2011–12 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 111th season of competitive association football and the 85th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral.

Tranmere Rovers F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerLes Parry (until 4 March 2012)
Ronnie Moore
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyArea quarterfinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joss Labadie
Lucas Akins
Jake Cassidy (5)

All:
four players (5)
Highest home attendance8,526 vs
Stevenage
(6 April)
Lowest home attendance4,153 vs
Rochdale
(17 January)
Average home league attendance5,130
(12th in the league)[1]

Background and pre-season

Pre-season matches

16 July 2011 Prestatyn Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Prestatyn
15:00 Griffiths  45'
Cooke  89'
McGurk  16' Stadium: Bastion Road
22 July 2011 Aberystwyth Town 7–0 Tranmere Rovers Aberystwyth
19:00 Stadium: Park Avenue
23 July 2011 Altrincham 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Altrincham
15:00 Clee Stadium: Moss Lane
27 July 2011 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Manchester United XI Birkenhead
19:30 McChrystal  3' Lingard  33' Stadium: Prenton Park
29 July 2011 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Shrewsbury
19:30 Akins  11'
Weir  58'
Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 1,047
2 August 2011 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Liverpool XI Birkenhead
19:00 Buchanan  36'
Tiryaki  52'
Stadium: Prenton Park

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Colchester United 46 13 20 13 61 66 5 59
11 Bournemouth 46 15 13 18 48 52 4 58
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 14 18 49 53 4 56
13 Hartlepool United 46 14 14 18 50 55 5 56
14 Bury 46 15 11 20 60 79 19 56
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by matchday

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GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLDWDLLWLDDWWWLDLLLLWLDLDLDLDDLLDWWDWWLWLWDLD
Position735655101210111212118678812151512161717161717171717171920191616151213111311111312
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2011 1 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Chesterfield Birkenhead
15:00 Weir  74' BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,755
13 August 2011 2 Leyton Orient 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Leyton
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report
Buchanan  60' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,658
16 August 2011 3 Notts County 3–2 Tranmere Rovers Nottingham
19:45 Kelly  52'
Pearce  60'
J. Hughes  90+7' (pen.)
BBC report
TRFC report
Welsh  10'
Labadie  80'
Raven  18'  90+4'
McGurk  90+6'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,883
20 August 2011 4 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Sheffield United Birkenhead
15:00 Labadie  80' BBC report
TRFC report
Montgomery  44' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,244
27 August 2011 5 Brentford 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Brentford
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report
Weir  28'
Robinson  46'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,381
3 September 2011 6 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Yeovil Town Birkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,037
10 September 2011 7 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Huddersfield
15:00 Roberts  24'
Arfield  82'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 12,013
13 September 2011 8 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Carlisle United Birkenhead
19:45 Akins  51' BBC report
TRFC report
Miller  3'
Berrett  35' (pen)
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,219
17 September 2011 9 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 Showunmi  9'
Taylor  60'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,297
24 September 2011 10 Preston North End 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Preston
15:00 Alexander  37' (pen.)
Mayor  71'
Parry  18'  75'
BBC report
TRFC report
Baxter  60' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,281
1 October 2011 11 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Bournemouth Birkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,179
8 October 2011 12 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Tranmere Rovers London
15:00 Jackson  80' (pen.) BBC report
TRFC report
McGurk  33' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,038
15 October 2011 13 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic Birkenhead
15:00 Baxter  18' BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,117
22 October 2011 14 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 Weir  59'
Tiryaki  80'
BBC report
TRFC report
Butler  73' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,469
25 October 2011 15 Hartlepool United 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Hartlepool
19:45 BBC report
TRFC report
Akins  46', 66' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,200
29 October 2011 16 Scunthorpe United 4–2 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 Duffy  20'
Grant  44', 67' (pen.)
Dagnall  52'
BBC report
TRFC report
Tiryaki  4', 32'
Baxter  63'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,282
5 November 2011 17 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,312
19 November 2011 18 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Birkenhead
15:00 Baxter  38' BBC report
TRFC report
Lines  45+1'
Lowe  80'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,652
26 November 2011 19 Exeter City 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Exeter
15:00 Bennett  41'
Coles  66'
Logan  78'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,108
10 December 2011 20 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Birkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report
Ibehre  19'
Williams  60'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,314
17 December 2011 21 Stevenage 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Stevenage
15:00 Beardsley  38'
May  70'
Roberts  84'
BBC report
TRFC report
Labadie  90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,376
30 December 2011 22 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Bury Birkenhead
19:45 Labadie  24'
Taylor  90'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,253
2 January 2012 23 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Sheffield
15:00 R. Johnson  2'
Lines  7'
BBC report
TRFC report
Goodison  82' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,254
7 January 2012 24 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Brentford Birkenhead
15:00 Devaney  4'
Dean  55' (og)
BBC report
TRFC report
Alexander  22'
Donaldson  32'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,432
14 January 2012 25 Yeovil Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Yeovil
15:00 Edwards  19'
Williams  90+5'
BBC report
TRFC report
McGurk  9' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,083
17 January 2012 26 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
19:45 BBC report
[ TRFC report]
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,153
21 January 2012 27 Bournemouth 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Bournemouth
15:00 Thomas  18'
Pugh  30'
BBC report
TRFC report
Devaney  4' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,807
28 January 2012 28 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Huddersfield Town Birkenhead
15:00 McGurk  51' BBC report
TRFC report
Rhodes  49' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,851
4 February 2012 29 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Tranmere Rovers High Wycombe
15:00 Whichelow  23'
Ainsworth  30'
BBC report
TRFC report
McGurk  5' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,398
14 February 2012 30 Carlisle United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Carlisle
19:45 BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,152
18 February 2012 31 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Charlton Athletic Birkenhead
15:00 Brunt  33' BBC report
TRFC report
Morrison  60' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,685
25 February 2012 32 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Oldham
15:00 Kuqi  48' (pen.) BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,866
3 March 2012 33 Chesterfield 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Chesterfield
15:00 Bowery  75' BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,861
6 March 2012 34 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Notts County Birkenhead
19:45 Welsh  90+3' BBC report
TRFC report
Stewart  5' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,565
10 March 2012 35 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Leyton Orient Birkenhead
15:00 Robinson  35'
Showunmi  45+1'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,824
13 March 2012 36 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Preston North End Birkenhead
19:45 Showunmi  15'
Robinson  67'
BBC report
TRFC report
Cummins  12' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,612
17 March 2012 37 Sheffield United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Sheffield
15:00 Evans  31' BBC report
TRFC report
Akins  54' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,444
20 March 2012 38 Rochdale 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BBC report
TRFC report
Wallace  28'
Cassidy  82'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,618
24 March 2012 39 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Exeter City Birkenhead
15:00 Labadie  49'
Cassidy  90+3'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,786
31 March 2012 40 Bury 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Bury
15:00 Sodje  67'
Coke  72'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,733
6 April 2012 41 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Stevenage Birkenhead
15:00 Cassidy  2', 11'
Akins  77'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,526
9 April 2012 42 Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Milton Keynes
15:00 Williams  10' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
Gleeson  42'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 7,355
14 April 2012 43 Walsall 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Walsall
15:00 Beevers  30'  90' BBC report
TRFC report
Robinson  62' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,895
21 April 2012 44 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Hartlepool United Birkenhead
15:00 Welsh  40'
Fon Williams  72'
BBC report
TRFC report
Sweeney  69' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,757
28 April 2012 45 Colchester United 4–2 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 Henderson  4'
Eastman  46'
Goodison  66' (o.g.)
Sears  84'
BBC report
TRFC report
Wallace  52'
Cassidy  72'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,061
5 May 2012 46 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Scunthorpe United Birkenhead
15:00 McCrystal  27' BBC report
TRFC report
Thompson  61' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,952

FA Cup

12 November 2011 First round Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Cheltenham Town Birkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report
Duffy  21' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Craig Pawson

Football League Cup

9 August 2011 First round Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Doncaster
19:45 Brown  5' (pen.)
Mason  29'
Bennett  59'
BBC report
TRFC report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Gary Sutton

Football League Trophy

30 August 2011 First round Tranmere Rovers 1–1
(4–2 p)
Port Vale Birkenhead
19:00 Taylor  88' BBC report
TRFC report
Taylor  50' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,546
Referee: Mark Heywood
Penalties
Labadie
Power
Welsh
Weir
Taylor
Roberts
Martin
Pope
McDonald
4 October 2011 Second round Accrington Stanley 1–2 * Tranmere Rovers Accrington
19:45 Bakayogo  9' (o.g.)
*Abandoned after 39 minutes
BBC report Taylor  20'
Tiryaki  35'
Stadium: Crown Ground
12 October 2011 Second round replay Accrington Stanley 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Accrington
19:45 BBC report
TRFC report
Taylor  39' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,509
Referee: James Adcock
8 November 2011 Area quarterfinal Chesterfield 4–3 Tranmere Rovers Chesterfield
19:45 Mendy  32'
Bowery  54', 80'
Westcarr  90+1'
BBC report
TRFC report
McGurk  9'
Showunmi  70'
Tiryaki  72'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Players

Transfers, contract extensions and loans are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season

Transfers

Contract extensions

Date Player Age Ends
23 May 2011 Adam McGurk221 July 2012[12]
28 June 2011 Andy Robinson311 July 2012[13]
30 June 2011 Mark McChrystal271 July 2013[14]
29 July 2011 Lucas Akins221 July 2012[15]

Loans

Season statistics

No. Nat Player Total League
One
FA
Cup
League
Cup
League
Trophy
Discipline Signed
A G A G A G A G A G Status Joined Left
Goalkeepers
1Owain Fôn Williams 40+0 35+01+01+03+0 21
13Andy Coughlin 1+1 1+1
22John Courtney youth
23Paul Rachubka 10+0 10+0 1loan24.11[20]31.01
Defenders
2Michael Kay 7+2 4+21+02+0 3
3Zoumana Bakayogo 12+18 8+181+03+0
5Ian Goodison 44+21 41+211+01+01+0 3
6Mark McChrystal 20+11 17+111+02+0 3
12Ash Taylor 40+14 36+121+03+02 1
15Danny Holmes 26+1 25+11+0 1
16David Buchanan 44+01 41+011+02+0 5
19David Raven 18+2 17+01+00+10+1 21
Midfielders
4Joss Labadie 11+205 9+1850+12+1 8
8John Welsh 48+13 43+131+01+03+0 10
10Robbie Weir 33+113 29+1031+01+02+1 7
11Andy Robinson 23+54 21+441+01+00+1 3
18Ryan Donaldson 1+0 1+0 loan16.09[16]16.10
20Max Power 2+4 2+20+2 1
21Jose Baxter 15+03 14+031+0 1loan23.09[17]08.01
25Martin Devaney 18+52 16+420+11+01+0 4
27James Wallace 18+02 18+02 7loan19.01[23]
29Jake Kirby 0+1 0+1
Forwards
7Enoch Showunmi 21+94 21+630+10+10+11 1
9Mustafa Tiryaki 21+144 16+1431+01+03+01 4
14Adam McGurk 28+75 25+641+01+01+11 51
17Lucas Akins 40+95 36+851+00+13+0 2
18Jake Cassidy 7+35 7+35 1loan16.03[28]
24Lateef Elford-Alliyu 2+2 2+2 loan16.01[22]16.02
26Cole Stockton 0+1 0+1
28Ryan Brunt 11+41 11+41 loan27.01[26]
Own goals 1 1
Total 5154 4649101535 724

Statuses are mentioned for youth academy players without senior contract and players who were signed on non-contract basis or on loan. Dates joined and left are mentioned only for players who changed club between the first and the last matchday of the season.

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: 11v11.com

References

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  2. "Tranmere Rovers re-sign defender Danny Holmes". BBC. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. "Tranmere seal deals for Robbie Weir and Michael Kay". BBC. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. "Tranmere Rovers sign goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams". BBC. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. "Tranmere Rovers sign winger Martin Devaney". BBC. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. "Tranmere Rovers sign defender David Raven". BBC. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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  10. "Alan Mahon leaves Tranmere by mutual consent". BBC. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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  12. "Tranmere striker Adam McGurk signs new one-year deal". BBC. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  13. "Andy Robinson signs new Tranmere Rovers deal". BBC. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  14. "Defender Mark McChrystal extends Tranmere contract". BBC. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  15. "Striker Lucas Akins signs new Tranmere Rovers contract". BBC. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  16. "Tranmere sign Ryan Donaldson on loan from Newcastle". BBC. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  17. "Everton's Jose Baxter joins Tranmere Rovers on loan". BBC. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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  22. "Tranmere Rovers sign West Brom's Lateef Elford-Alliyu on loan". BBC. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  23. "Tranmere Rovers sign Everton midfielder James Wallace". BBC. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  24. "James Wallace extends Tranmere Rovers loan deal". BBC. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  25. "Everton's James Wallace extends Tranmere loan deal". BBC. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  26. "Tranmere Rovers sign Stoke striker Ryan Brunt on loan". BBC. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  27. "Tranmere Rovers extend loan of Stoke City's Ryan Brunt". BBC. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  28. "Tranmere Rovers sign Wolves striker Jake Cassidy on loan". BBC. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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  32. "Cambridge United land Mustafa Tiryaki loan deal". BBC. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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