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Tranmere RoversvsReading

Every competitive meeting in the archive, with the numbers, streaks and names that tell the story of this fixture.

38

Meetings

11

Rovers wins

47

Goals scored

3

Shared players

The record

How the fixture has gone

AwayP 19W 3D 5L 11
HomeP 19W 8D 6L 5
TotalP 38W 11D 11L 16

Longest winning run

2 matches

26 Nov 1994 – 18 Feb 1995

Longest winless run

6 matches

30 Apr 1977 – 2 Sept 1989

Fixture landmarks

The games that stand out

First meeting · 1958/59Reading20 Sept 1958 · Elm Park0-0Biggest victory · 1997/98Reading20 Sept 1997 · Prenton Park6-0Heaviest defeat · 1975/76Reading31 Mar 1976 · Elm Park5-0Latest meeting · 2001/02Reading7 Apr 2002 · Prenton Park2-2

Rovers scorers

Who enjoys this fixture?

01Ian Muir502David Kelly303George Yardley304Derek Smith205Graham Branch2

Recent meetings

The latest chapters

DReading7 Apr 2002 · League · Prenton Park2-2LReading20 Nov 2001 · League · Madejski Stadium4-1WReading7 Feb 1998 · League · Elm Park1-3WReading20 Sept 1997 · League · Prenton Park6-0DReading1 Feb 1997 · League · Prenton Park2-2LReading3 Dec 1996 · League · Elm Park2-0
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Rovers connections

Players who crossed the divide

Recorded arrivals and departures linking Tranmere and Reading.

Ethan Bristow

2022/23 · Joined from Reading

Sam Smith

2020/21 · Joined from Reading

Phil Whitehead

2002/03 · Joined from Reading