2010–11 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers
2010–11 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerLes Parry
StadiumPrenton Park
League One18th (of 24)
FA CupRound 1 (eliminated by Bournemouth)
League CupRound 2 (eliminated by Swansea City)
Football League TrophySemi-final (eliminated by Huddersfield Town)

The 2010–11 season was the 110th season of competitive association football and the 84th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral. Les Parry signed a one-year contract in June 2010 to stay as manager of the club.[1]

First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Faroe Islands FRO Gunnar Nielsen (until Jan 2011)
1 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Warner (from Jan 2011)
2 DF Curaçao CUW Timothy Cathalina (until Apr 2011)
3 DF England ENG Aaron Cresswell
4 DF England ENG Marlon Broomes
5 DF Jamaica JAM Ian Goodison
6 DF England ENG Paul McLaren (until Nov 2010)
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Mark McChrystal (from Jan 2011)
7 FW Nigeria NGA Enoch Showunmi
8 MF England ENG John Welsh (captain)
9 FW England ENG Ian Thomas-Moore (until Jan 2011)
9 MF England ENG Andy Robinson (from Jan 2011)
10 FW England ENG Terry Gornell (until Aug 2011)
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Robbie Weir (from Feb 2011)
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon
12 MF Wales WAL Ash Taylor
13 GK England ENG Joe Collister
14 DF England ENG Nick Wood
15 MF England ENG Ryan Fraughan
16 FW England ENG Jack Mackreth
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF England ENG Liam Darville (until Jan 2011)
17 DF England ENG Michael Kay (from Jan 2011)
18 DF France FRA Maxime Blanchard
19 MF England ENG Kayleden Brown (from Aug to Sep 2010)
20 DF England ENG Liam Benson
21 FW England ENG Dale Jennings
22 MF England ENG Max Power
23 GK England ENG Andy Coughlin
24 DF Ivory Coast CIV Zoumana Bakayogo
25 MF England ENG Joss Labadie
26 FW Northern Ireland NIR Adam McGurk
27 FW England ENG Lucas Akins
28 FW Northern Ireland NIR Sam Morrow
29 DF England ENG Jermaine Grandison (until Jan 2011)
30 DF France FRA Arnaud Mendy (until Nov 2010)
31 GK Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi (from Sep to Nov 2010)
32 DF England ENG Scott Wootton (until Jan 2011)
33 GK Australia AUS Simon Miotto (until Mar 2011)
34 MF England ENG Sam Mantom (from Nov to Dec 2010)
35 FW England ENG Lateef Elford-Alliyu (from Nov 2010 to Mar 2011)

Results

League One

7 August 2010 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Oldham Athletic Prenton Park
15:00 Thomas-Moore 89' Stephens 27', 81' Attendance: 7,270
14 August 2010 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Galpharm Stadium
15:00 Naysmith Red card 86' Attendance: 13,707
21 August 2010 Tranmere Rovers 0–3 Bournemouth Prenton Park
15:00 McQuoid 8'
Symes 18' (pen.)
Pugh 61'		 Attendance: 4,857
28 August 2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–2 Tranmere Rovers Victoria Road
15:00 Vincelot 52'
Arber 71'		 Showunmi 78'
Cresswell 88'		 Attendance: 2,256
4 September 2010 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Peterborough United Prenton Park
15:00 Mendy 44' Attendance: 4,636
11 September 2010 Yeovil Town 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Huish Park
15:00 Bowditch 7'
Welsh 11'
Huntington 27'		 Thomas-Moore 89' (pen.) Attendance: 3,364
16 September 2010 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Charlton Athletic Prenton Park
15:00 Showunmi 53' Wagstaff 6' Attendance: 4,735
25 September 2010 Colchester United 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Mooney 6'
Wordsworth 16'
Okuonghae 31'		 Showunmi 81' Attendance: 3,637
28 September 2010 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Memorial Stadium
19:45 Jennings 45' Attendance: 5,589
2 October 2010 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Prenton Park
15:00 Cresswell 87' Murray 35' Attendance: 5,421
9 October 2010 Southampton 2–0 Tranmere Rovers St Mary's Stadium
15:00 Lambert 42'
Lallana 56'		 Attendance: 19,293
16 October 2010 Tranmere Rovers 0–3 Brentford Prenton Park
15:00 O'Connor 7' (pen.), 67'
Bean 81'		 Attendance: 4,929
23 October 2010 Walsall 1–4 Tranmere Rovers Bescot Stadium
15:00 Macken 65' Welsh 34', 88'
Showunmi 59'
Thomas-Moore 78' (pen.)		 Attendance: 3,362
30 October 2010 Tranmere Rovers 4–2 Milton Keynes Dons Prenton Park
15:00 Jennings 3', 25'
Thomas-Moore 22' (pen.), 76'
Bakayogo Red card 70'		 Leven 14' (pen.)
Baldock 85'
MacKenzie Red card 60'		 Attendance: 4,512
2 November 2010 Carlisle United 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Brunton Park
19:45 Berrett 42'
Murphy 49'		 Attendance: 3,744
13 November 2010 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Prenton Park
15:00 Jennings 60' Attendance: 4,840
20 November 2010 Notts County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Meadow Lane
15:00 Showunmi 50'
Labadie Red card 75'		 Attendance: 5,782
23 November 2010 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Hartlepool United Prenton Park
19:45 Gulácsi 77' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,340
11 December 2010 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Leyton Orient Prenton Park
15:00 Wootton 61' Dawson 10'
McGleish 45'		 Attendance: 4,291
1 January 2011 Rochdale 3–2 Tranmere Rovers Spotland Stadium
15:00 Jones 26' (pen.), 44'
Grant 84'		 Broomes Red card 24'
Labadie 42'
Thomas-Moore 81' (pen.)		 Attendance: 5,500
3 January 2011 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Carlisle United Prenton Park
15:00 Goodison 39'
Thomas-Moore 80'		 Berrett 78' Attendance: 5,128
8 January 2011 Tranmere Rovers 3–3 Walsall Prenton Park
15:00 Richards 41' (o.g.)
Cresswell 85'
Elford-Alliyu 56'		 Richards 32'
Macken 85'
Butler 90'		 Attendance: 4,602
15 January 2011 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Stadium:mk
15:00 Powell 46'
Ibehre 70'		 Attendance: 8,014
22 January 2011 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Southampton Prenton Park
15:00 Welsh 13'
Jennings 60'		 Attendance: 5,504
25 January 2011 Swindon Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers County Ground
19:45 Attendance: 6,912
1 February 2011 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Prenton Park
19:45 Elford-Alliyu 4' Jones 90' Attendance: 4,766
5 February 2011 Tranmere Rovers A Notts County Prenton Park
15:00
Abandoned: waterlogged pitch (53')		 Gow 28'
12 February 2011 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Tranmere Rovers Home Park
15:00 Mason 90+1' Elford-Alliyu 22'
Elford-Alliyu 64'
Showunmi 80'		 Attendance: 8,015
15 February 2011 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Prenton Park
15:00 Elford-Alliyu 60'
Goodison 65'
Showunmi 81'		 Coke Red card 64' Attendance: 5,941
19 February 2011 Peterborough United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers London Road Stadium
15:00 McCann 53'
Showunmi 70' (o.g.)		 Welsh 24' Attendance: 5,774
22 February 2011 Brentford 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Griffin Park
19:45 MacDonald 2'
Legge 90'		 Labadie 65' Attendance: 4,192
26 February 2011 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Yeovil Town Prenton Park
15:00 Johnson 77' Attendance: 8,016
1 March 2011 Exeter City 1–1 Tranmere Rovers St James Park
19:45 Sercombe 65' Bakayogo 16' Attendance: 3,456
5 March 2011 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Tranmere Rovers The Valley
15:00 Llera 54' Showunmi 26' Attendance: 14,015
8 March 2011 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Bristol Rovers Prenton Park
19:45 Lines 19' Attendance: 4,110
12 March 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Withdean Stadium
15:00 Wood 63' (pen.)
Murray 71'		 Attendance: 7,461
19 March 2011 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Prenton Park
15:00 Showunmi 53' Attendance: 4,292
28 March 2011 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Boundary Park
19:45 Attendance: 3,114
2 April 2011 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Huddersfield Town Prenton Park
15:00 Afobe 39'
Novemberak 87'		 Attendance: 6,438
5 April 2011 Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Hillsborough Stadium
19:45 Miller 10'
Madine 14'
Miller 22' (pen.)
Mellor 90+2'		 Attendance: 15,235
9 April 2011 Bournemouth 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Dean Court
15:00 Ings Ings 90+1' Goodison 41'
McGurk 90+4'		 Attendance: 6,004
16 April 2011 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Prenton Park
15:00 Showunmi 12'
Goodison 34'		 Attendance: 4,562
19 April 2011 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Notts County Prenton Park
19:45 Westcarr 42' (pen.)
Ravenhill Red card 90+8'		 Attendance: 12,249
22 April 2011 Hartlepool United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Victoria Park
15:00 Sweeney 14' Jennings 81' Attendance: 2,969
25 April 2011 Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Exeter City Prenton Park
15:00 Kay 44'
Akins 67', 90'
Showunmi 71'		 Attendance: 5,017
30 April 2011 Leyton Orient 0–3 Tranmere Rovers Brisbane Road
15:00 (Report) Cresswell 8'
McGurk 45', 49'		 Referee: Horwood
7 May 2011 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Swindon Town Prenton Park
15:00 Jean-François 10'
Timlin 38'		 Attendance: 5,302

FA Cup

6 Nov 2010 Round 1 Bournemouth 5–3 Tranmere Rovers Dean Court
15:00 McQuoid 1', 4', 57'
Pugh 7'
Feeney 61'		 Cresswell 27'
Goodison 42'
Thomas-Moore 53'		 Attendance: 3,951

League Cup

10 Aug 2010 Round 1 Walsall 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Bescot Stadium
19:45 Goodison 40' Attendance: 2,253
24 Aug 2010 Round 2 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Swansea City Prenton Park
19:45 Showunmi 22' Van der Gun 73'
Sinclair 74'
Kuqi 90'		 Attendance: 2,450

Football League Trophy

31 Aug 2010 Round 1 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 *
(3–5 p)		 Accrington Stanley Prenton Park
19:45 Showunmi 79' Putterill 55' Attendance: 2,020
Penalties
Fraughan soccer ball with check mark
Showunmi soccer ball with red X
McGurk soccer ball with check mark
Cresswell soccer ball with check mark		 Joyce soccer ball with check mark
Parkinson soccer ball with check mark
Murphy soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with check mark
Ryan soccer ball with check mark
* Disqualified: fielding a suspended player
26 Oct 2010 Round 2 Tranmere Rovers 0–0
(4–3 p)		 Stockport County Prenton Park
19:45 Attendance: 2,223
Penalties
Thomas-Moore soccer ball with check mark
Labadie soccer ball with check mark
Wootton soccer ball with check mark
Morrow soccer ball with check mark		 Williams soccer ball with check mark
Donnelly soccer ball with red X
Turnbull soccer ball with check mark
Tansey soccer ball with check mark
Griffin soccer ball with red X
9 Nov 2010 Quarter-Final Bury 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Gigg Lane
19:45 Thomas-Moore 8' Attendance: 1,961
14 Dec 2010 Semi-Final Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Huddersfield Town Prenton Park
19:45 Rhodes 18', 67' Attendance: 2,598

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Hartlepool United 46 15 12 19 47 65 −18 57
17 Oldham Athletic 46 13 17 16 53 60 −7 56
18 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 11 20 53 60 −7 56
19 Notts County 46 14 8 24 46 60 −14 50
20 Walsall 46 12 12 22 56 75 −19 48
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ Cureton, Stephanie. "Les Parry signs 12-month contract with Tranmere Rovers". wirralglobe.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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