# 2011–12 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

During the 2011–12 season, Accrington Stanley F.C. competed in League Two. This was their 6th season in the Football League and 14th was their second highest position.
It was a year of transition for Stanley with long serving manager John Coleman and his assistant Jimmy Bell leaving the club to join League One side Rochdale. Former player Paul Cook was appointed the new manager with his assistant being Leam Richardson, who was caretaker manager in the intervening spell.
The end of the season saw chairman Ilyas Khan step down. He said he had been racially abused since taking over the club in March 2011.
Stanley also made the news in October 2011, when on-loan defender Tom Bender was knocked out in a collision with team mate Ian Dunbavin and Tranmere Rovers striker Lucas Akins in a Football League Trophy tie. Consequently, the game was abandoned with Tranmere leading 2–1. Bender was treated for 30 minutes on the pitch before being taken to hospital where he regained consciousness and made a full recovery.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 59 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 70 | −10 | 57 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 57 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 56 |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 54 |
* ↑ On 9 March Port Vale were deducted ten points for entering administration.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Sean Murdoch | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Danny Coid | 23 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Winnard | 34 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Sean Hessey | 20 | 2 | 17+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Aristote Nsiala (on loan) | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kern Miller (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | EIR | Rob Kiernan (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Andrew Procter | 29 | 3 | 25+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Craig Lindfield | 42 | 5 | 29+10 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Charlie Barnett | 44 | 1 | 27+15 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kurtis Guthrie | 16 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Ian Craney | 25 | 1 | 7+15 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Luke Joyce | 47 | 3 | 43+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Peter Murphy | 41 | 4 | 36+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Luke Dobie (on loan) | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Kevin McIntyre | 49 | 2 | 44+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Alan Burton | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Bobby Grant (on loan) | 8 | 3 | 8+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Leam Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | EIR | Jamie Devitt (on loan) | 16 | 2 | 15+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | EIR | Kevin Long (on loan) | 26 | 4 | 24+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Liam Willis | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Nat Taylor | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Louis Moult (on loan) | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | James Spray (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Micah Evans (on loan) | 24 | 3 | 14+9 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | WAL | Tom Bender (on loan) | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Wes Fletcher (on loan) | 12 | 2 | 10+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Michael Smith (on loan) | 6 | 3 | 4+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Jayden Stockley (on loan) | 10 | 3 | 5+4 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Lee Nicholls (on loan) | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | EIR | Padraig Amond (on loan) | 45 | 8 | 37+5 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Ryan Hopper | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Ian Dunbavin | 27 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Bryan Hughes | 22 | 3 | 15+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | EIR | Michael Liddle (on loan) | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Will Hatfield | 17 | 3 | 4+13 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Marcus Carver | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | 23 | Padraig Amond | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 7 | Craig Lindfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | 17 | Kevin Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | DF | 12 | Peter Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 21 | Jayden Stockley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | FW | 21 | Michael Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | FW | 19 | Micah Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF | 30 | Will Hatfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF | 16 | Bobby Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF | 27 | Bryan Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF | 6 | Andrew Procter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| = | MF | 11 | Luke Joyce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | 21 | Wes Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | DF | 4 | Sean Hessey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | 17 | Jamie Devitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | 14 | Kevin McIntyre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | 3 | Dean Winnard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 10 | Ian Craney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF | 2 | Danny Coid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 8 | Charlie Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 53 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 57 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 5 | DF | Aristote Nsiala | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Kevin McIntyre | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Peter Murphy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Hessey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Andrew Procter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Luke Joyce | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Craig Lindfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Dean Winnard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Danny Coid | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Jamie Devitt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Charlie Barnett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Michael Liddle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | Will Hatfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Bobby Grant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Kevin Long | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Wes Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | James Spray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Padraig Amond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Bryan Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Ian Craney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Ian Dunbavin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kurtis Guthrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 69 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 9 |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Danny Coid | Blackpool | Free | |
| 16 July 2011 | MF | Kevin McIntyre | Shrewsbury Town | Free | |
| 19 July 2011 | FW | Kurtis Guthrie | Trinity | Free | |
| 28 July 2011 | GK | Sean Murdoch | Hamilton Academical | Free | |
| 27 October 2011 | MF | Bryan Hughes | ÍBV | Free | |
| 18 January 2012 | MF | Liam Willis | Wigan Athletic | Free | |
| 10 February 2012 | FW | Will Hatfield | FC Halifax Town | Free | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 24 June 2011 | DF | Jonathan Bateson | Macclesfield Town | Free | |
| 28 June 2011 | DF | Joe Jacobson | Shrewsbury Town | Free | |
| 28 June 2011 | MF | Jimmy Ryan | Scunthorpe United | Tribunal | |
| 6 July 2011 | GK | Alex Cisak | Oldham Athletic | Free | |
| 4 August 2011 | FW | Terry Gornell | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed | |
| 19 January 2012 | FW | Nat Taylor | Clitheroe | Free | |
| 23 January 2012 | MF | Andrew Procter | Preston North End | Undisclosed | |
| 14 March 2012 | GK | Sean Murdoch | Unattached | Unattached | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 28 July 2011 | DF | Kern Miller | Barnsley | January 2012 | |
| 5 August 2011 | DF | Kevin Long | Burnley | 5 January 2012 | |
| 15 August 2011 | FW | Wes Fletcher | Burnley | 25 October 2011 | |
| 19 August 2011 | FW | Louis Moult | Stoke City | 19 September 2011 | |
| 26 August 2011 | FW | Pádraig Amond | Paços de Ferreira | End of season | |
| 30 August 2011 | DF | Thomas Bender | Colchester United | 24 February 2012 | |
| 3 October 2011 | FW | James Spray | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 October 2011 | |
| 14 October 2011 | FW | Will Hatfield | Leeds United | 31 December 2011 | |
| 14 October 2011 | FW | Luke Dobie | Middlesbrough | 3 January 2012 | |
| 31 October 2011 | FW | Micah Evans | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | |
| 4 November 2011 | FW | Jayden Stockley | Bournemouth | 9 January 2012 | |
| 5 January 2012 | DF | Aristote Nsiala | Everton | End of season | |
| 18 January 2012 | FW | Michael Smith | Charlton Athletic | 12 March 2012 | |
| 17 February 2012 | MF | Jamie Devitt | Hull City | End of season | |
| 24 February 2012 | GK | Lee Nicholls | Wigan Athletic | End of season | |
| 24 February 2012 | MF | Michael Liddle | Sunderland | End of season | |
| 15 March 2012 | MF | Bobby Grant | Scunthorpe United | 18 April 2012 | |
| 16 March 2012 | DF | Rob Kiernan | Wigan Athletic | End of season | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 24 November 2011 | FW | Kurtis Guthrie | Southport | 5 January 2012 | |
| 20 January 2012 | MF | Andrew Procter | Preston North End | 23 January 2012 | |