2008–09 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

During the 2008–09 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in Football League One.

Tranmere Rovers
2008–09 season
ManagerRonnie Moore
StadiumPrenton Park
League One7th
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyNorthern area semi-finals

Season summary

In the 2007-08 season, Tranmere finished 11th and their ambition for 2008-09 was the play-offs. Their form in the first half of the season was mixed, but they found themselves in 8th place at Christmas. Tranmere finished 7th, missing out on the play-offs by one point. Despite this 7th-placed finish, manager Ronnie Moore was sacked and replaced by John Barnes in mid-June.[1][2] A run of 5 games unbeaten in March/April led rovers into the play-off positions with 3 games remaining, but 7th placed Scunthorpe were two points behind and had played two games less.[3] Tranmere lost to fellow play-off contenders Leeds United,[4] but Scunthorpe lost too, leaving Rovers in 6th place. They failed to win their final 2 games, meaning they finished 7th.[5][6]

Kit

Tranmere's kits were manufactured by Vandanel and sponsored by the Wirral Metropolitan Council.

Squad

Squad at end of season[7] 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 Wales WAL Danny Coyne
3 DF England ENG Andy Taylor
4 DF England ENG Ben Chorley
5 DF Jamaica JAM Ian Goodison
6 MF England ENG Antony Kay
7 FW England ENG Bas Savage
9 FW England ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
10 FW England ENG Chris Greenacre
11 MF Pakistan PAK Adnan Ahmed
12 MF England ENG Steve Jennings
13 DF Australia AUS Gareth Edds
14 FW England ENG Terry Gornell
15 DF England ENG Danny Holmes
16 MF The Gambia GAM Edrissa Sonko
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF England ENG Luke Waterfall
18 DF England ENG Aaron Cresswell
19 MF England ENG Charlie Barnett
20 MF England ENG Paul Henry
21 FW England ENG Josh Macauley
22 MF Wales WAL Ash Taylor
23 MF England ENG Chris Shuker
24 GK Netherlands NED John Achterberg
25 FW England ENG Craig Curran
26 DF England ENG Ryan Shotton
28 MF England ENG Robbie Burns
29 GK England ENG Peter Kennedy
30 MF England ENG Ryan Fraughan

Left club during 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
22 GK England ENG Phillip Palethorpe (Signed for Airbus UK Broughton F.C.)
27 MF England ENG Mark Wilson (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)
2 DF Spain ESP Godwin Antwi (on loan from Liverpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF England ENG John Johnson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL George O'Callaghan (released)
8 MF England ENG Danny Mayor (on loan from Preston North End)

Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82 Qualification for League One play-offs
6 Scunthorpe United (O, P) 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 −3 71
9 Huddersfield Town 46 18 14 14 62 65 −3 68
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 21 11 14 62 49  +13 74 15 5 3 41 20  +21 6 6 11 21 29  −8

Source: [8]

FA Cup
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 1st round Accrington Stanley 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Accrington
Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 November 2008 (2008-11-13) 1st round replay Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Accrington Stanley Birkenhead
Shuker 69' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Jonathan Moss
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 2nd round Peterborough United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Peterborough
Report Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,980
Referee: Anthony Taylor
9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) 2nd round replay Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Peterborough United Birkenhead
Kay 47' Report McLean 90'
Mackail-Smith 114'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: Carl Boyeson

League Cup
12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round Grimsby Town 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Cleethorpes
Hunt 20'
Chorley 54' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Tony Bates

Football League Trophy
2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Accrington Stanley Birkenhead
Sonko 49' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 October 2008 (2008-10-06) Second round Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
Shuker 86' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,626
Referee: Carl Boyeson
4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Northern quarter-final Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Morecambe Birkenhead
Shotton 45' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Northern semi-final Scunthorpe United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe
May 26'
Hayes 90'		 Report Thomas-Moore 53' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: Michael Oliver

References
  1. "Tranmere Rovers sack Ronnie Moore after three years at club". The Guardian. 5 June 2009. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. "John Barnes appointed the new manager of Tranmere Rovers". The Guardian. 15 June 2009. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. "Tranmere Rovers league performance history: League One table after close of play on 15 April 2009". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. "Beckford helps play-off pursuit". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. "Tranmere Rovers match record: League One 2009". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. "Tranmere Rovers league performance history: League One table at close of 2008-09 season". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. "FootballSquads - Tranmere Rovers - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. "Tranmere Rovers league performance history: League One table at close of 2008-09 season".
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