# 2011–12 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

The 2011–12 season is Scunthorpe United F.C.'s first in League One since being relegated last season from the Championship.

## Season review
### Pre-season

Scunthorpe began their pre-season campaign against non-league Bottesford Town, who they beat 7–0, the Irons first goal came courtesy of trialist Mustafa Tiryaki, and with Matt Godden and Chris Dagnall putting them up 3–0 within the first half. Four more goals came in the second half from Robert Grant, Paul Reid, Mark Duffy and new signing Jordan Robertson.

### Pre-season results
## Competitions
### League One
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 54 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 54 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 52 |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 50 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | −27 | 50 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 May 2012. Source:

#### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | D |
| Position | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |

#### Matches
### League Trophy
## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Josh Lillis |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Andrew Wright |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Eddie Nolan |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Sam Togwell |
| 5 | DF | ENG | David Mirfin (on loan from Watford) |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Cliff Byrne (captain) |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Ryan |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Michael O'Connor |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jon Parkin (on loan from Cardiff City) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Jordan Robertson |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Garry Thompson |
| 12 | MF | FRA | Damien Mozika |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Sam Slocombe |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Josh Walker (on loan from Watford) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Paul Reid |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Mark Duffy |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Bobby Grant (on loan at Accrington Stanley) |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Michael Collins |
| 19 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Matt Godden |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Andy Barcham |
| 22 | MF | IRL | Robbie Gibbons |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Aron Wint (on loan at Belper Town) |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Ashley Palmer |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Jamie Reckord (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Conor McAleny (on loan from Everton) |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Connor Jennings |

### Statistics

    As of 28 April 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Josh Lillis | 9 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Andrew Wright | 24 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Eddie Nolan | 35 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Sam Togwell | 43 | 1 | 35+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | David Mirfin | 18 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Cliff Byrne | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Ryan | 25 | 2 | 18+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Michael O'Connor | 36 | 2 | 29+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jon Parkin | 14 | 6 | 13+1 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Jordan Robertson | 19 | 3 | 12+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Garry Thompson | 44 | 6 | 18+20 | 6 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | FRA | Damien Mozika | 18 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Sam Slocombe | 28 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Josh Walker | 18 | 3 | 17+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Paul Reid | 38 | 1 | 36+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Mark Duffy | 42 | 1 | 26+10 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Bobby Grant | 34 | 9 | 18+10 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Michael Collins | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 14 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Matt Godden | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Andy Barcham | 45 | 10 | 36+4 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | IRL | Robbie Gibbons | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Aron Wint | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Ashley Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Conor McAleny | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Connor Jennings | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Neil Cutler | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players featured for club who have left: ||||||||||||||
| | FW | ENG | Nicky Ajose | 9 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Chris Dagnall | 27 | 6 | 19+4 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Shane Duffy | 19 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone | 13 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Michael Nelson | 16 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Oliver Norwood | 18 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jamie Reckord | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Christian Ribeiro | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Goalscoring record

| N | P | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
| 21 | FW | Andy Barcham | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | FW | Bobby Grant | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Dagnall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | Jon Parkin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | MF | Garry Thompson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | FW | Jordan Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | Josh Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | Damien Mozika | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Michael O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Jimmy Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | Niall Canavan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Mark Duffy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Shane Duffy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | David Mirfin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Michael Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Eddie Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Oliver Norwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Paul Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Sam Togwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59 |

#### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| 8 | MF | Michael O'Connor | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Sam Togwell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Bobby Grant | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Josh Walker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Mark Duffy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Andrew Wright | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Jordan Robertson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Andy Barcham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Eddie Nolan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Paul Reid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Niall Canavan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jon Parkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Garry Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Cliff Byrne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Dagnall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Damien Mozika | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Oliver Norwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Shane Duffy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Josh Lillis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | David Mirfin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Michael Nelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Conor McAleny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Jamie Reckord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Christian Ribeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | '1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Sam Slocombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 73 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 7 |

#### Suspensions served

| Date | Matches missed | Player | Reason | Opponents missed |
| 3 September | 1 | Bobby Grant | vs Colchester United | Sheffield United (H) |
| 10 September | 3 | Andy Barcham | vs Sheffield United | Rochdale (A), Walsall (A), Yeovil Town (H) |
| 15 October | 3 | Andrew Wright | vs Brentford | MK Dons (A), Huddersfield Town (H), Tranmere Rovers (H) |
| 26 November | 3 | Oliver Norwood | vs Notts County | Carlisle(H), Exeter(A), Bury (H) |
| 3 March | 3 | Michael O'Connor | vs Wycombe Wanderers | Oldham (A), Preston (A), Yeovil (A) |
| 7 March | 1 | Josh Walker | vs Oldham Athletic | Preston North End (A) |
| 20 March | 3 | Mark Duffy | vs Bury | Notts County (H), Chesterfield (A), Exeter City (H) |
| 14 April | 3 | Jordan Robertson | vs MK Dons | Huddersfield (A), Bournemouth (H), Tranmere (A) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 10 | FW | Robertson | 23 | EU | St Johnstone | Free Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | Scunthorpe United |
| 21 | MF | Barcham | 24 | EU | Gillingham | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | Scunthorpe United |
| 7 | MF | Ryan | 22 | EU | Accrington Stanley | Bosman Transfer | Summer | 2013 | £55,000$^1$ | Sky Sports |
| 12 | MF | Mozika | 24 | EU | Bury | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | BBC Football |
| 28 | FW | Jennings | 20 | EU | Stalybridge Celtic | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 22 | MF | Gibbons | 20 | EU | Ermis Aradippou | Free Transfer | Winter | 2012 | Free | BBC Sport |

#### Notes

    $^1$£55,000 must be paid immediately, £25,000 to be paid if Scunthorpe are promoted in the next two years and appearances related fees, means that Accrington Stanley will receive up to £195,000.

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 14 | MF | Norwood | 20 | Manchester United | 24 August | 11 January | Man Utd Official Site | Sky Sports |
| 26 | DF | Duffy | 20 | Everton | 1 September | 5 January | Sky Sports | Sky Sports |
| 27 | GK | Johnstone | 18 | Manchester United | 9 September | 11 January | Sky Sports | Sky Sports |
| 28 | FW | Ajose | 20 | Peterborough United | 22 September | 29 November | Sky Sports | Soccerbase |
| 26 | DF | Ribeiro | 22 | Bristol City | 11 January | 22 March | | Sky Sports |
| 14 | MF | Walker | 36 | Watford | 13 January | | BBC Sport | |
| 5 | DF | Mirfin | 27 | Watford | 23 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | |
| 9 | FW | Parkin | 30 | Cardiff City | 23 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | |
| 25 | DF | Reckord | 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 January | 1 May | Wolves Official Site | Scunthorpe Official Site |
| 26 | FW | McAleny | 19 | Everton | 24 March | 30 May | Scunthorpe Official Site | |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| 23 | DF | Coleman | Unknown | Released | | Summer | N/A | 0 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 32 | FW | Cowan-Hall | 20 | Out of Contract | Woking | Summer | N/A | 1 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 15 | MF | Mirfin | 26 | Out of Contract | Watford | Summer | Free | 111 | 5 | BBC Sport |
| 27 | MF | Morris | 24 | Out of Contract | Torquay United | Summer | N/A | 92 | 6 | BBC Sport |
| 16 | MF | J Wright | 21 | Out of Contract | Millwall | Summer | N/A | 81 | 1 | BBC Sport |
| 5 | DF | Jones | 31 | Free Transfer | Sheffield Wednesday | Summer | Free | 48 | 2 | Scunthorpe United |
| 26 | DF | Williams | 19 | Free Transfer | Gainsborough Trinity | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | Scunthorpe United |
| 1 | GK | Murphy | 29 | Free Transfer | Coventry City | Summer | Free | 227 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 10 | DF | Hughes | 33 | Free Transfer | Charlton Athletic | Summer | Free | 19 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| | DF | Raynes | 23 | Transfer | Rotherham United | Summer | Undisclosed | 12 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 22 | GK | Turner | 18 | Loan | Brigg Town | Summer | One-month Loan | 0 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 9 | FW | Dagnall | 25 | Transfer | Barnsley | Winter | Undisclosed | 68 | 13 | BBC Sport |
| 5 | DF | Nelson | 31 | Transfer | Kilmarnock | Winter | Free | 36 | 1 | Sky Sports |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 20 | FW | Godden | 20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 9 March | 16 April | Scunthorpe Official Site | Scunthorpe Official Site |
| 24 | DF | Palmer | 19 | Harrogate Town | 9 March | 16 April | Scunthorpe Official Site | Scunthorpe Official Site |
| 17 | FW | Grant | 21 | Accrington Stanley | 15 March | 18 April | Sky Sports | Sky Sports |
| 2 | DF | Wright | 27 | Grimsby Town | 22 March | 17 April | Grimsby Official Site | Scunthorpe Official Site |
| 23 | FW | Wint | 19 | Halifax Town | 2 March | 16 April | Scunthorpe Official Site | Scunthorpe Official Site |