# 2024–25 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 141st season in the history of Tranmere Rovers Football Club and their fifth 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.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 20 June 2024 | CF | Josh Davison | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2024 | CM | Sam Finley | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | RB | Cameron Norman | Milton Keynes Dons | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Sol Solomon | Marine | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CM | Josh Williams | Connah's Quay Nomads | Free |
| 26 July 2024 | CB | Declan Drysdale | Newport County | Free |
| 2 August 2024 | LW | Omari Patrick | Sutton United | Free |
| 30 August 2024 | GK | Reuben Egan | Athlone Town | Free |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Bristol Rovers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Milton Keynes Dons contract expired

### Out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee | Ref |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 1 August 2024 | CB | Zak Bradshaw | Lincoln City | End of Season |
| 30 August 2024 | CM | Saidou Khan | Swindon Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2025 | DM | Jake Garrett | Blackburn Rovers | End of Season |
| 4 February 2025 | CB | Louis Jackson | Manchester United | End of Season |
| 4 February 2025 | LW | Sam Mather | Manchester United | End of Season |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 1 November 2024 | CM | Josh Williams | Southport | 30 November 2024 |
| 26 December 2024 | CM | Josh Williams | Southport | End of Season |
| 30 December 2024 | CF | Samuel Taylor | Oldham Athletic | 27 January 2025 |
* ↑ On 28 January, Williams' loan at Southport was extended until the end of season, Three days later, he was recalled back

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Joined date |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Reece McAlear | Livingston | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Charlie Jolley | AFC Fylde | 5 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Dan Pike | Dundalk | 11 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Paul Lewis | Morecambe | 12 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Rhys Hughes | Connah's Quay Nomads | 1 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Conor Robson | Leek Town | 9 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Ben Hockenhull | Stafford Rangers | 10 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Mikey Davies | Llandudno | 15 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Jean Belehouan | Gateshead | 17 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Josef Yarney | Hilal Al-Quds Club | 13 October 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | DM | Ousmane Kane | KF Bylis | 31 January 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Luis Lacey | | |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Joe Starbuck | | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 4 June, Rovers announced three pre-season friendlies, against AFC Fylde, Blackpool and Wigan Athletic. A behind closed doors meeting with Blackburn Rovers was also added.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 40 | |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 39 | |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 33 | |
| 23 | Morecambe | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 29 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 35 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to National League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 5$^1$ | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 16$^2$ | 32 | 33 | 22$^3$ | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | W |
| Position | 14 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Points | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 |
* $^1$ Matchday 5 (vs. AFC Wimbledon) was postponed due to international call-ups.
* $^2$ Matchday 16 (vs. Fleetwood Town) was postponed due to international call-ups.
* $^3$ Matchday 22 (vs. Accrington Stanley) was postponed due to foggy conditions.

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Tranmere Rovers were drawn at home to Oldham Athletic in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Tranmere being drawn at home against Accrington Stanley. In the second round, they were drawn away to Leicester City.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Tranmere were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Accrington Stanley, Stockport County and Everton U21. In the round of 32, Tranmere were drawn away to Rotherham United.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Stockport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Knockout stages
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Luke McGee | 37 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Cameron Norman | 39 | 1 | 28+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Zak Bradshaw | 25 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Brad Walker | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tom Davies | 33 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jordan Turnbull | 39 | 1 | 34+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Kieron Morris | 22 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Regan Hendry | 20 | 1 | 11+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Luke Norris | 16 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Josh Davison | 32 | 2 | 13+13 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Hawkes | 16 | 3 | 5+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Sam Mather | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | IRL | Joe Murphy | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Kristian Dennis | 34 | 7 | 13+14 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jake Garrett | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Chris Merrie | 27 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Sam Finley | 29 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Connor Jennings | 40 | 5 | 30+4 | 4 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Harvey Saunders | 38 | 2 | 14+17 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Samuel Taylor | 9 | 1 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Sol Solomon | 20 | 2 | 7+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Lee O'Connor | 37 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Connor Wood | 31 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | WAL | Josh Williams | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GAM | Saidou Khan | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Omari Patrick | 41 | 9 | 30+6 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Declan Drysdale | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |