# 2021–22 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Tranmere Rovers's 138th year in their history and second consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club are also competing in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
During pre-season, Micky Mellon returned to the club as he was announced as the new manager.

## Pre-season friendlies

Tranmere Rovers announced they would have a friendly against Rangers, Stalybridge Celtic, Warrington Town and Sunderland as part of their pre-season preparations.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Sutton United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 76 | |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 75 | |
| 10 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 70 | |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 69 | |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 61 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2022 Source:. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches

Tranmere Rovers' league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Tranmere were drawn away to Crawley Town in the first round and to Leyton Orient in the second round.

### EFL Cup

Rovers were drawn away to Oldham Athletic in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Salford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 10 June 2021 | CM | Chris Merrie | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Josh Dacres-Cogley | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Tom Davies | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RW | Liam Feeney | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Morecambe | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | DM | Ryan Watson | Northampton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | Salford City | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2021 | LB | Joe Maguire | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2021 | RW | Callum McManaman | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2021 | CF | Elliott Nevitt | Warrington Rylands | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2021 | CM | Sam Foley | Motherwell | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | RM | Mark Duffy | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | CF | Nicky Maynard | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2022 | CF | Kane Hemmings | Burton Albion | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2022 | LM | Josh Hawkes | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2022 | CB | Lee O'Connor | Celtic | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2022 | GK | Mateusz Hewelt | Bamber Bridge | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 2 July 2021 | CF | Paul Glatzel | Liverpool | End of season |
| 4 August 2021 | GK | Ross Doohan | Celtic | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | CB | Lee O'Connor | Celtic | 25 January 2022 |
| 31 August 2021 | SS | Stephen Walker | Middlesbrough | End of season |
| 2 September 2021 | LM | Josh Hawkes | Sunderland | 25 January 2022 |
| 5 January 2022 | RW | Josh McPake | Rangers | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CM | Lewis Warrington | Everton | End of season |
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### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 26 September 2021 | CF | Jake Burton | Stalybridge Celtic | 24 October 2021 |
| 29 October 2021 | CF | Charlie Jolley | Chester | 6 December 2021 |
| 20 November 2021 | MF | Ryan Stratulis | Marine | December 2021 |
| 28 January 2022 | GK | Mateusz Hewelt | Bamber Bridge | End of season |
| 18 February 2022 | CF | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | Grimsby Town | End of season |
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### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 27 May 2021 | CF | James Vaughan | Retired | Retired |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Mark Ellis | Barrow | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Cameron Ferguson | Newcastle United | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Paul Lewis | Northampton Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Manny Monthé | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | George Ray | Exeter City | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Liam Ridehalgh | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Danny Walker-Rice | Bala Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | LW | Kaiyne Woolery | Motherwell | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2021 | LW | Danny Lloyd | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2021 | CB | Sid Nelson | Northampton Town | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2021 | CM | George Nugent | Witton Albion | Free transfer |
| 14 August 2021 | CM | Ethan Gouldbourne | Marine | Free transfer |
| 20 August 2021 | LW | Corey Blackett-Taylor | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 18 October 2021 | LW | Otis Khan | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 5 January 2022 | GK | Scott Davies | Retired | Retired |
| 14 January 2022 | DM | Ryan Watson | Salford City | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2022 | RW | Liam Feeney | Scunthorpe United | Mutual consent |