2008–09 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Season summary

In the 2007-08 season, Tranmere finished 11th and their ambition for 2008-09 was the play-offs. Their form in the first half of the season was mixed, but they found themselves in 8th place at Christmas. Tranmere finished 7th, missing out on the play-offs by one point. Despite this 7th-placed finish, manager Ronnie Moore was sacked and replaced by John Barnes in mid-June.[1][2] A run of 5 games unbeaten in March/April led rovers into the play-off positions with 3 games remaining, but 7th placed Scunthorpe were two points behind and had played two games less.[3] Tranmere lost to fellow play-off contenders Leeds United,[4] but Scunthorpe lost too, leaving Rovers in 6th place. They failed to win their final 2 games, meaning they finished 7th.[5][6]

Kit

Tranmere's kits were manufactured by Vandanel and sponsored by the Wirral Metropolitan Council.

Squad

Squad at end of season[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  WAL Danny Coyne
3 DF  ENG Andy Taylor
4 DF  ENG Ben Chorley
5 DF  JAM Ian Goodison
6 MF  ENG Antony Kay
7 FW  ENG Bas Savage
9 FW  ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
10 FW  ENG Chris Greenacre
11 MF  PAK Adnan Ahmed
12 MF  ENG Steve Jennings
13 DF  AUS Gareth Edds
14 FW  ENG Terry Gornell
15 DF  ENG Danny Holmes
16 MF  GAM Edrissa Sonko
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ENG Luke Waterfall
18 DF  ENG Aaron Cresswell
19 MF  ENG Charlie Barnett
20 MF  ENG Paul Henry
21 FW  ENG Josh Macauley
22 MF  WAL Ash Taylor
23 MF  ENG Chris Shuker
24 GK  NED John Achterberg
25 FW  ENG Craig Curran
26 DF  ENG Ryan Shotton
28 MF  ENG Robbie Burns
29 GK  ENG Peter Kennedy
30 MF  ENG Ryan Fraughan

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  ENG Phillip Palethorpe (Signed for Airbus UK Broughton F.C.)
27 MF  ENG Mark Wilson (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)
2 DF  ESP Godwin Antwi (on loan from Liverpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF  ENG John Johnson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
8 MF  IRL George O'Callaghan (released)
8 MF  ENG Danny Mayor (on loan from Preston North End)

Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82 Qualification for League One play-offs
6 Scunthorpe United (O, P) 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 −3 71
9 Huddersfield Town 46 18 14 14 62 65 −3 68
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 21 11 14 62 49  +13 74 15 5 3 41 20  +21 6 6 11 21 29  −8

Source: [8]

FA Cup
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 1st Round Accrington Stanley 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Accrington
Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 November 2008 (2008-11-13) 1st Round Replay Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Accrington Stanley Birkenhead
Shuker  69' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Jonathan Moss
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 2nd Round Peterborough United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Peterborough
Report Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,980
Referee: Anthony Taylor
9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 2nd Round Replay Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Peterborough United Birkenhead
Kay  47' Report McLean  90'
Mackail-Smith  114'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: Carl Boyeson

League Cup
12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round Grimsby Town 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Cleethorpes
Hunt  20'
Chorley  54' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Tony Bates

Football League Trophy
2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Accrington Stanley Birkenhead
Sonko  49' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 October 2008 (2008-10-06) Second round Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
Shuker  86' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,626
Referee: Carl Boyeson
4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Northern quarter-final Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Morecambe Birkenhead
Shotton  45' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Northern semi-final Scunthorpe United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe
May  26'
Hayes  90'		 Report Thomas-Moore  53' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: Michael Oliver

References
  1. "Tranmere Rovers sack Ronnie Moore after three years at club". The Guardian. 2009-06-05. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  2. "John Barnes appointed the new manager of Tranmere Rovers". The Guardian. 2009-06-15. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  3. "Tranmere Rovers league performance history: League One table after close of play on 15 April 2009". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  4. "Beckford helps play-off pursuit". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. "Tranmere Rovers match record: League One 2009". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  6. "Tranmere Rovers league performance history: League One table at close of 2008-09 season". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  7. "FootballSquads - Tranmere Rovers - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  8. https://www.11v11.com/teams/tranmere-rovers/tab/leagueTables/2009
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