# 2011–12 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Doncaster Rover's 9th consecutive season in The Football League, and their 4th consecutive in the second tier. This season resulted in relegation and ended their four-year stay in the Championship.

## Season Review
### Kits

Doncaster continued with Nike as their kit suppliers and One Call Insurance as their shirt sponsor. Their home kit contained Doncaster's traditional broad red and white hoops however this season they opted for black trimmings on their kit and the red shorts and socks replace last season black ones.

### Events

* 13 May – Doncaster reject a £2.3 million bid for Billy Sharp and a £300,000 bid for James Coppinger from Ipswich Town.
* 1 July – Doncaster reject a £3.25 million bid for Billy Sharp from Southampton. Former Queens Park Rangers striker, Rowan Vine joins on a trial.
* 5 September – Doncaster pay a total of £180,000 to Bury for the transfer of Kyle Bennet after a tribunal was settled, an initial £80,000 was to paid in two separate sums, one being immediately and another in January 2012 with a further £25,000 being paid for every 15 appearances he makes.
* 20 September – Cardiff City's Jon Parkin holds talks over a possible one-month loan deal.
* 23 September – Sean O'Driscoll is placed on gardening leave after 1 draw and 6 losses. Former Wrexham boss Dean Saunders joins on a three-year deal.
* 27 October – Former Wales international John Oster is ruled out for two months to undergo neck surgery.
* 31 October – Senegalese striker El-Hadji Diouf signs a 3-month deal which is later extended to the end of the 2012/13 season.
* 23 November – Midfielder Bolo Zenden opens talks with Doncaster over a potential free transfer.

### Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 20 | Bristol City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 49 | |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 48 | |
| 22 | Portsmouth (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to League One |
| 23 | Coventry City (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 40 | Relegation to League One |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 36 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2012. Source:

#### Result round by round

| Round | 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | D | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 12 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

### FA Cup

| Round | 3 |
| Ground | H |
| Result | L |

### League Cup

| Round | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | H | H |
| Result | W | L |

## Squad
### Detailed Overview

| No. | Name | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee | Contract end |
| 1 | Neil Sullivan | Sutton | 24 February 1970 | 204 | 0 | 28 | 0 | Leeds United | 15 May 2007 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 2 | James O'Connor | Birmingham | 20 November 1984 | 212 | 5 | – | – | Bournemouth | 16 May 2006 | £130,000 | 30 June 2012 |
| 3 | George Friend | Barnstaple | 19 October 1987 | 35 | 1 | – | – | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 June 2010 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 4 | Shelton Martis | Willemstad | 29 November 1982 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 February 2010 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2013 |
| 6 | James Chambers | Sandwell | 20 November 1980 | 97 | 0 | – | – | Leicester City | 5 August 2008 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 7 | Martin Woods | Airdrie | 1 January 1986 | 107 | 9 | – | – | Rotherham United | 5 June 2007 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 8 | Brian Stock | Winchester | 24 December 1981 | 188 | 22 | 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 3 January 2007 | £150,000 | 30 June 2013 |
| 9 | Chris Brown | Doncaster | 11 December 1984 | 22 | 10 | – | – | Preston North End | 14 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 10 | El Hadji Diouf | Dakar | 15 January 1981 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 31 October 2011 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 11 | Adam Lockwood | Wakefield | 26 October 1981 | 164 | 8 | – | – | Yeovil Town | 18 July 2006 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 12 | James Hayter | Sandown | 9 April 1979 | 145 | 34 | – | – | Bournemouth | 29 May 2007 | £200,000 | 30 June 2012 |
| 14 | Tommy Spurr | Leeds | 30 September 1987 | – | – | – | – | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 June 2011 | £200,000 | 30 June 2013 |
| 16 | John Oster | Boston | 8 December 1978 | 87 | 1 | 13 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 7 August 2009 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 17 | Giles Barnes | London | 5 August 1988 | – | – | – | – | West Bromwich Albion | 4 August 2011 | Free | 5 May 2012 |
| 18 | Simon Gillett | Oxford | 6 November 1985 | 33 | 1 | – | – | Southampton | 15 July 2010 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 19 | Frédéric Piquionne | Nouméa | 8 December 1978 | – | – | 1 | 0 | West Ham United | 5 March 2012 | Loan | 5 April 2012 |
| 20 | Oscar Radford | Rotherham | | – | – | – | – | Ferencvárosi | 4 August 2011 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 21 | Sam Hird | Doncaster | 7 September 1987 | 130 | 2 | – | – | Leeds United | 19 June 2007 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 22 | Fabien Robert | Hennebont | 6 January 1989 | – | – | – | – | Lorient | 31 January 2012 | Loan | 30 June 2012 |
| 23 | Kyle Bennett | Telford | 9 September 1990 | – | – | – | – | Bury | 1 July 2011 | £80,000 | 30 June 2013 |
| 24 | Mustapha Dumbuya | London | 7 August 1987 | 27 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2009 | Trainee | |
| 25 | James Baxendale | Doncaster | | – | – | – | – | Leeds United | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2012 |
| 26 | James Coppinger | Guisborough | 10 January 1981 | 296 | 33 | – | – | Exeter City | 30 June 2004 | £30,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 29 | Rachid Bouhenna | | | – | – | – | – | Sedan | 4 August 2011 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 30 | Paul Keegan | Galway | 5 July 1984 | 10 | 0 | – | – | Bohemians | 17 January 2011 | Free | 31 December 2011 |
| 31 | Hérita Ilunga | Kinshasa | 25 February 1982 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 1 | Free Agent | 9 March 2012 | Free | 9 April 2012 |
| 32 | Damien Plessis | Neuville-aux-Bois | 5 March 1998 | – | – | – | – | Panathinaikos | 2 January 2012 | Loan | 30 June 2012 |
| 33 | Gary Woods | Kettering | 1 October 1990 | 17 | 0 | – | – | Manchester United | 26 March 2009 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 37 | Jordan Ball | Mansfield | 12 September 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 9 August 2011 | Trainee | |
| 39 | Pascal Chimbonda | Les Abymes | 21 February 1979 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 28 September 2011 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 40 | James Husband | Doncaster | | – | – | – | – | N/A | 21 November 2011 | Trainee | 30 July 2014 |
| 41 | Habib Beye | Suresnes | 19 October 1977 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 13 February 2012 | Free | 30 July 2013 |
| 43 | Lamine Diatta | Dakar | 2 July 1975 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 7 December 2011 | Free | 7 February 2012 |
| 45 | Habib Bamogo | Paris | 8 May 1982 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 2 January 2012 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| 49 | Mamadou Bagayoko | Paris | 21 May 1979 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 2 January 2012 | Free | 30 June 2012 |
| | Sam McMahon | | | – | – | – | – | Rangers | 4 January 2012 | Free | 30 June 2012 |

## Statistics

    As of 29 April 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Neil Sullivan | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | James O'Connor | 29 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | George Friend | 29 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ANT | Shelton Martis | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | James Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Martin Woods | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Brian Stock | 28 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Brown | 12 | 3 | 7+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SEN | El Hadji Diouf | 23 | 6 | 22+0 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | ENG | Adam Lockwood | 15 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | James Hayter | 31 | 5 | 17+12 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Tommy Spurr | 21 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL | John Oster | 33 | 1 | 23+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Giles Barnes | 34 | 1 | 23+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Simon Gillett | 48 | 3 | 43+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Frédéric Piquionne | 8 | 2 | 8+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Oscar Radford | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Sam Hird | 34 | 0 | 23+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Fabien Robert | 13 | 2 | 7+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Kyle Bennett | 38 | 5 | 15+20 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Mustapha Dumbuya | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | James Baxendale | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger | 38 | 2 | 31+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ALG | Rachid Bouhenna | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IRL | Paul Keegan | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | COD | Hérita Ilunga | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | FRA | Damien Plessis | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Gary Woods | 10 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Jordan Ball | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | FRA | Pascal Chimbonda | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG | James Husband | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | SEN | Habib Beye | 23 | 2 | 22+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | SEN | Lamine Diatta | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | BFA | Habib Bamogo | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | MLI | Mamadou Bagayoko | 6 | 2 | 2+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Sam McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players played for Doncaster Rovers this season but who have left the club: ||||||||||||
| | DF | ENG | Reece Brown | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | David Button | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 5 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Hérold Goulon | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | NGA | Carl Ikeme | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Chris Kirkland | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SVK | Milan Lalkovič | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ryan Mason | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor | 15 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jon Parkin | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp | 20 | 10 | 18+2 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Billy Sharp | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | El-Hadji Diouf | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Kyle Bennett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 12 | James Hayter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Chris Brown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 18 | Simon Gillett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 49 | Mamadou Bagayoko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 41 | Habib Beye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 26 | James Coppinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 19 | Frédéric Piquionne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 22 | Fabien Robert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 17 | Giles Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 13 | Ryan Mason | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 16 | John Oster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 8 | Brian Stock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 43 | 0 | 4 | 47 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 41 | DF | Habib Beye | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Brian Stock | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Adam Lockwood | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Hérold Goulon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | DF | Pascal Chimbonda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | George Friend | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Sam Hird | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Kyle Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Simon Gillett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Richard Naylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | John Oster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | James O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Giles Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | Habib Bamogo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | James Hayter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Hérita Ilunga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Milan Lalkovič | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Ryan Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Fabien Robert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Billy Sharp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 65 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4 |

### Penalties

| Date | Penalty Taker | Scored | Opponent | Competition |
| 9 August | Chris Brown | Yes | Tranmere Rovers | League Cup round 1 |
| 29 November | Billy Sharp | Yes | Millwall | Championship match 19 |
| 14 February | El-Hadji Diouf | Yes | Blackpool | Championship match 29 |
| 3 March | El-Hadji Diouf | Yes | Brighton & Hove Albion | Championship match 32 |

#### Suspensions Serves

| Date Given | Matches Missed | Player | Reason | Opponents Missed |
| 19 November | 3 | Adam Lockwood | Sent Off vs Barnsley | Watford (H), Millwall (A), Southampton (H) |
| 31 December | 3 | Hérold Goulon | Sent Off vs Watford | Barnsley (H), Notts County (FA), Cardiff (H) |
| 31 December | 1 | Habib Beye | 5x | Barnsley |
| 21 January | 3 | Habib Beye | Sent Off vs Bristol City | Hull City (A), Reading (H) Crystal Palace (A) |

### Long-Term Injuries

| Date Suffered | Name | Injury | Date Returned |
| 27 October | John Oster | Neck Injury | 7 January |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| 30 | MF | Keegan | 26 | Y Signed | 6 Months | December 2011 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 1 | GK | Sullivan | 41 | Y Signed | 1 year | June 2012 | Sky Sports |
| 21 | DF | Hird | 23 | Y signed | 1 year | June 2012 | BBC Sport |
| 6 | DF | Chambers | 30 | Y signed | 1 year | June 2012 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 26 | MF | Coppinger | 30 | Y Signed | 3 years | June 2014 | BBC Sport |
| 1 | GK | Sullivan | 41 | Y Signed | 1 year | June 2013 | BBC Sport |
| 19 | FW | Diouf | 30 | Y Signed | 6 months$^1$ | June 2012 | BBC Sport |
| 39 | DF | Chimbonda | 32 | Y Signed | 6 months | June 2012 | BBC Sport |
| 17 | MF | Barnes | 23 | Y Signed | 6 months | May 2012 | Sky Sports |

#### Notes

    $^1$With the option of a second year.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 14 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 23 | EU | Sheffield Wednesday | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | £200,000$^1$ | BBC Sport |
| 23 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 20 | EU | Bury | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 5 | DF | Richard Naylor | 34 | EU | Leeds United | Free Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | Yorkshire Post |
| 9 | FW | Chris Brown | 26 | EU | Preston North End | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 17 | MF | Giles Barnes | 22 | EU | West Bromwich Albion | Free Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | Official Site |
| 39 | DF | Pascal Chimbonda | 32 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 19$^2$ | FW | El Hadji Diouf | 30 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | 2012 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 49 | FW | Mamadou Bagayoko | 32 | EU | PAS Giannina | Free Transfer | Winter | 2012 | Free | Official Site |
| 25 | FW | Habib Bamogo | 29 | EU | Panetolikos | Free Transfer | Winter | 2012 | Free | Official Site |
| 41 | DF | Habib Beye | 34 | EU | Aston Villa | Free Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 31 | DF | Hérita Ilunga | 30 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |

#### Notes

$^1$Although officially undisclosed the fee was reported to be £200,000.

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 13 | MF | Ryan Mason | 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 July | 24 November | BBC Sport | Sky Sports |
| 19 | DF | Reece Brown | 19 | Manchester United | 16 August | 10 September | Talksport | BBC Sport |
| 27 | FW | Milan Lalkovič | 18 | Chelsea | 18 August | 18 October | Sky Sports | Tribal Football |
| 19 | FW | Jon Parkin | 29 | Cardiff City | 21 September | 24 October | Sky Sports | BBC Sport |
| 31 | DF | Hérita Ilunga | 29 | West Ham United | 4 October | 6 January | BBC Sport | Sheffield Star |
| 32 | GK | Chris Kirkland | 30 | Wigan Athletic | 12 October | 20 October$^1$ | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 27 | GK | Carl Ikeme | 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 November | 4 January | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 41 | DF | Habib Beye | 34 | Aston Villa | 21 November | 2 February | BBC Sport | |
| 42 | MF | Hérold Goulon | 27 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 November | 26 January | BBC Sport | Sky Sports |
| 32 | FW | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 November | 20 December$^2$ | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 47 | GK | David Button | 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 January | 1 March | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 35 | MF | Damien Plessis | 36 | Panathinaikos | 2 January | | Official Site | |
| 22 | MF | Fabien Robert | 35 | Lorient | 31 January | | BBC Sport | |
| 27 | GK | Carl Ikeme | 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 March | 19 April | BBC Sport | Sunday Express |
| 19 | FW | Frédéric Piquionne | 45 | West Ham United | 6 March | | BBC Sport | |

#### Notes

    $^1$Kirkland originally signed on a three-month deal till January, but was sent back after a back injury on the date stated.
$^2$Fortuné originally signed until 2 January, but was recalled due to injury problems at West Bromwich Albion.

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| 9 | FW | Steve Brooker | 29 | Out of Contract | | Summer | N/A | 17 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 23 | DF | Byron Webster | 24 | Free Transfer | Northampton Town | Summer | Free | 14 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 25 | DF | Dennis Souza | 30 | Out of Contract | OFI | Summer | N/A | 9 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 5 | DF | Wayne Thomas | 32 | Out of Contract | Atromitos | Summer | Free | 18 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 29 | FW | Waide Fairhurst | 22 | Transfer | Macclesfield Town | Summer | Undisclosed | 13 | 2 | BBC Football |
| 5 | DF | Richard Naylor | 34 | Released | Rotherham United | Winter | Free | 15 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 22 | MF | Dean Shiels | 26 | Released | Kilmarnock | Winter | Free | 88 | 10 | Official Site |
| 10 | FW | Billy Sharp | 25 | Transfer | Southampton | Winter | £1,850,000 | 86 | 41 | BBC Sport |
| 15 | MF | Mark Wilson | 32 | Free Transfer | Oxford United | Winter | Free | 157 | 3 | 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.

### Loans Outs

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 22 | MF | Dean Shiels | 26 | Kilmarnock | 30 July | 11 January | Sky Sports | Official Site |
| 15 | MF | Mark Wilson | 32 | Walsall | 28 October | 28 November | BBC Sport | Official Site |
| 25 | MF | James Baxendale | 32 | Buxton | 24 November | | Official Site | |
| 24 | DF | Mustapha Dumbuya | 24 | Crystal Palace | 6 January | 22 February | BBC Sport | Official Site |
| 25 | MF | James Baxendale | 19 | Hereford United | 22 March | 30 May 2012 | BBC Sport | |
| 6 | DF | James Chambers | 31 | Hereford United | 22 March | 30 May | BBC Sport | |

## Overall Summary
### Summary

| Games Played | 49 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
| Games Won | 9 (8 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Games Drawn | 12 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Games Lost | 28 (26 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Goals Scored | 47 (43 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 84 (80 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
| Goal Difference | −37 |
| Clean Sheets | 6 (6 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Yellow Cards | 67 (65 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Red Cards | 4 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Worst Discipline | Habib Beye (7 yellows, 2 reds) |
| Best Result | 3–0 vs Tranmere Rovers |
| Worst Result | 0–4 vs Leicester City |
| Most Appearances | Simon Gillett(48 appearances) |
| Top Scorer | Billy Sharp (10 goals) |
| Points | 36/133 (27.07%) |

### Competition Summary

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| 2011–12 Football League Championship | — | 24th | | 6 August 2011 | 28/29 April 2012 |
| 2011-12 Football League Cup | 1st Round | — | 2nd Round | 8 August 2011 | 23 August 2011 |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | — | 3rd round | 7 January 2012 | 7 January 2012 |
Updated to match played 4 June 2011 Source: Competitions