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2011–12 West Ham United F.C. season
2011–12 season of West Ham United From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.
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League table
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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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.
Out on loan
Results
Pre-season
11 July 2011 | Young Boys Bern | 2–1 | West Ham United | Grenchen, Switzerland |
Schneuwly ![]() Affolter ![]() |
Report | Nouble ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion Brühl |
13 July 2011 | FC Basel | 2–1 | West Ham United | Grenchen, Switzerland |
Pak ![]() Yapi ![]() |
Report | Stanislas ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion Brühl |
20 July 2011 | FC Copenhagen | 0–1 | West Ham United | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Report | Sears ![]() |
Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 8,907 |
23 July 2011 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 | West Ham United | High Wycombe |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,352 |
26 July 2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–1 | West Ham United | Dagenham |
Report | Cole ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 4,016 |
30 July 2011 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | London |
Taylor ![]() Sears ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Upton Park |
Championship
7 August 2011 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Cardiff City | London |
13:00 | Report | Miller ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 25,680 Referee: Howard Webb |
13 August 2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | West Ham United | Doncaster |
15:00 | Report | Nolan ![]() |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,344 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
16 August 2011 | Watford | 0–4 | West Ham United | Watford |
19:45 | Report | Tomkins ![]() O'Brien ![]() Cole ![]() Parker ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,747 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
21 August 2011 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Leeds United | London |
13:15 | Cole ![]() Kisnorbo ![]() |
Report | McCormack ![]() Clayton ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 28,252 Referee: Michael Oliver |
28 August 2011 | Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | West Ham United | Nottingham |
13:15 | Findley ![]() |
Report | Chambers ![]() Nolan ![]() Cole ![]() Reid ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,379 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
10 September 2011 | West Ham United | 4–3 | Portsmouth | London |
15:00 | Taylor ![]() Lansbury ![]() Noble ![]() Cole ![]() Piquionne ![]() |
Report | Varney ![]() Norris ![]() Halford ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,465 Referee: Roger East |
17 September 2011 | Millwall | 0–0 | West Ham United | London |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,078 Referee: Lee Mason |
24 September 2011 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Peterborough United | London |
15:00 | Noble ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 29,895 Referee: Anthony Bates |
27 September 2011 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | London |
19:45 | Report | Bowyer ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,709 Referee: Keith Stroud |
1 October 2011 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | West Ham United | London |
15:00 | Ambrose ![]() Murray ![]() |
Report | Nolan ![]() Carew ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,074 Referee: Kevin Wright |
15 October 2011 | West Ham United | 4–0 | Blackpool | London |
15:00 | Carew![]() Baldock ![]() ![]() Collison ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,448 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
18 October 2011 | Southampton | 1–0 | West Ham United | Southampton |
19:45 | Hooiveld![]() |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,152 Referee: Darren Deadman |
24 October 2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | West Ham United | Brighton |
19:45 | Report | Nolan ![]() |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 20,686 Referee: Kevin Friend |
29 October 2011 | West Ham United | 3–2 | Leicester City | London |
15:00 | Baldock ![]() Faubert ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 30,410 Referee: James Linington |
1 November 2011 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Bristol City | London |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,980 Referee: Mark Heywood |
5 November 2011 | Hull City | 0–2 | West Ham United | Kingston upon Hull |
15:00 | Report | Baldock![]() Collison ![]() |
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 21,756 Referee: Nigel Miller |
19 November 2011 | Coventry City | 1–2 | West Ham United | Coventry |
15:00 | Platt ![]() |
Report | Cole ![]() Piquionne ![]() |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 20,524 Referee: Keith Stroud |
26 November 2011 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Derby County | London |
17:20 | Cole ![]() Nolan ![]() Noble ![]() |
Report | Priskin ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,864 Referee: Colin Webster |
29 November 2011 | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | West Ham United | Middlesbrough |
19:45 | Report | Piquionne ![]() Cole ![]() |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,457 Referee: Mike Dean |
3 December 2011 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Burnley | London |
15:00 | Nolan ![]() |
Report | McCann ![]() Vokes ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 26,274 Referee: Fred Graham |
10 December 2011 | Reading | 3–0 | West Ham United | Reading |
15:00 | Pearce ![]() Church ![]() ![]() |
Report | O'Brien ![]() Collison ![]() |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,026 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
17 December 2011 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Barnsley | London |
15:00 | Diop ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,749 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
26 December 2011 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
17:30 | Murphy ![]() |
Report | Cole ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,214 Referee: Darren Deadman |
31 December 2011 | Derby County | 2–1 | West Ham United | Derby |
13:00 | Ball ![]() Green ![]() |
Report | Nouble ![]() |
Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 28,067 Referee: Moss |
2 January 2012 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Coventry City | London |
15:00 | Nolan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,936 Referee: Simon Hooper |
14 January 2012 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | West Ham United | Portsmouth |
15:00 | Report | Noble ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,492 Referee: Kevin Friend |
21 January 2012 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | London |
15:00 | Noble ![]() ![]() |
Report | McGugan ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,718 Referee: Anthony Bates |
31 January 2012 | Ipswich Town | 5–1 | West Ham United | Ipswich |
19:45 | Chopra ![]() Murphy ![]() Martin ![]() Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() |
Report | Collison ![]() |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,185 Referee: Fred Graham |
4 February 2012 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Millwall | London |
12:30 | Nolan ![]() Cole ![]() Reid ![]() |
Report | Trotter ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,774 Referee: Mike Jones |
14 February 2012 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Southampton | London |
19:45 | Taylor ![]() Noble ![]() |
Report | Hooiveld ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 32,875 Referee: Lee Probert |
21 February 2012 | Blackpool | 1–4 | West Ham United | Blackpool |
20:00 | Phillips ![]() |
Report | Tomkins ![]() Maynard ![]() Green ![]() O'Neil ![]() Vaz Tê ![]() |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,043 Referee: Oliver Langford |
25 February 2012 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | London |
12:45 | Report | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,900 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
4 March 2012 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | West Ham United | Cardiff |
13:00 | Summary | Nolan ![]() McCartney ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,872 Referee: Chris Foy |
7 March 2012 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Watford | London |
19:45 | Vaz Tê ![]() |
Report | Murray ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,674 Referee: Keith Stroud |
10 March 2012 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | London |
15:00 | Nolan ![]() |
Report | Coppinger ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,650 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
17 March 2012 | Leeds United | 1–1 | West Ham United | Leeds |
15:00 | Becchio ![]() |
Report | Collins ![]() |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,366 Referee: Peter Walton |
20 March 2012 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | London |
19:45 | Bennett ![]() |
Report | Ogbeche ![]() |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
24 March 2012 | Burnley | 2–2 | West Ham United | Burnley |
15:00 | Bartley ![]() Paterson ![]() |
Report | Nolan ![]() Tomkins ![]() |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 15,246 Referee: Mark Heywood |
27 March 2012 | Peterborough | 0–2 | West Ham United | Peterborough |
19:45 | Report | Vaz Tê ![]() O'Neil ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 13,517 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
31 March 2012 | West Ham United | 2–4 | Reading | London |
15:00 | Cole ![]() Vaz Tê ![]() |
Report | Gorkšs ![]() Hunt ![]() Harte ![]() Leigertwood ![]() |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,350 Referee: Chris Foy |
6 April 2012 | Barnsley | 0–4 | West Ham United | Barnsley |
17:15 | Report | Nolan ![]() Maynard ![]() Noble ![]() Vaz Tê ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,151 Referee: Anthony Bates |
9 April 2012 | West Ham United | 3–3 | Birmingham City | London |
17:20 BST | Vaz Té ![]() Cole ![]() |
Report | Mutch ![]() King ![]() Burke ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,045 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
14 April 2012 | West Ham United | 6–0 | Brighton | London |
15:00 | Vaz Tê ![]() Nolan ![]() Cole ![]() Dicker ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,339 Referee: Roger East |
17 April 2012 | Bristol City | 1–1 | West Ham United | Bristol |
19:45 | Skuse ![]() |
Report | Tomkins ![]() |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 16,669 Referee: Craig Pawson |
23 April 2012 | Leicester City | 1–2 | West Ham United | Leicester |
19:45 | Beckford ![]() |
Report | Reid ![]() Collison ![]() |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 23,172 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
28 April 2012 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Hull City | London |
12:30 | Cole ![]() |
Report | Evans ![]() |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Nigel Miller |
Championship play-offs
3 May 2012 Semi-Final 1st Leg | Cardiff City | 0–2 | West Ham United | Cardiff |
19:45 BST | Report | Collison ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,029 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
7 May 2012 Semi-Final 2nd Leg | West Ham United | 3–0 (5–0 agg.) | Cardiff City | London |
16:30 BST | Nolan ![]() Vaz Tê ![]() Maynard ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,682 Referee: Mike Dean |
19 May 2012 Final | Blackpool | 1–2 | West Ham United | London |
15:00 BST | Ince ![]() |
Report | Cole ![]() Vaz Tê ![]() |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 78,325 Referee: Howard Webb |
Football League Cup
24 August 2011[7] R1 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Aldershot Town | London |
19:45 | Stanislas ![]() McNaughton ![]() |
Report | Guttridge ![]() Hylton ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 19,879 Referee: Graham Scott |
FA Cup
8 January 2012 R3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | West Ham United | Sheffield |
15:00 | O'Grady ![]() Morrison ![]() |
Report | O'Neil ![]() Baldock ![]() McCartney ![]() Potts ![]() |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 17,916 Referee: Keith Stroud |
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Goalscorers
League position by matchday
Appearances and goals
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Transfers
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