2011–12 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City F.C.

2011–12 season
Chairman	Ken Dulieu (until 2 December 2011) Vacant (since 2 December 2011)
Manager	Andy Thorn
Stadium	Ricoh Arena
Championship	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	3rd round vs Southampton
League Cup	1st round vs Bury
Top goalscorer	League: Lukas Jutkiewicz 9 All: Lukas Jutkiewicz, Gary McSheffrey 9
Highest home attendance	22,240 vs Birmingham City – Championship – 10 March 2012
Lowest home attendance	12,054 vs Crystal Palace – Championship – 6 March 2012
Average home league attendance	15,118
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Coventry City's 92nd season in The Football League and their 11th consecutive season in the Football League Championship, giving them the longest consecutive run out of all the teams in the division. In addition to the Championship, The Sky Blues also entered the League Cup in the First Round and will enter the FA Cup in the Third Round.

Review and events

Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2011-12 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

June:

• 16 - Coventry City draw Bury away in the League Cup First Round.^[1]
• 17 - Coventry City's fixtures for the 2011-12 Championship season are announced^[2]
• 19 - Defender Jordan Clarke signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2014.^[3]
• 19 - Strikers Callum Wilson and Shaun Jeffers sign new two-year contract extensions running until June 2013.^[3]
• 21 - Sammy Clingan is named new club captain for the 2011-12 season, taking over from Lee Carsley.^[4]
• 27 - Goalkeeper Danny Ireland signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2012.^[5]
• 27 - Defender Nathan Cameron signs a new two-year contract extension running until June 2013.^[6]

July:

• 20 - Coventry City announce the new squad numbers for the forthcoming season.^[7]
• 22 - Coventry City appoint former captain Lee Carsley as Under-18s coach.^[8]

August

• 4 - Defender James McPake signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2013.^[9]
• 4 - Midfielder David Bell signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2015.^[9]
• 8 - Midfielder Gaël Bigirimana signs a new one-year contract extension running until June 2014.^[10]
• 22 - Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Watford.^[11]
• 23- An official takeover bid is made for Coventry City by a consortium fronted by former Vice-Chairman Gary Hoffman.^[12]
• 27- The official takeover bid fronted by former Vice-Chairman Gary Hoffman is withdrawn due to possible rule breach.^[13]

September

• 2 - Goalkeeper Lee Burge signs a new two-year contract extension running until June 2014.^[14]
• 12 - Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Derby County.^[15]

October

• 18 - Joe Murphy and Chris Hussey are named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following their performances against Nottingham Forest.^[16]
• 18 - Midfielder Carl Baker signs a new three-year contract extension running until June 2015.^[17]

November

• 8 - Midfielder Gary McSheffrey signs a one-year contract extension running until June 2013.^[18]
• 15 - Director Leonard Brody stands down from his position with immediate effect.^[19]
• 26 - Coventry City set up a link with Norwegian club IF Helle.^[20]

December

• 2 - Ken Dulieu stands down as Coventry City Chairman and take up Head Of Football Operations role.^[21]
• 4 - Coventry City draw Southampton away in the FA Cup Third Round.^[22]
• 20 - Former Coventry City chairman Ken Dulieu resigns as Head of Football Operations.^[23]

February

• 13 - Jordan Willis is called up to the England Under-18 squad for the first time for the match against Poland Under-19.^[24]
• 15 - Coventry City played Kettering Town in a fundraising friendly match to raise money for the Blue Square Bet Premier club. The match raised over £6,000l.^[25]
• 27 - Richard Keogh is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Barnsley.^[26]

March

• 2 - Coventry City have a transfer embargo placed on them for not filing their annual accounts.^[27]
• 7 - Jordan Willis wins first cap for England Under-18 in friendly against Poland Under-19.^[28]
• 11 – Gaël Bigirimana wins Championship Apprentice Of The Year Award for 2011/2012.^[29]
• 19 - Joe Murphy is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Watford.^[30]
• 26 - Chris Hussey is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Portsmouth.^[31]

April

• 2 - Richard Keogh is named in the Official Football League Championship team of the week, following his performance against Hull City.^[32]
• 16 – Richard Keogh wins Irish Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[33]
• 17 – Richard Keogh wins South Wales Supporters' Club's Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[34]
• 18 – Richard Keogh wins London Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[35]
• 21 - Coventry City are relegated from the Football League Championship and will play in the Football League One next season.^[36]
• 21 – Richard Keogh wins Coventry City Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
• 21 – Gaël Bigirimana wins Community Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
• 21 – Cyrus Christie wins Young Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[38]
• 21 – Jordan Clarke wins Goal of the Season Award for 2011/2012 for his strike against Cardiff City.^[37]
• 21 – Gary McSheffrey wins Top Scorer Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
• 21 – Richard Keogh wins Players' Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
• 21 – Richard Keogh wins Fans' Player of the Season Award for 2011/2012.^[37]
• 26 – Academy player Joe Henderson was handed a first team squad number, He has been given the number 39 shirt.^[39]

Squad details

Players info

As of 30 April 2012

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Date joined	Contract end	Fee
1	Joe Murphy		Dublin	21 August 1981	46	0	2	0	Scunthorpe United	1 July 2011	30 June 2014	Free
2	Richard Keogh		Harlow	11 August 1986	91	1	-	-	Carlisle United	1 July 2010	30 June 2013	Undisclosed
3	Chris Hussey		Hammersmith	2 January 1989	48	0	-	-	AFC Wimbledon	1 January 2010	30 June 2013	Undisclosed
4	Sammy Clingan		Belfast	13 January 1984	98	7	28	0	Norwich City	24 July 2009	30 June 2012	£700,000
5	Hermann Hreiðarsson		Reykjavík	11 July 1974	2	0	89	5	Portsmouth	16 January 2012	30 June 2012	Free
6	James McPake		Bellshill	24 June 1984	38	1	-	-	Livingston	2 February 2009	30 June 2013	Undisclosed
7	David Bell		Kettering	21 January 1984	87	5	-	-	Norwich City	30 January 2009	30 June 2015	£500,000
8	Carl Baker		Whiston	26 December 1982	78	2	-	-	Stockport County	8 January 2010	30 June 2015	Undisclosed
10	Freddy Eastwood		Basildon	29 October 1983	113	17	11	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11 July 2008	30 June 2012	£1,200,000
11	Gary McSheffrey		Coventry	13 August 1982	213	60	-	-	Birmingham City	1 July 2010	30 June 2013	Free
12	Gary Deegan		Dublin	28 September 1987	42	5	-	-	Bohemians	4 January 2010	30 June 2013	€90,000
13	Chris Dunn		Brentwood	23 October 1987	2	0	-	-	Northampton Town	1 July 2011	30 June 2014	Undisclosed
14	Cody McDonald		Chelmsford	30 May 1986	21	4	-	-	Norwich City	31 August 2011	30 June 2014	£500,000
15	Martin Cranie		Yeovil	23 September 1986	112	1	-	-	Portsmouth	13 August 2009	30 June 2012	£500,000
16	Oliver Norwood		Burnley	12 April 1991	16	2	4	0	Manchester United	31 January 2012	30 June 2012	Loan
18	Alex Nimely		Monrovia	11 May 1991	17	1	-	-	Manchester City	12 January 2012	30 June 2012	Loan
19	Roy O'Donovan		Cork	10 August 1985	13	0	-	-	Sunderland	1 July 2010	30 June 2013	Free
22	Clive Platt		Wolverhampton	27 October 1977	66	6	-	-	Colchester United	28 July 2010	30 June 2012	Nominal
23	Danny Ireland		Sydney	30 September 1990	1	0	-	-	N/A	1 July 2007	30 June 2012	Trainee
24	Richard Wood		Ossett	5 July 1985	81	5	-	-	Sheffield Wednesday	1 January 2010	30 June 2013	Undisclosed
26	Jordan Clarke		Coventry	19 November 1991	50	2	-	-	N/A	1 June 2008	30 June 2014	Trainee
27	Shaun Jeffers		Bedford	14 April 1992	5	0	-	-	N/A	1 June 2009	30 June 2013	Trainee
28	Callum Wilson		Coventry	27 February 1992	1	0	-	-	N/A	1 June 2009	30 June 2013	Trainee
29	Billy Daniels		Bristol	3 July 1994	0	0	–	–	N/A	16 April 2012	N/A	Trainee
30	Nathan Cameron		Birmingham	21 November 1991	39	0	-	-	N/A	1 June 2009	30 June 2013	Trainee
31	Cyrus Christie		Coventry	30 September 1992	37	0	-	-	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2012	Trainee
32	Conor Thomas		Coventry	29 October 1993	25	1	-	-	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2014	Trainee
33	Lee Burge		Hereford	9 January 1993	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2014	Trainee
34	Gaël Bigirimana		Bujumbura	22 October 1993	24	0	-	-	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2014	Trainee
35	Josh Ruffels		Oxford	23 October 1993	1	0	-	-	N/A	1 June 2010	30 June 2012	Trainee
36	Aaron Phillips		Warwick	20 November 1993	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2012	Trainee
37	Jordan Willis		Coventry	24 August 1994	2	0	-	-	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2012	Trainee
38	Will Roberts		Rhuddlan	24 April 1994	-	-	-	-	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2013	Trainee
39	Joe Henderson		Banbury	2 November 1993	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2011	30 June 2013	Trainee
Players played for Coventry this season who have left before the season ends:
9	Lukas Jutkiewicz		Southampton	28 March 1989	67	18	-	-	Everton	26 July 2010	23 January 2012	£100,000
25	Gary Gardner		Solihull	29 June 1992	4	1	-	-	Aston Villa	24 November 2011	21 December 2011	Loan

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Championship

League Cup

FA Cup

Championship data

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Bristol City !Bristol City	46	12	13	21	44	68	−24	49
21	Barnsley !Barnsley	46	13	9	24	49	74	−25	48
22	Portsmouth !Portsmouth (R)	46	13	11	22	50	59	−9	040‡	Relegation to 2012–13 League One
23	Coventry City !Coventry City (R)	46	9	13	24	41	65	−24	40
24	Doncaster Rovers !Doncaster Rovers (R)	46	8	12	26	43	80	−37	36

Updated to games played on 27 April 2012.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^‡Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.^[40]
(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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	9	13	24	41	65	−24	40	8	7	8	28	26	+2	1	6	16	13	39	−26

Last updated: 27 April 2012.
Source: CCFC Championship Results

Round by round

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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	L
Position	21	22	22	23	22	18	21	22	21	22	18	19	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	22	23	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	23	23	23

Last updated: 27 April 2012.
Source: Championship Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Scores Overview

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Double
Barnsley	1 – 0	0 – 2
Birmingham City	1 – 1	0 – 1
Blackpool	2 – 2	1 – 2
Bristol City	1 – 0	1 – 3
Burnley	1 – 2	1 – 1
Brighton & Hove Albion	2 – 0	1 – 2
Cardiff City	1 – 1	2 – 2
Crystal Palace	1 – 1	1 – 2
Derby County	2 – 0	0 – 1
Doncaster Rovers	0 – 2	1 – 1
Hull City	0 – 1	2 – 0
Ipswich Town	2 – 3	0 – 3	Ipswich Town Do Double
Leeds United	2 – 1	1 – 1
Leicester City	0 – 1	0 – 2	Leicester City Do Double
Middlesbrough	3 – 1	1 – 1
Millwall	0 – 1	0 – 3	Millwall Do Double
Nottingham Forest	1 – 0	0 – 2
Peterborough United	2 – 2	0 – 1
Portsmouth	2 – 0	1 – 2
Reading	1 – 1	0 – 2
Southampton	2 – 4	0 – 4	Southampton Do Double
Watford	0 – 0	0 – 0
West Ham United	1 – 2	0 – 1	West Ham United Do Double

Season statistics

Starts and goals

As of 27 April 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Joe Murphy	47	0	46+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Richard Keogh	47	0	45+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Chris Hussey	31	0	28+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
4	MF		Sammy Clingan	36	2	34+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Hermann Hreiðarsson	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		James McPake (On loan to Hibernian)	6	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
7	MF		David Bell	29	0	19+9	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Carl Baker	27	1	20+6	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	FW		Freddy Eastwood (On loan to Southend United)	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Gary McSheffrey	41	9	37+2	8	1+0	0	1+0	1
12	MF		Gary Deegan	25	3	19+5	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK		Chris Dunn	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	FW		Cody McDonald	23	4	16+7	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF		Martin Cranie	40	0	38+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF		Oliver Norwood (On loan from Manchester United)	18	2	17+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW		Alex Nimely (On loan from Manchester City)	17	1	16+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW		Roy O'Donovan (On loan to Hibernian)	13	1	6+5	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
22	FW		Clive Platt	33	4	23+10	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	GK		Danny Ireland	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Richard Wood	19	1	12+5	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF		Jordan Clarke	19	1	17+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Shaun Jeffers	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	FW		Callum Wilson (On loan to Tamworth)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Billy Daniels	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF		Nathan Cameron	14	0	11+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF		Cyrus Christie	39	0	27+10	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
32	MF		Conor Thomas	29	1	24+3	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
33	GK		Lee Burge	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF		Gaël Bigirimana	28	0	16+10	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
35	MF		Josh Ruffels	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
36	DF		Aaron Phillips	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	DF		Jordan Willis	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF		Will Roberts	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	DF		Joe Henderson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players played for Coventry this season who have left before the season ends:
9	FW		Lukas Jutkiewicz (On loan to Middlesbrough)	26	9	25+0	9	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF		Gary Gardner (On loan from Aston Villa)	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0

Notes:

• Player substitutions are not included.

Starting XI

The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups in a 4-4-2 diamond formation.

Goalscorers

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
9		FW	Jutkiewicz, LukasLukas Jutkiewicz	9	0	0	9
11		MF	McSheffrey, GaryGary McSheffrey	8	0	1	9
14		FW	McDonald, CodyCody McDonald	4	0	0	4
22		FW	Platt, CliveClive Platt	4	0	0	4
12		MF	Deegan, GaryGary Deegan	3	0	0	3
4		MF	Clingan, SammySammy Clingan	2	0	0	2
16		MF	Norwood, OliverOliver Norwood	2	0	0	2
8		MF	Baker, CarlCarl Baker	1	0	0	1
26		DF	Clarke, JordanJordan Clarke	1	0	0	1
25		MF	Gardner, GaryGary Gardner	1	0	0	1
18		FW	Nimely, AlexAlex Nimely	1	0	0	1
19		FW	O'Donovan, RoyRoy O'Donovan	0	1	0	1
32		MF	Thomas, ConorConor Thomas	1	0	0	1
24		DF	Wood, RichardRichard Wood	1	0	0	1

Yellow cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
11		MF	McSheffrey, GaryGary McSheffrey	6	0	0	6
31		DF	Christie, CyrusCyrus Christie	5	0	0	5
12		MF	Deegan, GaryGary Deegan	5	0	0	5
24		DF	Wood, RichardRichard Wood	5	0	0	5
3		DF	Hussey, ChrisChris Hussey	4	0	0	4
2		DF	Keogh, RichardRichard Keogh	4	0	0	4
1		GK	Murphy, JoeJoe Murphy	4	0	0	4
7		MF	Bell, DavidDavid Bell	3	0	0	3
34		MF	Bigirimana, GaëlGaël Bigirimana	2	1	0	3
26		DF	Clarke, JordanJordan Clarke	3	0	0	3
18		FW	Nimely, AlexAlex Nimely	3	0	0	3
22		FW	Platt, CliveClive Platt	3	0	0	3
8		MF	Baker, CarlCarl Baker	2	0	0	2
30		DF	Cameron, NathanNathan Cameron	2	0	0	2
4		MF	Clingan, SammySammy Clingan	2	0	0	2
15		DF	Cranie, MartinMartin Cranie	1	0	1	2
25		MF	Gardner, GaryGary Gardner	1	0	0	1
5		DF	Hreiðarsson, HermannHermann Hreiðarsson	1	0	0	1
19		FW	O'Donovan, RoyRoy O'Donovan	1	0	0	1
32		MF	Thomas, ConorConor Thomas	1	0	0	1

Red cards

No.	Flag	Pos	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
8		MF	Baker, CarlCarl Baker	1	0	0	1
34		MF	Bigirimana, GaëlGaël Bigirimana	1	0	0	1
2		DF	Keogh, RichardRichard Keogh	1	0	0	1

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
4	MF	Sammy Clingan	34
2	DF	Richard Keogh	12
15	DF	Martin Cranie	1
11	MF	Gary McSheffrey	1

Penalties Awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition
2011-09-10	Y	Lukas Jutkiewicz	Derby County	Championship
2011-09-24	N	Lukas Jutkiewicz	Reading	Championship
2012-02-04	Y	Sammy Clingan	Ipswich Town	Championship
2012-02-14	Y	Gary McSheffrey	Leeds United	Championship
2012-02-14	Y	Gary McSheffrey	Leeds United	Championship
2012-03-03	N	Sammy Clingan	Leicester City	Championship
2012-03-21	N	Gary McSheffrey	Cardiff City	Championship
2012-04-07	Y	Gary McSheffrey	Peterborough United	Championship
2012-04-18	N	Gary McSheffrey	Millwall	Championship

Suspensions served

Date	Matches Missed	Suspended Player	Reason	Missed Opponents
9 August 2011	3	Carl Baker	vs. Leicester City	Bury (A), Birmingham City (A), Crystal Palace (A)
29 October 2011	3	Gaël Bigirimana	vs. Burnley	Doncaster Rovers (A), Millwall (A), Southampton (H)
28 April 2012	1	Richard Keogh	vs. Doncaster Rovers	Southampton (A)

Monthly & Weekly Awards

Award	Date	Player
Championship Team of the Week	22 August 2011	Cyrus Christie[41]
Championship Team of the Week	12 September 2011	Cyrus Christie[42]
Championship Team of the Week	18 October 2011	Joe Murphy[43]
Championship Team of the Week	18 October 2011	Chris Hussey[43]
Championship Team of the Week	27 February 2012	Richard Keogh[44]
Championship Team of the Week	19 March 2012	Joe Murphy[45]
Championship Team of the Week	25 March 2012	Chris Hussey[46]
Championship Team of the Week	2 April 2012	Richard Keogh[47]

End of Season Awards

Award	Winner
Player of The Season Award	Richard Keogh
Young Player of the Season Award	Cyrus Christie
Player' Player of The Season Award	Richard Keogh
Top Scorer Award	Gary McSheffrey
Goal of The Season Award	Jordan Clarke
Community Player of The Season Award	Gaël Bigirimana
Coventry Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award	Richard Keogh
London Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award	Richard Keogh
Welsh Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award	Richard Keogh
Irish Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award	Richard Keogh
Apprentice of the Year Award	Gaël Bigirimana[48]
Coventry City U18's Player of the Year Award	Jordan Willis[49]

International Appearances

Date	No.	Pos.	Name	Match	Stats	Caps
10 August 2011	4	MF	Sammy Clingan	Northern Ireland 4 - 0 Faroe Islands	90 Minutes	26
6 September 2011	4	MF	Sammy Clingan	Estonia 4 - 1 Northern Ireland	90 Minutes	27
7 October 2011	4	MF	Sammy Clingan	Northern Ireland 1 – 2 Estonia	32 Minutes	28
29 February 2012	4	MF	Sammy Clingan	Northern Ireland 0 – 3 Norway	90 Minutes	29
8 March 2012	37	DF	Jordan Willis	England Under-18 3 – 0 Poland Under-18	45 Minutes	1

Overall

Games played	48 (46 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games won	9 (9 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn	13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost	26 (24 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	43 (41 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	70 (65 Championship, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Goal difference	-27
Yellow cards	60 (58 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Red cards	3 (3 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Worst discipline	Richard Keogh (4 , 1 )
Best result	W 2-0 (H) v Derby County - Championship - 10 September 2011
	W 2-0 (H) v Brighton & Hove Albion - Championship - 31 December 2011
	W 3-1 (H) v Middlesbrough - Championship - 21 January 2012
	W 2-0 (H) v Portsmouth - Championship - 24 March 2012
	W 2–0 (A) v Hull City – Championship – 31 March 2012
Worst result	L 4-0 (A) v Southampton - Championship - 27 April 2012
Most appearances	Richard Keogh (47 appearances)
Top scorer	Lukas Jutkiewicz (9 goals)
	Gary McSheffrey (9 goals)
Points	40 / 138 (28.99%)

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	From	Date	Fee
Chris Dunn	Northampton Town	1 July 2011	Undisclosed[50]
Joe Murphy	Scunthorpe United	1 July 2011	Free[51]
Cody McDonald	Norwich City	31 August 2011	£500,000[52]
Hermann Hreiðarsson	Portsmouth	16 January 2012	Free[53]

Transfers out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Conor Grogan	Released	30 June 2011	Free[54]
Luke Adams	Released	30 June 2011	Free[54]
Michael Quirke	Coalville Town	30 June 2011	Free[55]
Michael McIndoe	Retired	30 June 2011	Free[56]
Connor Gudger	Hinckley United	1 July 2011	Free[57]
Marlon King	Birmingham City	1 July 2011	Free[58]
Keiren Westwood	Sunderland	1 July 2011	Free[59]
Stephen O'Halloran	Carlisle United	1 July 2011	Free[60]
Isaac Osbourne	Aberdeen	1 July 2011	Free[61]
Alistair Worby	St Johnstone	1 July 2011	Free[62]
Aron Gunnarsson	Cardiff City	8 July 2011	Undisclosed[63]
Lee Carsley	Coach: Coventry City U18s	22 July 2011	Retired[64]
Ben Turner	Cardiff City	31 August 2011	£750,000[65]
Lukas Jutkiewicz	Middlesbrough	16 January 2012	£1,300,000[66]

Loans in

Player	From	Date From	Date Till
Gary Gardner	Aston Villa	24 November 2011	21 December 2011[67][68]
Alex Nimely	Manchester City	12 January 2012	30 June 2012[69]
Oliver Norwood	Manchester United	31 January 2012	30 June 2012[70]

Loans out

Player	To	Date From	Date Till
Jamel Wiseman	Nuneaton Town	15 November 2011	3 January 2011[71]
Callum Wilson	Tamworth	29 December 2011	31 January 2012[72]
Lukas Jutkiewicz	Middlesbrough	14 January 2012	16 January 2012[73]
James McPake	Hibernian	23 January 2012	30 June 2012[74]
Roy O'Donovan	Hibernian	31 January 2012	30 June 2012[75]
Freddy Eastwood	Southend United	22 March 2012	30 June 2012[76]

Trials

Player	From	Trial Date	Signed
Killian Brennan	Bohemians	July 2011[77]	N
Marvin Hasselbaink	Almere City	November 2011[78]	N
Mariusz Kisiel	Chasetown	January 2012[79]	N
Kjartan Finnbogason	KR Reykjavik	January 2012[80]	N

References

External links

• Official Site: 2010/2011 Fixtures & Results
• BBC Sport - Club Stats
• Soccerbase - Results | Squad Stats | Transfers