2011–12 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2011–12 season
Chairman	Jeremy Peace
Manager	Roy Hodgson
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Premier League	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round; (eliminated by Norwich City)
League Cup	Second round; (eliminated by Everton)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Peter Odemwingie (10); All: ; Peter Odemwingie (11)
Highest home attendance	26,358 (vs. Arsenal)
Lowest home attendance	12,454 (vs. Cardiff City)
Average home league attendance	24,639
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was West Bromwich Albion's second consecutive season in the Premier League, their sixth in total. During the season, they competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. Albion finished the season in 10th place after their last league game was a 2–3 loss against Arsenal.

The club introduced the "Baggies Brick Road" outside the East Stand of their home ground, The Hawthorns. Supporters were given the opportunity to purchase personalised bricks to add to the walkway. The first bricks were laid by broadcaster Adrian Chiles and comedian Frank Skinner, both of whom are Albion fans.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Ben Foster (on loan from Birmingham City)
3	DF	SWE	Jonas Olsson (vice-captain)
5	MF	CMR	Somen Tchoyi
6	DF	ENG	Liam Ridgewell
7	MF	SCO	James Morrison^{[notes 1]}
8	MF	IRL	Keith Andrews
9	FW	IRL	Shane Long
11	MF	NIR	Chris Brunt (club captain)
12	DF	IRL	Steven Reid^{[notes 2]}
13	GK	HUN	Márton Fülöp
14	MF	ENG	Jerome Thomas
17	MF	SCO	Graham Dorrans
19	GK	ENG	Luke Daniels


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ENG	Nicky Shorey
21	MF	COD	Youssuf Mulumbu^{[notes 3]}
22	MF	HUN	Zoltán Gera
23	DF	NIR	Gareth McAuley
24	FW	NGA	Peter Odemwingie^{[notes 4]}
25	DF	ENG	Craig Dawson
26	DF	ENG	James Hurst
28	DF	ENG	Billy Jones
29	MF	ENG	George Thorne
30	DF	ROU	Gabriel Tamaș
31	FW	IRL	Simon Cox^{[notes 5]}
32	FW	GUF	Marc-Antoine Fortuné
33	MF	AUT	Paul Scharner

Reserves and academy

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
36	MF	ENG	Adil Nabi
37	FW	WAL	Kayleden Brown^{[notes 6]}
38	FW	ENG	Saido Berahino^{[notes 7]}


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	FW	ENG	Kemar Roofe
42	DF	ENG	Cameron Gayle
43	MF	ENG	Jamie Edge

Out on loan

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Joe Mattock (at Brighton & Hove Albion)
15	FW	NZL	Chris Wood (at Bristol City)
16	MF	SCO	Scott Allan (at Portsmouth)
18	DF	CHI	Gonzalo Jara (at Brighton & Hove Albion)
27	MF	ENG	Sam Mantom (at Walsall)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	DF	ENG	Paul Downing (at Barnet)
35	MF	SKN	Romaine Sawyers^{[notes 8]} (at Shrewsbury Town)
40	DF	ENG	Liam O'Neil (at VPS)
41	FW	ENG	Lateef Elford-Alliyu^{[notes 9]} (at Bury)
—	GK	WAL	Boaz Myhill^{[notes 10]} (at Birmingham City)

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

West Brom played no early home pre-season friendlies this season, because of development and leveling of the pitch at The Hawthorns.^[2]

13 July 2011	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Santa Clara, California, USA
03:30 a.m. (BST)	Bingham 3' Stephenson 45'	Report	Thomas 53'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 6,872 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

17 July 2011	Ventura County Fusion	2–4	West Bromwich Albion	Ventura, California, USA
23:00 (BST)	Riley 29' Barrera 49'	Report	Dorrans 3' Cox 54' Brunt 58' (pen.) Bednář 66'	Stadium: Ventura College Attendance: – Referee: –

21 July 2011	Portland Timbers	2–3	West Bromwich Albion	Portland, Oregon, USA
04:00 a.m. (BST)	Johnson 26' Lowry 29'	Report	Morrison 65' Tchoyi 68' Tamaș 90'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: – Referee: A Chapman

26 July 2011	Rochdale	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Rochdale
19:30	Grimes 6' Jones 28' (pen.) Akpa Akpro 79'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,743 Referee: J Moss

27 July 2011	Southampton	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Southampton
19:45	Cork 73' Lambert 85'	Report	Cox 58', 75'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 7,038 Referee: K Stroud

30 July 2011	Bristol City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bristol
15:00		Report	Dawson 88'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,346 Referee: S. Hooper

4 August 2011	Olympiacos	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Piraeus, Greece
21:00	2' 18' (pen.)		Dorrans 4' Thomas 47'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: – Referee: –

7 August 2011	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Parma	West Bromwich
15:00				Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: – Referee: –

Premier League

Matchday	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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	L
Position	17	18	19	14	20	19	17	12	12	13	14	10	14	14	15	13	10	9	12	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	10	14	12	14	14	13	13	13	10	10	10	10

Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

14 August 2011 1	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Manchester United	West Bromwich
16:00 BST	Long 37' Reid 38' Scharner 86' Cox 90+2'		13' Rooney Young 56' Anderson 78' 81' (o.g.) Reid	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,360 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Jones

20 August 2011 2	Chelsea	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
17:30 BST	Anelka 53' Malouda 83'		4' Long	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,091 (1,500 away)

28 August 2011 3	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Stoke City	West Bromwich
15:00 BST			89' Shotton	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,909 (1,764 away)

11 September 2011 4	Norwich City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Norwich
13:30 BST			3' Odemwingie	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,158

17 September 2011 5	Swansea City	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Swansea
15:00 BST	Sinclair 14' (pen.) Lita 24' Dyer 49'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,341 (2,100 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

24 September 2011 6	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Fulham	West Bromwich
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,835 (887 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

1 October 2011 7	Sunderland	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Bendtner 24' Elmohamady 26'	Report	4' Morrison 5' Long	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,815 Referee: Lee Mason

16 October 2011 8	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bromwich
12:00 BST	Brunt 8' Odemwingie 75'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,872 (2,600 away) Referee: Chris Foy

22 October 2011 9	Aston Villa	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Birmingham
15:00	Bent 23' (pen.)	Report	Olsson 45' Scharner 57'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,152 (2,800 away) Referee: Phil Dowd

29 October 2011 10	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Liverpool	West Bromwich
17:30 BST		Report	Adam 9' (pen.) Carroll 45+1'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,522 Referee: Lee Mason

5 November 2011 11	Arsenal	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 GMT	Van Persie 22' Vermaelen 39' Arteta 79'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,091 Referee: Michael Oliver

19 November 2011 12	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Thomas 16' Long 56'	Report	Klasnić 21' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,221 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

26 November 2011 13	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 (2,600 away) Referee: Lee Probert

3 December 2011 14	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 BST	Helguson 20'	Report	Long 81'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,290 (1,643 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

10 December 2011 15	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Wigan Athletic	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Reid 33'	report	Moses 37' Gómez 57' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,446 (700 away) Referee: Mike Dean

17 December 2011 16	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Dann 72'	Report	Morrison 52' Odemwingie 89'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,909 (2,564 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg

21 December 2011 17	Newcastle United	2–3	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT	Ba 31', 81'	Report	Odemwingie 20' McAuley 44' Scharner 85'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,060 Referee: Taylor

26 December 2011 18	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Manchester City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,938 (2,600 away) Referee: Lee Mason

1 January 2012 19	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Everton	West Bromwich
12:45 GMT		Report	Anichebe 87'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,038 Referee: Stuart Attwell

3 January 2012 20	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
19:45 GMT	Defoe 63'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,062 (980 away) Referee: Mark Halsey

14 January 2012 21	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Norwich City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Long 68' (pen.)	Report	Surman 43' Morison 79'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,474 (2,598 away) Referee: Mike Dean

21 January 2012 22	Stoke City	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Jerome 86'	Report	Morrison 35' Dorrans 90+1'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 26,865 (2,095 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

1 February 2012 23	Fulham	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
19:45 GMT	Dempsey 69'	Report	Tchoyi 82'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,689 Referee: Mark Halsey

4 February 2012 24	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Swansea City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Fortuné 54'	Report	Sigurðsson 55' Graham 59'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,274 Referee: Jonathan Moss

12 February 2012 25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–5	West Bromwich Albion	Wolverhampton
13:30 GMT	Fletcher 45'	report	Odemwingie 34', 77', 88' Olsson 64' Andrews 85'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 27,131 (2,359 away) Referee: Lee Mason

25 February 2012 26	West Bromwich Albion	4–0	Sunderland	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Odemwingie 3', 48' James Morrison 41' Andrews 90+1'	report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,311 Referee: Chris Foy

3 March 2012 27	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Chelsea	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	McAuley 82'	report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,838 (2,600 away) Referee: Phil Dowd

11 March 2012 28	Manchester United	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
15:00 BST	Rooney 35', 71'	report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,598 (1,886 away) Referee: Lee Probert

17 March 2012 29	Wigan Athletic	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Wigan
15:00 BST	McArthur 54'	Report	Scharner 65'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 21,379 (4,600 away) Referee: Michael Oliver

25 March 2012 30	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
16:00 BST	Long 52'	Report	Cissé 6', 34' Ben Arfa 12' Williamson 69'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,049 Referee: Chris Foy

31 March 2012 31	Everton	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
15:00 BST	McAuley 18' (o.g.) Anichebe 87'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,051 Referee: Peter Walton

7 April 2012 32	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	West Bromwich
15:00	Martin Olsson 7' (o.g.) Fortuné 69' Ridgewell 85'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,414 (871 away) Referee: Lee Probert

11 April 2012 33	Manchester City	4–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
19:45	Agüero 6', 54' Tevez 61' Silva 64'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,746 (1,184 away) Referee: Friend

14 April 2012 34	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	West Bromwich
15:00	Dorrans 22', 70' Mulumbu 51' Ridgewell 61'	Report	Diakité 56'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,521 (2,597 away) Referee: Moss

22 April 2012 35	Liverpool	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
16:00	Shelvey 90+4'	Report	Odemwingie 75'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,660 (1,647 away) Referee: Swarbrick

28 April 2012 36	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Aston Villa	West Bromwich
15:00		Report	Warnock 37' Hutton 43' Clark 59' Heskey 62'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,984 (2,595 away) Referee: Mark Clattenburg

6 May 2012 37	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Bolton
14:00	Petrov 24' (pen.) Boyata 38' Jones 72' (o.g.)	Report	Jones 45' Long 54' Andrews 56' Brunt 73', 75' Morrison 90'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,662 (4,780 away) Referee: Kevin Friend

13 May 2012 38	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Arsenal	The Hawthorns
15:00	Long 11' Dorrans 15'	[1]	Benayoun 4' Santos 30' Koscielny 54'	Attendance: 26,358 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Jones

League Cup

23 August 2011 R2	AFC Bournemouth	1–4	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
19:45	Lovell 48'		Thomas 7' Fortuné 42', 78' Cox 53'	Stadium: Seward Stadium Attendance: 6,911 (864 away)

21 September 2011 R3	Everton	2–1 (a.e.t.)	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
20:00	Fellaini 89' Neville 103'		Brunt 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 17,647

FA Cup

7 January 2012 R3	West Bromwich Albion	4–2	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
15:00	Odemwingie 7' Cox 33', 61', 90'		Earnshaw 36' Mason 50'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,454 (2,003 away)

28 January 2012 R4	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Norwich City	West Bromwich
15:00	Fortuné 54'		Holt 35' Jackson 85'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 17,434 (3,797 away)

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Liverpool	38	14	10	14	47	40	+7	52	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^[a]
9	Fulham	38	14	10	14	48	51	−3	52
10	West Bromwich Albion	38	13	8	17	45	52	−7	47
11	Swansea City	38	12	11	15	44	51	−7	47
12	Norwich City	38	12	11	15	52	66	−14	47

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

^ Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.

Players statistics

As of 31 May 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ben Foster	39	0	37	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Joe Mattock	3	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
3	DF	SWE	Jonas Olsson	34	2	33	2	0	0	1	0
4	DF	SVK	Marek Cech	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF	CMR	Somen Tchoyi	21	1	6+12	1	0+2	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Liam Ridgewell	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0
7	MF	SCO	James Morrison	33	5	23+7	5	2	0	0+1	0
8	MF	IRL	Keith Andrews	14	2	8+6	2	0	0	0	0
9	FW	IRL	Shane Long	34	8	24+8	8	0+1	0	1	0
11	MF	NIR	Chris Brunt	28	3	23+4	2	0	0	1	1
12	DF	IRL	Steven Reid	22	1	21+1	1	0	0	0	0
13	GK	HUN	Márton Fülöp	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
14	MF	ENG	Jerome Thomas	31	2	26+3	1	1	0	1	1
17	MF	SCO	Graham Dorrans	35	3	16+15	3	2	0	2	0
18	DF	CHI	Gonzalo Jara	7	0	1+3	0	2	0	1	0
20	DF	ENG	Nicky Shorey	26	0	22+3	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	COD	Youssuf Mulumbu	36	1	34+1	1	1	0	0	0
22	MF	HUN	Zoltán Gera	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	NIR	Gareth McAuley	36	2	32	2	1+1	0	2	0
24	FW	NGA	Peter Odemwingie	32	11	25+5	10	1	1	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Craig Dawson	12	0	6+2	0	2	0	1+1	0
27	MF	ENG	Sam Mantom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	DF	ENG	Billy Jones	21	0	17+1	0	1	0	2	0
29	MF	ENG	George Thorne	6	0	1+2	0	1	0	2	0
30	DF	ROU	Gabriel Tamaș	10	0	7+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
31	FW	IRL	Simon Cox	22	4	7+11	0	2	3	2	1
32	FW	FRA	Marc-Antoine Fortuné	20	5	12+5	2	1+1	1	1	2
33	MF	AUT	Paul Scharner	30	3	18+11	3	0	0	0+1	0
43	FW	CZE	Roman Bednář	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
11	MF	Chris Brunt		10	Club captain

Last updated: 6 June 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.

Top scorers

Last updated on 20 May 2012 (Not fully Checked)

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premiership	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		24	Peter Odemwingie	10	1	0	11
2	FW		9	Shane Long	8	0	0	8
3	FW		32	Marc-Antoine Fortuné	2	1	2	5
4	MF		7	James Morrison	5	0	0	5
=	FW		31	Simon Cox	0	3	1	4
4	MF		33	Paul Scharner	3	0	0	3
5	DF		3	Jonas Olsson	2	0	0	2
=	MF		8	Keith Andrews	2	0	0	2
=	MF		11	Chris Brunt	2	0	1	3
=	MF		14	Jerome Thomas	1	0	1	2
=	DF		23	Gareth McAuley	2	0	0	2
11	MF		5	Somen Tchoyi	1	0	0	1
=	DF		6	Liam Ridgewell	1	0	0	1
=	MF		12	Steven Reid	1	0	1	2
=	MF		17	Graham Dorrans	3	0	0	3
=	MF		21	Youssuf Mulumbu	1	0	0	1
=	/	/	Own Goals	1	0	0	1
Totals					44	5	7	56

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
23 May 2011	Gareth McAuley	Ipswich Town	Free^[3]
3 June 2011	Billy Jones	Preston North End	Free^[4]
29 July 2011	Ben Foster	Birmingham City	Season-long loan^[5]
2 August 2011	Zoltán Gera	Fulham	Free^[6]
6 August 2011	Jamie Edge	Arsenal	Free
7 August 2011	Márton Fülöp	Ipswich Town	Free
9 August 2011	Shane Long	Reading	£7,500,000^[7]
9 January 2012	Scott Allan	Dundee United	Undisclosed
31 January 2012	Liam Ridgewell	Birmingham City	£2,500,000^[8]
31 January 2012	Keith Andrews	Blackburn Rovers	Free

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
25 May 2011	Giles Barnes^{[notes 11]}	Free Agency^[a]	Released^[10]
25 May 2011	Marcus Haber	Free Agency^[b]	Releasedc
25 May 2011	Abdoulaye Méïté^{[notes 12]}	Free Agency^[c]	Released^[12]
25 May 2011	Gianni Zuiverloon	Free Agency^[d]	Released^[14]
1 July 2011	Scott Carson	Bursaspor	£1,500,000^[15]
	Dean Kiely^{[notes 13]}	Retired
1 July 2011	Borja Valero	Villarreal	Undisclosed^[16]
29 July 2011	Boaz Myhill	Birmingham City	Loan^[17]
5 August 2011	Chris Wood	Birmingham City	Loan
15 August 2011	Ishmael Miller	Nottingham Forest	£1,200,000^[18]
	James Hurst	Blackpool	Loan
	Marek Čech	Trabzonspor	Undisclosed
	Pablo Ibáñez	Birmingham City	Undisclosed
	Saido Berahino	Northampton Town	Loan
	Gonzalo Jara	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan
	Luke Daniels	Southend United	Loan
	Paul Downing	Barnet	Loan
	James Hurst	Shrewsbury Town	Loan
	Joe Mattock	Portsmouth	Loan
	George Thorne	Portsmouth	Loan
	Marc-Antoine Fortuné	Doncaster Rovers	Loan
	James Hurst	Chesterfield	Loan
	Chris Wood	Bristol City	Loan
	Roman Bednář	Blackpool	Free
	Gonzalo Jara	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan
	Joe Mattock	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan

^ Signed for Doncaster Rovers on August 4, 2011^[9]
^ Signed for St Johnstone on July 22, 2011
^ Signed for Dijon on June 30, 2011^[11]
^ Signed for RCD Mallorca on July 10, 2011^[13]

Notes

^ Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.
^ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
^ Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008.
^ Odemwingie was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SRR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his father and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2002.
^ Cox was born in Tilehurst, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011.
^ Brown was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
^ Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.
^ Sawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012.
^ Elford-Alliyu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
^ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
^ Barnes was born in Barking and Dagenham, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his grandparents, declared for them internationally in 2014, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2015.
^ Méïté was born in Colombes, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003.
^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.

References

^ "West Brom building on celebrity fan base". Express & Star. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
^ "Chairman reveals stadium plans". WBA Official Site. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ "West Brom sign Ipswich defender Gareth McAuley". BBC Sport. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "West Brom sign Billy Jones of Preston on free transfer". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Ben Foster joins West Brom on loan as Boaz Myhill heads to Birmingham". The Guardian. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Zoltan Gera rejoins West Brom after Fulham exit". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Shane Long joins West Bromwich Albion from Reading". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ Shown on Match of the Day on 31 January.
^ "Doncaster Rovers sign Bouhenna, Radford and Barnes". BBC Sport. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Baggies release three first-team squad members". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011.
^ "Abdoulaye Meite joins French newcomers Dijon". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Baggies release three first-team squad members". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011.
^ "Mallorca bring in Zuiverloon". Sky Sports. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Baggies release three first-team squad members". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011.
^ "Scott Carson leaves West Bromwich Albion to join Bursaspor". The Guardian. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Valero leaves West Brom". Sky Sports. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Ben Foster joins West Brom on loan as Boaz Myhill heads to Birmingham". The Guardian. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Nottingham Forest sign West Brom's Ishmael Miller". BBC Sport. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[table_note_res_EL30.65230220214105-13] Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.

[22] Signed for Doncaster Rovers on August 4, 2011^[9]

[24] Signed for St Johnstone on July 22, 2011

[27] Signed for Dijon on June 30, 2011^[11]

[30] Signed for RCD Mallorca on July 10, 2011^[13]

[2] Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.

[3] Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.

[4] Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008.

[5] Odemwingie was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SRR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his father and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2002.

[6] Cox was born in Tilehurst, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011.

[7] Brown was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.

[8] Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.

[9] Sawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012.

[10] Elford-Alliyu was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-17 level.

[11] Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.

[20] Barnes was born in Barking and Dagenham, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his grandparents, declared for them internationally in 2014, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2015.

[25] Méïté was born in Colombes, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2003.

[33] Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.

[1] "West Brom building on celebrity fan base". Express & Star. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[12] "Chairman reveals stadium plans". WBA Official Site. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[14] "West Brom sign Ipswich defender Gareth McAuley". BBC Sport. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[15] "West Brom sign Billy Jones of Preston on free transfer". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[16] "Ben Foster joins West Brom on loan as Boaz Myhill heads to Birmingham". The Guardian. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[17] "Zoltan Gera rejoins West Brom after Fulham exit". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[18] "Shane Long joins West Bromwich Albion from Reading". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[19] Shown on Match of the Day on 31 January.

[21] "Doncaster Rovers sign Bouhenna, Radford and Barnes". BBC Sport. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[23] "Baggies release three first-team squad members". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011.

[26] "Abdoulaye Meite joins French newcomers Dijon". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[28] "Baggies release three first-team squad members". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011.

[29] "Mallorca bring in Zuiverloon". Sky Sports. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[31] "Baggies release three first-team squad members". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011.

[32] "Scott Carson leaves West Bromwich Albion to join Bursaspor". The Guardian. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[34] "Valero leaves West Brom". Sky Sports. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[35] "Ben Foster joins West Brom on loan as Boaz Myhill heads to Birmingham". The Guardian. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[36] "Nottingham Forest sign West Brom's Ishmael Miller". BBC Sport. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

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