2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season

Bristol City
201112 season
Chairman Colin Sexstone
Manager Derek McInnes
Stadium Ashton Gate Stadium
Championship 20th
FA Cup 3rd Round
Football League Cup 1st Round
Top goalscorer League: Jon Stead (9)
All: Jon Stead (9)
Highest home attendance 19,003 vs. Coventry City, 9 April 2012
Lowest home attendance 7,708 vs. Swindon Town, 24 August 2011
Average home league attendance 16,018
Home colours
Away colours

League data

League table

# Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
C Reading 46 27 8 11 69 41 +28 89
P Southampton 46 26 10 10 85 46 +39 88
3 West Ham United 46 24 14 8 81 48 +33 86
4 Birmingham City 46 20 16 10 78 51 +27 76
5 Blackpool 46 20 15 11 79 59 +20 75
6 Cardiff City 46 19 18 9 66 53 +13 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 18 16 12 52 51 +1 70
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
13 Burnley 46 17 11 18 61 58 +3 62
14 Leeds United 46 17 10 19 65 68 -3 61
15 Ipswich Town 46 17 10 19 69 77 -8 61
16 Millwall 46 15 12 19 55 57 -2 57
17 Crystal Palace 46 13 17 16 46 51 -5 56
18 Peterborough United 46 13 11 22 67 77 -10 50
19 Nottingham Forest 46 14 8 24 48 63 -15 50
20 Bristol City 46 12 13 21 44 68 -24 49
21 Barnsley 46 13 9 24 49 74 -25 48
R Portsmouth* 46 13 11 22 50 59 -9 40
R Coventry City 46 9 13 24 41 65 -24 40
R Doncaster Rovers 46 8 12 26 43 80 -37 36

* – Portsmouth deducted ten points

Promotion to Premier League
Qualification to Championship playoffs
Relegation to League One
Last updated: 13:28, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Squad

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

No. Position Player
4 England DF Liam Fontaine
5 Wales DF Lewin Nyatanga
6 Scotland DF Louis Carey (captain)
7 England MF Marvin Elliott
8 Australia MF Neil Kilkenny
9 England FW Jon Stead
11 England MF Martyn Woolford
12 England FW Ryan Taylor
14 England MF Cole Skuse
15 England MF Bobby Reid
17 France MF Yannick Bolasie
18 Wales DF James Wilson
21 Mali DF Kalifa Cissé
22 England GK Dean Gerken
No. Position Player
23 England DF Joe Edwards (on loan to Yeovil Town)
26 Scotland DF Richard Foster
27 Ghana MF Albert Adomah
29 England DF Aaron Amadi-Holloway
31 England MF Joe Bryan
32 England GK Lewis Carey
34 Jersey FW Brett Pitman
35 Jamaica DF Damion Stewart (on loan at Notts County)
37 Scotland MF Stephen Pearson

Statistics

As of 29 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England David James 37 0 35+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF Scotland Jamie McAllister 13 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF England Liam Fontaine 25 0 25+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Wales Lewin Nyatanga 31 0 28+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF Scotland Louis Carey 20 0 17+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England Marvin Elliott 27 2 27+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Australia Neil Kilkenny 41 1 31+8 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW England Jon Stead 25 6 16+8 6 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF England Hogan Ephraim 5 1 3+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England Martyn Woolford 27 1 11+14 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW England Ryan Taylor 8 1 0+7 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF England Cole Skuse 38 2 36+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF England Bobby Reid 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Scotland David Clarkson 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie 23 1 7+15 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 DF Wales James Wilson 22 0 14+6 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 DF Wales Christian Ribeiro 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Jamaica Jamal Campbell-Ryce 18 0 12+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 DF Mali Kalifa Cissé 31 2 25+6 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK England Dean Gerken 11 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF England Joe Edwards 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW England Marlon Jackson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF England Danny Ball 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland Richard Foster 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England Albert Adomah 46 5 38+6 5 1+0 0 0+1 0
31 MF England Joe Bryan 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK England Lewis Carey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 FW England Brett Pitman 36 7 12+22 7 0+1 0 1+0 0
35 DF Jamaica Damion Stewart 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF Northern Ireland Ryan McGivern 30 0 25+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF Scotland Stephen Pearson 28 3 27+0 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
38 DF Israel Dekel Keinan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW New Zealand Chris Wood 18 3 12+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players featured for club who have left:
DF Cameroon André Amougou 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Sean Davis 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Lee Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Nicky Hunt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England Nicky Maynard 28 8 26+1 8 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Stephen McManus 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England Jordan Spence 11 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
GK England David James 39 37 38+0 36+0 1+0 1+0

Starting XI

The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.
Starting Formation: 4-5-1

No. Nat. Position Name Starts
1 England GK David James 36
26 Scotland RB Richard Foster 19
4 England CB Liam Fontaine (C) 25
6 Scotland CB Louis Carey 35
36 Northern Ireland LB Ryan McGivern 26
14 England RW Cole Skuse 38
8 Australia CM Neil Kilkenny 32
7 England CM Marvin Elliott 27
37 Scotland LW Stephen Pearson 27
10 England ST Nicky Maynard 28
27 Ghana ST Albert Adomah 38

Captains

Number Pos Player Starts
(as captain)
07MFMarvin Elliott27
06DFLouis Carey18
04DFLiam Fontaine27
14MFCole Skuse1

Goalscoring record

No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
9FWJon Stead6009
10FWNicky Maynard8008
34FWBrett Pitman7007
27FWAlbert Adomah5005
37MFStephen Pearson3003
39FWChris Wood3003
14MFCole Skuse2003
21MFKalifa Cissé2002
7MFMarvin Elliott2002
10MFHogan Ephraim1001
17MFYannick Bolasie1001
8MFNeil Kilkenny1001
12FWRyan Taylor1001
11MFMartyn Woolford1001
Total420042

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
37MFStephen Pearson40110051
34FWBrett Pitman51000051
6DFLouis Carey41000041
36DFRyan McGivern41000041
18DFJames Wilson41000041
4DFLiam Fontaine31000031
17MFYannick Bolasie11000011
9FWJon Stead60000060
14MFCole Skuse50000050
27FWAlbert Adomah40000040
21MFKalifa Cissé40000040
26DFRichard Foster40000040
8MFNeil Kilkenny40000040
3DFJamie McAllister40000040
10FWNicky Maynard30000030
33DFAndré Amougou20000020
10MFSean Davis20000020
28DFStephen McManus20000020
2DFJordan Spence20000020
11MFMartyn Woolford10001020
20MFJamal Campbell-Ryce10000010
23DFJoe Edwards10000010
7MFMarvin Elliott10000010
4DFLiam Fontaine10000010
22GKDean Gerken10000010
1GKDavid James10000010
5DFLewin Nyatanga10000010
37MFStephen Pearson10000010
35DFDamion Stewart10000010
Total7461110767

Penalties

Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition
17 AUG 11Nicky MaynardNoLeicester CityChampionship
7 APR 12Chris WoodYesNottingham ForestChampionship
21 APR 12Jon SteadYesBarnsleyChampionship

Suspensions served

Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
7 January1Stephen PearsonSent Off vs. Crawley TownBrighton & Hove Albion (A)
28 January3Louis CareySent Off vs. ReadingLeeds United (H), Hull City (A), Crystal Palace (H)
4 February1Yannick BolasieSent Off vs. Leeds UnitedHull City (A)
4 February3James WilsonSent Off vs. Leeds UnitedHull City (A), Crystal Palace (H)
20 March3Liam FontaineSent Off vs. WatfordMiddlesbrough (A), Derby (H), Nottm Forest (A)
24 March1Ryan McGivernSent Off vs. MiddlesbroughDerby (H)
9 April3Brett PitmanSent Off vs. CoventryBirminghamWest HamBarnsley (H)

International call-ups

No.PNameCountryLevelCapsGoalsNotes
27 MF Albert Adomah  Ghana Senior 0 0 Called to play Nigeria (9 August) (Game postponed due to London Riots)
8 MF Neil Kilkenny  Australia Senior 1 0 Called to play Wales (10 August)
21 MF Kalifa Cissé  Mali Senior 0 0 Called to play Tunisia (10 August)
5 DF Lewin Nyatanga  Wales Senior 0 0 On standby to play Montenegro (2 September)
8 MF Neil Kilkenny  Australia Senior 0 0 Called to play Thailand (2 September)
27 MF Albert Adomah  Ghana Senior 0 0 Called to play Swaziland (2 September)
5 DF Lewin Nyatanga  Wales Senior 0 0 On standby to play England (6 September)
8 MF Neil Kilkenny  Australia Senior 0 0 Called to play Saudi Arabia (6 September)
27 MF Albert Adomah  Ghana Senior 0 0 Called to play Brazil (5 September)

Results

Pre-season friendlies

Championship

FA Cup

Bristol City's FA Cup Third Round tie was drawn away to Crawley Town as Ball Number 5 (City) and Ball Number 51 (Crawley) respectively, the tie was played on 7 January 2012, with a kick-off time at 15:00. City lost by a single goal to Crawley from a Matt Tubbs goal.

League Cup

Bristol City's League Cup Round 1 tie against Swindon, drawn to be played on 9 August 2011, was postponed on police advice. This was due to fears of safety issues following rioting in London. The game was set to a new date 24 August 2011. City lost by a single goal to Swindon from a De Vita goal.[1]

Transfers

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
17 MF Bolasie EU Democratic Republic of the Congo
France
22 Transfer Plymouth Argyle Summer 2013 £50,0001 BBC Sport
12 FW Taylor EU England23 Free Transfer Rotherham United Summer 2014 Tribunal BBC Sport
8 MF Kilkenny EU Australia
England
25 Free Transfer Leeds United Summer 2014 Free BCFC Official Site
37 MF Pearson EU Scotland29 Transfer Derby County Winter 2012 Free BBC Sport
26 DF Foster EU Scotland26 Transfer AberdeenScotland Winter 2014 £250,0002 BBC Sport

Notes
1Although officially undisclosed Bristol Evening Post believed the deal to be around £50,000.[2]

2Although officially undisclosed Soccerbase reported the deal to be worth £250,000.[3]

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
2 DF Spence England21 West Ham United 3 August 24 April BBC Sport Official Site
36 DF McGivern Northern Ireland26 Manchester City 31 August 30 May BBC Sport
37 MF Pearson Scotland29 Derby County 4 November 6 January DCFC Official Site BBC Sport
39 FW Wood New Zealand24 West Bromwich Albion 12 January 30 May BBC Sport
28 DF McManus Scotland29 Middlesbrough 14 February 28 March BBC Sport Sky Sports
10 MF Davis England32 Bolton Wanderers 24 February 24 March Sky Sports
33 DF Amougou Cameroon27 Burnley 22 March 24 April BBC Sport Official Site
10 MF Ephraim England24 Queens Park Rangers 22 March 30 May BBC Sport
38 DF Keinan Israel27 Cardiff City 22 March 30 May BBC Sport

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
17 MF Sproule Northern Ireland30 Free Transfer HibernianScotland Summer Free 130 7 BBC Sport
16 FW Akinde England21 Transfer Crawley Town Summer Undisclosed 21 1 Crawley Town Official Site
13 GK Henderson Republic of Ireland23 Free Transfer Portsmouth Summer Free 2 0 Sky Sports
MF Keohane Republic of Ireland20 Free Transfer Exeter City Summer Free 0 0 BBC Sport
16 MF Lennox Englandunknown Released Winter Free 0 0 BCFC Official Site
10 FW Maynard England25 Transfer West Ham United Winter Undisclosed 124 45 BCFC Official Site
28 DF Hunt England28 Free Transfer Preston North End Winter Free 8 0 BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
33 MF Johnson England30 Chesterfield 26 August 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
24 FW Jackson England20 Northampton Town 13 September 19 November BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
16 FW Clarkson Scotland26 Brentford 15 September 15 October BBC Sport
23 DF Edwards England21 Stockport County 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
19 DF Ribeiro Wales22 Carlisle United 2 November 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
24 FW Jackson England21 Cheltenham Town 24 November 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
26 MF Reid England18 Cheltenham Town 24 November 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
24 FW Jackson England25 Telford United 5 January BCFC Official Site
35 DF Stewart Jamaica36 Notts County 5 January BCFC Official Site
19 DF Ribeiro Wales22 Scunthorpe United 11 January 22 March BBC Sport Sky Sports
23 DF Edwards England26 Yeovil Town 12 January BBC Sport
3 DF McAllister Scotland33 Preston North End 20 January 22 February BBC Sport Sky Sports
20 MF Campbell-Ryce Jamaica29 Leyton Orient 8 March 31 May BBC Sport

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Overall summary

Summary

Games played 48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won 12 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn 13 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 23 (21 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 44 (44 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals conceded 70 (68 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goal difference −26
Clean sheets 8 (8 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards 76 (74 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Red cards 7 (6 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline Stephen Pearson (5 , 1 Red card)
Best result 3-1 vs. Burnley, 5 November 2011
Worst result 0−5 vs. Blackpool, 1 October 2011
Most appearances Albert Adomah (46 appearances)
Top scorer Jon Stead (9 goals)
Points 49

Competition summary

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League Championship 19th 9 August 201128/29 April 2012
Football League Cup 1st Round 1st Round 24 August 201124 August 2011
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 7 January 20127 January 2012

Last updated: 12 October 2011
Source: Competitions

References

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