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2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
2011–12 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerArsène Wenger
GroundEmirates Stadium
Top goalscorerLeague: N/A
All: N/A
Highest home attendance60,011 (31st July vs New York Red Bulls, Emirates Cup)
Lowest home attendance54,488 (30th July vs Boca Juniors, Emirates Cup)
Average home league attendanceN/A

The 2011–12 season will be Arsenal Football Club's 20th season in the Premier League, and will also mark the club's 125th anniversary.[1] Arsenal will seek to win their first trophy for six seasons, competing in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Key events

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
13 GK Poland Wojciech Szczęsny 34 EU 2007 26 0 undisclosed.[2] Youth system
3 DF France Bacary Sagna 41 EU 2007 177 3 2014[3] £7.5M[4]
20 DF Switzerland Johan Djourou 37 EU 2003 116 1 undisclosed[5] Youth system
6 DF France Laurent Koscielny 39 EU 2010 44 3 undisclosed[6] £8.5M[6]
17 MF Cameroon Alexandre Song 37 EU 2005 159 9 2014[7] £2.5M[8]
19 MF England Jack Wilshere 32 EU 2008 64 3 undisclosed[9] Youth system
8 MF France Samir Nasri 37 EU 2008 124 27 2012[10] £12.0M[11]
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas (captain) 37 EU 2003 303 57 2014[12] £2.0M[13]
23 MF Russia Andrei Arshavin 43 Non-EU 2009 (Winter) 107 28 2012[14] £15.0M[15]
10 FW Netherlands Robin van Persie (vice-captain) 41 EU 2004 231 95 2013[16] £2.75M[17]
29 FW Morocco Marouane Chamakh 40 EU 2010 44 11 undisclosed[18] Free
14 FW England Theo Walcott 35 EU 2006 (Winter) 175 31 undisclosed[19] £9.1M[20]
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický 44 EU 2006 129 17 undisclosed[21] £6.8M[22]
18 DF France Sébastien Squillaci 44 EU 2010 32 2 2013[23] £3.3M[23]
52 FW Denmark Nicklas Bendtner 36 EU 2004 156 45 undisclosed[24] Youth system
21 GK Poland Łukasz Fabiański 39 EU 2007 56 0 undisclosed[25] £2.0M[26]
2 MF France Abou Diaby 38 EU 2006 (Winter) 158 19 undisclosed[27] £2.0M[28]
28 DF England Kieran Gibbs 35 EU 2007 51 0 undisclosed[29] Youth system
1 GK Spain Manuel Almunia 47 EU 2004 175 0 undisclosed[30] £0.5M[31]
11 FW Mexico Carlos Vela 35 EU 2005 62 11 undisclosed[32] £0.5M[33]
16 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 34 EU 2008 60 6 undisclosed[34] £4.8M[35]
5 DF Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 39 EU 2009 51 8 undisclosed[36] £10.0M[37]
24 GK Italy Vito Mannone 36 EU 2005 9 0 2014[38] £0.35M[39]
30 DF Senegal Armand Traoré 35 EU 2005 30 0 undisclosed[40] Youth system
40 MF England Craig Eastmond 34 EU 2007 10 0 undisclosed[41] Youth system
46 MF England Henri Lansbury 34 EU 2007 6 1 undisclosed[42] Youth system
26 MF England Emmanuel Frimpong 32 EU 2008 1 0 undisclosed[43] Youth system
25 DF Finland Carl Jenkinson 32 EU 2011 0 0 undisclosed[44] £1.0M[45]
27 FW Ivory Coast Gervinho 37 Non-EU 2011 1 0 undisclosed[46] £10.5M[47]
15 FW England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 31 EU 2011 0 0 undisclosed[48] £12M[49]
31 FW Japan Ryo Miyaichi 32 Non-EU 2011 (Winter) 0 0 undisclosed[50] Free
MF Ivory Coast Emmanuel Eboué 41 EU 2005 (Winter) 215 10 undisclosed[51] £1.54M[52]
MF Brazil Denílson 36 Non-EU 2006 153 10 undisclosed[53] £3.5M[54] On loan to São Paulo

Reserve squad

As of 9 August 2011.[55][56]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW England ENG Benik Afobe
34 MF England ENG Chuks Aneke
35 FW England ENG Zak Ansah
37 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Boateng
38 DF England ENG George Brislen-Hall
39 MF France FRA Francis Coquelin
41 FW England ENG Luke Freeman
43 DF Switzerland SUI Sead Hajrović
44 MF Ireland EIR Conor Henderson
45 DF England ENG Gavin Hoyte
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 GK Ireland EIR Sean McDermott
48 MF England ENG Jernade Meade
49 DF Spain ESP Ignasi Miquel
50 FW England ENG Rhys Murphy
51 FW England ENG Nigel Neita
53 MF Netherlands NED Oğuzhan Özyakup
54 FW France FRA Gilles Sunu
55 MF England ENG Sanchez Watt
56 DF England ENG Nicholas Yennaris

Transfers

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Team Source
25 DF Finland Carl Jenkinson Charlton Athletic £1M 8 June 2011 First-team [57]
MF Spain Jon Toral Spain Barcelona £0.35M 1 July 2011 Academy [58]
FW Spain Héctor Bellerín Spain Barcelona £0.4M 1 July 2011 Academy [58]
27 FW Ivory Coast Gervinho France Lille £10.5M 11 July 2011 First-team [46]
15 FW England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Southampton £12M 8 August 2011 First-team [59]
FW Costa Rica Joel Campbell Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa £1M[60] 12 August 2011 TBA [61]

Total spending: Decrease £25.25 million

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
13 GK Germany Jens Lehmann Retired Free transfer 1 July 2011 [62]
38 DF England Thomas Cruise Unattached Free transfer 1 July 2011 [63]
54 MF England Mark Randall Chesterfield Free transfer 1 July 2011 [64]
39 FW England Roarie Deacon Sunderland Free transfer 1 July 2011 [65]
22 DF France Gaël Clichy Manchester City £7M 4 July 2011 [66]
FW Brazil Wellington Spain Levante Loan 10 July 2011 [67]
MF Brazil Denílson Brazil São Paulo Loan 19 July 2011 [68]
41 MF England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Ipswich Town £1.1M 26 July 2011 [69]
55 GK England James Shea Dagenham and Redbridge Loan 26 July 2011 [70]
MF England Jamie Edge Unattached Free transfer 2 August 2011 [71]
MF Bolivia Samuel Galindo Spain Gimnàstic de Tarragona Loan 4 August 2011 [72]
DF England Kyle Bartley Scotland Rangers Loan 5 August 2011 [73]
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas Spain Barcelona £35M 15 August 2011 [74]

Total income: Increase £43.1 million

Overall transfer activity