2011–12 Birmingham City F.C. season
season of football team
The 2011–12 season was Birmingham City's 109th season in the English football league system. It ran from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
After relegation in 18th place from the Premier League in the top flight in the previous season under previous manager Alex McLeish, the team finished in 4th in the Championship under manager Chris Hughton, who was appointed in June after McLeish left for local rivals Aston Villa. They lost on aggregate to 5th place Blackpool in the play-off semi-final, 3–2 on aggregate. Having won the 2011 League Cup, they qualified for the Europa League, in which they reached the group stage and finished 3rd in their group, only one point behind the two teams qualifying for the knockout rounds. In the League Cup, as defending champions, they were eliminated in the third round by Manchester City, unable to defend their title, and they lost to eventual winners Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup after a replay.
Twenty-nine players made at least one appearance in first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Chris Burke, who received Birmingham's Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season awards, played in 61 of the 62 matches over the season, scored 14 goals and made 19 assists. Marlon King was leading scorer with 18 goals, of which 16 came in league games; he also made 12 assists. Nathan Redmond was the club's young player of the year.
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