2011–12 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Middlesbrough's third consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Middlesbrough

2011–12 season
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Manager	Tony Mowbray
Stadium	Riverside
Championship	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Marvin Emnes (14) All: Marvin Emnes (18)
Highest home attendance	27,794 (vs. Hull City, 26 December)
Lowest home attendance	14,336 (vs. Watford, 5 November)
Average home league attendance	17,221
Home colours Away colours
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Results and fixtures

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.

Game	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result F–A	Attendance	Middlesbrough goalscorers	Man of the match
1	14 July 2011	A	İstanbul BB	1–1	Unknown	Franks 86'	Coyne
2	17 July 2011	A	Varaždin	3–2	Unknown	Karlo 12' o.g., Lita 28', Bates 79'	Williams
3	19 July 2011	A	Antalyaspor	0–0	Unknown		Ripley
4	23 July 2011	A	Darlington	2–4	3,223	Lita 16', Kink 29'	Lita
5	26 July 2011	A	Carlisle United	0–2	2,218		Ripley
6	29 July 2011	H	PSV Eindhoven	2–3	20,151	McDonald 12', 38'	McMahon

Championship

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
5	Blackpool	46	20	15	11	79	59	+20	75	Qualification for Championship play-offs
6	Cardiff City	46	19	18	9	66	53	+13	75
7	Middlesbrough	46	18	16	12	52	51	+1	70
8	Hull City	46	19	11	16	47	44	+3	68
9	Leicester City	46	18	12	16	66	55	+11	66

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	18	16	12	52	51	+1	70	8	10	5	22	21	+1	10	6	7	30	30	0

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	W	L
Position	9	6	2	3	4	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	5	6	8	6	8	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	7	8	8	7	7	7	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Middlesbrough v Portsmouth

6 August 2011 1	Middlesbrough	2–2	Portsmouth	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	Emnes 24' Williams 54'	Report	Norris 47' Varney 90+2'	Attendance: 18,196 (597 Portsmouth)

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

13 August 2011 2	Leeds United	0–1	Middlesbrough	Elland Road
15:00 GMT		Report	Emnes 67'	Attendance: 25,650 (2,237 Boro)

Barnsley v Middlesbrough

16 August 2011 3	Barnsley	1–3	Middlesbrough	Oakwell
19:45 GMT	McManus 4' (o.g.)	Report	McDonald 11' Robson 13' Emnes 44'	Attendance: 10,603 (1,879 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Birmingham City

21 August 2011 4	Middlesbrough	3–1	Birmingham City	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	Robson 48' Haroun 69' Martin 72'	Report	Rooney 36' (pen.)	Attendance: 17,567 (591 Birmingham)

Middlesbrough v Coventry City

27 August 2011 5	Middlesbrough	1–1	Coventry City	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	Emnes 21'	Report	Jutkiewicz 72'	Attendance: 17,432 (295 Coventry)

Burnley v Middlesbrough

10 September 2011 6	Burnley	0–2	Middlesbrough	Turf Moor
15:00 GMT		Report	Bailey 10' Bennett 49'	Attendance: 15,220 (2,091 Boro)

Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough

17 September 2011 7	Crystal Palace	0–1	Middlesbrough	Selhurst Park
15:00 GMT		Report	Emnes 65'	Attendance: 15,198 (1,595 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

24 September 2011 8	Middlesbrough	0–0	Ipswich Town	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 17,741 (434 Ipswich)

Middlesbrough v Leicester City

28 September 2011 9	Middlesbrough	0–0	Leicester City	Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT		Report		Attendance: 16,883 (615 Leicester)

Reading v Middlesbrough

1 October 2011 10	Reading	0–0	Middlesbrough	Madjeski Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 17,418 (1,435 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Millwall

15 October 2011 11	Middlesbrough	1–1	Millwall	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	Robson 24'	Report	Trotter 55'	Attendance: 16,669 (270 Millwall)

Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough

18 October 2011 12	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Middlesbrough	City Ground
19:45 GMT	Tudgay 35' McGugan 55'	Report		Attendance: 20,630 (1,344 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Derby County

22 October 2011 13	Middlesbrough	2–0	Derby County	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	R. Williams 44' Emnes 51'	Report		Attendance: 17,407 (931 Derby)

Southampton v Middlesbrough

29 October 2011 14	Southampton	3–0	Middlesbrough	St. Mary's Stadium
15:00 GMT	Do Prado 15', 29' Connolly 79'	Report		Attendance: 26,630 (1,644 Boro)

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough

1 November 2011 15	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Middlesbrough	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 GMT	Sharp 12'	Report	Robson 29', 64' (pen.) Emnes 45+2'	Attendance: 9,792 (2,273 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Watford

5 November 2011 16	Middlesbrough	1–0	Watford	Riverside Stadium
17:20 GMT	McDonald 41'	Report		Attendance: 14,366 (209 Watford)

Middlesbrough v Blackpool

19 November 2011 17	Middlesbrough	2–2	Blackpool	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	McDonald 15', 73'	Report	Sylvestre 21' Shelvey 78'	Attendance: 18,128 (1,292 Blackpool)

Peterborough United v Middlesbrough

26 November 2011 18	Peterborough United	1–1	Middlesbrough	London Road Stadium
15:00 GMT	Taylor 81'	Report	Bates 54'	Attendance: 10,013

Middlesbrough v West Ham United

29 November 2011 19	Middlesbrough	0–2	West Ham United	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report	Piquionne 9' Cole 90'	Attendance: 18,457 (1,243 West Ham)

Bristol City v Middlesbrough

3 December 2011 20	Bristol City	0–1	Middlesbrough	Ashton Gate
17:20 GMT		Report	Martin 90'	Attendance: 14,467 (612 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 December 2011 21	Middlesbrough	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	McDonald 21'	Report		Attendance: 16,594 (679 Brighton)

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

17 December 2011 22	Cardiff City	2–3	Middlesbrough	Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 GMT	Turner 22' Gunnarsson 43'	Report	Ogbeche 15' McDonald 60' Haroun 76'	Attendance: 23,373 (560 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Hull City

26 December 2011 23	Middlesbrough	1–0	Hull City	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	Robson 87'	Report		Attendance: 27,794 (2,704 Hull)

Middlesbrough v Peterborough United

31 December 2011 24	Middlesbrough	1–1	Peterborough United	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	McDonald 51'	Report	Rowe 86'	Attendance: 18,899 (343 Peterborough)

Blackpool v Middlesbrough

2 January 2012 25	Blackpool	3–0	Middlesbrough	Bloomfield Road
15:00 GMT	Phillips 49' LuaLua 57' Hines 70' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 13,499 (2,092 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Burnley

14 January 2012 26	Middlesbrough	0–2	Burnley	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report	Rodriguez 5' Trippier 28'	Attendance: 17,001 (1,213 Burnley)

Coventry City v Middlesbrough

21 January 2012 27	Coventry City	3–1	Middlesbrough	Ricoh Arena
15:00 GMT	McSheffrey 36' Nimely 57' Bates 64' (o.g.)	Report	McDonald 66'	Attendance: 14,112 (1,541 Boro)

Leicester City v Middlesbrough

1 February 2012 28	Leicester City	2–2	Middlesbrough	King Power Stadium
19:45 GMT	Nugent 7' Beckford 86'	Report	McDonald 17' McMahon 79'	Attendance: 20,512 (551 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace

4 February 2012 29	Middlesbrough	0–0	Crystal Palace	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 15,725 (397 Crystal Palace)

Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest

14 February 2012 30	Middlesbrough	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT	Emnes 45' Jutkiewicz 46'	Report	Lynch 66'	Attendance: 14,799 (462 Nottingham Forest)

Millwall v Middlesbrough

22 February 2012 31	Millwall	1–3	Middlesbrough	The Den
19:45 GMT	Henderson 43'	Report	Emnes 15', 38' Main 86'	Attendance: 9,286 (547 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Reading

25 February 2012 32	Middlesbrough	0–2	Reading	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report	Hunt 17' Harte 80'	Attendance: 17,314 (271 Reading)

Portsmouth v Middlesbrough

3 March 2012 33	Portsmouth	1–3	Middlesbrough	Fratton Park
15:00 GMT	Halford 65' (pen.)	Report	Robson 55' (pen.) Bates 62' Emnes 82'	Attendance: 16,770 (836 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Barnsley

7 March 2012 34	Middlesbrough	2–0	Barnsley	Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT	Hines 60' Ogbeche 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 14,745 (330 Barnsley)

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

11 March 2012 35	Middlesbrough	0–2	Leeds United	Riverside Stadium
12:15 GMT		Report	Snodgrass 18' Becchio 27'	Attendance: 21,301 (2,914 Leeds)

Birmingham City v Middlesbrough

17 March 2012 36	Birmingham City	3–0	Middlesbrough	St Andrew's
15:00 GMT	Žigić 11' King 57' Fahey 59'	Report		Attendance: 19,927 (1,085 Boro)

West Ham United v Middlesbrough

20 March 2012 37	West Ham United	1–1	Middlesbrough	Upton Park
19:45 GMT	Faye 68'	Report	Ogbeche 84'	Attendance: 27,250

Middlesbrough v Bristol City

25 March 2012 38	Middlesbrough	1–1	Bristol City	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	Martin 56'	Report	Eprahim 13'	Attendance: 15,725

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

27 March 2012 39	Ipswich Town	1–1	Middlesbrough	Portman Road
19:45 GMT	Leadbitter 74'	Report	Jutkiewicz 63'	Attendance: 18,727 (493 Boro)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Middlesbrough

31 March 2012 40	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Middlesbrough	Falmer Stadium
15:00 GMT	Calderón 72'	Report	Emnes 61'	Attendance: 20,553 (2,072 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

7 April 2012 41	Middlesbrough	0–2	Cardiff City	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report	Turner 11' Mason 18'	Attendance: 17,564

Hull City v Middlesbrough

9 April 2012 42	Hull City	2–1	Middlesbrough	KC Stadium
15:00 GMT	King 57' Fryatt 88'	Report	Emnes 12'	Attendance: 19,613 (2,850 Boro)

Derby County v Middlesbrough

14 April 2012 43	Derby County	0–1	Middlesbrough	Pride Park
15:00 GMT		Report	Main 80'	Attendance: 24,654 (1,200 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Doncaster Rovers

17 April 2012 44	Middlesbrough	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT		Report		Attendance: 14,967

Middlesbrough v Southampton

21 April 2012 45	Middlesbrough	2–1	Southampton	Riverside Stadium
17:20 GMT	Bailey 45+1' Zemmama 77'	Report	Sharp 1'	Attendance: 19.007

Watford v Middlesbrough

28 April 2012 46	Watford	2–1	Middlesbrough	Vicarage Road
12:30 GMT	Iwelumo 68' Deeney 88'	Report	Emnes 84'	Attendance: 14,022 (2,020 Boro)

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury

7 January 2012 Third round	Middlesbrough	1–0	Shrewsbury	Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT	Emnes 41'	Report		Attendance: 12,631 (917 Shrewsbury) Referee: Tony Bates

Sunderland v Middlesbrough

29 January 2012 Fourth round	Sunderland	1–1	Middlesbrough	Stadium of Light
1:30 GMT	Campbell 58'	Report	Robson 16'	Attendance: 33,347 (3,000 Boro) Referee: Kevin Friend

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

8 February 2012 Fourth round replay	Middlesbrough	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Sunderland	Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT	Jutkiewicz 57'	Report	Colback 41' Sessègnon 113'	Attendance: 26,707 (4,253 Sunderland) Referee: Anthony Taylor

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup

Walsall v Middlesbrough

9 August 2011 First round	Walsall	0–3	Middlesbrough	Bank's Stadium
19:45 GMT		Report	Emnes 17', 37', 52' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,564 (602 Boro) Referee: Darren Deadman

Peterborough United v Middlesbrough

24 August 2011 Second round	Peterborough United	0–2	Middlesbrough	London Road Stadium
19:45 GMT		Report	Robson 3' Hines 27'	Attendance: 5,012 (782 Boro) Referee: Philip Gibbs

Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough

20 September 2011 Third round	Crystal Palace	2–1	Middlesbrough	Selhurst Park
20:00 GMT	Zaha 17' Andrew 52'	Report	Zemmama 54'	Attendance: 5,448 (606 Boro) Referee: Graham Scott

Players

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
4	DF	Matthew Bates		41	Club captain
17	MF	Barry Robson		8
29	DF	Tony McMahon		3

Last updated: 17 August 2011
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

First-team squad

As of 6 April 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jason Steele	36	0	34	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Justin Hoyte	44	0	39	0	3	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Joe Bennett	45	1	40+1	1	2	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Matthew Bates	42	2	37	2	3	0	1+1	0
5	MF	MAR	Merouane Zemmama	17	2	7+8	1	0	0	2	1
6	DF	SCO	Stephen McManus	27	0	21+3	0	0	0	3	0
7	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald	36	9	31+2	9	2	0	1	0
8	MF	SCO	Kevin Thomson	29	0	14+12	0	2	0	1	0
9	FW	NED	Marvin Emnes	48	18	37+5	14	2+1	1	2+1	3
10	MF	ENG	Nicky Bailey	39	2	37	2	0	0	2	0
11	FW	ENG	Adam Hammill	10	0	8+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	AUS	Rhys Williams	40	2	34+1	2	3	0	1+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Seb Hines	27	2	20+3	1	2	0	2	1
16	FW	NGA	Bartholomew Ogbeche	18	3	5+12	3	1	0	0	0
17	MF	SCO	Barry Robson	39	9	37+0	7	1	1	1	1
18	MF	ARG	Julio Arca	33	0	22+8	0	1	0	1+1	0
19	MF	SCO	Andy Halliday	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Luke Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
21	GK	WAL	Danny Coyne	6	0	1	0	1+1	0	3	0
22	MF	FRA	Malaury Martin	18	3	0+15	3	1	0	2	0
24	MF	SCO	Cameron Park	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	FW	ENG	Curtis Main	13	2	0+12	2	1	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Tony McMahon	39	1	28+6	1	2	0	3	0
30	FW	ENG	Lukas Jutkiewicz	21	3	17+2	2	2	1	0	0
31	GK	ENG	Connor Ripley	2	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	Richard Smallwood	19	0	7+7	0	1+1	0	2+1	0
35	DF	ENG	Bruno Pilatos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	BEL	Faris Haroun	35	2	23+9	2	1	0	1+1	0
40	DF	ENG	Paul Weldon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	DF	ENG	Adam Reach	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players featured for club who have been sent out on loan:
Players featured for club who have left:
	GK	NGA	Carl Ikeme	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Lee Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Alex Nimely	10	0	0+9	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	EST	Tarmo Kink	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

Name	Number	Position	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Barry Robson	17	MF	13	1	0	0	0	0	13	1
Joe Bennett	3	DF	9	1	0	0	1	0	10	1
Tony McMahon	29	DF	7	1	0	0	1	0	8	1
Nicky Bailey	10	MF	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Rhys Williams	14	MF	6	1	1	0	0	0	7	0
Faris Haroun	38	MF	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Kevin Thomson	8	MF	3	2	1	0	0	0	4	2
Stephen McManus	6	DF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Scott McDonald	7	FW	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Julio Arca	18	MF	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	1
Matthew Bates	4	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Seb Hines	2	DF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Bartholomew Ogbeche	16	FW	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Malaury Martin	22	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marvin Emnes	9	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Justin Hoyte	2	DF	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Curtis Main	2	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Richard Smallwood	33	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lukas Jutkiewicz	30	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Merouane Zemmama	5	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carl Ikeme	13	GK	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS			77	7	3	0	3	0	83	7

Suspensions served

Date	Matches Missed	Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
14 August	1	Tony McMahon		Barnlsey (A)
18 September	1	Joe Bennett		Crystal Palace (CC)
30 October	1	Barry Robson	5x	Derby County (H)
17 December	1	Tony McMahon	5x	Cardiff City (A)
7 January	2	Barry Robson	10x	Shrewsbury (FA), Burnley (H)
22 January	1	Kevin Thomson		Sunderland (FA)
22 January	1	Julio Arca		Sunderland (FA)
14 February	1	Kevin Thomson		Millwall (A)
4 March	1	R.Williams		Barnsley (H)
12 January	3	Barry Robson		Birmingham (A), West Ham (A), Bristol City (H)
8 April	2	Joe Bennett	10x	Hull City (A), Derby County (A)

Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup

Top scorers

Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Marvin Emnes	14	1	3	18
Barry Robson	7	1	1	9
Scott McDonald	9	0	0	9
Bartholomew Ogbeche	3	0	0	3
Malaury Martin	3	0	0	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2	1	0	3
Curtis Main	2	0	0	2
Rhys Williams	2	0	0	2
Faris Haroun	2	0	0	2
Matthew Bates	2	0	0	2
Nicky Bailey	2	0	0	2
Merouane Zemmama	1	0	1	2
Joe Bennett	1	0	0	1
Tony McMahon	1	0	0	1
Seb Hines	1	0	1	2
Total	52	3	6	61

Penalties

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
9 August	Marvin Emnes	Yes	Walsall	League Cup
1 November	Barry Robson	Yes	Doncaster Rovers	Championship
3 March	Barry Robson	Yes	Portsmouth	Championship

Assists

Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Barry Robson	9	0	0	9
Justin Hoyte	5	0	1	6
Scott McDonald	4	0	0	4
Tony McMahon	3	0	1	4
Rhys Williams	4	0	0	4
Joe Bennett	2	0	1	3
Julio Arca	2	0	0	2
Faris Haroun	1	0	0	1
Nicky Bailey	1	0	0	1
Marvin Emnes	3	0	0	3
Curtis Main	1	1	0	2
Malaury Martin	0	1	0	1
Seb Hines	1	0	0	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2	0	0	2

Contracts

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
9	FW		Emnes	23	Signed	3 years	July 2015	MFC
33	MF		Smallwood	20	Signed	2 years	July 2014	MFC
14	MF		R.Williams	23	Signed	4.5 years	July 2016	MFC

Transfers

Summer

Players in Player From Fee Curtis Main Free Agent Free Malaury Martin Free Agent Free Carl Ikeme Wolverhampton Wanderers Three-month loan[1] Julio Arca Free Agent Free Faris Haroun Free Agent Free Alex Nimely Manchester City Three-month loan[2] Bartholomew Ogbeche Free Agent Free[3] Adam Hammill Wolverhampton Loan til End of Season[4]

Players out Player To Fee Willo Flood Dundee United Free Andrew Taylor Cardiff City Free Kris Boyd Eskişehirspor Free Didier Digard Nice Undisclosed Ben Gibson Plymouth Argyle Three-month loan Leroy Lita Swansea City £1.75m Maximilian Haas Free agent Released Cameron Park Barnsley Three-month loan Lee Miller Carlisle United Free Jonathan Grounds Chesterfield One-month loan Jonathan Franks Oxford United Five-month loan Andy Halliday Walsall Two-month loan Adam Reach Darlington One-month loan Tarmo Kink Free agent Released[5] Ben Gibson York City Season loan[6] Stephen McManus Bristol City Season loan[7] Jonathan Franks Yeovil End of Season loan Jonathan Grounds Yeovil End of Season loan

Honours

Individual Football League Championship Manager of the Month: September – Tony Mowbray (Won)[8] December – Tony Mowbray (Won)[9] Football League Championship Player of the Month: August – Marvin Emnes (Won)[10] September – Matthew Bates (Won)[11] December – Nicky Bailey (Nominated) Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club Player of the Year: Barry Robson Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club Young Player of the Year: Jason Steele

Team of the Week Date Player(s) 20/21 August Barry Robson 27/28 August Tony McMahon 10/11 September Joe Bennett 17 September Matthew Bates, Marvin Emnes 1/2 October Stephen McManus 22/23 October Rhys Williams 5/6 November Barry Robson 10/11 December Joe Bennett 17/18 December Bartholomew Ogbeche

Notes and references

1. "Carl Stays for Third Month". MFC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
2. "Boro move for City starlet". Sky Sports.
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