The 2011–12 season will be the 119th season in the history of Newcastle United. The club is competing in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, after relegation to the Championship in 2008–09 and subsequent promotion the following season. The club has so far managed to go for 8 games unbeaten, and are currently 4th in the League. This article will show statistics and list details of all matches played by the club during the season.

• 25 May 2011: Sol Campbell and Shefki Kuqi are released on a free transfer^[1] while Lens youngster Mehdi Abeid agrees a deal to be completed on 1 July.^[2]

• 27 May 2011: Shane Ferguson is handed a new five-year deal.^[3]

• 6 June 2011: New contracts are offered to Michael Richardson and Ryan Donaldson but Patrick McLaughlin, Dan Leadbitter, Matthew Grieve and Aaron Spear are released at the end of the season.^[4]

• 10 June 2011: Yohan Cabaye is signed from Lille for an undisclosed fee.^[5] The fee though is reported to be £4.3m by several media.^[6]

• 16 June 2011: Kevin Nolan's transfer to West Ham United is completed for an undisclosed fee.^[7] The fee is believed to be £3m ^[8] but could rise to £4m.^[9]

• 17 June 2011: West Ham United striker Demba Ba signs for Newcastle on a three-year deal on a free transfer.^[10]

• 18 June 2011: Newcastle agree to sign winger Sylvain Marveaux on a five-year deal on 1 July 2011 when his Rennes contract expires.^[11]

• 23 June 2011: Ben Tozer is released and signed by Northampton Town on a two-year deal.^[12]

• 1 July 2011: Newcastle tie up deal for young French midfielder Mehdi Abeid on a five-year deal after his Lens contract expires.^[13]

• 15 July 2011: Newcastle begin pre-season with a 2–0 win away at Darlington. Newcastle's second goal, scored by Sammy Ameobi, caused a pitch invasion which held up the game for 10 minutes.^[14]

• 16 July 2011: Midfielder Kazenga LuaLua rejoins Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until 15 January 2012.^[15]

• 2 August 2011: Newcastle announce that their midfielder Joey Barton has been transfer listed and will be allowed to leave the club on a free transfer.^[16]

• 4 August 2011: Wayne Routledge completes move to Swansea City.^[17]

• 5 August 2011: Midfielder Michael Richardson joins Leyton Orient on an initial one month loan deal.^[18]

• 9 August 2011: Newcastle complete the signing of Manchester United midfielder Gabriel Obertan on a 5 year deal.^[19]

• 11 August 2011: Defender James Tavernier joins Carlisle United on an initial one month loan deal^[20] and striker Phil Airey joins Hibernian on a six month loan deal.^[21]

• 11 August 2011: Striker Xisco rejoins former club Deportivo de La Coruña on loan until the end of the season.^[22][23]

• 12 August 2011: Jose Enrique is signed by Liverpool for a reported £6m.^[24]

• 17 August 2011: Goalkeeper Fraser Forster re-joins Celtic on a season-long loan.^[25]

• 26 August 2011: Joey Barton completes QPR switch - leaving on a free transfer.^[26]

• 30 August 2011: Davide Santon is signed from Inter Milan^[27] for an expected fee of £5m.^[28]

• 30 August 2011: Goalkeeper Rob Elliot is signed from Charlton Athletic on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[29]

• 16 September 2011: Midfielder/Striker Ryan Donaldson joins Tranmere Rovers on a one month loan.^[30]

• 30 September 2011: Goalkeeper Ole Söderberg joins Darlington on a one month loan.^[31]

Puma will be supplying the team kits for a final season, unless they extend their current contract. Puma will be designing three new kits for Newcastle United. The kit sponsor will be Northern Rock, who enter their 9th year of sponsoring the team.

Position	Staff
Manager	Alan Pardew
Assistant Manager	John Carver
First Team coach	Steve Stone
Goalkeeping Coach	Andy Woodman
Development Coach	Willie Donachie
Reserve Team Coach	Peter Beardsley
Chief scout	Graham Carr

Last updated on 22 October 2011.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Steve Harper	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ARG	Fabricio Coloccini	11	1	9+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
3	DF	ITA	Davide Santon	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	FRA	Yohan Cabaye	10	1	9+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Danny Simpson	11	1	9+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
6	DF	ENG	Mike Williamson	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Danny Guthrie	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	FRA	Hatem Ben Arfa	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW	DEN	Peter Løvenkrands	5	2	1+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
13	MF	FRA	Mehdi Abeid	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF	ENG	James Perch	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Dan Gosling	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Ryan Taylor	10	2	9+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	1
17	MF	ENG	Alan Smith	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ARG	Jonás Gutiérrez	9	1	9+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	SEN	Demba Ba	9	5	6+2	5	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	FW	EIR	Leon Best	9	3	7+1	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	FRA	Sylvain Marveaux	7	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Shola Ameobi	7	1	3+3	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
24	MF	CIV	Cheick Tioté	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	FRA	Gabriel Obertan	10	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
26	GK	NED	Tim Krul	10	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Steven Taylor	10	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	FW	ENG	Sammy Ameobi	4	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+2	1
29	MF	SVN	Haris Vučkić	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	FW	ENG	Nile Ranger	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	NIR	Shane Ferguson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Ryan Donaldson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK	SWE	Ole Söderberg	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	GK	EIR	Rob Elliot	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
37	DF	WAL	Paul Dummett	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Jeff Henderson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players no longer at the club:
7	MF	ENG	Joey Barton	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premiership	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		19	Demba Ba	5	0	0	5
2	FW		20	Leon Best	3	0	0	3
3	FW		11	Peter Løvenkrands	0	0	2	2
3	DF		16	Ryan Taylor	1	0	1	2
5	FW		28	Sammy Ameobi	0	0	1	1
5	FW		23	Shola Ameobi	1	0	0	1
5	MF		4	Yohan Cabaye	1	0	0	1
5	DF		2	Fabricio Coloccini	0	0	1	1
5	MF		18	Jonas Gutierrez	1	0	0	1
5	DF		5	Danny Simpson	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	12	0	6	18

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 22 October 2011.

No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Steve Harper	0	0
2	DF	Fabricio Coloccini	2	0
3	DF	Davide Santon	0	0
4	MF	Yohan Cabaye	3	0
5	DF	Danny Simpson	2	0
6	DF	Mike Williamson	0	0
8	MF	Danny Guthrie	0	0
10	MF	Hatem Ben Arfa	0	0
11	FW	Peter Løvenkrands	0	0
13	MF	Mehdi Abeid	1	0
14	DF	James Perch	0	0
15	MF	Dan Gosling	0	0
16	DF	Ryan Taylor	1	0
17	MF	Alan Smith	1	0
18	MF	Jonás Gutiérrez	1	0
19	FW	Demba Ba	0	0
20	FW	Leon Best	2	0
21	GK	Fraser Forster	0	0
22	MF	Sylvain Marveaux	0	0
23	FW	Shola Ameobi	1	0
24	MF	Cheick Tioté	3	0
25	MF	Gabriel Obertan	0	0
26	GK	Tim Krul	1	0
27	DF	Steven Taylor	2	0
28	FW	Sammy Ameobi	1	0
29	MF	Haris Vučkić	0	0
30	FW	Nile Ranger	0	0
31	MF	Shane Ferguson	1	0
32	MF	Ryan Donaldson	0	0
33	GK	Ole Söderberg	0	0
34	DF	James Tavernier	0	0
35	GK	Rob Elliot	0	0
37	DF	Paul Dummett	0	0
38	DF	Jeff Henderson	0	0

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 22 October 2011.

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 22 October 2011.

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
2	DF	Fabricio Coloccini	11

These are the most used starting players (all competitions) in the most used formation throughout the complete season. Last updated on 22 October 2011.

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 26 GK Krul 10 Elliot has 1 start 5 RB Simpson 11 2 CB Coloccini 11 27 CB S. Taylor 9 Williamson has 1 start 16 LB R. Taylor 10 Ferguson has 1 start 25 RM Obertan 8 Marveaux has 2 starts 4 CM Cabaye 10 Guthrie has 1 start 24 CM Tioté 9 Gosling has 2 starts 18 LM Gutiérrez 9 Ben Arfa has 1 start 20 ST Best 8 Løvenkrands has 3 starts 19 ST Ba 7 Shola Ameobi has 3 starts Krul Simpson Coloccini S. Taylor R. Taylor Obertan Cabaye Tioté Gutiérrez Best Ba Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee Source 2011-05-25 MF Mehdi Abeid Lens Free [2] 2011-06-10 MF Yohan Cabaye Lille £4.3m [6] 2011-06-17 FW Demba Ba West Ham United Free [10] 2011-06-18 MF Sylvain Marveaux Rennes Free [11] 2011-08-09 MF Gabriel Obertan Manchester United £3.25m [32] 2011-08-30 DF Davide Santon Internazionale £5m [27] 2011-08-30 GK Rob Elliot Charlton Athletic £0.3m [29] Total spending: ~ £12,850,000 Out Date Pos. Name To Fee Source 2011-05-25 DF Sol Campbell Free agent Free [1] 2011-05-25 FW Shefki Kuqi Oldham Athletic Free [1] 2011-06-16 MF Kevin Nolan West Ham United £4m [8] 2011-06-23 MF Ben Tozer Northampton Town Free [12] 2011-06-30 MF Patrick McLaughlin York City Free [4][33] 2011-06-30 DF Matthew Grieve Ashington Free [4][34] 2011-06-30 MF Daniel Leadbitter Torquay United Free [4][35] 2011-06-30 FW Andy Mogwo Free agent Free [36] 2011-06-30 MF Ryan Page Free agent Free [36] 2011-06-30 GK Ben Robinson Free agent Free [36] 2011-06-30 FW Aaron Spear ÍBV Free [4][37] 2011-08-04 MF Wayne Routledge Swansea City £2m [38] 2011-08-12 DF José Enrique Liverpool £6m [24] 2011-08-26 MF Joey Barton Queens Park Rangers Free [39] 2011-09-16 MF Fabio Zamblera Free agent Free [40] Total income: ~ £12,000,000 Loans in Date Pos. Name From Expiry Source Loans out Date Pos. Name To Until Source 2011-07-16 MF Kazenga LuaLua Brighton & Hove Albion 2012-01-15 [15] 2011-08-05 MF Michael Richardson Leyton Orient 2011-09-05 [18] 2011-08-11 DF James Tavernier Carlisle United 2011-11-05 [20][41][42] 2011-08-11 ST Phil Airey Hibernian 2011-09-26 [21][43] 2011-08-11 MF Xisco Deportivo de La Coruña 2012-05-31 [22][23] 2011-08-17 GK Fraser Forster Celtic 2012-05-31 [25] 2011-09-08 GK Jak Alnwick Gateshead 2011-12-31 [44][45][46] 2011-09-16 MF Ryan Donaldson Tranmere Rovers 2011-10-16 [30] 2011-09-30 GK Ole Söderberg Darlington 2011-10-30 [31] 2011-10-06 DF Jeff Henderson Gateshead 2011-11-07 [47] Competitions   Win   Draw   Loss   Void Pre-season Darlington v Newcastle United 15 July 2011 Darlington 0 – 2 Newcastle United Darlington 19:45 BST Report Barton 3' Sammy Ameobi 55' Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 9,731 Referee: Colin Webster Sporting Kansas City v Newcastle United 20 July 2011 Sporting Kansas City 0 – 0 Newcastle United Kansas City, Kansas, United States 19:30 CDT Report Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 16,131 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Orlando City v Newcastle United 23 July 2011 Orlando City 1 – 0 Newcastle United Orlando, Florida, United States 19:30 EDT Molino 75' Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 10,889 Referee: Carlos Sandoval Columbus Crew v Newcastle United 26 July 2011 Columbus Crew 0 – 3 Newcastle United Columbus, Ohio, United States 19:30 EDT Gruenebaum  44' Report Shola Ameobi 8' Coloccini 51' Vučkić 90' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,224 Referee: Michael Kennedy Leeds United v Newcastle United 31 July 2011 Leeds United 3 – 2 Newcastle United Leeds 14:00 BST Kisnorbo 5' Sam 67' Paynter 85' Report S. Taylor 35' Vučkić 77' Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,457 Referee: Andy Haines Newcastle United v Fiorentina 6 August 2011 Newcastle United A – A (Score: 0 – 0 63rd minute due to waterlogged pitch.) Fiorentina Newcastle Upon Tyne 15:00 BST Report Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,656 Referee: Mark Halsey Premier League League Table Template:2011–12 Premier League table Results Summary Template:Fb rbr header Template:Fb rbr ground Template:Fb rbr result Template:Fb rbr position Template:Fb rbr footer Matches Newcastle United v Arsenal 13 August 2011 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne 17:30 BST Report Gervinho  76' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,894 Referee: Peter Walton Sunderland v Newcastle United 20 August 2011 Sunderland 0 – 1 Newcastle United Sunderland 12:00 BST Bardsley  68'  89' Report R. Taylor 62' Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 47,751 Referee: Howard Webb Newcastle United v Fulham 28 August 2011 Newcastle United 2 – 1 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne 13:00 BST Best 48', 66' Report Dempsey 88' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,684 Referee: Kevin Friend Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United 12 September 2011 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Newcastle United London 20:00 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,211 Referee: Phil Dowd Aston Villa v Newcastle United 17 September 2011 Aston Villa 1 – 1 Newcastle United Birmingham 15:00 BST Agbonlahor 13' Report Best 57' Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,248 Referee: Neil Swarbrick Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers 24 September 2011 Newcastle United 3 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 BST Ba 27', 30', 54' Report Hoilett 37' Olsson  55'  69' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,236 Referee: Martin Atkinson Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United 1 October 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 2 Newcastle United Wolverhampton 15:00 BST Fletcher 88' Report Ba 17' Gutierrez 38' Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 26,561 Referee: Mark Halsey Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur 16 October 2011 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne 16:00 BST Ba 48' Shola Ameobi 83' Report van der Vaart 40' (pen.) Defoe 68' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,420 Referee: Lee Probert Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic 22 October 2011 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Wigan Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 BST Cabaye 81' Report Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,321 Referee: Neil Swarbrick FA Cup Round 3 Ground Result League Cup Round 2 3 4 Ground A A Result 2–1 4–3 Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United 25 August 2011 Round 2 Scunthorpe United 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Scunthorpe 19:45 BST Dagnall 15' Report R. Taylor 80' Sammy Ameobi 112' Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,408 Referee: Graham Salisbury Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United 20 September 2011 Round 3 Nottingham Forest 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Nottingham 19:45 BST Findley 46' Derbyshire 66' Tudgay 114' (Report) Løvenkrands 39', 60' (pen.) 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