2011–12 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Northampton Town's 115th season in their history and the third successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Northampton Town

2011–12 season
Chairman	David Cardoza
Manager	Aidy Boothroyd
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League Two	20th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Adebayo Akinfenwa (18) All: Adebayo Akinfenwa (18)
Highest home attendance	6,860 vs Oxford United
Lowest home attendance	1,776 vs Huddersfield Town
Home colours Away colours
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Players

As of match played 5 May 2012.

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Shane Higgs	GK		Oxford	(1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 34)	3	0	Leeds United	22 December 2011	Free
13	Neal Kitson	GK		New York City	(1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 26)	8	0	Rochester Rhinos	31 January 2012	Free
26	Freddy Hall	GK		St. George's	(1985-03-03)3 March 1985 (aged 27)	3	0	Bermuda Hogges	7 July 2011	Free
Defenders
3	Anthony Charles	CB		Isleworth	(1981-03-11)11 March 1981 (aged 31)	9	0	Aldershot Town	13 March 2012	Free
4	Jason Crowe	RB		Sidcup	(1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 33)	205	17	Leyton Orient	12 November 2011	Free
5	Ben Tozer	U		Plymouth	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 22)	83	7	Newcastle United	23 June 2011	Free
6	Byron Webster	CB		Leeds	(1987-03-31)31 March 1987 (aged 25)	24	0	Doncaster Rovers	17 May 2011	Free
14	John Johnson	RB		Middlesbrough	(1988-09-16)16 September 1988 (aged 23)	127	14	Middlesbrough	23 July 2010	Free
25	Clarke Carlisle	CB		Preston	(1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 32)	18	1	Burnley	31 January 2012	Loan
28	Kelvin Langmead	CB		Coventry	(1985-03-23)23 March 1985 (aged 27)	45	4	Peterborough United	6 January 2012	Free
29	Blair Adams	LB		South Shields	(1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 20)	22	0	Sunderland	2 January 2012	Loan
33	Seth Nana Twumasi	RB		Accra (GHA)	(1992-05-15)15 May 1992 (aged 19)	17	0	Peterborough United	31 May 2011	Free
Midfielders
2	Lewis Young	W		Stevenage	(1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 22)	33	0	Burton Albion	7 July 2011	Free
7	Arron Davies	RM		Cardiff	(1984-06-22)22 June 1984 (aged 27)	19	4	Peterborough United	30 June 2011	Free
11	Andy Holt	LB/LM		Stockport	(1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 34)	220	17	Wrexham	27 June 2006	Free
12	Nat Wedderburn	CM		Wolverhampton	(1991-06-30)30 June 1991 (aged 20)	40	0	Stoke City	14 June 2010	Free
15	Paul Turnbull	CM		Handforth	(1989-01-23)23 January 1989 (aged 23)	18	1	Stockport County	29 June 2011	Free
17	Michael Jacobs	W		Rothwell	(1991-11-04)4 November 1991 (aged 20)	100	15	Apprentice	1 July 2009	N/A
20	Ryan Gilligan	CM		Swindon	(1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 25)	206	23	Watford	12 August 2005	Free
22	Luke Guttridge	CM		Barnstaple	(1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 30)	82	12	Aldershot Town	27 January 2012	Free
24	Toni Silva	W		Bissau (GUI)	(1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (aged 18)	15	1	Liverpool	14 February 2012	Free
27	Ben Harding	CM		Carshalton	(1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 27)	19	0	Wycombe Wanderers	31 January 2012	Free
Forwards
8	Jake Robinson	FW		Brighton	(1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (aged 25)	34	0	Shrewsbury Town	8 June 2011	Free
9	Brett Williams	FW		Southampton	(1987-12-01)1 December 1987 (aged 24)	18	3	Reading	8 February 2012	Loan
10	Adebayo Akinfenwa	FW		Islington	(1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 29)	137	57	Gillingham	25 May 2011	Free
23	Lewis Wilson	FW		Milton Keynes	(1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 19)	3	1	Newport Pagnell Town	31 January 2012	Free

Pre-season

Brackley Town v Northampton Town

16 July 2011 (2011-07-16) Friendly	Brackley Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Brackley
15:00 BST	Sandy 56'			Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 556

Oxford City v Northampton Town

19 July 2011 (2011-07-19) Friendly	Oxford City	2–2	Northampton Town	Oxford
19:45 BST	L.Steele 37' Basham 48'		T.Purcell 14' M.Built 62'	Stadium: Court Place Farm Attendance: 300

Northampton Town v Nottingham Forest

20 July 2011 (2011-07-20) Friendly	Northampton Town	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Northampton
19:45 BST	J.Robinson 3'		L.Chambers 52' L.McGugan 59'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,263

Northampton Town v Reading

23 July 2011 (2011-07-23) Friendly	Northampton Town	0–3	Reading	Northampton
15:00 BST			S.Long 45', 49' (pen.) H.Robson-Kanu 61'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,554

Cambridge United v Northampton Town

26 July 2011 (2011-07-26) Friendly	Cambridge United	2–0	Northampton Town	Cambridge
19:45 BST	L.Berry 33' R.Charles 67'			Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 857

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

30 July 2011 (2011-07-30) Friendly	Northampton Town	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 BST	B.Tozer 20' N.McKoy 78'		G.Ainsworth 18'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,044 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions

Football League Two

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
18	Bradford City	46	12	14	20	54	59	−5	50
19	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	14	8	24	50	72	−22	50
20	Northampton Town	46	12	12	22	56	79	−23	48
21	Plymouth Argyle	46	10	16	20	47	64	−17	46
22	Barnet	46	12	10	24	52	79	−27	46

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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	12	12	22	56	79	−23	48	6	6	11	30	43	−13	6	6	11	26	36	−10

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: Northampton Town F.C.

League position by match

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	D
Position	15	7	13	17	19	22	21	18	20	17	14	15	17	17	19	18	20	20	21	20	22	23	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	24	23	22	19	19	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	19	20

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Northampton Town v Accrington Stanley

6 August 2011 (2011-08-06) 1	Northampton Town	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Iain Williamson

Aldershot Town v Northampton Town

13 August 2011 (2011-08-13) 2	Aldershot Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Aldershot
15:00 BST		Report	A.Westwood 2'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 2,790 Referee: Roger East

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

16 August 2011 (2011-08-16) 3	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Northampton Town	Bristol
19:45 BST	J.Kuffour 29' M.Harrold 75'	Report	A.Akinfenwa 64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,812 Referee: Lee Collins

Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town

20 August 2011 (2011-08-20) 4	Northampton Town	2–3	Cheltenham Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Davies 39' A.Akinfenwa 51'	Report	D.Duffy 11' (pen.), 68' J.Low 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Mark Heywood

Northampton Town v Morecambe

27 August 2011 (2011-08-27) 5	Northampton Town	0–2	Morecambe	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	P.Jevons 15' L.Wilson 25' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Brendan Malone

Southend United v Northampton Town

3 September 2011 (2011-09-03) 6	Southend United	2–2	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	B.Mohsni 27' R.Hall 59'	Report	A.Akinfenwa 60' A.Davies 65'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 4,805 Referee: Simon Hooper

Northampton Town v Torquay United

10 September 2011 (2011-09-10) 7	Northampton Town	0–0	Torquay United	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Bobby Madley

Wimbledon v Northampton Town

13 September 2011 (2011-09-13) 8	Wimbledon	0–3	Northampton Town	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST		Report	A.Akinfenwa 17' (pen.) M.Jacobs 73', 77'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,271 Referee: James Adcock

Macclesfield Town v Northampton Town

19 September 2011 (2011-09-19) 9	Macclesfield Town	3–1	Northampton Town	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	B.Tomlinson 36', 84' C.Daniel 88'	Report	M.Jackson 44'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Mark Haywood

Northampton Town v Dagenham & Redbridge

24 September 2011 (2011-09-24) 10	Northampton Town	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Davies 16' A.Akinfenwa 59'	Report	O.Lee 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,274 Referee: Jock Waugh

Barnet v Northampton Town

1 October 2011 (2011-10-01) 11	Barnet	1–2	Northampton Town	High Barnet
15:00 BST	R.Holmes 17'	Report	A.Davies 51' B.Tozer 89'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Andy D' Urso

Northampton Town v Crawley Town

8 October 2011 (2011-10-08) 12	Northampton Town	0–1	Crawley Town	Northampton
12:45 BST		Report	M.Tubbs 23'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,803 Referee: Graham Scott

Port Vale v Northampton Town

14 October 2011 (2011-10-14) 13	Port Vale	3–0	Northampton Town	Burslem
19:45 BST	T.Pope 5' A.Griffith 19' J.McCombe 26'	Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,082 Referee: Andy Madley

Bradford City v Northampton Town

22 October 2011 (2011-10-22) 14	Bradford City	2–1	Northampton Town	Bradford
15:00 BST	C.Fagan 64' (pen.) J.Hanson 69'	Report	M.Jacobs 58'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 9,925 Referee: Steven Rushton

Northampton Town v Hereford United

25 October 2011 (2011-10-25) 15	Northampton Town	1–3	Hereford United	Northampton
19:45 BST	S.Berahino 63'	Report	N.Elder 13' S.Leslie 20' H.Pell 71'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,643 Referee: Nigel Miller

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

29 October 2011 (2011-10-29) 16	Northampton Town	1–1	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 BST	C.Logan 24' (o.g.)	Report	G.Evans 2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,182 Referee: Rob Lewis

Gillingham v Northampton Town

5 November 2011 (2011-11-05) 17	Gillingham	4–3	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	J.Kuffour 11', 30', 45+1' (pen.) D.Kedwell 90+1' (pen.)	Report	S.Berahino 35', 60' K.Langmead 54'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,704 Referee: Carl Berry

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

19 November 2011 (2011-11-19) 18	Northampton Town	2–7	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Tozer 49' A.Akinfenwa 85'	Report	M.Wright 18', 40' T.Gornell 44' M.Morgan 82' J.Collins 88' J.Jacobson 90+4' K.Langmead 90+6' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,039 Referee: David Webb

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

26 November 2011 (2011-11-26) 19	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	Northampton Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	S.Walton 8' (pen.) N.Chadwick 9' W.Atkinson 17' A.Hemmings 44'	Report	A.Akinfenwa 90+3'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,762 Referee: Oliver Langford

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

10 December 2011 (2011-12-10) 20	Northampton Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 16'	Report	B.Moore 61'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,579 Referee: Steve Tanner

Oxford United v Northampton Town

17 December 2011 (2011-12-17) 21	Oxford United	2–0	Northampton Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	T.Craddock 50' D.Smalley 87'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,517 Referee: Tony Bates

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

26 December 2011 (2011-12-26) 22	Northampton Town	2–3	Burton Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.Berahino 1' M.Jacobs 12' (pen.)	Report	C.Taylor 2' C.Palmer 61' J.Richards 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,044 Referee: Kevin Wright

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

31 December 2011 (2011-12-31) 23	Northampton Town	1–2	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Jacobs 22' (pen.)	Report	A.Connell 66' A.McCormack 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,808 Referee: Michael Jones

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

2 January 2012 (2012-01-02) 24	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	M.Richards 34'	Report	S.Berahino 22'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Morecambe v Northampton Town

7 January 2012 (2012-01-07) 25	Morecambe	1–2	Northampton Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	K.Ellison 81'	Report	J.Johnson 21' A.Asante 52'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,879 Referee: Mark Heywood

Northampton Town v Southend United

14 January 2012 (2012-01-14) 26	Northampton Town	2–5	Southend United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Johnson 10' S.Berahino 43'	Report	D.Martin 41' L.Dickinson 65', 85' B.Mohsni 81', 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,255 Referee: Gary Sutton

Northampton Town v Barnet

21 January 2012 (2012-01-21) 27	Northampton Town	1–2	Barnet	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 8'	Report	M.Byrne 48' R.Holmes 69'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,561 Referee: Jock Waugh

Torquay United v Northampton Town

28 January 2012 (2012-01-28) 28	Torquay United	1–0	Northampton Town	Torquay
15:00 GMT	M.Ellis 75'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,719 Referee: James Linington

Northampton Town v AFC Wimbledon

14 February 2012 (2012-02-14) 29	Northampton Town	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Northampton
19:45 GMT	L.Guttridge 79'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,072 Referee: Andy D' Urso

Northampton Town v Macclesfield Town

21 February 2012 (2012-02-21) 30	Northampton Town	3–2	Macclesfield Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Jacobs 26' L.Guttridge 45' A.Akinfenwa 52'	Report	G.Donnelly 17' B.Tomlinson 85'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Graham Scott

Northampton Town v Port Vale

25 February 2012 (2012-02-25) 31	Northampton Town	1–2	Port Vale	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 81'	Report	J.McCombe 4' S.Rigg 58'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,803 Referee: Gavin Ward

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

3 March 2012 (2012-03-03) 32	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	D.Duffy 76' (pen.), 90'	Report	B.Tozer 20' A.Akinfenwa 35'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

6 March 2012 (2012-03-06) 33	Northampton Town	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 1', 9' K.Langmead 20'	Report	C.Stanley 66' L.Brown 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Brendan Malone

Northampton Town v Aldershot Town

10 March 2012 (2012-03-10) 34	Northampton Town	3–1	Aldershot Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	K.Langmead 19' A.Akinfenwa 40', 57' (pen.)	Report	D.Hylton 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,071 Referee: Andy Haines

Dagenham & Redbridge v Northampton Town

13 March 2012 (2012-03-13) 35	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	Northampton Town	Dagenham, London
15:00 GMT		Report	T.Silva 62'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Paul Tierney

Accrington Stanley v Northampton Town

17 March 2012 (2012-03-17) 36	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Northampton Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	J.Devitt 42' C.Lindfield 87'	Report	B.Williams 69'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,803 Referee: Michael Naylor

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

20 March 2012 (2012-03-20) 37	Burton Albion	0–1	Northampton Town	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 GMT		Report	K.Langmead 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,692 Referee: Steven Rushton

Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle

24 March 2012 (2012-03-24) 38	Northampton Town	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,718 Referee: David Phillips

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

31 March 2012 (2012-03-31) 39	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Northampton Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	L.Murphy 17'	Report	A.Akinfenwa 59'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Pat Miller

Northampton Town v Oxford United

6 April 2012 (2012-04-06) 40	Northampton Town	2–1	Oxford United	Northampton
19:45 BST	L.Guttridge 1' B.Williams 90'	Report	C.Montaño 50'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,860 Referee: Mark Brown

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

9 April 2012 (2012-04-09) 41	Swindon Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	L.Holmes 52'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,745 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Northampton Town v Bradford City

14 April 2012 (2012-04-14) 42	Northampton Town	1–3	Bradford City	Northampton
15:00 BST	C.Carlisle 53'	Report	N.Wells 11', 39', 54'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,060 Referee: Oliver Langford

Crawley Town v Northampton Town

17 April 2012 (2012-04-17) 43	Crawley Town	3–1	Northampton Town	Crawley
19:45 BST	S.Neilson 14' B.Clarke 22' N.Kitson 39' (o.g.)	Report	B.Williams 65'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,861 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Hereford United v Northampton Town

21 April 2012 (2012-04-21) 44	Hereford United	0–0	Northampton Town	Hereford
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,970 Referee: James Linington

Northampton Town v Gillingham

28 April 2012 (2012-04-28) 45	Northampton Town	1–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 BST	L.Wilson 41'	Report	J.Kuffour 54'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,832 Referee: Keith Stroud

Rotherham Town v Northampton Town

5 May 2012 (2012-05-05) 46	Rotherham Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	A.Revell 31'	Report	A.Akinfenwa 90+4'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

Luton Town v Northampton Town

12 November 2011 (2011-11-12) First round	Luton Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Luton
15:00 GMT	A.Watkins 80'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

9 August 2011 (2011-08-09) First round	Ipswich Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Ipswich
19:45 BST	J.Emmanuel-Thomas 11'	Report	B.Tozer 39' P.Turnbull 54'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 9,401 Referee: Michael Naylor

Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

23 August 2011 (2011-08-23) Second round	Northampton Town	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	S.Ebanks-Blake 31', 77' N.Milijaš 33' S.Vokes 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,512 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Leaue Trophy

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Trophy

Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town

30 August 2011 (2011-08-30) First round	Northampton Town	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Northampton
19:45 BST	M.Jacobs 41'	Report	D.McDermott 39' L.Novak 82'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,776 Referee: Darren Deadman

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Player	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total			Discipline
			Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
1	GK	Shane Higgs	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
2	RM	Lewis Young	20	9	–	1	–	–	1	1	–	1	–	–	23	10	–	4	–
3	LB	Anthony Charles	5	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	4	–	1	–
4	RB	Jason Crowe	11	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	1	–
5	U	Ben Tozer	42	3	3	1	–	–	2	–	1	1	–	–	46	3	4	6	–
6	CB	Byron Webster	8	5	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	11	5	–	1	–
7	RM	Arron Davies	15	–	4	–	1	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	18	1	4	1	–
8	ST	Jake Robinson	15	17	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	17	17	–	1	–
9	ST	Brett Williams	8	10	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	10	3	2	–
10	ST	Adebayo Akinfenwa	33	6	18	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	36	6	18	7	–
11	U	Andy Holt	5	4	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	5	–	–	–
12	CM	Nathaniel Wedderburn	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
13	GK	Neal Kitson	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–
14	RB	John Johnson	43	2	2	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	46	2	2	10	1
15	CM	Paul Turnbull	9	5	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	1	–	–	12	6	1	1	–
16	RB	Seth Nana Twumasi	4	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	–	–	–
17	W	Michael Jacobs	45	1	6	1	–	–	1	1	–	1	–	1	48	2	7	5	–
20	RM	Ryan Gilligan	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
22	CM	Luke Guttridge	19	–	3	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	3	3	–
23	ST	Lewis Wilson	2	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–	–
24	W	Toni Silva	12	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	3	1	–	–
25	CB	Clarke Carlisle	18	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	–	1	5	–
26	GK	Freddy Hall	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–
27	CM	Ben Harding	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	1	–
28	CB	Kelvin Langmead	39	2	4	1	–	–	1	1	–	1	–	–	42	3	4	4	1
29	LB	Blair Adams	21	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	1	–	2	–
30	GK	Dean Snedker	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
31	CM	Lewis Hornby	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Players who left before season end:
18	ST	Tadhg Purcell	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
21	CM	Michael Built	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Players who left before season end:
1	GK	Sam Walker	21	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	25	–	–	–	–
3	LB	Ashley Corker	9	7	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	–	11	8	–	4	–
4	CM	Kevin Thornton	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
4	CM	George Baldock	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	–	2	–
9	ST	Saido Berahino	14	–	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	6	1	–
13	GK	Paul Walker	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
19	CM	Greg Kaziboni	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
4	CM	Nick McKoy	5	4	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–	–	6	6	–	2	2
24	ST	Lumbardh Salihu	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
25	ST	Akwasi Asante	3	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	1	1	–
25	CB	Ashley Westwood	14	3	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	16	4	1	4	–
27	ST	Bas Savage	3	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	4	6	–	1	–
29	LB	Chris Arthur	5	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	2	–	2	–
31	CM	Derek Niven	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	1	–
32	GK	Chris Weale	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
33	GK	Matt Duke	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2011	DF	Byron Webster	Doncaster Rovers	Free Transfer	[1]
25 May 2011	FW	Adebayo Akinfenwa	Gillingham	Free Transfer	[2]
31 May 2011	DF	Seth Nana Twumasi	Peterborough United	Free Transfer	[3]
8 June 2011	FW	Jake Robinson	Shrewsbury Town	Free Transfer	[4]
23 June 2011	DF	Ben Tozer	Newcastle United	Free Transfer	[5]
29 June 2011	MF	Paul Turnbull	Stockport County	Free Transfer	[6]
30 June 2011	MF	Arron Davies	Peterborough United	Free Transfer	[7]
7 July 2011	GK	Freddy Hall	Free Agent	Free Transfer	[8]
7 July 2011	MF	Nick McKoy	Free Agent	Free Transfer	[8]
7 July 2011	MF	Lewis Young	Free Agent	Free Transfer	[8]
11 July 2011	DF	Ashley Corker	Free Agent	Free Transfer	[9]
28 July 2011	MF	Marin Pozgain		Free Transfer	[10]
28 July 2011	FW	Lumbardh Salihu		Free Transfer	[10]
4 August 2011	DF	Ashley Westwood	Free Agent	Non Contract	[11]
4 August 2011	FW	Bas Savage	Free Agent	Non Contract	[12]
31 January 2012	DF	Ben Harding	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer	[13]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
16 May 2011	FW	Guillem Bauza	Exeter City	Free (Rejected Contract)	[14]
5 July 2011	GK	Chris Dunn	Coventry City	Tribunal	[15]
12 July 2011	FW	Billy McKay	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free	[16]
31 August 2011	FW	Shaun Harrad	Bury	Undisclosed	[17]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
11 July 2011	GK	Sam Walker	Chelsea	31 May 2012	[18]
9 August 2011	DF	Kelvin Langmead	Peterborough United	9 September 2011	[19]
13 September 2011	FW	Marlon Jackson	Bristol City	19 November 2011	[20]
20 October 2011	FW	Saido Berahino	West Bromwich Albion	2 February 2012	[21]
31 January 2012	DF	Clarke Carlisle	Burnley	31 May 2012	[13]
14 February 2012	MF	Toni Silva	Liverpool	13 March 2012
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
18 August 2011	MF	Ryan Gilligan	Newport County	January 2012	[22]
23 February 2012	FW	Tadhg Purcell	Cork City	30 June 2012	[23]
27 March 2012	MF	Michael Built	Bedford Town	May 2012	[24]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2011	DF	Dean Beckwith	Luton Town	1 July 2011
30 June 2011	MF	Liam Davis	Oxford United	4 August 2011
30 June 2011	DF	Marcus Hall	Unattached
30 June 2011	FW	Seb Harris	Nuneaton Town	1 July 2011
30 June 2011	FW	Courtney Herbert	Corby Town	1 July 2011
30 June 2011	FW	Alex Konstantinou	Belper Town
30 June 2011	MF	Francis Laurent	Lincoln City	1 July 2011
30 June 2011	FW	Leon McKenzie	Kettering Town
30 June 2011	MF	Abdul Osman	Kerkyra
30 June 2011	DF	Paul Rodgers	Newport County	1 August 2011
1 September 2011	MF	Kevin Thornton	Nuneaton Town		[25]