2020–21 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is the 137th season of Tranmere Rovers in existence and their first back in EFL League Two having being relegated after the premature conclusion of the 2019–20 EFL League Two season due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football.[3] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Tranmere Rovers
2020–21 season
ChairmanMark Palios
ManagerMike Jackson
(until 31 October)[1]
Keith Hill
(from 21 November)[2]
StadiumPrenton Park
League Two17th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: James Vaughan (3)
All: James Vaughan (6)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
5 August 2020DMJay Spearing BlackpoolFree transfer[4]
10 August 2020LWOtis Khan Mansfield TownFree transfer[5]
11 August 2020CFJames Vaughan Bradford CityFree transfer[6]
17 August 2020CMPaul Lewis Cambridge UnitedFree transfer[7]
22 August 2020GKJoe Murphy Shrewsbury TownFree transfer[8]
14 September 2020LWKaiyne Woolery Swindon TownFree transfer[9]
10 November 2020RWDanny Lloyd Salford CityFree transfer[10]
25 January 2021CFCharlie Jolley Wigan AthleticUndisclosed[11]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
17 August 2020CBLee O'Connor Celtic30 June 2021[12]
19 August 2020LBCalum Macdonald Blackpool30 June 2021[13]
17 September 2020RWLiam Feeney Blackpool30 June 2021[14]
14 October 2020DMJack Young Newcastle UnitedEnd of season[15]
16 October 2020CFSam Smith ReadingJanuary 2021[16]
22 January 2021CMNya Kirby Crystal PalaceEnd of season[17]
1 February 2021CMAli Crawford Bolton WanderersEnd of season[18]
1 February 2021CFDavid Nugent Preston North EndEnd of season[19]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFConnor Jennings Stockport CountyFree Transfer[20]
1 July 2020FWBailey Thompson Tadcaster AlbionFree Transfer[21]
20 July 2020CFPaul Mullin Cambridge UnitedFree transfer[22]
1 August 2020DMLuke McCullough GlentoranFree transfer[23]
6 August 2020RBJake Caprice Exeter CityFree transfer[24]
7 August 2020RBEvan Gumbs Warrington TownFree transfer[25]
17 August 2020DMDavid Perkins AFC FyldeFree transfer[26]
22 August 2020CMHarvey Gilmour Stockport CountyFree Transfer[27]
4 September 2020GKLuke Pilling Notts CountyFree transfer[28]
16 October 2020CMNeil Danns RadcliffeFree transfer[29]
22 October 2020CMDarren Potter AltrinchamFree transfer[30]
18 January 2021CMOllie Banks BarrowUndisclosed[31]
25 January 2021CFStefan Payne Grimsby TownFree transfer[32]

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

18 August 2020 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–1 The New Saints Leasowe
14:00 BST Report  75' Stadium: Solar Campus
Attendance: 0
22 August 2020 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–3 Warrington Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Report Buckley  49'
Dixon  75'
Mackreth  90' (pen.)
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cambridge United 27 14 6 7 43 24 +19 48 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Forest Green Rovers 26 12 9 5 33 23 +10 45
3 Tranmere Rovers 26 13 5 8 35 31 +4 44
4 Newport County 25 12 7 6 36 27 +9 43 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Exeter City 26 11 9 6 48 33 +15 42
6 Carlisle United 23 13 3 7 34 22 +12 42
7 Morecambe 26 12 6 8 35 36 1 42
8 Cheltenham Town 25 11 8 6 34 23 +11 41
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 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[33]

Result summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 13 5 8 35 31  +4 44 8 0 5 22 15  +7 5 5 3 13 16  −3

Last updated: 30 January 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAAHHHAH
ResultDLDWDLLWLLWWWWWLLWLDDWWWWW
Position17202015131617161718191513981012131313151111853
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[34]

12 September 2020 1 Mansfield Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Mansfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
19 September 2020 2 Tranmere Rovers 0–3 Cheltenham Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Vaughan  44'
Lewis  90+1'
Report Raglan  6'
Williams  20'
Lewis  39' (o.g.)
Sercombe  88'
Blair  88'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 September 2020 3 Cambridge United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Cambridge
15:00 BST Cundy  53'
Ironside  67'
Knoyle  79'
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
3 October 2020 4 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Scunthorpe United Birkenhead
15:00 BST Vaughan  41', 66'
Morris  53'
Davies  87'
Report Hornshaw  71'
Bedeau  85'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
10 October 2020 5 Salford City 2–2 Tranmere Rovers Salford
15:00 BST Towell  2'
Wilson  20'
Report Khan  6'
Morris  45+1'  86'
Lewis  48'  90+3'
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
17 October 2020 6 Newport County 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Newport
15:00 BST Janneh  25'
Sheehan  38'
Report Banks  21'
Lewis  52'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
20 October 2020 7 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Leyton Orient Birkenhead
19:00 BST Report Johnson  71' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
24 October 2020 8 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Southend United Birkenhead
15:00 BST Clarke  31'
Vaughan  52'  83'
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 October 2020 9 Crawley Town 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Crawley
18:30 GMT Watters  13'
Nichols  21'
Tunnicliffe  24'
Frost  77'
Report Smith  55'
Vaughan  61'
Macdonald  79'
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
31 October 2020 10 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Morecambe Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Khan  50' Report Phillips  57' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
3 November 2020 11 Harrogate Town 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Harrogate
19:00 GMT Kirby  58' Report Monthé  65'
Khan  79'
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
14 November 2020 12 Port Vale 3–4 Tranmere Rovers Burslem
15:00 GMT Conlon  16' (pen.)
Amoo  24'
Joyce  52'
Brown  54'
Legge  59'
Rodney  75'
Report Davies  45+2'
Vaughan  58', 71' (pen.)
Woolery  90+3'
Morris  90+6'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
21 November 2020 13 Tranmere Rovers 5–0 Grimsby Town Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Vaughan  10', 29' (pen.)
Clarke  27'
Khan  34'
Monthé  79'
Lewis  86'
Report Hendrie  35'
Waterfall  65'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
24 November 2020 14 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Carlisle United Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Blackett-Taylor  51'
Monthé  54'
Lewis  69'
Report Hayden  67' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
1 December 2020 15 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Oldham
19:00 GMT Piergianni  25'
Ntambwe  61'
Barnett  84'
Report Spearing  16'
Vaughan  27'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
5 December 2020 16 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Feeney  31' Report Adebayo  19'
McDonald  48'
Scarr  67'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Martin Coy
12 December 2020 17 Exeter City 5–0 Tranmere Rovers Exeter
15:00 GMT Bowman  8', 27', 77'
Jay  18' (pen.)
Parkes  49'
Taylor  73'
Report Macdonald  41'
Clarke  62'
Davies  73'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,630
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 18 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Tranmere Rovers Bolton
15:00 BST Report Clarke  28'
Morris  68'
Vaughan  75' (pen.)
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 December 2020 19 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Bradford City Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Report Evans  12'
Wood  35'
Novak  62'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ben Toner
29 December 2020 20 Barrow 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT Brough  45+1'
Biggins  53'  68'
Quigley  65' (pen.)
Report Vaughan  23'  68'
Feeney  60'
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: James Bell
16 January 2021 21 Stevenage 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Stevenage
15:00 GMT Report Spearing  65'
Vaughan  90+1'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 January 2021 22 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Forest Green Rovers Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Lewis  12'
Vaughan  47'
Feeney  76'
Davies  87'
Ferrier  90+2'
Report Whitehouse  65',  72'
Wagstaff  90+2',  90+3'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 January 2021 23 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Lloyd  4'
Monthé  40'
Vaughan  56' (pen.)
Clarke  57'
Report Delaney  55'  75'
Sarcevic  66'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
26 January 2021 24 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Harrogate Town Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Vaughan  36' (pen.)  53'  90'
Woolery  51'
MacDonald  57'
Lewis  86'
Report McPake  25'
Hall  35'  69'
March  72'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
30 January 2021 25 Morecambe 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Morecambe
15:00 GMT Phillips 38'
Songo'o  45'
Cooney  62'
Hendrie  90+3'
Report Spearing  65'
Woolery  74'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
6 February 2021 26 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Port Vale Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Woolery  17'
Vaughan  30'  59'  90+3'
Taylor  41'
Montaño  71'
Guthrie  72'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
9 February 2021 27 Tranmere Rovers v Stevenage Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[35] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[36] The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

7 November 2020 First round Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Accrington Stanley Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Blackett-Taylor  13'
Clarke  84'
Report Bishop  24'
Butcher  64'
Burgess  88'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 November 2020 Second round Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Brackley Town Birkenhead
19:55 GMT Woolery  67' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
10 January 2021 Third round Barnsley 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Barnsley
13:30 GMT Helik  59'
Woodrow  90+5' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 0

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[38]

5 September 2020 First round Tranmere Rovers 1–1
(7–8 p)
Harrogate Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Spearing  34'
Vaughan  64'
Report Kerry  69' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
Penalties
Vaughan
Khan
Banks
Macdonald
Spearing
Morris
Payne
Clarke
O'Connor
Monthé
Thomson
Stead
Muldoon
Beck
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Fallowfield
Kerry
Falkingham

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[39] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[40] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[41]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 5 4 +1 6
3 L1 Wigan Athletic 3 1 0 1 1 9 6 +3 4
4 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 0 0 3 5 13 8 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Port Vale 0–0
(4–3 p)
Tranmere Rovers Burslem
19:00 BST Fitzpatrick  42'
Conlon  90+1'
Report Banks  23'
Macdonald  74'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
Penalties
Whitehead
Cullen
Conlon
Trickett-Smith
Rodney
Fitzpatrick
Banks
Khan
Morris
O'Connor
Payne
Walker-Rice
29 September 2020 Group stage Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Liverpool U21 Birkenhead
19:00 BST Lewis  38'
Macdonald  65'
Vaughan  74', 75'
Payne  90+1'
Report Cain  50'
Longstaff  83'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
11 November 2020 Group stage Tranmere Rovers 2–2
(3–1 p)
Wigan Athletic Birkenhead
18:30 GMT Woolery  45+1'
Morris  72'
Report Keane  19'
McHugh  45+3'  90+1'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Penalties
Ferrier
Lloyd
Smith
Banks
Morris
James
Joseph
Perry
Crankshaw
8 December 2020 Second round Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Manchester City U21 Birkenhead
19:45 GMT Lloyd  27'
Banks  88' (pen.)
Nelson  90+3'
Report Delap  17'
Lavia  33'
Mbete-Tabu  56'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 568
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
13 January 2021 Third round Tranmere Rovers 4–2 Leicester City U21 Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Ferrier  4'
Lloyd  37', 45+1'
Blackett-Taylor  53'
Khan  87'
Report Wakeling  36'
Daley-Campbell  41'
Suengchitthawon  56'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
2 February 2021 Quarter Final Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Peterborough United Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Lloyd  38'
Lewis  82'
Report Clarke-Harris  90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

Squad statistics

Source:[42][43]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Newport County.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK Goalkeeper; DF Defender; MF Midfielder; FW Forward

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