This page shows the progress of Macclesfield Town F.C. in the 2011–12 English football season. This year they play their games in League Two in the English league system, the fourth tier.
League data
League table
Results summary
Managerial change Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Gary SimpsonSacked18 March 201221stBrian Horton19 March 2012
Following Macclesfield's victory over Port Vale on 31 December 2011, the club then went 16 consecutive games without a victory and found themselves out of the relegation places in League Two only by way of goal difference. This prompted chairman Mike Rance to sack Gary Simpson on 18 March 2012. Brian Horton was installed as manager until the end of the season, in what is his second spell at the club, a day later.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who no longer play for Macclesfield but have made appearances this season:
|colspan="14"|Players on loan to Macclesfield who returned to their parent club:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal1 FW 9 George Donnelly 6 1 0 0 72 FW 23 Ben Tomlinson 6 0 0 0 63 FW 9 Emile Sinclair 1 0 3 0 4= MF 8 Ross Draper 4 0 0 0 4= DF 14 Tony Diagne 3 1 0 0 46 DF 16 Shaun Brisley 3 0 0 0 3= MF 7 Lewis Chalmers 3 0 0 0 3= MF 20 Matt Hamshaw 2 1 0 0 3= MF 12 Arnaud Mendy 2 1 0 0 3= MF 11 Colin Daniel 2 1 0 0 311 DF 3 Carl Tremarco 0 2 0 0 212 MF 31 Dwayne Mattis 1 0 0 0 1= MF 15 Marcus Marshall 1 0 0 0 1= MF 17 Sam Wedgbury 1 0 0 0 1= MF 10 Vinny Mukendi 1 0 0 0 1= MF 38 Matt Smith 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS3773047
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal8 MF Ross Draper 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 DF Carl Tremarco 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 19 FW George Donnelly 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 05 DF Nat Brown 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 114 MF Tony Diagne 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 012 MF Arnaud Mendy 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 023 FW Ben Tomlinson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 04 MF Scott Kay 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 017 MF Sam Wedgbury 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 02 DF Jonathan Bateson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 011 MF Colin Daniel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 016 DF Shaun Brisley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 024 DF Elliott Hewitt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 014 MF Michael Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07 MF Lewis Chalmers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 01 GK José Veiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 015 MF Marcus Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 020 MF Matt Hamshaw 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 029 FW Ben Mills 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 040 GK Richard O'Donnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 035 DF Ben Futcher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 026 MF Adam Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 010 FW Vinny Mukendi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TOTALS644801010744
Results
Pre-season friendlies
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.24 June 2011DF Jonathan Bateson Accrington StanleyFree25 June 2011MF Scott Kay Manchester CityFree29 June 2011FW Ben Tomlinson Worksop TownUndisclosed11 July 2011MF Arnaud Mendy Derby CountyFree (unattached)12 July 2011FW Tom Fisher Stockport CountyFree19 July 2011FW Waide Fairhurst Doncaster RoversUndisclosed5 August 2011FW John Grant BarrowFree22 September 2011GK Steve Collis Peterborough UnitedFree1 January 2012FW George Donnelly Fleetwood TownUndisclosed10 January 2012FW Ben Mills Nantwich TownUndisclosed19 January 2012FW Michael Bakare ChelmsfordFree 21 January 2012MF Dwayne Mattis ChesterfieldFreePlayers transferred outDatePos.NameSubsequent clubFeeRef.18 June 2011MF Izak Reid Morecambe(Tribunal decision)29 June 2011FW Tyrone Barnett Crawley Town£150,00031 August 2011FW Emile Sinclair Peterborough UnitedUndisclosedPlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.9 September 2011FW George Donnelly Fleetwood Town9 October 20119 September 2011FW Scott Boden Chesterfield9 December 201131 October 2011FW George Donnelly Fleetwood Town1 January 20129 November 2011DF Dan Gray Chesterfield9 December 201127 January 2012MF Marcus Marshall Rotherham United30 April 201220 February 2012DF Ben Futcher BuryEnd of season24 February 2012DF Mark Connolly Bolton Wanderers24 March 201224 February 2012GK Richard O'Donnell Sheffield Wednesday26 April 201215 March 2012FW Matt Smith Oldham AthleticEnd of season15 March 2012MF Matt Ball Norwich City15 April 201222 March 2012FW Zac Aley Blackburn RoversEnd of seasonPlayers loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.26 August 2011DF Jack Lane Newcastle Town24 September 2011FW Vinny Mukendi Southport26 October 20114 November 2011FW Tom Fisher Hyde9 December 201117 December 2011DF Jack Lane Woodley Sports19 January 2012FW Vinny Mukendi Southport19 March 201220 January 2012FW Tom Fisher Droylsden20 February 20129 February 2012DF Shaun Brisley Peterborough UnitedEnd of season22 March 2012GK Jack Cudworth BarrowEnd of seasonPlayers releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.1 June 2011MF Paul Bolland Mansfield Town1 July 2011 (Bosman)3 June 2011MF Matthew Lowe Nantwich Town1 July 201123 June 2011MF Hamza Bencherif Notts County1 July 2011 (Bosman)1 July 2011DF Jason Beardsley Mickleover Sports12 August 20111 July 2011FW Ricky Sappleton Bishop's Stortford?1 January 2012FW John GrantUnattached
Awards End of Season AwardsWinner Player of the Year José Veiga Players' Player of the Year Carl Tremarco Jean Ridgeway Award Carl Tremarco Andy Mellor Award Sam Wedgbury Young Player of the Year James Bolton
References