2011–12 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
2011–12 season
ManagerSteve Kean
StadiumEwood Park
Premier League19th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Yakubu (18)
All: Yakubu (18)
Highest home attendance26,532 vs Manchester United
(League, 2 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance7,104 vs Leyton Orient
(League Cup, 20 September 2011)
Average home league attendance22,551

The 2011–12 season was Blackburn Rovers 124th season as a professional football club. The 2011–12 season is Blackburn Rovers' 18th season in the Premier League, and their 11th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

On 7 May 2012, Blackburn were relegated to the Football League Championship after a 0–1 home defeat to Wigan Athletic. They ended the season at 19th place after losing the last Premier League game 2–1 against Chelsea on 13 May 2012.[1]

Club

Blackburn players celebrate winning at home against Arsenal on 17 September 2011

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Steve Kean
Assistant manager John Jensen (until 28 September 2011)
Eric Black (appointed 20 January 2012)
Assistant head coach Paul Clement (appointed 14 October 2011) (until 6 January 2012)
Assistant coaches Iain Brunskill
Bobby Mimms
Goalkeeping coach Bobby Mimms
Youth coach David Lowe

Last updated: October 2011
Source: [2]

Medical staff

Position Staff
Doctor Duncan Robertson
Youth team Doctor Chris Dalton
Physiotherapist Dave Fevre
Mark Palmer

Last updated: October 2011
Source: [2]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Aston Villa 38 7 17 14 37 53 −16 38
17 Queens Park Rangers 38 10 7 21 43 66 −23 37
18 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 10 6 22 46 77 −31 36 Relegation to Football League Championship
19 Blackburn Rovers (R) 38 8 7 23 48 78 −30 31
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 38 5 10 23 40 82 −42 25
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Pre-season friendlies

First Team

13 July 2011 12:00 Blackburn Rovers 5 – 0 Oldham Athletic Brockhall
Roberts
Salgado
Henley 		Details Stadium: Brockhall training complex
16 July 2011 12:15 Accrington Stanley 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Morecambe
Guthrie 54' Report Andrews 15'
Kalinić 66'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: Unknown
16 July 2011 15:00 Morecambe 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Morecambe
Jevons 25' Report Formica 73' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: Unknown
27 July 2011 18:00 (11:00 GMT) 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy Aston Villa 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Hong Kong
Bent 49' Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 40,000 sellout credited for 2 matches
31 July 2011 18:00 (11:00 GMT) 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy Kitchee 0 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Hong Kong
Report Formica 35'
Dunn 70'
Blackman 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 40,000 sellout credited for 2 matches
6 August 2011 15:00 Kilmarnock 1 – 4 Blackburn Rovers Kilmarnock
Harkins 13' Report Dunn 15' (pen.)
Roberts 16', 34' (pen.)
Goodwillie 76'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,283

Reserves

9 July 2011 15:00 Kendal Town 1 – 7 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Kendal
Danny Williams 1' Report Aaron Doran 5'
Micah Evans 25'
Jamie Maclaren 27' (pen.)
James Knowles
Tom Hitchcock 60', 69'		 Stadium: Lakeland Radio Stadium
Attendance: 266
19 July 2011 19:30 Bamber Bridge 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Bamber Bridge
Matty Jones 37'
Danny Mahoney 75' (pen.)		 Report Reece Hands 45' (pen.) Stadium: QED Stadium
Attendance: Unknown
23 July 2011 15:00 2011 Lancashire Senior Cup Final Preston North End 1 – 1
(1 – 3 p)		 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Leyland
Iain Hume 73' Report Jamie Maclaren 56' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,288
26 July 2011 14:00 Rangers 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Glasgow
Report Jamie Maclaren Stadium: Murray Park
Attendance: Unknown
28 July 2011 13:00 Blackburn Rovers Reserves 2 – 2 Bulgaria U-19 Glasgow
Matthew Pearson
Micah Evans 		Report
Stadium: Murray Park
Attendance: Unknown
31 July 2011 13:00 Blackburn Rovers Reserves 3 – 1 Curzon Ashton Ashton-under-Lyne
Ryan Edwards 56'
Curtis Haley 67'
Robbie Cotton 84'		 Report Matthew Purcell 55' Stadium: Tameside Stadium
Attendance: Unknown
3 August 2011 19:00 Harrogate Town 0 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Harrogate
Report Osayamen Osawe
Jadan Hall
John O'Sullivan 		Stadium: Wetherby Road
10 August 2011 19:30 Chorley 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Victory Park
Shelton Payne Report Curtis Haley
Sean Cooke 		Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 452

Mid-season friendlies

7 October 2011 14:00 * Pune 0 – 3 Blackburn Rovers Pune
Report Roberts 35', 78'
Rochina 52'		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

Competitions

Premier League

13 August 2011 1 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
15:00 Formica 20' Report Fletcher 22'
Ward 47'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,996 (3,533 away)
20 August 2011 2 Aston Villa 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 Agbonlahor 12'
Heskey 25' Yellow card 55'
Delph Yellow card 58'
Bent 67'
Petrov Yellow card 80'		 Report Pedersen 52' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,319 (250 away)
27 August 2011 3 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Everton Blackburn
15:00 Report Arteta 90+2' (pen.) Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,826
11 September 2011 4 Fulham 1–1 Blackburn Rovers London
16:00 Zamora 38' Report Rochina 32' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,856 (300 away)
17 September 2011 5 Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Arsenal Blackburn
12:45 Yakubu 25', 59'
Song 50' (o.g.)
Koscielny 68' (o.g.)		 Report Gervinho 10'
Arteta 34'
Chamakh 85'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,637
24 September 2011 6 Newcastle United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ba 27', 30', 54' Report Hoilett 37' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 46,236 (1,174 away)
1 October 2011 7 Blackburn Rovers 0–4 Manchester City Blackburn
15:00 Report A. Johnson 56'
Balotelli 59'
Nasri 73'
Savić 87'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,760 (7,531 away)
15 October 2011 8 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 Helguson 16' Report Samba 24' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,487 (971 away)
23 October 2011 9 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn
15:00 Formica 28' Report van der Vaart 15', 53' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,786
29 October 2011 10 Norwich City 3–3 Blackburn Rovers Norwich
15:00 Morison 53'
Johnson 82'
Holt 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Hoilett 45+3'
Yakubu 62'
Samba 64'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,440
Referee: Anthony Taylor
5 November 2011 11 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Chelsea Blackburn
15:00 Report Lampard 51' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Mike Dean
19 November 2011 12 Wigan Athletic 3–3 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 Gómez 7'
Caldwell 31'
Crusat 88'		 Report Yakubu 2', 90+9' (pen.)
Hoilett 59'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 17,329
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 November 2011 13 Stoke City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Stoke
12:45 Delap 28'
Whelan 58'
Crouch 71'		 Report Rochina 85' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,686 (397 away)
Referee: Mark Halsey
3 December 2011 14 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Swansea City Blackburn
15:00 Yakubu 20', 45+2', 57', 82' (pen.) Report Lita 35'
Moore 66'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,080
Referee: Chris Foy
11 December 2011 15 Sunderland 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Sunderland
13:30 Vaughan 83'
Larsson 90+2'		 Vukčević 17' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,863 (319 away)
Referee: Peter Walton
17 December 2011 16 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 Dann 72' Report Morrison 52'
Odemwingie 89'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,909 (2,564 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
20 December 2011 17 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn
20:00 Yakubu 67' Report M. Davies 5'
Reo-Coker 30'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,570 (4,300 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 December 2011 18 Liverpool 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
15:00 Maxi 53' Report Adam 45' (o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,441 (571 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
31 December 2011 19 Manchester United 2–3 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
12:45 Berbatov 52', 62' Report Yakubu 16' (pen.), 51'
Hanley 80'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,146
Referee: Mike Dean
2 January 2012 20 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Stoke City Blackburn
15:00 Goodwillie 69' Report Crouch 17', 45' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,615
Referee: Lee Mason
14 January 2012 21 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Fulham Blackburn
15:00 Pedersen 45+4'
Dunn 46'
Formica 79'		 Report Duff 56' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,003
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 January 2012 22 Everton 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Everton
15:00 Cahill 24' Report Goodwillie 72' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,464 (1,229 away)
1 February 2012 23 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Newcastle United Blackburn
19:45 Report Dann 12' (o.g.)
Obertan 90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,817
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 February 2012 24 Arsenal 7–1 Blackburn Rovers London
13:00 van Persie 2', 38', 62'
Chamberlain 40', 54'
Arteta 51'
Henry 90+3'		 Report Pedersen 32' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,643
Referee: Andre Marriner
11 February 2012 25 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Blackburn
15:00 Yakubu 15'
Nzonzi 23'
Onuoha 45+3' (o.g.)		 Report Mackie 71', 90+2' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,252
Referee: Mike Dean
25 February 2012 26 Manchester City 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
17:30 Balotelli 30'
Agüero 52'
Džeko 81'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,782 (556 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
3 March 2012 27 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa Blackburn
15:00 Dunn 85' Report N'Zogbia 24' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,717
Referee: Howard Webb
10 March 2012 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 Report Hoilett 43', 69' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 26,121 (1,350 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
20 March 2012 29 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Sunderland Blackburn
19:45 Hoilett 58'
Yakubu 86'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,056
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 March 2012 30 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
15:00 Wheater 28', 35' Report Nzonzi 56' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 26,901 (2,800 away)
Referee: Andre Marriner
2 April 2012 31 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Manchester United Blackburn
20:00 Hanley Yellow card 54' Report Valencia Yellow card 40' 81'
Young 86'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,532 (7,500 away)
Referee: Howard Webb
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
10 April 2012 33 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Liverpool Blackburn
20:00 Orr Yellow card 28'
Yakubu 36', 61' (pen.)
Hoilett Yellow card 62'
Formica Yellow card 64'
Hanley Yellow card 90'		 Flanagan Yellow card 12'
Maxi 13', 16' Yellow card 45+1'
Doni Red card 25'
Jones Yellow card 61'
Bellamy Yellow card 72'
Henderson Yellow card 86'
Carroll 90'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,517 (7,500 away)
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 April 2012 34 Swansea City 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Swansea
15:00 GMT Sigurðsson 37'
Dyer 43'
Dann 63' (o.g.)		 Report Hoilett Yellow card 33'
Formica Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 18,985 (680 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
21 April 2012 35 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Norwich City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Formica 41'
Hoilett 49'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,218
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 April 2012 36 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Blackburn Rovers London
16:00 GMT van der Vaart 22'
Walker 75'		 Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,798 (207 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
7 May 2012 37 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
20:00 GMT Report Alcaraz 87' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,144
13 May 2012 38 Chelsea 2–1 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 GMT Terry 31'
Raul Meireles 34'		 Report Yakubu 60' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,742 (448 away)
Referee: Lee Mason

Results by Round

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 H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A
Result L L L D W L L D L D L D L W L L L D W L W D L L W L D W W L L L L L W L L L
Position 15 19 19 20 16 18 19 20 20 18 19 20 20 18 19 19 20 20 17 20 18 18 19 20 18 18 17 16 16 16 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19

FA Cup

7 January 2012 Third round Newcastle United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Ben Arfa 70'
Jonás 90+5'		 Report Goodwillie 35' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,876 (357 away)

League Cup

24 August 2011 Second round Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
20:00 BST Rochina 3', 4'
Goodwillie 7'		 Report Morrison 50' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 8,607
20 September 2011 Third round Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Leyton Orient Blackburn
20:00 BST Roberts 44' (pen.)
Rochina 71'
Vukčević 75'		 Report Mooney 64'
Cox 86'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,104
26 October 2011 Fourth round Blackburn Rovers 4–3 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Blackburn
20:00 BST Rochina 5'
Yakubu 64' (pen.)
Pedersen 99'
Givet 120'		 Report Guthrie 90+3'
Cabaye 90+6'
Løvenkrands 105+3'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,682 (4,500 away)
29 November 2011 Quarter-finals Cardiff City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
19:45 GMT Miller 19'
Gerrard 50'		 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,436 (800 away)

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 13 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Paul Robinson 34 0 34 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Sweden SWE Martin Olsson 30 0 23+4 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF France FRA Gaël Givet 26 1 21+1 0 1 0 3 1
8 MF England ENG David Dunn 28 2 21+5 2 0 0 1+1 0
9 FW France FRA Anthony Modeste 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Mauro Formica 38 4 25+9 4 0+1 0 2+1 0
11 MF Australia AUS Vince Grella 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 MF Norway NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen 36 3 33 3 1 0 2 0
13 GK England ENG Mark Bunn 7 0 3 0 1 0 3 0
14 MF Serbia SRB Radosav Petrović 23 0 10+9 0 1 0 3 0
15 MF France FRA Steven Nzonzi 34 2 31+1 2 1 0 1 0
16 DF England ENG Scott Dann 28 1 27 1 0 0 1 0
18 MF England ENG Bradley Orr 12 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Jordan Slew 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 FW Spain ESP Rubén Rochina 22 6 9+9 2 1 0 2+1 4
21 MF Sweden SWE Marcus Olsson 12 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW England ENG Nick Blackman 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
23 FW Canada CAN Junior Hoilett 37 7 35 7 0 0 0+2 0
24 FW Nigeria NGA Yakubu 32 18 29+1 17 0 0 0+2 1
25 FW Scotland SCO David Goodwillie 23 4 4+16 2 1 1 2 1
29 MF Montenegro MNE Simon Vukčević 9 2 4+3 1 1 0 1 1
31 DF Scotland SCO Grant Hanley 27 1 19+4 1 1 0 3 0
32 DF Brazil BRA Bruno Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England ENG Josh Morris 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK England ENG Jake Kean 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Jason Lowe 36 0 30+2 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
36 MF Algeria ALG Amine Linganzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England ENG Zac Aley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF England ENG Myles Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Wales WAL Adam Henley 8 0 4+3 0 1 0 0 0
40 MF England ENG Robbie Cotton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
4 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Christopher Samba 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0
6 DF New Zealand NZL Ryan Nelsen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Australia AUS Brett Emerton 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts 11 1 4+5 0 0 0 1+1 1
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have been stripped of shirt number:
2 DF Spain ESP Míchel Salgado (removed from 1st team duty)[4]* 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
  • Due to clauses in Salgado's contracts regarding an automatic payrise and a one-year extension to his current contract, he was excluded from first team duty.

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 24 Yakubu 17 0 1 18
2 FW 20 Rubén Rochina 2 1 4 7
MF 23 Junior Hoilett 7 0 0 7
4 FW 25 David Goodwillie 2 1 1 4
MF 12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 3 0 1 4
Own Goals 4 0 0 4
7 MF 10 Mauro Formica 3 0 0 3
8 MF 8 David Dunn 2 0 0 2
MF 15 Steven Nzonzi 2 0 0 2
DF 4 Christopher Samba 2 0 0 2
FW 29 Simon Vukčević 1 0 1 2
11 DF 16 Scott Dann 1 0 0 1
DF 5 Gaël Givet 0 0 1 1
DF 31 Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
FW 30 Jason Roberts 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 47 1 10 53

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8 MF David Dunn 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
3 DF Martin Olsson 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
8 DF Gaël Givet 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
9 FW Anthony Modeste 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
24 FW Yakubu 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
35 MF Jason Lowe 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
15 MF Steven Nzonzi 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
31 DF Grant Hanley 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
12 MF Morten Gamst Pedersen 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2 DF Míchel Salgado 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 MF Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
16 DF Scott Dann 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF Radosav Petrović 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
30 FW Jason Roberts 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 FW Rubén Rochina 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Christopher Samba 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 GK Mark Bunn 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Brett Emerton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Mauro Formica 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Marcus Olsson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Bradley Orr 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 57 5 1 0 3 0 61 5

Transfers

Transfers

Summer 2011

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
1 July 2011 DF England Myles Anderson Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed fee *(rep. minimal fee) [5]
4 August 2011 FW Scotland David Goodwillie Scotland Dundee United Undisclosed fee *(rep. £2.8 million) [6]
10 August 2011 MF Serbia Radosav Petrović Serbia Partizan Undisclosed fee *(rep. £2.7 million) [7]
22 August 2011 DF Portugal Bruno Ribeiro Portugal Grêmio Prudente Free transfer/End of contract [8]
26 August 2011 MF Montenegro Simon Vukčević Portugal Sporting CP Undisclosed fee *(rep. £2 million) [9]
31 August 2011 FW Nigeria Yakubu England Everton Undisclosed fee *(rep. £1.5 million) [10]
31 August 2011 DF England Scott Dann England Birmingham City Undisclosed fee *(rep. £6m-£8m) [11]
31 August 2011 FW England Jordan Slew England Sheffield United Undisclosed fee *(rep. £1m) [12]

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed fee *(rep. minimal fee) £16 million-£18 million + additional undisclosed fees & add-ons

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
May 2011 GK Frank Fielding Derby County Undisclosed fee *(rep. £400,000) [13]
June 2011 DF Zurab Khizanishvili Kayserispor Free transfer/End of contract [14]
June/July 2011 GK Jason Brown Aberdeen Free transfer/End of contract [15]
13 June 2011 DF Phil Jones Manchester United Undisclosed fee *(rep. £16.5m-£22m plus add ons) [16]
June 2011 MF Michael Potts York City Free transfer/End of contract
July 2011 CF Maceo Rigters Gold Coast United End of contract [17]
July 2011 MF Jordan Bowen Chorley Free transfer/End of contract [18]
July 2011 DF Damilola Ajagbe Free agent End of contract
July 2011 DF Andy Parry Free agent End of contract
July 2011 FW Toni Vastić Bayern Munich II Minimal fee
July 2011 FW Benjani Portsmouth Free transfer/End of contract [19]
July 2011 MF Aaron Doran Inverness Caledonian Thistle Undisclosed fee *(rep. 50% sell on fee) [20]
11 August 2011 FW Nikola Kalinić FC Dnipro Undisclosed fee *(rep. £7m) [21]
12 August 2011 DF Gavin Gunning Dundee United Undisclosed fee [22]
25 August 2011 MF Brett Emerton Sydney FC Undisclosed fee [23]
1 September 2011 MF El Hadji Diouf Free agent Mutually agreed contract termination [24]
October 2011 DF Cameron Lindsay Free agent
(later signed for) Wellington Phoenix 		Released [25]

Total income: Increase Undisclosed fee *(rep. minimal fee) £23.9 million-£29.4 million + Undisclosed fees

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
31 June 2011 31 October 2011 FW Tom Hitchcock Plymouth Argyle
2 August 2011[26] 5 November 2011 GK Jake Kean Rochdale
12 August 2011[27] 31 January 2012 MF Keith Andrews Ipswich Town
31 October 2011 31 July 2012 FW Micah Evans Accrington Stanley
23 November 2011 26 Jan 2012 MF Hérold Goulon Doncaster Rovers

January transfer window 2012

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
17 January 2012 MF Tim Payne Waitakere United Undisclosed fee *(rep. minimal fee) [28]
31 January 2012 MF Marcus Olsson Free agent Free transfer [29]
31 January 2012 DF Bradley Orr Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed fee *(rep. minimal fee) [30]

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed fee *(rep. minimal fee)

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
26 January 2012 FW Jason Roberts Reading Undisclosed fee *(rep. £500,000) [31]
31 January 2012 MF Keith Andrews Free agent
(later signed for) West Brom 		Released [32]
1 February 2012 DF Ryan Nelsen Free agent
(later signed for) Tottenham Hotspur 		Released [33]
2 February 2012 FW Tom Hitchcock Free agent Released [34]
24 February 2012 CB Christopher Samba Anzhi Undisclosed fee *(rep. £11 million) [35]

Total income: Increase Undisclosed fee *(rep.£11.5 million)

Loan in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From
19 January 2012[36] 31 July 2012 FW Anthony Modeste FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
1 February 2012 31 July 2012 FW Filip Pivkovski FC Nordsjælland

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  30. ^ Rovers agree Orr deal. 31 January 2012 Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  31. ^ Roberts joins the Royals. 26 January 2012 Archived 28 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ Keith Andrews released. Signs for WBA. 31 January 2012
  33. ^ Ryan Nelsen released. 1 February 2012 Archived 3 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  34. ^ Hitchcock leaves Blackburn. 2 February 2012
  35. ^ Samba heads to Russia. 24 February 2012 Archived 28 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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