2011–12 Macclesfield Town F.C. season

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.

Macclesfield Town F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanMike Rance
ManagerGary Simpson (sacked 18 March 2012)
Brian Horton (until 30 April 2012)
Glyn Chamberlain (caretaker)
League Two24th relegated
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
Football League Trophy2nd round (North)
Top goalscorerLeague: George Donnelly & Ben Tomlinson (6)
All: George Donnelly (7)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 3,434 vs Crewe Alexandra (14 April 2012)
All: 5,757 vs Bolton Wanderers (7 January 2012)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,527 vs Morecambe (13 September 2011)
All: 1,527 vs Morecambe (13 September 2011)
Average home league attendance2,227
2012–13 →

League data

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
20Northampton Town461212225679−2348
21Plymouth Argyle461016204764−1746
22Barnet461210245279−2746
23Hereford United (R)461014225070−2044Relegation to the Conference Premier
24Macclesfield Town (R)46813253964−2537
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
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46813253964 −253751172526 −132181438 −24

Managerial change

Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Gary SimpsonSacked18 March 2012[1]21stBrian 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.[1] Brian Horton was installed as manager until the end of the season, in what is his second spell at the club, a day later.[2]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  CPVJosé Veiga42035+005+002+000+00
2DF  ENGJonathan Bateson28017+405+001+001+00
3DF  ENGCarl Tremarco42235+004+022+001+00
4MF  ENGScott Kay18010+500+001+101+00
5DF  ENGNat Brown45037+005+002+001+00
6DF  NIRPaul Morgan302+100+000+000+00
7MF  ENGLewis Chalmers27317+631+002+001+00
8MF  ENGRoss Draper32427+141+002+001+00
9FW  ENGGeorge Donnelly32728+064+010+000+00
10FW  CODVinny Mukendi2014+1211+200+100+00
11MF  ENGColin Daniel41330+625+010+000+00
12MF  GNBArnaud Mendy33323+524+010+100+00
14DF  FRATony Diagne48440+134+012+001+00
16DF  ENGShaun Brisley37329+035+002+001+00
17MF  ENGSam Wedgbury47137+215+002+001+00
18FW  ENGWaide Fairhurst2004+1400+200+000+00
19FW  ENGTom Fisher100+100+000+000+00
20MF  ENGMatt Hamshaw46330+824+110+200+10
22GK  ENGSteve Collis100+000+000+001+00
23FW  ENGBen Tomlinson27615+1060+001+001+00
24DF  WALElliott Hewitt24017+401+101+000+00
25MF  ENGMichael Thomas602+400+000+000+00
26MF  ENGAdam Roberts401+100+100+000+10
29FW  ENGBen Mills1205+700+000+000+00
31MF  EIRDwayne Mattis313+010+000+000+00
33DF  ENGGeorge Whiteoak100+000+100+000+00
34MF  ENGMichael Bakare900+900+000+000+00
Players who no longer play for Macclesfield but have made appearances this season:
9FW  ENGEmile Sinclair744+110+002+030+00
15FW  ENGJohn Grant500+400+000+000+10
Players on loan to Macclesfield who returned to their parent club:
15MF  ENGMarcus Marshall14113+110+000+000+00
35DF  ENGBen Futcher10010+000+000+000+00
36DF  EIRMark Connolly707+000+000+000+00
38FW  ENGMatt Smith816+210+000+000+00
39FW  ENGZac Aley101+000+000+000+00
40GK  ENGRichard O'Donnell11011+000+000+000+00
29FW  ENGScott Boden806+101+000+000+00
31DF  ENGDan Gray202+000+000+000+00

Top scorers

PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal
1FW 9George Donnelly61007
2FW 23Ben Tomlinson60006
3FW 9Emile Sinclair10304
=MF 8Ross Draper40004
=DF 14Tony Diagne31004
6DF 16Shaun Brisley30003
=MF 7Lewis Chalmers30003
=MF 20Matt Hamshaw21003
=MF 12Arnaud Mendy21003
=MF 11Colin Daniel21003
11DF 3Carl Tremarco02002
12MF 31Dwayne Mattis10001
=MF 15Marcus Marshall10001
=MF 17Sam Wedgbury10001
=MF 10Vinny Mukendi10001
=MF 38Matt Smith10001
TOTALS3773047

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal
8 MFRoss Draper9100000091
3 DFCarl Tremarco6120000081
9 FWGeorge Donnelly5010000060
5 DFNat Brown3110001051
14 MFTony Diagne5000000050
12 MFArnaud Mendy4010000050
23 FWBen Tomlinson5000000050
4 MFScott Kay3000100040
17 MFSam Wedgbury2010000030
2 DFJonathan Bateson2010000030
11 MFColin Daniel2000000020
16 DFShaun Brisley1010000020
24 DFElliott Hewitt1010000020
14 MFMichael Thomas2000000020
7 MFLewis Chalmers2000000020
1 GKJosé Veiga2000000020
15 MFMarcus Marshall2000000020
20 MFMatt Hamshaw2000000020
29 FWBen Mills1000000010
40 GKRichard O'Donnell1000000010
35 DFBen Futcher1000000010
26 MFAdam Roberts1000000010
10 FWVinny Mukendi0100000001
TOTALS644801010744

Results

Pre-season friendlies

8 July 2011 Parkgate 2–5 Macclesfield Town
19:30Forbes-Swindels
Laight
Tomlinson
Draper
Kymantas
Wedgbury
Attendance: 120
9 July 2011 Buxton 1–3 Macclesfield Town The Silverlands
15:00Johnson Brisley
Tremarco
Diagne
16 July 2011 Nantwich Town 1–0 Macclesfield Town The Weaver Stadium
15:00

League Two

16 August 2011 3 Hereford United 0–4 Macclesfield Town Edgar Street
19:45Diagne 53'
Draper 81'
Tomlinson 90', 90+2'
Attendance: 1,609
20 August 2011 4 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers Moss Rose
15:00Attendance: 1,865
27 August 2011 5 Macclesfield Town 4–0 AFC Wimbledon Moss Rose
15:00Brisley 3'
Diagne 24'
Sinclair 48'
Mendy 87'
Attendance: 1,881
3 September 2011 6 Torquay United 3–0 Macclesfield Town Plainmoor
15:00Saah 63'
McPhee 75'
O'Kane 90'
Attendance: 2,307
13 September 2011 8 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Morecambe Moss Rose
19:45Tomlinson 1'Carlton 16'Attendance: 1,527
17 September 2011 9 Macclesfield Town 3–1 Northampton Town Moss Rose
15:00Tomlinson 36', 84'
Daniel 88'
Jackson 44'Attendance: 2,033
24 September 2011 10 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Macclesfield Town Home Park
15:00Feeney 20'
Williams 53'
Attendance: 6,005
30 September 2011 11 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Swindon Town Moss Rose
19:45Donnelly 62'
Draper 83'
Attendance: 2,317
15 October 2011 13 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Oxford United Moss Rose
15:00Diagne 60'Hall 90+4'Attendance: 2,293
25 October 2011 15 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Bradford City Moss Rose
19:45Chalmers 66' (pen.)Attendance: 2,373
29 October 2011 16 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Southend United Moss Rose
15:00Hall 39'
Ferdinand 62'
Attendance: 2,174
5 November 2011 17 Burton Albion 1–0 Macclesfield Town Pirelli Stadium
15:00Kee 11'Attendance: 2,698
25 November 2011 19 Barnet 2–1 Macclesfield Town Underhill Stadium
19:45McLeod 41' (pen.), pen.'Hamshaw 61'Attendance: 2,200
10 December 2011 20 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Gillingham Moss Rose
15:00Attendance: 1,724
26 December 2011 22 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Rotherham United Moss Rose
15:00Attendance: 3,132
31 December 2011 23 Macclesfield Town 2–1 Port Vale Moss Rose
13:00Tomlinson 37' (o.g.)
Donnelly 71'
Richards 61'Attendance: 4,214
14 January 2012 25 Macclesfield Town 1–2 Torquay United Moss Rose
15:00Brisley 81'Morris 52'
Ellis 74'
Attendance: 1,878
21 January 2012 26 Swindon Town 1–0 Macclesfield Town County Ground
15:00Benson 76'Attendance: 7,639
24 January 2012 27 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Macclesfield Town Kingsmeadow
19:45Knott 60'
Moore 88'
Mattis 58'Attendance: 4,000
28 January 2012 28 Macclesfield Town 1–3 Cheltenham Town Moss Rose
15:00Marshall 30'Sido Jombarti 37'
Goulding 67'
Garbutt 90+4'
Attendance: 1,659
14 February 2012 29 Morecambe 1–0 Macclesfield Town Globe Arena
19:45Carlton 56'Attendance: 1,316
18 February 2012 30 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Aldershot Town Moss Rose
15:00Morris 65'Attendance: 1,715
25 February 2012 32 Oxford United 1–1 Macclesfield Town Kassam Stadium
15:00Johnson 42'Duberry 9' (o.g.)Attendance: 6,189
28 February 2012 33 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Moss Rose
19:45Donnelly 90+5'Hourihane 71'Attendance: 1,888
6 March 2012 35 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Hereford United Moss Rose
19:45Wedgbury 48'
Hamshaw 79'
Evans 1' 26'Attendance: 1,676
10 March 2012 36 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Crawley Town Moss Rose
15:00Mukendi 85'
Donnelly 90+2'
Davis 37'
McFadzean 47'
Attendance: 1,802
23 March 2012 39 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Barnet Moss Rose
19:45Attendance: 2,123
31 March 2012 40 Gillingham 2–0 Macclesfield Town Priestfield Stadium
15:00Fish 51'
Whelpdale 85'
Attendance: 4,562
9 April 2012 42 Port Vale 1–0 Macclesfield Town Vale Park
15:00Yates 82'Attendance: 4,246
14 April 2012 43 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Moss Rose
15:00Chalmers 17' (pen.)
Daniel 80'
Powell 40' 58'Attendance: 3,434
21 April 2012 44 Bradford City 1–0 Macclesfield Town Valley Parade
15:00Hanson 65'Attendance: 10,106
28 April 2012 45 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Burton Albion Moss Rose
15:00Maghoma 81'
Zola 90+2'
Attendance: 2,760
5 May 2012 46 Southend United 2–0 Macclesfield Town Roots Hall
15:00Gilbert 24'
Timlin  38'
Harris 90+1'
Roberts  50'
Tomlinson  63'
Attendance: 9,122

FA Cup

12 November 2011 Round 1 East Thurrock 0–3 Macclesfield Town Rookery Hill
14:00Tremarco 43'
Hamshaw 61'
Donnelly 65'
Attendance: 1,207
3 December 2011 Round 2 Chelmsford City 1–1 Macclesfield Town Melbourne Stadium
15:00Cornhill 35'Diagne 64'
7 January 2012 Round 3 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Moss Rose
15:00Daniel 16'
Mendy 68'
Klasnić 7'
Wheater 77'
Attendance: 5,757
17 January 2012 Round 3 replay Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Macclesfield Town Reebok Stadium
19:45Davies 1'
Petrov 26'
Davies  47'
Boyata  78'
Hewitt  90+1'Attendance: 9,466

League Cup

9 August 2011 Round 1 Hull City 0–2 Macclesfield Town KC Stadium
19:45Sinclair 17', 59'Attendance: 4,826
24 August 2011 Round 2 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Macclesfield Town Reebok Stadium
20:00Tuncay 56'
Petrov 73'
Sinclair 11'Attendance: 6,777
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Football League Trophy

5 October 2011 Round 2 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Macclesfield Town Crewe
19:30Clayton 76'Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,271
Referee: Jack Waugh

Transfers

Players transferred in
DatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.
24 June 2011DF Jonathan Bateson Accrington StanleyFree[3]
25 June 2011MF Scott Kay Manchester CityFree[4]
29 June 2011FW Ben Tomlinson Worksop TownUndisclosed[5]
11 July 2011MF Arnaud Mendy Derby CountyFree (unattached)[6]
12 July 2011FW Tom Fisher Stockport CountyFree[7]
19 July 2011FW Waide Fairhurst Doncaster RoversUndisclosed[8]
5 August 2011FW John Grant BarrowFree[9]
22 September 2011GK Steve Collis Peterborough UnitedFree[10]
1 January 2012FW George Donnelly Fleetwood TownUndisclosed[11]
10 January 2012FW Ben Mills Nantwich TownUndisclosed[12]
19 January 2012FW Michael Bakare ChelmsfordFree[13]
21 January 2012MF Dwayne Mattis ChesterfieldFree[14]
Players transferred out
DatePos.NameSubsequent clubFeeRef.
18 June 2011MF Izak Reid Morecambe(Tribunal decision)[15]
29 June 2011FW Tyrone Barnett Crawley Town£150,000[16]
31 August 2011FW Emile Sinclair Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed[17]
Players loaned in
Date fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.
9 September 2011FW George Donnelly Fleetwood Town9 October 2011[18]
9 September 2011FW Scott Boden Chesterfield9 December 2011[19][20]
31 October 2011FW George Donnelly Fleetwood Town1 January 2012[21]
9 November 2011DF Dan Gray Chesterfield9 December 2011[20]
27 January 2012MF Marcus Marshall Rotherham United30 April 2012[22][23]
20 February 2012DF Ben Futcher BuryEnd of season[24]
24 February 2012DF Mark Connolly Bolton Wanderers24 March 2012[25]
24 February 2012GK Richard O'Donnell Sheffield Wednesday26 April 2012[26][27][28]
15 March 2012FW Matt Smith Oldham AthleticEnd of season[29]
15 March 2012MF Matt Ball Norwich City15 April 2012[29]
22 March 2012FW Zac Aley Blackburn RoversEnd of season[30]
Players loaned out
Date fromPos.NameToDate toRef.
26 August 2011DF Jack Lane Newcastle Town[31][32]
24 September 2011FW Vinny Mukendi Southport26 October 2011[33]
4 November 2011FW Tom Fisher Hyde9 December 2011[34]
17 December 2011DF Jack Lane Woodley Sports[35]
19 January 2012FW Vinny Mukendi Southport19 March 2012[36]
20 January 2012FW Tom Fisher Droylsden20 February 2012[37]
9 February 2012DF Shaun Brisley Peterborough UnitedEnd of season[38]
22 March 2012GK Jack Cudworth BarrowEnd of season[39]
Players released
DatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.
1 June 2011MF Paul Bolland Mansfield Town1 July 2011 (Bosman)[40]
3 June 2011MF Matthew Lowe Nantwich Town1 July 2011[41][42]
23 June 2011MF Hamza Bencherif Notts County1 July 2011 (Bosman)[43]
1 July 2011DF Jason Beardsley Mickleover Sports12 August 2011[41][44]
1 July 2011FW Ricky Sappleton Bishop's Stortford?[41]
1 January 2012FW John GrantUnattached

Awards

End of Season AwardsWinner[45]
Player of the YearJosé Veiga
Players' Player of the YearCarl Tremarco
Jean Ridgeway AwardCarl Tremarco
Andy Mellor AwardSam Wedgbury
Young Player of the YearJames Bolton

References