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.

Background and pre-season

Pre-season matches

League One

League table

Results by matchday

Matches

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

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 Fee27 June 2011 Danny HolmesThe New Saints1 July 2012Free29 June 2011 Michael KaySunderland1 July 2012Free29 June 2011 Robbie WeirSunderland1 July 2012Free1 July 2011 Owain Fôn WilliamsRochdale1 July 2013Free29 July 2011 David BuchananHamilton Academical1 July 2012Free2 August 2011 Martin DevaneyBarnsley1 July 2012Free5 August 2011 David RavenShrewsbury Town1 July 2012Free5 August 2011 Mustafa TiryakiHavant & Waterlooville1 July 2012Free

Out Date Player Age Status Next club Fee10 May 2011 Marlon BroomesReleasedClitheroeFree10 May 2011 Maxime BlanchardReleasedPlymouth ArgyleFree10 May 2011 Joe CollisterReleasedTamworthFree10 May 2011 Nick WoodReleasedMansfield TownFree10 May 2011 Ryan FraughanReleasedStockport CountyFree10 May 2011 Sam MorrowReleasedRoss CountyFree10 May 2011 Jack MackrethReleasedBarrowFree1 July 2011 Aaron CresswellTransferIpswich TownFree13 July 2011 Dale JenningsTransferBayern MunichUndisclosed21 July 2011 Alan MahonRetired Mutual17 August 2011 Tony WarnerTransferWellington PhoenixFree

Contract extensions Date Player Age Ends23 May 2011 Adam McGurk1 July 201228 June 2011 Andy Robinson1 July 201230 June 2011 Mark McChrystal1 July 201329 July 2011 Lucas Akins1 July 2012

Loans

In Player Age Signed from Date Started Ended Ryan DonaldsonNewcastle United16 September16 October Jose BaxterEverton23 September8 January Paul RachubkaLeeds United23 September31 January Lateef Elford-AlliyuWest Bromwich Albion16 January16 February James WallaceEverton19 Januaryend of the season Ryan BruntStoke City27 Januaryend of the season Jake CassidyWolverhampton Wanderers16 Marchend of the season

Out Player Age Signed to Date Started Ended Danny HolmesFleetwood Town11 August11 September Cole StocktonVauxhall Motors27 November27 December Cole StocktonVauxhall Motors16 February16 March Mustafa TiryakiCambridge United1 March1 April

Season statistics Player Total LeagueOne FACup LeagueCup LeagueTrophy Discipline Signed† 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.

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