The season was filled with ups and downs, but in the end it would be forever remembered as the one that brought Manchester City the long-awaited league title after a 44-year wait. City's third English top tier title was clinched on the final day of the season, after the Blues defeated Queens Park Rangers3–2, coming back from being down 1–2 with two stoppage-time goals just before the final whistle. The championship marked City's first English title since 1968,[3] as well as the first time the Premier League has been won by a club whose current spell in the top division began after the league commenced play. It was also the first and currently only Premier League title to be decided on goal difference, with City's title-clinching goal against QPR coming 15 seconds after the final whistle blew in city rivals Manchester United's 1–0 win at Sunderland, which would otherwise have brought the title to the side of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Umbro supplied kits for Manchester City for the third season in a row.
Home: The home kit for the 2011–12 season featured a striking "soundwave" graphic embedded on to the front of the shirt. The "soundwave" graphic took inspiration from the club's anthem, the Blue Moon, which was sung by fans on the match days. The shirt was combined with sky blue shorts for the first time since the 2006–07 season and with hooped socks.
Away: The away strip saw a return to the red-and-black stripes, the traditional Manchester City away colours that were famously introduced by the club's former co-manager Malcolm Allison in the 1960s. The most notable element of the strip was the position of the stripes on the arms, which was designed so that if a player scored and held his arms out horizontally whilst celebrating, the stripes would match up with the stripes on the body. The kit was embellished with gold applications and completed with black shorts and socks.
Third: Manchester City's navy away strip from the previous season was retained as a third kit and was worn with white shorts and socks in its only outing against Aston Villa.
Keeper: Umbro made two new goalkeeper strips for the 2011–12 season. The first choice kit was based on the design of the outfield home strip and included the "soundwave" graphic, but in dark green with light green detailing. The second choice kit was dark grey with white detailing, whilst the yellow/black outfit introduced in 2009–10 was retained as an alternative for its third season with yellow socks.
Source: Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions Notes:
^ abChelsea won the Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage as defending champions, forfeiting their spot in the Europa League as the FA Cupwinners. This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League group stage, since, pursuant to the rules, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League.
Points against 2010/11 Top Four: 12
Points against promoted teams: 15
6 points: Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United,
0Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur
0Wigan Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 points: Fulham, Liverpool, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion
3 points: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Swansea City
1 point:0Sunderland
Biggest & smallest
Biggest home win: 5–1 vs. Norwich City, 3 December 2011
Biggest home defeat: Undefeated
Biggest away win: 1–6 vs. Manchester United, 23 October 2011; vs. Norwich City, 14 April 2012
Biggest away defeat: 5 by a 1-goal margin
Biggest home attendance: 47,435 vs. Queens Park Rangers, 13 May 2012
Smallest home attendance: 46,321 vs. Stoke City, 21 December 2011
Biggest away attendance: 75,487 vs. Manchester United, 23 October 2011
Smallest away attendance: 16,026 vs. Wigan Athletic, 16 January 2012
Results by match
Round
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32
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34
35
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Ground
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
Result
W
W
W
W
D
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
D
W
L
W
W
D
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
D
D
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
Position
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2012. Source: Premier League results A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Source: [1], Transfers, Wikipedia players' articles (for player numbers, appearances, goals and contracts).
Ordered by squad number.
Playing statistics
As of 13 May 2012
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only. Apps. numbers denote: "no. of games started (no. of games subbed on)." Red card numbers denote: "no. of second yellow cards / no. of straight red cards." Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Awarded on a weekly basis to the Premier League or Football League team that a five-man LMA adjudication panel deems to have performed in some outstanding manner.