2010–11 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was the 110th season of competitive association football and the 84th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral.

Tranmere Rovers

2010–11 season
Chairman	Peter Johnson
Manager	Les Parry
Stadium	Prenton Park
League One	18th (of 24)
FA Cup	Round 1 (eliminated by Bournemouth)
League Cup	Round 2 (eliminated by Swansea City)
Football League Trophy	Semi-final (eliminated by Huddersfield Town)
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the 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 1 GK   FRO Gunnar Nielsen (until Jan 2011) 1 GK   TRI Tony Warner (from Jan 2011) 2 DF   CUW Timothy Cathalina (until Apr 2011) 3 DF   ENG Aaron Cresswell 4 DF   ENG Marlon Broomes 5 DF   JAM Ian Goodison 6 DF   ENG Paul McLaren (until Nov 2010) 6 DF   NIR Mark McChrystal (from Jan 2011) 7 FW   NGA Enoch Showunmi 8 MF   ENG John Welsh (captain) 9 FW   ENG Ian Thomas-Moore (until Jan 2011) 9 MF   ENG Andy Robinson (from Jan 2011) 10 FW   ENG Terry Gornell (until Aug 2011) 10 MF   NIR Robbie Weir (from Feb 2011) 11 MF   EIR Alan Mahon 12 MF   WAL Ash Taylor 13 GK   ENG Joe Collister 14 DF   ENG Nick Wood 15 MF   ENG Ryan Fraughan 16 FW   ENG Jack Mackreth

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   ENG Liam Darville (until Jan 2011) 17 DF   ENG Michael Kay (from Jan 2011) 18 DF   FRA Maxime Blanchard 19 MF   ENG Kayleden Brown (from Aug to Sep 2010) 20 DF   ENG Liam Benson 21 FW   ENG Dale Jennings 22 MF   ENG Max Power 23 GK   ENG Andy Coughlin 24 DF   CIV Zoumana Bakayogo 25 MF   ENG Joss Labadie 26 FW   NIR Adam McGurk 27 FW   ENG Lucas Akins 28 FW   NIR Sam Morrow 29 DF   ENG Jermaine Grandison (until Jan 2011) 30 DF   FRA Arnaud Mendy (until Nov 2010) 31 GK   HUN Péter Gulácsi (from Sep to Nov 2010) 32 DF   ENG Scott Wootton (until Jan 2011) 33 GK   AUS Simon Miotto (until Mar 2011) 34 MF   ENG Sam Mantom (from Nov to Dec 2010) 35 FW   ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu (from Nov 2010 to Mar 2011)

Results

League One

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

7 August 2010	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Prenton Park
15:00	Thomas-Moore   89'		Stephens   27', 81'	Attendance: 7,270

Huddersfield Town v Tranmere Rovers

14 August 2010	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Galpharm Stadium
15:00	Naysmith   86'			Attendance: 13,707

Tranmere Rovers v Bournemouth

21 August 2010	Tranmere Rovers	0–3	Bournemouth	Prenton Park
15:00			McQuoid   8' Symes   18' (pen.) Pugh   61'	Attendance: 4,857

Dagenham & Redbridge v Tranmere Rovers

28 August 2010	Dagenham & Redbridge	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Victoria Road
15:00	Vincelot   52' Arber   71'		Showunmi   78' Cresswell   88'	Attendance: 2,256

Tranmere Rovers v Peterborough United

4 September 2010	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Peterborough United	Prenton Park
15:00	Mendy   44'			Attendance: 4,636

Yeovil Town v Tranmere Rovers

11 September 2010	Yeovil Town	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Huish Park
15:00	Bowditch   7' Welsh   11' Huntington   27'		Thomas-Moore   89' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,364

Tranmere Rovers v Charlton Athletic

16 September 2010	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Prenton Park
15:00	Showunmi   53'		Wagstaff   6'	Attendance: 4,735

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

25 September 2010	Colchester United	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Mooney   6' Wordsworth   16' Okuonghae   31'		Showunmi   81'	Attendance: 3,637

Bristol Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

28 September 2010	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Memorial Stadium
19:45			Jennings   45'	Attendance: 5,589

Tranmere Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

2 October 2010	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Prenton Park
15:00	Cresswell   87'		Murray   35'	Attendance: 5,421

Southampton v Tranmere Rovers

9 October 2010	Southampton	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	St Mary's Stadium
15:00	Lambert   42' Lallana   56'			Attendance: 19,293

Tranmere Rovers v Brentford

16 October 2010	Tranmere Rovers	0–3	Brentford	Prenton Park
15:00			O'Connor   7' (pen.), 67' Bean   81'	Attendance: 4,929

Walsall v Tranmere Rovers

23 October 2010	Walsall	1–4	Tranmere Rovers	Bescot Stadium
15:00	Macken   65'		Welsh   34', 88' Showunmi   59' Thomas-Moore   78' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,362

Tranmere Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

30 October 2010	Tranmere Rovers	4–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Prenton Park
15:00	Jennings   3', 25' Thomas-Moore   22' (pen.), 76' Bakayogo   70'		Leven   14' (pen.) Baldock   85' MacKenzie   60'	Attendance: 4,512

Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers

2 November 2010	Carlisle United	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Brunton Park
19:45	Berrett   42' Murphy   49'			Attendance: 3,744

Tranmere Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

13 November 2010	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Prenton Park
15:00	Jennings   60'			Attendance: 4,840

Notts County v Tranmere Rovers

20 November 2010	Notts County	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Meadow Lane
15:00			Showunmi   50' Labadie   75'	Attendance: 5,782

Tranmere Rovers v Hartlepool United

23 November 2010	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Hartlepool United	Prenton Park
19:45			Gulácsi   77' (o.g.)	Attendance: 4,340

Tranmere Rovers v Leyton Orient

11 December 2010	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Leyton Orient	Prenton Park
15:00	Wootton   61'		Dawson   10' McGleish   45'	Attendance: 4,291

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

1 January 2011	Rochdale	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Spotland Stadium
15:00	Jones   26' (pen.), 44' Grant   84'		Broomes   24' Labadie   42' Thomas-Moore   81' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,500

Tranmere Rovers v Carlisle United

3 January 2011	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Carlisle United	Prenton Park
15:00	Goodison   39' Thomas-Moore   80'		Berrett   78'	Attendance: 5,128

Tranmere Rovers v Walsall

8 January 2011	Tranmere Rovers	3–3	Walsall	Prenton Park
15:00	Richards   41' (o.g.) Cresswell   85' Elford-Alliyu   56'		Richards   32' Macken   85' Butler   90'	Attendance: 4,602

Milton Keynes Dons v Tranmere Rovers

15 January 2011	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Stadium:mk
15:00	Powell   46' Ibehre   70'			Attendance: 8,014

Tranmere Rovers v Southampton

22 January 2011	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Southampton	Prenton Park
15:00	Welsh   13' Jennings   60'			Attendance: 5,504

Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers

25 January 2011	Swindon Town	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	County Ground
19:45				Attendance: 6,912

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

1 February 2011	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Prenton Park
19:45	Elford-Alliyu   4'		Jones   90'	Attendance: 4,766

Tranmere Rovers v Notts County

5 February 2011	Tranmere Rovers	A	Notts County	Prenton Park
15:00	Abandoned: waterlogged pitch (53')		Gow   28'

Plymouth Argyle v Tranmere Rovers

12 February 2011	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Tranmere Rovers	Home Park
15:00	Mason   90+1'		Elford-Alliyu   22' Elford-Alliyu   64' Showunmi   80'	Attendance: 8,015

Tranmere Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

15 February 2011	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Prenton Park
15:00	Elford-Alliyu   60' Goodison   65' Showunmi   81'		Coke   64'	Attendance: 5,941

Peterborough United v Tranmere Rovers

19 February 2011	Peterborough United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	London Road Stadium
15:00	McCann   53' Showunmi   70' (o.g.)		Welsh   24'	Attendance: 5,774

Brentford v Tranmere Rovers

22 February 2011	Brentford	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Griffin Park
19:45	MacDonald   2' Legge   90'		Labadie   65'	Attendance: 4,192

Tranmere Rovers v Yeovil Town

26 February 2011	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Yeovil Town	Prenton Park
15:00			Johnson   77'	Attendance: 8,016

Exeter City v Tranmere Rovers

1 March 2011	Exeter City	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	St James Park
19:45	Sercombe   65'		Bakayogo   16'	Attendance: 3,456

Charlton Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

5 March 2011	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	The Valley
15:00	Llera   54'		Showunmi   26'	Attendance: 14,015

Tranmere Rovers v Bristol Rovers

8 March 2011	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Prenton Park
19:45			Lines   19'	Attendance: 4,110

Brighton & Hove Albion v Tranmere Rovers

12 March 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Withdean Stadium
15:00	Wood   63' (pen.) Murray   71'			Attendance: 7,461

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

19 March 2011	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Colchester United	Prenton Park
15:00	Showunmi   53'			Attendance: 4,292

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

28 March 2011	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Boundary Park
19:45				Attendance: 3,114

Tranmere Rovers v Huddersfield Town

2 April 2011	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Prenton Park
15:00			Afobe   39' Novemberak   87'	Attendance: 6,438

Sheffield Wednesday v Tranmere Rovers

5 April 2011	Sheffield Wednesday	4–0	Tranmere Rovers	Hillsborough Stadium
19:45	Miller   10' Madine   14' Miller   22' (pen.) Mellor   90+2'			Attendance: 15,235

Bournemouth v Tranmere Rovers

9 April 2011	Bournemouth	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Dean Court
15:00	Ings   Ings 90+1'		Goodison   41' McGurk   90+4'	Attendance: 6,004

Tranmere Rovers v Dagenham & Redbridge

16 April 2011	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Prenton Park
15:00	Showunmi   12' Goodison   34'			Attendance: 4,562

Tranmere Rovers v Notts County

19 April 2011	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Notts County	Prenton Park
19:45			Westcarr   42' (pen.) Ravenhill   90+8'	Attendance: 12,249

Hartlepool United v Tranmere Rovers

22 April 2011	Hartlepool United	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Victoria Park
15:00	Sweeney   14'		Jennings   81'	Attendance: 2,969

Tranmere Rovers v Exeter City

25 April 2011	Tranmere Rovers	4–0	Exeter City	Prenton Park
15:00	Kay   44' Akins   67', 90' Showunmi   71'			Attendance: 5,017

Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers

30 April 2011	Leyton Orient	0–3	Tranmere Rovers	Brisbane Road
15:00		(Report)	Cresswell   8' McGurk   45',   49'	Referee: Horwood

Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town

7 May 2011	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Swindon Town	Prenton Park
15:00			Jean-François   10' Timlin   38'	Attendance: 5,302

FA Cup

Bournemouth v Tranmere Rovers

6 Nov 2010 Round 1	Bournemouth	5–3	Tranmere Rovers	Dean Court
15:00	McQuoid   1', 4', 57' Pugh   7' Feeney   61'		Cresswell   27' Goodison   42' Thomas-Moore   53'	Attendance: 3,951

League Cup

Walsall v Tranmere Rovers

10 Aug 2010 Round 1	Walsall	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bescot Stadium
19:45	Goodison   40'			Attendance: 2,253

Tranmere Rovers v Swansea City

24 Aug 2010 Round 2	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Swansea City	Prenton Park
19:45	Showunmi   22'		Van der Gun   73' Sinclair   74' Kuqi   90'	Attendance: 2,450

Football League Trophy

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

31 Aug 2010 Round 1	Tranmere Rovers	1–1 * (3–5 p)	Accrington Stanley	Prenton Park
19:45	Showunmi   79'		Putterill   55'	Attendance: 2,020
	Penalties
	Fraughan   Showunmi   McGurk   Cresswell		Joyce   Parkinson   Murphy   Edwards   Ryan   * Disqualified: fielding a suspended player

Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

26 Oct 2010 Round 2	Tranmere Rovers	0–0 (4–3 p)	Stockport County	Prenton Park
19:45				Attendance: 2,223
	Penalties
	Thomas-Moore   Labadie   Wootton   Morrow		Williams   Donnelly   Turnbull   Tansey   Griffin

Bury v Tranmere Rovers

9 Nov 2010 Quarter-Final	Bury	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Gigg Lane
19:45			Thomas-Moore   8'	Attendance: 1,961

Tranmere Rovers v Huddersfield Town

14 Dec 2010 Semi-Final	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Prenton Park
19:45			Rhodes   18', 67'	Attendance: 2,598

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Hartlepool United	46	15	12	19	47	65	−18	57
17	Oldham Athletic	46	13	17	16	53	60	−7	56
18	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	11	20	53	60	−7	56
19	Notts County	46	14	8	24	46	60	−14	50
20	Walsall	46	12	12	22	56	75	−19	48

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References