2022–23 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 139th season in the existence of Tranmere Rovers Football Club and the club's third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Tranmere Rovers

2022–23 season
Chairman	Mark Palios
Manager	Micky Mellon (until 19 March)[1]
Stadium	Prenton Park
League Two	12th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Josh Hawkes (10) All: Josh Hawkes (11)
Home colours
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Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
10 June 2022[a]	CB	Ben Hockenhull	Brentford	Free Transfer	[2]
10 June 2022[b]	CM	Paul Lewis	Northampton Town	Free Transfer	[3]
1 July 2022[c]	LB	Ethan Bristow	Reading	Free Transfer	[4]
1 July 2022	CB	Neill Byrne	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	[5]
1 July 2022[d]	CM	Rhys Hughes	Everton	Free Transfer	[6]
1 July 2022[e]	CM	Reece McAlear	Norwich City	Free Transfer	[7]
1 July 2022[f]	CM	Jon Nolan	Bristol Rovers	Free Transfer	[8]
1 July 2022[g]	RW	Jack Williams	Oldham Athletic	Free Transfer	[6]
6 July 2022	GK	Ross Doohan	Celtic	Undisclosed	[9]
13 July 2022	CB	Kyle Jameson	Oldham Athletic	Free Transfer	[10]
26 July 2022	CB	Jordan Turnbull	Salford City	Free Transfer	[11]
28 July 2022	CF	Joel Mumbongo	Burnley	Free Transfer	[12]
12 January 2023	DM	Brad Walker	Port Vale	Undisclosed	[13]
27 January 2023	CF	Harvey Saunders	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[14]
23 March 2023	CM	Florent Hoti	Arbroath	Free Transfer	[15]

1. The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
2. The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
3. The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Reading contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Everton contract expired
5. The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Norwich City contract expired
6. The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Bristol Rovers contract expired
7. The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Oldham Athletic contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2022	CB	Peter Clarke	Walsall	Free transfer	[16][17]
30 June 2022	CF	Emmanuel Dieseruvwe	FC Halifax Town	Free transfer	[18]
30 June 2022[a]	CM	Sam Foley	Barrow	Free transfer	[19]
30 June 2022	CB	Nathaniel Knight-Percival	Kidderminster Harriers	Released	[18][20]
30 June 2022	LB	Joe Maguire	Unattached	Released	[18]
30 June 2022	CF	Nicky Maynard	Macclesfield	Released	[18][21]
30 June 2022	RW	Callum McManaman	Unattached	Released	[18]
30 June 2022	DM	Jay Spearing	Retired		[18]
27 September 2022	LB	Ethan Jones	Bala Town	Free Transfer	[22]
8 October 2022	LB	Calum Macdonald	Stockport County	Free Transfer	[23]
6 January 2023	CB	Neill Byrne	Stockport County	Undisclosed	[24]
10 January 2023	GK	Ross Doohan	Forest Green Rovers	Undisclosed	[25]
11 January 2023	CF	Elliott Nevitt	Crewe Alexandra	Undisclosed	[26]
12 January 2023	LW	Ethan Roberts	Llandudno	Free Transfer	[27]

1. The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official once his contract at the club expired

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
21 July 2022	LB	Luke Robinson	Wigan Athletic	End of Season	[28]
1 September 2022	CF	Paul Glatzel	Liverpool	End of Season	[29]
1 September 2022	CB	Dynel Simeu	Southampton	5 January 2023[a]	[30][31]
16 January 2023	LW	Logan Chalmers	Dundee United	End of Season	[32]
31 January 2023	CM	Regan Hendry	Forest Green Rovers	End of Season	[33]
31 January 2023	AM	Jay Turner-Cooke	Newcastle United	End of Season	[34]

1. On 5 January, Simeu was recalled back to Southampton

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
24 September 2022	RW	Jack Williams	Nantwich Town	24 October 2022	[35]
18 January 2023	CM	Rhys Hughes	Chester	21 March 2023[a]	[36][37]
31 January 2023	CM	Reece McAlear	Ayr United	End of Season	[38]

1. On 21 February, Hughes' loan at Chester was extended by a further month

Pre-season and friendlies

On June 16, Tranmere announced their pre-season schedule.^[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Fleetwood Town v Tranmere Rovers

2 July 2022 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Thornton-Cleveleys
15:00 BST	Nsiala 45' Lane 90'	Report	Hemmings 2' Burton ?'	Stadium: Poolfoot Farm Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Preston North End v Tranmere Rovers

5 July 2022 Friendly	Preston North End	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Euxton
14:00 BST		Report	Nolan 80'	Stadium: Preston North End Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Warrington Town v Tranmere Rovers

9 July 2022 Friendly	Warrington Town	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Warrington
15:00 BST		Report	Morris 14'	Stadium: Cantilever Park

Tranmere Rovers v Heart of Midlothian

13 July 2022 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Birkenhead
19:30 BST	Hemmings 10'		McKay 70' Boyce 75'	Stadium: Prenton Park

Southport v Tranmere Rovers

16 July 2022 Friendly	Southport	1–4	Tranmere Rovers	Blowick
15:00 BST	Munro 74'	Report	Hemmings 17' McAlear 19' Mumbongo 51' Hawkes 87'	Stadium: Pure Stadium Attendance: 1,006

Tranmere Rovers v Huddersfield Town

23 July 2022 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–4	Huddersfield Town	Birkenhead
12:00 BST	McAlear 35'	Report	Jackson 44' Diarra 51' Rhodes 56' Grant 76'	Stadium: Prenton Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	30 July 2022	May 2023	Matchday 1		43	14	12	17	42	46	−4	032.56
FA Cup	5 November 2022	5 November 2022	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2022	24 August 2022	First round	Second round	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00
EFL Trophy	20 September 2022	22 November 2022	Group stage	Second round	4	1	2	1	7	8	−1	025.00
Total					50	15	15	20	53	60	−7	030.00

Last updated: 18 April 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League Two

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Barrow	46	18	8	20	47	53	−6	62
10	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	61	55	+6	61
11	Grimsby Town	46	16	13	17	49	56	−7	61
12	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	13	18	45	48	−3	58
13	Crewe Alexandra	46	14	16	16	48	60	−12	58
14	Sutton United	46	15	13	18	46	58	−12	58
15	Newport County	46	14	15	17	53	56	−3	57

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[40]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
45	15	13	17	45	47	−2	58	10	6	6	27	19	+8	5	7	11	18	28	−10

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	D
Position	18	23	15	13	17	15	16	16	14	14	11	12	9	9	9	11	10	11	12	14	15	14	14	15	15	15	13	14	15	11	12	15	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	11	11	13	11	11

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[41]

Tranmere Rovers v Stevenage

30 July 2022 1	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Stevenage	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hemmings 51' McAlear  90+5'	Report	List  28' Reeves 40',  79' Vancooten  57' Roberts 84'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Mansfield Town v Tranmere Rovers

6 August 2022 2	Mansfield Town	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Harbottle 60' Quinn  64' Hawkins  64'	Report	Hemmings  41'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Tranmere Rovers v Gillingham

13 August 2022 3	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Gillingham	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Nevitt 18' Bristow 67' Dacres-Cogley 75'	Report	Baggott  54' MacDonald  81'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Scott Oldham

Hartlepool United v Tranmere Rovers

16 August 2022 4	Hartlepool United	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Hartlepool
19:45 BST	Cooke  29' Umerah  37' Lacey  39'	Report	Turnbull  26' Jameson  80'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,072 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Newport County v Tranmere Rovers

20 August 2022 5	Newport County	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST	Moriah-Welsh 29' Bogle 38' (pen.) Clarke  82'	Report	Lewis 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Tom Nield

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hawkes 4' Byrne  19' Burton 83'	Report	Tchamadeu  73'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,041 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7	Leyton Orient	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Leyton
15:00 BST	Dacres-Cogley 36' (o.g.) Kelman  42' Smyth  47', 85' Beckles  90+3'	Report	Byrne  80'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,578 Referee: David Webb

Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)	Tranmere Rovers	Postponed	Stockport County	Birkenhead
19:45 BST				Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect, for the passing of Elizabeth II.[42]

Tranmere Rovers v Bradford City

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Bradford City	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Hemmings 49' Byrne  53' Hemmings  63' McAlear  84'	Report	Cook 3', 75' Crichlow  48'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,864 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Salford City v Tranmere Rovers

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9	Salford City	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Salford
15:00 BST	Hendry  45+1' Watt  87'	Report	Hawkes 34' Turnbull  45+1' Hemmings  55'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,175 Referee: David Rock

Walsall v Tranmere Rovers

24 September 2022 10	Walsall	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bescot
15:00 BST	Maddox  61'	Report	McAlear  29' Hemmings  38' Nevitt 90+6'	Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,845 Referee: Ben Toner

Tranmere Rovers v Barrow

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Barrow	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Merrie  19' Hawkes 25'	Report	Stevens  87' Foley  90+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Sutton United v Tranmere Rovers

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12	Sutton United	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Sutton
15:00 BST	Eastmond  36'	Report	Hemmings 19' (pen.) Merrie  22' Lewis 45+4' Hawkes  59'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 13	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Simeu 22' Merrie  52' Nevitt 56' 90'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Simon Mather

Harrogate Town v Tranmere Rovers

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14	Harrogate Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Daly 37' Headley  60' Falkingham  83' McArdle  90+4'	Report	Turnbull 56'  90+4'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Ollie Yates

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Hemmings 39' Simeu  90'	Report	Henderson 35' O'Donnell  90+5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,742 Referee: Andy Haines

Tranmere Rovers v Carlisle United

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Carlisle United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		Report	Dennis 1', 54' (pen.)  66' Mellish  90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,756 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 17	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Stockport County	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	O'Connor  34'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Bobby Madden

Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18	Swindon Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Wakeling 30'	Report	Hawkes 9' Turnbull  34'  90+5' Nevitt  59' Simeu  90'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,425 Referee: Lee Swabey

Tranmere Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Hawkes  11' Simeu  30' Hemmings 68' Davies  90+2'	Report	Chislett 8',  11' Assal 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 20	Northampton Town	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Sixfields
15:00 GMT	McWilliams  51'	Report	Bristow  25' Hemmings  70' Doohan  79'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,601 Referee: Will Finnie

Grimsby Town v Tranmere Rovers

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 21	Grimsby Town	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Kiernan 7' Maher 58' Khan  80'	Report	Lewis  45+2' Burton 66'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,134 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)	Tranmere Rovers	Postponed	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[43]

Tranmere Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 22	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Bristow  43' Hemmings 45' Morris 59' Lewis 77'	Report	Maxwell  33' Anderson  59'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,033 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Barrow v Tranmere Rovers

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 23	Barrow	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Barrow
19:45 GMT	Stevens 38' Gordon  90+3'	Report	Turnbull 6' Lewis  77' Hemmings 82'	Stadium: The dunes Hotel Stadium Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Tom Reeves

Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 24	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Agyei  24' Colkett 34'	Report	Davies  72'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Tranmere Rovers v Sutton United

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 25	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Sutton United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Hawkes 39' Mumbongo  42' Hemmings 58',  64' Morris  64' O'Connor  90+6'	Report	Smith 11', 61' Eastmond  64' Bugiel  77'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Marc Edwards

Tranmere Rovers v Walsall

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 26	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Walsall	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Turnbull  57' Hawkes 78' Morris  84'	Report	Monthé  71'  76' Johnson 72' White  89'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,027 Referee: Declan Bourne

Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)	Doncaster Rovers	Postponed	Tranmere Rovers	Doncaster
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[44]

Tranmere Rovers v Leyton Orient

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 27	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Leyton Orient	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Beckles 82' (o.g.)	Report	Sotiriou  74' Archibald  90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,946 Referee: Ollie Yates

Stockport County v Tranmere Rovers

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 28	Stockport County	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Edgeley
15:00 GMT	Knoyle 19' Wootton 45+1' Collar 78'	Report	Hemmings 41' (pen.) Davies  75' Morris 84'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,231 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) 29	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Lakin  34' Close 62' Hurst 65'	Report	Hendry  33' Walker  66' Turnbull  74'	Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,775 Referee: Andy Haines

Tranmere Rovers v Salford City

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 30	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Salford City	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Morris 22' O'Connor  32' Turnbull  40'	Report	Touray  37' Watson  53'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,516 Referee: James Oldham

Bradford City v Tranmere Rovers

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 31	Bradford City	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Walker 43' Stubbs  45+4' Cook 74' Halliday  83'	Report	Davies  45'	Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 15,482 Referee: Simon Mather

Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 32	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Mansfield Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT		Report	Harbottle 34',  62' Keillor-Dunn 54'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,282 Referee: Lee Swabey

Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers

25 February 2023 33	Stevenage	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Reid  77' Reeves  78'	Report	Hendry  26' Hawkes  58', 73' (pen.) Dacres-Cogley  77' Davies  85'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Martin Woods

Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town

28 February 2023 34	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Turnbull 68' Walker  87'	Report	Telford 80'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Craig Hicks

Tranmere Rovers v Hartlepool United

5 March 2023 35	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Hartlepool United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Hawkes 68' (pen.)	Report	Pruti  43' Cooke 44'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,320 Referee: James Oldham

Gillingham v Tranmere Rovers

11 March 2023 36	Gillingham	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Williams 32' Masterson 83'	Report	Hendry  90+1'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Tranmere Rovers v Newport County

18 March 2023 37	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Newport County	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Saunders  66' Hendry 90+2'	Report	Wildig 25' McNeill 30' Bennett  47' Kavanagh 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

25 March 2023 38	Colchester United	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Tovide  51' Newby  59' Chilvers 65' (pen.) Tchamadeu  76' Read  86' Kelleher  90'	Report	Saunders 13',  89' Mumbongo  39' Davies  56' Hendry  59' Dacres-Cogley  64' Murphy  64' Turnbull  70' Bristow  75'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Tranmere Rovers v Harrogate Town

31 March 2023 39	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Harrogate Town	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Oxley 36' (o.g.) Dacres-Cogley  54' Hendry  63' Turnbull  67'	Report	Armstrong 4' O'Connor  35' Falkingham  49' Sutton  67'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,861 Referee: Sunny Gill

Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers

7 April 2023 40	Carlisle United	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Dennis 3', 39' McCalmont  68' Garner  84'	Report	Hemmings  61'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 13,410 (716 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town

10 April 2023 41	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Swindon Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Saunders 22'	Report	McEachran  36' Darcy  89'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,654 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers

15 April 2023 42	Crawley Town	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crawley
15:00 BST	Oteh 30' Powell 40' Gordon  77' Grant  90+2'	Report	Saunders 8' Hendry  19' Hemmings 82' Turnbull  85' Turner-Cooke  89'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Alan Young

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

18 April 2023 43	Rochdale	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Dodgson  58' Lloyd 69' Ebanks-Landell 90+3'	Report	O'Donnell 19' (o.g.) Hawkes 56' (pen.) Hemmings  82'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Scott Tallis

Tranmere Rovers v Grimsby Town

22 April 2023 44	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Grimsby Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hawkes 33' (pen.) Hughes 48' Turnbull  70'	Report	Hunt  89' Lloyd  90+5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Marc Edwards

AFC Wimbledon v Tranmere Rovers

29 April 2023 45	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Al-Hamadi 68'	Report	Taylor 79'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 8,106 Referee: Martin Woods

Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town

8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) 46	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Northampton Town	Birkenhead
12:30 BST	Davies  71'	Report	Hoskins 5' Hylton  90+6'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,225 (2,200) Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Live on Sky Sports

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

Rovers were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round.^[45]

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Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round	Carlisle United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Gibson 30' Harris 66'  74' Armer  85'	Report	Davies  50' Byrne 82'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,154 Referee: Declan Bourne

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

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Tranmere were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the first round and at home to Newcastle United in the second round.^[46][47]

Accrington Stanley v Tranmere Rovers

9 August 2022 First round	Accrington Stanley	2–2 (11–12 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Accrington
19:45 BST	Adedoyin 37' Astley 39' Clark  90+2'	Report	Hawkes 62' Astley 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Robert Lewis
	Penalties
	McConville Whalley Pritchard Astley Pell Clark Woods Coyle Sangare Rodgers Jensen McConville Whalley		Hemmings Hawkes Hughes Lewis Robinson McAlear Byrne Dacres-Cogley Bristow Mumbongo Hewelt Hemmings Hawkes

Tranmere Rovers v Newcastle United

24 August 2022 Second round	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Newcastle United	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Nevitt 21' Hemmings  45+4'	Report	Lascelles 40' Wood 52'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10,961 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Tranmere Rovers with Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra.^[48]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	2	0	1	0	9	3	+6	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	1	1	0	1	6	7	−1	5
3	ACA	Leeds United U21	3	1	0	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	L2	Crewe Alexandra	3	0	1	0	2	1	5	−4	2

Source: EFL.com

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Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

20 September 2022 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	2–2 (5–4 p)	Bolton Wanderers	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Morris 21' Lewis  37', 40' Simeu  64' Lomax  71'	Report	Sadlier 72' Carty 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Hemmings Hughes McAlear Merrie Burton		Morley Afolayan Isgrove Sadlier Sheehan

Tranmere Rovers v Leeds United U21

4 October 2022 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	3–5	Leeds United U21	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Lewis 12'  25' Hughes 19' Byrne 45+3' Jameson  69' Nevitt  81' Nolan  84'	Report	Perkins 26' Gelhardt 28' 31' Greenwood  45+2'  69' Joseph 56' Gyabi  60' Drameh 64' Gnonto  87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 816 Referee: Martin Woods

Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers

18 October 2022 Group stage	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
19:00 BST	Finney  35'	Report	O'Connor  49' Jameson  55' Nevitt 71'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 888 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Burton Albion v Tranmere Rovers

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Second round	Burton Albion	1–1 (5–4 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Taylor  70' Carayol 90+2'		Turnbull 7',  33' Merrie  84' Hemmings  90+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 591 Referee: Thomas Parsons
	Penalties
	Winnall Taylor Oshilaja Dodoo Butcher Hamer Kamwa		Hemmings Hughes Merrie Lewis Hawkes O'Connor Dacres-Cogley