2011–12 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

March 2015 June 2022 Wigan Athletic Roberto Martínez Dave Whelan Premier League 15th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Swindon Town) League Cup Second round(eliminated by Crystal Palace) Franco Di Santo (7) Franco Di Santo (7) _wigan1112h _wigan1112h _wigan1112h _colchester0809t _wigan1112h 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff _wigan1112a _wigan1112a _wigan1112a _wigan1112a _wigan1112a 000040 000040 000040 000040 000040 _wigan1112t _wigan1112t _wigan1112t Third ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 English football season is Wigan Athletic's seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. The club also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. At the end of the 2011–12 Premier League, Wigan Athletic finished in 15th place, two points below 14th-placed Stoke City. Wigan's last game of the Premier League season was a 3–2 victory against already-relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers. http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.html Premier League Table premierleague.com 23 May 2012 16 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160516065708/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.html dead Season review Summary Wigan Athletic had a tough season, spending much of it in the relegation zone and often in the bottom two. They had eight consecutive losses, between 10 September and 6 November, until earning a draw against fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers on 19 November. Wigan were rock-bottom from 15 October to 26 November, when winning against Sunderland. They started to improve afterwards, accumulating some points during the Christmas period, but returned to losing ways with four-straight losses, all in January. Once again, after the defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on 31 January, Wigan were bottom in the table. After winning against fellow strugglers Wanderers, Wigan remained bottom on goal difference. In March, Wigan greatly improved, first losing against Swansea City but earning draws against Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion. But it was from late March onwards when Wigan completely transformed themselves. They earned wins against Liverpool and Stoke City before a controversial 2–1 defeat against Chelsea, where both of Chelsea's goals were from an offside position. Nevertheless, Wigan were in very strong form and made history after beating Manchester United for the first time. This was followed by their first-ever away win against Arsenal, a defeat to Fulham and their biggest win in the Premier League, a 4–0 demolition of Newcastle United (who were chasing UEFA Champions League football). On 7 May, in their penultimate game of the season, Wigan defeated Blackburn to retain their Premier League status and seal Blackburn's relegation. Their last game of the season was a 3–2 win against fellow relegated side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wigan recorded seven wins in their last nine matches. Transfers Players in DatePlayerFromFee 4 July 2011Hunter Andy Goalkeeper Ali al-Habsi joins Wigan Athletic for £4m from Bolton https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/04/ali-al-habsi-bolton-wigan-transfer The Guardian 3 January 2026 4 July 2011 OMA Ali Al-Habsi ENG Bolton Wanderers £4,000,000 3 August 2011Wigan complete signing of David Jones on free transfer https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/14381947 BBC Sport 3 January 2026 2 August 2011 ENG David Jones ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers Free 12 August 2011Wigan Athletic sign ex-Strasbourg striker Nouha Dicko https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/14482409 BBC Sport 3 January 2026 12 August 2011 FRA Nouha Dicko FRA Strasbourg Free 30 August 2011Wigan complete signing of winger Albert Crusat from Almería https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/30/wigan-sign-albert-crusat-almeria The Guardian 3 January 2026 30 August 2011 ESP Albert Crusat ESP Almería Undisclosed 31 August 2011Wigan complete £1m capture of Celtic's Shaun Maloney https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/14717548 BBC Sport 3 January 2026 31 August 2011 SCO Shaun Maloney SCO Celtic £1,000,000 31 August 2011Van Aanholt links up with Latics https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11682/7141087/van-aanholt-links-up-with-latics Sky Sports 3 January 2026 31 August 2011 NED Patrick van Aanholt ENG Chelsea Loan 25 January 2012Wigan Athletic sign winger Jean Beausejour from Birmingham City https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/25/wigan-jean-beausejour-birmingham The Guardian 3 January 2026 25 January 2012 CHI Jean Beausejour ENG Birmingham City £2,500,000 Players out DatePlayerToFee WAL Jason Koumas Unattached Released SCO Steven Caldwell ENG Birmingham City Free ESP Antonio Amaya ESP Real Betis Undisclosed NED Daniël de Ridder SUI Grasshopper Released ENG Joseph Holt Unattached Released ENG Daniel Lambert Unattached Released ENG Thomas Oakes Unattached Released ESP Abián Serrano Dávila Unattached Released FRA Charles N'Zogbia ENG Aston Villa £9,500,000 ESP Román Golobart SCO Inverness Caledonian Thistle Five-month loan ENG Callum McManaman ENG Blackpool Loan ENG Daniel Redmond SCO Hamilton Academical Loan FRA Nouha Dicko ENG Blackpool Loan ENG Jordan Mustoe ENG Barnet Loan Competitions Preseason 16 July 2011 20:00 Östersund 1 – 2 Wigan Athletic Shaze 50 pen. Moses 29 Boselli 68 Jämtkraft Arena, Sweden 1,949 (93 away) W 24 July 2011 17:00 Al Ain 0 – 0 Wigan Athletic Bischofshofen, Austria 418 D 27 July 2011 16:30 Wigan Athletic 2 – 0 Al-Ahli Moses 9 25 Leogang, Austria W 31 July 2011 15:00 Preston North End 1 – 3 Wigan Athletic Linganzi 27 McCarthy 1 Moses 8 Boyce 30 Deepdale, England 5,749 (1,733 away) W 7 August 2011 16:00 Wigan Athletic 1 – 0 Villarreal Moses 45+1 DW Stadium, England W Premier League 2011–12 Premier League 13 August 2011 1 15:00 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Report Norwich City Watson 21 pen. Hoolahan 45 DW Stadium Wigan 17,454 D Stuart Attwell 20 August 2011 2 15:00 Swansea City 0–0 Report Wigan Athletic Liberty Stadium Swansea 19,028 D Phil Dowd 27 August 2011 3 12:30 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Report Queens Park Rangers López 33Di Santo 41 66Caldwell 77 DW Stadium Wigan 17,225 W Michael Oliver 10 September 2011 4 15:00 Manchester City 3–0 Report Wigan Athletic Agüero 13 63 69 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 46,509 L Martin Atkinson 17 September 2011 5 15:00 Everton 3–1 Report Wigan Athletic Jagielka 33Vellios 84Drenthe 90+2 Di Santo 31 Goodison Park Liverpool 31,576 L Peter Walton 24 September 2011 6 15:00 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Diamé 50 Van der Vaart 3Bale 23 DW Stadium Wigan 18,778 L Jonathan Moss 1 October 2011 7 15:00 Aston Villa 2–0 Report Wigan Athletic Agbonlahor 38Bent 60 Villa Park Birmingham 30,744 L Mark Clattenburg 15 October 2011 8 15:00 Wigan Athletic 1–3 Report Bolton Wanderers Diamé 40 Reo-Coker 4Ngog 45+3Eagles 90+2 DW Stadium Wigan 17,261 L Mike Dean 22 October 2011 9 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 Report Wigan Athletic Cabaye 81 St James' Park Newcastle 48,321 L Neil Swarbrick 29 October 2011 10 15:00 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Report Fulham Dempsey 41Dembélé 86 DW Stadium Wigan 15,796 L Mike Jones 6 November 2011 11 13:30 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Wigan Athletic Report O'Hara 31, 80Edwards 55 Ward 66Hunt 78 Alcaraz 26Watson 42 Molineux Wolverhampton 2,353 Lee Probert L 19 November 2011 12 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 3–3 Blackburn Rovers Report Gómez 7 Caldwell 31 Crusat 88 Yakubu 2 90+9 pen. Hoilett 59 DW Stadium Wigan 17,329 Marriner D 26 November 2011 13 15:00 GMT Sunderland 1–2 Wigan Athletic Report Larsson 8 Gómez 44 pen. Di Santo 90+3 Stadium of Light Sunderland 37,883 Friend W 3 December 2011 14 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–4 Arsenal Report Arteta 28 Vermaelen 29 Gervinho 61 Van Persie 78 DW Stadium Wigan 19,280 Clattenburg L 10 December 2011 15 15:00 GMT West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Wigan Athletic Report Reid 33 Moses 37 Gómez 57 pen. The Hawthorns West Bromwich 25,446 Dean W 17 December 2011 16 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 1–1 Chelsea Report Gómez 88 Sturridge 59 DW Stadium Wigan 18,320 Martin Atkinson D 21 December 2011 17 20:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–0 Liverpool Report DW Stadium Wigan 19,230 Michael Oliver D 26 December 2011 18 15:00 GMT Manchester United 5–0 Wigan Athletic Report Park 8 Berbatov 41 58 78 pen. Valencia 75 Old Trafford Manchester 75,183 Phil Dowd L 31 December 2011 19 15:00 GMT Stoke City 2–2 Wigan Athletic Report Walters 77 pen. Jerome 84 Moses 45 Watson 87 pen. Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 26,595 Michael Oliver D 3 January 2012 20 19:45 GMT Wigan Athletic 1–4 Sunderland Report Rodallega 62 Gardner 45+4 McClean 55 Sessègnon 73 Vaughan 80 DW Stadium Wigan 15,871 Mike Dean L 16 January 2012 21 19:45 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–1 Manchester City Report Džeko 22 DW Stadium Wigan 16,026 Martin Atkinson L 21 January 2012 22 15:00 GMT Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Wigan Athletic Report Helguson 33 pen. Buzsáky 45 Smith 81 Rodallega 66 Loftus Road London 16,002 Jonathan Moss L 31 January 2012 23 20:00 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Wigan Athletic Report Bale 29 64 Modrić 34 McArthur 80 White Hart Lane London 35,801 Lee Probert L 4 February 2012 24 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 1–1 Everton Report Neville 73 o.g. Anichebe 83 DW Stadium Wigan 18,340 Anthony Taylor D 11 February 2012 25 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Wigan Athletic Report M. Davies 67 Caldwell 43 McArthur 76 Reebok Stadium Bolton 23,450 Howard Webb W 25 February 2012 26 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–0 Aston Villa Report DW Stadium Wigan 20,601 Friend D 3 March 2012 27 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–2 Swansea City Report Sigurðsson 45+2 54 DW Stadium Wigan 19,001 Marriner L 11 March 2012 28 16:00 GMT Norwich 1–1 Wigan Athletic Report Hoolahan 10, 55Holt 43Whitbread 61Drury 72 Moses 68, 90+3McCarthy 79Alcaraz 81McArthur 90+5 Carrow Road Norwich 26,653 Friend D 17 March 2012 29 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Report McArthur 54 Scharner 65 DW Stadium Wigan 21,379 Oliver D 24 March 2012 30 15:00 GMT Liverpool 1–2 Wigan Athletic Report Suárez 47, 54 Maloney 30 pen.Di Santo 43Figueroa 53Caldwell 63 Anfield Liverpool 44,431 Mason W 31 March 2012 31 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 2–0 Stoke City Report Alcaraz 54 Moses 90+3 DW Stadium Wigan 19,786 Mark Clattenburg W 7 April 2012 32 15:00 GMT Chelsea 2–1 Wigan Athletic Report Ivanović 62 Mata 90+3 Diamé 82 Stamford Bridge London 40,651 Jones L 11 April 2012 33 19:45 GMT Wigan Athletic 1–0 Manchester United Report Di Santo 22Maloney 50 Evans 22Jones 85 DW Stadium Wigan 18,115 Phil Dowd W 16 April 2012 34 20:00 GMT Arsenal 1–2 Wigan Athletic Report Vermaelen 21 Sagna 33Song 72 Di Santo 7Gómez 8Caldwell 59Al-Habsi 90+1McArthur 90+5 Emirates Stadium London 60,060 Andre Marriner W 21 April 2012 35 15:00 GMT Fulham 2–1 Wigan Athletic Report Pogrebnyak 58Senderos 89 Boyce 57 Craven Cottage London 25,689 Lee Mason L 28 April 2012 36 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 4–0 Newcastle United Report Moses 13 15Maloney 36Di Santo 45 DW Stadium Wigan 22,187 Mike Dean W 7 May 2012 37 20:00 GMT Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Wigan Athletic Report Alcaraz 87 Ewood Park Blackburn 26,144 Mark Clattenburg W 13 May 2012 38 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Di Santo 12Boyce 14 79 Jarvis 9Fletcher 86 DW Stadium Wigan 21,986 Oliver W League table table b Matchday Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H Result D/D/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/D/W/L/W/D/D/L/D/L/L/L/L/D/W/D/L/D/D/W/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/W Position 8/12/8/9/15/15/18/19/19/20/20/20/19/20/18/18/18/18/18/19/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/19/19/19/19/17/16/17/16/15/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 red1 complete WorldFootball.com May 2013 WIG League Cup 2011–12 Football League Cup 13 September 2011 Second Round 19:45 Crystal Palace 2–1 Wigan Athletic Ambrose 24 Williams 30 Watson 90+2 Selhurst Park 7,649 L FA Cup 2011–12 FA Cup 7 January 2012 Third Round 15:00 Swindon Town 2 – 1 Wigan Athletic Connell 40 Benson 76 McManaman 35 County Ground 13,238 L Players Captains Gary Caldwell SCO 5 DF 37 Club captain y Antolín Alcaraz PAR 3 DF 1 6 June 2011 Appearances and goals 1 June 2012 http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?search=Wigan&team_id=2783&type=team#teamTabs=details Soccerbase team stats 6 June 2011 Premier League FA Cup League Cup 1 Chris Kirkland GK ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Steve Gohouri DF CIV 8+2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Antolín Alcaraz DF PAR 25 2 0 0 0 0 4 James McCarthy MF IRL 33 0 0 0 1 0 5 Gary Caldwell DF SCO 36 3 1 0 0 0 6 Hendry Thomas MF HON 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 Albert Crusat MF ESP 4+11 1 0 0 1 0 8 Ben Watson MF ENG 14+7 3 1 0 0+1 1 9 Franco Di Santo FW ARG 24+8 7 1 0 0 0 10 Shaun Maloney MF SCO 8+5 3 1 0 1 0 11 Victor Moses FW NGA 36+2 6 0+1 0 0 0 12 Mike Pollitt GK ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Lee Nicholls GK ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Jordi Gómez MF ESP 24+4 5 0+1 0 0 0 15 Callum McManaman FW ENG 0+2 0 1 1 0+1 0 16 James McArthur MF SCO 18+13 3 1 0 1 0 17 Emmerson Boyce DF BRB 26 3 1 0 0 0 18 Conor Sammon FW IRL 8+17 1 0+1 0 1 0 19 David Jones MF ENG 13+3 0 0 0 1 0 20 Hugo Rodallega FW COL 11+12 2 0 0 0 0 21 Mohamed Diamé MF SEN 18+8 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 22 Jean Beausejour MF CHI 16 0 0 0 0 0 23 Ronnie Stam DF NED 13+7 0 0 0 0 0 24 Adrián López DF ESP 5 0 1 0 1 0 26 Ali Al-Habsi GK OMA 38 0 1 0 1 0 30 Nouha Dicko MF FRA 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 31 Maynor Figueroa DF HON 37+1 0 0 0 1 0 39 Jordan Mustoe DF ENG 0 0 1 0 0 0 41 Daniel Redmond DF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 Adam Buxton DF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players that played for Wigan this season that have left the club: 22 Patrick van Aanholt DF NED 3 0 0 0 1 0 |} Top scorers PositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalFWARG9Franco Di Santo7007FWNGA11Victor Moses6006MFESP14Jordi Gómez5005MFENG8Ben Watson3014DFSCO5Gary Caldwell3003MFSEN21Mohamed Diamé3003MFSCO16James McArthur3003MFSCO10Shaun Maloney3003DEFBAR17Emmerson Boyce3003FWCOL20Hugo Rodallega2002DFPAR3Antolín Alcaraz1001MFESP7Albert Crusat1001FWENG15Callum McManaman0101Totals411143 Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches Last updated 20 April 2012 NumberNationPositionNamePremiershipFA CupLeague CupTotal 5SCODFGary Caldwell 810000812CIVDFSteve Gohouri 3100003118IRLFWConor Sammon 1110000114SCOMFJames McCarthy 6000006031HONDFMaynor Figueroa 600000603PARDFAntolín Alcaraz 4000004021SENMFMohamed Diamé 4000004014ESPMFJordi Gómez 400000409ARGFWFranco Di Santo 4000004016SCOMFJames McArthur4000004011NGAMFVictor Moses 3000003023NEDDFRonnie Stam 3000003017BRBDFEmmerson Boyce 2000002019ENGMFDavid Jones 200000208ENGMFBen Watson 1010002026OMAGKAli Al-Habsi 1010002022CHIMFJean Beausejour 100000107ESPMFAlbert Crusat 1000001024ESPDFAdrián López 1000001010SCOMFShaun Maloney 1000001015ENGFWCallum McManaman 1000001020COLFWHugo Rodallega 100000106HONMFHendry Thomas 00100010TOTALS6133000643 Suspensions served Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed24 September 2011 3 Steve Gohouri Sent off vs Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa (A), Bolton Wanderers (H), Newcastle United (A)29 October 2011 1 Gary Caldwell Reached five yellow cards Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)7 November 2011 3 Antolín Alcaraz FA Charge – Spitting offense Blackburn Rovers (H), Sunderland (A), Arsenal (H)26 December 2011 3 Conor Sammon1 Sent off vs Manchester United Stoke City (A), Sunderland (H), Swindon Town (A)31 December 2011 1 Gary Caldwell Sent off vs Stoke City Sunderland (H)11 February 2012 1 James McCarthy Reached five yellow cards Aston Villa (H)7 April 2012 1 Maynor Figueroa Reached five yellow cards Manchester United (H) 1 1 The red card was successfully appealed and the punishment wasn't served.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16353923 BBC News Wigan win appeal over Sammon card References External links Official website Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons Wigan Athletic