# 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.

## League One
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Results by matchday

| 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |

### Matches
## Players

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

### Transfers

In :
| Date | Player | Age | Previous club | Ends | Fee |
| 27 June 2011 | Danny Holmes | 22 | The New Saints | 1 July 2012 | Free |
| 29 June 2011 | Michael Kay | 21 | Sunderland | 1 July 2012 | Free |
| 29 June 2011 | Robbie Weir | 22 | Sunderland | 1 July 2012 | Free |
| 1 July 2011 | Owain Fôn Williams | 24 | Rochdale | 1 July 2013 | Free |
| 29 July 2011 | David Buchanan | 25 | Hamilton Academical | 1 July 2012 | Free |
| 2 August 2011 | Martin Devaney | 31 | Barnsley | 1 July 2012 | Free |
| 5 August 2011 | David Raven | 26 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 July 2012 | Free |
| 5 August 2011 | Mustafa Tiryaki | 24 | Havant & Waterlooville | 1 July 2012 | Free |
Out :
| Date | Player | Age | Status | Next club | Fee |
| 10 May 2011 | Marlon Broomes | 33 | Released | Clitheroe | Free |
| 10 May 2011 | Maxime Blanchard | 24 | Released | Plymouth Argyle | Free |
| 10 May 2011 | Joe Collister | 19 | Released | Tamworth | Free |
| 10 May 2011 | Nick Wood | 20 | Released | Mansfield Town | Free |
| 10 May 2011 | Ryan Fraughan | 20 | Released | Stockport County | Free |
| 10 May 2011 | Sam Morrow | 26 | Released | Ross County | Free |
| 10 May 2011 | Jack Mackreth | 19 | Released | Barrow | Free |
| 1 July 2011 | Aaron Cresswell | 21 | Transfer | Ipswich Town | Free |
| 13 July 2011 | Dale Jennings | 19 | Transfer | Bayern Munich | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2011 | Alan Mahon | 33 | Retired | | Mutual |
| 17 August 2011 | Tony Warner | 37 | Transfer | Wellington Phoenix | Free |

### Contract extensions

| Date | Player | Age | Ends |
| 23 May 2011 | Adam McGurk | 22 | 1 July 2012 |
| 28 June 2011 | Andy Robinson | 31 | 1 July 2012 |
| 30 June 2011 | Mark McChrystal | 27 | 1 July 2013 |
| 29 July 2011 | Lucas Akins | 22 | 1 July 2012 |

### Loans

In :
| Player | Age | Signed from | Date | Date |
| Player | Age | Signed from | Started | Ended |
| Ryan Donaldson | 20 | Newcastle United | 16 September | 16 October |
| Jose Baxter | 19 | Everton | 23 September | 8 January |
| Paul Rachubka | 30 | Leeds United | 23 September | 31 January |
| Lateef Elford-Alliyu | 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 January | 16 February |
| James Wallace | 20 | Everton | 19 January | end of the season |
| Ryan Brunt | 18 | Stoke City | 27 January | end of the season |
| Jake Cassidy | 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 March | end of the season |
Out :
| Player | Age | Signed to | Date | Date |
| Player | Age | Signed to | Started | Ended |
| Danny Holmes | 22 | Fleetwood Town | 11 August | 11 September |
| Cole Stockton | 17 | Vauxhall Motors | 27 November | 27 December |
| Cole Stockton | 17 | Vauxhall Motors | 16 February | 16 March |
| Mustafa Tiryaki | 24 | Cambridge United | 1 March | 1 April |

### Season statistics

| No. | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Discipline | Discipline | Signed$^†$ | Signed$^†$ | Signed$^†$ |
| No. | Nat | Player | 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 | 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 | 16.10 |
| 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 | 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 | – |
| 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 | – |
| 24 | | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | 2+2 | – | 2+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | loan | 16.01 | 16.02 |
| 26 | | Cole Stockton | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | | Ryan Brunt | 11+4 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | loan | 27.01 | – |
| | | 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