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
Main article: 2010–11 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Pre-season matches
16 July 2011 Prestatyn Town2–1Tranmere RoversPrestatyn
15:00 Griffiths  45'
Cooke  89'		 McGurk  16' Stadium: Bastion Road
22 July 2011 Aberystwyth Town7–0Tranmere RoversAberystwyth
19:00 Stadium: Park Avenue
23 July 2011 Altrincham2–0Tranmere RoversAltrincham
15:00 Clee Stadium: Moss Lane
27 July 2011 Tranmere Rovers1–1Manchester United XIBirkenhead
19:30 McChrystal  3' Lingard  33' Stadium: Prenton Park
29 July 2011 Shrewsbury Town0–2Tranmere RoversShrewsbury
19:30 Akins  11'
Weir  58'		 Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 1,047
2 August 2011 Tranmere Rovers2–0Liverpool XIBirkenhead
19:00 Buchanan  36'
Tiryaki  52'		 Stadium: Prenton Park

League One
Main article: 2011–12 Football 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 AFC 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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
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 1Tranmere Rovers1–0ChesterfieldBirkenhead
15:00 Weir  74' BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,755
13 August 2011 2Leyton Orient0–1Tranmere RoversLeyton
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report		 Buchanan  60' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,658
16 August 2011 3Notts County3–2Tranmere RoversNottingham
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 4Tranmere Rovers1–1Sheffield UnitedBirkenhead
15:00 Labadie  80' BBC report
TRFC report		 Montgomery  44' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,244
27 August 2011 5Brentford0–2Tranmere RoversBrentford
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report		 Weir  28'
Robinson  46'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,381
3 September 2011 6Tranmere Rovers0–0Yeovil TownBirkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,037
10 September 2011 7Huddersfield Town2–0Tranmere RoversHuddersfield
15:00 Roberts  24'
Arfield  82'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 12,013
13 September 2011 8Tranmere Rovers1–2Carlisle UnitedBirkenhead
19:45 Akins  51' BBC report
TRFC report		 Miller  3'
Berrett  35' (pen)		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,219
17 September 2011 9Tranmere Rovers2–0Wycombe WanderersBirkenhead
15:00 Showunmi  9'
Taylor  60'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,297
24 September 2011 10Preston North End2–1Tranmere RoversPreston
15:00 Alexander  37' (pen.)
Mayor  71'
Parry  18'  75'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Baxter  60' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,281
1 October 2011 11Tranmere Rovers0–0BournemouthBirkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,179
8 October 2011 12Charlton Athletic1–1Tranmere RoversLondon
15:00 Jackson  80' (pen.) BBC report
TRFC report		 McGurk  33' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,038
15 October 2011 13Tranmere Rovers1–0Oldham AthleticBirkenhead
15:00 Baxter  18' BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,117
22 October 2011 14Tranmere Rovers2–1WalsallBirkenhead
15:00 Weir  59'
Tiryaki  80'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Butler  73' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,469
25 October 2011 15Hartlepool United0–2Tranmere RoversHartlepool
19:45 BBC report
TRFC report		 Akins  46', 66' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,200
29 October 2011 16Scunthorpe United4–2Tranmere RoversScunthorpe
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 17Tranmere Rovers0–0Colchester UnitedBirkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,312
19 November 2011 18Tranmere Rovers1–2Sheffield WednesdayBirkenhead
15:00 Baxter  38' BBC report
TRFC report		 Lines  45+1'
Lowe  80'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,652
26 November 2011 19Exeter City3–0Tranmere RoversExeter
15:00 Bennett  41'
Coles  66'
Logan  78'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,108
10 December 2011 20Tranmere Rovers0–2Milton Keynes DonsBirkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report		 Ibehre  19'
Williams  60'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,314
17 December 2011 21Stevenage2–1Tranmere RoversStevenage
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 22Tranmere Rovers2–0BuryBirkenhead
19:45 Labadie  24'
Taylor  90'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,253
2 January 2012 23Sheffield Wednesday2–1Tranmere RoversSheffield
15:00 R. Johnson  2'
Lines  7'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Goodison  82' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,254
7 January 2012 24Tranmere Rovers2–2BrentfordBirkenhead
15:00 Devaney  4'
Dean  55' (og)		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Alexander  22'
Donaldson  32'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,432
14 January 2012 25Yeovil Town2–1Tranmere RoversYeovil
15:00 Edwards  19'
Williams  90+5'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 McGurk  9' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,083
17 January 2012 26Tranmere Rovers0–0RochdaleBirkenhead
19:45 BBC report
[ TRFC report]		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,153
21 January 2012 27Bournemouth2–1Tranmere RoversBournemouth
15:00 Thomas  18'
Pugh  30'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Devaney  4' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,807
28 January 2012 28Tranmere Rovers1–1Huddersfield TownBirkenhead
15:00 McGurk  51' BBC report
TRFC report		 Rhodes  49' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,851
4 February 2012 29Wycombe Wanderers2–1Tranmere RoversHigh Wycombe
15:00 Whichelow  23'
Ainsworth  30'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 McGurk  5' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,398
14 February 2012 30Carlisle United0–0Tranmere RoversCarlisle
19:45 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,152
18 February 2012 31Tranmere Rovers1–1Charlton AthleticBirkenhead
15:00 Brunt  33' BBC report
TRFC report		 Morrison  60' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,685
25 February 2012 32Oldham Athletic1–0Tranmere RoversOldham
15:00 Kuqi  48' (pen.) BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,866
3 March 2012 33Chesterfield1–0Tranmere RoversChesterfield
15:00 Bowery  75' BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,861
6 March 2012 34Tranmere Rovers1–1Notts CountyBirkenhead
19:45 Welsh  90+3' BBC report
TRFC report		 Stewart  5' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,565
10 March 2012 35Tranmere Rovers2–0Leyton OrientBirkenhead
15:00 Robinson  35'
Showunmi  45+1'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,824
13 March 2012 36Tranmere Rovers2–1Preston North EndBirkenhead
19:45 Showunmi  15'
Robinson  67'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Cummins  12' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,612
17 March 2012 37Sheffield United1–1Tranmere RoversSheffield
15:00 Evans  31' BBC report
TRFC report		 Akins  54' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,444
20 March 2012 38Rochdale0–2Tranmere RoversRochdale
19:45 BBC report
TRFC report		 Wallace  28'
Cassidy  82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,618
24 March 2012 39Tranmere Rovers2–0Exeter CityBirkenhead
15:00 Labadie  49'
Cassidy  90+3'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,786
31 March 2012 40Bury2–0Tranmere RoversBury
15:00 Sodje  67'
Coke  72'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,733
6 April 2012 41Tranmere Rovers3–0StevenageBirkenhead
15:00 Cassidy  2', 11'
Akins  77'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,526
9 April 2012 42Milton Keynes Dons3–0Tranmere RoversMilton Keynes
15:00 Williams  10' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
Gleeson  42'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 7,355
14 April 2012 43Walsall0–1Tranmere RoversWalsall
15:00 Beevers  30'  90' BBC report
TRFC report		 Robinson  62' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,895
21 April 2012 44Tranmere Rovers1–1Hartlepool UnitedBirkenhead
15:00 Welsh  40'
Fon Williams  72'		 BBC report
TRFC report		 Sweeney  69' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,757
28 April 2012 45Colchester United4–2Tranmere RoversColchester
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 46Tranmere Rovers1–1Scunthorpe UnitedBirkenhead
15:00 McCrystal  27' BBC report
TRFC report		 Thompson  61' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,952

FA Cup
Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
12 November 2011 First roundTranmere Rovers0–1Cheltenham TownBirkenhead
15:00 BBC report
TRFC report		 Duffy  21' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Craig Pawson

Football League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
9 August 2011 First roundDoncaster Rovers3–0Tranmere RoversDoncaster
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
Main article: 2011–12 Football League Trophy
30 August 2011 First roundTranmere Rovers1–1
(4–2 p)		Port ValeBirkenhead
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 roundAccrington Stanley1–2 *Tranmere RoversAccrington
19:45 Bakayogo  9' (o.g.)
*Abandoned after 39 minutes		 BBC report Taylor  20'
Tiryaki  35'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
12 October 2011 Second round replayAccrington Stanley0–1Tranmere RoversAccrington
19:45 BBC report
TRFC report		 Taylor  39' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,509
Referee: James Adcock
8 November 2011 Area quarterfinalChesterfield4–3Tranmere RoversChesterfield
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+0–1+0–1+0–3+0– 21–––
13Andy Coughlin 1+1– 1+1––––––– –––––
22John Courtney –– –––––––– ––youth––
23Paul Rachubka 10+0– 10+0––––––– 1–loan24.11[20]31.01
Defenders
2Michael Kay 7+2– 4+2–––1+0–2+0– 3––––
3Zoumana Bakayogo 12+18– 8+18–––1+0–3+0– –––––
5Ian Goodison 44+21 41+211+0–1+0–1+0– 3––––
6Mark McChrystal 20+11 17+11––1+0–2+0– 3––––
12Ash Taylor 40+14 36+121+0–––3+02 1––––
15Danny Holmes 26+1– 25+1–––––1+0– 1––––
16David Buchanan 44+01 41+011+0–––2+0– 5––––
19David Raven 18+2– 17+0–1+0–0+1–0+1– 21–––
Midfielders
4Joss Labadie 11+205 9+1850+1–––2+1– 8––––
8John Welsh 48+13 43+131+0–1+0–3+0– 10––––
10Robbie Weir 33+113 29+1031+0–1+0–2+1– 7––––
11Andy Robinson 23+54 21+441+0–1+0–0+1– 3––––
18Ryan Donaldson 1+0– 1+0––––––– ––loan16.09[16]16.10
20Max Power 2+4– 2+2–––––0+2– 1––––
21Jose Baxter 15+03 14+03––––1+0– –1loan23.09[17]08.01
25Martin Devaney 18+52 16+420+1–1+0–1+0– 4––––
27James Wallace 18+02 18+02–––––– 7–loan19.01[23]–
29Jake Kirby 0+1– 0+1––––––– –––––
Forwards
7Enoch Showunmi 21+94 21+630+1–0+1–0+11 1––––
9Mustafa Tiryaki 21+144 16+1431+0–1+0–3+01 4––––
14Adam McGurk 28+75 25+641+0–1+0–1+11 51–––
17Lucas Akins 40+95 36+851+0–0+1–3+0– 2––––
18Jake Cassidy 7+35 7+35–––––– 1–loan16.03[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

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