2011–12 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's first year in the Championship, returning after being promoted as champions of League One during the 2010–11 season. It was also Brighton's first season at their new home, the Falmer Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

2011–12 season
Chairman	Tony Bloom
Manager	Gus Poyet
Stadium	Falmer Stadium
Championship	10th
FA Cup	5th Round
League Cup	3rd round
Top goalscorer	League: Ashley Barnes (11) All: Ashley Barnes (14)
Highest home attendance	21,558 vs. Newcastle United, 28 January 2012
Lowest home attendance	16,295 vs. Gillingham, 9 August 2011
Average home league attendance	20,003
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The season was a successful one for the club, finishing 10th in the league, and reaching the Third Round of the League Cup and Fifth Round of the FA Cup (coincidentally being knocked out by eventual League Cup Champions and FA Cup runners up Liverpool on both occasions). Ashley Barnes was top scorer in both the league and across all competitions.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Hull City	46	19	11	16	47	44	+3	68
9	Leicester City	46	18	12	16	66	55	+11	66
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	17	15	14	52	52	0	66
11	Watford	46	16	16	14	56	64	−8	64
12	Derby County	46	18	10	18	50	58	−8	64

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.

Squad statistics

Statistics

As of 29 April 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SVK	Peter Brezovan	24	0	20+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Joe Mattock	15	1	14+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Gordon Greer	47	1	42+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Tommy Elphick	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Lewis Dunk	36	0	31+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Adam El-Abd	25	0	21+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Will Hoskins	9	1	2+5	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Alan Navarro	39	1	24+9	1	3+1	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Ashley Barnes	52	14	36+7	11	4+1	1	2+2	2
10	MF	ENG	Matt Sparrow	21	2	15+3	2	2+0	0	1+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Craig Noone	37	2	18+15	2	0+1	0	3+0	0
12	FW	SCO	Craig Mackail-Smith	50	10	41+4	9	2+1	0	2+0	1
13	MF	ISR	Gai Assulin	7	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ESP	Iñigo Calderón	39	4	30+2	4	4+0	0	3+0	0
15	MF	ESP	Vicente Rodríguez	19	3	11+6	3	0+1	0	0+1	0
16	GK	DEN	Casper Ankergren	22	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Ryan Harley	18	2	13+3	2	0+1	0	1+0	0
18	MF	IRL	Gary Dicker	19	0	17+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	DF	FRA	Romain Vincelot	20	1	10+5	1	2+0	0	2+1	0
21	GK	COL	David González	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	IRL	Marcos Painter	20	0	18+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
23	FW	NOR	Torbjørn Agdestein	6	0	0+4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
24	FW	WAL	Sam Vokes	12	3	6+5	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	COD	Kazenga LuaLua	30	2	10+16	1	2+0	1	0+2	0
26	MF	ENG	Liam Bridcutt	49	0	43+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
27	DF	ARG	Mauricio Taricco	12	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	MF	CIV	Abdul Razak	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	NED	Roland Bergkamp	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	ENG	Will Buckley	35	8	16+13	8	4+0	0	2+0	0
31	MF	ENG	Grant Hall	3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	IRQ	Yaser Kasim	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
33	FW	ENG	George Barker	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Ben Sampayo	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF	ENG	Jake Forster-Caskey	6	2	3+1	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
36	DF	CHI	Gonzalo Jara	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Anton Rodgers	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
Players currently out on loan:
19	GK	ENG	Michael Poke	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players featured for club who have left:
	GK	ENG	Steve Harper	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Ashley Barnes	11	1	2	14
2	FW		12	Craig Mackail-Smith	9	0	1	10
3	MF		30	Will Buckley	8	0	0	8
4	DF		14	Iñigo Calderón	5	0	0	5
5	MF		15	Vicente Rodríguez	3	0	0	3
	FW		24	Sam Vokes	3	0	0	3
6
	MF		35	Jake Forster-Caskey	1	1	0	2
	MF		17	Ryan Harley	2	0	0	2
	MF		25	Kazenga LuaLua	1	1	0	2
	MF		11	Craig Noone	2	0	0	2
	MF		10	Matt Sparrow	2	0	0	2
12	DF		3	Gordon Greer	1	0	0	1
	FW		7	Will Hoskins	1	0	0	1
	DF		2	Joe Mattock	1	0	0	1
	MF		8	Alan Navarro	1	0	0	1
	DF		20	Romain Vincelot	1	0	0	1
	Own Goals				1	1	0	2
				TOTALS	56	4	3	63

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
10		MF	Matt Sparrow	3	2	2	0	1	0	6	2
5		DF	Lewis Dunk	12	0	0	0	1	0	13	0
26		MF	Liam Bridcutt	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
3		DF	Gordon Greer	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
9		FW	Ashley Barnes	6	1	1	0	0	0	7	1
36		GK	Gonzalo Jara	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
22		DF	Marcos Painter	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	1
27		DF	Mauricio Taricco	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	1
20		DF	Romain Vincelot	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	1
6		DF	Adam El-Abd	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
8		MF	Alan Navarro	4	0	2	0	2	0	8	0
14		DF	Iñigo Calderón	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
18		MF	Gary Dicker	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
11		MF	Craig Noone	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
25		MF	Kazenga LuaLua	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16		GK	Casper Ankergren	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
12		FW	Craig Mackail-Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23		FW	Torbjørn Agdestein	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1		GK	Peter Brezovan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32		MF	Yaser Kasim	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Vicente Rodríguez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34		DF	Ben Sampayo	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	93	8	8	0	8	0	109	8

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season friendlies

Burgess Hill Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 July 2011	Burgess Hill Town	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leylands Park
13:00			Barnes 26' Noone 65' (pen.) Hoskins 79'

Horsham v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 July 2011	Horsham	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Woodside Road
19:45	Rook 46'		Agdestein 70' Noone 73' Barker 88'

Whitehawk v Brighton & Hove Albion

15 July 2011	Whitehawk	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	The Enclosed Ground
19:45			Noone 31' Bergkamp 47' Dunk 54'

Brighton & Hove Albion v Eastbourne Borough

16 July 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Eastbourne Borough	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Hart 70' Cook 83'			Attendance: 7,104

Tottenham Hotspur XI v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 July 2011	Tottenham Hotspur XI	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	White Hart Lane
19:30	Townsend 40' Soli 55'		Hoskins 21' Agdestein 39'

Paris Saint-Germain v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 July 2011	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Parc des Princes
19:30	Nenê 28'

Olhanense v Brighton & Hove Albion

23 July 2011	Olhanense	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	José Arcanjo
17:00	Vincelot 76' (o.g.) Salvador 88'		Sparrow 50'

Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

30 July 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Barnes 11' LuaLua 62'		Kaboul 42' Ćorluka 44' Livermore 69'	Referee: Dave Phillips

Championship

Brighton & Hove Albion v Doncaster Rovers

6 August 2011 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Buckley 83', 90+8'		Sharp 39'	Attendance: 20,219

Portsmouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 August 2011 2	Portsmouth	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Fratton Park
15:00			Mackail-Smith 45+1'	Attendance: 16,496

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

17 August 2011 3	Cardiff City	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff City Stadium
19:45	Whittingham 90' (pen.)		Barnes 39', 63' (pen.) Hoskins 87'	Attendance: 23,013

Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackpool

20 August 2011 4	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Blackpool	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Mackail-Smith 29' Barnes 50'		K. Phillips 60', 90'	Attendance: 19,494

Brighton & Hove Albion v Peterborough United

27 August 2011 5	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Peterborough United	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Noone 10' Harley 64'			Attendance: 19,656

Bristol City v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 September 2011 6	Bristol City	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Ashton Gate
15:00			Barnes 80'	Attendance: 13,911

Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

17 September 2011 7	Leicester City	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Filbert Way
15:00	Abe 46'			Attendance: 24,128

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United

23 September 2011 8	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–3	Leeds United	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Mackail-Smith 48', 84' Barnes 61' (pen.)		Keogh 19' McCormack 24', 91'	Attendance: 20,646

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace

27 September 2011 9	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	Crystal Palace	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Mackail-Smith 7'		Zaha 80' Ambrose 89' Murray 90+1'	Attendance: 20,968

Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

1 October 2011 10	Ipswich Town	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Portman Road
15:00	Chopra 59', 73' Sonko 70'		Rodríguez 53'	Attendance: 19,793

Brighton & Hove Albion v Hull City

15 October 2011 11	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Hull City	Falmer Stadium
17:30				Attendance: 19,722

Millwall v Brighton & Hove Albion

18 October 2011 12	Millwall	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	The Den
19:45	Simpson 81'		Noone 61'	Attendance: 11,688

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United

24 October 2011 13	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	West Ham United	Falmer Stadium
19:45			Nolan 18'	Attendance: 20,686

Birmingham City v Brighton & Hove Albion

29 October 2011 14	Birmingham City	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	St Andrew's
15:00				Attendance: 20,095

Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion

1 November 2011 15	Watford	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Vicarage Road
19:45			Deeney 77'	Attendance: 11,818

Brighton & Hove Albion v Barnsley

5 November 2011 16	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Barnsley	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Greer 45' Harley 57'			Attendance: 19,841

Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 November 2011 17	Southampton	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	St Mary's Stadium
15:00	Lambert 49', 58' (pen.), 69' (pen.)			Attendance: 31,812

Brighton & Hove Albion v Coventry City

26 November 2011 18	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Coventry City	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Keogh 7' (o.g.) Vincelot 37'		Gardner 9'	Attendance: 19,108

Derby County v Brighton & Hove Albion

29 November 2011 19	Derby County	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Pride Park Stadium
19:45			Mackail-Smith 13'	Attendance: 22,040

Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest

3 December 2011 20	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Buckley 90+2'			Attendance: 20,385

Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 December 2011 21	Middlesbrough	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Riverside Stadium
15:00	McDonald 21'			Attendance: 16,594

Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley

17 December 2011 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Burnley	Falmer Stadium
15:00			Trippier 32'	Attendance: 19,641

Reading v Brighton & Hove Albion

26 December 2011 23	Reading	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Madejski Stadium
15:00	McAnuff 17', 45+2' El-Abd 90+2' (o.g.)			Attendance: 22,141

Coventry City v Brighton & Hove Albion

31 December 2011 24	Coventry City	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Ricoh Arena
15:00	McSheffrey 34' Jutkiewicz 54'			Attendance: 14,158

Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton

2 January 2012 25	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Southampton	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Forster-Caskey 66' Sparrow 76', 86'			Attendance: 20,773

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City

14 January 2012 26	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Bristol City	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Calderón 37' Buckley 73'			Attendance: 20,398

Peterborough United v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 January 2012 27	Peterborough United	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	London Road Stadium
15:00	Ball 72'		Buckley 32', 88'	Attendance: 9,474

Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion

31 January 2012 28	Crystal Palace	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Selhurst Park
19:45	Martin 64' (pen.)		Barnes 74' (pen.)	Attendance: 17,271

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City

4 February 2012 29	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Leicester City	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Buckley 90'			Attendance: 20,223

Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion

11 February 2012 30	Leeds United	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Elland Road
15:00	Becchio 79'		Mackail-Smith 77' Navarro 90'	Attendance: 23,171

Brighton & Hove Albion v Millwall

14 February 2012 31	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Millwall	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Vokes 52' Lualua 88'		Keogh 23' Feeney 64'	Attendance: 19,503

Hull City v Brighton & Hove Albion

22 February 2012 32	Hull City	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	KC Stadium
19:45				Attendance: 17,769

Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town

25 February 2012 33	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Ipswich Town	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Mackail-Smith 20' Barnes 65', 88'			Attendance: 20,490

Doncaster Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

3 March 2012 34	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Diouf 79' (pen.)		Mackail-Smith 20'	Attendance: 8,964

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

7 March 2012 35	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Cardiff City	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Barnes 72' Vokes 89'		Mason 57' Whittingham 74'	Attendance: 18,786

Brighton & Hove Albion v Portsmouth

10 March 2012 36	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Portsmouth	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Vicente 75', 90'			Attendance: 20,772

Blackpool v Brighton & Hove Albion

17 March 2012 37	Blackpool	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bloomfield Road
15:00	Evatt 37' Phillips 40', 80'		Mattock 7'	Attendance: 12,782

Brighton & Hove Albion v Derby County

20 March 2012 38	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Derby County	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Calderón 10' Barnes 66'			Attendance: 18,412

Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion

24 March 2012 39	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	City Ground
15:00	Lynch 90+4'		Vokes 63'	Attendance: 21,249

Brighton & Hove Albion v Middlesbrough

31 March 2012 40	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Middlesbrough	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Calderón 73'		Emnes 61'	Attendance: 20,553

Burnley v Brighton & Hove Albion

6 April 2012 41	Burnley	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Turf Moor
15:00	Austin 23'			Attendance: 13,516

Brighton & Hove Albion v Reading

10 April 2012 42	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Reading	Falmer Stadium
19:45			Harte 14'	Attendance: 20,610

West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

14 April 2012 43	West Ham United	6–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Boleyn Ground
15:00	Vaz Te 3', 8', 62' Nolan 11' Cole 64' Dicker 78' (og)			Attendance: 32,339

Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford

17 April 2012 44	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Watford	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Calderón 55' Buckley 79'		Murray 6' Deeney 44' (pen.)	Attendance: 19,189

Brighton & Hove Albion v Birmingham City

21 April 2012 45	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Birmingham City	Falmer Stadium
15:00	Barnes 84'		Redmond 69'	Attendance: 20,594

Barnsley v Brighton & Hove Albion

28 April 2012 46	Barnsley	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Oakwell
12:30				Attendance: 10,151

Result 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	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	D	D	D
Position	3	2	2	3	1	1	3	3	5	6	5	12	12	10	12	10	11	11	7	6	7	9	11	16	13	12	10	11	10	8	9	9	7	7	7	5	8	4	4	6	7	7	8	9	9	10

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: seagulls.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Brighton & Hove Albion v Wrexham

7 January 2012 3rd round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Wrexham	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Forster-Caskey 48'		Cieslewicz 62'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 18,573 Referee: Deadman

Wrexham v Brighton & Hove Albion

18 January 2012 Replay	Wrexham	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion	Wrexham
19:15 GMT	Morrell 23'		Barnes 77'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 8,316 Referee: Webster
	Penalties
	Keates Clarke Hunt Ashton Little		Barnes Sparrow Bridcutt Calderón Mackail-Smith

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United

28 January 2012 4th round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Newcastle United	Falmer Stadium, Falmer
17:15 GMT	Williamson 76', og'			Attendance: 21,558 Referee: Propert

Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 February 2012 5th Round	Liverpool	6–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Anfield, Liverpool
17:00 GMT	Škrtel 5' Bridcutt 44' (og), 71' (og) Carroll 57' Dunk 74' (og) Suárez 85'		LuaLua 17'	Attendance: 43,940 Referee: Marriner

League Cup

Brighton & Hove Albion v Gillingham

9 August 2011 Round 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Gillingham	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Barnes 67' (pen.)			Attendance: 16,295 Referee: Malone

Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland

23 August 2011 Round 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sunderland	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Mackail-Smith 96'			Attendance: 17,090 Referee: D'Urso

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool

21 September 2011 Round 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Liverpool	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Barnes 90' (pen.)		Bellamy 7' Kuyt 81'	Attendance: 21,897 Referee: Oliver

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
20 May 2011	FW	Will Hoskins	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[1]
29 May 2011	DF	Ben Sampayo	Chelsea	Free	[2]
29 May 2011	MF	Anton Rodgers	Chelsea	Free	[3]
6 June 2011	MF	Will Buckley	Watford	£1,000,000	[4]
1 July 2011	FW	Roland Bergkamp	SBV Excelsior	Undisclosed	[5]
4 July 2011	FW	Craig Mackail-Smith	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[6]
15 July 2011	DF	Romain Vincelot	Dagenham & Redbridge	Undisclosed	[7]
15 July 2011	GK	Daniel East	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free	[8]
22 August 2011	MF	Ryan Harley	Swansea City	Undisclosed	[9]
2 September 2011	MF	Vicente	Free agent	Free	[10]
21 November 2011	MF	Kazenga LuaLua	Newcastle United	Undisclosed	[11]
19 January 2012	GK	David González	Free agent	Free	[12]
20 January 2012	FW	Ben Dickenson	Dorchester Town	Undisclosed	[13]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
24 May 2011	FW	Glenn Murray	Crystal Palace	Free	[14]
29 May 2011	MF	Ryan Thomson	Free agent	Free
29 May 2011	GK	Mitch Walker	Free agent	Free
29 May 2011	GK	Josh Pelling	Free agent	Free
29 May 2011	MF	Cristian Baz	Free agent	Free	[15]
31 May 2011	MF	Agustin Battipiedi	Free agent	Free	[15]
14 June 2011	MF	Elliott Bennett	Norwich City	Undisclosed	[16]
20 June 2011	FW	Chris Holroyd	Rotherham United	Free	[15][17]
22 June 2011	DF	James Tunnicliffe	Wycombe Wanderers	Free	[18]
24 June 2011	DF	Jimmy McNulty	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[19]
3 July 2011	MF	Radostin Kishishev	Chernomorets Burgas	Free	[15]
23 July 2011	MF	Gary Hart	Eastbourne Borough	Free	[15]
25 July 2011	FW	Francisco Sandaza	St Johnstone	Free	[15][20]
3 January 2012	DF	Steve Cook	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	[21]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
16 July 2011	MF	Kazenga LuaLua	Newcastle United	January 2012	[22]
21 October 2011	DF	Gonzalo Jara	West Bromwich Albion	20 December 2011(recalled)[23]	[24]
24 October 2011	GK	Steve Harper	Newcastle United	November 2011	[25]
30 January 2012	FW	Sam Vokes	Wolverhampton Wanderers	June 2012	[26]
31 January 2012	DF	Gonzalo Jara	West Bromwich Albion	June 2012	[27]
31 January 2012	DF	Joe Mattock	West Bromwich Albion	June 2012	[27]
17 February 2012	MF	Gai Assulin	Manchester City	May 2012	[28]
17 February 2012	MF	Abdul Razak	Manchester City	May 2012	[28]
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
1 January 2012	GK	Michael Poke	Bristol Rovers	1 February 2012	[29]