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

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	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.