2011–12 Premier League

Football season in England April 2016 October 2018 Premier League 2011–12 Manchester City open top bus 2012.jpg 13 August 2011 – 13 May 2012 Manchester City1st Premier League title3rd English title Champions League Manchester CityManchester UnitedArsenalChelsea (as Champions League winners) Europa League Tottenham HotspurNewcastle UnitedLiverpool Bolton WanderersBlackburn RoversWolverhampton Wanderers Top scorers Robin van Persie(30 goals) Joe Hart (17 clean sheets) Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal(28 August 2011)Fulham 6–0 Queens Park Rangers(2 October 2011)Arsenal 7–1 Blackburn Rovers(4 February 2012) Bolton Wanderers 0–5 Manchester United(10 September 2011)Manchester United 1–6 Manchester City(23 October 2011)Fulham 0–5 Manchester United(21 December 2011)Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5Manchester United(18 March 2012)Norwich City 1–6 Manchester City(14 April 2012) Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal(28 August 2011) 380 1066 8 gamesManchester United 14 gamesManchester City 12 gamesWolverhampton Wanderers 8 gamesWigan Athletic 75,627Manchester United 4–1Wolverhampton Wanderers(10 December 2011) 15,195Queens Park Rangers 0–4Bolton Wanderers(13 August 2011) 13,148,465http://www.espnfc.co.uk/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/performance?season=2011 Statistics ESPNFC 26 June 2014 34,601 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 13 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012, with Manchester City sealing the club's third league title – its first since 1968 – by beating Queens Park Rangers 3–2 on the last day. The title was City's first Premier League success, making it the fifth club to win the Premier League in its 20-year history.Taylor Daniel Manchester City seal title at the last as Sergio Agüero sinks QPR https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/13/manchester-city-qpr-premier-league The Guardian 13 May 2012 22 May 2012 The City team finished level on 89 points with Manchester United, but they had a superior goal difference to their local rivals, making it the first and (to date) only time the Premier League had been won on goal difference. The league was contested by 20 teams, 17 returning from the 2010–11 season and three promoted from the Football League Championship. Championship winners Queens Park Rangers and runners-up Norwich City gained automatic promotion, while Swansea City gained promotion through the Football League Championship play-offs by beating Reading 4–2 in May 2011, becoming the first non-English team to play in the Premier League. All three promoted clubs avoided relegation for the first time since the 2001–02 campaign. The season was voted as the greatest Premier League season in the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards.Best Season Award goes to 2011/12 campaign http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/best-season-award-goes-to-2011-12-campaign.html PremierLeague.com Premier League 9 May 2012 14 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120512022936/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/best-season-award-goes-to-2011-12-campaign.html 12 May 2012 An independent commission later found that Manchester City breached Premier League financial rules during this season, part of a pattern of breaches spanning 2009-2018.2026-09-29 Premier League statement in full as Man City guilty of ‘sham’ deals and other charges https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-guilty-premier-league-statement-full-charges-b3058442.html 2026-10-04 The Independent en Season summary Manchester City won the title in a tense finale, the club's first championship since 1968. City's local rivals Manchester United were the early pace-setters, leading the table until October, when they drew at Liverpool, allowing Manchester City to overtake them. The following week, City increased their lead to five points with a shock 6–1 away victory at Old Trafford, which they maintained until December, when they dropped points and their lead narrowed, but City remained in front until March, when a defeat at Swansea City saw them drop behind United. City's bad form continued for the next month while United went on a winning run, so that with six matches remaining United were eight points ahead of City and the title seemingly decided. However, United then faltered with a defeat and a draw in their next three games, while City won all three to narrow the gap to three points. City then beat United 1–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium to move back ahead of United on goal difference. Both sides won their penultimate matches to maintain the status quo. Going into the final matches, which were played simultaneously, City were top of the league, ahead of Manchester United on goal difference, while level on 86 points. However, a Wayne Rooney goal away to Sunderland gave United the advantage. A 39th-minute goal from Pablo Zabaleta, his first of the season, put City back on top at half-time. In a dramatic second half, Djibril Cissé equalised for Queens Park Rangers in the 48th minute. Shortly afterward Joey Barton of QPR was sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez; on his way off the pitch, he kicked Sergio Agüero, attempted to headbutt Vincent Kompany and squared up to Mario Balotelli. Despite the numerical advantage, City went behind after Jamie Mackie gave QPR the lead in the 66th minute. As time wound down in both matches, it appeared that Manchester United would win the title with their victory over Sunderland. But Edin Džeko equalised for City in the 92nd minute. While United players waited on the field at Sunderland for a possible trophy presentation, Manchester City's Sergio Agüero scored the title clincher in the 94th minute to win the league for City and became the only team to win the Premier League on goal difference.Rose Gary How Manchester City won the Premier League title https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17853469 BBC Sport 13 May 2012 14 May 2012 The 6–1 result was even more important than it seemed at the time because if the score had been 2–1, then both teams would have ended with identical records (W D L GF GA GD Pts) which by Premier League rules would have meant a play-off game at a neutral ground to decide the title. For most of the season, Tottenham Hotspur were in third place, a couple of points behind the Manchester clubs, and there was much speculation as to whether Tottenham could mount a title challenge. However, from late February onward their season collapsed, starting with a 5–2 defeat to local rivals Arsenal, whom they had been 10 points ahead of before the game, and just four wins in their last 13 games condemned Tottenham to finishing a point below Arsenal, who finished third to join Manchester City and Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League,https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-win-battle-for-third-after-thrilling-fivegoal-game-7743345.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-win-battle-for-third-after-thrilling-fivegoal-game-7743345.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Arsenal win battle for third after thrilling five goal game The Independent 13 May 2012 Arsenal completed a strong recovery from a disastrous start to the season including their 8–2 defeat at Manchester United in August. Tottenham finished in fourth but missed out on qualification for the Champions League because Chelsea's victory in the 2012 Champions League final automatically entitled them to defend their title in the 2012–13 tournament at the expense of the lowest-ranked team that would otherwise qualify for the competition through league position. This was the first time that this rule had been implemented in the Premier League, having been introduced by UEFA after Liverpool's controversial qualification for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League. This consequently marked the first time that the club finishing fourth in the Premier League had not qualified for the tournament since the fourth qualifying spot was introduced in the 2001–02 season. Newcastle United finished fifth and qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/9703470.Newcastle_to_play_in_Europa_League_after_final_day_defeat/ Newcastle to play in Europa League after final-day defeat The Northern Echo 13 May 2012 Everton finished seventh, just above local rivals Liverpool. Despite finishing above them for the first time in seven years, it was Liverpool who claimed the final Europa League slot, by virtue of winning the 2011–12 Football League Cup.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/02/liverpool-kenny-dalglish 'We can control our own destiny', says Liverpool's Kenny Dalglish The Guardian 13 May 2012 At the bottom of the league, Wolverhampton Wanderers were the first to be relegated on 22 April, following a 2–0 loss to eventual champions Manchester City. Blackburn Rovers would soon follow on 7 May after a 1–0 loss to Wigan Athletic. On the final day of the season, Bolton Wanderers needed a win against Stoke City, and for QPR to lose to guarantee their survival. However, they failed to beat Stoke, drawing 2–2, and were relegated, with QPR avoiding the drop, despite losing to Manchester City. For the second time in the Premier League's history, none of the three clubs promoted from the Championship in the previous season were relegated at the end of the season with the other two teams, Swansea City and Norwich City, finishing 11th and 12th respectively. The last time all three newly promoted teams stayed up (2001–02), Blackburn and Bolton were two of those teams. Liverpool's Luis Suárez was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra and was given an eight-match ban.2011-12-14 Liverpool striker Luis Suarez handed eight-match FA ban https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16186556 2025-07-14 BBC Sport en-GB Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City and Swansea City, returning to the top flight after absences of fifteen, six and twenty-eight years respectively. This was also Swansea City's first season in the Premier League. This was the first season where a Welsh team competed in the top flight of English football since the 1982–83 season and the first season in the Premier League era where a Welsh team competed. They replaced Birmingham City, Blackpool and West Ham United, who were relegated to the Championship after their top-flight spells of two, one and six years respectively. Stadiums and locations England 440 right Locations of the 2011–12 Premier League teams England 51.5155 -0.0922 80 London Blue pog.svg right England 53.463053 -2.291325 80 Greater Manchester Green pog.svg right England 52.509112 -1.884783 80 Aston Villa right England 53.728569 -2.489206 80 Blackburn Rovers top England 53.438846 -2.966285 80 Everton left England 53.430845 -2.960823 80 Liverpool bottom England 54.974 -1.614 80 Newcastle United left England 52.622128 1.308653 80 Norwich City bottom England 52.988358 -2.175556 80 Stoke City bottom England 54.914400 -1.388200 80 Sunderland bottom England 51.6422 -3.9351 80 Swansea City top England 52.530005 -2.007372 80 West Bromwich Albion bottom England 52.590225 -2.130389 80 Wolverhampton Wanderers left England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -0.2 80 London teams: Arsenal Chelsea Fulham Queens Park Rangers Tottenham Hotspur right England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 50.7 -0.8 80 Greater Manchester teams: Bolton Wanderers Manchester City Manchester United Wigan Athletic right Greater London 300 right Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London 51.557311 -0.116789 Blue pog.svg Arsenal 75 top Greater London 51.481667 -0.191111 Blue pog.svg Chelsea 75 right Greater London 51.475 -0.221667 Blue pog.svg Fulham 75 bottom Greater London 51.509167 -0.232222 Blue pog.svg Queens ParkRangers 75 left Greater London 51.5974 -0.0716 Blue pog.svg TottenhamHotspur 75 top Greater Manchester 300 right Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester 53.580578 -2.535644 Green pog.svg Bolton Wanderers 75 top Greater Manchester 53.483139 -2.2003 Green pog.svg Manchester City 75 right Greater Manchester 53.463053 -2.291325 Green pog.svg Manchester United 75 bottom Greater Manchester 53.547625 -2.654036 Green pog.svg Wigan Athletic 75 left Team Location Stadium CapacityPremier League Handbook Season 2011/12 http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/handbooks/premier-league-handbook-2011-12.pdf PremierLeague.com Premier League 23 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111204003035/http://www2.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/handbooks/premier-league-handbook-2011-12.pdf 4 December 2011 Arsenal London (Holloway) Emirates Stadium 60,361 Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,785 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,154 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Reebok Stadium 28,723 Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 42,449 Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park 40,157 Fulham London (Fulham) Craven Cottage 25,700 Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 45,276 Manchester City Manchester (Bradford) City of Manchester Stadium 47,405 Manchester United Stretford (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 75,811 Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,409 Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,183 Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,439 Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent Britannia Stadium 27,740 Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 49,000 Swansea City Swansea Liberty Stadium 20,520 Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) White Hart Lane 36,230 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 27,877 Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,133 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux Stadium 27,828Molineux underwent redevelopment during the 2011–12 season. The season began with capacity limited to 24,259, but increased with the opening of the bottom of a two-tier new stand during September 2011.Fans Feedback of the Stan Cullis http://www.molineuxpride.co.uk/wt/press_releases/fans_feedback_of_the_stan_cullis https://web.archive.org/web/20120528115501/http://www.molineuxpride.co.uk/wt/press_releases/fans_feedback_of_the_stan_cullis 28 May 2012 molineuxpride.co.uk 21 September 2011 Personnel and kits 2011–12 Premier League kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArsenalFRA 1974 Arsène Wenger Wenger, ArseneNED Robin van PersieNikeEmiratesAston VillaSCO Alex McLeish Macleish, AlexBUL Stiliyan Petrov4NikeGenting CasinosBlackburn RoversSCO Steve KeanENG Paul Robinson Paul Robinson (footballer born 1979)5UmbroThe Prince's Trusthttp://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/blackburn-rovers-announce-sponsorhip-deal-with-princes-trust_13026 Blackburn Rovers announce sponsorship with The Prince's Trust 11 August 2011 www.football-shirts.co.uk 11 August 2011 28 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120428130215/http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/blackburn-rovers-announce-sponsorhip-deal-with-princes-trust_13026 dead Bolton WanderersIRL Owen CoyleENG Kevin DaviesReebok188BETChelseaITA Roberto Di MatteoENG John TerryAdidasSamsungEvertonSCO David MoyesENG Phil NevilleLe Coq SportifChang BeerFulhamNED Martin JolENG Danny Murphy Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977)KappaFxProLiverpoolSCO Kenny DalglishENG Steven GerrardAdidasStandard CharteredManchester CityITA Roberto ManciniBEL Vincent KompanyUmbroEtihad AirwaysManchester UnitedSCO Sir Alex Ferguson Alex Ferguson Ferguson, AlexSER Nemanja Vidić Vidic, Nemanja6NikeAonNewcastle UnitedENG Alan PardewARG Fabricio ColocciniPumaNorthern Rock/Virgin Money1Norwich CitySCO Paul LambertENG Grant HoltErreàAvivaQueens Park RangersWAL Mark HughesENG Joey BartonLottoNo sponsor7/Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia2Stoke CityWAL Tony PulisENG Ryan ShawcrossAdidasBritanniaSunderlandNIR Martin O'Neill Oneill, MartinENG Lee CattermoleUmbroTombolaSwansea CityNIR Brendan RodgersENG Garry MonkAdidas32RedTottenham HotspurENG Harry RedknappENG Ledley KingPumaAurasma3West Bromwich AlbionENG Roy HodgsonNIR Chris BruntAdidasBodogWigan AthleticSPA Roberto Martínez Martinez, RobertoSCO Gary CaldwellMiFit12BETWolverhampton WanderersENG Terry ConnorENG Roger Johnson Roger Johnson (footballer)BURRDASportingbet 1 Following Virgin Money's acquisition of Northern Rock on 1 January 2012, Virgin Money started to appear on the team's kits from 4 January 2012.Virgin Money To Become New Shirt Sponsor http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20120104/virgin-money-to-become-new-shirt-sponsor_2281670_2566271 dead nufc.co.uk Newcastle United FC 4 January 2012 4 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120108143400/http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20120104/virgin-money-to-become-new-shirt-sponsor_2281670_2566271 8 January 2012 2 Malaysia Airlines appeared on Queens Park Rangers' home kit, with AirAsia appearing on their two away kits.QPR sign sponsorship deal with two Asian airlines https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14882305 BBC News 12 September 2011 14 September 2011 3 Aurasma is a subsidiary of Autonomy 4Stiliyan Petrov was Villa's captain until March, when he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. Gabriel Agbonlahor was handed the captaincy in Petrov's absence.https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2012/4/4/2924453/gabby-agbonlahor-villa-captain-petrov-leukemia Gabriel Agbonlahor Named New Aston Villa Captain SB Nation 4 April 2012 5Chris Samba was previously Blackburn's captain. Following Samba's transfer to Anzhi Makhachkala, Robinson was handed the captaincy.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/9567901.Blackburn_Rovers_captain_Robinson_urges_fans_to_re_create_fortress_Ewood/ Blackburn Rovers captain Robinson urges fans to re-create fortress Ewood Lancashire Telegraph Blackburn 3 March 2012 6 June 2013 Andy Cryer 6On 7 December 2011, Vidić twisted his knee during United's Champions League clash at Basel and left the field on a stretcher.https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2011/12/07/manchester_united_and_city_knocked_out_of_champions_league.html Toronto Star Manchester United and City knocked out of Champions League 7 December 2011 Vidić missed the rest of the season and Patrice Evra assumed the captaincy of Manchester United.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1063067-manchester-united-6-candidates-to-be-uniteds-next-captain Manchester United: 6 Candidates to Be United's Next Captain Bleacher Report 14 February 2012 7 Queens Park Rangers ran sponsorless until 12 September 2011 In addition, Nike had a new design for their match ball (white from August to October and March to May; high-visibility yellow from November through February) called Seitiro, featuring a modified flame design.Nike 2011/12 Premier League, La Liga and Serie A Balls Balls http://www.footballshirtculture.com/Balls/nike-201112-premier-league-la-liga-and-serie-a-balls.html 26 June 2014 Football Shirt Culture 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235159/http://www.footballshirtculture.com/Balls/nike-201112-premier-league-la-liga-and-serie-a-balls.html dead Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition at departureIncoming managerDate of appointment Chelsea ITA Carlo Ancelotti Sacked 22 May 2011Carlo Ancelotti is sacked by Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13494528 BBC Sport 22 May 2011 22 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523112216/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13494528.stm 23 May 2011 livePre-season POR André Villas-Boas Villas-Boas, Andre 22 June 2011Villas-Boas Appointed http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2380210 https://archive.today/20130804060856/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2380210 dead 4 August 2013 Chelsea FC 22 June 2011 26 June 2014 Aston Villa FRA 1974 Gérard Houllier Houllier, Gerard Resigned on grounds of ill health 1 June 2011Gérard Houllier leaves role as Aston Villa manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13599979 BBC Sport 1 June 2011 1 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110531111704/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13599979.stm 31 May 2011 live SCO Alex McLeish Macleish, Alex 17 June 2011Aston Villa appoint Alex McLeish as manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13770519 BBC Sport 17 June 2011 17 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617014012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13770519.stm 17 June 2011 live Fulham WAL Mark Hughes Resigned 2 June 2011Mark Hughes resigns as Fulham manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13628221 BBC Sport 2 June 2011 2 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110603015056/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13628221.stm 3 June 2011 live NED Martin Jol 7 June 2011Fulham appoint Martin Jol as new manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13678517 BBC Sport 7 June 2011 7 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607111516/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13678517.stm 7 June 2011 live Sunderland ENG Steve BruceSacked 30 November 2011Manager Steve Bruce leaves Sunderland https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15975008 BBC Sport 30 November 2011 30 November 2011 16th NIR Martin O'Neill Oneill, Martin 3 December 2011Martin O'Neill named Sunderland manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15997197 BBC Sport 3 December 2011 Queens Park Rangers ENG Neil Warnock 8 January 2012Neil Warnock sacked as manager of Queens Park Rangers https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16462913 BBC Sport 8 January 2012 17th WAL Mark Hughes 10 January 2012Mark Hughes confirmed as new Queens Park Rangers manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16465289 BBC Sport 10 January 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers IRE Mick McCarthy 13 February 2012Wolves sack manager Mick McCarthy https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17012933 BBC Sport 13 February 2012 18th ENG Terry Connor 24 February 2012Connor appointed to end of season http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/connor-appointed-to-end-of-season-130475.aspx Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C 26 June 2014 26 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044220/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/connor-appointed-to-end-of-season-130475.aspx 4 March 2016 dead Chelsea POR André Villas-Boas Villas-Boas, Andre 4 March 2012Chelsea sack manager Villas-Boas https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17250464 BBC Sport 4 March 2012 5th ITA Roberto Di Matteo 4 March 2012 League table main WDL QR 5 MCI Manchester City MUN Manchester United ARS Arsenal TOT Tottenham Hotspur NEW Newcastle United CHE Chelsea EVE Everton LIV Liverpool FUL Fulham WBA West Bromwich Albion SWA Swansea City NOR Norwich City SUN Sunderland STK Stoke City WIG Wigan Athletic AST Aston Villa QPR Queens Park Rangers BOL Bolton Wanderers BLB Blackburn Rovers WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 5 5 93 29 C 28 5 5 89 33 21 7 10 74 49 20 9 9 66 41 19 8 11 56 51 18 10 10 65 46 15 11 12 50 40 14 10 14 47 40 14 10 14 48 51 13 8 17 45 52 12 11 15 44 51 12 11 15 52 66 11 12 15 45 46 11 12 15 36 53 11 10 17 42 62 7 17 14 37 53 10 7 21 43 66 10 6 22 46 77 R 8 7 23 48 78 R 5 10 23 40 82 R green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage Chelsea won the Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage as defending champions, forfeiting their spot in the Europa League as the FA Cup winners. This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League group stage, since, pursuant to the rules, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League. ELGS blue2 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round ELGS ELPR green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage ELGS CLGS1 blue3 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round. EL3 red1 Relegation to Football League Championship R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Barclays Premier League Results main Barclays Premier League 13 May 2012 FBR ARS AVL BLB BOL CHE EVE FUL LIV MCI MUN NEW NOR QPR STK SUN SWA TOT WBA WIG WOL Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 7–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 5–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 4–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 4–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–5 0–2 0–3 3–1 2–3 0–5 0–2 1–2 2–1 5–0 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–5 1–3 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–3 0–2 3–1 6–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–5 5–2 2–1 6–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 5–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 5–1 3–2 3–0 3–3 4–0 3–2 4–0 3–0 3–1 8–2 4–0 2–3 3–0 3–1 4–4 1–0 2–1 1–6 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 5–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–6 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 4–4 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–5 1–3 5–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 0–4 0–0 3–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–3 2–3 0–2 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–5 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–5 3–1 Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Luis Suárez for Liverpool against Sunderland (13 August 2011)Sam Lyon Saturday football as it happened https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9562182.stm BBC Sport 13 August 2011 13 August 2011 Last goal of the season: Sergio Agüero for Manchester City against Queens Park Rangers (13 May 2012). Fastest goal of the season: 24 seconds – Andrea Orlandi for Swansea City against Wolverhampton Wanderers (28 April 2012)https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swans-star-andrea-orlandi-puts-2030002 Swans star Andrea Orlandi puts stunning Wolves display down to birth of first child 30 April 2012 Largest winning margin: 6 goalsBarclays Premier League Stats – 2011–12 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/eng.1/year/2011/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739 https://web.archive.org/web/20120820012909/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/eng.1/year/2011/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739 20 August 2012 ESPN Soccernet ESPN 27 August 2012 Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal (28 August 2011) Fulham 6–0 Queens Park Rangers (2 October 2011) Arsenal 7–1 Blackburn Rovers (4 February 2012) Highest scoring game: 10 goals Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal (28 August 2011) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal (28 August 2011) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Arsenal (17 September 2011) Chelsea 3–5 Arsenal (29 October 2011) Top scorers thumb|Robin van Persie won the 2011-12 Premier League Golden Boot.|400x400px RankPlayerClubGoalsPremier League 2011/2012 - Top Scorer worldfootball.net 30 September 2023 https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/se7119/statistics-goals/ 1 October 20231NED Robin van PersieArsenal302ENG Wayne RooneyManchester United273ARG Sergio AgüeroManchester City234USA Clint DempseyFulham17TOG Emmanuel AdebayorTottenham HotspurNGR YakubuBlackburn Rovers7SEN Demba BaNewcastle United168ENG Grant HoltNorwich City159BIH Edin DžekoManchester City1410ITA Mario Balotelli13SEN Papiss CisséNewcastle United Hat-tricks List of Premier League hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateBIH Edin Džeko Dzeko, Edin4 Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 5–1https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/14606056.stm Tottenham 1–5 Man City Lillywhite Jamie 28 August 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 8 28ENG Wayne Rooney Manchester United Arsenal 8–2https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/14606020.stm Man Utd 8–2 Arsenal McNulty Phil 28 August 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 8 28ARG Sergio Agüero Aguero, Sergio Manchester City Wigan Athletic 3–0https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/14773043.stm Man City 3–0 Wigan Magowan Alistair 10 September 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 9 10ENG Wayne Rooney Manchester United Bolton Wanderers 5–0https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14773055.stm Bolton 0–5 Man Utd Da Silva Michael 10 September 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 9 10SEN Demba Ba Newcastle United Blackburn Rovers 3–1https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14958133.stm Newcastle 3–1 Blackburn Begley Emlyn 24 September 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 9 24ENG Frank Lampard Chelsea Bolton Wanderers 5–1https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/15051291.stm Bolton 1–5 Chelsea Jurejko Jonathan 2 October 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 10 2ENG Andrew Johnson footballer, born 1981 Fulham Queens Park Rangers 6–0https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/15051267.stm Fulham 6–0 QPR Core Kevin 2 October 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 10 2NED Robin van Persie Arsenal Chelsea 5–3https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/15413593.stm Chelsea 3–5 Arsenal McNulty Phil 29 October 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 10 29SEN Demba Ba Newcastle United Stoke City 3–1https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/15425921.stm Stoke 1–3 Newcastle Magowan Alistair 31 October 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 10 31NGR Yakubu4 Blackburn Rovers Swansea City 4–2https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/15901858.stm Blackburn 4–2 Swansea Magowan Alistair 3 December 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 12 3BUL Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United Wigan Athletic 5–0https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/16240627.stm Man Utd 5–0 Wigan Sheringham Sam 26 December 2011 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2011 12 26USA Clint Dempsey Fulham Newcastle United 5–2https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/16559649.stm Fulham 5–2 Newcastle Da Silva Michael 21 January 2012 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2012 1 21NED Robin van Persie Arsenal Blackburn Rovers 7–1https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16779019 Arsenal 7–1 Blackburn Hassan Nabil 4 February 2012 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2012 2 4NGR Peter Odemwingie West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16893189 Wolves 1–5 West Brom Phillips Owen 12 February 2012 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2012 2 12RUS Pavel Pogrebnyak Fulham 5–0https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17175770 Fulham 5–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Magowan Alistair 4 March 2012 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2012 3 4ENG Steven Gerrard Liverpool Everton 3–0https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17268066 Liverpool 3–0 Everton McNulty Phil 13 March 2012 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2012 3 13ARG Carlos Tevez Manchester City Norwich City 6–1https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17642962 Norwich 1–6 Manchester City Magowan Alistair 14 April 2012 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2012 4 14URU Luis Suárez Uruguayan footballer Suarez, Luis Liverpool 3–0https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17796316 Norwich 0–3 Liverpool Rej Arindam 28 April 2012 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2012 4 28ESP Fernando Torres Chelsea Queens Park Rangers 6–1https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17803533 Chelsea 6–1 QPR Higginson Marc 29 April 2012 BBC Sport 8 May 2012 dmy 2012 4 29 4 Player scored four goals 20,000th goal On 21 December in a 2–1 loss to Arsenal at Villa Park, Marc Albrighton of Aston Villa was officially credited with the 20,000th goal scored since the formation of the Premier League in 1992. He was given £20,000 from league sponsor Barclays to donate to a charity of his choice. He chose Acorns Children's Hospice, who used to sponsor Aston Villa.http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/albrighton-scores-landmark-premier-league-goal.html Albrighton scores 20,000th Barclays Premier League goal PremierLeague.com Premier League 21 December 2011 21 December 2011 10 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120110022219/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/albrighton-scores-landmark-premier-league-goal.html dead Clean sheets Player RankPlayerClubClean sheets1ENG Joe HartManchester City172NED Tim KrulNewcastle United153USA Brad FriedelTottenham Hotspur14NED Michel VormSwansea City5ESP David de GeaManchester United13POL Wojciech SzczesnyArsenal7USA Tim HowardEverton12ESP Pepe ReinaLiverpool9BEL Simon MignoletSunderland1110CZE Petr ČechChelsea10ENG Ben FosterWest Bromwich AlbionAUS Mark SchwarzerFulham Club Most clean sheets: 17 Manchester City Fewest clean sheets: 3 Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Norwich City Discipline Club Worst overall disciplinary record (1 point per yellow card, 2 points per red card): Chelsea: 77 points (69 yellow & 4 red cards) Best overall disciplinary record: Swansea City: 43 points (39 yellow & 2 red cards)http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/fairplay?season=2011 Barclays Premier League Stats: Team Discipline – 2011–12 ESPN Soccernet ESPN 26 June 2014 Most yellow cards: 69 Chelsea Most red cards: 9 Queens Park Rangers Player Most yellow cards: 10http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/discipline/_/league/ENG.1/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739 https://web.archive.org/web/20120506140040/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/discipline/_/league/ENG.1/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739 6 May 2012 Barclays Premier League Stats: Player Discipline – 2011–12 ESPN Soccernet ESPN 23 March 2012 Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers) Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) Alex Song (Arsenal) Most red cards: 2 Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers) Djibril Cissé (Queens Park Rangers) David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubAugusthttp://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2439685,00.html Ferguson picks up Barclays award premierleague.com Premier League 2 September 2011 26 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044549/http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2439685,00.html 4 March 2016http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2439627,00.html https://archive.today/20140626184509/http://origin-www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2439627,00.html dead 26 June 2014 Dzeko named Barclays Player of the Month premierleague.com Premier League 2 September 2011 26 June 2014SCO Sir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedBIH Edin DžekoManchester CitySeptemberhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/harry-named-barclays-manager-of-the-month-300911/ Harry named Barclays Manager of the Month tottenhamhotspur.com Tottenham Hotspur 30 September 2011 26 June 2014http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2011/September/Silva-picks-up-prestigious-award Silva picks up prestigious award mcfc.co.uk Manchester City 30 September 2011 30 September 2011 19 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120719134648/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2011/September/Silva-picks-up-prestigious-award deadENG Harry RedknappTottenham HotspurESP David SilvaManchester CityOctoberhttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2011-12/nov/mancini-van-persie-barclays-awards.html Mancini & Van Persie win monthly awards premierleague.com Premier League 16 November 2011 26 June 2014 7 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407194203/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2011-12/nov/mancini-van-persie-barclays-awards.html deadITA Roberto ManciniManchester CityNED Robin van PersieArsenalNovemberhttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/redknapp-and-parker-win-awards.html Redknapp and Parker win awards premierleague.com Premier League 5 December 2011 5 December 2011 8 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120108025825/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/redknapp-and-parker-win-awards.html deadENG Harry RedknappTottenham HotspurENG Scott ParkerTottenham HotspurDecemberhttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/ba-and-oneill-win-barclays-awards.html Ba and O'Neill win Barclays awards premierleague.com Premier League 6 January 2012 7 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120110022234/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/ba-and-oneill-win-barclays-awards.html 10 January 2012NIR Martin O'NeillSunderlandSEN Demba BaNewcastle UnitedJanuaryBrendan wins Manager of the Month http://www.swanseacity.com/news/article/brendan-wins-manager-of-the-month-130008.aspx swanseacity.com Swansea City 3 February 2012 26 June 2014April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yeshttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/gareth-wins-barclays-player-of-the-month-030212/ Gareth wins Barclays Player of the Month tottenhamhotspur.com Tottenham Hotspur 3 February 2012 26 June 2014NIR Brendan RodgersSwansea CityWAL Gareth BaleTottenham HotspurFebruaryhttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/wenger-odemwingie-win-barclays-awards.html Wenger and Odemwingie win Barclays awards premierleague.com 2 March 2012 3 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120305022245/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/wenger-odemwingie-win-barclays-awards.html 5 March 2012FRA 1974 Arsène WengerArsenalNGR Peter OdemwingieWest Bromwich AlbionMarchhttp://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2722507,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120615005618/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2722507%2C00.html 15 June 2012 Coyle Wins Manager of the Month bwfc.co.uk 4 April 2012 4 April 2012 deadhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17617434 Gylfi Sigurdsson wins Premier League player award BBC Sport 4 April 2012 4 April 2012SCO Owen CoyleBolton WanderersISL Gylfi SigurðssonSwansea CityAprilhttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/martinez-and-jelavic-earn-barclays-awards.html Martinez and Jelavic earn Barclays awards premierleague.com Premier League 4 May 2012 4 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120507014524/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/martinez-and-jelavic-earn-barclays-awards.html 7 May 2012ESP Roberto MartínezWigan AthleticCRO Nikica JelavićEverton Annual awards Award Winner Club Premier League Manager of the Season ENG Alan Pardew Newcastle United Premier League Player of the Season BEL Vincent Kompany Manchester City Premier League Goal of the Season CIV Papiss Cissé Newcastle United PFA Players' Player of the Year NED Robin van Persie Arsenal PFA Young Player of the Year ENG Kyle Walker Tottenham Hotspur FWA Footballer of the Year NED Robin van Persie Arsenal PFA Fans' Player of the Year NED Robin van Persie Arsenal PFA Team of the Yearhttps://www.thepfa.com/news/2012/4/23/cityquartetteamoftheyear City quartet named in Team of the Year The PFA 23 April 2012 Goalkeeper ENG Joe Hart (Manchester City) Defence ENG Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) BEL Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) ARG Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United) ENG Leighton Baines (Everton) Midfield ESP David Silva (Manchester City) CIV Yaya Touré (Manchester City) ENG Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur) WAL Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) Attack NED Robin van Persie (Arsenal) ENG Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Attendances { class"wikitable sortable" !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendancehttps://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/se7119/attendance/ Premier League 2011/2012 – Attendance - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Manchester United 19 75,387 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Arsenal FC 19 60,000 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Newcastle United 19 49,936 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Manchester City 19 47,045 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Liverpool FC 19 44,253 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Chelsea FC 19 41,478 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sunderland AFC 19 39,095 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Tottenham Hotspur 19 36,026 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Aston Villa 19 33,873 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Everton FC 19 33,228 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Stoke City 19 27,226 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Norwich City 19 26,606 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 25,682 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Fulham FC 19 25,293 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count West Bromwich Albion 19 24,798 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Bolton Wanderers 19 23,670 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Blackburn Rovers 19 22,551 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Swansea City 19 19,946 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Wigan Athletic 19 18,634 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Queens Park Rangers 19 17,295 - } References 2011-12 1 England