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.
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 2011 Ali Al-Habsi Bolton Wanderers £4,000,000 3 August 2011 David Jones Wolverhampton Wanderers Free 12 August 2011 Nouha Dicko Strasbourg Free 30 August 2011 Albert Crusat Almería Undisclosed 31 August 2011 Shaun Maloney Celtic £1,000,000 31 August 2011 Patrick van Aanholt Chelsea Loan 25 January 2012 Jean Beausejour Birmingham City £2,500,000
Players out DatePlayerToFee Jason Koumas Unattached Released Steven Caldwell Birmingham City Free Antonio Amaya Real Betis Undisclosed Daniël de Ridder Grasshopper Released Joseph Holt Unattached Released Daniel Lambert Unattached Released Thomas Oakes Unattached Released Abián Serrano Dávila Unattached Released Charles N'Zogbia Aston Villa £9,500,000 Román Golobart Inverness Caledonian Thistle Five-month loan Callum McManaman Blackpool Loan Daniel Redmond Hamilton Academical Loan Nouha Dicko Blackpool Loan Jordan Mustoe Barnet Loan
Competitions
Preseason
Premier League
League table
League Cup
FA Cup
Players
Captains
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players that played for Wigan this season that have left the club:
Top scorers PositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalFW9Franco Di Santo7007FW11Victor Moses6006MF14Jordi Gómez5005MF8Ben Watson3014DF5Gary Caldwell3003MF21Mohamed Diamé3003MF16James McArthur3003MF10Shaun Maloney3003DEF17Emmerson Boyce3003FW20Hugo Rodallega2002DF3Antolín Alcaraz1001MF7Albert Crusat1001FW15Callum McManaman0101Totals411143
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches
Last updated 20 April 2012 NumberNationPositionNamePremiershipFA CupLeague CupTotal 5DFGary Caldwell 810000812DFSteve Gohouri 3100003118FWConor Sammon 110000114MFJames McCarthy 6000006031DFMaynor Figueroa 600000603DFAntolín Alcaraz 4000004021MFMohamed Diamé 4000004014MFJordi Gómez 400000409FWFranco Di Santo 4000004016MFJames McArthur4000004011MFVictor Moses 3000003023DFRonnie Stam 3000003017DFEmmerson Boyce 2000002019MFDavid Jones 200000208MFBen Watson 1010002026GKAli Al-Habsi 1010002022MFJean Beausejour 100000107MFAlbert Crusat 1000001024DFAdrián López 1000001010MFShaun Maloney 1000001015FWCallum McManaman 1000001020FWHugo Rodallega 100000106MFHendry 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 Sammon 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)
The red card was successfully appealed and the punishment wasn't served.
References
External links Official website