2025–26 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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The 2025–26 season is the 142nd season in the history of Tranmere Rovers Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

OwnerMark and Nicola Palios

ChairmanMark Palios

ManagerAndy Crosby
(until 4 March)^[1]
Pete Wild
(from 10 March)^[2]

StadiumPrenton Park

Quick facts season, Owner ...

Tranmere Rovers
2025–26 season
Owner	Mark and Nicola Palios
Chairman	Mark Palios
Manager	Andy Crosby (until 4 March)^[1] Pete Wild (from 10 March)^[2]
Stadium	Prenton Park
League Two	21st
FA Cup	First Round
EFL Cup	First Round
EFL Trophy	Round of 32
Highest home attendance	11,141 (2 May 2026 vs. Grimsby Town)
Lowest home attendance	5,585 (17 February 2026 vs. Accrington Stanley)
Biggest win	4-0 (9 August 2025 vs. Shrewsbury Town)
Biggest defeat	0-5 (21 February 2026 vs. Notts County)
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Managerial changes

Prior to the season starting, Andy Crosby was appointed manager after acting as interim manager for the latter parts of the 2024–25 season.^[3] However, on 4 March 2026, Andy was dismissed from his duties at the club, with Andy Parkinson taking charge on an interim basis.^[1] Six days later, Pete Wild was appointed as manager until the end of the season.^[2]

Current squad

As of 22 July 2025

More information No., Name ...

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Luke McGee	GK	Edgware	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 30)	Forest Green Rovers	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2027
13	Joe Murphy	GK	Dublin	(1981-08-21) 21 August 1981 (age 45)	Shrewsbury Town	22 August 2020	Free	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Cameron Norman	RB	Norwich	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 30)	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
3	Patrick Brough	LB	Carlisle	(1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 30)	Northampton Town	1 July 2025	Free	30 June 2027
4	Jordan Turnbull	CB	Trowbridge	(1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 31)	Salford City	26 July 2022	Free	30 June 2027
5	Nathan Smith	CB	Madeley	(1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 30)	Port Vale	1 July 2025	Free	30 June 2027
22	Lee O'Connor	CB	Waterford	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 26)	Celtic	25 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
23	Ethan Bristow	LB	Maidenhead	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 24)	Unattached	1 July 2025	Free	30 June 2026
Midfielders
6	Richard Smallwood	DM	Redcar	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 35)	Bradford City	14 July 2025	Free	30 June 2026
7	Charlie Whitaker	AM	Leeds	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 22)	Notts County	1 July 2025	Free	30 June 2027
8	Sam Finley	CM	Liverpool	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 34)	Bristol Rovers	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
11	Omari Patrick	LM	Slough	(1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 30)	Sutton United	2 August 2024	Free	30 June 2026
16	Jason Lowe	CM	Wigan	(1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 34)	Port Vale	1 July 2025	Free	30 June 2026
21	Josh Williams	CM		(2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 22)	Connah's Quay Nomads	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
24	Billy Blacker	AM	Calderdale	(2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 20)	Sheffield United	22 July 2025	Loan	31 May 2026
42	Nohan Kenneh	DM	Zwerdu	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 23)	Hibernian	2 July 2025	Free	30 June 2027
Forwards
9	Kristian Dennis	CF	Manchester	(1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 36)	Carlisle United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
10	Josh Davison	CF	Enfield	(1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 26)	AFC Wimbledon	1 July 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
17	Sol Solomon	CF	Jersey	(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 25)	Marine	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
18	Connor Jennings	CF	Manchester	(1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 34)	Hartlepool United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
19	Harvey Saunders	CF	Wolverhampton	(1997-07-20) 20 July 1997 (age 29)	Bristol Rovers	27 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
20	Samuel Taylor	RW		(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 22)	Academy	10 January 2022	Trainee	30 June 2026

Transfers and contracts

In

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
3 June 2025	LB	Ethan Bristow	Free agent	N/a	^[4]
1 July 2025^[a]	LB	Patrick Brough	Northampton Town	Free	^[5]
1 July 2025^[b]	CB	Nathan Smith	Port Vale		^[6]
1 July 2025^[c]	CAM	Charlie Whitaker	Notts County		^[7]
1 July 2025	CM	Jason Lowe	Port Vale		^[8]
2 July 2025	CDM	Nohan Kenneh	Hibernian		^[9]
14 July 2025	CDM	Richard Smallwood	Bradford City		^[10]
1 September 2025	ST	Joe Ironside	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	^[11]
10 October 2025	CB	Aaron McGowan	Northampton Town	Free	^[12]
28 January 2026	LWB	James Plant	Port Vale	Undisclosed	^[13]
1 February 2026	CM	Lewis Warrington	Walsall	Free	^[14]
20 March 2026	W	Kaiyne Woolery	Anorthosis Famagusta	Free	^[15]
26 March 2026	DM	Ryan Watson	Salford City	Free	^[16]

[a]
The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at Northampton had ended
[b]
The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at Port Vale had ended
[c]
The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at Notts County had ended

Out

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.

Loaned in

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
21 July 2025	CM	Billy Blacker	Sheffield United	31 May 2026	^[17]
23 July 2025	CF	Taylan Harris	Luton Town	6 January 2026	^[18]
19 August 2025	RB	Jayden Joseph	Leicester City	31 May 2026^[a]	^[19]^[20]
1 September 2025	GK	Jack Barrett	Blackburn Rovers	31 May 2026^[b]	^[21]^[22]
15 January 2026	CF	Dylan Jones	Norwich City	31 May 2026	^[23]
16 January 2026	CB	William Tamen	Everton		^[24]
2 February 2026	CM	Zech Obiero	Leyton Orient		^[25]
2 February 2026	CF	Max Dickov	Mansfield Town		^[26]
2 February 2026	CB	Stephan Negru	Oxford United		^[27]
6 February 2026	GK	Marko Maroši	Port Vale	Unknown	^[28]

[a]
On 1 January, Joseph's loan from Leicester was extended until the end of the season
[b]
On 2 January, Barrett's loan from Blackburn was extended until the end of the season

Loaned out

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
15 August 2025	CF	Sam Taylor	Linfield	31 May 2026	^[29]
29 August 2025	CF	Harvey Saunders	Eastleigh		^[30]
27 January 2026	CF	Josh Davison	Cheltenham Town		^[31]
2 February 2026	DM	Richard Smallwood	Bristol Rovers		^[32]

Released / out of contract

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Joined date	Ref.
30 June 2025	LM	Josh Hawkes	Oldham Athletic	1 July 2025	^[33]^[34]
	CM	Regan Hendry	Mansfield Town		^[35]^[36]
	RM	Kieron Morris	Oldham Athletic		^[37]^[38]
	CM	Brad Walker	Hartlepool United		^[39]
	CM	Chris Merrie	AFC Fylde	23 July 2025	^[38]^[40]
	CF	Luke Norris	Boreham Wood	24 July 2025	^[38]^[41]
	CB	Tom Davies	Salisbury	25 July 2025	^[38]^[42]
	GK	Reuben Egan	Wrexham	3 September 2025	^[38]^[43]
	CB	Declan Drysdale	Marine	26 September 2025	^[38]^[44]
	LB	Connor Wood	Peterborough Sports	18 October 2025	^[38]

New Contract

More information Date, Pos. ...

Date	Pos.	Player	Expiry	Ref.
15 May 2025	GK	Luke McGee	30 June 2027	^{[citation needed]}
16 May 2025	GK	Joe Murphy	30 June 2026	^{[citation needed]}
16 May 2025	ST	Kristian Dennis	30 June 2026	^{[citation needed]}
23 May 2025	RB	Lee O’Connor	30 June 2027
2 June 2025	CB	Jordan Turnbull		^[45]
26 August 2025	CM	Josh Williams		^[46]
6 January 2026	CB	Aaron McGowan	30 June 2026	^[47]
29 January 2026	CF	Connor Jennings	30 June 2027	^[48]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 4 June, Tranmere Rovers announced their first pre-season fixture, against Wigan Athletic.^[49]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Lostock
15:00 BST	McAtee 12'	Report	Davison 85'	Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

12 July 2025 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	6–0	Southport	Wallasey
13:00 BST	Whitaker (x2) Davison Taylor Jennings (x2)	Report		Stadium: Solar Campus Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
Note: 2x90 minute matches

15 July 2025 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	9–0	Bootle	Wallasey
19:00 BST	Whitaker (x3) Davison (x3) Norman Taylor Jennings	Report		Stadium: Solar Campus Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

19 July 2025 Friendly	Blackburn Rovers U21	1–3	Tranmere Rovers	Langho
15:00 BST		Report	Jennings (x2) Solomon	Stadium: Brockhall Village Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

22 July 2025 Friendly	Preston North End	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Euxton
15:00 BST		Report	Davison Patrick	Stadium: Preston North End Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

26 July 2025 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		Report	Carragher 17'	Stadium: Prenton Park

Competitions

League Two

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	10	23	42	69	−27	49
20	Newport County	46	12	7	27	48	77	−29	43
21	Tranmere Rovers	46	10	11	25	54	79	−25	41
22	Crawley Town	46	8	16	22	44	68	−24	40
23	Harrogate Town (R)	46	10	9	27	39	68	−29	39	Relegation to National League

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^[50]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	10	11	25	54	79	−25	41	4	6	13	22	37	−15	6	5	12	32	42	−10

Last updated: complete.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...

Round	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	4¹	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	25²	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	40³	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D
Position	13	4	9	10	12	14	16	17	18	18	19	18	18	17	18	16	16	15	15	15	16	14	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	20	21	21	20	21
Points	1	4	5	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	14	15	16	16	19	20	23	26	26	26	29	29	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	40	40	41

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 4 (vs. Accrington Stanley) was postponed due to the EFL Cup first round tie being rescheduled.
² Matchday 25 (vs. Newport County) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
³ Matchday 40 (vs. Cheltenham Town) was postponed due to international call-ups.

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 August 2025 1	Colchester United	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Anderson 22' Lisbie 69', 87'	Report	Jennings 15' Kenneh 79' Solomon 89'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,981 Referee: David Rock

9 August 2025 2	Tranmere Rovers	4–0	Shrewsbury Town	Birkenhead
12:30 BST	Harris 19' Davison 22' Patrick 74' Brough 85' Dennis 88'	Report	Boyle 57' 58' Perry 84'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,620 Referee: Jamie O'Connor
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[51]

16 August 2025 3	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Gillingham	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Patrick 63' Smallwood 77' Norman 90+4'	Report	Dack 21' Nevitt 39' Clark 86' 90+4' Gbodé 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,981 (421 away) Referee: Declan Bourne

23 August 2025 5	Crawley Town	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Crawley
15:00 BST	Scott 8'	Report	Kenneh 10' Whitaker 21' Smallwood 45+1' Smith 56' Brough 67' Patrick 80'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Referee: Greg Rollason

30 August 2025 6	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Notts County	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Smallwood 20' Patrick 45' Bristow 45+2' Harris 69' O'Connor 73' McGee 90+7'	Report	Jones 45+2' Dennis 49' Gordon 62' Roos 87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,610 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

6 September 2025 7	Salford City	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Salford
15:00 BST	Mnoga 48' Garbutt 56' (pen.) Stockton 81' Ashley 86'	Report	Patrick 64'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Andrew Humphries

13 September 2025 8	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Newport County	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Joseph 33', 48' Murphy 76'	Report	Reindorf 19' Jenkins 37' Baker-Richardson 87', 90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,345 Referee: Alan Young

20 September 2025 9	Walsall	4–2	Tranmere Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Weir 9', 45+5' Kanu 61' Adomah 90+1'	Report	Ironside 38', 40' Blacker 89'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,010 (685 away) Referee: Edward Duckworth

27 September 2025 10	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Cambridge United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Ironside 53'	Report	Mayor 32' Ball 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,319 Referee: Adam Herczeg

4 October 2025 11	Bromley	3–3	Tranmere Rovers	Bromley
15:00 BST	Cameron 16', 20' Kabamba 37' Cheek 49' (pen.) Webster 71' Charles 71'	Report	Smith 27' Murphy 38' Davison 41' Patrick 50' Brough 54' Norman 60'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,589 Referee: James Oldham

11 October 2025 12	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Barnet	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		Report	Ndlovu 26' Senior 40' Slicker 47', 90+6' Collinge 52' Crichlow 57' Hawkins 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Richard Eley

18 October 2025 13	Bristol Rovers	1–4	Tranmere Rovers	Bristol
15:00 BST	Harrison 5' Chang 85' Kilgour 90+1'	Report	Smith 33' Jennings 51', 73' Davison 55', 79' Patrick 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,835 Referee: Thomas Parsons

25 October 2025 14	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Chesterfield	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Jennings 90+3'	Report	Patrick 12' (o.g.) Stirk 26' Dunkley 40'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Scott Oldham

28 October 2025 4^[52]	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Whalley 16' Madden 65' Heath 90+3'	Report	Whitaker 63' Norman 64' Blacker 78'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,375 Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19 August, but was postponed due to the EFL Cup first round tie being rescheduled.^[53]

8 November 2025 15	Swindon Town	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Mabete 45' Palmer 45+4' 74' Munroe 89' 90+3'	Report	Norman 56' Jennings 57' Finley 66' Dennis 88'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,149 Referee: Gavin Ward

15 November 2025 16	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Wilson 2' (o.g.) Ironside 11' Smith 66' Smallwood 73' Whitaker 86'	Report	Thomas 34' Martin 77' Young 85'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,481 Referee: Oliver Langford

22 November 2025 17	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Whitaker 9', 27' Finley 23' Joseph 67'	Report	Leko 4' 79' Mellish 78', 90+1' Thompson-Sommers 82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,786 Referee: Richie Watkins

27 November 2025 18	Grimsby Town	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Cleethorpes
20:00 GMT	Burns 67'	Report	Whitaker 19' Brough 54' Jennings 73' Kenneh 87' Dennis 90+6', 90+8'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,565 Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 November, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[54]

9 December 2025 19	Barrow	0–3	Tranmere Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Williams 20' Gordon 51' Canavan 53' 84' McCann 84'	Report	Whitaker 53' Ironside 67' (pen.) Dennis 86' (pen.), 72'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Andrew Miller

13 December 2025 20	Tranmere Rovers	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Norman 45+1' Smith 45+9' Joseph 56' Connolly 82' (o.g.) McGowan 90+5'	Report	Sanders 17', 45+2' Thibaut 45+9' Tezgel 59' Billington 63' O'Reilly 71'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,752 (834 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

20 December 2025 21	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Mellon 31', 47', 61' Garner 40' Caprice 49' Fondop 68' Hudson 87'	Report	Turnbull 37' Whitaker 41'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,838 (1,792 away) Referee: Martin Coy

26 December 2025 22	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Bristow 11' Whitaker 23', 90+6' Blacker 33' Dennis 37' Smith 80'	Report	Neal 76' Evans 90+7'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,933 (289 away) Referee: Dale Baines

29 December 2025 23	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Barrow	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Turnbull 40' Brough 50' Smith 84'	Report	Canavan 4' 64' Jackson 8' Raglan 18' Fletcher 32' Harper 35' Smith 90+7'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,706 (217 away) Referee: Elliott Swallow

1 January 2026 24	Harrogate Town	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	O'Connor 50' Morris 90+1'	Report	Turnbull 27' Norman 73', 90+2'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,610

10 January 2026 26	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Bromley	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Ironside 15' Brough 49'	Report	Cheek 2', 57', 59' Odutayo 41' Hondermarck 73'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,930 Referee: Martin Woods

17 January 2026 27	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Walsall	Birkenhead
12:30 GMT	Finley 81' Ironside 90'	Report	Farquharson 38' Barrett 43' Kanu 45' Matt 65' Łopata 90+4'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,751 (504 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[55]

24 January 2026 28	Cambridge United	4–2	Tranmere Rovers	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Hoddle 19' Brophy 35' Lavery 58' Watts 67', 77' Knight 90+6'	Report	Smith 15' Jones 45' Blacker 54' Whitaker 63' McGowan 86'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,800 (584 away) Referee: Ross Martin

27 January 2026 29	Barnet	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Edgware
19:45 GMT	Tshimanga 37' Glover 58' Shelton 90+6'	Report	Murphy 45+6' Tamen 52' Finley 54'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,983 (422 away) Referee: Carl Brook

31 January 2026 30	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Salford City	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Finley 81' Dennis 90+5'	Report	Grant 68' N'Mai 75'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,203 Referee: Richard Eley

7 February 2026 31	Gillingham	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Hale 25', 65'	Report	Whitaker 78'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,564 (244 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

14 February 2026 32	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Obiero 12' Whitaker 38' Ironside 45' (pen.) Plant 56' Warrington 83' Maroši 90+6'	Report	Bajrami 44'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,739 (181 away) Referee: Andrew Humphries

17 February 2026 33	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Warrington 51'	Report	Love 29' Madden 48', 80' Butterfield 63' Heath 90+1' Woods 90+5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,585 (169 away) Referee: Edward Duckworth

21 February 2026 34	Notts County	5–0	Tranmere Rovers	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Lowe 15' (o.g.) Platt 45' Ndlovu 46', 55' Jones 57' Dennis 86' (pen.)	Report	Obiero 34' Warrington 41'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,329 (754 away) Referee: Harry Wager

28 February 2026 35	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Thomas 77' March 90+1', 90+2'	Report	Plant 44' Finley 51' Obiero 90' Warrington 90+5'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,253 Referee: Harrison Blair

3 March 2026 25^[56]	Newport County	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 January, but it was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[57]

7 March 2026 36	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Lowe 38' Murphy 72' Obiero 90+5'	Report	Fondop 20' Stevens 42', 75' (pen.) Kavanagh 45+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,107 Referee: Sam Mulhall

14 March 2026 37	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT		Report	Smith 38' Obiero 42' Brough 43'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,204 (706 away) Referee: Emily Heaslip

17 March 2026 38	Tranmere Rovers	0–3	Harrogate Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Norman 45' Whitaker 50' Kenneh 79'	Report	Smith 9' Headman 11', 39' Hill 59'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Kirsty Dowle

21 March 2026 39	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Swindon Town	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Solomon 69'	Report	Hoilett 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,762 Referee: Thomas Parsons

3 April 2026 41	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Stubbs 55'	Report	Brough 86'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 7,012 Referee: Ollie Yates

6 April 2026 42	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Colchester United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		Report	Payne 75'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Scott Oldham

11 April 2026 43	Chesterfield	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Naylor 44'	Report	Finley 53'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 7,953 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

18 April 2026 44	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Joseph 71'	Report	Omochere 65' Akhamrich 84'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Carl Brook

21 April 2026 40^[58]	Cheltenham Town	1–3	Tranmere Rovers	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Miller 40'	Report	Smith 47' Joseph 64' Patrick 85'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 March, but was needed to be rearranged due to international call-ups.^[59]

25 April 2026 45	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	Milton Keynes
12:30 BST	Mendez-Laing 18' Gilbey 21' Paterson 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[60]

2 May 2026 46	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Grimsby Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST				Stadium: Prenton Park

FA Cup

Tranmere were drawn at home to Stockport County in the first round.^[61]^[62]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 November 2025 First round	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Stockport County	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Patrick 71' Smallwood 88' Finley 90+3'	Report	Diamond 55' Norwood 74' Lowe 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,164 Referee: Simon Mather

EFL Cup

Tranmere were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round.^[63]^[64]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

19 August 2025 First round	Tranmere Rovers	1–1 (4–5 p)	Burton Albion	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Whitaker 37' Jennnings 41'	Report	Whitfield 10' Newall 72' Sibbick 90+7'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Simon Mather
	Penalties
	Patrick Lowe Harris Blacker O'Connor Norman Davison		Whitfield Revan Larsson Tavares Williams Akoto Delap
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 12 August, but was postponed due to a major power outage.^[65]^[53]

EFL Trophy

Tranmere were drawn against Barrow, Blackpool and Nottingham Forest U21 in the group stage.^[66] After winning the group, Rovers were guaranteed a home tie in the round of 32 and were drawn against Fleetwood Town.^[67]^[68]

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Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	2	1	0	0	6	4	+2	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Blackpool	3	2	0	0	1	8	3	+5	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Barrow	3	1	0	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	ACA	Nottingham Forest U21	3	0	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 September 2025 North Group B	Tranmere Rovers	2–2 (9–8 p)	Nottingham Forest U21	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Turnbull 17' Solomon 18' Davison 59' Norman 89'	Report	Smith 2' J. Thompson 35' K. Thompson 88'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Rob Massey-Ellis
	Penalties
	Patrick Smallwood Jennings Whitaker Harris Davison Lowe Norman Brough Smith Barrett		Abbott Sillah McClure Newton Sinclair Nwosu K. Thompson Smith J. Thompson Hanks Campbell

7 October 2025 North Group B	Barrow	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
19:30 BST	Newby 8' Booty 45+1' Harper 58' Cameron 60'	Report	Whitaker 22', 80' Brough 72'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 581 Referee: William Davis

11 November 2025 North Group B	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Blackpool	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT	Brough 24' Ironside 75' Harris 85' Norman 88'	Report	Banks 18' Knight 38' Evans 44'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Declan Brown

2 December 2025 Round of 32	Tranmere Rovers	0–3	Fleetwood Town	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT		Report	Potter 54' Brough 56' (o.g.) Coughlan 71' Medley 76' Helm 88'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Aaron Bannister

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Luke McGee	6	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Cameron Norman	43	3	25+13	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Patrick Brough	47	2	38+4	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	1
4	DF	ENG	Jordan Turnbull	16	1	8+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
5	DF	ENG	Nathan Smith	52	5	46+0	5	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+2	0
6	MF	ENG	Richard Smallwood	32	0	20+6	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+2	0
7	MF	ENG	Charlie Whitaker	47	13	34+7	10	1+0	0	1+0	1	2+2	2
8	MF	ENG	Sam Finley	33	2	28+2	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Kristian Dennis	28	4	7+18	4	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Josh Davison	28	3	9+14	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+1	1
11	FW	ENG	Omari Patrick	41	8	32+4	7	1+0	1	0+1	0	0+3	0
12	GK	ENG	Jack Barrett	9	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
13	GK	IRL	Joe Murphy	22	0	22+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Jayden Joseph	35	3	23+7	3	0+1	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
15	DF	ENG	William Tamen	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Jason Lowe	19	0	6+10	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
17	FW	Jersey	Sol Solomon	18	0	3+10	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
18	FW	ENG	Connor Jennings	33	4	13+15	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Harvey Saunders	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	DF	IRL	Lee O'Connor	12	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SKN	Ethan Bristow	21	0	13+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Billy Blacker	29	1	15+9	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
25	MF	ENG	Lewis Warrington	9	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	ENG	James Plant	14	1	9+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Dylan Jones	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF	IRL	Stephan Negru	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Joe Ironside	42	6	28+9	5	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+2	1
30	DF	ENG	Aaron McGowan	25	0	15+8	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
31	FW	ENG	Max Dickov	8	0	0+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	KEN	Zech Obiero	13	2	11+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK	SVK	Marko Maroši	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	FW	ENG	Kaiyne Woolery	8	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	MF	LBR	Nohan Kenneh	37	0	20+15	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Ryan Watson	6	0	3+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to their parent club during the season:
25	FW	ENG	Taylan Harris	19	1	4+9	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	4+0	0

2025–26 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Managerial changes

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Out

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Loaned out

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