2022–23 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers 2022–23 football season

Tranmere Rovers

2022–23 season

Chairman

Mark Palios

Manager

Micky Mellon
(until 19 March)^[1]

Stadium

Prenton Park

League Two

12th

FA Cup

First round

EFL Cup

Second round

EFL Trophy

Second round

Home colours

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The 2022–23 season is the 139th season in the existence of Tranmere Rovers Football Club and the club's third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
10 June 2022^[a]	CB	Ben Hockenhull	Brentford	Free Transfer	^[2]
10 June 2022^[b]	CM	Paul Lewis	Northampton Town	Free Transfer	^[3]
1 July 2022^[c]	LB	Ethan Bristow	Reading	Free Transfer	^[4]
1 July 2022	CB	Neill Byrne	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	^[5]
1 July 2022^[d]	CM	Rhys Hughes	Everton	Free Transfer	^[6]
1 July 2022^[e]	CM	Reece McAlear	Norwich City	Free Transfer	^[7]
1 July 2022^[f]	CM	Jon Nolan	Bristol Rovers	Free Transfer	^[8]
1 July 2022^[g]	RW	Jack Williams	Oldham Athletic	Free Transfer	^[6]
6 July 2022	GK	Ross Doohan	Celtic	Undisclosed	^[9]
13 July 2022	CB	Kyle Jameson	Oldham Athletic	Free Transfer	^[10]
26 July 2022	CB	Jordan Turnbull	Salford City	Free Transfer	^[11]
28 July 2022	CF	Joel Mumbongo	Burnley	Free Transfer	^[12]
12 January 2023	DM	Brad Walker	Port Vale	Undisclosed	^[13]
27 January 2023	CF	Harvey Saunders	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	^[14]
23 March 2023	CM	Florent Hoti	Arbroath	Free Transfer	^[15]

^ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
^ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Reading contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Everton contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Norwich City contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Bristol Rovers contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Oldham Athletic contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2022	CB	Peter Clarke	Walsall	Free transfer	^[16]^[17]
30 June 2022	CF	Emmanuel Dieseruvwe	FC Halifax Town	Free transfer	^[18]
30 June 2022^[a]	CM	Sam Foley	Barrow	Free transfer	^[19]
30 June 2022	CB	Nathaniel Knight-Percival	Kidderminster Harriers	Released	^[18]^[20]
30 June 2022	LB	Joe Maguire	Unattached	Released	^[18]
30 June 2022	CF	Nicky Maynard	Macclesfield	Released	^[18]^[21]
30 June 2022	RW	Callum McManaman	Unattached	Released	^[18]
30 June 2022	DM	Jay Spearing	Retired		^[18]
27 September 2022	LB	Ethan Jones	Bala Town	Free Transfer	^[22]
8 October 2022	LB	Calum Macdonald	Stockport County	Free Transfer	^[23]
6 January 2023	CB	Neill Byrne	Stockport County	Undisclosed	^[24]
10 January 2023	GK	Ross Doohan	Forest Green Rovers	Undisclosed	^[25]
11 January 2023	CF	Elliott Nevitt	Crewe Alexandra	Undisclosed	^[26]
12 January 2023	LW	Ethan Roberts	Llandudno	Free Transfer	^[27]

^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official once his contract at the club expired

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
21 July 2022	LB	Luke Robinson	Wigan Athletic	End of Season	^[28]
1 September 2022	CF	Paul Glatzel	Liverpool	End of Season	^[29]
1 September 2022	CB	Dynel Simeu	Southampton	5 January 2023^[a]	^[30]^[31]
16 January 2023	LW	Logan Chalmers	Dundee United	End of Season	^[32]
31 January 2023	CM	Regan Hendry	Forest Green Rovers	End of Season	^[33]
31 January 2023	AM	Jay Turner-Cooke	Newcastle United	End of Season	^[34]

^ On 5 January, Simeu was recalled back to Southampton

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
24 September 2022	RW	Jack Williams	Nantwich Town	24 October 2022	^[35]
18 January 2023	CM	Rhys Hughes	Chester	21 March 2023^[a]	^[36]^[37]
31 January 2023	CM	Reece McAlear	Ayr United	End of Season	^[38]

^ On 21 February, Hughes' loan at Chester was extended by a further month

Pre-season and friendlies

On June 16, Tranmere announced their pre-season schedule.^[39]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Fleetwood Town v Tranmere Rovers

2 July 2022 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Thornton-Cleveleys
15:00 BST	Nsiala 45' Lane 90'	Report	Hemmings 2' Burton ?'	Stadium: Poolfoot Farm Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Preston North End v Tranmere Rovers

5 July 2022 Friendly	Preston North End	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Euxton
14:00 BST		Report	Nolan 80'	Stadium: Preston North End Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Warrington Town v Tranmere Rovers

9 July 2022 Friendly	Warrington Town	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Warrington
15:00 BST		Report	Morris 14'	Stadium: Cantilever Park

Tranmere Rovers v Heart of Midlothian

13 July 2022 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Birkenhead
19:30 BST	Hemmings 10'		McKay 70' Boyce 75'	Stadium: Prenton Park

Southport v Tranmere Rovers

16 July 2022 Friendly	Southport	1–4	Tranmere Rovers	Blowick
15:00 BST	Munro 74'	Report	Hemmings 17' McAlear 19' Mumbongo 51' Hawkes 87'	Stadium: Pure Stadium Attendance: 1,006

Tranmere Rovers v Huddersfield Town

23 July 2022 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–4	Huddersfield Town	Birkenhead
12:00 BST	McAlear 35'	Report	Jackson 44' Diarra 51' Rhodes 56' Grant 76'	Stadium: Prenton Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	30 July 2022	May 2023	Matchday 1		43	14	12	17	42	46	−4	032.56
FA Cup	5 November 2022	5 November 2022	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2022	24 August 2022	First round	Second round	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00
EFL Trophy	20 September 2022	22 November 2022	Group stage	Second round	4	1	2	1	7	8	−1	025.00
Total					50	15	15	20	53	60	−7	030.00

Last updated: 18 April 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Barrow	46	18	8	20	47	53	−6	62
10	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	61	55	+6	61
11	Grimsby Town	46	16	13	17	49	56	−7	61
12	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	13	18	45	48	−3	58
13	Crewe Alexandra	46	14	16	16	48	60	−12	58
14	Sutton United	46	15	13	18	46	58	−12	58
15	Newport County	46	14	15	17	53	56	−3	57

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^[40]

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
45	15	13	17	45	47	−2	58	10	6	6	27	19	+8	5	7	11	18	28	−10

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[41]

Tranmere Rovers v Stevenage

30 July 2022 1	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Stevenage	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hemmings 51' McAlear 90+5'	Report	List 28' Reeves 40', 79' Vancooten 57' Roberts 84'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Mansfield Town v Tranmere Rovers

6 August 2022 2	Mansfield Town	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Harbottle 60' Quinn 64' Hawkins 64'	Report	Hemmings 41'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Tranmere Rovers v Gillingham

13 August 2022 3	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Gillingham	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Nevitt 18' Bristow 67' Dacres-Cogley 75'	Report	Baggott 54' MacDonald 81'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Scott Oldham

Hartlepool United v Tranmere Rovers

16 August 2022 4	Hartlepool United	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Hartlepool
19:45 BST	Cooke 29' Umerah 37' Lacey 39'	Report	Turnbull 26' Jameson 80'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,072 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Newport County v Tranmere Rovers

20 August 2022 5	Newport County	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST	Moriah-Welsh 29' Bogle 38' (pen.) Clarke 82'	Report	Lewis 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Tom Nield

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hawkes 4' Byrne 19' Burton 83'	Report	Tchamadeu 73'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,041 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7	Leyton Orient	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Leyton
15:00 BST	Dacres-Cogley 36' (o.g.) Kelman 42' Smyth 47', 85' Beckles 90+3'	Report	Byrne 80'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,578 Referee: David Webb

Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)	Tranmere Rovers	Postponed	Stockport County	Birkenhead
19:45 BST				Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect, for the passing of Elizabeth II.^[42]

Tranmere Rovers v Bradford City

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Bradford City	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Hemmings 49' Byrne 53' Hemmings 63' McAlear 84'	Report	Cook 3', 75' Crichlow 48'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,864 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Salford City v Tranmere Rovers

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9	Salford City	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Salford
15:00 BST	Hendry 45+1' Watt 87'	Report	Hawkes 34' Turnbull 45+1' Hemmings 55'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,175 Referee: David Rock

Walsall v Tranmere Rovers

24 September 2022 10	Walsall	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bescot
15:00 BST	Maddox 61'	Report	McAlear 29' Hemmings 38' Nevitt 90+6'	Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,845 Referee: Ben Toner

Tranmere Rovers v Barrow

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Barrow	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Merrie 19' Hawkes 25'	Report	Stevens 87' Foley 90+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Sutton United v Tranmere Rovers

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12	Sutton United	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Sutton
15:00 BST	Eastmond 36'	Report	Hemmings 19' (pen.) Merrie 22' Lewis 45+4' Hawkes 59'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 13	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Simeu 22' Merrie 52' Nevitt 56' 90'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Simon Mather

Harrogate Town v Tranmere Rovers

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14	Harrogate Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Daly 37' Headley 60' Falkingham 83' McArdle 90+4'	Report	Turnbull 56' 90+4'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Ollie Yates

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Hemmings 39' Simeu 90'	Report	Henderson 35' O'Donnell 90+5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,742 Referee: Andy Haines

Tranmere Rovers v Carlisle United

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Carlisle United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		Report	Dennis 1', 54' (pen.) 66' Mellish 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,756 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 17	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Stockport County	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	O'Connor 34'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Bobby Madden

Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18	Swindon Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Wakeling 30'	Report	Hawkes 9' Turnbull 34' 90+5' Nevitt 59' Simeu 90'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,425 Referee: Lee Swabey

Tranmere Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Hawkes 11' Simeu 30' Hemmings 68' Davies 90+2'	Report	Chislett 8', 11' Assal 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 20	Northampton Town	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Sixfields
15:00 GMT	McWilliams 51'	Report	Bristow 25' Hemmings 70' Doohan 79'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,601 Referee: Will Finnie

Grimsby Town v Tranmere Rovers

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 21	Grimsby Town	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Kiernan 7' Maher 58' Khan 80'	Report	Lewis 45+2' Burton 66'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,134 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)	Tranmere Rovers	Postponed	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[43]

Tranmere Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 22	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Bristow 43' Hemmings 45' Morris 59' Lewis 77'	Report	Maxwell 33' Anderson 59'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,033 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Barrow v Tranmere Rovers

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 23	Barrow	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Barrow
19:45 GMT	Stevens 38' Gordon 90+3'	Report	Turnbull 6' Lewis 77' Hemmings 82'	Stadium: The dunes Hotel Stadium Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Tom Reeves

Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 24	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Agyei 24' Colkett 34'	Report	Davies 72'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Tranmere Rovers v Sutton United

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 25	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Sutton United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Hawkes 39' Mumbongo 42' Hemmings 58', 64' Morris 64' O'Connor 90+6'	Report	Smith 11', 61' Eastmond 64' Bugiel 77'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Marc Edwards

Tranmere Rovers v Walsall

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 26	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Walsall	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Turnbull 57' Hawkes 78' Morris 84'	Report	Monthé 71' 76' Johnson 72' White 89'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,027 Referee: Declan Bourne

Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)	Doncaster Rovers	Postponed	Tranmere Rovers	Doncaster
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[44]

Tranmere Rovers v Leyton Orient

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 27	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Leyton Orient	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Beckles 82' (o.g.)	Report	Sotiriou 74' Archibald 90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,946 Referee: Ollie Yates

Stockport County v Tranmere Rovers

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 28	Stockport County	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Edgeley
15:00 GMT	Knoyle 19' Wootton 45+1' Collar 78'	Report	Hemmings 41' (pen.) Davies 75' Morris 84'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,231 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) 29	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Lakin 34' Close 62' Hurst 65'	Report	Hendry 33' Walker 66' Turnbull 74'	Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,775 Referee: Andy Haines

Tranmere Rovers v Salford City

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 30	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Salford City	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Morris 22' O'Connor 32' Turnbull 40'	Report	Touray 37' Watson 53'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,516 Referee: James Oldham

Bradford City v Tranmere Rovers

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 31	Bradford City	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Walker 43' Stubbs 45+4' Cook 74' Halliday 83'	Report	Davies 45'	Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 15,482 Referee: Simon Mather

Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 32	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Mansfield Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT		Report	Harbottle 34', 62' Keillor-Dunn 54'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,282 Referee: Lee Swabey

Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers

25 February 2023 33	Stevenage	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Reid 77' Reeves 78'	Report	Hendry 26' Hawkes 58', 73' (pen.) Dacres-Cogley 77' Davies 85'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Martin Woods

Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town

28 February 2023 34	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Turnbull 68' Walker 87'	Report	Telford 80'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Craig Hicks

Tranmere Rovers v Hartlepool United

5 March 2023 35	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Hartlepool United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Hawkes 68' (pen.)	Report	Pruti 43' Cooke 44'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,320 Referee: James Oldham

Gillingham v Tranmere Rovers

11 March 2023 36	Gillingham	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Williams 32' Masterson 83'	Report	Hendry 90+1'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Tranmere Rovers v Newport County

18 March 2023 37	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Newport County	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Saunders 66' Hendry 90+2'	Report	Wildig 25' McNeill 30' Bennett 47' Kavanagh 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

25 March 2023 38	Colchester United	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Tovide 51' Newby 59' Chilvers 65' (pen.) Tchamadeu 76' Read 86' Kelleher 90'	Report	Saunders 13', 89' Mumbongo 39' Davies 56' Hendry 59' Dacres-Cogley 64' Murphy 64' Turnbull 70' Bristow 75'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Tranmere Rovers v Harrogate Town

31 March 2023 39	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Harrogate Town	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Oxley 36' (o.g.) Dacres-Cogley 54' Hendry 63' Turnbull 67'	Report	Armstrong 4' O'Connor 35' Falkingham 49' Sutton 67'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,861 Referee: Sunny Gill

Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers

7 April 2023 40	Carlisle United	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Dennis 3', 39' McCalmont 68' Garner 84'	Report	Hemmings 61'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 13,410 (716 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town

10 April 2023 41	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Swindon Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Saunders 22'	Report	McEachran 36' Darcy 89'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,654 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers

15 April 2023 42	Crawley Town	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crawley
15:00 BST	Oteh 30' Powell 40' Gordon 77' Grant 90+2'	Report	Saunders 8' Hendry 19' Hemmings 82' Turnbull 85' Turner-Cooke 89'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Alan Young

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

18 April 2023 43	Rochdale	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Dodgson 58' Lloyd 69' Ebanks-Landell 90+3'	Report	O'Donnell 19' (o.g.) Hawkes 56' (pen.) Hemmings 82'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Scott Tallis

Tranmere Rovers v Grimsby Town

22 April 2023 44	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Grimsby Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hawkes 33' (pen.) Hughes 48' Turnbull 70'	Report	Hunt 89' Lloyd 90+5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Marc Edwards

AFC Wimbledon v Tranmere Rovers

29 April 2023 45	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Al-Hamadi 68'	Report	Taylor 79'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 8,106 Referee: Martin Woods

Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town

8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) 46	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Northampton Town	Birkenhead
12:30 BST	Davies 71'	Report	Hoskins 5' Hylton 90+6'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,225 (2,200) Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Live on Sky Sports

FA Cup

Rovers were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round.^[45]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round	Carlisle United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Gibson 30' Harris 66' 74' Armer 85'	Report	Davies 50' Byrne 82'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,154 Referee: Declan Bourne

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Tranmere were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the first round and at home to Newcastle United in the second round.^[46]^[47]

Accrington Stanley v Tranmere Rovers

9 August 2022 First round	Accrington Stanley	2–2 (11–12 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Accrington
19:45 BST	Adedoyin 37' Astley 39' Clark 90+2'	Report	Hawkes 62' Astley 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Robert Lewis
	Penalties
	McConville Whalley Pritchard Astley Pell Clark Woods Coyle Sangare Rodgers Jensen McConville Whalley		Hemmings Hawkes Hughes Lewis Robinson McAlear Byrne Dacres-Cogley Bristow Mumbongo Hewelt Hemmings Hawkes

Tranmere Rovers v Newcastle United

24 August 2022 Second round	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Newcastle United	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Nevitt 21' Hemmings 45+4'	Report	Lascelles 40' Wood 52'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10,961 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Tranmere Rovers with Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra.^[48]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	2	0	1	0	9	3	+6	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	1	1	0	1	6	7	−1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Leeds United U21	3	1	0	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	L2	Crewe Alexandra	3	0	1	0	2	1	5	−4	2

Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

20 September 2022 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	2–2 (5–4 p)	Bolton Wanderers	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Morris 21' Lewis 37', 40' Simeu 64' Lomax 71'	Report	Sadlier 72' Carty 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Hemmings Hughes McAlear Merrie Burton		Morley Afolayan Isgrove Sadlier Sheehan

Tranmere Rovers v Leeds United U21

4 October 2022 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	3–5	Leeds United U21	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Lewis 12' 25' Hughes 19' Byrne 45+3' Jameson 69' Nevitt 81' Nolan 84'	Report	Perkins 26' Gelhardt 28' 31' Greenwood 45+2' 69' Joseph 56' Gyabi 60' Drameh 64' Gnonto 87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 816 Referee: Martin Woods

Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers

18 October 2022 Group stage	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
19:00 BST	Finney 35'	Report	O'Connor 49' Jameson 55' Nevitt 71'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 888 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Burton Albion v Tranmere Rovers

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Second round	Burton Albion	1–1 (5–4 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Taylor 70' Carayol 90+2'		Turnbull 7', 33' Merrie 84' Hemmings 90+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 591 Referee: Thomas Parsons
	Penalties
	Winnall Taylor Oshilaja Dodoo Butcher Hamer Kamwa		Hemmings Hughes Merrie Lewis Hawkes O'Connor Dacres-Cogley

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National teams

Senior (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round, finals)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2023 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying round, finals)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying round, finals)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-21	Professional U21 Development League Premier League Cup Premier League International Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Huddersfield Town Hull City Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic
League One	Accrington Stanley Barnsley Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Forest Green Rovers Ipswich Town Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Port Vale Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Carlisle United Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Rochdale Salford City Stevenage Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall
National League	Aldershot Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Southend United Wrexham