# 2013–14 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was the 113th season of competitive association football and the 87th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral.

## League One
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 80 | −26 | 51 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 50 | |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 47 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Carlisle United (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 45 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 42 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2014. Source: Football League Official Site

### Results by matchday

| 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 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |

### Matches
## Players

Transfers, contract extensions and loans are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season

### Transfers

In :
| Date | Player | Age | Previous club | Ends | Fee |
| 19 June 2013 | Stephen Foster | 32 | Barnsley | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 19 June 2013 | Evan Horwood | 27 | Hartlepool United | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 21 June 2013 | Ryan Lowe | 34 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 15 July 2013 | Akpo Sodje | 33 | Scunthorpe United | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 19 July 2013 | James Rowe | 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 1 August 2013 | Jason Koumas | 33 | Wigan Athletic | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 21 September 2013 | Tom Hateley | 24 | Motherwell | 20 January 2014 | Free |
| 27 September 2013 | Antonie Boland | 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 27 September 2013 | Callum Morris | 21 | Wigan Athletic | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 22 October 2013 | Steve Jennings | 28 | Coventry City | non-contract | Free |
| 3 January 2014 | Liam Ridehalgh | 22 | Huddersfield Town | 1 July 2016 | Free |
Out :
| Date | Player | Age | Status | Next club | Fee |
| 22 July 2013 | Zoumana Bakayoko | 26 | Transfer | Leicester City | Free |
| 29 August 2013 | Stephen Foster | 32 | Released | Retired | Free |
| 20 January 2014 | Tom Hateley | 24 | Released | Śląsk Wrocław | Free |
| 17 April 2014 | Akpo Sodje | 34 | Released | Retired | Free |
| 17 April 2014 | Andy Robinson | 34 | Released | Shrewsbury Town | Free |

### Contract extensions

| Date | Player | Age | Ends |
| 9 May 2013 | Ian Goodison | 40 | 1 July 2014 |
| 14 June 2013 | Jason Mooney | 24 | 1 July 2014 |
| 19 June 2013 | Andy Robinson | 23 | 1 July 2014 |
| 8 July 2013 | Owain Fôn Williams | 26 | 1 July 2015 |
| 10 January 2014 | Steve Jennings | 29 | 1 July 2014 |
| 2 May 2014 | James Rowe | 22 | 1 July 2015 |

### Loans

In :
| Player | Age | Signed from | Date | Date |
| Player | Age | Signed from | Started | Ended |
| Chris Atkinson | 21 | Huddersfield Town | 18 July | 31 December |
| Andrai Jones | 21 | Barnsley | 17 August | 17 September |
| Adam Dugdale | 25 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 August | 30 September |
| Liam Ridehalgh | 22 | Huddersfield Town | 28 September | 31 December |
| Jimmy McNulty | 28 | Barnsley | 3 October | 2 January |
| Bradley Watkins | 19 | Aston Villa | 11 October | 11 November |
| Ryan Edwards | 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 November | 31 December |
| Kristoffer Peterson | 19 | Liverpool | 28 November | 31 December |
| Jon Otsemobor | 30 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 November | 31 December |
| Matthew Pennington | 19 | Everton | 1 January | 24 February |
| Stephen Arthurworrey | 19 | Fulham | 1 January | end of the season |
| Matthew Kennedy | 19 | Everton | 9 January | 24 February |
| Jake Cassidy | 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 January | 28 April |
| Junior Brown | 24 | Fleetwood Town | 6 March | end of the season |
| Gboly Ariyibi | 19 | Leeds United | 25 March | end of the season |
| Matthew Pennington | 19 | Everton | 27 March | end of the season |
Out :
| Player | Age | Signed to | Date | Date |
| Player | Age | Signed to | Started | Ended |
| Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 29 | Bury | 24 January | 29 March |
| Akpo Sodje | 34 | Macclesfield Town | 20 February | 20 March |
| Evan Horwood | 28 | Northampton Town | 24 March | end of the season |

### Season statistics

| No. | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Discipline | Discipline | Signed$^†$ | Signed$^†$ | Signed$^†$ |
| No. | Nat | Player | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | | | Status | Joined | Left |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | Owain Fôn Williams | 49+0 | – | 43+0 | – | 2+0 | – | 3+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | | Sam Ramsbottom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | youth | – | – |
| 25 | | Bradley Watkins | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | loan | 11.10 | 11.11 |
| 30 | | Luke Pilling | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | youth | – | – |
| 33 | | Jason Mooney | 3+0 | – | 3+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Danny Holmes | 29+4 | – | 25+3 | – | 2+0 | – | 2+1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 3 | | Evan Horwood | 16+6 | 1 | 12+6 | – | – | – | 3+0 | – | 1+0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | | Ash Taylor | 46+1 | 3 | 41+1 | 3 | 1+0 | – | 3+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | | Ian Goodison | 17+3 | – | 15+3 | – | – | – | 1+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | | Tom Hateley | 10+0 | – | 8+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21.09 | 20.01 |
| 6 | | Stephen Foster | 5+0 | – | 4+0 | – | – | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29.08 |
| 18 | | Andrai Jones | 2+1 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | - | – | 1+0 | – | – | 1 | loan | 17.08 | 17.09 |
| 20 | | Adam Dugdale | 5+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | – | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | loan | 30.08 | 30.09 |
| 20 | | Jimmy McNulty | 14+0 | – | 12+0 | – | 2+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | loan | 03.10 | 02.01 |
| 23 | | Liam Ridehalgh | 38+0 | 1 | 36+0 | 1 | 2+0 | – | – | – | - | – | 2 | - | loan / – | 28.09 | – |
| 27 | | Ben Maher | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | youth | – | – |
| 28 | | Antonie Boland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27.09 | – |
| 29 | | Matthew Pennington | 17+0 | 2 | 17+0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | loan | 01.01 27.03 | 24.02 – |
| 29 | | Ryan Edwards | 1+0 | - | - | - | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | loan | 28.11 | 31.12 |
| 31 | | Jon Otsemobor | 2+0 | - | 2+0 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | loan | 28.11 | 31.12 |
| 32 | | Stephen Arthurworrey | 15+2 | - | 15+2 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | loan | 01.01 | – |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Joe Thompson | 7+1 | 2 | 6+0 | 2 | – | – | 1+0 | – | 0+1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | | James Wallace | 17+2 | 2 | 16+2 | 2 | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 11 | | Abdulai Bell-Baggie | 5+10 | – | 4+8 | – | 1+0 | – | 0+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | | James Rowe | 11+13 | 1 | 7+12 | 1 | 0+1 | – | 3+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | | Chris Atkinson | 28+0 | 3 | 22+0 | 2 | 2+0 | – | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | – | 1 | – | loan | – | 31.12 |
| 15 | | Jake Kirby | 21+14 | 2 | 19+12 | 2 | 2+0 | – | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | | Max Power | 30+6 | 2 | 27+6 | 2 | – | – | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | | Steve Jennings | 23+2 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 22.10 | – |
| 20 | | Matthew Kennedy | 8+0 | – | 8+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 09.01 | 24.02 |
| 22 | | Jason Koumas | 26+8 | 4 | 24+7 | 4 | 1+0 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | | Callum Morris | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27.09 | – |
| 25 | | Kristoffer Peterson | 7+0 | – | 6+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | loan | 28.11 | 31.12 |
| 25 | | Gboly Ariyibi | 0+2 | – | 0+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | loan | 25.03 | – |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | Ryan Lowe | 49+1 | 20 | 44+1 | 19 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | | Andy Robinson | 10+10 | 4 | 9+10 | 3 | – | – | 1+0 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | 17.04 |
| 14 | | Jake Cassidy | 19+0 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | loan | 20.01 | 28.04 |
| 16 | | Cole Stockton | 5+21 | 3 | 2+19 | 2 | 0+2 | – | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | | Akpo Sodje | 5+6 | – | 3+6 | – | – | – | 1+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 17.04 |
| 20 | | Junior Brown | 8+1 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | loan | 06.03 | – |
| 21 | | Liam Davies | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | youth | – | – |
| 26 | | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 24+7 | 2 | 21+4 | 2 | 1+1 | – | 2+1 | – | 0+1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| | | Own goals | | 1 | | 1 | | – | | – | | – | | | | | |
| | | Total | 52 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 7 | | | |
$^†$ Statuses are mentioned for youth academy players without senior contract and players who were signed on non-contract basis or on loan. Dates joined and left are mentioned only for players who changed club between the first and the last matchday of the season.
Last updated: 3 May 2014. Source: 11v11.com