# 2022–23 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 139th season in the existence of Tranmere Rovers Football Club and the club's third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 10 June 2022 | CB | Ben Hockenhull | Brentford | Free Transfer |
| 10 June 2022 | CM | Paul Lewis | Northampton Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Ethan Bristow | Reading | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Neill Byrne | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Rhys Hughes | Everton | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Reece McAlear | Norwich City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Jon Nolan | Bristol Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RW | Jack Williams | Oldham Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 6 July 2022 | GK | Ross Doohan | Celtic | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2022 | CB | Kyle Jameson | Oldham Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 26 July 2022 | CB | Jordan Turnbull | Salford City | Free Transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | CF | Joel Mumbongo | Burnley | Free Transfer |
| 12 January 2023 | DM | Brad Walker | Port Vale | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2023 | CF | Harvey Saunders | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 23 March 2023 | CM | Florent Hoti | Arbroath | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Reading contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Everton contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Norwich City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Bristol Rovers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Oldham Athletic contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Peter Clarke | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | FC Halifax Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Sam Foley | Barrow | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Kidderminster Harriers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Joe Maguire | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Nicky Maynard | Macclesfield | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Callum McManaman | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Jay Spearing | Retired | Retired |
| 27 September 2022 | LB | Ethan Jones | Bala Town | Free Transfer |
| 8 October 2022 | LB | Calum Macdonald | Stockport County | Free Transfer |
| 6 January 2023 | CB | Neill Byrne | Stockport County | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2023 | GK | Ross Doohan | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2023 | CF | Elliott Nevitt | Crewe Alexandra | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2023 | LW | Ethan Roberts | Llandudno | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official once his contract at the club expired

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 21 July 2022 | LB | Luke Robinson | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Paul Glatzel | Liverpool | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Dynel Simeu | Southampton | 5 January 2023 |
| 16 January 2023 | LW | Logan Chalmers | Dundee United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Regan Hendry | Forest Green Rovers | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | Jay Turner-Cooke | Newcastle United | End of Season |
* ↑ On 5 January, Simeu was recalled back to Southampton

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 24 September 2022 | RW | Jack Williams | Nantwich Town | 24 October 2022 |
| 18 January 2023 | CM | Rhys Hughes | Chester | 21 March 2023 |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Reece McAlear | Ayr United | End of Season |
* ↑ On 21 February, Hughes' loan at Chester was extended by a further month

## Pre-season and friendlies

On June 16, Tranmere announced their pre-season schedule.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | | 43 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 032.56 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 5 November 2022 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 24 August 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 20 September 2022 | 22 November 2022 | Group stage | Second round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 030.00 |
Last updated: 18 April 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 62 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 58 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 58 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 58 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 57 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 18 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

Rovers were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Tranmere were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the first round and at home to Newcastle United in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Tranmere Rovers with Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures