2008–09_Tranmere_Rovers_F.C._season
2008–09 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
Tranmere Rovers 2008–09 football season
During the 2008–09 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in Football League One.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
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| Manager | Ronnie Moore | |||
| Stadium | Prenton Park | |||
| League One | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | Second round | |||
| Football League Cup | First round | |||
| Football League Trophy | Northern area semi-finals | |||
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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]
Tranmere's kits were manufactured by Vandanel and sponsored by the Wirral Metropolitan Council.
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.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 74 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 29 | −8 |
Source: [8]
Results by round
Matches
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 |
- "Tranmere Rovers sack Ronnie Moore after three years at club". The Guardian. 5 June 2009. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "John Barnes appointed the new manager of Tranmere Rovers". The Guardian. 15 June 2009. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Tranmere Rovers league performance history: League One table after close of play on 15 April 2009". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Beckford helps play-off pursuit". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Tranmere Rovers match record: League One 2009". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Tranmere Rovers league performance history: League One table at close of 2008-09 season". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "FootballSquads - Tranmere Rovers - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2019.