2013–14 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers F.C.
2013–14 season
Chairman Peter Johnson
Manager
League One 21st (relegated)
FA Cup Second round
Football League Cup Third round
Football League Trophy First round
Top goalscorer League: Ryan Lowe (19)
All: Ryan Lowe (20)
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Average home league attendance
  • 5,113
  • (16th in the league)[1]
Home colours
Away colours

The 2013–14 season was the 113th season of competitive association football and the 87th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral.

Background and pre-season

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 12 21 54 80 26 51
20 Notts County 46 15 5 26 64 77 13 50
21 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 12 11 23 52 79 27 47 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Carlisle United (R) 46 11 12 23 43 76 33 45
23 Shrewsbury Town (R) 46 9 15 22 44 65 21 42
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 12 11 23 52 79  −27 47 6 8 9 30 39  −9 6 3 14 22 40  −18

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: Football League Official Site

Results by matchday

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GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAH
Result L D L L W D L L L L W L D W D D W L W L L W L D D L W L W L D W D L L W L L D W W L L D L L
Position 22 18 19 22 18 18 17 19 21 24 21 22 22 21 20 21 19 20 19 20 20 19 20 20 20 21 17 18 17 17 18 18 18 20 21 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 21 21

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

Players

Transfers, contract extensions and loans are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season

Transfers

In
Date Player Age Previous club Ends Fee
19 June 2013England Stephen Foster32Barnsley1 July 2015Free[2]
19 June 2013England Evan Horwood27Hartlepool United1 July 2015Free[3]
21 June 2013England Ryan Lowe34Milton Keynes Dons1 July 2015Free[4]
15 July 2013England Akpo Sodje33Scunthorpe United1 July 2014Free[5]
19 July 2013England James Rowe21Forest Green Rovers1 July 2014Free[6]
1 August 2013Wales Jason Koumas33Wigan Athletic1 July 2014Free[7]
21 September 2013England Tom Hateley24Motherwell20 January 2014Free[8]
27 September 2013England Antonie Boland18Blackburn Rovers1 July 2014Free[9]
27 September 2013Republic of Ireland Callum Morris21Wigan Athletic1 July 2014Free[9]
22 October 2013England Steve Jennings28Coventry Citynon-contractFree[10]
3 January 2014England Liam Ridehalgh22Huddersfield Town1 July 2016Free[11]

Out
Date Player Age Status Next club Fee
22 July 2013Ivory Coast Zoumana Bakayoko26TransferLeicester CityFree[12]
29 August 2013England Stephen Foster32ReleasedRetiredFree[13]
20 January 2014England Tom Hateley24ReleasedŚląsk WrocławFree[14]
17 April 2014England Akpo Sodje34ReleasedRetiredFree[15]
17 April 2014England Andy Robinson34ReleasedShrewsbury TownFree[16]

Contract extensions

Date Player Age Ends
9 May 2013Jamaica Ian Goodison401 July 2014[17]
14 June 2013Northern Ireland Jason Mooney241 July 2014[18]
19 June 2013England Andy Robinson231 July 2014[19]
8 July 2013Wales Owain Fôn Williams261 July 2015[20]
10 January 2014England Steve Jennings291 July 2014[21]
2 May 2014England James Rowe221 July 2015[22]

Loans

In
Player Age Signed from Date
Started Ended
England Chris Atkinson21Huddersfield Town18 July[23]31 December[24]
England Andrai Jones21Barnsley17 August[25]17 September
England Adam Dugdale25Crewe Alexandra30 August[26]30 September[27]
England Liam Ridehalgh22Huddersfield Town28 September[28]31 December[24]
England James McNulty28Barnsley3 October[29][30]2 January[31]
England Bradley Watkins19Aston Villa11 October[32]11 November
England Ryan Edwards20Blackburn Rovers28 November[33]31 December[24]
Sweden Kristoffer Peterson19Liverpool28 November[34]31 December[24]
England Jon Otsemobor30Milton Keynes Dons28 November[35]31 December[24]
England Matthew Pennington19Everton1 January[36][37]24 February[38]
England Stephen Arthurworrey19Fulham1 January[36][39][40][41]end of the season
Scotland Matthew Kennedy19Everton9 January[42][43]24 February[38]
Wales Jake Cassidy20Wolverhampton Wanderers20 January[44]28 April[45]
England Junior Brown24Fleetwood Town6 March[46]end of the season
United States Gboly Ariyibi19Leeds United25 March[47]end of the season
England Matthew Pennington19Everton27 March[48]end of the season

Out
Player Age Signed to Date
Started Ended
France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro29Bury24 January[49]29 March[50]
England Akpo Sodje34Macclesfield Town20 February[51]20 March
England Evan Horwood28Northampton Town24 March[52]end of the season

Season statistics

No. Nat Player Total League
One
FA
Cup
League
Cup
League
Trophy
Discipline Signed
A G A G A G A G A G Red card Status Joined Left
Goalkeepers
1 Wales Owain Fôn Williams 49+0 43+0 2+0 3+0 1+0 5
13 England Sam Ramsbottom youth
25 England Bradley Watkins loan 11.10[32] 11.11
30 Wales Luke Pilling youth
33 Northern Ireland Jason Mooney 3+0 3+0
Defenders
2 England Danny Holmes 29+4 25+3 2+0 2+1 5 1
3 England Evan Horwood 16+6 1 12+6 3+0 1+0 1 3
4 Wales Ash Taylor 46+1 3 41+1 3 1+0 3+0 1+0 5 1
5 Jamaica Ian Goodison 17+3 15+3 1+0 1+0 3 1
6 England Tom Hateley 10+0 8+0 1+0 1+0 1 21.09[8] 20.01[14]
6 England Stephen Foster 5+0 4+0 1+0 29.08[13]
18 England Andrai Jones 2+1 1+1 - 1+0 1 loan 17.08[25] 17.09
20 England Adam Dugdale 5+0 1 4+0 1 1+0 loan 30.08[26] 30.09[27]
20 England James McNulty 14+0 12+0 2+0 2 1 loan 03.10[29] 02.01[31]
23 England Liam Ridehalgh 38+0 1 36+0 1 2+0 - 2 - loan / – 28.09[28]
27 Wales Ben Maher youth
28 England Antonie Boland 27.09[9]
29 England Matthew Pennington 17+0 2 17+0 2 - loan 01.01[36]
27.03[48]
24.02[38]
29 England Ryan Edwards 1+0 - - - 1+0 3 loan 28.11[33] 31.12[24]
31 England Jon Otsemobor 2+0 - 2+0 - - loan 28.11[35] 31.12[24]
32 England Stephen Arthurworrey 15+2 - 15+2 - 4 loan 01.01[36]
Midfielders
7 England Joe Thompson 7+1 2 6+0 2 1+0 0+1 2
8 England James Wallace 17+2 2 16+2 2 1+0 3 1
11 Sierra Leone Abdulai Bell-Baggie 5+10 4+8 1+0 0+2
12 England James Rowe 11+13 1 7+12 1 0+1 3+0 1+0 5
14 England Chris Atkinson 28+0 3 22+0 2 2+0 3+0 1 1+0 1 loan 31.12[24]
15 England Jake Kirby 21+14 2 19+12 2 2+0 0+1 0+1 1
17 England Max Power 30+6 2 27+6 2 2+0 1+0 6
18 England Steve Jennings 23+2 1 23+2 1 4 22.10[10]
20 Scotland Matthew Kennedy 8+0 8+0 1 loan 09.01[42] 24.02[38]
22 Wales Jason Koumas 26+8 4 24+7 4 1+0 1+1 4
24 Republic of Ireland Callum Morris 27.09[9]
25 Sweden Kristoffer Peterson 7+0 6+0 1+0 2 loan 28.11[34] 31.12[24]
25 United States Gboly Ariyibi 0+2 0+2 loan 25.03[47]
Forwards
9 England Ryan Lowe 49+1 20 44+1 19 2+0 1 2+0 1+0 7
10 England Andy Robinson 10+10 4 9+10 3 1+0 1 6 17.04[16]
14 Wales Jake Cassidy 19+0 1 19+0 1 4 loan 20.01[44] 28.04[45]
16 England Cole Stockton 5+21 3 2+19 2 0+2 2+0 1 1+0 1
19 England Akpo Sodje 5+6 3+6 1+0 1+0 1 17.04[15]
20 England Junior Brown 8+1 1 8+1 1 1 loan 06.03[46]
21 England Liam Davies youth
26 France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 24+7 2 21+4 2 1+1 2+1 0+1 5
Own goals 1 1
Total 52 56 46 51 2 1 3 3 1 1 86 7

Statuses are mentioned for youth academy players without senior contract and players who were signed on non-contract basis or on loan. Dates joined and left are mentioned only for players who changed club between the first and the last matchday of the season.

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: 11v11.com

References

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