In the 2011–12 football season, English club Newcastle United F.C. competed in the Premier League for the second consecutive season. It was Newcastle United's 119th season of professional football.
In this season Newcastle finished in 5th place, qualifying for the following season's Europa League. After going through their first 11 games unbeaten, Newcastle then failed to win in six consecutive games in November and December, mainly due to a spate of injuries among key defenders. The team recorded a resounding 3–0 home win over champions Manchester United in January and were hammered 5–0 by Tottenham Hotspur in February. The January transfer window saw the arrival of Senegalese striker Papiss Cissé, who quickly became a core part of the team, scoring 13 goals in 14 appearances.
This article shows statistics and lists details of all matches played by the club during the season.
Chronological list of events
- 10 June 2011: Yohan Cabaye is signed from Lille for an undisclosed fee.[5] The fee though is reported to be £4.3m by several media.[6]
New signing
Demba Ba became Newcastle's top scorer for the season
- 18 June 2011: Newcastle agree to sign winger Sylvain Marveaux on a five-year deal on 1 July 2011 when his Rennes contract expires.[11]
- 1 July 2011: Newcastle tie up deal for young French midfielder Mehdi Abeid on a five-year deal after his Lens contract expires.[13]
- 15 July 2011: Newcastle begin pre-season with a 2–0 win away at Darlington. Newcastle's second goal, scored by Sammy Ameobi, caused a pitch invasion which held up the game for 10 minutes.[14]
- 6 August 2011: The Magpies's Only Friendly at St James' Park against Italian Giants Fiorentina is abandoned after 63 Minutes due to players slipping over the pitch because of heavy rain.
- 9 August 2011: Newcastle complete the signing of Manchester United midfielder Gabriel Obertan on a 5-year deal.[19]
- 26 November 2011: After a goalless first-half against defending champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, a goal from Javier Hernández and a Demba Ba penalty before Jonás Gutiérrez's red card Tim Krul makes a lot of saves in stoppage time although the home side's goalscorer has another goal dissallowed.
- 27 November 2011: The Death of Newcastle Legend Gary Speed shocks the football world, BBC News reported that the Wales manager had committed suicide.
- 3 December 2011: Newcastle suffer their first home defeat of the season as Chelsea put in a superb performance in a 3-0 win although Tim Krul saved Frank Lampard's penalty. Blues Defender David Luiz was lucky not to be sent off as his early foul on Demba Ba
- 4 December 2011: Newcastle are drawn at home to Blackburn Rovers for the 3rd Round of the FA Cup.
- 10 December 2011: Despite another two goals from Demba Ba Newcastle crash to a 4-2 defeat at Norwich City. This is the first time since March they have suffered two successive Premier League losses meaning Alan Pardew's team go down to 7th in the Premier League.
- 17 December 2011: Excellent saves from Dutch Goalkeepers Tim Krul and Michel Vorm mean Newcastle are held to a goalless draw at home to Swansea City, Demba Ba goes closest with a scissor kick which hits the post.
- 21 December 2011: Newcastle's longest winless run of the season extends to six games with a shock 3-2 loss to West Brom who extend their unbeaten away run to 3 games.
- 26 December 2011: The Magpies end their winless run and claim their first Boxing Day win since 2001 by beating 19th placed Bolton 2-0 with two excellent goals in two minutes from Hatem Ben Arfa and Demba Ba.
- 30 December 2011: Despite taking the lead at Anfield through an own goal by Daniel Agger Liverpool come back to win 3-1 with two from former Newcastle favourite Craig Bellamy and a fantastic goal from captain Steven Gerrard.
- 4 January 2012: Virgin Money replaced Northern Rock as sponsor under Northern Rock's current deal, and Virgin signed a new 2-year deal to be the shirt sponsor for the club.[36] In their first Virgin-sponsored game Newcastle beat Manchester United 3-0.
- 7 January 2012: After falling behind at home to Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup two excellent goals from Hatem Ben Arfa who would win ESPN's Player of The Round and Jonás Gutiérrez in stoppage time to win the game 2-1.
- 8 January 2012: In The First FA Cup 4th Round Tie to be drawn The Magpies are given a trip to shock Championship Promotion Challengers Brighton.
- 15 January 2012: Leon Best scores his first goal since September in a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers taking the Magpies back up to sixth.
- 17 January 2012: Papiss Cissé signs for Newcastle United on a 5 1⁄2-year deal for around £8 million.[37]
- 25 March 2012: A Fantastic First Half performance against West Brom sees an excellent goal each for Hatem Ben Arfa and Papiss Cissé and a tap-in for the Senegalese Striker mean the Magpies are 3-0 up at half-time, however a Shane Long goal mean Alan Pardew's team only win 3-1.
- 1 April 2012: Two Excellent Goals from Papiss Cissé help Newcastle to a 2-0 win over Liverpool who have Goalkeeper Pepe Reina sent off meaning former Newcastle Defender José Enrique has to go in goal.
- 4 April 2012: James Tavernier is recalled early from his loan spell with Milton Keynes Dons.[41]
Club
Team kit
Puma will be supplying the team kits for a final season, unless they extend their current contract. Puma will be designing three new kits for Newcastle United. The initial kit sponsor was Northern Rock, who entered their 9th year of sponsoring the team. During 2011 a clause was triggered to end Northern Rock's deal early at the end of this season. On 1 January 2012 Virgin Money bought Northern Rock and on 4 January Virgin replaced Northern Rock as sponsor, as well as signing a new 2-year deal to sponsor the shirt.
Coaching staff
Alan Pardew in February 2012
Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on 6 May 2012.
Top scorers
Cards
- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012.
Starting formations
- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012.
Captains
- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012.
Transfers
In
- Total spending:
~ £23,850,000
Out
- Total income:
~ £13,000,000
Loans in
Date |
Pos. |
Name |
From |
Expiry |
Source |
Loans out
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Void
Pre-season
League table
2011–12 Premier League Table
Updated to games played on 9 August 2012.
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Chelsea won the 2011–12 Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 competition as defending champions. This means that Tottenham are now to compete in the Europa League in the 2012–13 season, since only four clubs from the Premier League can play in the Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary
Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
Ground |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
Result |
D |
W |
W |
D |
D |
W |
W |
D |
W |
W |
W |
L |
D |
L |
L |
D |
L |
W |
L |
W |
W |
L |
W |
W |
L |
D |
D |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
L |
W |
L |
L |
Position |
10 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Fixtures and Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Round |
3 |
4 |
Ground |
H |
A |
Result |
2–1 |
0–1 |
Round |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Ground |
A |
A |
A |
Result |
2–1 |
4–3 |
3–4 |
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