title: 2011–12 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
text: # 2011–12 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
  
  The 2011–12 season was West Bromwich Albion's second consecutive season in the Premier League, their sixth in total. During the season, they competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. Albion finished the season in 10th place after their last league game was a 2–3 loss against Arsenal.
  
  The club introduced the "Baggies Brick Road" outside the East Stand of their home ground, The Hawthorns. Supporters were given the opportunity to purchase personalised bricks to add to the walkway. The first bricks were laid by broadcaster Adrian Chiles and comedian Frank Skinner, both of whom are Albion fans.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### First-team squad
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ENG | Ben Foster (on loan from Birmingham City) |
  | 3 | DF | SWE | Jonas Olsson (vice-captain) |
  | 5 | MF | CMR | Somen Tchoyi |
  | 6 | DF | ENG | Liam Ridgewell |
  | 7 | MF | SCO | James Morrison |
  | 8 | MF | IRL | Keith Andrews |
  | 9 | FW | IRL | Shane Long |
  | 11 | MF | NIR | Chris Brunt (club captain) |
  | 12 | DF | IRL | Steven Reid |
  | 13 | GK | HUN | Márton Fülöp |
  | 14 | MF | ENG | Jerome Thomas |
  | 17 | MF | SCO | Graham Dorrans |
  | 19 | GK | ENG | Luke Daniels |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 20 | DF | ENG | Nicky Shorey |
  | 21 | MF | COD | Youssuf Mulumbu |
  | 22 | MF | HUN | Zoltán Gera |
  | 23 | DF | NIR | Gareth McAuley |
  | 24 | FW | NGA | Peter Odemwingie |
  | 25 | DF | ENG | Craig Dawson |
  | 26 | DF | ENG | James Hurst |
  | 28 | DF | ENG | Billy Jones |
  | 29 | MF | ENG | George Thorne |
  | 30 | DF | ROU | Gabriel Tamaș |
  | 31 | FW | IRL | Simon Cox |
  | 32 | FW | GUF | Marc-Antoine Fortuné |
  | 33 | MF | AUT | Paul Scharner |
  
  ### Reserves and academy
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 36 | MF | ENG | Adil Nabi |
  | 37 | FW | WAL | Kayleden Brown |
  | 38 | FW | ENG | Saido Berahino |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 39 | FW | ENG | Kemar Roofe |
  | 42 | DF | ENG | Cameron Gayle |
  | 43 | MF | ENG | Jamie Edge |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | DF | ENG | Joe Mattock (at Brighton & Hove Albion) |
  | 15 | FW | NZL | Chris Wood (at Bristol City) |
  | 16 | MF | SCO | Scott Allan (at Portsmouth) |
  | 18 | DF | CHI | Gonzalo Jara (at Brighton & Hove Albion) |
  | 27 | MF | ENG | Sam Mantom (at Walsall) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 34 | DF | ENG | Paul Downing (at Barnet) |
  | 35 | MF | SKN | Romaine Sawyers (at Shrewsbury Town) |
  | 40 | DF | ENG | Liam O'Neil (at VPS) |
  | 41 | FW | ENG | Lateef Elford-Alliyu (at Bury) |
  | — | GK | WAL | Boaz Myhill (at Birmingham City) |
  
  ## Results and fixtures
  
  ### Pre-season
  
  West Brom played no early home pre-season friendlies this season, because of development and leveling of the pitch at The Hawthorns.
  
  ### Premier League
  
  | Matchday | 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 |
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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L |
  | Position | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 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 | |
  
  * ↑ Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.
  
  ## Players statistics
  
      As of 31 May 2012
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | ENG | Ben Foster | 39 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | ENG | Joe Mattock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | SWE | Jonas Olsson | 34 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | SVK | Marek Cech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | CMR | Somen Tchoyi | 21 | 1 | 6+12 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | ENG | Liam Ridgewell | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | SCO | James Morrison | 33 | 5 | 23+7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | IRL | Keith Andrews | 14 | 2 | 8+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | IRL | Shane Long | 34 | 8 | 24+8 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | NIR | Chris Brunt | 28 | 3 | 23+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 12 | DF | IRL | Steven Reid | 22 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | HUN | Márton Fülöp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | ENG | Jerome Thomas | 31 | 2 | 26+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 17 | MF | SCO | Graham Dorrans | 35 | 3 | 16+15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | CHI | Gonzalo Jara | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | DF | ENG | Nicky Shorey | 26 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | COD | Youssuf Mulumbu | 36 | 1 | 34+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | HUN | Zoltán Gera | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | NIR | Gareth McAuley | 36 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 24 | FW | NGA | Peter Odemwingie | 32 | 11 | 25+5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | ENG | Craig Dawson | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | ENG | Sam Mantom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 28 | DF | ENG | Billy Jones | 21 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 29 | MF | ENG | George Thorne | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 30 | DF | ROU | Gabriel Tamaș | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 31 | FW | IRL | Simon Cox | 22 | 4 | 7+11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  | 32 | FW | FRA | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 20 | 5 | 12+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 33 | MF | AUT | Paul Scharner | 30 | 3 | 18+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 43 | FW | CZE | Roman Bednář | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  
  ### Captains
  
  | No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 11 | MF | Chris Brunt | | 10 | Club captain |
  
  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.
  
  ### Top scorers
  
      Last updated on 20 May 2012 (Not fully Checked)
  
  | Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FW | | 24 | Peter Odemwingie | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
  | 2 | FW | | 9 | Shane Long | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
  | 3 | FW | | 32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
  | 4 | MF | | 7 | James Morrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | = | FW | | 31 | Simon Cox | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 4 | MF | | 33 | Paul Scharner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | DF | | 3 | Jonas Olsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | = | MF | | 8 | Keith Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | = | MF | | 11 | Chris Brunt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | = | MF | | 14 | Jerome Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | = | DF | | 23 | Gareth McAuley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 11 | MF | | 5 | Somen Tchoyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | DF | | 6 | Liam Ridgewell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | MF | | 12 | Steven Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | = | MF | | 17 | Graham Dorrans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | = | MF | | 21 | Youssuf Mulumbu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | / | / | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 44 | 5 | 7 | 56 |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  In
  
  Date
  
  Player
  
  From
  
  Fee
  
  23 May 2011
  
  Gareth McAuley
  
  Ipswich Town
  
  Free
  
  3 June 2011
  
  Billy Jones
  
  Preston North End
  
  Free
  
  29 July 2011
  
  Ben Foster
  
  Birmingham City
  
  Season loan
  
  2 August 2011
  
  Zoltán Gera
  
  Fulham
  
  Free
  
  6 August 2011
  
  Jamie Edge
  
  Arsenal
  
  Free
  
  7 August 2011
  
  Márton Fülöp
  
  Ipswich Town
  
  Free
  
  9 August 2011
  
  Shane Long
  
  Reading
  
  £7,500,000
  
  9 January 2012
  
  Scott Allan
  
  Dundee United
  
  Undisclosed
  
  31 January 2012
  
  Liam Ridgewell
  
  Birmingham City
  
  £2,500,000
  
  31 January 2012
  
  Keith Andrews
  
  Blackburn Rovers
  
  Free
  
  Out
  
  Player
  
  To
  
  Fee
  
  Giles Barnes
  
  Doncaster Rovers
  
  Free
  
  Abdoulaye Méïté
  
  Dijon
  
  Free
  
  Gianni Zuiverloon
  
  Mallorca
  
  Undisclosed
  
  Scott Carson
  
  Bursaspor
  
  £1,500,000
  
  Dean Kiely
  
  Retired
  
  Reuben Reid
  
  Oldham Athletic
  
  Free
  
  Marcus Haber
  
  St Johnstone
  
  Free
  
  Boaz Myhill
  
  Birmingham City
  
  Loan
  
  Chris Wood
  
  Birmingham City
  
  Loan
  
  Ishmael Miller
  
  Nottingham Forest
  
  £1,200,000
  
  James Hurst
  
  Blackpool
  
  Loan
  
  Marek Čech
  
  Trabzonspor
  
  Undisclosed
  
  Pablo Ibáñez
  
  Birmingham City
  
  Undisclosed
  
  Saido Berahino
  
  Northampton Town
  
  Loan
  
  Gonzalo Jara
  
  Brighton & Hove Albion
  
  Loan
  
  Luke Daniels
  
  Southend United
  
  Loan
  
  Paul Downing
  
  Barnet
  
  Loan
  
  James Hurst
  
  Shrewsbury Town
  
  Loan
  
  Joe Mattock
  
  Portsmouth
  
  Loan
  
  George Thorne
  
  Portsmouth
  
  Loan
  
  Marc-Antoine Fortuné
  
  Doncaster Rovers
  
  Loan
  
  James Hurst
  
  Chesterfield
  
  Loan
  
  Chris Wood
  
  Bristol City
  
  Loan
  
  Roman Bednář
  
  Blackpool
  
  Free
  
  Gonzalo Jara
  
  Brighton & Hove Albion
  
  Loan
  
  Joe Mattock
  
  Brighton & Hove Albion
  
  Loan :
  
  