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.

Scunthorpe United
2011–12 season
ChairmanJ. Steven Wharton
ManagerAlan Knill
StadiumGlanford Park
League One18th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup2nd Round
(eliminated by Newcastle United)
League Trophy2nd Round
(eliminated by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Barcham (8)
All: Andy Barcham (9)
Bobby Grant (9)
Highest home attendance6,047 vs. Sheffield United, 10 September
Lowest home attendance1,763 vs. Hartlepool United, 31 August
Average home league attendance4,097

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.

League One

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
16Oldham Athletic461412205066−1654
17Yeovil Town461412205980−2154
18Scunthorpe United461022145559−452
19Walsall461020165157−650
20Leyton Orient461311224875−2750
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
461022145559 −45251082833 −551262726 +1

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: [citation needed]

Result round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHHAHHHAAAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultDDLDLDDLDWWLDDDWLDLLDLDWDDLWWLDWWDDDDDDWWDLLDD
Position13152019201917212116151617161615171819202022201819192020202121181818181818181717141416171718

FA Cup

Round11R
GroundAH
ResultDL

League Cup

Round1
GroundA
ResultW

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
15DF  ENGPaul Reid
16MF  ENGMark Duffy
17FW  ENGBobby Grant (on loan at Accrington Stanley)
18MF  IRLMichael Collins
19DF  IRLNiall Canavan
20FW  ENGMatt Godden
21MF  ENGAndy Barcham
22MF  IRLRobbie Gibbons
23FW  ENGAron Wint (on loan at Belper Town)
24DF  ENGAshley Palmer
25FW  ENGJamie Reckord (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
26FW  ENGConor McAleny (on loan from Everton)
28FW  ENGConnor Jennings

Statistics

As of 28 April 2012
No.PosNatPlayerTotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ENGJosh Lillis906+000+002+001+00
2MF  ENGAndrew Wright24014+402+002+001+10
3DF  IRLEddie Nolan35128+112+002+002+00
4MF  ENGSam Togwell43135+312+002+001+00
5DF  ENGDavid Mirfin18118+010+000+000+00
6DF  IRLCliff Byrne13012+100+000+000+00
7MF  IRLJimmy Ryan25218+420+002+000+10
8MF  NIRMichael O'Connor36229+422+000+001+00
9FW  ENGJon Parkin14613+160+000+000+00
10FW  ENGJordan Robertson19312+630+000+100+00
11MF  ENGGarry Thompson44618+2060+201+102+00
12MF  FRADamien Mozika18216+120+000+000+10
13GK  ENGSam Slocombe28026+002+000+000+00
14MF  ENGJosh Walker18317+130+000+000+00
15DF  ENGPaul Reid38136+010+001+001+00
16MF  ENGMark Duffy42126+1012+001+101+10
17FW  ENGBobby Grant34918+1072+001+102+02
18MF  IRLMichael Collins300+100+001+001+00
19DF  IRLNiall Canavan14110+112+001+000+00
20FW  ENGMatt Godden000+000+000+000+00
21MF  ENGAndy Barcham451036+491+001+112+00
22MF  IRLRobbie Gibbons302+100+000+000+00
23FW  ENGAron Wint100+000+000+000+10
24DF  ENGAshley Palmer200+100+000+001+00
26FW  ENGConor McAleny302+100+000+000+00
28FW  ENGConnor Jennings300+300+000+000+00
29GK  ENGNeil Cutler000+000+000+000+00
Players featured for club who have left:
FW  ENGNicky Ajose902+501+000+001+00
FW  ENGChris Dagnall27619+442+002+020+00
DF  IRLShane Duffy19118+010+000+001+00
GK  ENGSam Johnstone13012+000+000+001+00
DF  ENGMichael Nelson1618+212+002+002+00
MF  NIROliver Norwood18114+110+101+001+00
FW  ENGJamie Reckord17017+000+000+000+00
DF  WALChristian Ribeiro808+000+000+000+00

Goalscoring record

NPNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotal
21FWAndy Barcham901010
17FWBobby Grant70029
9FWChris Dagnall60006
9FWJon Parkin60006
11MFGarry Thompson60006
10FWJordan Robertson30003
14MFJosh Walker30003
12MFDamien Mozika20002
8MFMichael O'Connor20002
7MFJimmy Ryan20002
19DFNiall Canavan10001
16MFMark Duffy10001
26DFShane Duffy10001
5DFDavid Mirfin10001
5DFMichael Nelson10001
3DFEddie Nolan10001
14MFOliver Norwood10001
15DFPaul Reid10001
4MFSam Togwell10001
Totals5601259

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.NameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal
8MFMichael O'Connor7100000071
4MFSam Togwell5100100061
17FWBobby Grant5100000051
14MFJosh Walker3100000031
16MFMark Duffy2100000021
2DFAndrew Wright2100100031
10FWJordan Robertson2100000021
21FWAndy Barcham1100000011
3DFEddie Nolan6000000060
15DFPaul Reid5000000050
19DFNiall Canavan4000000040
9FWJon Parkin4000000040
11MFGarry Thompson4000000040
6DFCliff Byrne3000000030
9FWChris Dagnall2010000030
12MFDamien Mozika3000000030
14MFOliver Norwood2000001030
7MFJimmy Ryan3000000030
26DFShane Duffy2000000020
1GKJosh Lillis2000000020
5DFDavid Mirfin2000000020
5DFMichael Nelson0010100020
26FWConor McAleny1000000010
25DFJamie Reckord1000000010
26DFChristian Ribeiro10000000'10
13GKSam Slocombe1000000010
Totals737203000787

Suspensions served

DateMatches missedPlayerReasonOpponents missed
3 September1Bobby Grant   vs Colchester UnitedSheffield United (H)
10 September3Andy Barcham vs Sheffield UnitedRochdale (A), Walsall (A), Yeovil Town (H)
15 October3Andrew Wright vs BrentfordMK Dons (A), Huddersfield Town (H), Tranmere Rovers (H)
26 November3Oliver Norwood vs Notts CountyCarlisle(H), Exeter(A), Bury (H)
3 March3Michael O'Connor vs Wycombe WanderersOldham (A), Preston (A), Yeovil (A)
7 March1Josh Walker   vs Oldham AthleticPreston North End (A)
20 March3Mark Duffy vs BuryNotts County (H), Chesterfield (A), Exeter City (H)
14 April3Jordan Robertson vs MK DonsHuddersfield (A), Bournemouth (H), Tranmere (A)

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
10FW Robertson23EUSt Johnstone Free TransferSummer2012FreeScunthorpe United
21MF Barcham24EUGillinghamFree TransferSummer2013FreeScunthorpe United
7MF Ryan22EUAccrington StanleyBosman TransferSummer2013£55,0001Sky Sports
12MF Mozika24EUBuryTransferSummer2014UndisclosedBBC Football
28FW Jennings20EUStalybridge CelticTransferSummer2014UndisclosedBBC Sport
22MF Gibbons20EUErmis Aradippou Free TransferWinter2012FreeBBC 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.[1]

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
14MFNorwood
20Manchester United24 August11 JanuaryMan Utd Official SiteSky Sports
26DFDuffy
20Everton1 September5 JanuarySky SportsSky Sports
27GKJohnstone 18Manchester United9 September11 JanuarySky SportsSky Sports
28FWAjose 20Peterborough United22 September29 NovemberSky SportsSoccerbase
26DFRibeiro 22Bristol City11 January22 MarchSky Sports
14MFWalker 35Watford13 JanuaryBBC Sport
5DFMirfin 27Watford23 January30 MayBBC Sport
9FWParkin 30Cardiff City23 January30 MayBBC Sport
25DFReckord 20Wolverhampton Wanderers30 January1 MayWolves Official SiteScunthorpe Official Site
26FWMcAleny 19Everton24 March30 MayScunthorpe Official Site
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
23DFColeman UnknownReleasedSummerN/A00BBC Sport
32FWCowan-Hall 20Out of ContractWokingSummerN/A10BBC Sport
15MFMirfin 26Out of ContractWatfordSummerFree1115BBC Sport
27MFMorris 24Out of ContractTorquay UnitedSummerN/A926BBC Sport
16MFJ Wright 21Out of ContractMillwallSummerN/A811BBC Sport
5DFJones 31Free TransferSheffield WednesdaySummerFree482Scunthorpe United
26DFWilliams 19Free TransferGainsborough TrinitySummerFree00Scunthorpe United
1GKMurphy 29Free TransferCoventry CitySummerFree2270BBC Sport
10DFHughes 33Free TransferCharlton AthleticSummerFree190BBC Sport
DFRaynes 23TransferRotherham UnitedSummerUndisclosed120BBC Sport
22GKTurner 18LoanBrigg TownSummerOne-month Loan00Sky Sports
9FWDagnall 25TransferBarnsleyWinterUndisclosed6813BBC Sport
5DFNelson 31TransferKilmarnock WinterFree361Sky Sports
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
20FWGodden 20Gainsborough Trinity9 March16 AprilScunthorpe Official SiteScunthorpe Official Site
24DFPalmer 19Harrogate Town9 March16 AprilScunthorpe Official SiteScunthorpe Official Site
17FWGrant 21Accrington Stanley15 March18 AprilSky SportsSky Sports
2DFWright 27Grimsby Town22 March17 AprilGrimsby Official SiteScunthorpe Official Site
23FWWint 19Halifax Town2 March16 AprilScunthorpe Official SiteScunthorpe Official Site
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures and results

Pre-season

9 July Friendly Bottesford Town 0–7 Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 BSTreport 6' Tiryaki
18' Godden
23' Dagnall
54' Grant
65' Reid
68' Duffy
77' Robertson
Stadium: Birch Park
Attendance: 670
24 July 2011 County Cup Final Lincoln City 1–1
(4–3 p)
Scunthorpe United
15:00Smith 17'Dagnall 90'Attendance: 1,769
Penalties
Taylor
Fuseini
O'Keefe
Nutter
Power
Togwell
Collins
Duffy
Dagnall
Grant
30 July Friendly Scunthorpe United 0–5 Barnsley Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
15:00 BSTReportVaz Tê 7'
Davies 14', 33'
Reid 20'
Doyle 43'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Jonathan Moss

League One

16 August 3 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Oldham Athletic Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
19:45 BSTDagnall 63'ReportMellor 16'
Smith 82'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Coote
20 August 4 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Scunthorpe United Charlton, Greater London
15:00 BSTJackson 20'
Wright-Phillips 57'
ReportGrant 73', 90+1'Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,505
Referee: Sarginson
10 September 7 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Sheffield United Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 BSTDagnall 45+1'ReportEvans 72'Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,047
Referee: Miller
13 September 8 Rochdale 1–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale, Greater Manchester
19:45 BSTKennedy 59'ReportStadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 September 9 Walsall 2–2 Scunthorpe United Walsall, West Midlands
15:00 BSTChambers 22'
Grigg 83'
ReportThompson 78'
Ryan 90+4'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,619
Referee: Iain Williamson
24 September 10 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Yeovil Town Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 BSTMizoka 44', 53'ReportWotton 45+3'Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,086
Referee: C Pawson
1 October 11 Stevenage 1–2 Scunthorpe United Stevenage, Hertfordshire
15:00 BSTWalker 90+3'ReportNolan 45+2'
O'Connor 90+2'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,957
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 October 12 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Leyton Orient Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 BSTBarcham 31', 69'ReportLisbie 46', 50'
Cuthbert 67'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,234
Referee: Mark Heywood
15 October 13 Brentford 0–0 Scunthorpe United Hounslow, Greater London
15:00 BSTReportStadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,907
Referee: R East
22 October 14 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Scunthorpe United Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
15:00 BSTReportStadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 10,554
Referee: Paul Tierney
25 October 15 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Huddersfield Town Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
19:45 BSTNorwood 10'
Dagnall 88'
ReportMiller 25'
Rhodes 86'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,858
Referee: Ilderton
29 October 16 Scunthorpe United 4–2 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 BSTDuffy 20'
Grant 44', 67' (pen.)
Dagnall 52'
reportTiryaki 4', 42'Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: Robert Madley
5 November 17 Bournemouth 2–0 Scunthorpe United Bournemouth, Dorset
15:00 GMTMalone 20'
Thomas 73'
reportStadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,478
Referee: Scott
26 November 19 Notts County 3–2 Scunthorpe United Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
15:00 GMTPearce 39'
J Hughes 65'
Kelly 82'
reportBarcham 44'
Grant 53'
Norwood  57'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Waugh
10 December 20 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Carlisle United Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 GMTBarcham 3'reportBerrett 64'
Zoko 90+1'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,624
Referee: Darren Deadman
17 December 21 Exeter City 0–0 Scunthorpe United Exeter, Devon
15:00 GMTreportStadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,470
Referee: T Kettle
26 December 22 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Bury Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 GMTO'Connor 5'reportSweeney 50'
Bishop 69'
Sodje 82'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Haywood
31 December 23 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Chesterfield Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
13:00 GMTCanavan 24'
Ryan 90'
reportBoden 48'
Westcarr 70'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Haines
2 January 24 Hartlepool United 1–2 Scunthorpe United Hartlepool, County Durham
15:00 GMTMonkhouse 83'reportTogwell 32'
Thompson 74'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
21 January 26 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Stevenage Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 GMTThompson 47'reportCharles 84'Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,968
Referee: Sarginson
24 January 27 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
19:45 GMTRobertson 55'reportO'Grady 1', 18'
J Johnson 47'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,727
Referee: Bates
14 February 28 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
19:45 GMTThompson 64'reportStadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Robert Madley
18 February 29 Leyton Orient 1–3 Scunthorpe United Leyton, London
15:00 GMTTéhoué 34'reportWalker 61'
Barcham 85'
Parkin 89'
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 4,055
Referee: Sheldrake
21 February 30 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Walsall Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
19:45 GMTreportCuvelier 34'Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,455
Referee: Webb
25 February 31 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Brentford Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 GMTreportStadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Rushton
29 February 32 Sheffield United 2–1 Scunthorpe United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:45 GMTWilliamson 54'
Quinn 82'
reportDuffy 31'Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 16,165
Referee: Tierney
3 March 33 Scunthorpe United 4–1 Wycombe Wanderers Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 GMTReid 5'
Barcham 34', 47'
Parkin 55'
reportMcClure 86'Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,811
Referee: Madley
10 March 35 Preston North End 0–0 Scunthorpe United Preston, Lancashire
15:00 GMTreportStadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,621
Referee: Scott
13 March 36 Yeovil Town 2–2 Scunthorpe United Yeovil, Somerset
19:45 GMTG Williams 30'
Franks 68'
reportParkin 53', 90'Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Danny McDermid
20 March 38 Bury 0–0 Scunthorpe United Bury, Greater Manchester
19:45 GMTreportWalker  31'Stadium: Gigg Lane Stadium
Attendance: 2,351
Referee: Sutton
24 March 39 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Notts County Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 GMTreportStadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,619
Referee: Mohareb
31 March 40 Chesterfield 1–4 Scunthorpe United Chesterfield, Derbyshire
15:00 GMTWestcarr 21'reportRobertson 28', 75'
Walker 65'
Barcham 81'
Stadium: B2net Stadium
Attendance: 6,152
Referee: Haines
6 April 41 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Exeter City Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 UTCParkin 76'reportStadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Attwell
9 April 42 Carlisle United 0–0 Scunthorpe United Carlisle, Cumbria
15:00 UTCreportStadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,555
Referee: Waugh
28 April 45 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Bournemouth Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
15:00 UTCRyan  73'
Thompson 79'
Byrne  90'
SummaryMcDermott 42'
Zubar  90'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,422
Referee: Ward
5 May 46 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Scunthorpe United Tranmere, Merseyside
15:00 UTCMcChrystal 27'
Goodison  60'
SummaryThompson 61'Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,952
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

League Cup

League Trophy

Overall summary

Score overview

OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDouble
Bournemouth1–10–2No
Brentford0–00–0No
Bury1–30–0No
Carlisle United1–20–0No
Charlton Athletic2–21–1No
Chesterfield2–24–1No
Colchester United1–11–1No
Exeter City1–00–0No
Hartlepool United0–22–1No
Huddersfield Town2–20–1No
Leyton Orient2–33–1No
Milton Keynes Dons0–30–0No
Notts County0–02–3No
Oldham Athletic1–22–1No
Preston North End1–10–0No
Rochdale1–00–1No
Sheffield United1–11–2No
Sheffield Wednesday1–32–3No
Stevenage1–12–1No
Tranmere Rovers4–21–1No
Walsall0–12–2No
Wycombe Wanderers4–11–1No
Yeovil Town2–12–2No

References