Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club founded in 1884, and based in Birkenhead, Wirral. Originally known as Belmont Football Club, they adopted their current name in 1885. They were a founder member of Division Three North in 1921, and were a member of The Football League until 2015, when they were relegated to the National League, the fifth tier of English football. They returned to the Football League in 2018 after defeating Boreham Wood 2-1 in the National League play-off final.

Key

Seasons

Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer[1] FA Cup FL Cup FL Trophy
FA Trophy 		Average home
attendance[2][a]
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec
1891–92 QR1 0-0-1
1892–93 Lancashire Combination 20 4 1 15 30 81 -51 9 11th of 11 QR1 0-0-1
1893–94 16 6 2 8 29 53 -24 14 4th of 9 QR2 0-0-1
1894–95 Club left the Lancashire Combination after the 1894–95 season and didn't participate in other league competitions for three seasons. PR 0-0-1
1895–96 PR 0-0-1
1896–97 QR2 1-0-1
1897–98 The Combination 24 9 3 12 35 45 -10 19 12th of 13
1898–99 28 15 4 9 54 33 +21 34 3rd of 15
1899–1900 Club left The Combination after 1898–99 season and didn't participate in other league competitions for one season. QR1 0-0-1
1900–01 The Combination 22 6 5 11 32 37 -5 17 8th of 12 QR1 0-0-1
1901–02 26 8 7 11 46 49 -3 23 10th of 14
1902–03 26 4 5 17 30 64 -34 13 13th of 14
1903–04 24 14 1 9 54 42 +12 29 4th of 13 QR3 1-1-1
1904–05 26 10 7 9 41 37 +4 27 6th of 14 QR2 0-0-1
1905–06 28 13 8 7 40 36 +4 32 5th of 15 QR1 0-1-1
1906–07 26 10 5 11 35 39 -4 25 8th of 14 QR1 0-0-1
1907–08 26 20 4 2 83 21 +62 44 1st of 14 QR2 2-0-1
1908–09 30 15 5 10 86 48 +38 35 3rd of 16
1909–10 30 18 2 10 92 50 +42 38 4th of 16 QR3 3-0-1
Joined the Lancashire Combination.
1910–11 Lancashire Combination
Division Two 		38 14 6 18 60 69 -9 34 13th of 20 PR 0-0-1
1911–12 30 18 6 6 83 41 +42 42 3rd of 16
Promoted
1912–13 Lancashire Combination
Division One 		34 16 6 12 92 58 +34 38 6th of 18 QR1 1-0-1
1913–14 34 25 4 5 85 32 +53 54 1st of 18 QR1 1-0-1
1914–15 32 19 3 10 84 52 +32 41 3rd of 17 QR3 3-2-1
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I.
Joined newly created the Cheshire County League, but resigned during the season to join the Central League.
1919–20 Central League 42 23 5 14 103 61 +42 51 4th of 22 QR1 0-0-1
1920–21 42 21 7 14 87 63 +24 49 7th of 22 QR5 1-0-1
Football League Third Division North created. The club were invited to join.
1921–22 Football League
Third Division
North 		3 38 9 11 18 51 61 -10 29 18th of 20 Frederick Groves 7 QR4 0-1-1 6,525
1922–23 38 12 8 18 49 59 -10 32 16th of 20 QR4 0-0-1 5,655
1923–24 42 13 15 14 51 60 -9 41 12th of 22 QR6 2-1-1 7,280
1924–25 42 14 4 24 59 78 -19 32 21st of 22 QR4 1-2-1 5,475
1925–26 42 19 6 17 73 83 -10 44 7th of 22 R1 0-1-1 6,653
1926–27 42 19 8 15 85 67 +18 46 9th of 22 R1 0-1-1 6,668
1927–28 42 22 9 11 105 72 +33 53 5th of 22 R3 2-0-1 5,893
1928–29 42 22 3 17 79 77 +2 47 7th of 22 R2 1-0-1 5,125
1929–30 42 16 9 17 83 86 -3 41 12th of 22 R1 0-1-1 4,632
1930–31 42 24 6 12 111 74 +37 54 4th of 22 R1 0-1-1 7,358
1931–32 40 19 11 10 107 58 +49 50 4th of 21 R3 2-1-1 5,856
1932–33 42 17 8 17 70 66 +4 42 11th of 22 R4 3-2-1 4,200
1933–34 42 20 7 15 84 63 +21 47 7th of 22 R4 3-1-1 4,926
1934–35 42 20 11 11 74 55 +19 51 6th of 22 R2 1-0-1 7,362
1935–36 42 22 11 9 93 58 +35 55 3rd of 22 Bunny Bell 36 R4 3-1-1 8,872
1936–37 42 12 9 21 71 88 -17 33 19th of 22 R1 0-0-1 5,999
1937–38 42 23 10 9 81 41 +40 56 1st of 22
Promoted 		R3 2-0-1 9,584
1938–39 Football League
Second Division 		2 42 6 5 31 39 99 -60 17 22nd of 22
Relegated 		R3 0-0-1 9,938
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II.
1945–46 R2 2-1-1
1946–47 Football League
Third Division
North 		3 42 17 7 18 66 77 -11 41 10th of 22 R1 0-0-1 8,076
1947–48 42 16 4 22 54 72 -18 36 18th of 22 R2 1-0-1 8,862
1948–49 42 13 15 14 46 57 -11 41 11th of 22 R1 0-0-1 8,298
1949–50 42 19 11 12 51 48 +3 49 5th of 22 R2 1-0-1 9,026
1950–51 46 24 11 11 83 62 +21 59 4th of 24 R2 1-0-1 9,869
1951–52 46 21 6 19 76 71 +5 48 11th of 24 R4 3-2-1 7,568
1952–53 46 21 5 20 65 63 +2 47 13th of 24 R3 2-1-1 7,798
1953–54 46 18 7 21 59 70 -11 43 14th of 24 R3 2-2-1 6,212
1954–55 46 13 11 22 55 70 -15 37 19th of 24 R1 0-1-1 5,374
1955–56 46 16 9 21 59 84 -25 41 16th of 24 R2 1-0-1 6,500
1956–57 46 7 13 26 51 91 -40 27 23rd of 24 R1 0-0-1 6,061
1957–58 46 18 10 18 82 76 +6 46 11th of 24 R3 2-0-1 10,373
Regional Third divisions merged creating nationwide Third Division and Fourth Division. Club qualified to join Third Division.
1958–59 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 21 8 17 82 67 +15 50 7th of 24 R2 1-0-1 11,815
1959–60 46 14 13 19 72 75 -3 41 20th of 24 R1 0-0-1 9,965
1960–61 46 15 8 23 79 115 -36 38 21st of 24
Relegated 		R2 1-1-1 R4 2-0-1 9,460
1961–62 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 44 20 4 20 70 81 -11 44 15th of 23 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 8,079
1962–63 46 20 10 16 81 67 +14 50 8th of 24 R3 2-1-1 R1 0-0-1 7,614
1963–64 46 20 11 15 85 73 +12 51 7th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R3 2-0-1 7,072
1964–65 46 27 6 13 99 56 +43 60 5th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R2 1-0-1 11,656
1965–66 46 24 8 14 93 66 +27 56 5th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 8,031
1966–67 46 22 14 10 66 43 +23 58 4th of 24
Promoted 		George Yardley 15 R2 1-1-1 R2 1-1-1 7,839
1967–68 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 14 12 20 62 74 -12 40 19th of 24 R5 4-1-1 R2 1-0-1 7,403
1968–69 46 19 10 17 70 68 +2 48 7th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-3-1 6,040
1969–70 46 14 16 16 56 72 -16 44 16th of 24 R4 3-2-1 R3 2-0-1 4,394
1970–71 46 10 22 14 45 55 -10 42 18th of 24 R1 0-2-1 R2 1-2-1 3,949
1971–72 46 10 16 20 50 71 -21 36 20th of 24 R4 3-3-1 R2 1-1-1 4,355
1972–73 46 15 16 15 56 52 +4 46 10th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 5,615
1973–74 46 15 15 16 50 44 +6 45 16th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R3 2-2-1 4,215
1974–75 46 14 9 23 55 57 -2 37 22nd of 24
Relegated 		R3 2-1-1 R2 1-1-1 2,803
1975–76 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 24 10 12 89 55 34 58 4th of 24
Promoted 		Ronnie Moore 34 R1 0-0-1 R1 1-0-2 3,880
1976–77 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 13 17 16 51 53 -2 43 14th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-2 3,251
1977–78 46 16 15 15 57 52 +5 47 12th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-1-1 3,926
1978–79 46 6 16 24 45 78 -33 28 23rd of 24
Relegated 		R2 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 2,179
1979–80 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 14 13 19 50 56 -6 41 15th of 24 R2 1-1-1 R2 2-1-1 2,246
1980–81 46 13 10 23 59 73 -24 36 21st of 24 R2 1-1-1 R2 1-0-3 1,901
1981–82 46 14 18 14 51 56 -5 60 11th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R4 4-1-1 1,735
1982–83 46 13 11 22 49 71 -22 50 19th of 24 R3 2-1-1 R2 0-2-2 1,921
1983–84 46 17 15 14 53 53 0 66 10th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-1-1 AF 3-1-1 2,138
1984–85 46 24 3 19 83 66 +17 75 6th of 24 John Clayton 31 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 AQF 1-1-2 1,595
1985–86 46 15 9 22 74 73 +1 54 19th of 24 R2 1-2-1 R1 0-1-1 AQF 2-0-1 1,566
1986–87 46 11 17 18 54 72 -18 50 20th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-1-1 G 0-0-2 2,126
1987–88 46 19 9 18 61 53 +8 64 14th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R1 1-0-1 G 0-1-1 3,322
1988–89 46 21 17 8 62 43 +19 80 2nd of 24
Promoted 		R3 2-2-1 R4 3-2-1 R1 1-1-1 5,331
1989–90 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 23 11 12 86 49 +37 80 4th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R4 5-1-1 W 7-1-0 7,449
Lost in the play-off final.
1990–91 46 23 9 14 64 46 +18 78 5th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-1-1 F 5-0-3 6,740
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
1991–92 Football League
Second Division 		2 46 14 19 13 56 56 0 61 14th of 24 John Aldridge 22 R3 2-1-1 R3 3-1-1 8,845
Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation.
1992–93 Football League
First Division 		2 46 23 10 13 72 56 +16 79 4th of 24 R4 1-0-1 R1 1-0-1 8,071
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
1993–94 46 21 9 16 69 53 +16 72 5th of 24 R3 0-0-1 SF 5-2-1 8,099
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
1994–95 46 22 10 14 67 58 +9 76 5th of 24 John Aldridge 24 R4 1-1-1 R3 1-2-1 8,906
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
1995–96 46 14 17 15 64 60 +4 59 13th of 24 John Aldridge 27 R3 0-0-1 R3 2-1-1 7,861
1996–97 46 17 14 15 63 56 +7 65 11th of 24 John Aldridge 18 R3 0-0-1 R2 1-2-1 8,127
1997–98 46 14 14 18 54 57 -3 56 14th of 24 David Kelly 11 R5 2-0-1 R3 2-1-2 7,999
1998–99 46 12 20 14 63 63 +2 56 15th of 24 Kenny Irons 15 R3 0-0-1 R3 3-0-2 6,930
1999–2000 46 15 12 19 57 68 -11 57 13th of 24 Wayne Allison 16 QF 3-0-1 F 7-0-3 7,273
2000–01 46 9 11 26 46 77 -31 38 24th of 24
Relegated 		Jason Koumas 10 QF 3-1-1 R4 4-2-0 9,049
2001–02 Football League
Second Division 		3 46 16 15 15 63 60 +3 63 12th of 24 Stuart Barlow 14 R5 4-0-1 R3 2-0-1 R2 0-0-1 8,577
2002–03 46 23 11 12 66 57 +9 80 7th of 24 Simon Haworth 20 R1 0-1-1 R2 1-0-1 AQF 2-0-1 7,869
2003–04 46 17 16 13 59 56 +3 67 8th of 24 Eugène Dadi 16 QF 5-2-1 R2 1-1-0 R1 0-0-1 7,606
Football League divisions renamed.
2004–05 Football
League One 		3 46 22 13 11 73 55 +18 79 3rd of 24 Iain Hume 15 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 ASF 2-1-0 9,044
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
2005–06 46 13 15 18 50 52 -2 54 18th of 24 Chris Greenacre 15 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 AQF 2-1-0 7,211
2006–07 46 18 13 15 58 53 +5 67 9th of 24 Chris Greenacre 17 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 6,930
2007–08 46 18 11 17 52 47 +5 65 11th of 24 Chris Greenacre 11 R3 2-1-1 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 6,504
2008–09 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74 7th of 24 Antony Kay 11 R2 1-2-1 R1 0-0-1 ASF 3-0-1 5,820
2009–10 46 14 9 23 45 72 -27 51 19th of 24 Ian Thomas-Moore 13 R3 2-2-1 R2 1-0-1 R2 0-0-1 5,671
2010–11 46 15 11 20 53 60 -7 56 17th of 24 Enoch Showunmi 11 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 ASF 1-2-1 5,467
2011–12 46 14 14 18 49 53 -4 56 12th of 24 Jake Cassidy
Joss Labadie
Lucas Akins 		5 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 AQF 1-1-1 5,130
2012–13 46 19 10 17 58 48 +10 67 11th of 24 Jake Cassidy 11 R3 2-0-1 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 6,196
2013–14 46 12 11 23 52 79 -27 47 21st of 24
Relegated 		Ryan Lowe 19 R2 1-0-1 R3 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 5,113
2014–15 Football
League Two 		4 46 9 12 25 45 67 -22 39 24th of 24
Relegated 		Max Power 7 R3 2-1-1 R1 0-0-1 ASF 1-2-0 5,192
2015–16 National League 5 46 22 12 12 61 44 +17 78 6th of 24 James Norwood 19 QR4 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 5,214
2016–17 46 29 8 9 79 39 +40 95 2nd of 24 Andy Cook 23 QR4 0-0-1 SF 4-2-1 5,173
Lost in the play-off final.
2017–18 46 24 10 12 78 46 +32 82 2nd of 24 Andy Cook 26 R1 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 5,136
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2018–19 EFL League Two 4 46 20 13 13 63 50 +13 73 6th of 24 James Norwood 29 R3 2-2-1 R1 0-0-1 GS 0-0-3 6,541
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2019–20 EFL League One 3 34 8 8 18 36 60 -24 32 21st of 23
Demoted 		Morgan Ferrier 5 R4 3-2-1 R1 0-0-1 R3 2-0-2 6,799
Demoted by PPG due to curtailment from COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 EFL League Two 4 46 20 13 13 55 50 +5 73 7th of 24 James Vaughan 18 R3 2-0-1 R1 0-1-0 F 5-2-1 1,749[b]
Lost in play-off semifinal
2021–22 46 21 12 13 53 40 +13 75 9th of 24 Kane Hemmings 8 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-1-0 R2 3-0-1 6,723
2022–23 46 15 13 18 45 48 -3 58 12th of 24 Josh Hawkes 11 R1 0-0-1 R2 0-1-1 R2 1-2-1 6,142
2023–24 46 17 6 23 67 70 -3 57 16th of 24 Connor Jennings
Rob Apter 		12 R1 0-0-1 R2 0-1-1 GS 0-1-2 6,302
  1. ^ Average home attendance = for league games only
  2. ^ Majority of League games played behind closed doors. Restricted attendances for 2 home league games due to COVID-19 pandemic, 2000 Walsall (h), 1498 Bradford (h)

References

  1. ^ "Tranmere FC club details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

External links

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