2014–15 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers F.C.
2014–15 season
Chairman Peter Johnson
Manager Rob Edwards
(until 13 October)
Micky Adams
(from 16 October)
League Cup First round
(knocked out by Nottingham Forest)
League Trophy Quarter-Finals (N)
(knocked out by Walsall)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season is the 88th season of Tranmere Rovers F.C. as a professional club in The Football League.

Match details

Pre-season

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Carlisle United 45 14 7 24 53 71 −18 49
21 Mansfield Town 45 13 9 23 37 60 −23 48
22 Hartlepool United 45 12 8 25 36 67 −31 44
23 Cheltenham Town (R) 45 9 13 23 39 66 −27 40 Relegation to National League
24 Tranmere Rovers (R) 45 9 12 24 45 66 −21 39
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]

Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Tranmere Rovers were drawn at home to Nottingham Forest.[3]

Football League Trophy

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving from
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
10 FW Eliot Richards EU Wales22 Free transfer Bristol Rovers Summer 2016 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
23 MF Matthew Gill EU England33 Free transfer Bristol Rovers Summer 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
5 DF Michael Ihiekwe EU England21 Free transfer Wolverhampton Wanderers Summer 2016 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
9 FW Kayode Odejayi EU Nigeria32 Free transfer Rotherham United Summer 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
6 DF Marcus Holness EU England25 Free transfer Burton Albion Summer 2016 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
14 MF Marc Laird EU Scotland28 Free transfer Southend United Summer 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
17 DF Danny Woodards EU England30 Free transfer Bristol Rovers Summer 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
19 DF Clayton McDonald EU England25 Non-contract Grimsby Town Summer N/A Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
22 MF Gerardo Bruna EU Spain23 Free transfer Huesca Spain Summer 2014 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
25 DF Matt Hill EU England33 Free transfer Sheffield United Summer 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
7 FW George Donnelly EU England26 Transfer Rochdale Summer 2016 Undisclosed BBC Sport
26 GK Peter Brezovan EU Slovakia34 Free transfer Portsmouth Summer 2015 Free BBC Sport
— FW Guy Madjo EU Cameroon30 Free transfer Looktabfah Thailand Summer 2015 Free BBC Sport
22 MF Steve Jennings EU England30 Free transfer Port Vale Winter 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
17 MF Rob Taylor EU England29 Transfer Mansfield Town Winter 2016 Undisclosed Tranmere Roverd F.C
19 MF Lee Molyneux EU England25 Free transfer Crewe Alexandra Winter 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
— DF Adam Dugdale EU England27 Free transfer Crewe Alexandra Winter 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
— DF Josh Thompson EU England23 Free transfer Colchester United Winter 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
— FW Iain Hume EU Canada31 Free transfer Kerala Blasters India Winter 2015 Free Tranmere Rovers F.C

Out

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Status
 Moving to
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
26 FW Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro EU France29 Released Shrewsbury Town Summer Free Football League
BBC Sport
5 DF Ian Goodison EU Jamaica42 Retired Free Agent Summer Free Football League
9 FW Ryan Lowe EU England35 Transfer Bury Summer Undisclosed BBC Sport
33 GK Jason Mooney EU Northern Ireland25 Free transfer York City Summer Free BBC Sport
— DF Callum Morris EU Republic of Ireland21 Released Chester Summer Free Football League
Non League
4 DF Ash Taylor EU Wales23 Transfer Aberdeen Scotland Summer Undisclosed Football League
Tranmere Rovers F.C
8 MF James Wallace EU England22 Transfer Sheffield United Summer Undisclosed Tranmere Rovers F.C
3 DF Evan Horwood EU England28 Released Northampton Town Summer Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
10 MF Andy Roinson EU England34 Free transfer Shrewsbury Town Summer Free Shropshire Star
18 MF Steve Jennings EU England29 Free transfer Port Vale Summer Free Stoke Sentinel
7 MF Joe Thompson EU England25 Free transfer Bury Summer Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
22 MF Gerardo Bruna EU Spain23 Released Whitehawk Summer Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
Whitehawk F.C
10 FW Eliot Richards EU Wales23 Free transfer Cheltenham Town Winter Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
11 MF Abdulai Bell-Baggie EU Sierra Leone22 Released Free Agent Winter Free Tranmere Rovers F.C
12 MF James Rowe EU England23 Released Free Agent Winter Free Tranmere Rovers F.C

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans in

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
19 DF Janoi Donacien Saint Lucia20 Aston Villa 18 August 2014 30 June 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C
Tranmere Rovers F.C
22 MF Matthias Fanimo England20 West Ham United 11 September 2014 9 October 2014 Tranmere Rovers F.C
28 DF Ben Davies England19 Preston North End 19 September 2014 22 October 2014 Tranmere Rovers F.C
29 FW George Barker England23 Swindon Town 10 October 2014 3 November 2014 Tranmere Rovers F.C SkySports
30 FW Armand Gnanduillet Ivory Coast22 Chesterfield 20 October 2014 17 November 2014 Tranmere Rovers F.C Tranmere Rovers F.C
31 FW Danny Johnson England21 Cardiff City 21 October 2014 17 November 2014 Tranmere Rovers F.C
32 DF Josh Thompson England23 Colchester United 24 October 2014 24 January 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C
Tranmere Rovers F.C
22 MF Steve Jennings England29 Port Vale 27 October 2014 8 January 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C Tranmere Rovers F.C
29 DF Will Aimson England20 Hull City 20 November 2014 1 January 2015 Trannmere Rovers F.C
30 FW Calaum Jahraldo-Martin Antigua and Barbuda21 Hull City 20 November 2014 1 January 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C
28 FW Shamir Fenelon England21 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 November 2014 1 January 2015 BBC Sport
29 FW Rory Donnelly Northern Ireland22 Swansea City 8 January 2015 30 June 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C
31 MF Jennison Myrie-Williams England26 Scunthorpe United 20 January 2015 30 June 2015 BBC Sport
28 DF Harrison McGahey England19 Sheffield United 13 February 2015 3 May 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C
10 FW Jordan Hugill England22 Preston North End 26 February 2015 26 March 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C Tranmere Rovers F.C
11 MF Dan Gardner England24 Chesterfield 3 March 2015 5 April 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C
— MF George Green England19 Everton 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 Tranmere Rovers F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans out

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
20 GK Sam Ramsbottom England18 Witton Albion 16 September 2014 15 October 2014 Tranmere Rovers F.C
11 MF Abdulai Bell-Baggie Sierra Leone22 Bristol Rovers 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 Bristol Rovers F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

References

  1. ↑ "Tranmere Kick 2014-15 Off At Home". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Capital One Cup First Round - Rovers Drawn At Home". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.