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2007–08 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Tranmere Rovers F.C. in the 2007–08 football season. During the season, Tranmere Rovers competed in League One in the English league system.

Tranmere Rovers
2007–08 season
ManagerRonnie Moore[1]
StadiumPrenton Park
League One11th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupFirst round
Johnstones Paint TrophySouthern first round

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 60 55 +5 66
10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 50 62 −12 66
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 52 47 +5 65
12 Walsall 46 16 16 14 52 46 +6 64
13 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 63 56 +7 61
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Football League One

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11 August 2007 1 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Birkenhead
Greenacre   22' Heath   55'
Kandol   89'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 11,008
18 August 2007 2 Gillingham 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Gillingham
Greenacre   19'
Davies   50'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 5,302
25 August 2007 3 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Birkenhead
Greenacre   78'
Shuker   90'		 Whing   90' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,670
1 September 2007 4 Yeovil Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Yeovil
Stewart   57' Davies   90' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,985
8 September 2007 5 Carlisle United 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Carlisle
Curran   42' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,556
14 September 2007 6 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Luton Town Birkenhead
Curran   83'
Kay   86'		 Furlong   5' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,525
22 September 2007 7 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Cheltenham
Caines   50' Greenacre   34' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,742
29 September 2007 8 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Northampton Town Birkenhead
Shuker   69'
Taylor   88'		 Kirk   12'
Hübertz   39'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,338
2 October 2007 9 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
Shuker   65' Roberts   56' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,155
6 October 2007 10 Southend United 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Southend-on-sea
Barrett   43' Chorley   30'
Taylor   55'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,619
12 October 2007 11 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Walsall Birkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,697
20 October 2007 12 Swindon Town 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Swindon
Corr   88' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,430
26 October 2007 13 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Huddersfield Town Birkenhead
McLaren   29'
Cansdell-Sherriff   53'
Taylor   83'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,008
3 November 2007 14 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Nottingham
Agogo   50' (pen.)
Tyson   78'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,825
6 November 2007 15 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Oldham Athletic Birkenhead
Davies   90' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,473
17 November 2007 16 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Doncaster
Tremarco   47' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,070
24 November 2007 17 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Swansea City Birkenhead
Jennings   81' (o.g.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,149
4 December 2007 18 Hartlepool United 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Hartlepool
Liddle   3'
Brown   11'
Porter   58'		 Cansdell-Sherriff   54' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,583
8 December 2007 19 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Bournemouth Birkenhead
Zola   23'
Greenacre   28' (pen.)
Jennings   63'		 Vokes   76' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,043
15 December 2007 20 Port Vale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Stoke on Trent
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,604
22 December 2007 21 Luton Town 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Luton
Edwards   70' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,070
26 December 2007 22 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Carlisle United Birkenhead
McLaren   16'
Kay   45'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,516
29 December 2007 23 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Cheltenham Town Birkenhead
Zola   59' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,111
1 January 2008 24 Crewe Alexandra 4–3 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
Roberts   30' (pen.), 48'
Maynard   67'
O'Donnell   89'		 Taylor   8'
Greenacre   31'
Goodison   65'
McLaren   74'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,137
8 January 2008 25 Leyton Orient 3–0 Tranmere Rovers London
Gray   11'
Thornton   84'
Demetriou   90'		 Cansdell-Sherriff   50' Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 3,447
11 January 2008 26 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Bristol Rovers Birkenhead
Williams   12'
Lambert   58'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,887
19 January 2008 27 Millwall 0–1 Tranmere Rovers London
Kay   87' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,925
26 January 2008 28 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Yeovil Town Birkenhead
Zola   4'
Myrie-Williams   62' (pen.)		 Kirk   51'
Bircham   71'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,386
29 January 2008 29 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Gillingham Birkenhead
McLaren   7'
Zola   14'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,006
2 February 2008 30 Leeds United 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Leeds
Myrie-Williams   61'
Thomas-Moore   69'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,907
9 February 2008 31 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Leyton Orient Birkenhead
Zola   2' Chambers   87' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,530
12 February 2008 32 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Brighton
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 4,797
16 February 2008 33 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Millwall Birkenhead
Taylor   10'
Thomas-Moore   45'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,108
23 February 2008 34 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Bristol
Disley   81' Kay   74' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,777
1 March 2008 35 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Birkenhead
Coppinger   2' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,551
8 March 2008 36 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Oldham
Eardley   41' (pen.)
Taylor   45'
Alessandra   76'		 Jones   70' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,442
11 March 2008 37 Swansea City 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Swansea
Tate   43' Greenacre   90' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 11,039
15 March 2008 38 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Hartlepool United Birkenhead
Greenacre   36'
Nelson   64' (o.g.)
Cansdell-Sherriff   90'		 McCunnie   34'
Humphreys   71'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,608
20 March 2008 39 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Port Vale Birkenhead
Greenacre   68' (pen.)
Thomas-Moore   88'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,484
24 March 2008 40 Bournemouth 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Bournemouth
Goodison   1' (o.g.)
Kuffour   34'		 Kay   87' Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 4,118
29 March 2008 41 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Swindon Town Birkenhead
Jennings   12'
Greenacre   40'		 Paynter   68' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,815
5 April 2008 42 Walsall 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Walsall
N'Dour   45'
Demontagnac   59'		 Myrie-Williams   3'
Chorley   40'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,745
12 April 2008 43 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Nottingham Forest Birkenhead
Tyson   34'
Morgan   51'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,689
19 April 2008 44 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Huddersfield
Booth   61' Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 8,315
26 April 2008 45 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Southend United Birkenhead
Kay   53' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,842
3 May 2008 46 Northampton Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
Akinfenwa   3'
Hübertz   68'		 Greenacre   43'
Goodison   80'		 Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 5,088

FA Cup

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Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
10 November 2007 Round 1 Chesterfield 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Chesterfield
Lester   29' Greenacre   37' (pen.)
Kay   84'
Curran   90'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,296
1 December 2007 Round 2 Bradford City 0–3 Tranmere Rovers Bradford
Jennings   7'
Greenacre   37', 68'		 Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 6,379
5 January 2008 Round 3 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Hereford United Birkenhead
Jennings   75'
Taylor   78'		 Smith   65'
Benjamin   76'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,909
16 January 2008 Round 3 replay Hereford United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Hereford
Johnson   72' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6,471

League Cup

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Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 Round 1 Stockport County 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Stockport
McNeil   84' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,499

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
4 September 2007 Northern Section Round 1 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Morecambe Birkenhead
Burns   55' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,557

Players

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First-team squad

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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   WAL Danny Coyne
2 DF   ENG Robbie Stockdale
4 MF   ENG Paul McLaren
5 DF   AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
6 DF   ENG Antony Kay
7 MF   ENG John Mullin
8 FW   COD Calvin Zola
9 FW   ENG Ian Thomas-Moore
10 FW   ENG Chris Greenacre
11 MF   PAK Adnan Ahmed
12 MF   ENG Steve Jennings
13 GK   ENG Shane McWeeney
14 DF   ENG Ben Chorley
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   JAM Ian Goodison
17 DF   ENG Andy Taylor
18 FW   ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan from Bristol City)
19 FW   ENG Steve Davies
20 MF   ENG Paul Henry
21 MF   ENG Mike Jones
22 DF   WAL Michael Johnston
23 FW   ENG Chris Shuker
24 GK   NED John Achterberg
25 FW   ENG Craig Curran
26 DF   ENG Danny Holmes
26 FW   ENG Terry Gornell

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ENG Kevin Cooper (returned to parent club Cardiff City following loan spell)
3 DF   ENG Carl Tremarco (joined Wrexham on 18 January 2008)[4]
9 FW   ENG Gareth Taylor (joined Doncaster Rovers on 31 January 2008)[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tranmere Manager History".
  2. ^ "Tranmere Rovers match record: 2008".
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Tranmere Rovers - 2007/08".
  4. ^ "BBC SPORT - My Club - Wrexham - Quartet join Wrexham with one out".
  5. ^ "BBC SPORT - My Club - Doncaster - Doncaster sign Elliott and Taylor".
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