2011–12 Everton F.C. season


The 2011–12 season of Everton F.C. was the club's 20th season in the Premier League and 58th consecutive season in the top division of English football. It was also Everton's 113th season of league football and 115th season in all competitions. The club entered the League Cup in the second round and were knocked out in the fourth round following a 1–2 home defeat to Chelsea. The club entered the FA Cup in the third round and advanced all the way to the semi-finals where they faced rivals Liverpool, at Wembley, for the first time since 1989. Everton's run ensured they stretched their number of quarter-final appearances in the competition to 41, which is a record. Despite taking the lead in the semi-final, Everton lost the game 1–2.
Everton's Premier League campaign was delayed by a week due to the London riots forcing a postponement of their scheduled starting match at Tottenham Hotspur. In January, manager David Moyes became the fourth boss to win 150 Premier League games in its 20-year history, after Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and Harry Redknapp. Everton finished in seventh place, boasting a nine-game-long unbeaten run in the league to end the season. The unbeaten run was led by winter signing Nikica Jelavić, who scored nine goals in thirteen league games, and was awarded with the Premier League Player of the Month award for April for his efforts.

Results

Pre-season

Premier League

League Cup

FA Cup

League table

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Statistics

League results summary

Appearances

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Sorting is based on the UEFA Fair Play criteria that a yellow card is worth one point and a red card is worth three points.

Home attendances

CompDateScoreOpponentAttendance
Premier League20 August 20110–1Queens Park Rangers35,008
League Cup24 August 20113–1Sheffield United17,173
Premier League10 September 20112–2Aston Villa32,736
Premier League17 September 20113–1Wigan Athletic31,576
League Cup21 September 20112–1West Bromwich Albion17,647
Premier League1 October 20110–2Liverpool39,510
League Cup26 October 20111–2Chelsea23,170
Premier League29 October 20110–1Manchester United35,494
Premier League19 November 20112–1Wolverhampton Wanderers33,953
Premier League4 December 20110–1Stoke City33,219
Premier League17 December 20111–1Norwich City31,004
Premier League21 December 20111–0Swansea City32,004
Premier League4 January 20121–2Bolton Wanderers29,561
FA Cup7 January 20122–0Tamworth27,564
Premier League21 January 20121–1Blackburn Rovers32,464
FA Cup27 January 20122–1Fulham25,300
Premier League31 January 20121–0Manchester City29,856
Premier League11 February 20122–0Chelsea33,924
FA Cup18 February 20122–0Blackpool38,347
Premier League10 March 20121–0Tottenham Hotspur34,992
FA Cup17 March 20121–1Sunderland38,875
Premier League21 March 20120–1Arsenal30,330
Premier League31 March 20122–0West Bromwich Albion32,051
Premier League9 April 20124–0Sunderland32,249
Premier League28 April 20124–0Fulham31,885
Premier League13 May 20123–1Newcastle United39,517
Total attendance780,812
Total league attendance631,333
Average attendance30,031
Average league attendance33,228

Overall

Includes all competitive games.

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

PlayerFromDateLength of loan
Royston Drenthe Real Madrid31 August 2011Season-long loan
Denis Stracqualursi Tigre31 August 2011Season-long loan
Landon Donovan LA Galaxy15 December 2011Two-month loan
Steven Pienaar Tottenham Hotspur31 January 2012Six-month loan

Loans out

PlayerToDateLength of loan
João Silva Vitória de Setúbal12 August 2011Season-long loan
Shane Duffy Scunthorpe United31 August 2011Four-month loan
Joseph Yobo Fenerbahçe6 September 2011Season-long loan
Jose Baxter Tranmere Rovers22 September 2011One-month loan
James Wallace Shrewsbury Town3 November 2011Two-month loan
James Wallace Stevenage10 January 2012One-month loan
James Wallace Tranmere Rovers19 January 2012Five-month loan
Adam Forshaw Brentford24 February 2012Four-month loan
Conor McAleny Scunthorpe United23 March 2012Two-month loan

Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPos.Name
August
GK
 Tim Howard
September
DF
 Tony Hibbert
October
MF
 Jack Rodwell
November
DF
 Phil Jagielka
December
DF
 Leighton Baines
January
MF
 Landon Donovan
February
FW
 Denis Stracqualursi
March
DF
 John Heitinga
April
FW
 Nikica Jelavić

Premier League Player of the Month

MonthPos.Name
April
FW
 Nikica Jelavić

PFA Premier League Team of the Year

Pos.Name
DF
 Leighton Baines

End of season awards

AwardWinner
Player of the Season John Heitinga
Players' Player of the Season Sylvain Distin
Young Player of the Season Apostolos Vellios
Reserve Player of the Season Adam Forshaw
Academy Player of the Season Hallam Hope
Goal of the Season Phil Neville vs. West Bromwich Albion