Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Rochdale |  |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Southend United |  |
| replay | Southend United | 2 – 0 | Chesterfield |  |
| 3 | Canvey Island | 1–0 | Northampton Town |  |
| 4 | Macclesfield Town | 4–1 | Swansea City |  |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 3–2 | Hereford United |  |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 6–1 | Carlisle United |  |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–0 | Notts County |  |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 5,647 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |  |
| replay | Bristol Rovers | 3 – 2 | Plymouth Argyle |  |
| 10 | Hull City | 2–3 | Oldham Athletic | 9,422 |
| 11 | Altrincham | 1–2 | Darlington |  |
| 12 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Dagenham & Redbridge |  |
| replay | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3 – 0 | Exeter City |  |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 3–2 | Brentford |  |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 4–0 | Huddersfield Town | 6,836 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Port Vale |  |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 1–1 | Stoke City | 3,335 |
| replay | Stoke City | 3 – 0 | Halifax Town | 4,356 |
| 17 | York City | 2–0 | Reading |  |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 1–0 | Bournemouth |  |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Lincoln City |  |
| 20 | Hinckley United | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town |  |
Question:
in this contest, which team was the top contender?
Answer:
Tranmere Rovers