West Ham United 2011–12 football season
West Ham United 2011–12 season Chairmen David Gold David Sullivan Manager Sam Allardyce Home stadium Boleyn Ground Championship 3rd (promoted via the playoffs) League Cup First Round FA Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Carlton Cole (14) All: Carlton Cole (15) Highest home attendance 35,000[1] 0 v0 Hull City 28 April 2012 Lowest home attendance 19,879 0 v0 Aldershot Town 24 August 2011
The 2011–12 season was West Ham United ' s first season back in the Football League Championship , after being relegated from the Premier League at the conclusion of 2010–11 campaign. They also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup . It was their first season under Sam Allardyce , who was appointed in May 2011 after the sacking of the club's previous manager, Avram Grant . On 19 May 2012, West Ham gained promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, as they won the play-off Final by defeating Blackpool 2–1 at Wembley .
Season summary [ ]
Sam Allardyce was appointed as the club's new manager on 1 June 2011,[2] after his predecessor Avram Grant was sacked following the club's relegation with a 3–2 defeat at Wigan Athletic .[3]
For the majority of the season West Ham looked on course for automatic promotion, and even briefly topped the division on 1 March, but eventually finished third, after being beaten to automatic promotion by Southampton on the final day of the season, despite a 2–1 win against Hull City .[4] Failure to win a league game in March saw West Ham overtaken by Reading , who defeated the Hammers 4–2 in a key game at Upton Park , and Southampton. and despite a late rally the team had to settle for a play-off place. West Ham's 13 away wins constituted a club record for any league season.[citation needed ] They also recorded the fewest defeats (8) of any team in the Championship this season and had the second best goal difference, but 14 draws saw the club miss out on automatic promotion.
West Ham faced Cardiff City in the semi-finals of the play-offs , with the Hammers comfortably beating the Bluebirds 5–0 on aggregate.[5] West Ham then sealed their promotion back to the Premier League on 19 May 2012, beating Blackpool 2–1 at Wembley with goals from Carlton Cole and Ricardo Vaz Tê .[6] This was West Ham's first appearance at the national stadium since the 1981 League Cup Final .
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Reading (C, P)
46
27
8
11
69
41
+28
89
Promotion to the Premier League
2
Southampton (P)
46
26
10
10
85
46
+39
88
3
West Ham United (O, P)
46
24
14
8
81
48
+33
86
Qualification for Championship play-offs
4
Birmingham City
46
20
16
10
78
51
+27
76
5
Blackpool
46
20
15
11
79
59
+20
75
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.
(C) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ ]
Results [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Young Boys Bern v West Ham United
FC Basel v West Ham United
13 July 2011 FC Basel 2–1 West Ham United show Grenchen , Switzerland
Pak 53' Yapi 90+3' (pen. )
Report
Stanislas 75' (pen. )
Stadium: Stadion Brühl
FC Copenhagen v West Ham United
20 July 2011 FC Copenhagen 0–1 West Ham United show Copenhagen , Denmark
Report
Sears 89'
Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 8,907
Wycombe Wanderers v West Ham United
23 July 2011 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 West Ham United show High Wycombe
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,352
West Ham United v Real Zaragoza
30 July 2011 West Ham United 2–0 Real Zaragoza show London
Taylor 24' Sears 89'
Report
Stadium: Upton Park
Championship [ ]
West Ham United v Cardiff City
7 August 2011 West Ham United 0–1 Cardiff City show London13:00
Report
Miller 90+1'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 25,680 Referee: Howard Webb
Watford v West Ham United
16 August 2011 Watford 0–4 West Ham United show Watford19:45
Report
Tomkins 3' O'Brien 45' Cole 71' Parker 90+1'
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,747 Referee:
West Ham United v Leeds United
21 August 2011 West Ham United 2–2 Leeds United show London13:15
Cole 6' Kisnorbo 62' (o.g. )
Report
McCormack 59' Clayton 90+1'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 28,252 Referee: Michael Oliver
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
28 August 2011 Nottingham Forest 1–4 West Ham United show Nottingham13:15
Findley 70'
Report
Chambers 21' (o.g. ) Nolan 24' Cole 32' Reid 77'
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,379 Referee:
West Ham United v Portsmouth
10 September 2011 West Ham United 4–3 Portsmouth show London15:00
Taylor 9' Lansbury 53' Noble 72' (pen) Cole 76' Piquionne 90+4'
Report
Varney 8' Norris 60' Halford 90+7' (pen)
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,465 Referee: Roger East
Millwall v West Ham United
17 September 2011 Millwall 0–0 West Ham United show London12:30
Report
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,078 Referee: Lee Mason
West Ham United v Peterborough United
24 September 2011 West Ham United 1–0 Peterborough United show London15:00
Noble 11' (pen)
Report
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 29,895 Referee: Anthony Bates
West Ham United v Ipswich Town
27 September 2011 West Ham United 0–1 Ipswich Town show London19:45
Report
Bowyer 89'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,709 Referee: Keith Stroud
Crystal Palace v West Ham United
1 October 2011 Crystal Palace 2–2 West Ham United show London15:00
Ambrose 6' Murray 52'
Report
Nolan 16' Carew 80'
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,074 Referee:
West Ham United v Blackpool
15 October 2011 West Ham United 4–0 Blackpool show London15:00
Carew 12' Baldock 47' 51' Collison 57'
Report
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,448 Referee: Andy D'Urso
Southampton v West Ham United
West Ham United v Leicester City
29 October 2011 West Ham United 3–2 Leicester City show London15:00
Baldock 20' , 71' Faubert 22'
Report
King 59' , 75'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 30,410 Referee:
West Ham United v Bristol City
1 November 2011 West Ham United 0–0 Bristol City show London19:45
Report
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,980 Referee:
Hull City v West Ham United
5 November 2011 Hull City 0–2 West Ham United show Kingston upon Hull15:00
Report
Baldock 49' Collison 57'
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 21,756 Referee:
Coventry City v West Ham United
19 November 2011 Coventry City 1–2 West Ham United show Coventry15:00
Platt 33'
Report
Cole 69' Piquionne 75'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 20,524 Referee: Keith Stroud
West Ham United v Derby County
26 November 2011 West Ham United 3–1 Derby County show London17:20
Cole 44' Nolan 64' Noble 74' (pen)
Report
Priskin 34'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,864 Referee:
Middlesbrough v West Ham United
29 November 2011 Middlesbrough 0–2 West Ham United show Middlesbrough19:45
Report
Piquionne 9' Cole 90+4'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,457 Referee: Mike Dean
West Ham United v Burnley
3 December 2011 West Ham United 1–2 Burnley show London15:00
Nolan 52'
Report
McCann 57' Vokes 75'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 26,274 Referee: Fred Graham
Reading v West Ham United
West Ham United v Barnsley
17 December 2011 West Ham United 1–0 Barnsley show London15:00
Diop 6'
Report
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,749 Referee:
Birmingham City v West Ham United
26 December 2011 Birmingham City 1–1 West Ham United show Birmingham17:30
Murphy 81'
Report
Cole 4'
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,214 Referee: Darren Deadman
Derby County v West Ham United
31 December 2011 Derby County 2–1 West Ham United show Derby13:00
Ball 2' Green 10'
Report
Nouble 42'
Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 28,067 Referee: Moss
West Ham United v Coventry City
2 January 2012 West Ham United 1–0 Coventry City show London15:00
Nolan 66'
Report
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,936 Referee: Simon Hooper
Portsmouth v West Ham United
14 January 2012 Portsmouth 0–1 West Ham United show Portsmouth15:00
Report
Noble 24' (pen)
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,492 Referee: Kevin Friend
West Ham United v Nottingham Forest
21 January 2012 West Ham United 2–1 Nottingham Forest show London15:00
Noble 45+3' (pen) 63' (pen)
Report
McGugan 90+3'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,718 Referee: Anthony Bates
Ipswich Town v West Ham United
31 January 2012 Ipswich Town 5–1 West Ham United show Ipswich19:45
Chopra 3' Murphy 44' Martin 45+3' (pen) Emmanuel-Thomas 64' , 90+4'
Report
Collison 45'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,185 Referee: Fred Graham
West Ham United v Millwall
4 February 2012 West Ham United 2–1 Millwall show London12:30
Nolan 9' Cole 45+2' Reid 69'
Report
Trotter 66'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,774 Referee: Mike Jones
West Ham United v Southampton
14 February 2012 West Ham United 1–1 Southampton show London19:45
Taylor 18' Noble 21' (pen)
Report
Hooiveld 75'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 32,875 Referee: Lee Probert
Blackpool v West Ham United
21 February 2012 Blackpool 1–4 West Ham United show Blackpool20:00
Phillips 75'
Report
Tomkins 23' Maynard 32' Green 53' O'Neil 74' Vaz Tê 90'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,043 Referee: Oliver Langford
West Ham United v Crystal Palace
25 February 2012 West Ham United 0–0 Crystal Palace show London12:45
Report
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,900 Referee:
Cardiff City v West Ham United
4 March 2012 Cardiff City 0–2 West Ham United show Cardiff13:00
Summary
Nolan 43' McCartney 77'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,872 Referee: Chris Foy
West Ham United v Watford
7 March 2012 West Ham United 1–1 Watford show London19:45
Vaz Tê 87'
Report
Murray 68'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,674 Referee: Keith Stroud
Leeds United v West Ham United
17 March 2012 Leeds United 1–1 West Ham United show Leeds15:00
Becchio 83'
Report
Collins 90'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,366 Referee: Peter Walton
West Ham United v Middlesbrough
20 March 2012 West Ham United 1–1 Middlesbrough show London19:45
Bennett 67' (o.g. )
Report
Ogbeche 84'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 27,250 Referee:
Burnley v West Ham United
24 March 2012 Burnley 2–2 West Ham United show Burnley15:00
Bartley 25' Paterson 36'
Report
Nolan 68' Tomkins 70'
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 15,246 Referee: Mark Heywood
Peterborough v West Ham United
27 March 2012 Peterborough 0–2 West Ham United show Peterborough19:45
Report
Vaz Tê 51' O'Neil 57'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 13,517 Referee: Christopher Sarginson
West Ham United v Reading
31 March 2012 West Ham United 2–4 Reading show London15:00
Cole 8' Vaz Tê 77'
Report
Gorkšs 44' Hunt 45+2' Harte 59' (pen) Leigertwood 84'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,350 Referee: Chris Foy
Barnsley v West Ham United
6 April 2012 Barnsley 0–4 West Ham United show Barnsley17:15
Report
Nolan 7' Maynard 23' Noble 35' Vaz Tê 55'
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,151 Referee: Anthony Bates
West Ham United v Birmingham City
9 April 2012 West Ham United 3–3 Birmingham City show London17:20 BST
Vaz Té 45+3' , 89' (pen. ) Cole 70'
Report
Mutch 27' King 30' Burke 45+4'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,045 Referee: Jonathan Moss
West Ham United v Brighton
14 April 2012 West Ham United 6–0 Brighton show London15:00
Vaz Tê 3' , 8' , 62' Nolan 11' Cole 64' Dicker 78' (o.g. )
Report
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,339 Referee: Roger East
Bristol City v West Ham United
Leicester City v West Ham United
23 April 2012 Leicester City 1–2 West Ham United show Leicester19:45
Beckford 34'
Report
Reid 39' Collison 58'
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 23,172 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
West Ham United v Hull City
28 April 2012 West Ham United 2–1 Hull City show London12:30
Cole 36' , 49'
Report
Evans 81'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Nigel Miller
Championship Play-offs [ ]
West Ham United v Cardiff City
7 May 2012 Semi-Final 2nd Leg West Ham United 3–0 (5–0 agg. ) Cardiff City show London 16:30 BST
Nolan 15' Vaz Tê 40' Maynard 90'
Report
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,682 Referee: Mike Dean
Blackpool v West Ham United
19 May 2012 Final Blackpool 1–2 West Ham United show London 15:00 BST
Ince 48'
Report
Cole 35' Vaz Tê 87'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 78,325 Referee: Howard Webb
[ ]
West Ham United v Aldershot Town
24 August 2011[7] R1 West Ham United 1–2 Aldershot Town show London19:45
Stanislas 16' McNaughton 47'
Report
Guttridge 78' Hylton 89'
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 19,879 Referee: Graham Scott
FA Cup [ ]
Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United
8 January 2012 R3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 West Ham United show Sheffield15:00
O'Grady 88' Morrison 90'
Report
O'Neil 17' Baldock 49' McCartney 72' Potts 90+10'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 17,916 Referee: Keith Stroud
Statistics [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
Record
Championship
46
24
14
8
81
48
+33
0 52.17
Play-Offs
3
3
0
0
7
1
+6
100.00
FA Cup
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
League Cup
1
0
0
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
Total
51
27
14
10
89
52
+37
0 52.94
Goalscorers [ ]
1
ST
9
Carlton Cole
14
1
0
0
15
2
MF
4
Kevin Nolan
12
1
0
0
13
3
ST
12
Ricardo Vaz Te
10
2
0
0
12
4
MF
16
Mark Noble
8
0
0
0
8
5
MF
10
Jack Collison
4
2
0
0
6
6
ST
7
Sam Baldock
5
0
0
0
5
7
DF
5
James Tomkins
4
0
0
0
4
Own goals
4
0
0
0
4
9
DF
2
Winston Reid
3
0
0
0
3
ST
8
Nicky Maynard
2
1
0
0
3
11
ST
11
John Carew
2
0
0
0
2
ST
30
Frederic Piquionne
2
0
0
0
2
MF
32
Gary O'Neil
2
0
0
0
2
14
DF
3
George McCartney
1
0
0
0
1
MF
8
Scott Parker
1
0
0
0
1
MF
14
Matthew Taylor
1
0
0
0
1
DF
17
Joey O'Brien
1
0
0
0
1
DF
18
Julien Faubert
1
0
0
0
1
MF
21
Papa Bouba Diop
1
0
0
0
1
MF
22
Henri Lansbury
1
0
0
0
1
ST
24
Frank Nouble
1
0
0
0
1
DF
25
Danny Collins
1
0
0
0
1
MF
25
Junior Stanislas
0
0
0
1
1
Totals
81
7
0
1
89
League position by matchday [ ]
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 A H H A A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H H A H A A H A H H A A H Result L W W D W W D W L D W L W W D W W W W L L W D L W W W L W D W D W D D D D D W L W D W D W W Position 22 14 5 7 5 4 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Appearances and goals [ ]
Total
Championship
Play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Robert Green
45
0
42
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
13
GK
Manuel Almunia
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
GK
Ruud Boffin
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Defenders
2
DF
Winston Reid
33
3
27+1
3
3
0
1
0
1
0
3
DF
George McCartney
43
1
36+2
1
0+3
0
1
0
1
0
5
DF
James Tomkins
47
4
42+2
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
15
DF
Abdoulaye Faye
29
0
25+4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
DF
Joey O'Brien
33
1
27+5
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
DF
Guy Demel
10
0
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
23
DF
Herita Ilunga
5
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
25
DF
Danny Collins
11
1
4+7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
DF
Callum McNaughton
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
48
DF
Danny Potts
4
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Midfielders
4
MF
Kevin Nolan
46
13
42
12
3
1
0
0
1
0
8
MF
David Bentley
5
0
2+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
MF
Scott Parker
4
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
MF
Jack Collison
35
6
26+5
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
12
MF
Pablo Barrera
2
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14
MF
Matthew Taylor
32
1
26+2
1
3
0
0
0
0+1
0
16
MF
Mark Noble
48
8
43+2
8
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
MF
Julien Faubert
37
1
28+6
1
0+2
0
0
0
1
0
21
MF
Papa Bouba Diop
16
1
14+2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
MF
Henri Lansbury
24
1
13+9
1
0+1
0
1
0
0
0
23
MF
Ravel Morrison
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
MF
Junior Stanislas
2
1
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
32
MF
Gary O'Neil
20
2
9+7
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
Forwards
7
FW
Sam Baldock
24
5
10+13
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
FW
Nicky Maynard
16
3
9+5
2
0+2
1
0
0
0
0
9
FW
Carlton Cole
43
15
28+12
14
3
1
0
0
0
0
11
FW
John Carew
21
2
7+12
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
12
FW
Ricardo Vaz Te
18
12
13+2
10
3
2
0
0
0
0
19
FW
Freddie Sears
12
0
2+8
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
24
FW
Frank Nouble
5
1
1+2
1
0
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
26
FW
Brian Montenegro
1
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
30
FW
Frederic Piquionne
21
2
8+12
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
46
FW
Robert Hall
4
0
0+3
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
Transfers [ ]
Summer [ ]
Main article: List of English football transfers summer 2011
In [ ]
#
Pos
Player
From
Fee
Date
Notes
15
DF
Abdoulaye Faye
Stoke City
Free
14 June 2011
[8]
4
MF
Kevin Nolan
Newcastle United
Undisclosed
16 June 2011
[9]
14
MF
Matt Taylor
Bolton Wanderers
Undisclosed
23 July 2011
[10]
17
MF
Joey O'Brien
Bolton Wanderers
Free
30 July 2011
[11]
11
FW
John Carew
Aston Villa
Free
6 August 2011
[12]
3
DF
George McCartney
Sunderland
Season-long loan
10 August 2011
[13]
7
FW
Sam Baldock
Milton Keynes Dons
Undisclosed
26 August 2011
[14]
26
FW
Brian Montenegro
Deportivo Maldonado
Season-long loan
29 August 2011
[15]
21
MF
Papa Bouba Diop
AEK Athens
Free
30 August 2011
[16]
8
MF
David Bentley
Tottenham Hotspur
Season-long loan
31 August 2011
[17]
22
MF
Henri Lansbury
Arsenal
Season-long loan
31 August 2011
[18]
20
DF
Guy Demel
Hamburger SV
Undisclosed
31 August 2011
[19]
Out [ ]
Winter [ ]
In [ ]
#
Pos
Player
From
Fee
Date
Notes
13
GK
Manuel Almunia
Arsenal
One-month emergency loan
30 September 2011
[39]
25
DF
George John
FC Dallas
Two-month loan
13 January 2012
[40]
N/A
ST
Joe Dixon
Unattached
Free
18 January 2012
[41]
23
MF
Ravel Morrison
Manchester United
Undisclosed
31 January 2012
[42]
12
MF
Ricardo Vaz Tê
Barnsley
Undisclosed
31 January 2012
[43]
8
ST
Nicky Maynard
Bristol City
Undisclosed
31 January 2012
[44]
25
DF
Danny Collins
Stoke City
Season-long loan
9 March 2012
[45]
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