2011–12 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
2011–12 season
Chairman Ray Trew
Manager Martin Allen (until 18 February)
Keith Curle (from 20 February)
League One 7th
FA Cup 4th Round
League Cup 1st Round
(eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
Top goalscorer League: Jeff Hughes (13)
All: Jeff Hughes (17)
Highest home attendance 12,410 v Sheffield Wednesday, 17 March
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011–12 season was Notts County Football Club's 123rd year in The Football League.

Season review

Kits

Fila will become Notts County's kit suppliers this season, after signing a three-year contract. With Nottingham based solicitors, Fraser Brown, sponsor the home shirt and Vision Express sponsoring the away shirt.

Pre-season

Notts County began their pre-season with two games on the same day. Half of the squad played at newly formed Ilkeston FC, the game finished 2-2, while the other half of the squad won 1-0 at Hucknall Town FC. They then lost 2-0 at Hinkley United before a 1-0 win at Kettering Town. Notts then won 2-1 at Nottinghamshire rivals Mansfield Town before two home games - a 3-2 defeat to Peterborough United and a 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton wanderers. They then lost 2-0 at Corby Town - this the first game at Corby's new home ground - Steel Park. Pre Season finished with a 1-0 defeat at Macclesfield Town and a 3-2 defeat at Maidenhead United.

League Review Notts County began their league campaign with a 3-0 victory on the road at Carlisle United, before losing their first home game of the season to Charlton Athletic. They then beat Tranmere rovers 3-2 thanks to an injury time penalty in a feisty affair at Meadow Lane. This was followed by back to back defeats at Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End. They then went unbeaten through September, winning 3-1 at home to AFC Bournemouth before heading out to Turin to take on Juventus in a showpiece friendly to open Juventus's new stadium. The gsme ended in a 1-1 draw. Notts returned to league action with a 2-1 win at home to Walsall before drawing at Exeter City. They ended September with two 2-0 wins at Stevenage and at home to Rochdale. October began with a 3-0 loss at Milton Keynes Dons, before County themselves won 3-0 at home to Hartlepool United. They then won 3-1 at Chesterfield in a local derby. This was followed up by draws at home to Brentford and away to Bury, before going down 4-2 at Colchester United. November saw Notts draw with Wycombe Wanderers, lose at Huddersfield Town, and win at home to Scunthorpe united. It wasen't such a merry Christmas for County as December saw them suffer defeats to Yeovil Town, Leyton Orient, Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic. January signalled the start of Notts County's 150th Anniversary, and they began with a 2-2 draw at home to Huddersfield Town. They then lost to AFC Bournemouth before draws against Milton Keynes Dons and Preston North End. They ended January with a 1-0 win away to Walsall before a 2-1 win over Exeter City. County then lost 3-0 at Hartlepool United, after which manager Martin Allen was sacked, and replaced by former England International Keith Curle. His tenure began with 4 straight wins over Stevenage, Chesterfield, Rochdale and Carlisle United before a 1-1 draw at Tranmere Rovers. However, they followed this up with a shock 4-2 win away at runaway leaders Charlton Athletic. But Notts were brought quickly back down to earth with defeats at home to Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United. A draw at Scunthorpe United followed before wins over Oldham Athletic, Leyton Orient, and Yeovil Town moved County right into the battle for the league's final play off spot. A 0-0 draw at Brentford had moved County into pole position to claim that final play off spot, but they suffered a surprise 4-2 defeat at home to Bury. Despite wins over Wycombe Wanderers and Colchester united in their final two games, Notts County missed out on the play offs on goal difference.

League Cup County lost in the first round away from home at neir neighbours Nottingham Forest but only after a highly exciting game. the two sides were level at 2-2 after 90 minutes so they went to extra time. Notts went 3-2 up, and were seconds away from victory before Wes Morgan equalised for Forest. County lost on penalties.

FA Cup Review Round 1 saw Notts comfortably beat league two side Accrington Stanley 4-1, before a 2-0 win away at Conference South high flyers Sutton United. A 2-0 win away at Championship club Doncaster Rovers followed before County were knocked out by fellow league one club Stevenage, costing them a home time with Tottenham Hotspurs.

League One

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Milton Keynes Dons 46 22 14 10 84 47 +37 80 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Stevenage 46 18 19 9 69 44 +25 73
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
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
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 21 10 15 75 62  +13 73 13 5 5 42 28  +14 8 5 10 33 34  −1

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source:

Result round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
Result W L W L L W W D W W L W W D D L D L W L L L L D L D D W W L W W W W D W L L D W W W D L W W
Position 2 7 4 9 15 11 9 9 7 5 8 6 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 8 9 9 10 11 14 14 13 11 9 11 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: Fixtures & Table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

Main article: 2011-12 FA Cup
Round 1 2 3 4
Ground H A A A
Result W W W L

League Cup

Round 1
Ground A
Result L

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Rob Burch
2 England DF Julian Kelly
3 Republic of Ireland DF Alan Sheehan
4 England DF Mike Edwards (captain)
5 England DF Krystian Pearce
6 Algeria MF Hamza Bencherif
7 England MF Ishmel Demontagnac
8 England FW Karl Hawley (on loan at Crawley Town)
9 England FW Lee Hughes
10 England MF Neal Bishop
11 Northern Ireland MF Jeff Hughes
12 England DF Jude Stirling
14 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Judge
15 England MF Ricky Ravenhill
16 England DF Stephen Hunt
17 England GK Stuart Nelson
18 Nigeria DF Sam Sodje
No. Position Player
19 England MF Charlie Allen
20 Wales DF Kieron Freeman (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
21 England GK Liam Mitchell
22 Republic of Ireland FW Ben Burgess (on loan at Cheltenham Town)
23 England DF Jon Harley
24 England DF Liam Chilvers
25 England MF John Spicer
26 England DF Hayden Hollis (on loan at Darlington)
27 England MF George Nicholas (on loan at Lewes)
29 England MF Curtis Thompson
30 Nigeria FW Dele Adebola (on loan from Hull City)
31 England MF Gavin Mahon
32 England MF Lloyd Sam (on loan from Leeds United)
33 Germany GK Fabian Speiss
35 Jamaica MF Damion Stewart (on loan from Bristol City)
36 England MF Louis Harris (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
37 England MF Nico Yennaris (on loan from Arsenal)
40 Malta FW Daniel Bogdanović (on loan from Blackpool)

Detailed overview

No. Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee
1 Rob Burch England Yeovil 8 October 1983 19 0     Lincoln City 8 June 2010 Free
2 Julian Kelly England London 6 September 1989         Reading 2 June 2011 Free
3 Alan Sheehan Republic of Ireland Athlone 14 September 1986         Swindon Town 3 June 2011 Free
4 Mike Edwards England Beverley 25 April 1980 270 20     Grimsby Town 26 May 2004 Free
5 Krystian Pearce England Birmingham 5 January 1990 35 2     Birmingham City 26 July 2010 Free
6 Hamza Bencherif Algeria Paris France 9 February 1988         Macclesfield Town 23 June 2011 Free
7 Ishmel Demontagnac England London 15 June 1988         Blackpool 27 May 2011 Free
8 Karl Hawley England Walsall 6 December 1981 100 4     Preston North End 3 August 2009 Undisclosed
9 Lee Hughes England Smethwick 22 May 1976 82 50     Oldham Athletic 22 June 2009 Free
10 Neal Bishop England Stockton-on-Tees 7 August 1981 102 3     Barnet 1 July 2009 Undisclosed
11 Jeff Hughes Northern Ireland Larne 29 May 1985         Bristol Rovers 28 June 2011 Free
12 Jude Stirling England London 29 May 1982         Milton Keynes Dons 2 June 2011 Free
14 Alan Judge Republic of Ireland Dublin 11 November 1988 21 1     Blackburn Rovers 14 January 2011 Undisclosed
15 Jonathan Forte Barbados Sheffield 25 July 1986 18 8 2 0 Southampton 27 January 2012 Loan
16 Stephen Hunt England Southampton 11 November 1984 136 6     Colchester United 19 June 2006 Free
17 Stuart Nelson England Stroud 17 September 1981 38 0     Aberdeen 1 August 2010 Undisclosed
18 Sam Sodje Nigeria London England 25 May 1979 11 1 7 0 Skoda Xanthi 1 November 2010 Free
19 Charlie Allen England Reading 24 March 1992         Dagenham & Redbridge 29 June 2011 Free
20 Kieron Freeman Wales Nottingham 21 March 1992         Nottingham Forest 13 January 2012 Loan
21 Liam Mitchell England Nottingham 18 September 1992         N/A 1 July 2011 Trainee
22 Ben Burgess Republic of Ireland Buxton England 9 November 1981 18 1     Blackpool 2 July 2010 Free
23 Jon Harley England Maidstone 26 September 1979 47 0     Watford 1 August 2010 Free
24 Liam Chilvers England Chelmsford 6 November 1981 27 0     Preston North End 23 July 2010 Free
25 John Spicer England London 13 September 1983 27 3     Doncaster Rovers 2 July 2010 Free
26 Haydn Hollis England 14 October 1992         N/A 1 July 2011 Free
27 George Nicholas England 19 December 1992         N/A 1 July 2011 Free
30 Dele Adebola Nigeria Lagos 23 June 1975 - - - - Hull City 20 March 2012 Loan
31 Gavin Mahon England Birmingham 2 January 1977 - - - - Queens Park Rangers 25 August 2011 Free
32 Leeds United England Leeds 27 September 1987 - - - - Leeds United 15 March 2012 Loan
33 Fabian Speiss Germany
35 Damion Stewart Jamaica 18 August 1980 - - - - Bristol City 5 January 2012 Loan
36 Louis Harris England Wolverhampton - - - - Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 March 2012 Loan
37 Nico Yennaris England Leytonstone - - - - Arsenal 23 March 2012 Loan
40 Daniel Bogdanović Malta Misrata Libya 26 March 1980 - - - - Blackpool 22 March 2012 Loan
Tyrell Waite England Derbyshire - - - - Ilkeston 21 March 2012 Undisclosed

Statistics

As of 5 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Robert Burch 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England Julian Kelly 38 3 29+3 3 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan 45 4 39+0 2 3+0 1 3+0 1 0+0 0
4 DF England Mike Edwards 35 1 27+3 1 1+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
5 DF England Krystian Pearce 32 3 25+2 3 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF Algeria Hamza Bencherif 26 2 14+6 2 0+2 0 1+2 0 1+0 0
7 MF England Ishmel Demontagnac 22 0 2+15 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
8 FW England Karl Hawley 32 7 15+11 2 2+0 2 3+0 2 1+0 1
9 FW England Lee Hughes 43 10 28+12 10 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF England Neal Bishop 47 2 41+0 2 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes 51 19 44+1 13 3+0 2 3+0 4 0+0 0
12 DF England Jude Stirling 10 0 0+8 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 50 9 40+3 7 3+0 1 3+0 1 1+0 0
15 FW Barbados Jonathan Forte 11 5 6+4 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF England Stephen Hunt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 GK England Stuart Nelson 53 0 46+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
18 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje 20 3 7+9 3 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
19 MF England Charlie Allen 12 0 4+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
20 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 19 1 18+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK England Liam Mitchell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Republic of Ireland Ben Burgess 33 4 20+8 4 2+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
23 DF England Jon Harley 16 0 11+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
24 DF England Liam Chilvers 19 0 16+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF England John Spicer 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 DF England Hayden Hollis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England George Nicholas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF England Curtis Thompson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 FW Nigeria Dele Adebola 6 1 3+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF England Gavin Mahon 35 0 22+8 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF England Lloyd Sam 10 5 8+2 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK Germany Fabian Speiss 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF Jamaica Damion Stewart 19 2 16+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF England Louis Harris 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF England Nico Yennaris 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW Malta Daniel Bogdanović 8 2 8+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
-- FW England Tyrell Waite 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players played for Notts County this season but who have left the club:
FW England Craig Westcarr 5 1 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
MF England Femi Orenuga 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England Ricky Ravenhill 8 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW Colombia Cristian Montaño 16 4 5+10 4 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Captains

Number Pos Player Starts
(as captain)
Notes
10MFNeal Bishop46Club Captain

Goalscoring record

N P Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
11MFJeff Hughes1340017
9FWLee Hughes1001011
14MFAlan Judge71008
8FWKarl Hawley22015
15FWJonathan Forte50005
32MFLloyd Sam50005
22FWBen Burgess40004
30MFCristian Montaño40004
2DFJulian Kelly30003
5DFKrystian Pearce30003
3DFAlan Sheehan21003
18DFSam Sodje30003
Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
6MFHamza Bencherif20002
10MFNeal Bishop20002
40FWDaniel Bogdanović20002
4DFMike Edwards10102
35DFDamion Stewart20002
30FWDele Adebola10001
20DFKieron Freeman10001
20FWCraig Westcarr10001
Totals 76 8 2 1 89

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
10MFNeal Bishop7110100091
9FWLee Hughes7110000081
3DFAlan Sheehan100100000110
5DFKrystian Pearce7010100090
7MFIshmel Demontagnac1100001021
11MFJeff Hughes6000100070
2DFJulian Kelly2100000021
14MFAlan Judge6000000060
18DFSam Sodje5000000050
6MFHamza Bencherif3000000030
4DFMike Edwards2000100030
23DFJon Harley3000000030
17GKStuart Nelson3000000030
15MFRicky Ravenhill2000100030
22FWBen Burgess2000000020
24DFLiam Chilvers2000000020
20DFKieron Freeman2000000020
30FWCristian Montaño2000000020
32MFLloyd Sam2000000020
35DFDamion Stewart2000000020
18DFSam Sodje1000000010
12DFJude Stirling1000000010
Totals774405010874

Penalties

Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition
16 August J Hughes Yes Tranmere Rovers League One
20 August J Hughes Yes Sheffield Wednesday League One
22 October J Hughes Yes Brentford League One
25 October J Hughes Yes Bury League One
25 October J Hughes Yes Bury League One
7 January J Hughes Yes Doncaster Rovers FA Cup
21 January J Hughes Yes Milton Keynes Dons League One
14 February J Hughes Yes Exeter City League One

Suspensions serves

Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
27 August 1 Neal Bishop Sent off vs. Sheff Wed Preston North End (A)
13 September 1 Alan Sheehan Reached 5 yellow cards Stevenage (A)
1 October 1 Julian Kelly Sent off vs. MK Dons Chesterfield (H)
25 October 1 Krystian Pearce Reached 5 yellow cards Colchester United (A)
28 February 3 Lee Hughes Sent off vs. Rochdale Carlisle (H)
20 March 1 Neal Bishop Sent off vs. Sheffield United Scunthorpe United (A)

Transfers

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
26 DF Hollis EU England18 Promoted Youth system Summer 2012 N/A Notts County
21 GK Mitchell EU England18 Promoted Youth system Summer 2012 N/A Notts County
27 MF Nicholas EU England18 Promoted Youth system Summer 2012 N/A Notts County
28 MF Whitley EU England18 Promoted Youth system Summer 2012 N/A Notts County
7 MF Demontagnac EU England22 Free Transfer Blackpool Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
2 DF Kelly EU England21 Transfer Reading Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
12 DF Stirling EU England28 Free Transfer Milton Keynes Dons Summer 2013 Free Sky Sport
3 DF Sheehan EU Republic of Ireland24 Free Transfer Swindon Town Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
6 MF Bencherif EU Algeria
France
23 Free Transfer Macclesfield Town Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
11 MF J Hughes EU Northern Ireland26 Free Transfer Bristol Rovers Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
19 MF Allen EU England19 Free Transfer Dagenham & Redbridge Summer 2012 Free Sky Sports
30 FW Montaño Colombia19 Loan West Ham United Summer 2011 One-Month Loan Sky Sports
31 MF Mahon EU England34 Free Transfer Free Agent Summer 2012 Free BBC Football
29 MF Curtis Thompson EU England-- Promoted Youth system 2013 Youth system Notts County
20 MF Orenuga EU England18 Loan Everton 2011 One-Month loan BBC Sport
35 DF Stewart EU Jamaica31 Loan Bristol City Winter 2012 Season Long Loan BBC Sport
20 DF Freeman EU Wales
England
19 Loan Nottingham Forest Winter 2012 One-month Loan BBC Sport
15 FW Forte EU Barbados
England
25 Loan SouthamptonEngland Winter 2012 Season Long Loan Official Site
30 FW Montaño Colombia20 Loan West Ham United 2012 One Month Loan Sky Sports
32 MF Sam EU England27 Loan Leeds United 2012 Season Long Loan BBC Sport
30 FW Adebola EU Nigeria36 Loan Hull City 2012 Season Long Loan BBC Sport
40 FW Bogdanović EU Malta
Libya
31 Loan Blackpool 2012 Season Long Loan BBC Sport
36 MF Harris EU England17 Loan Wolverhampton Wanderers 2012 Season Long Loan BBC Sport
FW Waite EU England17 Transfer Ilkeston Undisclosed BBC Sport
37 MF Yennaris EU England18 Loan Arsenal 2012 Season Long Loan Sky Sports

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
29 FW Brandy England22 Released Summer n/a 9 0 BBC Sport
37 FW Demba-Nyrén The Gambia31 Released Summer n/a 9 1 BBC Sport
19 FW Gow Scotland28 Released Summer n/a 18 1 BBC Sport
23 GK Gróf Hungary22 Released Walsall Summer Free 0 0 BBC Sport
7 FW Smith Scotland24 Released Queen of the South Summer n/a 17 1 BBC Sport
5 DF Lee England33 Free Transfer Darlington Summer Free 55 4 The Northern Echo
6 DF Thompson Republic of Ireland29 Free Transfer Mansfield Town Summer Free 115 2 BBC Sport
20 FW Westcarr England26 Transfer Chesterfield Summer £70,000 1 79 21 BBC Sport
24 DF Chilvers England29 Loan Port Vale Loan 37 1 BBC Sport
26 DF Harley England32 Loan Rotherham United One-Month Loan 40 0 BBC Sport
29 MF Thompson England18 Loan Lincoln City One-Month Loan 2 0 Official Site
15 MF Ravenhill England30 Transfer Bradford City Winter Free 97 3 BBC Sport
8 FW Hawley England30 Loan Crawley Town Winter Season Long Loan 98 9 BBC Sport
28 MF Whitley England19 Released Winter N/A 0 0 Sky Sports
22 FW Burgess Republic of Ireland
England
30 Loan Cheltenham Town Season Loan Loan 49 5 BBC Sport
26 DF Hollis England19 Loan Darlington Season Long Loan 0 0 BBC Sport

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.

Notes

1Although officially undisclosed, The Star reported the fee to be around £70,000[1]

Contracts

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
10 MF England Bishop 29 Signed 2 years June 2013 BBC Sport
9 FW England Hughes 35 Signed 1 years June 2013 BBC Sport
31 MF England Mahon 34 Signed 1.5 years June 2013 Official website

Last updated:

Fixtures and results

Pre-season

League One

FA Cup

League Cup

Competition summary

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League One 7th 6 August 20115 May 2012
2011-12 Football League Cup 1st Round 1st Round 9 August 20119 August 2011
Football League Trophy 1st round 1st round 29 August 201129 August 2011
FA Cup 1st round4th round 12 November 2011TBD

Last updated: 4 June 2011
Source: Competitions

References

  1. "FULL TIME: Exeter 2 Chesterfield 1". The Star. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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