2011-12 season

2011-12 season
General information
Manager	Kenny Dalglish
Captain	Steven Gerrard
Performance
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Runner-up
League Cup	Winners
Top scorers
League	Suarez (11)
FA Cup	Carroll (4)
League Cup	Suarez (3)
Overall	Suarez (17)
Attendances
Average	44,242
←2010-11	2012-13→

The 2011-12 season was Liverpool's 120th season of football since they were established.

Competition performance

Competition	Result	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Scored	Conceded
Premier League	8th	38	14	10	14	47	40
FA Cup	Runners-Up	6	5	0	1	18	7
League Cup	Winners	7	5	2	0	14	7
Overall	-	51	24	12	15	79	54

Squad

• 1 Brad Jones
• 2 Glen Johnson
• 3 Jose Enrique
• 4 Raul Meireles
• 5 Daniel Agger
• 6 Fabio Aurelio
• 7 Luis Suarez
• 8 Steven Gerrard
• 9 Andy Carroll
• 11 Maxi Rodriguez
• 14 Jordan Henderson
• 16 Sebastian Coates
• 18 Dirk Kuyt
• 19 Stewart Downing
• 20 Jay Spearing
• 21 Lucas
• 22 Danny Wilson
• 23 Jamie Carragher
• 25 Pepe Reina
• 26 Charlie Adam
• 30 Suso
• 31 Raheem Sterling
• 32 Alexander Doni
• 33 Jonjo Shelvey
• 34 Martin Kelly
• 35 Conor Coady
• 36 Nathan Eccleston
• 37 Martin Skrtel
• 38 Jon Flanagan
• 39 Craig Bellamy
• 47 Andre Wisdom
• 49 Jack Robinson

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
13 July 2011	Guangdong Sunray Cave	4-3	Poulsen (19), N'Gog (22), Coady (72), Carroll (85)
16 July 2011	Malaysia XI	6-3	Adam (pen 27), N'Gog (68, 69), Maxi (75, 90), Kuyt (90)
23 July 2011	Hull City	0-3
28 July 2011	Galatasaray	0-3
1 August 2011	Valerenga	3-3	Carroll (43), Agger (82, 88)
6 August 2011	Valencia	2-0	Carroll (7), Kyrgiakos (90)

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
18 October 2011	Rangers	0-1

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
13 August 2011	Sunderland	1-1	Suarez (12)
20 August 2011	Arsenal	2-0	Ramsey (og 78), Suarez (90)
27 August 2011	Bolton	3-1	Henderson (15), Skrtel (52), Adam (53)
10 September 2011	Stoke	0-1
18 September 2011	Tottenham	0-4
24 September 2011	Wolves	2-1	Johnson (og 11), Suarez (38)
1 October 2011	Everton	2-0	Carroll (71), Suarez (82)
15 October 2011	Man Utd	1-1	Gerrard (68)
22 October 2011	Norwich	1-1	Bellamy (45)
29 October 2011	West Brom	2-0	Adam (pen 9), Carroll (44)
5 November 2011	Swansea	0-0
20 November 2011	Chelsea	2-1	Maxi (34), Johnson (87)
27 November 2011	Man City	1-1	Lescott (og 31)
5 December 2011	Fulham	0-1
10 December 2011	QPR	1-0	Suarez (47)
18 December 2011	Aston Villa	2-0	Bellamy (11), Skrtel (15)
21 December 2011	Wigan	0-0
26 December 2011	Blackburn	1-1	Maxi (53)
30 December 2011	Newcastle	3-1	Bellamy (29, 67), Gerrard (78)
3 January 2012	Man City	0-3
14 January 2012	Stoke	0-0
21 January 2012	Bolton	1-3	Bellamy (37)
31 January 2012	Wolves	3-0	Carroll (52), Bellamy (61), Kuyt (78)
6 February 2012	Tottenham	0-0
11 February 2012	Man Utd	1-2	Suarez (80)
3 March 2012	Arsenal	1-2	Koscielny (og 23)
10 March 2012	Sunderland	0-1
13 March 2012	Everton	3-0	Gerrard (34, 51, 90)
21 March 2012	QPR	2-3	Coates (54), Kuyt (72)
24 March 2012	Wigan	1-2	Suarez (47)
1 April 2012	Newcastle	0-2
7 April 2012	Aston Villa	1-1	Suarez (82)
10 April 2012	Blackburn	3-2	Maxi (13, 16), Carroll (90)
22 April 2012	West Brom	0-1
28 April 2012	Norwich	3-0	Suarez (24, 28, 82)
1 May 2012	Fulham	0-1
8 May 2012	Chelsea	4-1	Essien (og 19), Henderson (25), Agger (28), Shelvey (61)
13 May 2012	Swansea	0-1

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	6 January 2012	Oldham	5-1	Bellamy (30), Gerrard (pen 45), Shelvey (68), Carroll (89), Downing (90)
4	28 January 2012	Man Utd	2-1	Agger (21), Kuyt (88)
5	19 February 2012	Brighton	6-1	Skrtel (5), Bridcutt (og 41), Carroll (57), Gerrard (71), Dunk (og 74), Suarez (85)
Quarter-final	18 March 2012	Stoke	2-1	Suarez (23), Downing (57)
Semi-final	14 April 2012	Everton	2-1	Suarez (62), Carroll (87)
Final	5 May 2012	Chelsea	1-2	Carroll (64)

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2	24 August 2011	Exeter	3-1	Suarez (23), Maxi (55), Carroll (58)
3	21 September 2011	Brighton	2-1	Bellamy (7), Kuyt (81)
4	26 October 2011	Stoke	2-1	Suarez (54, 85)
Quarter-final	29 November 2011	Chelsea	2-0	Maxi (58), Kelly (63)
Semi-final (1st leg)	11 January 2012	Man City	1-0	Gerrard (pen 13)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	25 January 2012	Man City	2-2	Gerrard (pen 41), Bellamy (74)
Final	26 February 2012	Cardiff	2-2	Skrtel (60), Kuyt (108)

Player stats

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Brad Jones	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	Glen Johnson	23	1	3	0	3	0	29	1
3	DF	Jose Enrique	35	0	4	0	4	0	43	0
4	MF	Raul Meireles	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	Daniel Agger	27	1	3	1	4	0	34	2
6	DF	Fabio Aurelio	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
7	FW	Luis Suarez	31	11	4	3	4	3	39	17
8	MF	Steven Gerrard	18	5	6	2	4	2	28	9
9	FW	Andy Carroll	35	4	6	4	6	1	47	9
11	MF	Maxi Rodriguez	12	4	5	0	4	2	21	6
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	37	2	5	0	6	0	48	2
16	DF	Sebastian Coates	7	1	2	0	3	0	12	1
18	FW	Dirk Kuyt	34	2	5	1	5	2	44	5
19	MF	Stewart Downing	36	0	6	2	4	0	46	2
20	MF	Jay Spearing	16	0	4	0	5	0	25	0
21	MF	Lucas	12	0	0	0	3	0	15	0
22	DF	Danny Wilson	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
23	DF	Jamie Carragher	21	0	5	0	5	0	31	0
25	GK	Pepe Reina	34	0	5	0	7	0	46	0
26	MF	Charlie Adam	28	2	2	0	5	0	35	2
31	MF	Raheem Sterling	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
32	GK	Alexander Doni	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
33	MF	Jonjo Shelvey	13	1	2	1	1	0	16	2
34	DF	Martin Kelly	12	0	3	0	5	1	20	0
38	DF	Jon Flanagan	5	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
37	DF	Martin Skrtel	34	2	5	1	6	1	45	4
39	MF	Craig Bellamy	27	6	4	1	6	2	37	9
49	DF	Jack Robinson	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0

Scorers

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
7	FW	Luis Suarez	11	3	3	0	17
39	FW	Craig Bellamy	6	1	2	0	9
8	MF	Steven Gerrard	5	2	2	0	9
9	FW	Andy Carroll	4	4	1	0	9
11	FW	Maxi Rodriguez	4	0	2	0	6
18	FW	Dirk Kuyt	2	1	2	0	5
37	DF	Martin Skrtel	2	1	1	0	4
26	MF	Charlie Adam	2	0	0	0	2
19	MF	Stewart Downing	0	2	0	0	2
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	2	0	0	0	2
33	MF	Jonjo Shelvey	1	1	0	0	2
5	DF	Daniel Agger	1	1	0	0	2
2	DF	Glen Johnson	1	0	0	0	1
34	DF	Martin Kelly	0	0	1	0	1
16	DF	Sebastian Coates	1	0	0	0	1

Assisters

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
39	FW	Craig Bellamy	3	2	2	0	7
26	MF	Charlie Adam	6	0	0	0	6
7	FW	Luis Suarez	3	0	3	0	6
8	MF	Steven Gerrard	2	3	0	0	5
9	FW	Andy Carroll	2	2	0	0	4
11	FW	Maxi Rodriguez	1	1	1	0	3
3	DF	Jose Enrique	2	0	0	0	2
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	1	0	1	0	2
20	MF	Jay Spearing	1	0	1	0	2
2	DF	Glen Johnson	1	0	1	0	2
19	MF	Stewart Downing	0	2	0	0	2
4	MF	Raul Meireles	1	0	0	0	1
18	FW	Dirk Kuyt	1	0	0	0	1
37	DF	Martin Skrtel	1	0	0	0	1
33	MF	Jonjo Shelvey	0	1	0	0	1
38	DF	Jon Flanagan	0	1	0	0	1
5	DF	Daniel Agger	1	0	0	0	1

Player awards

Month	Player	Award no.
August 2011	Luis Suarez	3
September 2011	Luis Suarez	4
October 2011	Luis Suarez	5
November 2011	Lucas	1
December 2011	Craig Bellamy	1
January 2012	Craig Bellamy	2
February 2012	Martin Skrtel	1
March 2012	Steven Gerrard	2
April 2012	Luis Suarez	6
2011-12	Martin Skrtel	1

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
7	Everton	38	15	11	12	50	40	10	56
8	Liverpool	38	14	10	14	47	40	7	52
9	Fulham	38	14	10	14	48	51	−3	52

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Jordan Henderson	Sunderland	£16,000,000	9 June 2011
Charlie Adam	Blackpool	£7,500,000	7 July 2011
Alexander Doni	Roma	Free	15 July 2011
Stewart Downing	Aston Villa	£20,000,000	15 July 2011
Jose Enrique	Newcastle	£6,000,000	12 August 2011
Sebastian Coates	Nacional	£8,000,000	30 August 2011
Craig Bellamy	Man City	Free	31 August 2011

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Paul Konchesky	Leicester	£1,500,000	13 July 2011
Gerardo Bruna	Blackpool	Undisclosed	18 July 2011
Chris Mavinga	Rennes	£1,000,000	19 July 2011
Milan Jovanovic	Anderlecht	Free	4 August 2011
Thomas Ince	Blackpool	Undisclosed	4 August 2011
Daniel Ayala	Norwich	£800,000	16 August 2011
Nabil El Zhar	Levante	Released	18 August 2011
Sotirios Kyrgiakos	Wolfsburg	Free	22 August 2011
Emiliano Insua	Sporting Lisbon	Undisclosed	27 August 2011
Christian Poulsen	Evian	Undisclosed	31 August 2011
David N'Gog	Bolton	£4,000,000	31 August 2011
Raul Meireles	Chelsea	£12,000,000	31 August 2011
Philipp Degen	FC Basel	Released	31 August 2011
Martin Hansen	Viborg FF	Undisclosed	31 January 2012