2026–27 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2026–27 season is the 143rd season in the history of Tranmere Rovers Football Club and their seventh 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

ManagerDarrell Clarke

StadiumPrenton Park

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Tranmere Rovers
2026–27 season
Owner	Mark and Nicola Palios
Chairman	Mark Palios
Manager	Darrell Clarke
Stadium	Prenton Park
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Managerial changes

Prior to the season starting, Darrell Clarke was appointed as manager on a two-year contract.^[1]

Transfers and contracts

In

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2026	RB	Joel Senior	Bristol Rovers	Free	^[2]
1 July 2026^[a]	CM	Tom Conlon	Oldham Athletic		^[3]
1 July 2026^[b]	LB	Jacob Slater	Brighton & Hove Albion		^[4]
21 July 2026	CM	Jordan Davies	Fleetwood Town		^[5]
27 July 2026	RW	Tom Ince	Watford		^[6]
	CB	Jack McEvilly	Burnley		^[7]
	LB	Oliver Scott	Aldershot Town		^[8]
	CM	Charlie Veevers	Burnley		^[9]
28 July 2026	GK	Harrison Male	York City		^[10]
30 July 2026	CF	Courtney Baker-Richardson	Newport County		^[11]
3 August 2026	CDM	Will Vaulks	Oxford United	Free transfer	^[12]

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[a]
The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once Conlon's contract at Oldham Athletic expired.
[b]
The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once Slater's contract at Brighton & Hove Albion expired.

Loaned in

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Date	Pos.	Player	From	Loaned until	Ref.
16 July 2026	CB	Bobby Faulkner	Doncaster Rovers	End of Season	^[13]
21 July 2026	RW	Zane Okoro	Lincoln City		^[14]
28 August 2026	CF	Dylan Jones	Norwich City		^[15]
1 September 2026	CF	David Kamara	Peterborough United		^[16]
1 September 2026	CB	George Nevett	Peterborough United		^[16]

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Loaned out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Loaned until	Ref.
14 August 2026	CM	Josh Williams	Colwyn Bay	2 January 2027	^[17]
15 October 2026	CF	Sam Mann	1874 Northwich	15 November 2026	^[18]

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Out

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Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
10 July 2026	CDM	Nohan Kenneh	Maccabi Akhi Nazareth	Free transfer	^[19]

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Released / out of contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Joined date	Ref.
30 June 2026	CF	Josh Davison	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2026	^[20]^[21]
	RB	Cameron Norman	Newport County		^[20]^[22]
	CF	Harvey Saunders	Northampton Town		^[20]^[23]
	CDM	Richard Smallwood	Bristol Rovers		^[20]^[24]
	CF	Kristian Dennis	Altrincham		^[20]^[25]
	RW	Samuel Taylor	Altrincham		^[20]^[26]
	CF	Sol Solomon	Southport		^[20]^[27]
	LW	Omari Patrick	Forest Green Rovers	22 July 2026	^[20]^[28]
	CB	Aaron McGowan	Port Vale	31 July 2026	^[20]^[29]
	LB	Ethan Bristow	Harrogate Town	8 August 2026	^[20]^[30]
	LW	Kaiyne Woolery	Sligo Rovers	13 August 2026	^[20]^[31]
	CDM	Jason Lowe			^[20]

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New Contract

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Date	Pos.	Player	Contract expiry	Ref.
11 May 2026	CM	Sam Finley	30 June 2027	^[20]
29 June 2026^[a]	CF	Sam Mann	Undisclosed^[b]	^[32]
15 September 2026	CDM	Ryan Watson	31 December 2026	^[33]

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[a]
The contract was announced on 29 June, and would become officially commence on July 1.
[b]
First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 June, Tranmere announced a home pre-season friendly against Blackpool.^[34]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

11 July 2026 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Bootle	Wallasey
12:00 BST	Whitaker Trialist Trialist	Report		Stadium: Solar Campus Attendance: 0 (BCD)

18 July 2026 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Blackpool	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Whitaker 32' Davies 54'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park

24 July 2026 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Professional Footballers' Association	Wallasey
11:00 BST	Okoro Ironside Trialist	Report		Stadium: Solar Campus Attendance: 0 (BCD)

28 July 2026 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Altrincham	Wallasey
11:00 BST	Trialist 9'	Report	Barnes 5' Crawford 16' Barlow 21'	Stadium: Solar Campus Attendance: 0 (BCD)

7 August 2026 Friendly	Manchester City U21	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Manchester
12:00 BST		Report	Vaulks 54' Ince 65'	Stadium: Joie Stadium Attendance: 0 (BCD)

Competitions

League Two

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Grimsby Town	13	4	5	4	19	16	+3	17
12	Gillingham	13	4	5	4	18	18	0	17
13	Tranmere Rovers	13	3	7	3	16	16	0	16
14	Swindon Town	13	4	4	5	13	16	−3	16
15	Bristol Rovers	13	5	1	7	16	20	−4	16

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Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2026. 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^[35]

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	3	6	3	15	15	0	15	2	3	1	9	6	+3	1	3	2	6	9	−3

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Last updated: 20 October 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	W
Position	5	4	8	10	4	10	10	10	12	13	17	13
Points	3	4	5	6	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	15

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

Matches

On 25 June, the League Two fixtures were revealed.^[36]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

15 August 2026 1	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Davies 35' Whitaker 63', 87' Senior 76' Okoro 90+1'	Report	Davison 80' England 87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,826 (1,421 away) Referee: Jamie O'Connor

22 August 2026 2	Port Vale	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Burslem
15:00 BST	Dempsey 5' Byers 18' (pen.) Garrity 86'	Report	Smith 68' Ince 72' Ironside 79' Finley 90+10'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,668 Referee: Declan Brown

29 August 2026 3	Newport County	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
15:00 BST	Gwengwe 11', 90' Doidge 43' Dibley-Dias 84'	Report	Slater 15' Okoro 71' Ince 73' Jones 75'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,606 (458 away) Referee: Emily Heaslip

1 September 2026 4	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Rotherham United	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Okoro 16' Faulkner 74' 90+4' Ince 87' Davies 90+5' McGee 90+6'	Report	Otoo 34' Aljofree 69' Nemane 84' Bradshaw 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,137 Referee: Martin Woods

5 September 2026 5	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Jones 17' Slater 43' McGee 79' Ironside 82' (pen.) Ince 90'	Report	Norburn 8' Robson 11'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Seb Stockbridge

12 September 2026 6	Gillingham	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 BST	McKenzie 26' King 35' Dobbs 68' Hale 80' McManus 86'	Report	Smith 31' Vaulks 89'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,611 (349 away) Referee: Alan Young

19 September 2026 7	Exeter City	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Exeter
15:00 BST	Gordon 45' James 52'	Report	Smith 30' Jones 65' Slater 75'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,158 (530 away) Referee: Isaac Searle

26 September 2026 8	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Walsall	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Ironside 35' Faulkner 73'	Report	Sprangler 18' Connolly 35' Smith 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,229 (802 away) Referee: Stephen Parkinson

3 October 2026 9	Chesterfield	4–2	Tranmere Rovers	Whittington Moor
12:30 BST	Markanday 15' Bonis 21' McEachran 54' McFadzean 79' Marsh 83' Koroma 85', 90+1'	Report	Conlon 18' Ironside 41' Senior 57' Jones 59' Slater 90+4'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 8,186 (795 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports.^[37]

10 October 2026 10	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Conlon 15'		Brown 57' Adebayo-Rowling 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,062 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

17 October 2026 11	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Barnet	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Vaulks 22', 71' Senior 51' 90+2'	Report	Williams 20' Tshimanga 55', 87' (pen.) Kanu 70'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Jamie Robinson

20 October 2026 12	Northampton Town	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	Faulkner 37' Watson 42' O'Connor 90+1'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,918 Referee: Aaron Jackson

FA Cup

Tranmere were drawn away to Barnet in the first round.^[38]^[39]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

7 November 2026 First round	Barnet	v	Tranmere Rovers	Edgware
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Hive Stadium

EFL Cup

Tranmere were drawn at home to Rochdale in the preliminary round.^[40]^[41]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 August 2026 Preliminary round	Tranmere Rovers	2–2 (1–2 p)	Rochdale	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Whitaker 4', 87' Senior 42' Davies 53', 60'	Report	East 11' Silcott-Duberry 85'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Oliver Mackey
	Penalties
	Davies Okoro Ince Whitaker Baker-Richardson		Dieseruvwe Ebanks-Landell Francis Silcott-Duberry

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Tranmere were drawn against Stockport County, Shrewsbury Town and Everton U21 in the Northern Group E.^[42]^[43]

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Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Stockport County	2	2	0	8	3	+5	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Tranmere Rovers	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Everton U21	1	0	1	3	6	−3	0
4	L2	Shrewsbury Town	2	0	2	0	3	−3	0

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Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2026. Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

22 September 2026 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Scott 50' Jones 69'	Report	Anderson 42' Jude-Boyd 65' Gray 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,339 (74 away) Referee: Paul Marsden

10 November 2026 Group stage	Stockport County	v	Tranmere Rovers	Edgeley
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Edgeley Park

24 November 2026 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	v	Everton U21	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 20 October 2026

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	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Joel Senior	12	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Jacob Slater	12	1	10+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jordan Turnbull	6	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Nathan Smith	12	0	10+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	WAL	Will Vaulks	12	1	12+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Charlie Whitaker	12	2	10+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Sam Finley	10	0	2+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Joe Ironside	13	1	9+3	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Tom Ince	13	2	12+0	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Tom Conlon	12	1	9+2	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	GK	ENG	Harrison Male	8	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	JAM	Coniah Boyce-Clarke	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Olly Scott	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
15	MF	WAL	Jordan Davies	7	2	3+3	1	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Bobby Faulkner	11	2	8+1	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
17	FW	USA	Zane Okoro	11	2	6+3	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Courtney Baker-Richardson	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Charlie Veevers	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	DF	IRL	Lee O'Connor	6	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Patrick Brough	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	FW	ENG	David Kamara	6	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Lewis Warrington	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
26	DF	ENG	James Plant	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Sam Mann	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	DF	ENG	Jack McEvilly	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
29	FW	ENG	Dylan Jones	11	4	7+3	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	1
30	DF	WAL	George Nevett	6	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Ryan Watson	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

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Disciplinary record

As of match played 20 October 2026

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

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Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	2	RB		Joel Senior	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
2	16	CB		Bobby Faulkner	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
3	3	LB		Jacob Slater	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	5	CB		Nathan Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	1	GK		Luke McGee	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	7	CAM		Charlie Whitaker	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	9	CF		Joe Ironside	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10	RW		Tom Ince	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15	CM		Jordan Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	6	CDM		Will Vaulks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	CM		Sam Finley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11	CM		Tom Conlon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	LB		Olly Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	17	RW		Zane Okoro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22	RB]]		Lee O'Connor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	29	CF		Dylan Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	44	CDM		Ryan Watson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					25	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	29	1	1

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2026–27 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Managerial changes

Transfers and contracts

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Loaned in

Loaned out

Out

Released / out of contract

New Contract

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

League Two

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

References

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