2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 20th season in the Premier League and 34th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

2011–12 season
Chairman	Daniel Levy
Manager	Harry Redknapp
Stadium	White Hart Lane
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Third round
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Emmanuel Adebayor (17) All: Emmanuel Adebayor (18)
Highest home attendance	36,274 vs. Arsenal
Lowest home attendance	24,058 vs. Rubin Kazan
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The campaign featured Tottenham's 10th appearance in the UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), entering the Play-off Qualifying round due to finishing fifth in the 2010–11 Premier League season. They reached the group stage by defeating Hearts over two legs, but finished third in their group and therefore didn't make the knockout stages of the tournament. The club entered the League Cup in the third round and were defeated by Stoke City on penalties, as well as the FA Cup where they reached the semi-finals but were defeated 5–1 by Chelsea.

Tottenham finished the season in fourth place after occupying third place for the majority of the season. Their last game of the Premier League season was a 2–0 victory against Fulham.^[1]

This was the first season not to feature Robbie Keane since 2001–02 and 2008–09 who departed to join LA Galaxy, although Keane returned for his second spell from Liverpool during the following campaign

Squad list

First-team squad

As of 14 February 2012.^[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Heurelho Gomes 3 MF  WAL Gareth Bale 4 DF  FRA Younès Kaboul 6 MF  ENG Tom Huddlestone 7 MF  ENG Aaron Lennon 8 MF  ENG Scott Parker 10 FW  TOG Emmanuel Adebayor (on loan from Manchester City) 11 MF  NED Rafael van der Vaart 13 DF  FRA William Gallas (2nd vice-captain) 14 MF  CRO Luka Modrić 15 FW  FRA Louis Saha 17 FW  MEX Giovani dos Santos 18 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  ENG Michael Dawson (vice captain) 21 MF  CRO Niko Kranjčar 23 GK  ITA Carlo Cudicini 24 GK  USA Brad Friedel 25 MF  ENG Danny Rose 26 DF  ENG Ledley King (captain) 28 DF  ENG Kyle Walker 29 MF  ENG Jake Livermore 30 MF  BRA Sandro 32 DF  CMR Benoît Assou-Ekotto 33 DF  NZL Ryan Nelsen 36 DF  RSA Bongani Khumalo 38 MF  ENG David Bentley

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 35 GK  ENG David Button 37 FW  ENG Harry Kane 43 MF  ENG Ryan Fredericks 44 MF  ESP Cristian Ceballos 45 MF  AUS Massimo Luongo 46 MF  ENG Tom Carroll 47 MF  ENG Jake Nicholson 51 DF  ENG Adam Smith

No. Pos. Nation Player 53 FW  ENG Cameron Lancaster 54 FW  ENG Alex Pritchard 56 MF  ENG Jesse Waller-Lassen 57 GK  SCO Jordan Archer 58 MF  ENG Dean Parrett 59 DF  ENG Kevin Stewart 60 DF  ENG Jack Barthram

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Previous Club	Cost
3 June 2011	Brad Friedel	Aston Villa	Free[4]
11 July 2011	Cristian Ceballos	Free agent	Free[5]
18 July 2011	Souleymane Coulibaly	Siena	Undisclosed[6]
31 August 2011	Scott Parker	West Ham United	£5.5 million[7][8]
16 January 2012	Iago Falque	Juventus	Undisclosed[9]
31 January 2012	Louis Saha	Everton	Free[10]
2 February 2012	Ryan Nelsen	Free Agent	Free[11]

Loaned in

Date	Player	Club	Return Date
25 August 2011	Iago Falque	Juventus	Transferred January 2012[9][12]
25 August 2011	Emmanuel Adebayor	Manchester City	End of 2011–12 season[13]
15 February 2012	Bruno Uvini	São Paulo	April 2012[14]

Out

Date	Player	New Club	Cost
16 June 2011	Jonathan Woodgate	Stoke City	Released[15]
21 June 2011	Jamie O'Hara	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£5 million[16]
19 July 2011	Paul-José M'Poku	Standard Liège	Undisclosed[17]
15 August 2011	Robbie Keane	LA Galaxy	£3.5 million[18][19]
31 August 2011	Callum Tapping	Hearts	Undisclosed[20]
31 August 2011	Wilson Palacios	Stoke City	£6 million[21]
31 August 2011	Alan Hutton	Aston Villa	£3 million[22]
31 August 2011	Peter Crouch	Stoke City	£12 million[23]
31 January 2012	Roman Pavlyuchenko	Lokomotiv Moscow	£8 million[24]

Loaned out

Date	Player	Club	Return Date
1 July 2011	Steven Caulker	Swansea City	End of 2011–12 season[25]
21 July 2011	Kyle Naughton	Norwich City	End of 2011–12 season[26]
28 July 2011	Nathan Byrne	AFC Bournemouth	End of 2011–12 season[27]
28 July 2011	Ryan Mason	Doncaster Rovers	End of 2011–12 season[28]
4 August 2011	Jonathan Obika	Yeovil Town	End of 2011–12 season[29][30]
8 August 2011	Mirko Ranieri	Esperia	End of 2011–12 season[31]
31 August 2011	Jermaine Jenas	Aston Villa	End of 2011–12 season[22]
30 September 2011	Jordan Archer	Bishop's Stortford	End of 2011–12 season[32][33]
29 December 2011	Harry Kane	Millwall	End of 2011–12 season[34]
29 December 2011	Ryan Mason	Millwall	End of 2011–12 season[34]
13 January 2012	Dean Parrett	Yeovil Town	End of 2011–12 season[35][36]
16 January 2012	Iago Falque	Southampton	End of 2011–12 season[37]
30 January 2012	Tom Carroll	Derby County	End of 2011–12 season[38]
30 January 2012	Kudus Oyenuga	St Johnstone	End of 2011–12 season[39]
31 January 2012	Adam Smith	Leeds United	End of 2011–12 season[40]
31 January 2012	Vedran Ćorluka	Bayer Leverkusen	End of 2011–12 season[41]
31 January 2012	Sébastien Bassong	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of 2011–12 season[42]
31 January 2012	Steven Pienaar	Everton	End of 2011–12 season[43]
14 February 2012	Simon Dawkins	San Jose Earthquakes	June 2012[44][45]
18 February 2012	Oscar Jansson	Shamrock Rovers	June 2012[46]
24 February 2012	Andros Townsend	Birmingham City	End of 2011–12 season[47]
19 March 2012	David Button	Barnsley	April 2012[48]
22 March 2012	John Bostock	Swindon Town	End of 2011–12 season[49]

Completed loans

Date	Player	Club	Return Date
8 August 2011	Oscar Jansson	Bradford City	September 2011[50][51]
15 August 2011	Kudus Oyenuga	Bury	September 2011[52]
16 August 2011	Adam Smith	MK Dons	31 January 2012[40][53]
25 August 2011	David Button	Leyton Orient	January 2012[54]
31 August 2011	David Bentley	West Ham United	October 2011[55][56]
9 September 2011	Ben Alnwick	Leyton Orient	December 2011[57][58]
25 July 2011	Bongani Khumalo	Reading	31 January 2012[59]
1 January 2012	Andros Townsend	Leeds United	February 2012[60][61]
1 January 2012	David Button	Doncaster Rovers	February 2012[48][62]
30 January 2012	John Bostock	Sheffield Wednesday	March 2012[49][63]

Match results

Spurs XI

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result (H/A)	Scorers	Attendance
23 July 2011	Barnet	A	3 - 2	Kane 55'(pen), Obika 70'	1,582
23 July 2011	MK Dons	A	3 - 5	Pavlyuchenko 8', 36', Kane 78', 90', Kranjčar 83'	16,189
29 July 2011	Leyton Orient	A	1 - 4	Crouch 22', 34', Cuthbert (o.g.) 50', Kranjčar 70'
9 August 2011	Birmingham XI	H	6 - 3	Kane 25', 34', ?', Bostock ?', Carroll ?', Coulibaly ?'
7 September 2011	Kettering Town	A	4 - 5	Falque 20', 73', Ceballos 22', 64', Bostock 66'	874
12 September 2011	West Ham XI	H	2 - 2	Lancaster 8', Parrett 72'
4 October 2011	Leyton Orient	H	3 - 1	Lancaster 19', Bostock 27' (pen), Stewart 55'
11 October 2011	Queens Park Rangers	A	2 - 2	Coulibaly 27', Falque 44'
24 October 2011	West Ham XI	A	2 - 5	Parrett 20', Falque 27', Kane ?', ?', Ceballos 77'
2 November 2011	Crystal Palace XI	H	1 - 3	Ceballos 76' (pen.)
7 November 2011	Ipswich Town	H	1 - 3	Lancaster 86'
16 November 2011	Enfield Town	A	2 - 1	Obika 47'
30 November 2011	Sports & Future Football Academy	H	7 - 2	Bostock ?', Mason 15', ?', 61', ?', Lancaster ?', Luongo 85'
13 December 2011	Queens Park Rangers XI	A	2 - 6	Dawkins 9', Mason ?', ?', Lancaster 65', Ceballos ?', Oyenuga ?'
11 January 2012	Queens Park Rangers XI	A	2 - 2	Parrett 60', Lancaster ?'
17 January 2012	Celtic XI	H	4 - 1	Lancaster 14' (pen.), Dos Santos 20', Bostock 31', ?' (pen.)
24 January 2012	Leyton Orient XI	H	2 - 3	Dawkins 34', Coulibaly 74'
21 February 2012	Leyton Orient XI	H	7 - 3	Lancaster 6', 50', 57', Luongo 27', Ekong 64', Ceballos ?', Dawkins 90'
28 February 2012	Nike Academy	H	2 - 0	Ceballos 20', Byrne 65'
6 March 2012	Southampton XI	H	2 - 3	Coulibaly 44', 55'
13 March 2012	Brighton XI	H	1 - 4	Pritchard 17'

Pre-season

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result (H/A)	Scorers	Attendance
16 July 2011	Kaizer Chiefs	A	1 – 0		n/a
19 July 2011	Orlando Pirates	A	1 – 1	Van der Vaart 17'	n/a
23 July 2011	Orlando Pirates	A	0 - 3	Van der Vaart 34', 52', Defoe 88'	38,777
30 July 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2 - 3	Kaboul 42', Ćorluka 44', Livermore 69'
6 August 2011	Athletic Club Bilbao	H	2 - 1	Crouch 49' Defoe 52'

Premier League

Main article: 2011–12 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Manchester United	38	28	5	5	89	33	+56	89	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Arsenal	38	21	7	10	74	49	+25	70
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	20	9	9	66	41	+25	69	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5	Newcastle United	38	19	8	11	56	51	+5	65	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
6	Chelsea	38	18	10	10	65	46	+19	64	Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Chelsea won the Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage as defending champions, forfeiting their spot in the Europa League as the FA Cup winners. This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League group stage, since, pursuant to the rules, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League.

Matches

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

22 August 2011 1	Manchester United	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Welbeck 61' Anderson 76' Rooney 87'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,498 Referee: Lee Probert

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

28 August 2011 2	Tottenham Hotspur	1–5	Manchester City	London
13:30 GMT	Kaboul 68'	Report	Džeko 34', 41', 55', 90+3' Agüero 60'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,150 Referee: Phil Dowd

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

10 September 2011 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Adebayor 67' Defoe 80'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 25,274 Referee: Walton

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

18 September 2011 4	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Liverpool	London
13:30 GMT	Modrić 7' Defoe 66' Adebayor 68', 90+3'	Report	Adam  12'  28' Škrtel  36'  63'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,129 Referee: Mike Jones

Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur

24 September 2011 5	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Diamé 50'	Report	Van der Vaart 3' Bale 23'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

2 October 2011 6	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Arsenal	London
16:00 GMT	Van der Vaart 40' Walker 73'	Report	Ramsey 51'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,274 Referee: Mike Dean

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

16 October 2011 7	Newcastle United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 GMT	Ba 48' Sh. Ameobi 86'	Report	Van der Vaart 40' (pen.) Defoe 68'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,420 Referee: Lee Probert

Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur

23 October 2011 8	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Formica 28'	Report	van der Vaart 15', 53'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,786 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers

30 October 2011 9	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
16:00 GMT	Bale 20', 72' Van der Vaart 33'	Report	Bothroyd 62'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,147 Referee: Howard Webb

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

6 November 2011 10	Fulham	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	London
16:00 GMT	Kaboul 57' (o.g.)	Report	Baird 10' (o.g.) Lennon 45+3' Kaboul  69' Defoe 90+5'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,698 Referee: Peter Walton

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

21 November 2011 11	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Aston Villa	London
20:00 GMT	Adebayor 14', 40'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,818 Referee: Mark Halsey

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

26 November 2011 12	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Mulumbu 8'	Report	Adebayor 25', 90+3' Defoe 81'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,801 Referee: Lee Probert

Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers

3 December 2011 13	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	Bale 7' Lennon 50' Defoe 61'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,896 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur

11 December 2011 14	Stoke City	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Stoke-on-Trent
16:00 GMT	Etherington 13', 43'	Report	Adebayor 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,529 Referee: Chris Foy

Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland

18 December 2011 15	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Sunderland	London
15:00 GMT	Pavlyuchenko 61'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,021 Referee: Mike Dean

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

22 December 2011 16	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Chelsea	London
20:00 GMT	Adebayor 8',  19' Bale  70'	Report	12' Ivanović 23' Sturridge  42' Ramires	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,141 Referee: Howard Webb

Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur

27 December 2011 17	Norwich City	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Norwich, Norfolk
19:30 GMT	Whitbread  69'	Report	Gallas  52' Bale 55', 67'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,807 Referee: Michael Oliver

Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur

31 December 2011 18	Swansea City	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Richards  15' Sinclair 84'	Report	Bale  41' van der Vaart 44' Livermore  88'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,393 Referee: Phil Dowd

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

3 January 2012 19	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
19:45 GMT	Defoe 63'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,062 Referee: Mark Halsey

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

11 January 2012 20	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Everton	London, England
19:45 GMT	Lennon 35',  74' Assou-Ekotto 63'	Report	Donovan  45+2' Cahill  83' Fellaini  85'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,132 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 January 2012 21	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	Modrić 51'	Report	Fletcher 22'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,194 Referee: Mike Jones

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

22 January 2012 22	Manchester City	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
13:30 GMT	Nasri 56' Lescott 59' Balotelli 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Defoe 60' Bale 65'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,422 Referee: Howard Webb

Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic

31 January 2012 23	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Wigan Athletic	London
20:00 GMT	Bale 29', 64' Modrić 34'	Report	McArthur 80'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,801 Referee: Lee Probert

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

6 February 2012 24	Liverpool	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,461 Referee: Mike Oliver

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

11 February 2012 25	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Newcastle United	London
17:30 GMT	Assou-Ekotto 4' Saha 6', 20' Kranjčar 34' Adebayor 64'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,176 Referee: Andre Marriner

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

26 February 2012 26	Arsenal	5–2	Tottenham Hotspur	London
13:30 GMT	Koscielny  31' Sagna 40' Arteta  42' Van Persie 43',  79' Rosický 51' Walcott 65', 68'	Report	4' Saha  29' Modrić  30'  87' Parker     34' (pen.) Adebayor     61' Sandro	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,106 Referee: Mike Dean

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

4 March 2012 27	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Manchester United	London
16:10 BST (UTC+1)	Defoe 87'	Report	Rooney 45' Young 60', 69'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,034 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

10 March 2012 28	Everton	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Jelavić 22' Heitinga  80' Howard  90+5'	Report	Assou-Ekotto  60' Defoe  61'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,992 Referee: Mark Halsey

Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City

21 March 2012 29	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Stoke City	London
20:00 GMT	van der Vaart  81', 90+3'	Report	Palacios  44' Jerome 75'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,172 Referee: Mike Jones

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

24 March 2012 30	Chelsea	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
12:30 GMT	Essien  50'	Report	Assou-Ekotto  65' Sandro  66'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,830 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City

1 April 2012 31	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Swansea City	London
16:00 GMT	van der Vaart 19' Adebayor 73', 86'	Report	Sigurðsson 59'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,174 Referee: Andre Marriner

Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur

7 April 2012 32	Sunderland	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Sunderland
12:45 GMT	Larsson  87' Vaughan  90+3'	Report	Sandro  62' Assou-Ekotto  89'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,335 Referee: Chris Foy

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City

9 April 2012 33	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Norwich City	London
15:00 GMT	Defoe 33'	Report	Pilkington 13' E. Bennett 66'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,126 Referee: Michael Oliver

Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

21 April 2012 34	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
17:30 GMT	Zamora  22' Taarabt 24',  42',  77'  Onuoha  75' Hill  79'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,021 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers

29 April 2012 35	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	London
16:00 GMT	van der Vaart 22' Walker 75'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,798 Referee: Mike Jones

Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

2 May 2012 36	Bolton Wanderers	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Reo-Coker 51'	Report	Modrić 37' Van der Vaart 60' Adebayor 62', 69'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 22,349 Referee: Mike Dean

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

6 May 2012 37	Aston Villa	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Clark 35'	Report	Rose  50' Adebayor 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,008 Referee: Lee Probert

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham

13 May 2012 38	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Fulham	London
15:00 GMT	Adebayor 2' Defoe 63'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,256 Referee: Phil Dowd

¹ Goal originally awarded to Gareth Bale but subsequently ruled a Chris Baird own goal by the Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee.^[64]

Results by matchday

Match	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W
Position	20	20	15	11	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Third round	7 January 2012	Cheltenham	H	3 – 0	Defoe 24', Pavlyuchenko 43', Dos Santos 87'	35,672
Fourth round	27 January 2012	Watford	A	0 – 1	Van der Vaart 42'	15,384
Fifth round	19 February 2012	Stevenage	A	0 – 0	–	6,332
Fifth round Replay	7 March 2012	Stevenage	H	3 – 1	Defoe 26', 75', Adebayor 55' (pen.)	35,757
Quarter-finals
	17 March 2012	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 – 1 (41')1	Walker 11'	–
	27 March 2012	Bolton Wanderers	H	3 – 1	Nelsen 74', Bale 77', Saha 90+4'	30,718
Semi-finals	15 April 2012	Chelsea	N	1 – 5	Bale 56'	85,731

¹ Fabrice Muamba collapsed after 41 minutes, with the score at 1–1, after which referee Howard Webb abandoned the game. It was later revealed to be a cardiac arrest.^[65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Abandoned

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Third round	20 September 2011	Stoke City	A	0 - 0 (7 - 6 pen)	–	15,023

Europa League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Leg	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1st Leg	18 August 2011	Heart of Midlothian	A	0 - 5	Van der Vaart 5', Defoe 13', Livermore 28', Bale 63', Lennon 78',	16,279
2nd Leg	25 August 2011	Heart of Midlothian	H	0 - 0		32,590

Tottenham Hotspur win 5–0 on aggregate.

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result (H/A)	Scorers	Attendance
15 September 2011	PAOK	A	0 – 0	–	24,645
29 September 2011	Shamrock Rovers	H	3 – 1	Pavlyuchenko 60', Defoe 61', Dos Santos 65'	24,782
20 October 2011	Rubin Kazan	H	1 – 0	Pavlyuchenko 33'	24,058
3 November 2011	Rubin Kazan	A	1 – 0	–	21,250
30 November 2011	PAOK	H	1 – 2	Modrić 38' (pen.)	26,229
15 December 2011	Shamrock Rovers	A	0 – 4	Pienaar 29', Townsend 38', Defoe 45', Kane 90'	7,500

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAOK	RK	TH	SR
1	PAOK	6	3	3	0	10	6	+4	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	0–0	2–1
2	Rubin Kazan	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11			2–2	—	1–0	4–1
3	Tottenham Hotspur	6	3	1	2	9	4	+5	10			1–2	1–0	—	3–1
4	Shamrock Rovers	6	0	0	6	4	19	−15	0			1–3	0–3	0–4	—

Source: Soccerway

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europa League		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Heurelho Gomes	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	0
23	GK	Carlo Cudicini	0	0	6	0	0	0	5	0	11	0
24	GK	Brad Friedel	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0
Defenders
4	DF	Younes Kaboul	33	1	3	0	1	0	2+2	0	39+2	1
13	DF	William Gallas	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18	0
19	DF	Sebastien Bassong	1+4	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	9+4	0
20	DF	Michael Dawson	6+1	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	12+1	0
22	DF	Vedran Corluka	1+2	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	6+2	0
25	DF	Danny Rose	3+8	0	4+1	0	0	0	4	0	11+9	0
26	DF	Ledley King	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
28	DF	Kyle Walker	37	2	4+1	0	0	0	4+1	0	45+2	2
32	DF	Benoît Assou-Ekotto	34	2	2	0	1	0	2+1	0	39+1	2
33	DF	Ryan Nelsen	0+5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3+5	1
43	DF	Ryan Fredericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
51	DF	Adam Smith	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
3	MF	Gareth Bale	36	9	4	2	0	0	1+1	1	41+1	12
6	MF	Tom Huddlestone	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	1+3	0
7	MF	Aaron Lennon	19+4	3	3+2	0	0	0	4	1	26+6	4
8	MF	Scott Parker	28+1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	33+1	0
11	MF	Rafael van der Vaart	28+5	11	4	1	1	0	1	1	34+5	13
14	MF	Luka Modrić	36	4	3	0	0	0	1+1	1	40+1	5
21	MF	Niko Kranjčar	9+3	1	2+1	0	0	0	2+1	0	13+5	1
29	MF	Jake Livermore	7+17	0	4+1	0	1	0	8	1	20+18	1
30	MF	Sandro	17+6	0	0+1	0	1	0	2	0	20+7	0
31	MF	Andros Townsend	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	4+2	1	4+3	1
34	MF	Iago Falque	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+3	0	2+4	0
40	MF	Steven Pienaar	0+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	3	1	4+3	1
41	MF	John Bostock	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	MF	Massimo Luongo	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
46	MF	Tom Carroll	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	5	0	6+1	0
46	MF	Jake Nicholson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
58	MF	Dean Parrett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
Forwards
10	FW	Emmanuel Adebayor	32+1	17	3+1	1	0	0	0	0	35+2	18
15	FW	Louis Saha	5+5	3	1+1	1	0	0	0	0	6+6	4
17	FW	Giovani dos Santos	0+7	0	1	1	1	0	4	1	6+7	2
18	FW	Jermain Defoe	11+14	11	4+2	3	0+1	0	6	3	21+17	17
37	FW	Harry Kane	0	0	0	0	0	0	3+3	1	3+3	1
53	FW	Cameron Lancaster	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	Roman Pavlyuchenko	0+5	1	1+1	1	1	0	5+1	2	7+7	4
15	FW	Peter Crouch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	10	Emmanuel Adebayor	17	1	0	0	18
2	FW	18	Jermain Defoe	11	3	0	3	17
3	MF	3	Gareth Bale	10	2	0	1	13
	MF	11	Rafael van der Vaart	11	1	0	1	13
5	MF	14	Luka Modrić	4	0	0	1	5
6	MF	7	Aaron Lennon	3	0	0	1	4
	FW	9	Roman Pavlyuchenko	1	1	0	2	4
	FW	15	Louis Saha	3	1	0	0	4
9	FW	17	Giovani dos Santos	0	1	0	1	2
	DF	28	Kyle Walker	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	32	Benoît Assou-Ekotto	2	0	0	0	2
12	DF	4	Younes Kaboul	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	21	Niko Kranjčar	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	29	Jake Livermore	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	31	Andros Townsend	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	33	Ryan Nelsen	0	1	0	0	1
	FW	37	Harry Kane	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	40	Steven Pienaar	0	0	0	1	1
TOTALS				66	11	0	14	91

Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1	24	Brad Friedel	14	0	0	0	14
2	23	Carlo Cudicini	0	3	0	3	6
3	1	Heurelho Gomes	0	0	1	2	3
TOTALS			14	3	1	5	23