The 2011–12 season was Middlesbrough's third consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Results and fixtures
Pre-season
Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.
GameDateVenueOpponentResultF–AAttendanceMiddlesbrough goalscorersMan of the match114 July 2011A İstanbul BB1–1 Unknown Franks 86' Coyne217 July 2011A Varaždin3–2 UnknownKarlo 12' o.g., Lita 28', Bates 79'Williams319 July 2011A Antalyaspor 0–0 Unknown Ripley423 July 2011A Darlington 2–4 3,223 Lita 16', Kink 29' Lita526 July 2011ACarlisle United 0–22,218Ripley629 July 2011H PSV Eindhoven 2–320,151McDonald 12', 38' McMahon
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Players
Captains
First-team squad
|colspan="14"|Players featured for club who have been sent out on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players featured for club who have left:
Disciplinary record Name Number Position Championship FA Cup League Cup Total Barry Robson 17 MF 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1 Joe Bennett 3 DF 9 1 0 0 1 0 10 1 Tony McMahon 29 DF 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1 Nicky Bailey 10 MF 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Rhys Williams 14 MF 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 Faris Haroun 38 MF 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Kevin Thomson 8 MF 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 Stephen McManus 6 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Scott McDonald 7 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Julio Arca 18 MF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 Matthew Bates 4 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Seb Hines 2 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Bartholomew Ogbeche 16 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Malaury Martin 22 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Marvin Emnes 9 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Justin Hoyte 2 DF 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Curtis Main 2 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Richard Smallwood 33 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lukas Jutkiewicz 30 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Merouane Zemmama 5 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Carl Ikeme 13 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS7773030837
Suspensions served Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed14 August 1 Tony McMahon Barnlsey (A)18 September 1 Joe Bennett Crystal Palace (CC)30 October 1 Barry Robson 5x Derby County (H)17 December 1 Tony McMahon 5x Cardiff City (A)7 January 2 Barry Robson 10x Shrewsbury Town (FA), Burnley (H)22 January 1 Kevin Thomson Sunderland (FA)22 January 1 Julio Arca Sunderland (FA)14 February 1 Kevin Thomson Millwall (A)4 March 1 R.Williams Barnsley (H)12 January 3 Barry Robson Birmingham (A), West Ham (A), Bristol City (H)8 April 2 Joe Bennett 10x Hull City (A), Derby County (A) Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup
Top scorers
Name Championship FA Cup LeagueCup Total Marvin Emnes 14 1 3 18 Barry Robson 7 1 1 9 Scott McDonald 9 0 0 9 Bartholomew Ogbeche 3 0 0 3 Malaury Martin 3 0 0 3 Lukas Jutkiewicz 2 1 0 3 Curtis Main 2 0 0 2 Rhys Williams 2 0 0 2 Faris Haroun 2 0 0 2 Matthew Bates 2 0 0 2 Nicky Bailey 2 0 0 2 Merouane Zemmama 1 0 1 2 Joe Bennett 1 0 0 1 Tony McMahon 1 0 0 1 Seb Hines 1 0 1 2 Total 52 3 6 61
Penalties Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition9 August Marvin Emnes Walsall League Cup1 November Barry Robson Doncaster Rovers Championship3 March Barry Robson Portsmouth Championship
Assists Name Championship FA Cup LeagueCup Total Barry Robson 9 0 0 9 Justin Hoyte 5 0 1 6 Scott McDonald 4 0 0 4 Tony McMahon 3 0 1 4 Rhys Williams 4 0 0 4 Joe Bennett 2 0 1 3 Julio Arca 2 0 0 2 Faris Haroun 1 0 0 1 Nicky Bailey 1 0 0 1 Marvin Emnes 3 0 0 3 Curtis Main 1 1 0 2 Malaury Martin 0 1 0 1 Seb Hines 1 0 0 1 Lukas Jutkiewicz 2 0 0 2
Contracts
Transfers
In DatePlayerFromFee Curtis MainFree AgentFree18 July 2011 Malaury MartinFree AgentFree Julio ArcaFree AgentFree Faris HarounFree AgentFree Bartholomew OgbecheFree AgentFree
Loans in DatePlayerFromDuration Carl IkemeWolverhampton WanderersThree months Alex NimelyManchester CityThree months1 March 2012 Adam HammillWolverhamptonUntil end of season
Out DatePlayerToFee30 June 2011 Willo Flood Dundee UnitedReleased30 June 2011 Maximilian HaasFree agentReleased Andrew Taylor Cardiff CityFree Kris Boyd EskişehirsporFree Didier Digard NiceUndisclosed Leroy Lita Swansea City£1.75m Lee Miller Carlisle UnitedFree Tarmo KinkFree agentReleased
Loans out DatePlayerToDuration Ben Gibson Plymouth ArgyleThree months Cameron Park BarnsleyThree months Jonathan Grounds ChesterfieldOne month31 August 2011 Jonathan Franks Oxford UnitedUntil 1 January Andy Halliday WalsallTwo months Adam Reach DarlingtonOne month Ben Gibson York CityUntil end of season Stephen McManus Bristol CityUntil end of season22 February 2012 Jonathan Franks YeovilUntil end of season22 February 2012 Jonathan Grounds YeovilUntil end of season
Honours
Individual Football League Championship Manager of the Month: September – Tony Mowbray (Won) December – Tony Mowbray (Won) Football League Championship Player of the Month: August – Marvin Emnes (Won) September – Matthew Bates (Won) December – Nicky Bailey (Nominated) Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club Player of the Year: Barry Robson Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club Young Player of the Year: Jason Steele
Team of the Week Date Player(s)20/21 August Barry Robson27/28 August Tony McMahon10/11 September Joe Bennett17 September Matthew Bates, Marvin Emnes1/2 October Stephen McManus22/23 October Rhys Williams5/6 November Barry Robson10/11 December Joe Bennett17/18 December Bartholomew Ogbeche
Notes and references