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.

League table

Squad

Statistics

|colspan="14"|Players featured for club who have left:

Goalscoring record No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total10FWNicky Maynard800834FWBrett Pitman70079FWJon Stead600627FWAlbert Adomah500537MFStephen Pearson300339FWChris Wood300314MFCole Skuse200321MFKalifa Cissé20027MFMarvin Elliott200210MFHogan Ephraim100117MFYannick Bolasie10018MFNeil Kilkenny100112FWRyan Taylor100111MFMartyn Woolford1001Total420042

Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 37MFStephen Pearson4011005134FWBrett Pitman510000516DFLouis Carey4100004136DFRyan McGivern4100004118DFJames Wilson410000414DFLiam Fontaine3100003117MFYannick Bolasie110000119FWJon Stead6000006014MFCole Skuse5000005027FWAlbert Adomah4000004021MFKalifa Cissé4000004026DFRichard Foster400000408MFNeil Kilkenny400000403DFJamie McAllister4000004010FWNicky Maynard3000003033DFAndré Amougou2000002010MFSean Davis2000002028DFStephen McManus200000202DFJordan Spence2000002011MFMartyn Woolford1000102020MFJamal Campbell-Ryce1000001023DFJoe Edwards100000107MFMarvin Elliott100000104DFLiam Fontaine1000001022GKDean Gerken100000101GKDavid James100000105DFLewin Nyatanga1000001037MFStephen Pearson1000001035DFDamion Stewart10000010Total7461110767

Suspensions served Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed7 January1Stephen PearsonSent Off vs. Crawley TownBrighton & Hove Albion (A)28 January3Louis CareySent Off vs. ReadingLeeds United (H), Hull City (A), Crystal Palace (H)4 February1Yannick BolasieSent Off vs. Leeds UnitedHull City (A)4 February3James WilsonSent Off vs. Leeds UnitedHull City (A), Crystal Palace (H)20 March3Liam FontaineSent Off vs. WatfordMiddlesbrough (A), Derby (H), Nottm Forest (A)24 March1Ryan McGivernSent Off vs. MiddlesbroughDerby (H)9 April3Brett PitmanSent Off vs. CoventryBirminghamWest HamBarnsley (H)

International call-ups No.PNameCountryLevelCapsGoalsNotes 27 MF Albert Adomah Senior 0 0 Called to play Nigeria (9 August) (Game postponed due to London Riots) 8 MF Neil Kilkenny Senior 1 0 Called to play Wales (10 August) 21 MF Kalifa Cissé Senior 0 0 Called to play Tunisia (10 August) 5 DF Lewin Nyatanga Senior 0 0 On standby to play Montenegro (2 September) 8 MF Neil Kilkenny Senior 0 0 Called to play Thailand (2 September) 27 MF Albert Adomah Senior 0 0 Called to play Swaziland (2 September) 5 DF Lewin Nyatanga Senior 0 0 On standby to play England (6 September) 8 MF Neil Kilkenny Senior 0 0 Called to play Saudi Arabia (6 September) 27 MF Albert Adomah Senior 0 0 Called to play Brazil (5 September)

Results

Pre-season friendlies

Championship

FA Cup 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.

League Cup 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.

Transfers

In

Notes1Although officially undisclosed Bristol Evening Post believed the deal to be around £50,000. 2Although officially undisclosed Soccerbase listed the deal as be worth £250,000.

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Overall summary

Summary 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 −26Clean 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 2011Worst result 0–5 vs. Blackpool, 1 October 2011Most appearances Albert Adomah (46 appearances)Top scorer Jon Stead (9 goals)Points 49

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