constant pressure from the start of the match Man City controlled the match and easily won 3–0 with a brace from Sergio Agüero and a trademark long range effort from Adam Johnson. Stoke had a tough time and failed to trouble an underworked Joe Hart.[22]

The boxing day match against Aston Villa was played at an untraditional time of 7.45pm to accommodate live TV coverage. The match though was a bland and uneventful affair and finished unsurprisingly in a goalless draw. Marc Wilson had the best chance of the match as his header struck the crossbar late in the second half.[23]

Stoke finished a successful 2011 with a 2–2 against Wigan Athletic. The "Latics" took the lead through Victor Moses just before half time following a well worked move. Stoke tried in vain to pull level until the 77th minute when Gary Caldwell handled on the line and was sent off. Walters calmly beat Ali Al-Habsi from the spot and soon after Cameron Jerome scored his first league goal for Stoke. However Stoke were denied a comeback with just moments after the Wigan restart they were awarded a penalty after Shotton had pulled Hugo Rodallega's shirt. Ben Watson came off the bench to take the penalty and sent Sorensen the wrong way.[24]

January

The first match of 2012 saw Stoke travel to struggling Blackburn who surprisingly beat Manchester United in their previous match and Rovers started the match well with Chris Samba hitting the crossbar and having a goal ruled out for a foul on Sorensen. Stoke then began to take control of the contest and took the lead through Peter Crouch after seventeen minutes it was Crouch's 100th league goal. He scored again just before half time after good wing play by Matthew Etherington. Rovers pulled a goal back through David Goodwillie with twenty minutes left but Stoke were able to see out the rest of the match with relative ease to claim a 2–1 victory.[25]

Stoke continued their improved away form by drawing 0–0 at Liverpool. Stoke put in a fine defensive performance and whilst they never threatened to win the match they were equally looked unlikely to lose as Liverpool struggled to break down a hard working Stoke defence.[26]

Stoke's first home match of 2012 was against West Bromwich Albion at a windy Britannia Stadium and the 'Baggies' took full advantage of the conditions with James Morrison taking long range shots. He hits he crossbar with one before scoring after a huge swerve deceived Sorensen and the ball bounced under his body to give Albion the lead. Stoke struggled to get back into the match but were given a penalty when Gabriel Tamaș fouled Walters, but his penalty was easily saved by Ben Foster. Cameron Jerome came off the bench and scored with a glancing header, but West Brom secured a deserved win in the final minute via a Graham Dorrans free-kick.[27]

On 31 January Stoke took on Manchester United at Old Trafford and were undone by two penalties either side of half time. Pennant tripping Park Ji-Sung for the first and Walters pulling Antonio Valencia's arm.[28] After the match Pulis expressed his disappointment at the referee's decisions.[29]

February

Stoke began a potentially season defining February with a second consecutive home defeat this time to inform Sunderland. The match was played in falling snow which progressively got worse meaning that there was few goalscoring chances for both sides. The match took a huge change just before half time when Huth was sent-off for tackling David Meyler although replays showed that Huth pulled out of the challenge. Sunderland took full advantage of the extra man and scored the only goal through James McClean.[30] Stoke did attempt to get Huth's red card overturned but failed in their efforts.[31]

Stoke then recorded their fourth straight Premier League defeat, for the second time this season with a 2–1 defeat at Fulham. Stoke conceded twice in the opening half hour with Fulham's new Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak and an own goal from Sorensen putting Martin Jol's team in a good position. City pulled one back in the second half through Ryan Shawcross but were unable to claim a draw.[32]

With one win in eight matches and Stoke now out of the Europa League a win against Swansea City was vital. After not really doing much in the match, Matthew Upson broke the deadlock with a header from Matthew Etherington's corner in the 24th minute and then Crouch flicked home his tenth goal of the season when he rose to meet a long throw-in from Ryan Shotton six minutes before the break. Swansea kept the ball well but failed to trouble an under worked Asmir Begovic and Stoke were able to see out a fairly comfortably 2–0 victory.[33]

March

Stoke faced another newly promoted team in the form of Norwich City at the Britannia Stadium. The match coincided with the 40th anniversary of Stoke's 1972 League Cup win and ironically it was in the 72nd minute that Stoke scored the only goal of the match through Matthew Etherington. Etherington scoring from a tight angle past John Ruddy in what was rare moment of quality in a match with few chances.[34]

After two home wins Stoke were narrowly beaten 1–0 at Chelsea, Didier Drogba scoring the only goal of the match after 68 minutes. This was after Stoke had played most of the match with 10 men as Ricardo Fuller making his first start of the season was sent off early on after he stamped on Branislav Ivanović.[35] Pulis described Fuller's actions as 'ridiculous'.[36]

On 21 March Stoke travelled to a muted White Hart Lane which saw the Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapse on the pitch three days before. Stoke were knocked out of the FA Cup by Liverpool and were now able to concentrate on the Premier League for the rest of the season. After containing Tottenham for most of the match Stoke took the lead through Cameron Jerome on 75 minutes following a goalmouth scramble. However Stoke were denied an impressive win in the final moments as Rafael van der Vaart headed in a Gareth Bale cross.[37]

Stoke's next home match saw title challengers Manchester City arrived at the Britannia Stadium and saw a contender for goal of the season scored by Peter Crouch. After a goalless first half Stoke opened the scoring in memorable style, A long goal kick from Begović was headed by Crouch on to Pennant who pass back to the forward who the took a touch and fired a volley shot past Joe Hart. Stoke could not hold on however as a long range Yaya Touré strike earned the visitors a share of the points.[38]

City now in good spirits following Peter Crouch's wonder goal last week went to Wigan for the final match of March. The first half was a very competitive one which produced some hard tackles and few goalscoring chances, However, in second half Wigan were by far the better side and easily won the match 2–0 thanks to goals from Antolín Alcaraz and Victor Moses.[39]

April

Wolverhampton Wanderers were Stoke's first opponents over the Easter period who arrived in Stoke needing a win to give them any hope of avoiding the drop. And they took the lead in the 27th minute in rather bizarre fashion against the run of play, Michael Kightly embarked upon a run from wide on the right and when he chipped the ball into the onrushing Dave Edwards, but the Welsh international midfielder's attempt to get a touch deceived Asmir Begovic as it bounced past him into the net. The lead lasted just seven minutes however as Huth hit a powerful shot past Wayne Hennessey. Stoke all but ended Wolves' stay in the Premier League as Crouch scored the final goal of the match to secure Stoke a league double over their Midlands rivals.[40]

48 hours later Stoke again faced struggling Midlands opponents in the form of Aston Villa in what was another poor quality match between the two sides. After very little excitement Andreas Weimann curled in a fine goal to give the hosts the lead. Stoke were trying in vain to draw level so Pulis introduced the rested pair of Crouch and Pennant. And it paid off as a Pennant set piece was headed into the net by Huth to earn City a share of the points.[41]

After a two-week due to Everton being involved in the FA Cup semi final break Stoke made a long trip north of Newcastle where they came away with a heavy 3–0 loss. Yohan Cabaye proved to be Stoke's chief tormentor as he scored twice and assisted Papiss Cissé.[42]

Arsenal were Stoke's next opponents at the Britannia Stadium and Peter Crouch scored the opening goal after just 10 minutes but Robin van Persie quickly equalised for the "Gunners". Arsenal controlled that match for the reminder of the first half but both sides had opportunities of grabbing all three points during a frantic second forty five minutes, with Crouch and Jonathan Walters both going closest in stoppage time but the match ended on level terms.[43]

May

The re-arranged match with Everton produced a dour encounter with few moments of excitement. Everton had the better of an awful first half and they scored on the stroke of half time as Peter Crouch scored an unlucky own goal. The introduction of Ricardo Fuller and Cameron Jerome gave Stoke some life and within seconds of his arrival Jerome used his pace to accelerate through the "Toffees" defence and rescue a point for Stoke.[44]

The final two matches of the 2011–12 season saw Stoke involved in the fight to avoid relegation with both their opponents Queens Park Rangers and Bolton Wanderers in danger of joining Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League. The match against QPR saw Stoke squander an early effort as Cameron Jerome missed an easy chance. With the match seemingly heading for a goalless draw Djibril Cissé score in the final few moments to spark a pitch invasion by jubilant "Rs" fans.[45]

For the final match of a long and difficult season for Stoke, their opponents Bolton Wanderers arrived in Stoke-on-Trent knowing that they had to win to remain a Premier League club whilst Stoke fans dedicated the match to Ricardo Fuller who is out of contract. Jonathan Walters scored a controversial opening goal for Stoke as he barged into goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán who had both hands on the ball and dropped the ball behind the line. However Wanderers went close with Kevin Davies hitting the crossbar before Bolton had a stroke of luck they needed. Firstly an attempted clearance from Robert Huth cannoned off Mark Davies and then an attempted cross from Kevin Davies deceived Thomas Sørensen to give Bolton a shock 2–1 lead. Unfortunately for "Trotters" fans a second half penalty from Walters condemned them to the Football League Championship.[46] Stoke ended the season in 14th place with 45 points but a lack of goals and attacking play made it a disappointing and often boring Premier League season for the Stoke supporters.

Results

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
114 August 2011ChelseaH0–027,421Report
221 August 2011Norwich CityA1–126,272Jones 90+4'Report
328 August 2011West Bromwich AlbionA1–022,909Shotton 89'Report
410 September 2011LiverpoolH1–027,592Walters 21' (pen)Report
518 September 2011SunderlandA0–432,296Report
624 September 2011Manchester UnitedH1–127,582Crouch 52'Report
72 October 2011Swansea CityA0–219,523Report
815 October 2011FulhamH2–026,890Walters 80', Delap 87'Report
923 October 2011ArsenalA1–359,671Crouch 34'Report
1031 October 2011Newcastle UnitedH1–326,564Walters 75' (pen)Report
116 November 2011Bolton WanderersA0–520,028Report
1219 November 2011Queens Park RangersH2–327,618Walters 8', Shawcross 64'Report
1326 November 2011Blackburn RoversH3–126,686Delap 28', Whelan 58', Crouch 72'Report
144 December 2011EvertonA1–033,219Huth 15'Report
1511 December 2011Tottenham HotspurH2–127,529Etherington (2) 13', 43'Report
1617 December 2011Wolverhampton WanderersA2–124,694Doyle 58' (o.g.), Crouch 70'Report
1721 December 2011Manchester CityA0–346,321Report
1826 December 2011Aston VillaH0–027,739Report
1931 December 2011Wigan AthleticH2–226,595Walters 77' (pen), Jerome 84'Report
202 January 2012Blackburn RoversA2–120,615Crouch (2) 17', 45'Report
2114 January 2012LiverpoolA0–044,691Report
2221 January 2012West Bromwich AlbionH1–226,865Jerome 86'Report
2331 January 2012Manchester UnitedA0–274,719Report
244 February 2012SunderlandH0–127,717Report
2511 February 2012FulhamA1–223,555Shawcross 78'Report
2626 February 2012Swansea CityH2–026,768Upson 24', Crouch 39'Report
273 March 2012Norwich CityH1–027,483Etherington 72'Report
2810 March 2012ChelseaA0–140,945Report
2921 March 2012Tottenham HotspurA1–135,172Jerome 75'Report
3024 March 2012Manchester CityH1–127,535Crouch 59'Report
3131 March 2012Wigan AthleticA0–219,786Report
327 April 2012Wolverhampton WanderersH2–127,005Huth 37', Crouch 61'Report
339 April 2012Aston VillaA1–130,100Huth 71'Report
3421 April 2012Newcastle UnitedA0–352,162Report
3528 April 2012ArsenalH1–127,502Crouch 9'Report
361 May 2012EvertonH1–126,500Jerome 68'Report
375 May 2012Queens Park RangersA0–117,319Report
3813 May 2012Bolton WanderersH2–227,789Walters (2) 13', 77' (pen)Report

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 28 5 5 93 29+64 89 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Manchester United 38 28 5 5 89 33+56 89
3 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 74 49+25 70
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 9 9 66 41+25 69 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage 1
5 Newcastle United 38 19 8 11 56 51+5 65 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6 Chelsea 38 18 10 10 65 46+19 64 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage 1
7 Everton 38 15 11 12 50 40+10 56
8 Liverpool 38 14 10 14 47 40+7 52 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 2
9 Fulham 38 14 10 14 48 51−3 52
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 8 17 45 52−7 47
11 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 44 51−7 47
12 Norwich City 38 12 11 15 52 66−14 47
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
18 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 10 6 22 46 77−31 36 Relegation to Football League Championship
19 Blackburn Rovers (R) 38 8 7 23 48 78−30 31
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 38 5 10 23 40 82−42 25

Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Chelsea won the 2011–12 Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 competition as defending champions. This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League in the 2012–13 season, since only four clubs from the Premier League can play in the Champions League.
2Liverpool won the 2011–12 Football League Cup and thus qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

As last season's runners-up Stoke were drawn away against one of manager Tony Pulis old teams Football League Two side Gillingham.[47]

Stoke survived after an early scare from the 'Gills' who started brightly and took the lead through Danny Kedwell. Stoke made sure that there was no upset and thanks to goals from Jonathan Walters, Cameron Jerome and Robert Huth.[48]

Over 5,500 Stoke made the short journey across the A50 to see Stoke take on Derby County. Stoke made a perfect start scoring after five minutes through Jerome. Huth hit the post with a header before Derby began to cause City problems with Jamie Ward being a difficult opponent. Stoke controlled the second half and ended the contest with ten minutes left as a Pennant corner fell for Huth to fire a close range shot under the body of Frank Fielding.[49]

In the fifth round Stoke were handed a tricky tie at League Two high-fliers Crawley Town in what was the first meeting between the clubs. Danny Collins made a surprise start after failing to move away from the club in January and it was Crawley who made the bright start putting City's defence under pressure which led to Peter Crouch heading against his own bar. The match took a turn in the 17th minute when Rory Delap was sent-off for a tackle on David Hunt. This seemed to spring Stoke into life and they were awarded a soft looking penalty just before half-time which Walters put past Rene Gilmartin. Stoke scored a second goal just after the half time break through a Crouch header. The "Red Devils" tried in vain to get back into the tie and Stoke booked their place in the quarter final for the third season in a row.[50]

Stoke met Liverpool for the fourth time this season and just like in the League Cup it was the Anfield club who narrowly came away with a 2–1 victory. Luis Suárez scored the first goal against the run of play but Peter Crouch quickly equalised. Stewart Downing scored the decisive second goal to send Liverpool through.[51]

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
R37 January 2012GillinghamA3–19,872Walters 34', Jerome 43', Huth 49'Report
R428 January 2012Derby CountyA2–022,247Jerome 5', Huth 81'Report
R519 February 2012Crawley TownA2–04,214Walters 42' (pen), Crouch 52'Report
Quarter final18 March 2012LiverpoolA1–243,962Crouch 26'Report

League Cup

Stoke entered the League Cup at the third round stage as they received a bye from the second round due to their involvement in the Europa League. Stoke were drawn at home to Tottenham Hotspur in what was the first meeting between the two clubs in the League Cup. The match was a dull uneventful affair and after 90 minutes plus extra time the tie went to a penalty shootout. After Shotton had made it 7–6 to Stoke, Tottenham's young Australian debutant Massimo Luongo kick was saved by Sørensen to end the contest.[52]

In the fourth round Stoke faced Liverpool at home and took the lead through Kenwyne Jones just before half time. However two second half goals from Luis Suárez sent the Merseyside club through to the quarter final.[53]

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
R320 September 2011Tottenham HotspurH0–0 (7–6 pens)15,023Report
R426 October 2011LiverpoolH1–224,939Jones 44'Report

UEFA Europa League

By reaching the FA Cup Final last season, Stoke qualified for the UEFA Europa League, after Manchester City confirmed a place in the UEFA Champions League.[54] Stoke entered at the third qualifying round as cup runners-up where they were drawn against Croatian side Hajduk Split.[55]

There was great anticipation ahead of Stoke's first European match since 1974 and Stoke made a perfect start, scoring the first goal after just three minutes via Jonathan Walters. However, Stoke were left frustrated in their attempts to extend their lead, meaning that City took a narrow lead to Split for the second leg.[56]

In Croatia over 28,000 Hajduk fans created a unique atmosphere for the second leg, as Jonathan Woodgate made his debut in place of Andy Wilkinson who missed out due to injury. Stoke were content to allow Hajduk have possession and were able to keep the hosts from troubling Asmir Begović. Stoke sealed their place in the play-off round in the second half injury time when Ryan Shotton bundled the ball past Danijel Subašić.[57][58] The result also meant that Stoke had won their first ever European round after two previous failed attempts back in the 1970s.

Stoke were drawn against Swiss side FC Thun in the final qualifying round. Thun caused a shock result in the previous round as they defeated the much fancied Italian side Palermo.[59] The first leg in Thun was played on an artificial pitch much to the annoyance of Tony Pulis. Matthew Upson made his debut for Stoke as Danny Pugh scored the only goal of the match after nineteen minutes. It got worse for Thun as their goalkeeper David Da Costa was sent-off in the final few moments of the match.[60]

The second leg proved to a very one sided affair with Stoke scoring three times in the opening first 40 minutes through Matthew Upson, Kenwyne Jones and Glenn Whelan. Jones scored a fourth for City in the second half as Stoke claimed an historic group stage place. The Swiss scored a consolation through Andreas Wittwer.[61]

In the group stage Stoke were drawn against Beşiktaş, Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv meaning that Stoke will have to travel a total of 11,000 miles for their away matches.

Stoke's first ever group stage match saw them travel to Ukraine giants Dynamo Kyiv. Pulis made eight changes from the side that beat Liverpool with Cameron Jerome handed his debut. The hosts had famous striker Andriy Shevchenko in their team and it was he who caused City's defence most problems with his movement and skill. After a goalless first half Stoke took the lead with their first shot on target through Jerome. City then had to withstand heavy pressure from Dynamo with Oleksandr Aliyev and Ideye Brown going close to equalising. However Stoke were denied a famous victory right at the end when Ognjen Vukojević tapped in from close range.[62]

Stoke's first home match in the group stage was against Turkish cup winners Beşiktaş in what was a historic night at the Britannia Stadium. The Black Eagles took the lead through Roberto Hilbert after he was played in by the dangerous Ricardo Quaresma. Stoke however hit back instantly with Peter Crouch scoring his second goal in as many matches. City dominated the second half with Beşiktaş sitting back and trying to mount counterattacks via Quaresma. In the 78th minute Stoke were awarded a penalty when Crouch was fouled by Tomáš Sivok and Jonathan Walters smashed his spot kick past Rüştü Reçber to move Stoke to the top of the group.[63]

Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv arrived in Stoke-on-Trent bottom of the group and after twelve minutes Jones powered his header past Guy Haimov. Jerome added a second 10 minutes later before setting up Shotton to make it 3–0 to Stoke. Jerome had an eventful first half and after being show a yellow card for dissent he received a second for an apparent elbow on left back Yoav Ziv. In the second half Ziv himself was sent off in bizarre circumstances, after being unhappy with not being awarded a freekick Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the linesman and, after a short consultation between the officials he was sent off.[64][65]

Stoke next match saw them travel to Tel Aviv for the return fixture against Maccabi. Danny Higginbotham made his first appearance since March after returning from injury. The Potters won the match 2–1 with goals from Dean Whitehead and Peter Crouch whilst Roberto Colautti scored for the home side. The result left Stoke requiring a point to qualify.[66] Pulis admitted that his side was rarely troubled by a lesser opponent.[67]

Stoke got the point they needed in the next match against Dynamo Kyiv on 1 December however it looked very unlikely as the Ukrainian giants produced a commanding first half display frustrating Stoke with their slow style and they took the lead when Oleksandr Aliyev's shot deflected in off Matthew Upson. Dynamo almost doubled their lead through Shevchenko but his shot hit the post. Stoke improved in the second half and pulled level ten minutes from full-time via a powerful header from Jones to claim an historic place in the knock-out stage.[68] Pulis described the achievement as a 'milestone' in the club's history.[69]

The final match of the group stage saw Stoke take a second string side to the noisy BJK İnönü Stadium. Stoke took the lead via Ricardo Fuller after half an hour however the game changed when Matthew Upson fouled Hugo Almeida to concede a penalty kick was sent off. Manuel Fernandes scored the penalty and Beşiktaş went on to win 3–1 to claim top spot in the group and end Stoke's unbeaten European run.[70] There were a few incidents in the match were Stoke's players were pelted with objects from the crowd, Pulis said that the club will not complain to UEFA.[71]

Stoke were handed a glamour tie against Spanish giants Valencia CF in the round of 32, following the draw manager Tony Pulis stated that he is relishing the prospect of taking on one of Europe's top clubs.[72]

Valencia arrived in Stoke-on-Trent 3rd in La Liga and went into the tie as clear favourites. Stoke almost opened the scoring very early on but Walters dragged his shot wide of Vicente Guaita goal. 'Los Che' slowly started to control the match and took the lead through a fine long range effort from Mehmet Topal. The Spaniards quick movement and skill continued to cause Stoke problems with Brazilian international Jonas proving a difficult opponent. Stoke tried hard to pull level in the second half but it was Valencia who almost scored again as Sofiane Feghouli hit the post.[73]

For the second leg in Valencia Stoke took a largely reserve side and named just four substitutes which included academy captain Lucas Dawson. This attracted much criticism of Pulis by supporters but he defended his choice.[74] Around 5,000 City fans were in the Estadio Mestalla to see Stoke take on one of Europe's top clubs. Kenwyne Jones had two brilliant chances early on and Stoke would rue those missed chances as Valencia scored the only goal of the match through Jonas. Stoke lost 2–0 on aggregate and exited the Europa League.[75]

Third qualifying round

Stoke City won 2–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Stoke City won 5–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Turkey Beşiktaş 6402137+612
England Stoke City 6321107+311
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 61417707
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6024817−92

Round of 32

Stoke City lost 2–0 on aggregate.

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKBosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović 22(1)030005030(1)020
3DFEngland Danny Higginbotham 1(1)00000304(1)000
4DFGermany Robert Huth 31(3)3322010046(3)5151
5DFWales Danny Collins 0010001(1)02(1)000
6MFRepublic of Ireland Glenn Whelan 27(3)13(1)0204(3)137(6)270
8MFEngland Tom Soares 0000000(1)00(1)000
9FWTrinidad and Tobago Kenwyne Jones 10(11)11(1)02110423(12)620
10FWJamaica Ricardo Fuller 3(10)00(2)0002(1)15(13)131
11FWMali Mamady Sidibé 000000000000
12DFRepublic of Ireland Marc Wilson 35020206045090
14MFEngland Danny Pugh 0(3)000002(1)12(4)100
15MFSenegal Salif Diao 2(4)0000(1)06(1)08(6)030
16MFEngland Jermaine Pennant 18(9)00(2)01(1)05(4)023(16)040
17DFEngland Ryan Shawcross (c) 362401080492120
18MFEngland Dean Whitehead 24(9)03(1)0006(4)133(14)190
19FWRepublic of Ireland Jonathan Walters 387421(1)06(4)249(5)1150
20DFEngland Matthew Upson 10(4)120108121(4)231
21DFEngland Andrew Davies 000000000000
23MFEngland Michael Tonge 000000101010
24MFRepublic of Ireland Rory Delap 18(8)22(1)0106027(9)251
25FWEngland Peter Crouch 31(1)10320(2)02(1)236(4)1420
26MFEngland Matthew Etherington 30320206040340
27GKEngland Carlo Nash 000000000000
28DFEngland Andy Wilkinson 20(4)02(1)0006(2)028(7)080
29GKDenmark Thomas Sørensen 16010207026020
30DFEngland Ryan Shotton 14(9)130205(5)224(14)330
32MFUruguay Diego Arismendi 0000002(2)02(2)010
33FWEngland Cameron Jerome 7(16)43(1)21(1)06(1)217(19)811
35FWEngland Ben Marshall 000000000000
36MFNorthern Ireland Matthew Lund 000000000000
38MFBelgium Florent Cuvelier 000000000000
39DFEngland Jonathan Woodgate 16(1)010102020(1)030
40MFHonduras Wilson Palacios 9(9)010107(1)018(10)020
41MFEngland Michael Clarkson 000000000000
42FWEngland Louis Moult 000000000000
44MFEngland Lucas Dawson 000000000000
––Own goals –1–0–0–0–1––

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
11 July 2011 DF England Jonathan Woodgate England Tottenham Hotspur Free[76]
9 August 2011 DF England Matthew Upson England West Ham United Free[77]
31 August 2011 MF Honduras Wilson Palacios England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed[78]
31 August 2011 MF England Cameron Jerome England Birmingham City Undisclosed[79][80]
31 August 2011 FW England Peter Crouch England Tottenham Hotspur £10 Million[81]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
27 May 2011 DF Senegal Abdoulaye Faye England West Ham United Free[82][83]
27 August 2011 DF Senegal Ibrahima Sonko England Ipswich Town Free[84]
31 May 2011 FW Iceland Eidur Gudjohnsen Greece AEK Athens Free[84]
29 July 2011 DF England Carl Dickinson England Watford Undisclosed[85]
2 January 2012 MF England Danny Pugh England Leeds United Undisclosed[86]
31 January 2012 MF England Ben Marshall England Leicester City Undisclosed[87]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
26 July 2011 21 November 2011 MF Northern Ireland Matthew Lund England Oldham Athletic[88]
3 August 2011 3 September 2011 DF England Andrew Davies England Crystal Palace[89]
17 August 2011 1 January 2012 FW England Ben Marshall England Sheffield Wednesday[90]
19 August 2011 19 September 2011 FW England Louis Moult England Accrington Stanley[91]
9 August 2011 11 December 2011 DF Wales Danny Collins England Ipswich Town[92]
22 September 2011 1 January 2012 DF England Danny Pugh England Leeds United[93]
23 September 2011 30 June 2012 DF England Andrew Davies England Bradford City[94]
23 January 2012 30 June 2012 MF England Tom Soares Scotland Hibernian[95]
24 January 2012 30 June 2012 MF England Michael Tonge England Barnsley[96]
27 January 2012 27 February 2012 FW England Ryan Brunt England Tranmere Rovers[97][98]
27 January 2012 27 February 2012 MF Belgium Florent Cuvelier England Walsall[99]
30 January 2012 30 February 2012 MF Northern Ireland Matthew Lund England Bristol Rovers[100][101]
31 January 2012 30 June 2012 DF England Danny Higginbotham England Nottingham Forest[102][103][104]
9 March 2012 30 June 2012 DF Wales Danny Collins England West Ham United[105][106]
16 March 2012 30 June 2012 MF Uruguay Diego Arismendi England Huddersfield Town[107]

Reserves

After withdrawing from competitive reserve team matches from the 2010–11 season, Stoke to joined the Central League for the 2011–12 season.[108]

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
13 July 2011Bristol RoversA0–0Report
16 July 2011Tiverton TownA2–1Dawson, SmithReport
23 July 2011ChasetownA0–2Report
30 July 2011Nantwich TownA0–3
2 August 2011Witton AlbionA1–7RossiReport
6 August 2011Kidsgrove AthleticA2–1Clarkson, Suljević

Central League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
124 August 2011WalsallA1–2RossiReport
228 September 2011Nottingham ForestA2–1Moult, TongeReport
310 October 2011Sheffield UnitedH1–0HigginbothamReport
47 December 2011Burton AlbionA0–0Report
517 January 2012WalsallH7–0Jones, Marshall (2), Jerome (2), Soares (2)Report
621 February 2012Sheffield UnitedA1–6Nardiello (pen)Report
729 February 2012Port ValeA1–2NardielloReport
87 March 2012Derby CountyA0–0Report
910 April 2012Burton AlbionH0–6Report
1019 April 2012Port ValeH1–1ThomasReport
1125 April 2012Nottingham ForestH1–2ThomasReport
122 May 2012Derby CountyH0–3Report

Table

PosClubPWDLFAGDPts
1Sheffield United12642259+1622
2Derby County126332616+1021
3Nottingham Forest125342420+418
4Port Vale124351221–915
5Walsall124351727–1015
6Burton Albion124172427–313
7Stoke City123361523–812

Central League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
Group match 16 September 2011ChesterfieldH0–0Report
Group match 226 October 2011Port ValeA6–2Soares (2), Tonge, Sidibé, Moult (2)Report
Group match 39 November 2011Rotherham UnitedH4–1Arismendi, Lund, Brunt, (o.g.)Report
Group match 41 February 2012Derby CountyA1–1NardielloReport
Semi final17 April 2012Manchester CityH1–4RossiReport

Appearances

Pos. Name Central League League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MFEngland Tunji Agbaje 3(5)00(2)03(7)0
MFEngland Amenku 100010
MFUruguay Diego Arismendi 302151
GKAustria Daniel Bachmann 201030
FWItaly Enoch Balotelli 100010
FWEngland Marcel Barrington 1(2)0001(2)0
FWEngland Ryan Brunt 0(1)00(2)10(3)1
MFEngland Michael Clarkson 402(1)06(1)0
MFEngland Paul Clowes 001010
DFEngland Luke Coulson 001010
MFBelgium Florent Cuvelier 501060
DFEngland Andrew Davies 001010
MFEngland Lucas Dawson 6(1)0309(1)0
DFEngland Day 100010
MFSenegal Salif Diao 100010
GKBermuda Dale Eve 302050
GKEngland James Fitzgibbon 100010
DFEngland Andy Hall 6050110
MFEngland Jaden Hall 400040
DFEngland Ben Heneghan 100(1)01(1)0
DFEngland Danny Higginbotham 312051
DFEngland Higgins 100010
GKAustralia Liam Jacob 100010
FWEngland Cameron Jerome 120012
FWTrinidad and Tobago Kenwyne Jones 110011
MFNorthern Ireland Matthew Lund 202141
MFEngland Ben Marshall 120012
FWEngland Louis Moult 512273
MFDemocratic Republic of the Congo Andy Musungu 6(1)02(1)08(2)0
DFAustralia Themba Muata-Marlow 100010
FWWales Jack Nardiello 421153
GKEngland Carlo Nash 202040
DFRepublic of Ireland Ryan O'Reilly 6(3)0208(3)0
DFEngland Immanuel Parry 8050120
MFHonduras Wilson Palacios 001010
MFEngland Jordan Richardson 2(2)01(2)03(4)0
DFEngland George Rigg 101020
GKWales Connor Roberts 100010
DFEngland Connor Roberts-Nurse 5(2)0207(2)0
FWSwitzerland Karim Rossi 313(1)16(1)2
MFUnited States Kris Scott 3(2)0003(2)0
FWMali Mamady Sidibé 101121
MFEngland Tom Soares 323264
MFSweden Smajl Suljević 001010
MFEngland Adam Thomas 221032
FWEngland Dan Thompson 001010
MFEngland Michael Tonge 312152

Academy

Academy squad

2011–12 Academy squad.[109]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Austria GK Daniel Bachmann
Bermuda GK Dale Eve
England DF Jordan Galloway
England DF Andrew Hall
England DF Connor Roberts-Nurse
England DF Craig Sinclair
England DF Immanuel Parry
England DF Joseph Debayo
Republic of Ireland DF Ryan O'Reilly
Australia DF Tom King
Ghana MF Allen Bossman
England MF Michael Clarkson
No. Position Player
England MF Lucas Dawson
England MF Kris Scott
England MF Unpha Koroma
England MF Jordan Richardson
Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Andrew Musungu
Sweden MF Smajl Suljević
England FW Tunji Agbaje
England FW Ryan Brunt
England FW Sam Whitehurst
Switzerland FW Karim Rossi
England FW Marcel Barrington
Wales FW Jack Nardiello

Premier Academy League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
120 August 2011Bristol CityH 1–1RichardsonReport
227 August 2011Charlton AthleticA1–0DawsonReport
33 September 2011MiddlesbroughH2–2Richardson, MusunguReport
410 September 2011SunderlandA2–1Richardson, SuljevićReport
517 September 2011Derby CountyH1–0RichardsonReport
624 September 2011West Bromwich AlbionH0–1Report
72 October 2011Crewe AlexandraA2–1Musungu, BruntReport
88 October 2011Bolton WanderersH2–1Suljević, RossiReport
915 October 2011Blackburn RoversH4–4Brunt, Richardson (3)Report
1029 October 2011Manchester CityA0–2Report
115 November 2011EvertonH1–2ClarksonReport
1219 November 2011Wolverhampton WanderersH0–2Report
133 December 2011LiverpoolA0–0Report
1410 December 2011Blackburn RoversA0–1Report
157 January 2012EvertonA2–2Richardson, BruntReport
1621 January 2012Wolverhampton WanderersA1–2RichardsonReport
1728 January 2012LiverpoolH1–3NardielloReport
1818 February 2012Crewe AlexandraH2–2Musungu, AgbajeReport
1925 March 2012Bolton WanderersA3–1Nardiello (3)Report
203 March 2012Sheffield UnitedA3–3Scott, Parry, MusunguReport
2110 March 2012BarnsleyH1–0NardielloReport
2217 March 2012Newcastle UnitedA1–3RichardsonReport
2320 March 2012Manchester UnitedH3–2Rossi (2), ScottReport
2424 March 2012Sheffield WednesdayA1–0Rossi
2531 March 2012Nottingham ForestA3–0Rossi (2), NardielloReport
2628 April 2012Manchester CityH4–1Barrington, Richardson, Scott, Own goalReport
275 May 2012West Bromwich AlbionA3–2Richardson, Thomas, Roberts-Nurse
288 May 2012Manchester UnitedA1–2RossiReport

FA Youth Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
R313 December 2011Preston North EndA2–1Agbaje, HallReport
R412 January 2012BrentfordH2–1Dawson, RichardsonReport
R56 February 2012Blackburn RoversA0–4Report

Staffordshire Senior Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
Quarter final14 February 2012Hednesford TownA2–1Dawson (pen), BarringtonReport
Semi final27 March 2012Kidsgrove AthleticA0–4Report

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