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

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Pre-season matches

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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

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League table

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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

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

Matches

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Transfers

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Contract extensions

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Date Player Age Ends
23 May 2011   Adam McGurk 22 1 July 2012[12]
28 June 2011   Andy Robinson 31 1 July 2012[13]
30 June 2011   Mark McChrystal 27 1 July 2013[14]
29 July 2011   Lucas Akins 22 1 July 2012[15]

Loans

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Season statistics

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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
1   Owain Fôn Williams 40+0 35+0 1+0 1+0 3+0 2 1
13   Andy Coughlin 1+1 1+1
22   John Courtney youth
23   Paul Rachubka 10+0 10+0 1 loan 24.11[20] 31.01
Defenders
2   Michael Kay 7+2 4+2 1+0 2+0 3
3   Zoumana Bakayogo 12+18 8+18 1+0 3+0
5   Ian Goodison 44+2 1 41+2 1 1+0 1+0 1+0 3
6   Mark McChrystal 20+1 1 17+1 1 1+0 2+0 3
12   Ash Taylor 40+1 4 36+1 2 1+0 3+0 2 1
15   Danny Holmes 26+1 25+1 1+0 1
16   David Buchanan 44+0 1 41+0 1 1+0 2+0 5
19   David Raven 18+2 17+0 1+0 0+1 0+1 2 1
Midfielders
4   Joss Labadie 11+20 5 9+18 5 0+1 2+1 8
8   John Welsh 48+1 3 43+1 3 1+0 1+0 3+0 10
10   Robbie Weir 33+11 3 29+10 3 1+0 1+0 2+1 7
11   Andy Robinson 23+5 4 21+4 4 1+0 1+0 0+1 3
18   Ryan Donaldson 1+0 1+0 loan 16.09[16] 16.10
20   Max Power 2+4 2+2 0+2 1
21   Jose Baxter 15+0 3 14+0 3 1+0 1 loan 23.09[17] 08.01
25   Martin Devaney 18+5 2 16+4 2 0+1 1+0 1+0 4
27   James Wallace 18+0 2 18+0 2 7 loan 19.01[23]
29   Jake Kirby 0+1 0+1
Forwards
7   Enoch Showunmi 21+9 4 21+6 3 0+1 0+1 0+1 1 1
9   Mustafa Tiryaki 21+14 4 16+14 3 1+0 1+0 3+0 1 4
14   Adam McGurk 28+7 5 25+6 4 1+0 1+0 1+1 1 5 1
17   Lucas Akins 40+9 5 36+8 5 1+0 0+1 3+0 2
18   Jake Cassidy 7+3 5 7+3 5 1 loan 16.03[28]
24   Lateef Elford-Alliyu 2+2 2+2 loan 16.01[22] 16.02
26   Cole Stockton 0+1 0+1
28   Ryan Brunt 11+4 1 11+4 1 loan 27.01[26]
Own goals 1 1
Total 51 54 46 49 1 0 1 5 3 5 72 4

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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