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Tranmere Rovers

2018–19 season
Chairman	Mark Palios
Manager	Micky Mellon
Stadium	Prenton Park
EFL League Two	6th (promoted via play-offs)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stages
Biggest win	5–1 vs Crawley Town, League Two, 27 October 2018
Biggest defeat	0–7 vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup, 4 January 2019
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The 2018–19 season was Tranmere Rovers' 135th season of existence and their first back in EFL League Two following promotion from the 2017–18 National League. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	AM		Ollie Banks	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer
1 July 2018	RB		Jake Caprice	Leyton Orient	Free transfer
1 July 2018	CB		Mark Ellis	Carlisle United	Free transfer
1 July 2018	CB		Manny Monthé	Forest Green Rovers	Undisclosed
1 July 2018	CF		Paul Mullin	Swindon Town	Undisclosed
18 July 2018	LB		Zoumana Bakayogo	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer
2 August 2018	CF		Cole Stockton	Carlisle United	Free transfer
13 September 2018	CM		Ryan Williams	Paysandu	Free transfer
5 January 2019	DM		David Perkins	Rochdale	Undisclosed
7 January 2019	CM		Harvey Gilmour	Sheffield United	Undisclosed
7 January 2019	CF		Ishmael Miller	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer
31 January 2019	CF		Chris Dagnall	Bury	Free transfer

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF		James Alabi	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed
1 July 2018	FW		Ali Al-Hamadi	Swansea City	Undisclosed
1 July 2018	LB		Eddie Clarke	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer
1 July 2018	CF		Andy Cook	Walsall	Free transfer
1 July 2018	RM		Mitch Duggan	Warrington Town	Released
1 July 2018	SS		Jack Dunn	Free agent	Released
1 July 2018	CF		Devarn Green	Southport	Free transfer
1 July 2018	CM		Jeff Hughes	Larne	Free transfer
1 July 2018	RM		Jake Kirby	Stockport County	Released
1 July 2018	CF		Andy Mangan	Bala Town	Released
1 July 2018	CB		Jay McEveley	Warrington Town	Released
1 July 2018	CF		Elliot Rokka	Free agent	Released
1 July 2018	CM		Drissa Traoré	Free agent	Released
20 July 2018	CM		James Wallace	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer
9 August 2018	CM		Oliver Norburn	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed
4 January 2019	CB		Declan Drysdale	Coventry City	Compensation
9 January 2019	CB		Ritchie Sutton	Morecambe	Free transfer
14 January 2019	RM		Larnell Cole	Free agent	Mutual consent
14 January 2019	CM		Ryan Williams	Free agent	Released
24 January 2019	CF		George Waring	Chester	Mutual consent

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
10 July 2018	LM		Jonny Smith	Bristol City	31 May 2019
13 July 2018	MF		Harvey Gilmour	Sheffield United	7 January 2019
24 July 2018	GK		Shamal George	Liverpool	January 2019
17 August 2018	RM		Dylan Mottley-Henry	Barnsley	January 2019
20 August 2018	DM		Luke McCullough	Doncaster Rovers	31 May 2019
22 August 2018	CF		Franklyn Akammadu	Alessandria	31 May 2019
22 January 2019	LM		Ben Pringle	Preston North End	31 May 2019
28 January 2019	LW		Kieron Morris	Walsall	31 May 2019
29 January 2019	CB		Sid Nelson	Millwall	31 May 2019

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
18 August 2018	MF		Jay Devine	Colwyn Bay	September 2018
18 August 2018	GK		Paddy Wharton	Colwyn Bay	September 2018
22 October 2018	GK		Paddy Wharton	Stalybridge Celtic	November 2018
23 November 2018	GK		Paddy Wharton	Marine	December 2018
27 November 2018	CF		George Waring	Kidderminster Harriers	January 2019
21 December 2018	RM		Ben Tollitt	Wrexham	16 February 2019
7 January 2019	CF		Cole Stockton	Wrexham	31 May 2019
8 January 2019	GK		Paddy Wharton	Stalybridge Celtic	31 May 2019

Competitions

Friendlies

Tranmere Rovers announced friendlies with Dunfermline Athletic, Liverpool, Wigan Athletic, Warrington Town, Fleetwood Town, Chorley and Rochdale.

7 July 2018 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0–4	Tranmere Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BST		Report	Cole 40' Soukouna 51' Walker-Rice 70' Long 89'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 723

10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	2–3	Liverpool	Birkenhead
19:30 BST	Smith 72' Soukouna 81'	Report	Camacho 8' Ojo 27' Lallana 33'	Stadium: Prenton Park

14 July 2018 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Norwood 88'	Report	Grigg 2' (pen.) Walker 69'	Stadium: Prenton Park

17 July 2018 Friendly	Warrington Town	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Warrington
19:30 BST		Report	Mullin 33' Castaño 72'	Stadium: Cantilever Park

21 July 2018 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Fleetwood Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		Report	Dempsey 23' Evans 84'	Stadium: Prenton Park

24 July 2018 Friendly	Chorley	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Chorley
19:30 BST		Report	Jennings 71'	Stadium: Victory Park

28 July 2018 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Rochdale	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Gilmour 82'	Report	Camps 31' Inman 42' Wilbraham 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Peter Wright

EFL League Two

League table

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Stevenage	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Ball 20' Byrom 27' Hunt  74'	Report	Norwood 33', 55'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,315 Referee: Charles Breakspear

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Norwood 13'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,736 Referee: Ben Toner

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Swindon Town	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Swindon
15:00 BST	Adebayo 20' Richards 60' Romanski 73'	Report	Smith 10' Norwood 13' Harris  18'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,106 Referee: Alan Young

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Port Vale	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Norwood 77'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,488 Referee: Dean Whitestone

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Northampton Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Morias 61'	Report	Norwood 51'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,916 Referee: Nick Kinseley

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Colchester United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Norwood 42'	Report	Pell 61'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,885 Referee: Robert Lewis

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Carlisle United	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Parkes 80' (o.g.) Mullin 86'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,187 Referee: Matt Donohue

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Newport County	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		Report	Franks 5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,745 Referee: Carl Boyeson

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Aneke 45+3'	Report	Smith 37'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,048 Referee: Lee Collins

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Lincoln City	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Norwood 61'  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Andy Haines

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Morecambe	3–4	Tranmere Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Oates 13'  23' Oliver 73' Leitch-Smith 80'	Report	Banks 28' Gilmour 41', 89' Smith 54' Jennings  72' Buxton  80' McCullough  90+5'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Trevor Kettle

12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) 13	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Gilmour 74'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Forest Green Rovers	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Nailsworth
19:45 BST	Brown 11' Shephard 39' Campbell 90+8'	Report	Mullin 85'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Antony Coggins

27 October 2018 16	Tranmere Rovers	5–1	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Jennings 25' Norwood 43', 54' Buxton 58' (pen.) Mullin 60'	Report	Francomb  18' Palmer 65'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,445 Referee: Tom Nield

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Exeter City	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Norwood 31', 55'	Report	L. Martin  45' Moxey  56'  73'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,209 Referee: Thomas Bramall

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Ainley 20', 51' Kirk 67'	Report	Norwood 36' Banks 83'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,154 Referee: Carl Boyeson

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Jennings 72'	Report	Branger 40'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,150 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Grimsby Town	5–2	Tranmere Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Clifton 33' Thomas 40' Davis 48' Rose 82' (pen.) Embleton 90'	Report	Norwood 11' Mullin 65'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,293 Referee: Darren Drysdale

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Cambridge United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Norwood 77'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,016 Referee: Ollie Yates

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Notts County	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Stead  27' 33', 76' (pen.) Hemmings 44' Fitzsimons  58'	Report	Smith 38' Jennings 58'  59'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,535 Referee: Robert Lewis

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Bury	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bury
15:00 GMT	Maynard 52' Lavery 90+1'	Report	Sutton 90+4'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,748 Referee: Andy Haines

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Morecambe	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Stockton 3'  37' Norwood 29' Harris 45' Ellis  86'	Report	Wildig  57' Mills  65' Cranston 66'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,483 Referee: Scott Oldham

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Yeovil Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Ridehalgh  34'	Report	Dickinson  38'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,782 Referee: Charles Breakspear

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Grimes  27' Arthur 41'	Report	Jennings 32'  75' Monthé  73'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,398 Referee: Michael Salisbury

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Cheltenham Town	1–3	Tranmere Rovers	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Broom  24' Varney 42'	Report	Banks  39' Norwood 46' Miller 61' McCullough  69' Banks 72' Harris  83'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Anthony Coggins

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Swindon Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Norwood 52' Monthé  88' Buxton  90'	Report	Richards 20' Doughty 36'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,847 Referee: Ross Joyce

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29	Mansfield Town	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Grant 22', 68' Walker 65'	Report	McCullough  15' McNulty  21' Banks  32'  37' Monthé  45'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,885 Referee: Ben Toner

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) 30	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Northampton Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Norwood 25'	Report	Hoskins 2', 45+3' O'Toole  67' Pierre  83' Facey  87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,098 Referee: Paul Marsden

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Stevenage	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Morris 45+4' Norwood 79'	Report	Byrom  42' Nugent  49'  75' Adebayo  90+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,283 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32	Cambridge United	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Halliday  88'	Report	Bakayogo  45+2' Perkins  45+5'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,872 Referee: Brett Huxtable

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 33	Port Vale	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Hannant  44' Smith  45+5' Whitfield 59' Gibbons  89'	Report	Norwood 10'  31' 56' Caprice  67' Monthé  83' Jennings  85' Perkins  89' Gilmour  90+4'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Craig Hicks

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Notts County	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Perkins  24' Jennings 69'	Report	Hemmings  60' Doyle  73'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,559 Referee: Scott Oldham

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Exeter City	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Exeter
15:00 GMT		Report	Norwood 31' Perkins  45+1' Bakayogo  56' McCullough  66'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,855 Referee: John Busby

8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) 36	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Perkins  25' Jennings  69' Norwood 72'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,898 Referee: Martin Coy

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Tranmere Rovers	4–1	Grimsby Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Jennings 18', 44' Monthé 34' Norwood 39' Davies  80'	Report	Thomas 32' Woolford 33'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,269 Referee: Graham Salisbury

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 38	Colchester United	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Kent  76'	Report	Norwood 23' Ellis  25' Perkins 46'  84' Jennings  53'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Ross Joyce

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Carlisle United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Banks 45+1' Norwood 64' Monthé 82'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,095 Referee: Scott Duncan

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 40	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
19:45 BST	Lang 7', 61' Edmundson  90+1'	Report	Ridehalgh  42' Perkins  90+2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,143 Referee: Matt Donohue

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Newport County	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST	Labadie  6' Butler  32' Poole  64' O'Brien  83'	Report	Ridehalgh  50' Norwood  55' Banks  67' Monthé  73'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,170 Referee: Alan Young

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Perkins 30' Jennings 62' Harris  90+2'	Report	Agard 32'  64' Martin  73' Lewington  89' Aneke  90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,357 Referee: John Brooks

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Forest Green Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Norwood  80'	Report	Mondal 47' McGinley  80'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,468 Referee: Dean Whitestone

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Lincoln City	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Akinde  77'	Report	Norwood  88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,658 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30) 45	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Bury	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Norwood 11' Jennings  68' Banks  83'	Report	Stokes  54' Mayor 56'  57'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,145 Referee: David Webb

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Crawley Town	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crawley
12:30 BST	Nathaniel-George 36' Morais 42' Camará 90+2'	Report	Norwood 50' (pen.) Buxton  76'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Andy Haines

Play-offs

10 May 2019 (2019-05-10) Semi-final first leg	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Forest Green Rovers	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Banks 26'	Report	Gunning  15'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,579 Referee: John Busby

13 May 2019 (2019-05-13) Semi-final second leg	Forest Green Rovers	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Tranmere Rovers	Nailsworth
19:45 BST	Mills 12' Winchester  45+2'  67'	Report	Banks  16' Norwood 27'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,492 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) Final	Newport County	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Tranmere Rovers	Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST	Matt  55' O'Brien  67'  89' Poole  112'	Report	Perkins  77' Jennings 119'	Attendance: 25,217 Referee: Ross Joyce

FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Tranmere Rovers	3–3	Oxford City	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Jennings 34', 78' Norwood 89'	Report	Tshimanga 39', 66', 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,206 Referee: Daniel Middleton

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round replay	Oxford City	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Marston
19:45 GMT		Report	Norwood 6' Mullin 30'	Stadium: Court Place Farm Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Craig Hicks

2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Second round	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Southport	Birkenhead
14:00 GMT	Smith 18'	Report	Bauress 70'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,701 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

17 December 2018 (2018-12-17) Second round replay	Southport	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Blowick
19:45 GMT		Report	Jennings 14', 43' Harris  19'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Thomas Bramall

4 January 2019 (2019-01-04) Third round	Tranmere Rovers	0–7	Tottenham Hotspur	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT		Report	Aurier 40', 55' Llorente 48', 71', 72' Son Heung-min 57' Kane 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 12,553 Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Walsall	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Cole 80'	Report	Ferrier 29' Ginnelly 64' Ismail 68'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,817 Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages	Tranmere Rovers	3–4	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Harris 45+4' Stockton 45+10' Mullin 46'	Report	20' Nicholls 73' Porter 85' Jones 86'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,174 Referee: Graham Salisbury

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Shrewsbury Town	6–0	Tranmere Rovers	Shrewsbury
19:00 BST	John-Lewis 11' Docherty 18' Beckles 23' Okenabirhie 56', 74', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,379

30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Group stages	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Manchester City U21	Birkenhead
19:00 BST		Report	Matondo 49'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 747

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• 2018–19 EFL League Two by team
• Tranmere Rovers F.C. seasons