2011–12 Sunderland A.F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 October 2020 Sunderland A.F.C. 2011–12 Steve Bruce (until 30 November)Eric Black (caretaker)Martin O'Neill(from 30 November) Niall Quinn(until 20 February)Ellis Short(from 20 February) Stadium of Light Premier League 13th League Cup Second round FA Cup Sixth round Nicklas Bendtner (8) Nicklas Bendtner (8)Sebastian Larsson (8) Stéphane Sessègnon (8) 47,751 (vs. Newcastle United) 26,042 (vs. Arsenal) 39,095 _sunderland1112h _sunderland1112h _sunderland1112h FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF _sunderland1112h 000000 _sunderland1112h FF0000 _sunderland1112a _sunderland1112a _sunderland1112a 000000 FFFFFF 000000 _sunderland1112a FFFFFF _sunderland1112a FFFFFF 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 season, Sunderland competed in the Premier League. They finished the season in 13th place, ending with a total of 45 points. Results Pre-season DateOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorers13 July 2011York CityA2–1Bardsley 13', Tounkara 33'17 July 2011Arminia BielefeldA1–1Sessègnon 74'20 July 2011Hannover 96A1–3Sessègnon 52'23 July 2011Borussia MönchengladbachA0–0–27 July 2011KilmarnockA2–1Sessègnon 36', Wickham 75'30 July 2011BurnleyA0–1–2 August 2011HartlepoolA3–1Gyan 31', Colback 49', Larsson 59'3 August 2011DarlingtonA3–0Cook 26', Gardner 41', Ji 63'6 August 2011HibernianA0–0– Premier League DateOpponentsH/AResultH–AScorersAttendanceLeaguepositionManager13 August 2011LiverpoolA1–1Larsson 57'45,0185thBruce20 August 2011Newcastle UnitedH0–1–47,75113thBruce27 August 2011Swansea CityA0–0–19,93813thBruce10 September 2011ChelseaH1–2Ji 90'36,69916thBruce18 September 2011Stoke CityH4–0Bramble 5', Woodgate 11' o.g., Gardner 28', Larsson 59'32,29612thBruce26 September 2011Norwich CityA2–1Richardson 86'26,10714thBruce1 October 2011West Bromwich AlbionH2–2Bendtner 24', Elmohamady 26'34,81516thBruce16 October 2011ArsenalA2–1Larsson 31'60,07817thBruce22 October 2011Bolton WanderersA0–2Sessègnon 82', Bendtner 90'24,34914thBruce29 October 2011Aston VillaH2–2Wickham 38', Sessègnon 89'37,06214thBruce5 November 2011Manchester UnitedA1–0–75,57015thBruce19 November 2011FulhamH0–0–37,68815thBruce26 November 2011Wigan AthleticH1–2Larsson 8'37,88316thBruce4 December 2011Wolverhampton WanderersA2–1Richardson 52' 25,14517thBlack11 December 2011Blackburn RoversH2–1Vaughan 83', Larsson 90'39,863 16thO'Neill18 December 2011Tottenham HotspurA1–0–36,02116thO'Neill21 December 2011Queens Park RangersA2–3Bendtner 19', Sessègnon 53', Brown 89'16,16715thO'Neill26 December 2011EvertonH1–1Colback 26'43,61914thO'Neill1 January 2012Manchester CityH1–0Ji 90'40,62513thO'Neill3 January 2012Wigan AthleticA1–4Gardner 45', McClean 55', Sessègnon 73', Vaughan 80'15,87110thO'Neill14 January 2012ChelseaA1–0–41,69612thO'Neill21 January 2012Swansea CityH2–0Sessègnon 14', Gardner 85'36,90410thO'Neill1 February 2012Norwich CityH3–0Campbell 21', Sessègnon 28', Ayala 54' o.g.34,4768thO'Neill4 February 2012Stoke CityA0–1McClean 60'27,7178thO'Neill11 February 2012ArsenalH1–2McClean 70'40,3129thO'Neill25 February 2012West Bromwich AlbionA4–0–25,3119thO'Neill4 March 2012Newcastle UnitedA1–1Bendtner 24' (pen)52,38811thO'Neill10 March 2012LiverpoolH1–0Bendtner 56'41,6618thO'Neill20 March 2012Blackburn RoversA2–0–20,0569thO'Neill24 March 2012Queens Park RangersH3–1Bendtner 41', McClean 70', Sessègnon 76'37,1288thO'Neill31 March 2012Manchester CityA3–3Larsson 31' 55', Bendtner 45'47,0079thO'Neill7 April 2012Tottenham HotspurH0–0–39,3359thO'Neill9 April 2012EvertonA4–0–32,24911thO'Neill14 April 2012Wolverhampton WanderersH0–0–37,4769thO'Neill21 April 2012Aston VillaA0–0–32,55711thO'Neill28 April 2012Bolton WanderersH2–2Bendtner 36', McClean 55'40,76811thO'Neill6 May 2012FulhamA2–1Bardsley 35'25,68311thO'Neill13 May 2012Manchester UnitedH0–1–46,45213thO'Neill Managerial change Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment ENG Steve BruceSacked30 November 2011Manager Steve Bruce leaves Sunderland https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15975008 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 30 November 2011 30 November 2011 16th SCO Eric Black 30 November 2011 SCO Eric Black Contract terminated3 December 2011https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15997197 O'Neill named Sunderland manager BBC Sport 3 December 2011 3 December 2011 17th NIR Martin O'Neill 3 December 2011 After winning just 2 of their first 13 Premier League games and following the defeat by Wigan Athletic, chairman Ellis Short moved to sack Steve Bruce on 30 November. Assistant manager Eric Black assumed first team responsibilities until a new manager could be found.http://www.football365.com/news/21554/7343468/Struggling-Black-Cats-sack-Bruce Black takes first team duties 365 Media Group Ltd. 30 November 2011 30 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111201184423/http://www.football365.com/news/21554/7343468/Struggling-Black-Cats-sack-Bruce 1 December 2011 dead Martin O'Neill was appointed manager on 3 December with a three-year contract.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15997197 O'Neill named Sunderland manager BBC Sport 3 December 2011 3 December 2011 Table SUN League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH/AResultH–AScorersAttendance23 August 2011Second roundBrighton & Hove AlbionA1–0–17,090 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH/AResultH–AScorersAttendance8 January 2012Third roundPeterborough UnitedA2–0Larsson 48', McClean 58'8,95429 January 2012Fourth round MiddlesbroughH1–1Campbell 59'33,2758 February 2012ReplayMiddlesbroughA1–2 AETColback 41', Sessègnon 113'26,70718 February 2012Fifth roundArsenalH2–0Richardson 40', Oxlade-Chamberlain o.g. 77'26,04217 March 2012Sixth roundEvertonA1–1Bardsley 12'38,87527 March 2012ReplayEvertonH0–2–43,140 Statistics Appearances and goals 13 May 2012 Premier League FA Cup League Cup 1 Craig Gordon GK SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Phil Bardsley DF SCO 29+2 1 6 1 0 0 3 Wayne Bridge DF ENG 3+5 0 2 0 0 0 4 Michael Turner DF ENG 23+1 0 4+1 0 0 0 5 Wes Brown DF ENG 20 1 1 0 1 0 6 Lee Cattermole MF ENG 23 0 3 0 1 0 7 Sebastian Larsson MF SWE 32 7 6 1 1 0 8 Craig Gardner MF ENG 22+8 3 6 0 1 0 9 Fraizer Campbell FW ENG 6+6 1 2+3 1 0 0 10 Connor Wickham FW ENG 5+11 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 11 Kieran Richardson MF ENG 26+3 2 4 1 1 0 12 Matthew Kilgallon DF ENG 9+1 0 1 0 0 0 14 Jack Colback MF ENG 29+6 1 3+1 1 1 0 15 David Vaughan MF WAL 17+5 2 2+2 0 1 0 16 John O'Shea DF IRL 29 0 5 0 0 0 17 Ji Dong-Won FW KOR 2+17 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 18 David Meyler MF IRL 1+6 0 0+2 0 0 0 19 Titus Bramble DF ENG 8 1 0 0 0 0 20 Keiren Westwood GK IRL 8+1 0 0 0 1 0 21 Oumare Tounkara FW FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Simon Mignolet GK BEL 29 0 6 0 0 0 23 James McClean MF IRL 20+3 5 6 1 0 0 25 Sotirios Kyrgiakos DF GRE 2+1 0 1 0 0 0 26 Jordan Cook FW ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Ahmed Elmohamady MF EGY 7+11 1 0+2 0 1 0 28 Stéphane Sessègnon MF BEN 36 7 4 1 1 0 31 Ryan Noble FW ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 38 Craig Lynch FW ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Louis Laing DF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 John Egan DF IRL 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 Nicklas Bendtner FW DEN 25+3 8 2 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players that played for Sunderland this season that have left the club or went out on loan: 3 Asamoah Gyan FW GHA 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 29 Anton Ferdinand DF ENG 3 0 0 0 1 0 |} Goal scorers PositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalFW DEN 52 Nicklas Bendtner 8 0 0 8MF SWE 7 Sebastian Larsson 7 1 0 8FW BEN 28 Stéphane Sessègnon 7 1 0 8MF IRE 23 James McClean 5 1 0 6MF ENG 8 Craig Gardner 3 0 0 3DF ENG 11 Kieran Richardson 2 1 0 3FW KOR 17 Ji Dong-Won 2 0 0 2MF WAL 15 David Vaughan 2 0 0 2FW ENG 9 Fraizer Campbell 1 1 0 2MF ENG 14 Jack Colback 1 1 0 2DF SCO 2 Phil Bardsley 1 1 0 2DF ENG 5 Wes Brown 1 0 0 1 MF EGY 27 Ahmed Elmohamady 1 0 0 1FW ENG 10 Connor Wickham 1 0 0 1 Own goals 2 1 0 3Totals448052 Overall Games played 45Games won 14Games drawn 14Games lost 17Goals scored 53Goals conceded 52Goal difference +1Clean sheets 13Most appearances Sessègnon 42Top scorer Bendtner 8 Updated 13 May 2012 Squad Squad at end of season 1 GK SCO Craig Gordon 2 DF SCO Phil Bardsley 3 DF ENG Wayne Bridge on loan from Manchester City 4 DF ENG Michael Turner 5 DF ENG Wes Brown vice-captain 6 MF ENG Lee Cattermole captain 7 MF SWE Sebastian Larsson 8 MF ENG Craig Gardner 9 FW ENG Fraizer Campbell 10 FW ENG Connor Wickham 11 DF ENG Kieran Richardson 12 DF ENG Matthew Kilgallon 14 MF ENG Jack Colback 15 MF WAL David Vaughan 16 DF IRL John O'Shea 17 FW KOR Ji Dong-Won 18 MF IRL David Meyler 19 DF ENG Titus Bramble 20 GK IRL Keiren Westwood 22 GK BEL Simon Mignolet 23 MF IRL James McClean 24 GK NIR Trevor Carson 25 DF GRE Sotirios Kyrgiakos on loan from Wolfsburg 27 MF EGY Ahmed Elmohamady 28 MF BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 52 FW DEN Nicklas Bendtner on loan from Arsenal Transfers In EGY Transfer Ahmed Elmohamady MF 27 EGY n 1987 9 9 2011 6 9 ENPPI EGY S 2014 £2,000,000 The Guardian ENG Transfer Connor Wickham FW 10 ENG y 1993 3 31 2011 6 29 Ipswich Town ENG S 2015 £12,000,000 The Guardian KOR Transfer Ji Dong-Won FW 17 KOR n 1991 5 28 2011 6 30 Chunnam Dragons KOR S 2014 £2,000,000 BBC Sport ENG Transfer Craig Gardner MF 8 ENG y 1986 11 25 2011 6 30 Birmingham City ENG S 2014 £6,000,000 BBC Sport SWE Transfer Sebastian Larsson MF 7 SWE y 1985 6 5 2011 7 1 Birmingham City ENG S 2014 Free The Guardian ENG Transfer Keiren Westwood GK 20 IRE y 1984 10 23 2011 7 1 Coventry City ENG S 2014 Free The Guardian ENG Transfer Roarie Deacon MF ENG y 1991 10 22 2011 7 1 Arsenal ENG S Free ENG Transfer Wes Brown DF 5 ENG y 1979 10 13 2011 7 7 Manchester United ENG S £1,000,000 IRE Transfer John O'Shea DF 16 IRE y 1981 4 30 2011 7 7 Manchester United ENG S £5,000,000 WAL Transfer David Vaughan MF 15 WAL y 1983 2 18 2011 7 8 Blackpool ENG S Free IRE Transfer James McClean MF 23 IRE y 1989 4 22 2011 8 9 Derry City NIR S £350,000 DEN Loan Nicklas Bendtner FW 52 DEN y 1988 1 16 2011 8 31 Arsenal ENG S Season-long loan ENG Loan Wayne Bridge DF 3 ENG y 1980 8 5 2012 1 31 Manchester City ENG W Season-long loan GRE Loan Sotirios Kyrgiakos DF 25 GRE y 1979 7 23 2012 1 31 VfL Wolfsburg GER W Season-long loan January 2012 Total spending: £28,350,000 Out NED Contract expired Boudewijn Zenden MF NED y 1976 8 15 2011 6 30 Retired S Released ENG Transfer Jordan Henderson MF 14 ENG y 1990 6 17 2011 6 9 Liverpool S £16,000,000 ENG Transfer Jean-Yves Mvoto DF 2 FRA y 1988 9 6 2011 6 30 Oldham Athletic S Released ENG Transfer Nathan Luscombe MF 14 ENG y 1989 11 6 2011 7 1 Hartlepool S Released ENG Transfer Robbie Weir MF 10 NIR y 1988 12 9 2011 7 1 Tranmere Rovers S Released ENG Transfer Michael Kay DF 17 ENG y 1989 12 9 2011 7 1 Tranmere Rovers S Released PAR Loan Cristian Riveros MF 16 PAR n 1982 10 16 2011 7 6 Kayserispor TUR S Season-long loan ENG Loan Liam Noble MF 17 ENG y 1991 5 8 2011 7 15 Carlisle United S Loan ENG Transfer Steed Malbranque MF 25 FRA y 1980 1 6 2011 8 3 Saint-Étienne FRA S £1,000,000 ENG Loan George McCartney DF 3 NIR y 1981 4 29 2011 8 10 West Ham United S Season-long loan ENG Transfer Anton Ferdinand DF 35 ENG y 1985 2 18 2011 8 31 Queens Park Rangers S £3,000,000 ENG Loan Blair Adams DF 24 ENG y 1991 9 8 2011 9 8 Brentford None Loan ENG Loan Asamoah Gyan FW 3 GHA n 1985 11 22 2011 9 10 Al Ain UAE None Season-long loan, £6,000,000 loan fee received ENG Loan Trevor Carson GK 30 NIR y 1988 03 05 2011 9 12 Bury None Season-long loan (recalled in November) ENG Loan Adam Reed MF 37 ENG y 1991 05 08 2011 9 29 Bradford City None Month-long loan ENG Loan Nyron Nosworthy DF 33 JAM n 1980 10 11 2011 10 28 Watford None Season-long loan ENG Loan Ben Wilson GK 35 ENG y 1992 10 11 2011 11 7 Harrogate Town None Month-long loan ENG Loan Blair Adams DF 29 ENG y 1991 9 8 2012 1 2 Northampton Town W Two month loan ENG Loan John Egan DF 37 IRL y 1992 10 20 2012 1 5 Crystal Palace W Month-long loan ENG Loan Ben Wilson GK 27 ENG y 1992 10 11 2012 1 6 Gateshead W Month-long loan ENG Transfer Nyron Nosworthy DF 33 JAM n 1980 10 11 2012 1 10 Watford W Undisclosed ENG Loan Billy Knott MF 34 ENG y 1992 11 19 2012 1 11 AFC Wimbledon W Month-long loan ENG Transfer Liam Noble MF 17 ENG y 1991 5 8 2012 1 12 Carlisle United W Released ENG Loan Trevor Carson GK 36 NIR y 1988 03 05 2012 1 13 Hull City W Month-long loan ENG Loan Jordan Cook ST 16 ENG y 1990 3 20 2012 1 16 Carlisle United W Two month loan ENG Loan Louis Laing DF 3 ENG y 1993 3 6 2012 1 16 Wycombe Wanderers W Season-long loan ENG Loan Ryan Noble FW 12 ENG y 1991 6 11 2012 1 18 Derby County W Month-long loan ENG Loan Jordan Pickford GK 24 ENG y 1994 3 7 2012 1 20 Darlington W Month-long loan ENG Loan Liam Bagnall DF 19 NIR y 1992 5 17 2012 1 31 Darlington W Month-long loan ENG Loan Trevor Carson GK 30 NIR y 1988 03 05 2012 2 24 Bury None Season-long loan ENG Loan Michael Liddle DF 29 ENG y 1989 12 25 2012 2 24 Accrington Stanley None Month-long loan ENG Loan John Egan DF 26 IRE y 1992 10 20 2012 3 6 Sheffield United None Month-long loan ENG Loan Adam Reed MF 8 ENG y 1991 05 08 2012 3 8 Leyton Orient None Season-long loan ENG Loan Ryan Noble FW 35 ENG y 1991 6 11 2012 3 20 Hartlepool United None Season-long loan ENG Loan Lewis King GK 24 ENG y 1994 3 7 2012 3 21 Stockport County None Month-long loan ENG Loan Oumare Tounkara FW 36 FRA y 1990 5 25 2012 3 23 Oldham Athletic None Season-long loan May 2012 Total income: £25,000,000 Awards Monthly awards AwardMonth/RoundWinnerPremier League Manager of the MonthDecemberMartin O'NeillFA Cup Player of the RoundFifth roundKieran Richardson End of Season Awards Supporters' Association's Young Player of the Year Supporters' Association's Player of the Year Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Goal of the Season Save of the Season Team Performance of the SeasonJames McCleanStéphane SessègnonStéphane SessègnonJames McCleanFraizer Campbell against Norwich CitySimon Mignolet against Newcastle United1–0 win against Manchester City See also Sunderland A.F.C. seasons References External links 2011–12 Sunderland season at ESPN Category:Sunderland A.F.C. seasons Sunderland