| Club: | Bristol City |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Manager: | Derek McInnes |
| Chairman: | Colin Sexstone |
| Stadium: | Ashton Gate Stadium |
| League: | Championship |
| League Result: | 20th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 3rd Round |
| Cup2 Result: | 1st Round |
| League Topscorer: | Jon Stead (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jon Stead (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 19,003 vs. Coventry City, 9 April 2012 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,708 vs. Swindon Town, 24 August 2011 |
| Average Attendance: | 16,018 |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
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The 2011–12 season was the 114th season of professional association football played by Bristol City F.C., an association football club based in Bristol, England. They competed in the Championship, alongside the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
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| No. | Po. | Name | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Jon Stead | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| FW | Nicky Maynard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 34 | FW | Brett Pitman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 27 | FW | Albert Adomah | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 37 | MF | Stephen Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 39 | FW | Chris Wood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 14 | MF | Cole Skuse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | Kalifa Cissé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | Marvin Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | Hogan Ephraim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | Yannick Bolasie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | FW | Ryan Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Martyn Woolford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | MF | Stephen Pearson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 34 | FW | Brett Pitman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Louis Carey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 36 | DF | Ryan McGivern | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | James Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | Liam Fontaine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | Yannick Bolasie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Jon Stead | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Cole Skuse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Albert Adomah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Kalifa Cissé | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Richard Foster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Jamie McAllister | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Nicky Maynard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | André Amougou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Sean Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | Stephen McManus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Jordan Spence | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Martyn Woolford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Joe Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Marvin Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Liam Fontaine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Dean Gerken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | David James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Lewin Nyatanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Stephen Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Damion Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7 | |||
| Date | Matches Missed | Player | Reason | Opponents Missed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | 1 | Stephen Pearson | Sent Off vs. Crawley Town | Brighton & Hove Albion (A) | |||
| 28 January | 3 | Louis Carey | Sent Off vs. Reading | Leeds United (H), Hull City (A), Crystal Palace (H) | |||
| 4 February | 1 | Yannick Bolasie | Sent Off vs. Leeds United | Hull City (A) | |||
| 4 February | 3 | James Wilson | Sent Off vs. Leeds United | Hull City (A), Crystal Palace (H) | |||
| 20 March | 3 | Liam Fontaine | Sent Off vs. Watford | Middlesbrough (A), Derby (H), Nottm Forest (A) | |||
| 24 March | 1 | Ryan McGivern | Sent Off vs. Middlesbrough | Derby (H) | |||
| 9 April | 3 | Brett Pitman | Sent Off vs. Coventry | Birmingham | West Ham | Barnsley (H) |
| No. | P | Name | Country | Level | Caps | Goals | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 0 | 0 | Called to play Nigeria (9 August) (Game postponed due to London Riots) | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Called to play Wales (10 August) | |||||
| 21 | 0 | 0 | Called to play Tunisia (10 August) | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | On standby to play Montenegro (2 September) | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Called to play Thailand (2 September) | |||||
| 27 | 0 | 0 | Called to play Swaziland (2 September) | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | On standby to play England (6 September) | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Called to play Saudi Arabia (6 September) | |||||
| 27 | 0 | 0 | Called to play Brazil (5 September) |
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.
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]
| 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) | |
| 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 |