2018–19 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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 One, 27 October 2018
Biggest defeat	0–7 vs Tottenham Hotspur,; FA Cup, 4 January 2019

The 2018–19 season is Tranmere Rovers' 135th season of existence and their first back in EFL League Two following promotion from the 2017–18 National League.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate 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	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	AM	Ollie Banks	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2018	RB	Jake Caprice	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2018	CB	Mark Ellis	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[4]
1 July 2018	CB	Manny Monthé	Forest Green Rovers	Undisclosed	[5]
1 July 2018	CF	Paul Mullin	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[6]
18 July 2018	LB	Zoumana Bakayogo	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	[7]
2 August 2018	CF	Cole Stockton	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[8]
13 September 2018	CM	Ryan Williams	Paysandu	Free transfer	[9]
5 January 2019	DM	David Perkins	Rochdale	Undisclosed	[10]
7 January 2019	CM	Harvey Gilmour	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[11]
7 January 2019	CF	Ishmael Miller	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[11]
31 January 2019	CF	Chris Dagnall	Bury	Free transfer	[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	James Alabi	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed	[13]
1 July 2018	FW	Ali Al-Hamadi	Swansea City	Undisclosed	[14]
1 July 2018	LB	Eddie Clarke	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2018	CF	Andy Cook	Walsall	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2018	RM	Mitch Duggan	Warrington Town	Released	[17]
1 July 2018	SS	Jack Dunn	Free agent	Released	[17]
1 July 2018	CF	Devarn Green	Southport	Free transfer	[18]
1 July 2018	CM	Jeff Hughes	Larne	Free transfer	[19]
1 July 2018	RM	Jake Kirby	Stockport County	Released	[17][20]
1 July 2018	CF	Andrew Mangan	Bala Town	Released	[17][21]
1 July 2018	CB	Jay McEveley	Warrington Town	Released	[17]
1 July 2018	CF	Elliot Rokka	Free agent	Released	[17]
1 July 2018	CM	Drissa Traoré	Free agent	Released	[17]
20 July 2018	CM	James Wallace	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[22]
9 August 2018	CM	Oliver Norburn	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[23]
4 January 2019	CB	Declan Drysdale	Coventry City	Compensation	[24]
9 January 2019	CB	Ritchie Sutton	Morecambe	Free transfer	[25]
14 January 2019	RM	Larnell Cole	Free agent	Mutual consent	[26]
14 January 2019	CM	Ryan Williams	Free agent	Released	[27]
24 January 2019	CF	George Waring	Chester	Mutual consent	[28][29]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
10 July 2018	LM	Jonny Smith	Bristol City	31 May 2019	[30]
13 July 2018	MF	Harvey Gilmour	Sheffield United	7 January 2019	[31][11]
24 July 2018	GK	Shamal George	Liverpool	January 2019	[32]
17 August 2018	RM	Dylan Mottley-Henry	Barnsley	January 2019	[33]
20 August 2018	DM	Luke McCullough	Doncaster Rovers	31 May 2019	[34][35]
22 August 2018	CF	Franklyn Akammadu	Alessandria	31 May 2019	[36]
22 January 2019	LM	Ben Pringle	Preston North End	31 May 2019	[37]
28 January 2019	LW	Kieron Morris	Walsall	31 May 2019	[38]
29 January 2019	CB	Sid Nelson	Millwall	31 May 2019	[39]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
18 August 2018	MF	Jay Devine	Colwyn Bay	September 2018	[40]
18 August 2018	GK	Paddy Wharton	Colwyn Bay	September 2018	[40]
22 October 2018	GK	Paddy Wharton	Stalybridge Celtic	November 2018	[41]
23 November 2018	GK	Paddy Wharton	Marine	December 2018	[42]
27 November 2018	CF	George Waring	Kidderminster Harriers	January 2019	[43]
21 December 2018	RM	Ben Tollitt	Wrexham	16 February 2019	[44][45]
7 January 2019	CF	Cole Stockton	Wrexham	31 May 2019	[46]
8 January 2019	GK	Paddy Wharton	Stalybridge Celtic	31 May 2019	[47]

Competitions

Friendlies

Tranmere Rovers announced friendlies with Dunfermline Athletic, Liverpool, Wigan Athletic, Warrington Town, Fleetwood Town, Chorley and Rochdale.[48]

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Mansfield Town	46	20	16	10	69	41	+28	76	Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5	Forest Green Rovers	46	20	14	12	68	47	+21	74
6	Tranmere Rovers (O, P)	46	20	13	13	63	50	+13	73
7	Newport County	46	20	11	15	59	59	0	71
8	Colchester United	46	20	10	16	65	53	+12	70

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [49]
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

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

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
46	20	13	13	63	50	+13	73	14	5	4	33	13	+20	6	8	9	30	37	−7

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	L
Position	12	8	13	14	10	11	14	8	13	15	10	7	4	6	7	7	4	7	7	8	7	8	9	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	9	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[50][51]

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 Referee: Alan Young

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Mansfield Town	Birkenhead
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,466 Referee: Thomas Bramall

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 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 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 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

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Yeovil Town	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Yeovil
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Chris Sarginson

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 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 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.[52] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[53] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[54]

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 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 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.[55]

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.[56]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Shrewsbury Town	3	2	1	0	0	9	2	+7	8	Round 2
2	ACA	Manchester City U21s	3	2	0	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Round 2
3	L2	Crewe Alexandra	3	1	0	0	2	6	9	−3	3
4	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	0	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0

Source: EFL.com

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 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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[1] "History". Statto.

[2] "Tranmere re-sign midfielder Banks". BBC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[3] "Tranmere sign Orient defender Caprice". BBC. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

[4] "Tranmere sign Carlisle defender Ellis". BBC. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

[5] "Monthe makes Tranmere loan permanent". BBC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[6] "Tranmere sign Mullin from Swindon". BBC. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[7] "Tranmere re-sign free defender Bakayogo". BBC. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[8] "Tranmere Rovers re-sign striker after Carlisle United exit". BBC. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[9] "Ryan Williams joins Rovers". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

[10] "Rovers sign David Perkins". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

[Gilmour.Miller-11] "Gilmour and Miller sign permanent contracts at Tranmere Rovers". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[12] "Tranmere re-sign Bury striker Dagnall". BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[13] "Orient sign forward Alabi from Tranmere". BBC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[14] "Swans have signed Ali Al-Hamadi from Tranmere". Twitter. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

[15] "Fleetwood sign Tranmere defender Clarke". BBC. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[16] "Walsall sign Tranmere striker Cook". BBC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[Seven_released-17] "Mangan among seven released by Tranmere". BBC. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

[18] "Southport Gets The 'Green' Light". Southport F.C. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[19] "Hughes To Join Larne". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

[20] "County confirm Kirby". Stockport County F.C. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[21] "Bala Town swoop for former Football League striker Andy Mangan". Y Clwb Pel-droed. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[22] "James Wallace becomes sixth signing of the summer". Fleetwood Town F.C. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[23] "Ollie Norburn Signs". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[24] "Declan Drysdale Joins Sky Blues". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[25] "Ritchie Sutton joins Morecambe". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[26] "Larnell Cole departs TRFC". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[27] "Ryan Williams leaves Rovers". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[28] "Waring leaves TRFC". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

[29] "Chester FC sign striker George Waring from Tranmere Rovers on deal to end of the season". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[30] "Tranmere sign Bristol City winger Smith". BBC. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[31] "Young duo loaned out". Sheffield United F.C. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[32] "Shamal George signs new deal and makes Tranmere loan". Liverpool F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[33] "Dylan Mottley-Henry Joins Tranmere Rovers On Loan". Barnsley F.C. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[34] "Luke McCullough signs on loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[35] "McCullough extends loan until end of season". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[36] "Rovers sign striker on loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[37] "Pringle Loan Terminated". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[38] "Morris joins Rovers on loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[39] "Sid Nelson joins Tranmere Rovers on loan". Millwall F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

[Young_duo_loaned_out-40] "Young Pair Join Colwyn Bay On Loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[41] "Wharton heads to Stalybridge". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[42] "Wharton Makes Marine Move". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[43] "George Waring joins Kidderminster on loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[44] "Wrexham AFC Sign Ben Tollitt On Loan From Tranmere Rovers". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[45] "Wrexham AFC Extend Ben Tollitt's Loan From Tranmere Rovers". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[46] "Cole Stockton Joins Wrexham AFC On-loan From Tranmere Rovers". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[47] "Paddy Wharton joins Stalybridge on loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[48] "Fixtures 2018-19". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[EFL_Regulations-50] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[51] "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[52] "Tranmere Rovers Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[53] "First round draw". The Football Association. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[54] "Guiseley to face Fleetwood in FA Cup second round". BBC. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[55] "Emirates FA Cup Third Round Draw Made At Stamford Bridge". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

[56] "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[57] "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.