2021–22 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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Tranmere Rovers
2021–22 season
ChairmanMark Palios
ManagerMicky Mellon
StadiumPrenton Park
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerGroup stage
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The 2021–22 season is Tranmere Rovers's 138th year in their history and second consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club are also competing in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

During pre-season, Micky Mellon returned to the club as he was announced as the new manager.[1]

Pre-season friendlies[]

Tranmere Rovers announced they would have a friendly against Rangers,[2] Stalybridge Celtic,[3] Warrington Town[3] and Sunderland[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Rangers Birkenhead
12:00 BST Morris Goal 34' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
20 July 2021 Friendly Stalybridge Celtic 1–3 Tranmere Rovers Stalybridge
19:15 BST Bakkor Goal 80' (pen.) Report McManaman Goal 2'
Dieseruvwe Goal 40'
Morris Goal 83'		 Stadium: Bower Fold
24 July 2021 Friendly Warrington Town 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Warrington
15:00 BST Report Dieseruvwe Goal 37' (pen.) Stadium: Cantilever Park
27 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Sunderland Birkenhead
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park
31 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Burnley Birkenhead
15:00 BST Knight-Percival Goal 57' Report Barnes Goal 70'
McNeil Goal 87'		 Stadium: Prenton Park

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Rochdale 8 3 3 2 12 10 +2 12
9 Bradford City 8 3 3 2 11 9 +2 12
10 Swindon Town 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
11 Tranmere Rovers 8 3 2 3 4 3 +1 11
12 Newport County 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 11
13 Carlisle United 8 2 4 2 9 9 0 10
14 Crawley Town 7 3 1 3 8 10 −2 10
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[5]


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
7 2 2 3 2 3  −1 8 2 0 1 2 1  +1 0 2 2 0 2  −2

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundHAAHAHA
ResultWDDDLWL
Position98714191115
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Tranmere Rovers' league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[6]

7 August 2021 1 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 BST McManaman Yellow card 42' Goal 73'
Davies Yellow card 67'
Merrie Red card 86'
Murphy Yellow card 87'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 15'
Labadie Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,728
Referee: Carl Brook
14 August 2021 2 Port Vale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Burslem
15:00 BST Report Dieseruvwe Yellow card 29'
Spearing Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,986
Referee: Andy Haines
17 August 2021 3 Swindon Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Swindon
19:45 BST McKirdy Yellow card 53' Report Davies Yellow card 50'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 87'
Murphy Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,274
Referee: John Busby
21 August 2021 4 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Newport County Birkenhead
15:00 BST Dieseruvwe Yellow card 74'
Clarke Yellow card 89'		 Report Upson Yellow card 26'
Fisher Goal 60'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,160
Referee: Robert Lewis
28 August 2021 5 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Hippolyte Goal 4' (pen.), Yellow card 5'
Pugh Yellow card 17'		 Report Merrie Yellow card 58'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Referee: Trevor Kettle
4 September 2021 6 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Hartlepool United Birkenhead
15:00 BST Clarke Yellow card 55'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 74'
Davies Goal 89'		 Report Sterry Yellow card 37'
Byrne Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,707
Referee: Chris Sarginson
11 September 2021 7 Rochdale 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST Cashman Goal 84' Report Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Rovers were drawn away to Oldham Athletic in the first round.[7]

10 August 2021 First round Oldham Athletic 2–2
(4–3 p)		 Tranmere Rovers Oldham
19:45 BST Keillor-Dunn Yellow card 55'
Bahamboula Goal 59'
Davies Goal 68' (o.g.)		 Report Foley Goal 40', Yellow card 62'
Nevitt Goal 51'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,684
Referee: Scott Oldham
Penalties
Hart Penalty scored
Keillor-Dunn Penalty scored
Jameson Penalty missed
Stobbs Penalty scored
Adams Penalty scored		 Spearing Penalty scored
Glatzel Penalty missed
Morris Penalty scored
Clarke Penalty missed
Dieseruvwe Penalty scored

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy
Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Oldham Athletic 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3 L2 Salford City 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
4 ACA Leeds United U21 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
14 September 2021 Group game 1 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Leeds United U21 Birkenhead
19:00 BST Maynard Goal 7', 41'
Foley Goal 34', Yellow card 53', Goal 87'
Merrie Yellow card 64'		 Report Snowdon Yellow card 58'
Miller Goal 63'
Dean Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Simon Mather
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Salford City v Tranmere Rovers Salford
19:00 BST Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Stadium: Prenton Park

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
10 June 2021 CM England Christopher Merrie England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [8]
1 July 2021 RB England Josh Dacres-Cogley England Birmingham City Free transfer [9]
1 July 2021 CB England Tom Davies England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [10]
1 July 2021 RW England Liam Feeney England Blackpool Free transfer [11]
1 July 2021 CB England Nathaniel Knight-Percival England Morecambe Free transfer [12]
1 July 2021 DM England Ryan Watson England Northampton Town Free transfer [13]
1 July 2021 FW England Emmanuel Dieseruvwe England Salford City Free transfer [14]
6 July 2021 LB England Joe Maguire England Accrington Stanley Free transfer [15]
9 July 2021 RW England Callum McManaman Australia Melbourne Victory Free transfer [16]
9 July 2021 CF England Elliott Nevitt England Warrington Rylands Free transfer [16]
22 July 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Sam Foley Scotland Motherwell Free transfer [17]
31 August 2021 RM England Mark Duffy England Fleetwood Town Free transfer [18]
31 August 2021 CF England Nicky Maynard England Mansfield Town Free transfer [19]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
2 July 2021 CF Germany Paul Glatzel England Liverpool End of season [20]
4 August 2021 GK Scotland Ross Doohan Scotland Celtic End of season [21]
31 August 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Lee O'Connor Scotland Celtic End of season [22]
31 August 2021 SS England Stephen Walker England Middlesbrough End of season [19]
2 September 2021 LM England Josh Hawkes England Sunderland End of season [23]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
27 May 2021 CF England James Vaughan Retired [24]
30 June 2021 CB England Mark Ellis England Barrow Free transfer [25]
30 June 2021 CF England Cameron Ferguson England Newcastle United Undisclosed [26]
30 June 2021 CM England Paul Lewis England Northampton Town Free transfer [27]
30 June 2021 CB Cameroon Manny Monthé England Walsall Free transfer [28]
30 June 2021 CB Wales George Ray England Exeter City Free transfer [29]
30 June 2021 LB England Liam Ridehalgh England Bradford City Free transfer [30]
6 July 2021 LW England Danny Lloyd England Gillingham Free transfer [31]
9 July 2021 CB England Sid Nelson England Northampton Town Free transfer [32]
20 August 2021 LW England Corey Blackett-Taylor England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [33]

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