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2011–12 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2011–12 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. In a season of transition under new manager Uwe Rösler, the Bees finished in 9th place.

Brentford
2011–12 season
ChairmanGreg Dyke
ManagerUwe Rösler
StadiumGriffin Park
League One9th
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexander (12)
All: Alexander (14)
Highest home attendance8,095
Lowest home attendance3,015
Average home league attendance5,643

Season summary edit

 
Uwe Rösler was announced as Brentford manager on 10 June 2011.

After guiding Brentford away from the League One relegation zone and securing a mid-table finish at the end of the 2010–11 season, Nicky Forster was passed over for the full-time manager's job in favour of Uwe Rösler.[1] Rösler's appointment was part of an overhaul behind the scenes at Griffin Park, with Forster's first team coach Mark Warburton retained by the club and installed in the newly created role of sporting director.[2] Medical and analysis teams were added to the backroom staff and a Development Squad was introduced to replace the reserve team.[2][3] Manager Rösler brought in six new players before the beginning of the season – defenders Marcel Eger and Shay Logan, midfielders Jonathan Douglas and Harry Forrester, loan winger Niall McGinn and forward Clayton Donaldson.[4] Two more players would arrive before the end of the summer transfer window, defender Adam Thompson and forward Mike Grella.[4] Grella was a late replacement for Charlie MacDonald, who transferred to Milton Keynes Dons.[5]

Despite falling at the first hurdle to League Two club Hereford United in the first round of the League Cup, Brentford enjoyed a strong start to the league season, winning five of the opening seven matches to climb as high as 4th place.[6] By the end of 2011, the Bees were on the edge of the playoff places and had exited all the cup competitions, having been knocked out of the FA Cup and Football League Trophy at the second round and Southern Area semi-final stages respectively.[6] Manager Uwe Rösler spent much of the first half of the season overhauling the squad, loaning out Pim Balkestein, Ryan Blake, Michael Spillane and Sam Wood,[7] with six loan players arriving between 8 September and 24 November as cover during an injury crisis.[4] Leading goalscorer Gary Alexander was loaned out for the final two months of the season.[8]

Just 3 wins from a 16-match spell between 17 December 2011 and 20 March 2012 dropped Brentford back into mid-table and though the team finished the season strongly (winning six and drawing two of the final 9 matches), too many dropped points at home saw the Bees finish in 9th place,[6] six points below the playoff zone.[9] The season had proved to be one of transition and manager Uwe Rösler's loan signings of left back Jake Bidwell, centre back Harlee Dean and midfielder Adam Forshaw proved to be shrewd,[4] with the trio returning for the 2012–13 season (Bidwell on loan, Dean and Forshaw on permanent transfers) and the youngsters would play a major part in Brentford's future success.[10] Teenage Development Squad midfielder Jake Reeves was blooded during the season and was described as "a big option" by Rösler.[11]

League table edit

Main article: 2011–12 Football League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Notts County 46 21 10 15 75 63 +12 73
8 Carlisle United 46 18 15 13 65 66 −1 69
9 Brentford 46 18 13 15 63 52 +11 67
10 Colchester United 46 13 20 13 61 66 −5 59
11 AFC Bournemouth 46 15 13 18 48 52 −4 58
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 edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

12 July 2011 Practice match Strømmen IF 0–0 Brentford Strømmen Stadion
Report
16 July 2011 Tonbridge Angels 0–10 Brentford Longmeade Stadium
Report MacDonald     
Alexander    
Norris   
Spillane  
19 July 2011 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–6 Brentford Beveree Stadium
19:45 Duff   Report Eger  
Wood  
Alexander  
Norris   pen.'
McGinn  
Spillane  		 Attendance: 1,027
22 July 2011 Brentford 1–0 Stoke City Griffin Park
19:45 MacDonald   72' Report Attendance: 2,946
26 July 2011 Brentford 0–0 Watford Griffin Park
19:45 Report Attendance: 2,491
30 July 2011 Aldershot Town 1–2 Brentford Recreation Ground
15:00 Rankine   32' (pen.) Report Alexander   38' (pen.)
MacDonald   76'		 Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Danny McDermid

League One edit

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWLWWDLWLDDDLWDLWWDDDDDDLWLWLWDLWLLLWWWDDLLW
Position4954744586978101189976787889991099999999999999999
Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 13 15 63 52  +11 67 10 6 7 36 24  +12 8 7 8 27 28  −1

Source: Statto

Results edit

6 August 2011 1 Brentford 2–0 Yeovil Town Griffin Park
15:00 Alexander   30' (pen.)
Logan   76'		 Report Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Pat Miller
13 August 2011 2 Sheffield United 2–0 Brentford Bramall Lane
15:00 Slew   49'
Cresswell   70'		 Report Attendance: 17,769
Referee: David Webb
16 August 2011 3 Exeter City 1–2 Brentford St James Park
19:45 Bauza   66' (pen.) Report Dunne   18' (o.g.)
Donaldson   37'		 Attendance: 4,344
20 August 2011 4 Brentford 5–0 Leyton Orient Griffin Park
15:00 McGinn   6'
Legge   52'
Saunders   54', 75'
Bean   89'		 Report Attendance: 5,399
27 August 2011 5 Brentford 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Griffin Park
15:00 Report Weir   28'
Robinson   46'		 Attendance: 5,381
3 September 2011 6 Walsall 0–1 Brentford Bescot Stadium
15:00

Nicholls   70'		 Report Donaldson   27'


Spillane   90+1'		 Attendance: 3,972
Referee: Chris Foy
10 September 2011 7 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Brentford Adams Park
15:00 Report O'Connor   36' (pen.) Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Stroud
13 September 2011 8 Brentford 1–1 Colchester United Griffin Park
19:45 Donaldson   56' Report Wordsworth   90+1' Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Ward
17 September 2011 9 Brentford 1–3 Preston North End Griffin Park
15:00 McGinn   21' Report Mellor   10', 73'
Hume   32'		 Attendance: 6,090
Referee: D'Urso
24 September 2011 10 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Brentford Boundary Park
15:00 Report Douglas   38'
Weston   73'		 Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 October 2011 11 Brentford 0–4 Huddersfield Town Griffin Park
15:00 Report Rhodes   36', 76'
Novak   70'
Roberts   78'		 Attendance: 6,101
Referee: Graham
8 October 2011 12 Carlisle United 2–2 Brentford Brunton Park
15:00 Berrett   23'
Clarkson   63' (o.g.)		 Report Clarkson   9'
Diagouraga   88'		 Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Lewis
15 October 2011 13 Brentford 0–0 Scunthorpe United Griffin Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,907
Referee: East
22 October 2011 14 Notts County 1–1 Brentford Meadow Lane
15:00 J Hughes   38' (pen.) Report Donaldson   46' Attendance: 6,735
Referee: Mark Haywood
25 October 2011 15 Brentford 0–1 Stevenage Griffin Park
19:45 Report Beardsley   73' Attendance: 4,771
Referee: Simon Hooper
29 October 2011 16 Brentford 2–1 Chesterfield Griffin Park
15:00 Saunders   24'
Bennett   82'		 Report Clarke   27' Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Ian Williamson
5 November 2011 17 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Brentford Hillsborough Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 18,107
Referee: D'Urso
19 November 2011 18 Brentford 0–1 Charlton Athletic Griffin Park
15:00 Report Wright-Phillips   64' Attendance: 8,095
Referee: Ilderton
26 November 2011 19 Rochdale 1–2 Brentford Spotland Stadium
15:00 Holness   65' Report Alexander   11' (pen)
Saunders   78'		 Attendance: 2,466
Referee: Sutton
10 December 2011 20 Brentford 2–1 Hartlepool United Griffin Park
15:00 McGinn   80'
Alexander   85'		 Report Collins   83' Attendance: 6,352
Referee: Carl Berry
17 December 2011 21 Bury 1–1 Brentford Gigg Lane
15:00 John-Lewis   85' Report Alexander   61' (pen.) Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 December 2011 22 Brentford 1–1 Bournemouth Griffin Park
15:00 Legge   90+4' Report Sheringham   19' Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Dean Whitestone
31 December 2011 23 Brentford 3–3 Milton Keynes Dons Griffin Park
15:00 Alexander   65' (75), pen.'
Legge   90+2'		 Report Potter   4'
Balanta   6'
MacDonald   41'		 Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Gavin Ward
2 January 2012 24 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Brentford The Valley
15:15 Morrison   31'
Green   90'		 Report Attendance: 17,506
Referee: Graham Scott
7 January 2012 25 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Brentford Prenton Park
15:00 Devaney   4'
Dean   55' (o.g.)		 Report Alexander   22'
Donaldson   32'		 Attendance: 4,432
Referee: Dean Mohareb
14 January 2012 26 Brentford 0–0 Walsall Griffin Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Mark Brown
21 January 2012 27 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Brentford Kirklees Stadium
17:20 Lee   41'
McCombe   45+2'
Rhodes   50'		 Report Alexander   21', pen.', 29' Attendance: 14,405
Referee: C Webster
28 January 2012 28 Brentford 5–2 Wycombe Wanderers Griffin Park
15:00 Alexander   10', 29', 81'
Saunders   22'
Diagouraga   73'		 Report Winfield   47'
Strevens   76'		 Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Mark Heywood
14 February 2012 29 Colchester United 2–1 Brentford Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Gillespie   83', 85' Report McGinn   57' Attendance: 2,923
Referee: James Linington
20 February 2012 30 Brentford 4–0 Carlisle United Griffin Park
19:45 Dean   28'
Saunders   32'
Berahino   41', 53'		 Report Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Anthony Bates
25 February 2012 31 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Brentford Glanford Park
15:00 Reid   16' Report Bean   39'
Legge   90+2'		 Attendance: 3,844
Referee: Steve Rushton
3 March 2012 32 Yeovil Town 2–1 Brentford Huish Park
15:00 Upson   42'
Williams   49'   87'		 Report Saunders   25'
Douglas   76'		 Attendance: 3,930
Referee: Roger East
6 March 2012 33 Brentford 2–0 Exeter City Griffin Park
19:45 Saido Berahino   41'   69' Report Logan   38'
O'Brien   40'
Noble   67'		 Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 March 2012 34 Brentford 0–2 Sheffield United Griffin Park
15:00 Diagouraga   22' Report Evans   6'   51'
Maguire   61'
Cresswell   90+1'		 Attendance: 7,414
Referee: Chris Sarginson
17 March 2012 35 Leyton Orient 2–0 Brentford Brisbane Road
15:00 Lisbie   29'
Smith   45'
Forbes   83'		 Report Logan   40'
Donaldson   64'		 Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Paul Tierney
20 March 2012 36 Bournemouth 1–0 Brentford Dean Court
19:45 Fogden   45'
Francis   49'		 Report Thompson   44' Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Dean Mohareb
24 March 2012 37 Brentford 2–0 Rochdale Griffin Park
15:00 Diagouraga   32'
Donaldson   85'		 Report Jordan   33' Attendance: 4,919
Referee: Brendan Malone
27 March 2012 38 Preston North End 1–3 Brentford Deepdale
19:45 Procter   26'
Parry   42' (pen.)
Robertson   45+1'
Coutts   65'		 Report Logan   9'
Donaldson   22' (pen.)   53'
Forrester   44'
Bidwell   81'		 Attendance: 9,148
Referee: James Adcock
31 March 2012 39 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Brentford Stadium mk
15:00 Smith   34'
Flanagan   59'
MacDonald   61'
Lewington   81'
Williams   88' (pen.)		 Report Donaldson   12'
Douglas   26'
Thompson   75'
Bean   81'
Diagouraga   86'
Osborne   89'		 Attendance: 11,570
Referee: Gary Sutton
3 April 2012 40 Brentford 2–0 Oldham Athletic Griffin Park
19:45 Bean   2'
McGinn   67'
Dean   85'		 Report Simpson   28'
Filipe Morais   45+2'
Furman   90+2'		 Attendance: 4,593
Referee: Nigel Miller
7 April 2012 41 Brentford 3–0 Bury Griffin Park
15:00 Saunders   44'   63'
Logan   60'   68'		 Report Schmacher   51'
Jones   70'
Clarke   80'		 Attendance: 5,192
Referee: Simon Hooper
9 April 2012 42 Hartlepool United 0–0 Brentford Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Austin   83' Report Douglas   42'
Saunders   51'
Morrison   81'		 Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Rob Lewis
14 April 2012 43 Brentford 0–0 Notts County Griffin Park
15:00 Bidwell   73'
Logan   77'		 Report Hughes   29'
Chilvers   38'
Stewart   86'		 Attendance: 7,079
Referee: Lee Collins
21 April 2012 44 Stevenage 2–1 Brentford Broadhall Way
15:00 Lascelles   33'
Reid   52'
Freeman   61'   89'		 Report Douglas   72'
Saunders   82'   90+1'
Bidwell   90+1'		 Attendance: 4,256
Referee: Carl Berry
28 April 2012 45 Brentford 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Griffin Park
15:00 Douglas   33'
Donaldson   62' (pen.)		 Report Beevers   27'
Treacy   38'
Miguel Llera   58'   66'
Buxton   90+3'		 Attendance: 7,381
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 May 2012 46 Chesterfield 2–3 Brentford B2net Stadium
15:00 Moussa   69'
Darikwa   76'
Allott   90+3'		 Report Legge   12'
Diagouraga   59'
Donaldson   80'		 Attendance: 5,699
Referee: Danny McDermid

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
12 November 2011 1st Round Brentford 1–0 Basingstoke Town Griffin Park
13:00 Saunders   9' Report Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Masaaki Toma
3 December 2011 2nd Round Brentford 0–1 Wrexham Griffin Park
15:00 Report Tolley   33' Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Roger East

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
9 August 2011 1st Round Hereford United 1–0 Brentford Edgar Street
19:45 Arquin   90+2' Report Attendance: 1,767
Referee: Phil Gibbs

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Trophy
30 August 2011 Round 1 Milton Keynes Dons 3–3
(3–4 p)		 Brentford Stadium:mk
19:45 MacDonald   19'
Chadwick   30'
Douglas   86' (o.g.)		 Report Thompson   27'
Alexander   56', 82'		 Attendance: 4,175
Referee: L. Collins
Penalties
Smith  
Lewington  
Potter  
Bowditch  
Gleeson  		   Alexander
  Douglas
  Reeves
  Grella
5 October 2011 Round 2 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Brentford The Valley
19:45 Report Adams   2'
O'Connor   24' (pen.)
Diagouraga   61'		 Attendance: 3,486
Referee: James Linington
8 November 2011 Southern QF Brentford 6–0 Bournemouth Griffin Park
19:45 Saunders   5'
Grella   23', 48', 82', 84'
Logan   77'		 Report Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 December 2011 Southern SF Barnet 0–0
(5–3 p)		 Brentford Underhill Stadium
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Hughes  
Holmes  
Deering  
McLeod  
Senda  		   Alexander
  Douglas
  Reeves
  Sam Saunders

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2011–12 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK Richard Lee   (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 (aged 28) Watford 2010
21 GK Antoine Gounet   (1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 22) Unattached 2012
31 GK Simon Moore   (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 21) Farnborough 2009
Defenders
3 DF Craig Woodman   (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 28) Wycombe Wanderers 2010
5 DF Marcel Eger   (1983-03-23)23 March 1983 (aged 28) St. Pauli 2011
6 DF Pim Balkestein   (1987-04-29)29 April 1987 (aged 24) Ipswich Town 2010 Loaned to Rochdale and AFC Wimbledon
14 DF Shay Logan   (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 23) Manchester City 2011
17 DF Ryan Blake   (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 18) Youth 2009 Loaned to Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough
22 DF Karleigh Osborne   (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 23) Youth 2004
23 DF Adam Thompson   (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 18) Watford 2012 On loan from Watford
24 DF Jake Bidwell   (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 18) Everton 2011 On loan from Everton
25 DF Harlee Dean   (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 20) Southampton 2011 On loan from Southampton
30 DF Alfie Mawson   (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 17) Youth 2011
32 DF Leon Legge   (1985-07-01)1 July 1985 (aged 26) Tonbridge Angels 2009
Midfielders
2 MF Kevin O'Connor (c)   (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 29) Youth 2000
4 MF Marcus Bean   (1984-11-02)2 November 1984 (aged 26) Blackpool 2008
7 MF Sam Saunders   (1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 27) Dagenham & Redbridge 2009
8 MF Jonathan Douglas   (1981-11-22)22 November 1981 (aged 29) Swindon Town 2011
11 MF Myles Weston   (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 23) Notts County 2009
16 MF Sam Wood   (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 24) Bromley 2008 Loaned to Rotherham United
18 MF Niall McGinn   (1987-07-20)20 July 1987 (aged 24) Celtic 2011 On loan from Celtic
19 MF Harry Forrester   (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Aston Villa 2011
20 MF Toumani Diagouraga   (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 24) Peterborough United 2010
27 MF Manny Oyeleke   (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 18) Youth 2011
40 MF Jake Reeves   (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
Forwards
9 FW Clayton Donaldson   (1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 27) Crewe Alexandra 2011
17 FW Clinton Morrison   (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (aged 32) Sheffield Wednesday 2012 On loan from Sheffield Wednesday
28 FW Antonio German   (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Bromley 2012
29 FW Gary Alexander   (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 (aged 31) Millwall 2010 Loaned to Crawley Town
33 FW Luke Norris   (1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
Players who left the club mid-season
10 FW Saido Berahino   (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 18) West Bromwich Albion 2012 Returned to West Bromwich Albion after loan
10 FW Mike Grella   (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 24) Leeds United 2011 Loaned from Leeds United before transferring permanently
Released
10 FW Charlie MacDonald   (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 30) Southend United 2008 Transferred to Milton Keynes Dons
12 MF Adam Forshaw   (1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 19) Everton 2012 Returned to Everton after loan
12 DF Michael Spillane   (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 22) Norwich City 2010 Loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge
Transferred to Dagenham & Redbridge
17 FW Kirk Hudson   (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 24) Aldershot Town 2010 Released
21 GK Conor Devlin   (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 19) Unattached 2011 Released
21 GK Simon Royce   (1971-09-09)9 September 1971 (aged 39) Gillingham 2010 Retired
23 GK Dale Bennett   (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 21) Watford 2012 Returned to Watford after loan
24 DF Blair Adams   (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 19) Sunderland 2011 Returned to Sunderland after loan
25 DF Miguel Llera   (1979-08-07)7 August 1979 (aged 31) Blackpool 2011 Returned to Blackpool after loan
26 FW David Clarkson   (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 25) Bristol City 2011 Returned to Bristol City after loan
26 FW Piero Mingoia   (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 19) Watford 2011 Returned to Watford after loan

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Uwe Rösler Manager
  Alan Kernaghan Assistant Manager
  Peter Farrell First team Coach
  Simon Royce Goalkeeping Coach
  Ben Wood Physiotherapist
  Chris Haslam Head of Conditioning
  Darren Glenister Sports Therapist
  Chris Domoney Masseur
  Bob Oteng Kit Man

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Richard Lee 37 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 0
2 MF   Kevin O'Connor 9 (5) 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 13 (5) 2
3 DF   Craig Woodman 18 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 0
4 MF   Marcus Bean 22 (10) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 26 (11) 2
5 DF   Marcel Eger 13 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 19 (3) 0
6 DF   Pim Balkestein 2 (3) 0 — 0 0 — 2 (3) 0
7 MF   Sam Saunders 29 (8) 10 2 1 1 0 2 (1) 1 34 (9) 12
8 MF   Jonathan Douglas 46 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 51 2
9 FW   Clayton Donaldson 40 (6) 11 0 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 43 (8) 11
10 FW   Mike Grella 1 (10) 0 2 0 — 1 (3) 4 4 (13) 4
10 FW   Charlie MacDonald 0 (3) 0 — 1 0 — 1 (3) 0
11 MF   Myles Weston 11 (15) 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 15 (16) 1
12 DF   Michael Spillane 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
14 DF   Shay Logan 26 (1) 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 31 (1) 4
16 MF   Sam Wood 3 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 (2) 0 4 (4) 0
19 MF   Harry Forrester 7 (12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 (12) 0
20 MF   Toumani Diagouraga 30 (5) 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 35 (5) 3
22 DF   Karleigh Osborne 22 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24 (3) 0
27 MF   Manny Oyeleke 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
28 FW   Antonio German 0 (2) 0 — — — 0 (2) 0
29 FW   Gary Alexander 20 (4) 12 2 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 2 23 (7) 14
31 GK   Simon Moore 9 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 (1) 0
32 DF   Leon Legge 23 (5) 4 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 24 (7) 4
33 FW   Luke Norris 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
40 MF   Jake Reeves 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 7 (4) 0
Players loaned in during the season
10 FW   Saido Berahino 5 (3) 4 — — — 5 (3) 4
12 MF   Adam Forshaw 6 (1) 0 — — — 6 (1) 0
17 FW   Clinton Morrison 4 (4) 0 — — — 4 (4) 0
18 MF   Niall McGinn 27 (10) 5 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 29 (12) 5
23 DF   Dale Bennett 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
23 DF   Adam Thompson 16 (4) 0 — — 2 1 18 (4) 1
24 DF   Blair Adams 6 (1) 0 1 0 — 0 (1) 1 7 (2) 1
24 DF   Jake Bidwell 24 0 — — 1 0 25 0
25 DF   Harlee Dean 23 (3) 1 1 0 — 1 0 25 (3) 1
25 DF   Miguel Llera 10 (1) 0 1 0 — 2 0 13 (1) 0
26 FW   David Clarkson 4 1 — — 1 0 5 1
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers edit

No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT Total
29 FW   Gary Alexander 12 0 0 2 14
7 MF   Sam Saunders 10 1 0 1 12
9 FW   Clayton Donaldson 11 0 0 0 11
18 MF   Niall McGinn 5 0 0 0 5
10 FW   Saido Berahino 4 — — — 4
32 DF   Leon Legge 4 0 0 0 4
14 DF   Shay Logan 3 0 0 1 4
10 FW   Mike Grella 0 0 — 4 4
20 MF   Toumani Diagouraga 2 0 0 1 3
4 MF   Marcus Bean 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF   Jonathan Douglas 2 0 0 0 2
2 MF   Kevin O'Connor 1 0 0 1 2
23 DF   Dale Bennett 1 0 — 0 1
26 FW   David Clarkson 1 — — 0 1
25 DF   Harlee Dean 1 0 — 0 1
11 MF   Myles Weston 1 0 0 0 1
23 DF   Adam Thompson 0 — — 1 1
24 DF   Blair Adams 0 0 — 1 1
Total 63 1 0 9 72
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline edit

No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT Total Pts
                   
8 MF   Jonathan Douglas 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 11
4 MF   Marcus Bean 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 7
20 MF   Toumani Diagouraga 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6
5 DF   Marcel Eger 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
7 MF   Sam Saunders 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
25 DF   Miguel Llera 1 1 0 0 — 1 0 2 1 5
23 DF   Adam Thompson 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0 4
24 DF   Jake Bidwell 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0 4
14 DF   Shay Logan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
25 DF   Harlee Dean 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0 3
29 FW   Gary Alexander 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
32 DF   Leon Legge 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
22 DF   Karleigh Osborne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
9 FW   Clayton Donaldson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10 FW   Mike Grella 1 0 0 0 — 1 0 2 0 2
17 FW   Clinton Morrison 1 0 — — — 1 0 1
19 MF   Harry Forrester 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 GK   Richard Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 MF   Kevin O'Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
12 DF   Michael Spillane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 MF   Myles Weston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 DF   Craig Woodman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 62 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 71 1 74
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN FC

International caps edit

No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
4 MF   Marcus Bean 1 0 [12]

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Uwe Rösler   6 August 2011 5 May 2012 53 21 15 17 039.62 46 18 13 15 039.13

Summary edit

Games played 53 (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Games won 21 (18 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 15 (13 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 17 (15 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 76 (63 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 12 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 57 (52 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 20 (16 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 5–0 versus Leyton Orient, 20 August 2011
Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Huddersfield Town, 1 October 2011
Most appearances 51, Clayton Donaldson (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy), Jonathan Douglas (46 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 12, Gary Alexander
Top scorer (all competitions) 14, Gary Alexander

Transfers & loans edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2011 MF   Liam Bellamy   Charlton Athletic Free [13]
1 July 2011 FW   Clayton Donaldson   Crewe Alexandra Free [14]
1 July 2011 MF   Jonathan Douglas   Swindon Town Free [15]
1 July 2011 DF   Marcel Eger   St. Pauli Free [16]
1 July 2011 DF   Sam Griffiths   Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [13]
1 July 2011 DF   Michael Kamau   Fulham Free [13]
1 July 2011 DF   Shay Logan   Manchester City Free [17]
1 July 2011 DF   Aaron Pierre   Fulham Free [13]
4 August 2011 MF   Harry Forrester   Aston Villa Free [18]
26 August 2011 FW   Mike Grella   Leeds United Free [19]
29 September 2011 MF   Josh Ekim Unattached Free [20]
3 November 2011 GK   Conor Devlin Unattached Free [21]
8 January 2012 MF   Jack Warburton   Leicester City Free [22]
26 January 2012 FW   Antonio German   Bromley Free [23]
28 January 2012 GK   Antoine Gounet Unattached Free [24]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
12 July 2011 MF   Niall McGinn   Celtic End of season [25]
25 August 2011 DF   Adam Thompson   Watford 25 October 2011 [26]
26 August 2011 FW   Mike Grella   Leeds United 31 August 2011 [5]
8 September 2011 DF   Blair Adams   Sunderland 24 November 2011 [27]
8 September 2011 DF   Miguel Llera   Blackpool 22 November 2011 [27]
16 September 2011 FW   David Clarkson   Bristol City 16 October 2011 [28]
27 October 2011 DF   Dale Bennett   Watford 28 November 2011 [29]
24 November 2011 DF   Jake Bidwell   Everton End of season [30]
24 November 2011 DF   Harlee Dean   Southampton End of season [31]
1 January 2012 DF   Dale Bennett   Watford 1 February 2012 [32]
5 January 2012 MF   Piero Mingoia   Watford 23 January 2012 [33]
9 February 2012 FW   Saido Berahino   West Bromwich Albion 3 April 2012 [34]
9 February 2012 DF   Adam Thompson   Watford End of season [35]
22 February 2012 MF   Adam Forshaw   Everton April 2012 [36]
22 March 2012 FW   Clinton Morrison   Sheffield Wednesday End of season [37]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
26 August 2011 FW   Charlie MacDonald   Milton Keynes Dons £35,000 [5]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
19 August 2011 DF   Pim Balkestein   Rochdale 1 January 2012 [38]
28 October 2011 DF   Ryan Blake   Farnborough 2 December 2011 [39]
17 November 2011 DF   Michael Spillane   Dagenham & Redbridge 6 January 2012 [40]
24 November 2011 MF   Sam Wood   Rotherham United 3 May 2012 [41]
19 January 2012 DF   Ryan Blake   Hampton & Richmond Borough 27 February 2012 [42]
9 March 2012 FW   Gary Alexander   Crawley Town End of season [8]
9 March 2012 DF   Pim Balkestein   AFC Wimbledon 9 April 2012 [43]
12 March 2012 MF   Liam Bellamy   Ebbsfleet United End of season [44]
13 March 2012 GK   Tom Warren   Dover Athletic End of season [45]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
18 August 2011 FW   Nicky Forster   Lingfield August 2011 [46]
5 December 2011 GK   Conor Devlin   Cliftonville May 2012 [47]
2011 GK   Simon Royce Retired [48]
5 January 2012 DF   Michael Spillane   Dagenham & Redbridge 6 January 2012 [49]
31 January 2012 FW   Mike Grella   Bury 27 February 2012 [50]
12 March 2012 FW   Kirk Hudson   Canvey Island 21 August 2012 [51]
18 May 2012 DF   Marcel Eger Retired [52]
30 June 2012 FW   Gary Alexander   Crawley Town 1 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF   Marcus Bean   Colchester United 1 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF   Liam Bellamy   Ebbsfleet United 1 July 2012 [54]
30 June 2012 DF   Ryan Blake   Ebbsfleet United 1 August 2012 [55]
30 June 2012 MF   Josh Ekim   Hayes & Yeading 15 August 2012 [56]
30 June 2012 DF   Karleigh Osborne   Millwall 13 July 2012 [53]
30 June 2012 MF   Sam Wood   Wycombe Wanderers 3 July 2012 [53]

Kit edit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Hertings (home), Bathwise (away)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Development Squad edit

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2011–12 senior season.
# Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Defenders
17 DF Ryan Blake   (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 19) Youth 2009 Loaned to Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough
— DF Sam Griffiths   (1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 18) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2011
— DF Michael Kamau   (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 18) Fulham 2011
— DF Aaron Pierre   (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 18) Fulham 2011
Midfielders
— MF Liam Bellamy   (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 19) Charlton Athletic 2011 Loaned to Ebbsfleet United
— MF Josh Ekim   (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 20) Unattached 2011
40 MF Jake Reeves   (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 18) Youth 2011
— MF Jack Warburton   (1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 18) Leicester City 2012
Forwards
28 FW Antonio German   (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 20) Unattached 2012

Summary edit

Games played 18
Games won 3
Games drawn 5
Games lost 10
Goals scored 30
Goals conceded 42
Clean sheets 1
Biggest win 7–0 versus Nike Academy, 22 February 2012
Worst league defeat 3–0 on two occasions; 4–1 versus Northwood, 30 July 2011
Most appearances 18, Aaron Pierre
Top scorer 4, Antonio German, Luke Norris, Manny Oyeleke, Sam Wood

Awards edit

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