2011–12 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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Middlesbrough
2011–12 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerTony Mowbray
StadiumRiverside
Championship7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marvin Emnes (14)
All:
Marvin Emnes (18)
Highest home attendance27,794 (vs. Hull City, 26 December)
Lowest home attendance14,336 (vs. Watford, 5 November)
Average home league attendance17,221
Away colours

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[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.

Game Date Venue Opponent Result
F–A 		Attendance Middlesbrough goalscorers Man of the match
1 14 July 2011 A Turkey İstanbul BB 1–1 Unknown Franks 86' Coyne
2 17 July 2011 A Croatia Varaždin 3–2 Unknown Karlo 12' o.g., Lita 28', Bates 79' Williams
3 19 July 2011 A Turkey Antalyaspor 0–0 Unknown Ripley
4 23 July 2011 A England Darlington 2–4 3,223 Lita 16', Kink 29' Lita
5 26 July 2011 A England Carlisle United 0–2 2,218 Ripley
6 29 July 2011 H Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–3 20,151 McDonald 12', 38' McMahon

Championship[]

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Blackpool 46 20 15 11 79 59 +20 75 Qualification for Championship play-offs
6 Cardiff City 46 19 18 9 66 53 +13 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 18 16 12 52 51 +1 70
8 Hull City 46 19 11 16 47 44 +3 68
9 Leicester City 46 18 12 16 66 55 +11 66
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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 18 16 12 52 51  +1 70 8 10 5 22 21  +1 10 6 7 30 30  0

Results by matchday[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAAHHA
ResultDWWWDWWDDDDLWLWWDDLWWWWDLLLDDWWLWWLLDDDDLLWDWL
Position9623431222332433344343324445686854465557887777
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

6 August 2011 1 Middlesbrough 2–2 Portsmouth Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Emnes Goal 24'
Williams Goal 54'		 Report Norris Goal 47'
Varney Goal 90+2'		 Attendance: 18,196 (597 Portsmouth)
13 August 2011 2 Leeds United 0–1 Middlesbrough Elland Road
15:00 GMT Report Emnes Goal 67' Attendance: 25,650 (2,237 Boro)
16 August 2011 3 Barnsley 1–3 Middlesbrough Oakwell
19:45 GMT McManus Goal 4' (o.g.) Report McDonald Goal 11'
Robson Goal 13'
Emnes Goal 44'		 Attendance: 10,603 (1,879 Boro)
21 August 2011 4 Middlesbrough 3–1 Birmingham City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Robson Goal 48'
Haroun Goal 69'
Martin Goal 72'		 Report Rooney Goal 36' (pen.) Attendance: 17,567 (591 Birmingham)
27 August 2011 5 Middlesbrough 1–1 Coventry City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Emnes Goal 21' Report Jutkiewicz Goal 72' Attendance: 17,432 (295 Coventry)
10 September 2011 6 Burnley 0–2 Middlesbrough Turf Moor
15:00 GMT Report Bailey Goal 10'
Bennett Goal 49'		 Attendance: 15,220 (2,091 Boro)
17 September 2011 7 Crystal Palace 0–1 Middlesbrough Selhurst Park
15:00 GMT Report Emnes Goal 65' Attendance: 15,198 (1,595 Boro)
24 September 2011 8 Middlesbrough 0–0 Ipswich Town Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,741 (434 Ipswich)
28 September 2011 9 Middlesbrough 0–0 Leicester City Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 16,883 (615 Leicester)
1 October 2011 10 Reading 0–0 Middlesbrough Madjeski Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,418 (1,435 Boro)
15 October 2011 11 Middlesbrough 1–1 Millwall Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Robson Goal 24' Report Trotter Goal 55' Attendance: 16,669 (270 Millwall)
18 October 2011 12 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Middlesbrough City Ground
19:45 GMT Tudgay Goal 35'
McGugan Goal 55'		 Report Attendance: 20,630 (1,344 Boro)
22 October 2011 13 Middlesbrough 2–0 Derby County Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT R. Williams Goal 44'
Emnes Goal 51'		 Report Attendance: 17,407 (931 Derby)
29 October 2011 14 Southampton 3–0 Middlesbrough St. Mary's Stadium
15:00 GMT Do Prado Goal 15', 29'
Connolly Goal 79'		 Report Attendance: 26,630 (1,644 Boro)
1 November 2011 15 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Middlesbrough Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 GMT Sharp Goal 12' Report Robson Goal 29', 64' (pen.)
Emnes Goal 45+2'		 Attendance: 9,792 (2,273 Boro)
5 November 2011 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Watford Riverside Stadium
17:20 GMT McDonald Goal 41' Report Attendance: 14,366 (209 Watford)
19 November 2011 17 Middlesbrough 2–2 Blackpool Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald Goal 15', 73' Report Sylvestre Goal 21'
Shelvey Goal 78'		 Attendance: 18,128 (1,292 Blackpool)
26 November 2011 18 Peterborough United 1–1 Middlesbrough London Road Stadium
15:00 GMT Taylor Goal 81' Report Bates Goal 54' Attendance: 10,013
29 November 2011 19 Middlesbrough 0–2 West Ham United Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Piquionne Goal 9'
Cole Goal 90'		 Attendance: 18,457 (1,243 West Ham)
3 December 2011 20 Bristol City 0–1 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
17:20 GMT Report Martin Goal 90' Attendance: 14,467 (612 Boro)
10 December 2011 21 Middlesbrough 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald Goal 21' Report Attendance: 16,594 (679 Brighton)
17 December 2011 22 Cardiff City 2–3 Middlesbrough Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 GMT Turner Goal 22'
Gunnarsson Goal 43'		 Report Ogbeche Goal 15'
McDonald Goal 60'
Haroun Goal 76'		 Attendance: 23,373 (560 Boro)
26 December 2011 23 Middlesbrough 1–0 Hull City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Robson Goal 87' Report Attendance: 27,794 (2,704 Hull)
31 December 2011 24 Middlesbrough 1–1 Peterborough United Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald Goal 51' Report Rowe Goal 86' Attendance: 18,899 (343 Peterborough)
2 January 2012 25 Blackpool 3–0 Middlesbrough Bloomfield Road
15:00 GMT Phillips Goal 49'
LuaLua Goal 57'
Hines Goal 70' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 13,499 (2,092 Boro)
14 January 2012 26 Middlesbrough 0–2 Burnley Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Rodriguez Goal 5'
Trippier Goal 28'		 Attendance: 17,001 (1,213 Burnley)
21 January 2012 27 Coventry City 3–1 Middlesbrough Ricoh Arena
15:00 GMT McSheffrey Goal 36'
Nimely Goal 57'
Bates Goal 64' (o.g.)		 Report McDonald Goal 66' Attendance: 14,112 (1,541 Boro)
1 February 2012 28 Leicester City 2–2 Middlesbrough King Power Stadium
19:45 GMT Nugent Goal 7'
Beckford Goal 86'		 Report McDonald Goal 17'
McMahon Goal 79'		 Attendance: 20,512 (551 Boro)
4 February 2012 29 Middlesbrough 0–0 Crystal Palace Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 15,725 (397 Crystal Palace)
14 February 2012 30 Middlesbrough 2–1 Nottingham Forest Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Emnes Goal 45'
Jutkiewicz Goal 46'		 Report Lynch Goal 66' Attendance: 14,799 (462 Nottingham Forest)
22 February 2012 31 Millwall 1–3 Middlesbrough The Den
19:45 GMT Henderson Goal 43' Report Emnes Goal 15', 38'
Main Goal 86'		 Attendance: 9,286 (547 Boro)
25 February 2012 32 Middlesbrough 0–2 Reading Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Hunt Goal 17'
Harte Goal 80'		 Attendance: 17,314 (271 Reading)
3 March 2012 33 Portsmouth 1–3 Middlesbrough Fratton Park
15:00 GMT Halford Goal 65' (pen.) Report Robson Goal 55' (pen.)
Bates Goal 62'
Emnes Goal 82'		 Attendance: 16,770 (836 Boro)
7 March 2012 34 Middlesbrough 2–0 Barnsley Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Hines Goal 60'
Ogbeche Goal 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 14,745 (330 Barnsley)
11 March 2012 35 Middlesbrough 0–2 Leeds United Riverside Stadium
12:15 GMT Report Snodgrass Goal 18'
Becchio Goal 27'		 Attendance: 21,301 (2,914 Leeds)
17 March 2012 36 Birmingham City 3–0 Middlesbrough St Andrew's
15:00 GMT Žigić Goal 11'
King Goal 57'
Fahey Goal 59'		 Report Attendance: 19,927 (1,085 Boro)
20 March 2012 37 West Ham United 1–1 Middlesbrough Upton Park
19:45 GMT Faye Goal 68' Report Ogbeche Goal 84' Attendance: 27,250
25 March 2012 38 Middlesbrough 1–1 Bristol City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Martin Goal 56' Report Eprahim Goal 13' Attendance: 15,725
27 March 2012 39 Ipswich Town 1–1 Middlesbrough Portman Road
19:45 GMT Leadbitter Goal 74' Report Jutkiewicz Goal 63' Attendance: 18,727 (493 Boro)
31 March 2012 40 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Middlesbrough Falmer Stadium
15:00 GMT Calderón Goal 72' Report Emnes Goal 61' Attendance: 20,553 (2,072 Boro)
7 April 2012 41 Middlesbrough 0–2 Cardiff City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Turner Goal 11'
Mason Goal 18'		 Attendance: 17,564
9 April 2012 42 Hull City 2–1 Middlesbrough KC Stadium
15:00 GMT King Goal 57'
Fryatt Goal 88'		 Report Emnes Goal 12' Attendance: 19,613 (2,850 Boro)
14 April 2012 43 Derby County 0–1 Middlesbrough Pride Park
15:00 GMT Report Main Goal 80' Attendance: 24,654 (1,200 Boro)
17 April 2012 44 Middlesbrough 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 14,967
21 April 2012 45 Middlesbrough 2–1 Southampton Riverside Stadium
17:20 GMT Bailey Goal 45+1'
Zemmama Goal 77'		 Report Sharp Goal 1' Attendance: 19.007
28 April 2012 46 Watford 2–1 Middlesbrough Vicarage Road
12:30 GMT Iwelumo Goal 68'
Deeney Goal 88'		 Report Emnes Goal 84' Attendance: 14,022 (2,020 Boro)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
7 January 2012 Third round Middlesbrough 1–0 Shrewsbury Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Emnes Goal 41' Report Attendance: 12,631 (917 Shrewsbury)
Referee: Tony Bates
29 January 2012 Fourth round Sunderland 1–1 Middlesbrough Stadium of Light
1:30 GMT Campbell Goal 58' Report Robson Goal 16' Attendance: 33,347 (3,000 Boro)
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 February 2012 Fourth round replay Middlesbrough 1–2 (a.e.t.) Sunderland Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Jutkiewicz Goal 57' Report Colback Goal 41'
Sessègnon Goal 113'		 Attendance: 26,707 (4,253 Sunderland)
Referee: Anthony Taylor

League Cup[]

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
9 August 2011 First round Walsall 0–3 Middlesbrough Bank's Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Emnes Goal 17', 37', 52' (pen.) Attendance: 3,564 (602 Boro)
Referee: Darren Deadman
24 August 2011 Second round Peterborough United 0–2 Middlesbrough London Road Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Robson Goal 3'
Hines Goal 27'		 Attendance: 5,012 (782 Boro)
Referee: Philip Gibbs
20 September 2011 Third round Crystal Palace 2–1 Middlesbrough Selhurst Park
20:00 GMT Zaha Goal 17'
Andrew Goal 52'		 Report Zemmama Goal 54' Attendance: 5,448 (606 Boro)
Referee: Graham Scott

Players[]

Captains[]

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
4 DF Matthew Bates England 41 Club captain
17 MF Barry Robson Scotland 8
29 DF Tony McMahon England 3

Last updated: 17 August 2011
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

First-team squad[]

As of 6 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Jason Steele 36 0 34 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF England Justin Hoyte 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
3 DF England Joe Bennett 45 1 40+1 1 2 0 2 0
4 DF England Matthew Bates 42 2 37 2 3 0 1+1 0
5 MF Morocco Merouane Zemmama 17 2 7+8 1 0 0 2 1
6 DF Scotland Stephen McManus 27 0 21+3 0 0 0 3 0
7 FW Australia Scott McDonald 36 9 31+2 9 2 0 1 0
8 MF Scotland Kevin Thomson 29 0 14+12 0 2 0 1 0
9 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes 48 18 37+5 14 2+1 1 2+1 3
10 MF England Nicky Bailey 39 2 37 2 0 0 2 0
11 FW England Adam Hammill 10 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Australia Rhys Williams 40 2 34+1 2 3 0 1+1 0
15 DF England Seb Hines 27 2 20+3 1 2 0 2 1
16 FW Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche 18 3 5+12 3 1 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland Barry Robson 39 9 37+0 7 1 1 1 1
18 MF Argentina Julio Arca 33 0 22+8 0 1 0 1+1 0
19 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England Luke Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 GK Wales Danny Coyne 6 0 1 0 1+1 0 3 0
22 MF France Malaury Martin 18 3 0+15 3 1 0 2 0
24 MF Scotland Cameron Park 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 FW England Curtis Main 13 2 0+12 2 1 0 0 0
29 DF England Tony McMahon 39 1 28+6 1 2 0 3 0
30 FW England Lukas Jutkiewicz 21 3 17+2 2 2 1 0 0
31 GK England Connor Ripley 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 MF England Richard Smallwood 19 0 7+7 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
35 DF England Bruno Pilatos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Belgium Faris Haroun 35 2 23+9 2 1 0 1+1 0
40 DF England Paul Weldon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF England Adam Reach 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players featured for club who have been sent out on loan:
Players featured for club who have left:
GK Nigeria Carl Ikeme 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Lee Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW England Alex Nimely 10 0 0+9 0 0 0 1 0
FW Estonia Tarmo Kink 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Disciplinary record[]

Name Number Position Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland Barry Robson 17 MF 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
England Joe Bennett 3 DF 9 1 0 0 1 0 10 1
England Tony McMahon 29 DF 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
England Nicky Bailey 10 MF 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Australia Rhys Williams 14 MF 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 0
Belgium Faris Haroun 38 MF 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland Kevin Thomson 8 MF 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 2
Scotland Stephen McManus 6 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Australia Scott McDonald 7 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Argentina Julio Arca 18 MF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
England Matthew Bates 4 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England Seb Hines 2 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche 16 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
France Malaury Martin 22 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Netherlands Marvin Emnes 9 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Justin Hoyte 2 DF 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
England Curtis Main 2 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Richard Smallwood 33 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England Lukas Jutkiewicz 30 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Morocco Merouane Zemmama 5 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nigeria Carl Ikeme 13 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 77 7 3 0 3 0 83 7

Suspensions served[]

Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
14 August 1 Tony McMahon Red card Barnlsey (A)
18 September 1 Joe Bennett Red card Crystal Palace (CC)
30 October 1 Barry Robson 5x Yellow card Derby County (H)
17 December 1 Tony McMahon 5x Yellow card Cardiff City (A)
7 January 2 Barry Robson 10x Yellow card Shrewsbury (FA), Burnley (H)
22 January 1 Kevin Thomson Red card Sunderland (FA)
22 January 1 Julio Arca Red card Sunderland (FA)
14 February 1 Kevin Thomson Red card Millwall (A)
4 March 1 R.Williams Red card Barnsley (H)
12 January 3 Barry Robson Red card Birmingham (A), West Ham (A), Bristol City (H)
8 April 2 Joe Bennett 10x Yellow card 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 League
Cup 		Total
Netherlands Marvin Emnes 14 1 3 18
Scotland Barry Robson 7 1 1 9
Australia Scott McDonald 9 0 0 9
Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche 3 0 0 3
France Malaury Martin 3 0 0 3
England Lukas Jutkiewicz 2 1 0 3
England Curtis Main 2 0 0 2
Australia Rhys Williams 2 0 0 2
Belgium Faris Haroun 2 0 0 2
England Matthew Bates 2 0 0 2
England Nicky Bailey 2 0 0 2
Morocco Merouane Zemmama 1 0 1 2
England Joe Bennett 1 0 0 1
England Tony McMahon 1 0 0 1
England Seb Hines 1 0 1 2
Total 52 3 6 61

Penalties[]

Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition
9 August Marvin Emnes Yes Walsall League Cup
1 November Barry Robson Yes Doncaster Rovers Championship
3 March Barry Robson Yes Portsmouth Championship

Assists[]

Name Championship FA Cup League
Cup 		Total
Scotland Barry Robson 9 0 0 9
England Justin Hoyte 5 0 1 6
Australia Scott McDonald 4 0 0 4
England Tony McMahon 3 0 1 4
Australia Rhys Williams 4 0 0 4
England Joe Bennett 2 0 1 3
Argentina Julio Arca 2 0 0 2
Belgium Faris Haroun 1 0 0 1
England Nicky Bailey 1 0 0 1
Netherlands Marvin Emnes 3 0 0 3
England Curtis Main 1 1 0 2
France Malaury Martin 0 1 0 1
England Seb Hines 1 0 0 1
England Lukas Jutkiewicz 2 0 0 2

Contracts[]

N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
9 FW Netherlands Emnes 23 Signed 3 years July 2015 MFC
33 MF England Smallwood 20 Signed 2 years July 2014 MFC
14 MF Australia R.Williams 23 Signed 4.5 years July 2016 MFC

Last updated:

Transfers[]

Summer[]

Honours[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ "Carl Stays for Third Month". MFC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Boro move for City starlet". Sky Sports.
  3. ^ "Boro finalise Ogbeche deal". Sky Sports.
  4. ^ "Boro move for Hammill". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ "Tarmo's Boro Farewell". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Ben Goes On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Big Mick Goes On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Mowbray named Manager of the Month". The Football League. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Mowbray named Manager of the Month". The Football League. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Emnes named Player of the Month". The Football League. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Bates named Player of the Month". The Football League. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
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